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NORTH BEND — The North Bend School District is looking for ways to reduce the workload on its overwhelmed and exhausted teachers.

Acting superintendent Bill Yester said at the Dec. 16 school board meeting that the District Leadership Team had mentioned dissolving Oregon Coast Technology School, an 11-year-old charter school within North Bend High.

The school graduates students with the same requirements as traditional high-schoolers but with an added twist: they must pass six technology classes.

“It’s just something we’ve talked about,” he said.

“It’s like having two high schools on paper; it doubles the work for state reports and scheduling. Some ORCO students have trouble scheduling everything.

They have to give up some things because of all their requirements.”

This is the type of discussion the board needs to have with the public, said board member Deb Reid.

“I like the idea of phasing it out rather than throwing it out,” said board member Alane Jennings. “It would send the wrong message since it’s such a new program.”

The discussion parallels those others in the district have been having all semester: “Teachers are very overwhelmed,” Yester said.

“Maybe we need to slow down some of the stuff we’re doing, not necessarily discard them,” he said.

When anyone has too much on their plate, they’re not able to accomplish as much or perform as well, said board member Bob Adams Jr. “It’s like that whack-a-mole game,” Jennings said.

“Every time you get rid of one problem, another one pops up.”

But according to state report cards, the school’s

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Above, an army of volunteers help out at the South Coast Gospel Mission Christmas Dinner on Wednesday, this group gathers the salads, Jell-O and other chilled food and taking them out to the dining room. Top, stuffed animals sit at the base of the Christmas tree, waiting for a youngster to be given on Christmas Day.

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A candle, one of many, burns in the dining room at the South Coast Gospel Mission on Christmas Day.

Ruby Phillips, right, joins other volunteers to serve Christmas dinner at the South Coast Gospel Mission on Christmas Day. Also helping out from the right are Alyshia and Bryan Fitt and Joe Shaeffer. Staff and volunteers prepared a dinner for 150 people.

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On the whole, Americans rate their own experience in 2013 more positively than negatively, but when asked to assess the year for the United States or the world at large, things turn sour.

■ All told, 32 percent say 2013 was a better year for them than 2012, while 20 percent say it was worse and 46 percent say the two years were really about the same. Young people were more apt to see improvement: 40 percent of people under age 30 called 2013 a better year than 2012, compared with 25 percent of people age 65 or older.

■ The public splits evenly on how the year turned out for the country, 25 percent saying it was better than 2012, 25 percent saying it was worse. As with most questions about the state of affairs in the U.S. these days, there’s a sharp partisan divide.

Democrats are more apt to say the U.S. turned out better in 2013 than 2012 (37 percent) than are Republicans (17 percent).

■ Thinking about the world at large, 30 percent say

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive.

Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on by the 2008 economic downturn.

Many consumers won’t feel the price increase immediately. Forever stamps, good for first-class postage whatever the future rate, can be purchased at the lower price until the new rate is effective Jan. 26.

The higher rate will last no more than two years, allowing the Postal Service to recoup

$2.8 billion in losses. By a 2-1 vote, the independent Postal Regulatory Commission rejected a request to make the price hike permanent, though inflation over the next 24 months may make it so.

The surcharge “will last just long enough to recover the loss,” Commission Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway said.

Bulk mail, periodicals and package service rates will rise 6 percent, a decision that drew immediate consternation from the mail industry.

Its groups have opposed any price increase beyond the current 1.7 percent rate of inflation, saying charities using mass mailings and

COOS BAY — All of those cups of coffee they sell can add up to a lot of community support for Dutch Bros.

On Friday, Dec. 6, Coos Bay and North Bend locations joined with community members in raising $1,500 for the annual Buck for Kids Day. They use the annual day as an opportunity to donate one dollar from every drink sold to help the Boys & Girls Club of Southwestern Oregon.

Local owner Brad Young says they relish the opportunity to give back to the community that supports them.

“The community responded great, as they always do,” Young said. “We were excited to be able to donate to such a positive organization.”

Buck for Kids Day is an annual event in which all 213 Dutch Bros. locations in seven states donate drink proceeds to youth programs selected by local owner-operators.

This year, Buck for Kids Day raised a total of $176,922

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WASHINGTON — Ready to ring in the new year, Americans look ahead with optimism, according to a new AP-Times Square New Year’s Eve poll. Their ratings of the year gone by? Less than glowing.

What the public thought of 2013:

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Bandon receives clean audit BANDON — No negative findings were reported on the city of Bandon’s most recent audit.

Merina & Company, LLP, the independent certified public accounting firm that audits the city’s financial

statements, presented the fiscal year 2012-2013 city and urban renewal audits to the city council at the Dec. 2 meeting.

The city and urban renewal financial statements and internal control

practices were found to be in full compliance with all generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards, according to audit materials presented at the meeting.

Copies of the audits are currently available for review and copying at City Hall and the library and will soon be available on the city’s website, www.ci.bandon.or.us.

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Party for teens Saturday night at Washed Ashore THE WORLD BANDON — Washed Ashore is launching a series of evening parties to have fun, sing and help build more sculptures as part of an art construction project sponsored by SeaWorld Parks.

The first party will be from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, hosted by 2013 Bandon Cranberry Queen Emma Wampler. Free refreshments and pizza will energize teenagers and others to have fun and work on unique art sculptures made from marine debris — a huge shark, an octopus, a sea turtle and other sea life — that will be featured at SeaWorld in San Diego, Orlando and San Antonio in 2014 and 2015.

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“It’s so exciting to see Washed Ashore specifically attract teenagers,” said Wampler, who will attend and host the first of many evening events. “Their sculptures are going to SeaWorld. It’s time for us to get together, have some fun and make this happen!”

The parties are designed as a fun time for teenagers and adults alike while they work on huge art pieces that will represent Washed Ashore and tell all Americans about the perils of marine debris to sea life and to the ocean itself.

Teenagers looking for something fun and exciting to do this weekend are invited to come, have fun and join friends from 7-11 p.m.

“It’s a great fun way to save our precious seas,” Wampler said.

Free fun events like this for teenagers and adults are run by Washed Ashore in partnership with the Bandon Chamber of Commerce and will take place Wednesday through Saturday throughout the winter. For more info, including weekday hours, call Washed Ashore at 541-329-0317.

Go! Stay busy on the weekends. Find out where all the latest art and music is.

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Umpqua River Lighthousee tours

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Meetings TODAY Spoken Here Whale Watch with Volunteers 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sponsored by Oregon State Parks Department. Various locations. www.whalespoken.org

chapter on how water begins and travels to the sea.

FIRST Fundraiser Cosmic Bowling 1-3 p.m., North Bend Lanes, 1225 Virginia Ave., North Bend.

Umpqua River Lighthouse Tours 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Umpqua River Lighthouse and Museum, 1020 Lighthouse Road, Winchester Bay. Admission: Adults $5, seniors and students $3 and children 3-5 free.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

Water Film Festival 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., South Slough Interpretive Center, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. Two showings daily Dec. 26-28. Each day is a new chapter on how water begins and travels to the sea.

Sand Drags Test N Tune Racing — all day Box Car Hill, Transpacific Parkway, North Bend.

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Victorian Christmas at Hughes House 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Hughes House, Cape Blanco State Park, 91814 Cape Blanco Road, Port Orford.

Umpqua River Lighthouse Tours 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Umpqua River Lighthouse and Museum.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Refreshments and displays in the Garden House. Parking is $5. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

Coquille Fire Christmas Tree Pickup 7 p.m.

City limits. Donations accepted. Register by calling 541-396-2232.

FRIDAY Sand Drags Test N Tune Racing — all day Box Car Hill, Transpacific Parkway, North Bend.

541-480-9338 Pool Volleyball for Seniors 10-11:30 a.m., North Bend Public Pool, 2455 Pacific Ave., North Bend. Fee $2. Refreshments served.

541-756-4915 Spoken Here Whale Watch with Volunteers 10 a.m.-1 p.m. www.whalespoken.org Umpqua River Lighthouse Tours 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Umpqua River Lighthouse and Museum.

Water Film Festival 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., South Slough Interpretive Center, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. Two showings daily Dec. 26-28. Each day is a new

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Spoken Here Whale Watch with Volunteers 10 a.m.-1 p.m. www.whalespoken.org

Water Film Festival 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., South Slough Interpretive Center, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. Two showings daily Dec. 26-28. Each day is a new chapter on how water begins and travels to the sea.

NeighborWorks and Hotel North Bend Open House 1-5 p.m., 1984 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Tour public areas of the historic building, enjoy a slide show of then and now; and refreshments. 541-756-1008 Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

SUNDAY Sand Drags Test N Tune Racing — all day Box Car Hill, Transpacific Parkway, North Bend.

541-480-9338 Burning Bowl Service 10 a.m., Unity by the Bay, 2100 Union Ave., North Bend. Symbolic cleansing and purification ceremony.

541-756-1633 Spoken Here Whale Watch with Volunteers 10 a.m.-1 p.m. www.whalespoken.org Umpqua River Lighthouse Tours 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Umpqua River Lighthouse and Museum.

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

COOS BAY — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America's state parks to offer free guided First Day Hikes in state parks across Oregon on New Year's Day.

Sunset Bay State Park The three and a half-mile hike will take place starting at 2 p.m., Jan. 1, at the gravel pullout just south of Shore Acres State Park. Additional parking is available down the road by the Pack Trail. Follow part of a new perimeter trail that passes through a variety of forested habitats.

Participants should dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water as well as a camera or binoculars for wildlife viewing. In case of inclement weather, the park should be contacted directly to find out about cancellation.

For more information, call 541-888-3778, ext. 221

William M. Tugman State Park The 1- to 2-mile hike will take place starting at 10 a.m., Jan. 1. Hike on the Eel Lake Trail among large trees and beautiful views of the lake.

Participants should dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water, as well as a camera or binoculars for wildlife viewing. In case of inclement weather, the park should be contacted directly to find out about cancellation.

For more information, call 541-271-4118.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 7 Bay Area Health District — 5:30 p.m., Bay Area Hospital, spruce room, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay; education session.

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Sand Drags Test N Tune Racing — all day Box Car Hill, Transpacific Parkway, North Bend.

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Western Oregon Advanced Health Community Advisory Council — noon, Oregon Coast Community Action Building, 1855 Thomas St., Coos Bay; regular meeting.

Spoken Here Whale Watch with Volunteers 10 a.m.-1 p.m. www.whalespoken.org Umpqua River Lighthouse Tours 10 a.m.3:30 p.m..

Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

MONDAY, JAN. 6 Oregon Coast Technology School Board — 7 p.m., North Bend Middle School Library, 1500 16th St., North Bend; regular meeting.

Bay Area Health District — 6:30 p.m., Bay Area Hospital, myrtle room, 1775 Thompson Road, Coos Bay; regular meeting.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 Cedar Crest Special Road District — 6:30 p.m., Ciraolo home, 63353 Juniper Road, Coos Bay; regular meeting.

TUESDAY Sand Drags Test N Tune Racing — all day Box Car Hill, Transpacific Parkway, North Bend.

541-480-9338 Spoken Here Whale Watch with Volunteers 10 a.m.-1 p.m. www.whalespoken.org Umpqua River Lighthouse Tours 10 a.m.3:30 p.m., Umpqua River Lighthouse and Museum.

World Healing Prayer Service Day 4 a.m., Unity by the Bay, 2100 Union Ave., North Bend. The World Healing Peace Meditation meets at noon Greenwhich Mean Time. 541-756-1633 Holiday Lights 4-9:30 p.m., Shore Acres State Park. Visit www.shoreacres.net for the entertainment schedule.

OCCI Fourth Annual New Year’s Eve Ball 8:30 p.m., Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. Moulin Rouge theme. Tickets $35 in advance or $40 at the door. Includes: food, DJ, dancing, no-host ice bar, silent auction and countdown with champagne toast. 541888-7189 or shannon.poynter@socc.edu.

New Year’s Bash with Soulpie 9 p.m.-1 a.m., The Mill Casino Salmon Room, 3201 Tremont, North Bend. Live music, party favors, champagne toast and balloon drop.

Tickets for 21 and older, $30 at Ko-Kwell Gifts. 800-953-4800, ext. 9.

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Health care good intentions not enough Cover Oregon had good intentions. And the health insurance exchange may end up being the best thing in the state since the bill that made beaches public. But for the moment it is covering Oregon like a holey, moth-eaten blanket.

Initially last week, thousands of Oregonians, who sent in applications by the Dec. 4 deadline, were told they wouldn’t have health insurance on Jan. 1, as they were promised. These unlucky souls, already stressed by the vagaries of the system and the complexities of signing up, would have to go elsewhere for temporary coverage.

But,later in the week,with its online enrollment system still not fully working, Cover Oregon announced that insurance companies have agreed to delay the deadline for people to select their plan, a final piece of the multi-step enrollment process.

As many people know, a day without health insurance is a day too much. Cover Oregon, to its credit,has added night shifts and a call center to try to deal with processing applications and is working hard to rectify the technical problems with its faulty online portal.

It’s unfortunate that Cover Oregon was rolled out before all these bugs were worked out of the system.

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Get system fixed and get Oregonians health insurance Cover Oregon finally is offering Oregonians some hope instead of mere embarrassment.

Under interim leader Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Cover Oregon is working around-the-clock to arrange health insurance for residents despite the program’s dysfunctional website.

The health-insurance exchange has canceled much of its advertising so it can focus on serving existing applicants instead of attracting new ones. It has borrowed staff from state agencies, is tracking down applicants whose applications are incomplete, and is urging residents to work directly with insurance carriers when possible. It also is holding additional enrollment fairs.

Some insurance carriers are allowing Oregonians to continue health plans that, under the Affordable Care Act,initially were to end Dec. 31. Some are allowing lower-income individuals to sign up for health coverage and to later add tax subsidies if they qualify.

Meanwhile, work on the problematic website continues, with outside experts being brought in to provide quality assurance.

It seems, however, that top officials at Cover Oregon and in state government were disconnected from the disaster awaiting them when the health-insurance website was supposed to go live Oct.1.Those decisions deserve a thorough, honest and public investigation.

Undoubtedly, there will be lawsuits.

But for now, the focus must be on one mission: Getting health insurance for Oregonians who need it.

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What’s next from the state’s health care circus?

Oregon’s health care circus that brought you the embarrassment and disaster of Cover Oregon is already dreaming up the next round of reform.

The next experiment to be inflicted on Oregonians is ramping up state control of

health care. The Oregon Health Policy Board has shipped off the plan to Gov. John Kitzhaber.

The board’s plan has three big recommendations. One is to require more public reporting of health care utilization, cost, quality and health equity. That information could create a better marketplace for consumers and give health care professionals better tools to figure out what works.

The second is to have the state government flex its regulatory muscle to control costs. It is developing a “sustainable rate of growth” for health care costs. It would presumably also need the power to forbid or punish those who transgress as it already does with health insurance rates.

And the third recommendation is to expand and improve primary and chronic care.

These fresh reform novelties are a welcome roost for the state officials ashamed of Cover Oregon’s failure. They blame the problems on somebody else. What could possibly go wrong?

But just try singing that song to someone whose family will not have promised health insurance come Jan. 1.

Oregonians need less hubris from their dreamy reformers.

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Not a good year for liberty This wasn’t a great year for liberty. A few disasters that government caused: ■ Obamacare. It was supposed to “bend the cost curve” downward. The central planners had lots of time to perfect their scheme.

For a generation, the brightest left-wing wonks focused on health care policy. The result? Soviet-style consumer service comes to America.

■ Government shutdown. The real disaster was the unnecessary panic over it. Zoos would shut down, and baby pandas would starve. The media made it sound like America might not survive even slightly limited government. They were happy to echo the politicians’ claim that there’s no wasteful or stupid spending to cut.

“The cupboard is bare,” said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “There’s no more cuts to make.”

Nothing to cut? Government spends $3.8 trillion a year!

Many Republicans are almost as eager to spend as Democrats. About the only spending reduction Republicans accomplished in the past few years was the so-called sequester — which really happened by legal default because the two parties couldn’t reach an agreement. The sequester instituted cuts of about $85 billion a year, a mere sliver of that $3.8 trillion budget and a still JOHN smaller sliver of our $17 STOSSEL trillion debt.

Yet even those modest Columnist cuts will not happen now under the new congressional agreement.

Because some Republicans were upset the sequester made small cuts to the military’s budget and were fearful another partial government shutdown might hurt their chances in upcoming elections, they gave up the modest spending discipline the sequester imposed. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said conservatives who want to keep the sequester are “ridiculous.”

I suppose Republicans feel they have no choice. They face Democrats who will cut nothing.

■ This was also the year we found out just how much the federal government spies on its own citizens. I annoyed my fellow libertarians by saying the privacy I lose to data mining seems a small price to pay for surveillance against terrorism. I posted a list of a hundred other things government does that upset me more. Some people responded by calling me a “traitor” and “LINO” (libertarian in name only).

Look, libertarians, I’m constantly angry at my government for lots of things, but I just can’t get worked up about data mining. My emails fly through the air.

It is upsetting, though, that the National Security Agency snooping goes far beyond what the government first claimed. President Barack Obama assured us the NSA does not read our emails or listen to our phone calls.

But it turns out they sometimes do.

They say they only look for terrorists, and they won’t use the records to harass and punish their critics. But why would we trust that the same big government that spends $3.8 trillion a year, raids our homes looking for drugs and regulates almost every part of our lives won’t use its snooping powers to look into things other than terrorism?

Given the truth of Thomas Jefferson’s warning — “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground” — I fear next year will be still worse for liberty.

To make it a better year, we can’t trust such a powerful government to restrain itself.

We should cut back its duties to reduce its power.

Letters to the Editor Intimidation from speaking out As someone who volunteered at Madison School for several years, and before that at Charleston School, I have the greatest respect for Ms. Newsome. From the sorrow she expressed in the last letter to the editor on the side effects of the school board investigation into

who threatened who at Madison, it would appear the board has succeeded in intimidating any teacher in the future from speaking out.

Georga Taylor Coos Bay

Time to dive in and get chilly Well, boys and girls, it's

almost Jan. 1. Know what that means? (Besides hangovers) the Polar Bear Plunge out at Sunset Bay! I'll be there wearing as few clothes as humanly possible.

REAL polar bears don't wear clothes. Come on out. Test your pain threshold. And certainly make lots of interesting photos.

Danny Collins Charleston

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Life lessons from the jazz masters I’ve been writing about jazz for more than 60 years, while getting to know many of the musicians personally. One of them, Ben Webster, was Duke Ellington’s powerfully swinging tenor saxophonist and also a romantically tender balladeer. After he left Duke to become a leader, Ben worked the nation with his own rhythm section. But when club owners wouldn’t pay for extra personnel, Ben had to depend on local swingers — if they knew how to groove.

One night in Boston, when I was 19 and just starting to write on jazz, I was sitting next to Ben at the bar in a club between sets; the local players he had hired couldn’t match his deep, infectious swing.

“Listen,kid,” Ben suddenly said to me, “when the rhythm section ain’t making it, go for yourself!”

That has stayed with me all these years — whether I’m arguing with one of my editors, or with a federal official threatening to get the FBI after me if I keep trying to pierce government secrecy.

So I break free and do what I have to do.

I also learned a valuable life lesson from Charlie Parker,a key icon of “modern jazz,” although all jazz that lasts is permanently contemporary.

I was interviewing Bird, as he was called, on the radio when the conversation turned to Bela Bartok. I’d recently been excited by a concerto of his, based in part on the Hungarian folk music of his youth. As I told Bird this, he start-

ed to lecture me.

“Listen,” he said. “The first time I heard a Bartok concerto, I didn’t dig it at all. Couldn’t stand it. It said nothing to me. NAT But a couple of HENTOFF months later, I heard the same Columnist Bartok concerto,and it got way inside me.That’s what got me started on writing a jazz concerto.

“So don’t be misled by first impressions,” Bird warned.

“Whatever it is, open up to it again. Otherwise, you could be missing a lot.”

I took Bird seriously, not only when it came to music, but across the board. Like, I’d be interviewing somebody on a very serious issue, and he wouldn’t open up to me. He was new to me, so I figured he was hiding something. But then I remembered what Bird said, so I did some more research on the issue, went back to my source with more knowledgeable questions and learned enough from him to file a story.

And now that I’m 88 1/2, I’ve learned something else that is very important. As my jazz articles and books make clear, I knew Duke Ellington for years, and became concerned as he was getting older and he and his orchestra were playing a lot of one-nighters, covering long distances each year.

On one of his few days off in New York, he looked very beat, and I presumptuously said to him, “Duke, you don’t have to keep going through this. You’ve written a lot of classics. You can retire on your ASCAP income.”

Duke looked hard at me, then looked again. His tone suggested I had lost all my marbles as he shouted at me,“Retire? To what?”

During my octogenarian years since then, I’ve become familiar with different prescriptions for pain relievers and other medications provided by doctors I go to.

But I research and write continuously and, very fortunately, I greatly enjoy my work, tough as it often is. I can attest to the conclusion by some medical specialists that one of the best therapies for the problems of aging is the satisfaction of working at a vocation that keeps absorbing and invigorating you.

The late, controversial reporter Christopher Hitchens, whom I knew and respected, was writing his challenging columns amid considerable pain until the week he died.As he liked to say,“I live to work, and I work to live.”

Me too.Were I ever to falter,I’m sure I’d hear Duke Ellington saying resoundingly, “Retire to what?”

One of the closest friends I’ve had, in or out of jazz, was Charles Mingus, the nonpareil bassist and the most original multidimensional jazz composer since Duke Ellington.

He didn’t call his music “jazz.”

Too limiting. It was “Mingus music.”

“People are getting so fragmented,” Mingus once told me, “and part of that is that fewer and fewer people are making a real effort anymore to find out who they are. Most people are forced to do things they don’t want to most of the time, and so they get to the point where they no longer have any choice about anything important, including who they are.

“But I’m going to keep getting through and finding out the kind of man I am through my music.”

And though he and Duke and Bird and Ben Webster are no longer here, Mingus keeps helping me answer Duke Ellington’s song — performed far less often than his other classics — “What am I Here for?”

I’m here to keep finding out who I am — and to act on that.

Presently, that includes trying to take the Constitution back and encouraging a still insufficient number of students who are also doing this in their classes. I will also continue to encourage these kids to be involved in how their schools, neighborhoods, states and nation are being governed.

Their individual liberties don’t need the jazz pulse to keep swinging, but I do in order to get their attention.

Nat Hentoff is a nationally renowned authority on the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights.

He is a member of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Cato Institute.

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State Mom’s promises to kick drug habit are only empty words DEAR ABBY: I am a 15year-old girl and a caring person. I’m worried about my mother. She has been an addict for nine years. She always says she wants help, but she never follows through with getting the help she needs.I have asked her many times to go and get help,and have told her how bad her using makes me feel.

What do you think I can do to encourage her to follow through with treatment? I miss my mother. Any advice would be appreciated.— IN NEED OF HELP IN OLYMPIA, WASH. DEAR IN NEED OF HELP: You are not only a caring DEAR y o u n g woman, you are also mature for your age and intelligent. If your mother has been an addict since you were 6, your entire JEANNE hildhood PHILLIPS chas been spent taking care of her and raising yourself.

I am truly sorry for that.

Because nothing you say gets through to her, consider moving in with another relative if that’s possible. You should also join a Narateen support group. It’s a 12-step program for teenage friends and family members of addicts. There is one in your city called “Hope for Today.” To find the location, check the Nar-Anon website, www.naranon.org.

DEAR ABBY: I am a grandmother, a former teacher and I have my master’s in child psychology. I was also a school board member. I love children.

Please pass this along to parents and anyone else who cares for children: Quit forcefeeding them! Again and again I see parents beg and coerce their kids to eat. There are too many obese people in the world. Kids will eat when they are hungry. Just don’t give them any junk in between.

I know a dad who told me he forced his son to finish his food until the son went and threw up. He said he will never do that again. Remember, children have small stomachs.

They don’t need to eat much to feel full. Restaurants serve too much.

Let kids eat when they need to. Just give them healthy choices. — DIANE IN MILWAUKEE DEAR DIAN E: Unfortunately, babies don’t come with written instructions.

Many parents “encourage” their children to eat because they’re afraid if they don’t they’re not doing their job. It’s a reflection of their anxiety. Too often, mealtime turns into a power struggle, which is a big mistake.

What you have written is common sense. A pediatrician or health clinic can advise parents what and how much their child should eat. And I agree, restaurant portions are usually larger than customers should consume in one meal, which is why those who are watching their calories are advised to cut the portions in half before eating.

DEAR ABBY: I am a grown woman with a wonderful husband, two jobs and five beautiful children. I am a good person. My parents raised me to be respectful and accepting of all kinds of people.

My arms are partially tattooed with beautiful flowers.

Family members openly express their dislike of it. They have a right to their thoughts and to say what they please.

What can I say back that tells them how rude they are and how they hurt me? — INKED AND IRKED IN POCATELLO, IDAHO DEAR INKED AND IRKED: You should say, “When you gave your opinion about my arms,I heard you the first time.

For you to keep repeating it is insulting and hurtful, so please cut it out.I think my tattoos are beautiful and THAT’S what’s important.” And if your family members persist in making cruel comments, you have my permission to end the conversation.

ABBY

A look back at an Oregon fire in 1894 SILVER LAKE (AP) — Christmas Eve is usually a night of anticipation and excitement, of big-eyed kids wondering what the morning will bring.

That same sense of anticipation sparkled in the northern Lake County community of Silver Lake in 1894, when between 160 and 200 people gathered in the J.H. Clayton Hall above the Chrisman Store for a Christmas Tree program. But before the night was over, 40 were dead and 34 others were injured, including three who later died of injuries resulting from a devastating fire.

The 24- by 50-foot J.H. Clayton Hall was used by traveling evangelists and for dramas and dances.

It was reached by a narrow stairway outside the building. Two front windows provided light and ventilation. According to accounts from survivors, the 1894 Christmas Eve audience was seated on long plank benches that faced the stage at the end of the building opposite the door. One survivor wrote the room was lighted “by one huge brass coal-oil burner slung from the beams near the center of the hall and a small one mounted over the stage.”

Silver Lake, one of the few communities between Prineville and Lakeview, had been settled in the early 1870s, mostly by stockmen from the Willamette Valley seeking grasslands for hay and cattle. It’s estimated 225 people lived in the valley, while the town, which had a post office, school, hotels, livery stables, saloons and stores, numbered about 50 residents.

Inside the hall that Christmas Eve, the holiday atmosphere was made festive by decorations of paper chains and curtains and a community Christmas tree. School children, some outfitted like angels with halos and wings, had performed songs, poems, readings and skits and were anticipating the opening of gifts. Adults had participated in the program, too, some having performed on the organ, fiddle or harmonica.

The program was nearly over when a person, later identified as 18-year-old George Payne, stood up, began walking along the benches and accidentally knocked over the brass coal-oil burner lamp.

Coal oil spilled out and flared, causing the floor and ceiling to catch fire. Several people attempted to douse the blaze. Store owner Francis Chrisman grabbed the torch-like lamp and tried to carry it to the door, but oil ran down and burned his hand, causing him to drop the lamp, which was kicked around the floor, leaving behind a trail of oil, flames and smoke. The blaze quickly engulfed the building, causing the panicked crowd to surge toward the door.

When a woman’s dress burst into flame, the fragile calm exploded into hysterical terror. A little girl stumbled, and when her mother tried to pick her up, she also went down. In the melee,more people tumbled and panicked. The frantic mob crowded the door, which opened outside-in.

“It was hardly more than two minutes after the lamp fell until the entire building was a roaring conflagration, everything was in a turmoil of excitement and commotion,” one person later

wrote. “Some were rushing hither and thither through the blinding heat and smoke and flame, trying to find some means of escape from the prison flames. Some knelt down and prayed while others, so overcome by the suddenness of the dangerous situation, fainted and fell prostrate in the flames.”

When the door was finally opened, people trying to escape down the stairway were blocked by rescuers trying to rush upstairs. Rescuers briefly used a hose to douse the flames, but the water shut off.

Then the badly overloaded stairs collapsed, causing those standing on the balcony to plunge to the ground. Some, fearing the blackening smoke cloud and hearing terrified screams, leaped out the opening.

Other rescuers ran toward the building’s front end and raised a ladder to a balcony under the windows. Walter Duncan stood on the porch and helped a few escape. Instead of jumping off, most stood on the porch until it collapsed.

Several days later, Lake County Judge E.M. Brattain wrote in the Morning Oregonian, “The screams and groans ... were heartrending. Those on the outside were powerless, and were compelled to stand and see their relatives and friends burned to death.”

Forty people died that night. Three more later died from injuries. Of the 43, the fatalities included 19 women, 16 men and eight children.

A visit to the Silver Lake Cemetery, where a common tombstone names the victims, is sobering.

Ages of the victims are listed in years, months and days. Most are young — very young. Two were less than a year old, 11 were 5 years old or younger. Many were in their 20s and 30s.

Even before he knew the extent of the carnage, local cowboy Ed O’Farrell had grabbed a horse and started the hard 100-mile ride to Lakeview to seek medical help.

“Ed O’Farrell became the man of the hour,” wrote Reub Long in his book, “The Oregon Desert.”

“Long before it was known who or how many had been killed, he was on his way horseback, riding for all he was worth to get Doctor (Bernard) Daly at Lakeview, 100 miles away. It was a snowy winter, in the middle of the night, country roads were snowed in, and snow was 4 foot deep on the summits. The temperature was 20 below zero.”

O’Farrell, “riding for all he was worth,” stopped at various ranches, pausing long enough to tell his story, trade for a fresh horse, make arrangements to have teams ready for the return ride and gallop on.

“He was just a common, ordinary cowboy around there,” wrote the author of an unpublished account of the fire. “They rustled him up an extra good horse. He’d go into a ranch down at Summer Lake or someplace like that, tell them there’s been a big fire up at Silver Lake and he needed a good horse to go on. Everybody’s give him a horse and away he’d go.”

Silver Lake’s resident physician, W.M. Thompson, was in the Summer Lake area that night. After he learned of the blaze, he hurried back

Obituaries Thomas Q. Wharton Dec. 19, 1930 - Dec. 20, 2013

A chapel funeral service for Thomas Q. Wharton, 83, of Coos Bay will be held at 1 p . m .

S a t u r d a y, Dec. 28, at Coos Bay Chapel, 685 Anderson Ave. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Thomas P a r k Wharton Cemetery, 6 3 0 6 0 Millington Frontage Road in Coos Bay. Thomas was born Dec. 19, 1930, in Juntura, Ore., to Curtis C. and Minnie E. (Boyer) Wharton, one of nine children: five boys and four girls. He died Dec. 20, 2013 in Coos Bay. Tom and Lois Stump met in 1947 at a grange dance in

Donald John Horning Sept. 10, 1943 - Dec. 19, 2013

A Mass of Christian burial will be held for Donald John Horning, 70, of Reedsport, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, at St. Johns Catholic Church, 12 Saint John’s Way in Reedsport. Father Roger Fernando will officiate.

Interment will be at 3 p.m.

Saturday at St. Rose Cemetery in Monroe. A visitation will be held from 9 -10 a.m. at the church hall.

Donald was born Sept. 10, 1943, in Junction City, Ore., the son of Robert and Helen (Cramer) Horning. He passed away Dec. 19, 2013, in Coos Bay. He was raised and educated in Eugene, Ore., where he graduated from South Eugene High School. Donald married the love of his life, Rose Anne Cersovski March 20, 1971, in Harrisburg, Ore..

They made their home in Eugene for several years before moving to Reedsport where he and his brother

Funeral Saturday, Dec. 28 Dale Gage, memorial service, 2 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport.

Harper. They dated three years. When he asked for her hand in marriage, he was told he had to have a job and keep it. They were married Sept.

15, 1950 at Harper. Tom was hired at ODOT where he worked for 35 1/2 years. He started in Burns, took a management job and transferred to Pistol River. After 14 months, he moved to Bridge and lived there 12 years. His section was phased out and he moved to North Bend. His family settled in Coos Bay where they had continued to live in the same house for 45 years.

Tom enjoyed mining on Johnson Creek above Powers, where he spent many vacations for more than 50 years. He also enjoyed Jack rabbit hunting in central Oregon since retiring.

Tom is survived by his wife, Lois Wharton of Coos Bay; son, Jerry Wharton and owned and operated Horning Brothers Sanitary Service until retiring.

Don was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church, he loved baseball and was a Chicago Cubs fan, he enjoyed duck hunting, camping, and fishing with his family. He also enjoyed bowling, reading Garfield and Peanuts, playing family Uno games, and most of all, spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

Don is survived by his wife, Rose Ann Horning of Reedsport; sons, Geoff

wife, Laura of North Bend; daughters, Pennie Walter and husband, Lew and Peggy Porter and husband, Preston all of Salem and Jeanie Stafford and husband, Dave of Gig Harbor, Wash.; two sisters; two brothers; 13 grandchildren; and 16 greatgrandchildren with another due in February.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, two brothers, granddaughter, Lacey Wharton and great-grandson, Trevor Bruce Hoffine.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Hauser Volunteer Fire Department, 93622 Viking Lane, North Bend, OR 97459.

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This May 12, 2012 photo shows a monument to 43 people who died in the Christmas Eve fire of 1894 in the Silver Lake Cemetery in Silver Lake. to begin treatment.

O’Farrell — although some Silver Lake people believe it was actually Ira Bradley who made the ride — reached Lakeview about 4 o’clock Christmas Day afternoon, 15 hours after leaving Silver Lake.

Within an hour, Dr. Daly “had gathered supplies and he was on his way with Willard Duncan in a buggy with the best team in town, Tom and Jerry.

They swapped for fresh teams at Paisley and Summer Lake, where O’Farrell had stopped and alerted someone to have them ready,” wrote Dorothy Moran in a historical account of the fire.

Daly’s curtained buggy had heated bricks at the men’s feet. A group of horsemen broke trail.

“They pulled into Silver Lake at 6 a.m. (Dec. 26),” wrote Moran. “A saloon had been converted into an emergency hospital, with cowboys from ranches nearby as nurses. Housewives brought all the sheets and pillowcases they owned to be torn into strips for bandages.”

A remarkable man, Daly was a doctor, banker, rancher, judge (county commissioner) and benefactor who later created the Daly Fund, a scholarship fund that has helped hundreds of Lake County young people to attend college.

Daly’s efforts didn’t end after he tended to the dead and injured. Years after the fire, when he was elected a state senator, one of Daly’s first acts was introducing legislation requiring that doors on public buildings open outward. He wanted to be sure the same mistakes that cost so many lives at Silver Lake would not be repeated.

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The Oregonian reports Oregonians for Competition, a political action committee tied to the Northwest Grocery Association, has already spent $30,000 on consultants.

It reported campaign expenditures last week of $15,000 each to Winner & Mandabach Campaigns and to the Silver Bullet company.

Silver Bullet collects signatures for ballot initiatives.

Winner & Mandabach worked on the campaign to defeat proposed labels for genetically modified food.

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By Lou Sennick, The World

PORTLAND — A state senator who was crossexamined by an Oregon Department of Justice attorney in a lawsuit against the state’s liquor commission has filed a complaint with the state bar, saying the attorney made untrue allegations about his campaign finances.

Sen. Chip Shields contends attorney Heather Van Meter lied about the amount of money he received from two lobbying groups. He has asked that she be disciplined.

It was not possible Tuesday to independently verify Shields’ description of the questions he was asked

by Van Meter during testimony. Van Meter could not

ing to impeach my testimony, (Van Meter) implied to the jury that she had information that my campaign received thousands of dollars from the Northwest Grocery Association PAC, a PAC that supports the privatization of liquor,” Shields said in the complaint. “That’s not true.”

He said Van Meter then said he accepted $10,000 from the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association.

Shields said in the complaint that the actual contribution numbers were $250 from the Northwest Grocery Association PAC and $4,500 from the trial lawyers’ group. He included a link to campaign finance documents online that show those numbers.

A review of Shields’ campaign finances shows he received $4,500 from the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association in the 2012 fiscal year, but $8,500 in total from the group from 2008 to 2012.

He received just $250 from the grocery PAC, but also accepted $1,500 from the Oregon Local Grocery Committee from 2008 to 2010. And from 2008 to 2012, he received $3,000 from Safeway, a grocery chain that is helping to launch a liquorprivatization ballot measure in Oregon.

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The questioning of Shields came during a civil trial in which a black employee sought $1 million after he said he found a noose hanging near his work area at the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s warehouse last year. Gene Summerfield also said he endured racial bias, a hostile work environment and retaliation for complaining.

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D I G E S T Japanese PM visits Yasukuni war shrine, drawing sharp rebukes TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects Thursday at a shrine honoring Japan’s war dead in a move that drew sharp rebukes from China and South Korea, who warned that the visit celebrates his country’s militaristic past and threatens to further sour already bad relations.

The United States expressed disappointment “that Japan’s leadership has taken an action that will exacerbate tensions with Japan’s neighbors.”

Visits to Yasukuni by Japanese politicians have long been a point of friction with China and South Korea, because the 2.5 million war dead enshrined there include 14 class A war criminals from World War II — national leaders who were either executed or died in prison or during their trials.

Japan colonized Korea and occupied parts of China, often brutally, before and during World War II.

Thai election body urges delay in polls BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s election commission Thursday urged the government to delay upcoming polls as clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters killed a police officer and injured nearly 100 people, adding to political turmoil threatening to tear apart the country.

The hours-long unrest took place outside a Bangkok sports stadium where election candidates were gathering to draw lots for their positions on the ballot. Protesters threw rocks as they tried to break into the building to halt the process, while police fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

Four election commissioners left the stadium on a helicopter to escape the violence — some of the fiercest since a long-running dispute between Thailand’s bitterly divided political factions flared anew two months ago.

Protesters seeking to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra are demanding that the Feb. 2 elections be delayed until she leaves office and reforms are implemented, and have vowed to disrupt the polls if they go ahead. Yingluck has insisted that the elections should go ahead, in the knowledge that her party is likely win.

Palestinian attacks has Israel fretting JERUSALEM (AP) — A spate of violent Palestinian attacks on Israeli targets in recent weeks is raising concerns in Israel that it may be on the verge of a new type of Palestinian uprising.

In contrast to previous waves of Palestinian violence, the recent incidents do not appear to be an organized effort by militant groups but rather a collection of individual acts. Their rogue nature has made it difficult for Israeli leaders to respond or even identify their exact cause.

After years of relative quiet, Israel’s Shin Bet security service has reported a steady rise in attacks since Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators resumed peace talks in July. In November, for instance, there were 167 attacks in Jerusalem and the West Bank, compared to 136 in October, the agency said.

Chadian peacekeepers killed in C. African Rep. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The spokesman for an African Union peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic says six Chadian peacekeepers were killed and 15 were wounded, after being ambushed in the country’s chaotic capital.

Eloi Yao told The Associated Press by telephone Thursday that the peacekeepers were attacked at noon Wednesday. Yao said that the identity of the attackers was unclear.

The Chadian contingent, which is made up of Arabicspeaking Muslim soldiers, has been accused of taking sides in the country’s communal conflict. They are seen as being anti-Christian and of having sided with the Muslim rebels who grabbed power in a coup nine months ago.

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Capitol’s historic dome set for 2-year renovation WASHINGTON (AP) — A world-famous symbol of democracy is going under cover, as workers start a two-year, $60 million renovation of the U.S. Capitol dome.

Curved rows of scaffolds, like Saturn’s rings, will encircle it next spring, enabling contractors to strip multiple layers of paint and repair more than 1,000 cracks and broken pieces. The dome will remain illuminated at night and partly visible through the scaffolding and paint-capturing cloths. But the Washington icon — and portions of the Rotunda’s painted ceiling that lies below — will be significantly obscured for many months.

The project is beginning just as the nearby Washington Monument sheds scaffolding that was used to repair damage from a 2011 earthquake.

Half-completed when Abraham Lincoln stood beneath it to summon “the better angels of our nature” in 1861, the Capitol dome has since towered over Washington, which limits building heights to 130 feet. Time, however, has let water seep through hundreds of cracks.

The water attacks cast iron, which “continues to rust and rust and rust,” said Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol.

This first major renovation in more than 50 years should add decades of structural integrity to the dome, which Ayers calls perhaps “the most recognizable symbol across the globe.” The $60 million undertaking will heal inner wounds, he said, without changing the way the dome looks from the ground.

Much of the work will be done at night and on weekends. It won’t be as flashy as the 1993 helicopter removal and return of the 19-foot Statue of Freedom from the dome’s top.

The Capitol’s crowning piece is actually two domes, one nested under the other like Russian dolls,and separated by a web of cast iron braces hidden from view. From the ground it looks like a massive structure that would be too heavy for the building to support if it were indeed made of the solid stone it appears to be.

Instead it is cast iron painted to look like masonry. The lighter material and open

space between the inner and outer domes create a physically sustainable structure. But it’s by no means puny.

The dome’s iron and masonry weigh 14.1 million pounds, said Kevin Hildebrand of the Capitol architect’s office. He led reporters up narrow, spiraling stairs that reach the Rotunda’s top, and then give access to the inbetween world of girders separating the two domes. Ultimately the steps lead outdoors, to a panoramic walkway beneath the 12columned lantern, or tholos, topped by the Statue of Freedom.

After a 1990 rainstorm left puddles on the Rotunda’s stone floor, workers found that bird nests had clogged gutters atop the Capitol, helping water penetrate outer walls and streak interior surfaces. Then they found bigger problems. Hundreds of cracks and pinholes in the cast iron exterior added to the seepage.

Pans now capture the water. Congress finally agreed to spend $60 million for a better, more lasting solution.

“It is the symbol of our country,” Hildebrand said. “It is an icon that has to be preserved.”

The 150-year-old cast iron is low-quality by today’s standards, he said.

First they must remove, capture and safely dispose several layers of lead-based paint.

When they reach bare iron, they must quickly prime and paint it section by section, Hildebrand said, because it will “flash rust” in eight hours.

To mend cracks, workers will drill and tap damaged areas, and then insert steel pins.

“Metal stitching” will complete the process.

Before repairing water damage inside the Rotunda, workers will hang a giant doughnut-shaped drop cloth just below the painted ceiling. Rotunda visitors whose necks can stand the crane will still see “The Apotheosis of Washington” through the doughnut hole.

The 4,664-square-foot painting, 180 feet above the Rotunda floor, depicts George Washington becoming god-like, aided by figures from classical mythology.

Mentally ill and their backers fill Vt. orchestra SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Ronald Braunstein’s career as a musical conductor got off to a brilliant start. He attended The Associated Press The Juilliard School, perRonald Braunstein conducts a rehearsal of the orchestra in South formed as a guest with top Burlington, Vt., on Sept.

12.

Bipolar disorder slowed what might have orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony and been an explosive career for Braunstein.

Berlin Philharmonic, and won the prestigious Herbert They’re hoping a per- favorite composer is von Karajan conducting formance as part of First Beethoven — and that he competition in 1979.

Night Burlington, an annual feels a kinship with the 20thBut bipolar disorder New Year’s Eve arts festival century orchestra leader Otto slowed what might have in Vermont’s largest city, will Klemperer. Both Beethoven been an explosive career, bring some attention to the and Klemperer are believed to including three five-year have had bipolar disorder.

2-year-old ensemble. periods when, he said, he Double bassist Christa Part of First Night’s mishad trouble merely getting sion is to make arts Mordoff, a youth counselor out of bed. accessible and open for par- at the juvenile detention He met his wife, French ticipation to a broad swath of center, said during a rehearshorn player Caroline the community, Executive al break that her interest was Whiddon, when she was Director Tom Ayers said. So piqued in part by the upcomworking as manager of the when Me2/orchestra ing concert at her workplace.

Vermont Youth Orchestra applied, it was a perfect fit.

She said she was trying to and Braunstein was hired as “It really goes to the core take a realistic view of how its music director. She had of our mission,” Ayers said. classical music would be struggled with anxiety and That kind of exposure is received at the youth detendepression. what Whiddon, the orches- tion center. “Some people Braunstein’s bipolar dis- tra’s 44-year-old executive are going to love it, and there order was a factor in his director, and Braunstein are are some people who are firing from the youth looking for as they try to use really negative no matter orchestra in 2011, they said. the group to give the public what,” she said.

They responded by forming less fear and more awareness But as he sat and waited for the Me2/orchestra — Me2, or of mental illness. the rehearsal to resume, there “me, too,” as in the shared Braunstein, 58, said he was no negativity getting to struggles of its musicians. sees his own illness as a key Jake Belcher.Belcher,23,a vioIt’s billed as “the world’s part of his gift. linist and math student at the only classical music organi“I feel better able to hook University of Vermont, said he zation for individuals with into the grandiosity, the was diagnosed 18 months ago mental illness and the people excitement, the profound- with anxiety and depression who support them,” a claim ness and the depths, more but took comfort in music.

Whiddon said is based on her than a person who is without The orchestra, he said, is scouring of the Internet. “I bipolar,” he said. “I really do “just an unspoken, nonjudgcan’t find anyone online get to the highs and lows, mental zone where you can relax and know you’re doing anything close to what extremely far apart.”

Braunstein said that his among good people.” we’re doing,” she said.

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Fighting persisted in parts of South Sudan’s oil-producing region as African leaders on Thursday tried to advance peace talks between the country’s president and the political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup that the government insists sparked violence threatening to destroy the world’s newest country.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn met with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Thursday. A senior government official warned that Riek Machar, the former vice president who now allegedly commands renegade forces in the states of Unity and Upper Nile, had to renounce rebellion before the government could negotiate with him.

Michael Makuei Leuth, South Sudan’s information minister, said the government has not yet established formal contact with Machar.

Government troops are trying to retake control of Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity state, from forces loyal to Machar. There was also reported fighting in Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile state, according to Lueth.

Upper Nile and Unity com-

prise the country’s key oilproducing region, raising fears unrest there could cut off the country’s economic lifeblood.

Col. Philip Aguer, the military spokesman, said government troops were “preparing to retake Bentiu as soon as possible” and that pro-Machar forces controlled only “half” of Malakal. He provided no details.

World leaders have urged the country’s leaders to stop the violence in which thousands are feared killed. The United States, Norway and Ethiopia are leading efforts to open peace talks between Kiir and his political rivals. Kiir said in a Christmas address that he is willing to “dialogue” with all his opponents.

The United Nations is investigating reports of mass killings since violence began spreading across South Sudan after a fight among the presidential guards Dec. 15, pitting soldiers from Kiir’s Dinka ethnic group against those from the Nuer ethnic group of Machar.

South Sudan’s top U.N. humanitarian official, Toby Lanzer, said on Monday that he believes the death toll has surpassed 1,000.

South Sudan gets nearly 99 percent of its government budget from oil revenues.

U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills 3 ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suspected American drone fired two missiles at a home in a northwestern tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, killing at least three foreign militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday.

The U.S. authorities often target Taliban, al-Qaida and their Pakistani supporters in the country’s tribal regions.

The latest strike took place just before midnight Wednesday in the village of Qutab Khel in North Waziristan and initial reports gathered from their agents in the field suggested the slain men were Arabs, the two intelligence officials said.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

The American drone program is extremely unpopular in Pakistan because it is perceived as killing innocent civilians, which the U.S. denies. Many in Pakistan also consider it an affront to their sovereignty but the U.S. has shown no indication it is willing to halt the program.

Angered over the strikes, supporters from cricket star-

turned politician Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party in the northwest have been protesting along a main road used to truck NATO troop supplies in and out of Afghanistan for the past month, forcing the U.S. to stop shipments out of Afghanistan.

Khan has urged the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to force the U.S. to end drone attacks and block NATO supplies across the country.

On Thursday, about 150 supporters from Khan’s party on the outskirts of the southwestern city of Quetta briefly blocked trucks carrying supplies for NATO forces heading toward Afghanistan, said a senior police official Abdul Rauf. But he said police ordered them to allow the trucks to proceed.

Trucks carrying NATO supplies pass through Quetta, the capital of southwestern Baluchistan province, before going through the Chaman border crossing — one of two routes used for supplies. The other route is farther north.

Drone strikes have been a source of tension between Islamabad and Washington.

Russia: Arafat’s death not caused by radiation MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.

Vladimir Uiba, the head of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, said the agency had no plans to conduct further tests.

“It was a natural death; there was no impact of radiation,” Uiba said, according to Russian news agencies.

Teams of scientists from France, Switzerland and Russia were asked to determine whether polonium, a rare and extremely lethal substance,played a role in Arafat’s death in a French military hospital in 2004. Palestinians have long suspected Israel of poisoning him, which Israel denies. Russia, meanwhile, has had close ties with Palestinian authorities since Soviet times when Moscow supported their struggle.

After a 2012 report which said traces of radioactive polonium were found on Arafat’s clothing, his widow

Suha Arafat filed a legal complaint in France seeking an investigation into whether he was murdered.

As part of that probe, French investigators had Arafat’s remains exhumed and ordered a series of tests on them.

Suha Arafat, who was notified of the findings earlier this month along with her lawyers, said that the French experts found traces of polonium but came to different conclusions than the Swiss about where they came from, finding that it was “of natural environmental origin.”

Dr. Abdullah Bashir, the head of the Palestinian medical committee investigating Arafat’s death, said they were studying the Russian and Swiss reports.

“When we finish we are going to announce the results,” Bashir said in a telephone interview from Amman, Jordan. He wouldn’t say when that might be.

Polonium occurs naturally in very low concentrations in the Earth’s crust and also is produced artificially in nuclear reactors.

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Nixing online comments NEW YORK (AP) — Mix blatant bigotry with poor spelling. Add a dash of ALL CAPS. Top it off with a violent threat. And there you have it: A recipe for the worst of online comments, scourge of the Internet.

Blame anonymity, blame politicians, blame human nature. But a growing number of websites are reining in the Wild West of online commentary. Companies are trying everything from deploying moderators to forcing people to use their real names in order to restore civil discourse.Some sites are banning comments.

What websites don’t want is the kind of off-putting nastiness that spewed forth under a recent CNN.com article about the Affordable Care Act. “If it were up to me, you progressive libs destroying this country would be hanging from the gallows for treason. People are awakening though. If I were you, I’d be very afraid,” wrote someone using the name “JBlaze.”

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NEW YEAR Continued from Page A1 2013 was worse than 2012, while just 20 percent say it was better.

But the outlook for the new year is positive: 49 percent think their own fortunes will improve in 2014, 14 percent are anticipating the new year to be a downgrade from the old.

Thirty-four percent say they don’t expect much to change.

Where’s the party?

Most Americans — 54 percent — say they’ll be ringing in the new year at home, while 1 in 5 are heading to a friend’s or family member’s house. Only 8 percent say they’ll go to a bar, restaurant or other organized event.

■ Younger Americans are least apt to spend the holiday at home: 39 percent of those under age 30 will celebrate at home, 33 percent at someone else’s home, 13 percent at a bar or other venue.

■ Regardless of their own time zone, nearly 6 in 10 say they’ll watch at least some of the celebration from New York City’s Times Square.

STAMPS Continued from PageA1 bookstores competing with online retailer Amazon would be among those who suffer.

“This is a counterproductive decision,” said Mary G. Berner, president of the Association of Magazine Media.“It will drive more customers away from using the Postal Service and will have ripple effects through our economy — hurting consumers, forcing layoffs and impacting businesses.”

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Wherever they’re spending the holiday, most Americans prefer the company of family. Asked with whom they want to be when the clock strikes midnight, 83 percent name a family member.

■ On a holiday often sealed with a kiss, nearly 4 in 10 say they most want to be next to their spouse, and 13 percent cite a significant other or romantic interest as a preferred companion.

Parents like to be with their children, more than the children like to be with their parents.

■ Less conventional choices: 2 percent cite their pets, 3 percent God, Jesus or their religious congregation, and less than 1 percent said they wanted to ring it in with their co-workers.

■ Of course, some opt out altogether: 18 percent say they’re not planning to celebrate on New Year’s Eve, and 9 percent say there’s no one with whom they’d like to party, preferring instead their pillow, TiVo or their own thoughts.

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Under federal law, the Postal Service can’t raise prices more than the rate of inflation without approval from the commission.

The service says it lost $5 billion in the last fiscal year and has been trying to get Congress to pass legislation to help with its financial woes, including an end to Saturday mail delivery and reduced payments on retiree health benefits.

The figures through Sept.30 were actually an improvement for the agency from a $15.9 billion loss in 2012. The post office has struggled for years with declining mail volume.

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tant news stories of 2013, with 26 percent citing it. In an Associated Press survey of news directors and editors, 45 of 144 journalists surveyed called the health care rollout their top story.

In the AP-Times Square poll, the death of Nelson Mandela occurred as the poll was underway. It rose quickly, with 8 percent naming it as the most important news of the year, matching the share citing the federal government’s budget difficulties or shutdown.

The budget fight, which led to a partial shutdown of the federal government in October, was rated extremely or very important by 60 percent of Americans, and prompted rare bipartisan agreement. About twothirds in each major party, 65 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democrats, rated it highly important.

A majority said the Boston Marathon bombings were extremely or very important, and 47 percent considered the national debate over gun laws that important.

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Berner said her organization will consider appealing the decision before the U.S. Court of Appeals.

For consumers who have cut back on their use of mail, the rate increase may have little impact on their pocketbooks.

“I don’t know a whole lot of people who truly, with the exception of packages, really use snail mail anymore,” said Kristin Johnson, a Green Bay, Wis., resident who was shopping in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, while visiting relatives and friends. “It’s just so rare that I actually mail anything at this point.”

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Apologies from Paula Deen and Lance Armstrong.

Walter White’s exit and the entrance of the Netflix series “House of Cards.” What do they all have in common?

More Americans say these pop culture moments were more forgettable than memorable.

Just one pop culture moment was deemed more memorable than forgettable: The birth of Prince George to Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate.

■ Among men, 64 percent called the debate on worklife balance sparked by the book “Lean In” and other writings forgettable. About half of women agreed.

■ About 1 in 5 younger Americans said the launch of original programming through streaming services like Netflix or Hulu was a memorable moment, about doubling the share among those age 50 and up.

■ Residents of the West were more likely than others to consider memorable the San Francisco “Batkid” (31 percent) or the final season of the series “Breaking Bad” (19 percent).

DUTCH Continued from Page A1 companywide, exceeding last year’s $139,000 by $37,922.

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TECH Continued from Page A1 481 students in grades 6-12 students tend to perform better than North Bend High students. They attended class slightly more regularly — 93 percent versus 88 percent.

They are also 1 percentage point ahead in reading, 30 ahead in math, 25 ahead in writing and 9 ahead in science.

“It’s more rigorous; there’s more work to do,” Yester said.

In 2011-2012, 95 percent of ORCO Tech students graduated in four years, versus 61 percent of North Bend High students. ORCO Tech seniors are also more likely to continue on to higher education: 88 percent versus 56 percent of North Bend High seniors.

Yester said he would be surprised if the school doesn’t continue.

“ORCO has really been a good thing for us,” he said. “A lot of people in the community see ORCO as a strong, rigorous program and a lot of people want their students to go there.”

The school does come with some difficulties.

Its students who are planning on going to college might have difficulties due to ORCO’s small class sizes.

“A kid who’s No. 10 (in his or her class) at ORCO might be in the top 20 percent at ORCO, but a kid at 15th or 16th at North Bend High School might be in the top 5 to 10 percent,” he said.

Overall it’s a successful program, he said.

“It would be really hard to not have ORCO. It’s established and well-known in the community,” he said.

Reporter Chelsea Davis can be reached at 541-269-1222, ext. 239, or by email at chelsea.davis@theworldlink.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ChelseaLeeDavis.

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Las Vegas cab driver finds $300K in back seat LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa thought someone left a bag of chocolates in the back seat of his vehicle, but the stash turned out to be $300,000 in cold hard cash.

Now, Gamboa is winning honors for honesty after turning in the money he found Monday. The money was returned to an unidentified poker player. Yellow Checker Star Transportation named Gamboa its driver of the year and rewarded him with $1,000 and a dinner for two at a restaurant.

A message left Wednesday for Gamboa at the cab company wasn’t immediately returned.

Gamboa told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he had another passenger by the time he began wondering what kind of chocolates were in the brown paper bag. He peeked inside at a traffic light.

“I told my passenger, ‘You are my witness on this,”’ the 13-year taxi driver told the Las Vegas Sun, “and then I immediately called my dispatcher.”

Gamboa took the six bundles of $100 bills to the company’s main office, where Las Vegas police and casino officials linked it to the poker player.

Gamboa said the man gave him a $5 tip after a trip from the Cosmopolitan resort to the Palms Place tower, and Gamboa then drove to the Bellagio resort, where a doorman helping a passenger into the car noticed the bag.

It took several hours to verify the identity of the owner and return the cash.

He took Gamboa’s information, but didn’t immediately leave a reward.

“If he doesn’t give me anything, that’s OK,” Gamboa told the Sun. “I’m not waiting for any kind of return. I just wanted to do the right thing, and I appreciate what the company did for me.”

A10 •The World • Thursday, December 26,2013

Nation NYC transit impostor released from jail NEW YORK (AP) — A man arrested more than two dozen times for posing as a transit worker to steal buses and trains in New York City and drive the routes has been paroled.

Darius McCollum was released Tuesday night, after pleading guilty earlier this year to stealing a Trailways bus in 2010, when he was arrested behind the wheel on the highway that leads to Kennedy International Airport.

He had faced up to 15 years if convicted at a trial, but the Queens district attorney and his lawyer worked out a deal: McCollum will voluntarily enter a program to undergo cognitive behavioral therapy. He was diagnosed with what was until recently called Asperger’s syndrome but is now referred to as an autism spectrum disorder, and his repeated arrests stem in part from it.

He told The Associated Press Wednesday he plans

to get in touch with a nonprofit to help him find a therapist, and work or vocational school.

“I’m actually happy. It was a rough process but I finally made it,” he said, adding his outlaw days were behind him. “I can’t afford to get arrested again, I can’t deal with the jail thing — it’s too much, the gang mentality.

McCollum, 49, had the subway map memorized by the time he was 8, and tried unsuccessfully to get a job with the transit system.

Instead he became a transit impostor and has been arrested 29 times. But he is not a violent criminal — he just drives the routes, fixes tracks and takes tolls without an official job until he’s caught by police.

McCollum has become a celebrity for escapades that began at age 15, when he piloted a subway train six stops without any passengers noticing. He grew up in Queens near a station serving two Metropolitan

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Transportation Authority lines, and learned the mechanics of the transit system from workers who took an interest in him.

Part of the problem is McCollum wasn’t diagnosed with the disorder until recently. He was first handed literature on the topic about 10 years ago during a Manhattan case, but the judge refused to order a psychiatric evaluation after she said she looked the disorder up online and decided he didn’t have it. A treatment program had never previously been proposed as a solution to his crimes.

Prosecutors, the judge and his attorney are all hopeful he’ll be able to stay out of trouble. McCollum said Wednesday he won’t let them down. He’s staying with friends in Queens for now, and was spending his first day of freedom in Manhattan with filmmakers making a documentary about his life.

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George Trosset, center, prepares to surf as he hosts his fifth Surfing Santas event in Cocoa Beach, Fla., Tuesday. The event raised money for the non profit Grind for Life.

Surfers dressed as Santa Claus gather in Florida COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — More than 210 surfers dressed as Santa Claus, elves and snowmen were surfing the Christmas Eve waves off central Florida’s Atlantic coast.

Florida Today reports that when Cocoa Beach Mayor Dave Netterstrom took in the view from the sand Tuesday, he declared the fourth-annual gathering “the largest surfing Santa event on the planet.”

Organizer George Trosset says he may

move the holiday event to downtown Cocoa Beach next year to accommodate growing crowds. He started the tradition in 2009 with a few family members after seeing a television commercial featuring people surfing in Santa Claus attire.

More friends joined them the following year, and in 2012, nearly 160 surfers participated. Trosset says the event “has gone from being a little family party to being a community event.”

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LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP) — Some homes and businesses from Maine to Michigan and into Canada that have been without electricity since last weekend’s ice may not get their power back for another day — or longer.

Utilities in Michigan reported 105,000 customers without power Thursday morning, while those in Maine reported more than 36,000 and Canada more than 101,000.

Bangor Hydro Electric in Maine is advising people it will be the end of the day Friday before its more than 11,000 customers are back on line. The number has fluctuated as some people get power back while others lose it. The utility said downed trees are the biggest problem facing line crews.

“We’ve had two beautiful, sunny days in Maine and the ice isn’t going anyplace,” said Lynette Miller, spokeswoman for the Maine Emergency Management Agency.

“They’re very concerned about more weight coming down on trees that are already compromised by ice.”

Central Maine Power, with more than 24,000 customers still in the dark early Thursday, hoped to get power back for most by the end of the day but acknowledged that some will still be without electricity Friday. More than 100,000 were without power at the storm’s peak.

More snow was forecast Thursday for Maine and parts of Michigan, and frigid temperatures were expected to keep ice from melting off power lines and tree branches, posing new risks for outages.

From 2 to 6 inches of snow could fall in parts of Maine.

Ashley Walter, 27, was

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From Michigan to Maine, hundreds of thousands remain without power days after a massive ice storm — which one utility called the largest Christmas-week storm in its history — blacked out homes and businesses in the Great Lakes and Northeast. still hunkered down with her husband, Jacob, and their month-old daughter, Leah, at a shelter set up in a school in Litchfield, Maine. The family lost power Saturday, got it back temporarily, then lost it again Sunday and have been without since.

Despite the challenge of being forced out of the house, especially at Christmas, the family was staying positive.

“It’s definitely kind of strange but we’re hanging in there,” Ashley Walter said Wednesday.

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In Michigan, about 105,000 homes and businesses were still without power early Thursday, down from more than 500,000 at the storm’s peak. CMS Energy Corp. said some of its nearly 90,000 customers still offline may have to wait until Saturday to get power back.

So far, authorities blame the storm for 27 deaths; 17 in the U.S. and 10 in Canada, including five who apparently died from carbon monoxide poisoning.

In Canada, more than 101,000 customers in three provinces — Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick — were without power Thursday morning. There were almost 54,000 customers without power in Toronto, down from 300,000 at the height of the outages.

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Eagles QB Foles seeks redemption PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nick Foles has a new nickname that’s appropriate this time of year: Saint Nick.

Foles hardly resembles jolly, old Santa Claus, but he’s given fans of the Philadelphia Eagles plenty of gifts this year. They want one more Sunday.

A victory over the Dallas Cowboys (8-7) would clinch the NFC East title for the Eagles (9-6) and secure the No. 3 seed in the conference. It’s already been a remarkable turnaround under rookie coach Chip Kelly after a 412 finish last year.

But this story is far from complete. For all of his accomplishments, Foles is constantly reminded about the first time the Eagles played the Cowboys.

Both teams were 3-3 when Dallas came to Philadelphia, shut down Kelly’s high-flying offense and knocked Foles out of the game with a concussion at the end of the third quarter. Foles was 11 of 29 for 80 yards in the 17-3 loss, a dismal performance in only his second start after replacing an injured Michael Vick.

“I know everybody is going to dwell on last time, but this game isn’t the last game,” Foles said.

Foles returned from the concussion two weeks later and threw seven touchdown passes to tie an NFL record in a victory at Oakland. He leads the league with a passer rating of 118.8, which is third-highest in the history of the NFL. He’s thrown 25 TD passes to only two interceptions. He’s led the Eagles to a 7-2 record in nine starts and has them on the verge of going worst to first in the division.

Yet, he’s still asked about that first game against Dallas on Oct. 20. See, beating the Cowboys is an obsession in Philadelphia. It’s almost equivalent to a playoff game every time they face the boys with the stars on their helmet.

“If I look into every little thing that I did and try to break it down,I’ll drive myself crazy as well,” Foles said. “We’ve been asked that question several times and everyone wants an answer, but I think the answer is that we had a bad day. We did not play well,but from that game we’ve grown together as a team.”

The offense has been nearly unstoppable with Foles under center since. Foles is having one of the best seasons in franchise history. The offense has set team records with eight games of 30-plus points and six games of at least 450 total yards.

They’re 22 points and 79 yards away from setting club records for most points and most yards.

So, maybe that loss to Dallas didn’t hurt them too much after all.

“We use that game as not necessarily fuel, but it was characterbuilding,” Foles said. “Tough games like that, tough things in life, you face adversity and it hurts.

You don’t feel good. You feel it in your heart; it’s not fun. But you learn how to get better. You overcome obstacles and you grow together as a team, and that’s the beauty of it. We kept rallying and we kept sticking together.”

There were critics who thought Foles folded under pressure the first time against the Cowboys.

Though it was only Week 7, first place was on the line, and he was still trying to prove himself worthy of being the starter.

“I don’t think whatever the setting is, is too big for Nick,” offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. “He didn’t play very well. I don’t think any of us played well the first time we played Dallas. I look back on it now and I don’t recognize some of what happened. We dropped balls; we weren’t on the same page with who we blocked. Certainly Nick had some inaccuracies. We did a poor job coaching and playing.

“I think we’re a different team now.”

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Oregon State players pose for photos after the Hawaii Bowl on Tuesday. The Beavers beat Boise State 38-23 to finish the season with a 7-6 record.

Beavers beat Broncos in Hawaii HONOLULU (AP) — Rashaad Reynolds got to celebrate the end of his college football career with a lei around his neck, an MVP trophy and bragging rights over a possible future NFL player.

“I told him I had more touchdowns than he had,” Reynolds said he told Biletnikoff Award-winner Brandin Cooks after returning two fumbles for touchdowns, helping Oregon State beat Boise State 3823 in the Hawaii Bowl on Tuesday night.

“It’s crazy, you know, it’s bittersweet,” Reynolds said. “That was my last game going out there with my brothers, but also at the same time I was really Johnny on the spot.”

Cooks said the win meant a lot for the Beavers trying to break out of a slump.

“To string along that many L’s is definitely a burden for you and you just want to feel that feeling of a win again,” Cooks said.

The Beavers didn’t just win, they put the Broncos away quickly.

Cooks caught eight passes for 60 yards and a touchdown. He extended his Pac-12 single-season record to 128 receptions and broke the conference record for yards receiving with 1,730, passing Southern California’s Marqise Lee. Sean Mannion threw for 259 yards and a touchdown, giving him a Pac-12-record 4,662 yards passing for the season.

“When you win, you’d like to say it’s a good ending — a good beginning for the upcoming year,” Oregon State coach Mike Riley said.

Oregon State won six of its first seven games of the season. Then a 20-12 home loss to then-No. 8 Stanford started a five-game slide that came to an end when the Beavers (7-6) set several records in handing Boise State its worst loss in two months.

Riley said stopping the skid was the biggest deal for his team.

“They’ve worked hard, they haven’t lost their focus even though there’s been some discouragement, they didn’t let it stay

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ter. Troy Ware caught a 6-yard pass near the sideline for Boise State, but Larry Scott punched the ball out as Ware was falling to the ground. Reynolds picked it up and ran 70 yards to the end zone.

“You just can’t overcome those — it’s very difficult to overcome those versus a Pac-12 team,” Boise State interim coach Bob Gregory said. “That’s tough when we’re not on the field on defense, but we didn’t make enough plays on defense either.”

The Oregon State Beavers were nothing short of an enigma this season.

They opened with a thud then sprinted past all expectations before tumbling again down the stretch. They capped the season with an authoritative 38-23 victory over Boise State in the Hawaii Bowl to finish 7-6.

Along the way, Sean Mannion emerged as one of the nation’s most prolific quarterbacks and Brandon Cooks stepped out of Markus Wheaton’s shadow as the Biletnikoff Award recipient for the country’s top receiver.

But the Beavers also struggled on the run, something out of character for a program that has produced backs like Steven Jackson and Jacquizz Rodgers in the past decade.

“That many L’s is definitely a burden for you. To be blessed with the opportunity to be able to play in a bowl game — once we heard that, we knew we had to get this W for the program and bring a trophy home to our trophy room and that’s what it’s all about,” Cooks said.

Cooks wasn’t a surprise this season. It was clear even last year when he complimented Wheaton that he was a talent. But his accomplishments were particularly laudable. He caught a Pac-12 record 128 passes this season. He also set the league’s single-season record with 1,730 receiving yards.

His 16 touchdown catches this season are an Oregon State singleseason record and rank third on the conference’s all-time list.

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Oregon State’s Rashaad Reynolds was named the MVP for his team in the Hawaii Bowl after scoring two defensive touchdowns. with them,” Riley said. “I loved how they’ve responded all year.”

Oregon State kept Boise State (8-5) out of the end zone until the third quarter, well after the Beavers had opened a big lead.

Reynolds had his first fumble recovery about 12 minutes into the game when Scott Crichton stripped Boise State quarterback Grant Hedrick in the end zone.

The ball popped forward to the 3yard line, where Reynolds picked it up and ran it in.

Reynolds tacked on another fumble return in the second quar-

Williams is honored for dominant season

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

Serena Williams likes to make one thing clear: She is never satisfied, no matter how many matches and tournaments she wins.

Driven as ever, Williams won plenty this year. She went 78-4 with 11 titles, including at the French Open and U.S. Open, raising her Grand Slam championship total to 17. She compiled a 34match winning streak. She earned more than $12 million in prize money, a record for women’s tennis. In February, she became the oldest No. 1 in WTA rankings history and never left that perch.

Thanks to all of that, Williams was honored Wednesday as The Associated Press’ 2013 Female Athlete of the Year. It’s the third AP award for Williams, following 2002 and 2009. Only two women have been chosen more often as AP Athlete of the Year since the annual awards were first handed out in 1931.

“Whenever I lose, I get more determined, and it gives me something more to work toward,” Williams told the AP in an interview shortly before the start of the U.S. Open. “I don’t get complacent, and I realize I need to work

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Serena Williams returns a shot to Victoria Azarenka during the final of the U.S. Open.

Williams was named the Associated Press Female Athletes of the Year for the third time. harder and I need to do better and I want to do better — or I wouldn’t keep playing this game.”

The vote by news organizations was about as lopsided as many of Williams’ matches this season.

She received 55 of 96 votes, while Brittney Griner, a two-time AP Player of the Year in college basketball and the No. 1 pick in April’s WNBA draft, finished second with 14. Swimmer Missy Franklin was

next with 10.

The Male Athlete of the Year recipient will be announced Thursday.

Williams, who grew up in Compton, Calif., and turned 32 in September, produced the finest women’s tennis season in years.

According to the WTA: ● her .951 winning percentage was the best since Steffi Graf’s .977 in 1989;

● her 11 titles were the most since Martina Hingis’ 12 in 1997; ● her winning streak was the longest since her sister, Venus, had a 35-match run in 2000.

“She just continues to be an inspiration to American tennis,” said Gordon Smith, the executive director of the U.S. Tennis Association, which runs the U.S. Open. “Her year this year?

Unforgettable.”

By adding a fifth career U.S. Open championship, and a second French Open title, Williams also moved within one Grand Slam trophy of the 18 apiece won by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. The record is 24 by Margaret Court.

Pretty heady company.

Evert is one of the only two women with more AP awards than Williams. Evert won four from 1974-80, while Babe Didrikson collected a record six — one for track in 1932, and five for golf from 1945-54.

“Serena already has provided significant contributions to taking our sport to the next level. ... She is chasing records and no doubt will break many records before she’s finished,” WTA Chairman Stacey Allaster said. “That obviously just brings a lot more attention to our sport.”

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The 41-year-old Kitna has been teaching and coachEAST LANSING, Mich. — ing in Tacoma, Wash. He Michigan State has suspend- made nine starts for an ed senior linebacker Max injured Romo in 2010.

Bullough for violating team rules, making him ineligible Matthews will miss big to play in the Rose Bowl.

Packers game Sunday In a news release sent GREEN BAY, Wis. — early Thursday, Spartans Packers linebacker Clay coach Mark Dantonio said Matthews will miss Sunday’s Bullough had been suspend- game against the Chicago ed for the rest of the season. Bears for the NFC North title He did not after aggravating a right say what thumb injury. rules the Green Bay didn’t practice two-time Wednesday but issued an team capinjury report as if it did. tain violatMatthews was listed as out. ed.

“It is extremely disap- NBA pointing for all parties NBA fines Pierce for involved,” Dantonio said.

The No. 4 Spartans will flagrant foul in game play No. 5 Stanford in the NEW YORK — Brooklyn Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in Nets forward Paul Pierce has Pasadena, Calif. been fined $15,000 for his flagrant foul on George Hill Roper leaves Duke to of the Pacers.

Pierce was ejected in the join staff at Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla. — third quarter of Indiana’s Kurt Roper’s lengthy inter- 103-86 win Monday. George view at Florida must have Hill stole a bad pass and was going in for a layup, and been impressive.

Roper has agreed to leave Pierce hustled back and Duke to become the offensive appeared to be trying to wrap coordinator for the Gators, him up. But his arm ended up according to a person familiar going around Hill’s neck for a with the situation. The per- clothesline tackle. son spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday night on BASEBALL condition of anonymity Japanese team will allow because the hiring has not Tanaka to come to U.S. been announced.

TOKYO — Pitcher Roper spent several hours Masahiro Tanaka is set to with Florida coach Will move to the majors next seaMuschamp in Gainesville on son after his Japanese team, Monday. He is expected to Rakuten Eagles, announced it remain with the Blue Devils was prepared to let him leave, through the Chick-fil-A reversing its earlier rejection.

Bowl on Dec. 31.

Rakuten Eagles president Yozo Tachibana told a news North Dakota chooses conference that the team has Schweigert for coach decided to release him GRAND FORKS, N.D. — through the posting system, Southern Illinois assistant paving the way for his deparKyle “Bubba” Schweigert was ture. Tachibana said Tanaka’s hired as the football coach at outstanding performance North Dakota, returning to over the past seven years, the school where he was the including this season, meant defensive coordinator when it he deserved to be allowed to won the 2001 NCAA Division move to the U.S. II national title.

Tanaka, a 25-year-old He inherits a team that right-hander, went 24-0 went 3-8 this year and suc- with a 1.27 ERA with the ceeds Chris Mussman, who Eagles during the regular was fired after six seasons. season and sought a move to Schweigert will be introduced the majors. But he has two at a news conference Friday. years remaining on his contract and Rakuten was under NFL no obligation to release him.

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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade shoots over Los Angeles Lakers center Jordan Hill during the second half Wednesday.

Miami again beats Lakers on holiday THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade had 23 points apiece, and the Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 101-95 on Wednesday for their sixth straight win.

B o s h also had 11 rebounds in the Heat’s fifth consecutive victory against the Lakers on Christmas Day. LeBron James added 19 points and Ray Allen had 12.

Miami shot 51 percent (41 for 80) from the field while improving to 7-0 against the Western Conference this season. It was its 19th straight win overall against West opponents.

Nick Young scored 20 points for the Lakers, who were tied four times in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles

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shot 42 percent (33 for 79) in its third straight loss.

Kobe Bryant was relegated to the sideline with his fractured left knee, leaving him unable to extend his NBArecord Christmas Day appearances to 16. Jodie Meeks had 17 points for Los Angeles, Xavier Henry added 14, and Pau Gasol had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Jordan Farmar returned from a left hamstring tear after missing 10 games, giving the Lakers a true point guard to run the offense. But he was ineffective, with three points and two assists in 32 minutes.

Warriors 105, Clippers 103: Klay Thompson blocked a shot by Chris Paul with 1 second left then contested Jamal Crawford’s 3-pointer that fell short at the final buzzer, and Golden State held off Los Angeles in a game that featured a pair of ejections.

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Stephen Curry overcame a slow start to score seven of his 15 points over the final 3:01 to go with 11 assists as Golden State snapped the Pacific Division-leading Clippers’ season-best fivegame winning streak.

Blake Griffin was ejected for his second technical with 10:43 remaining after scuffling with Andrew Bogut, following Golden State’s Draymond Green to the showers after they got into it at the end of the third. Green was tossed for a flagrant 2 foul.

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The Durant-Anthony showdown between the NBA’s top two scorers was canceled because of Anthony’s sprained left ankle, so the Thunder had the Christmas spotlight to themselves while winning for the 10th time in 11 games.

The 29-point victory was the largest for a road team on Christmas.

Westbrook finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in his first triple-double of the season and seventh of his career. Serge Ibaka added 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting.

Amare Stoudemire scored a season-high 22 points, and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 21 for the Knicks, who also were missing point guard Raymond Felton. J.R. Smith scored 20 points, but shot 8for-22 and was booed when he left the court for good.

Rockets 111, Spurs 98: James Harden scored 28 points and Dwight Howard had 15 points and 20 rebounds, leading balanced Houston past San Antonio.

Each of Houston’s starters scored in double figures to help the Rockets improve to 2-0 against the Spurs this season. Chandler Parsons and Terrence Jones each scored 21 points, and Jeremy Lin had 13 points, eight assists and only one turnover.

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 22 points.

Bulls 95, Nets 78: Taj Gibson scored 20 points and Jimmy Butler added 15 to help Chicago rout Brooklyn.

Butler keyed a 21-5 run that gave Chicago control in the third quarter. Returning from a right ankle injury that sidelined him a game, Butler started the burst with a 3pointer and had a threepoint play that made it 57-52.

Deron Williams scored 18 points for Brooklyn. The Nets have lost four straight.

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They probably were talking about Dallas’ offense.

Orton will make his first start at quarterback in his two seasons with the Cowboys on Sunday night, unless Tony Romo can recover from a herniated disc.

Dallas will be playing a winner-take-all game at home against the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC East title and a playoff berth.

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Sports Hawaii beats Beavers HONOLULU (AP) — Isaac Fotu scored 17 points as Hawaii beat Oregon State 7973 in the fifth place game of the Diamond Head Classic Wednesday.

Garrett Nevels had 16, Christian Standhardinger 15 and Brandon Spearman added 14 for the Rainbow Warriors (9-3). Spearman also grabbed 10 rebounds and Keith Shamburger chipped in with nine points, 10 assists and six rebounds.

“The last two games the guy (Shamburger) has 16 (assists) and one (turnover).

That’s unbelievable,” Hawaii coach Gib Arnold said of his point guard. “I even wanted him to shoot it a little more.

He’s really getting everybody involved and taking it upon himself to get everyone involved.”

Hawaii, which led by as many as 19 points in the second half, shot 58.3 percent (7 of 12) on 3-pointers but just 55.2 percent (16 of 29) from the free throw line.

Roberto Nelson scored 22, Devon Collier added 13, 10 rebounds and Challe Barton made three of his team’s six 3-pointers to finish with 13 points for the Beavers (7-4).

Hawaii has now won seven of its last eight games.

“We beat two very good teams, we got beat by a team by one at the buzzer,” Arnold said. “I think we could’ve won this (tournament). The guys are upset because we couldn’t win it.

We play good basketball at

BOWL Beavers build 38-6 lead in win From Page B1 Matt Miller led Boise State with 11 catches for 206 yards and a touchdown, with most of the production coming after the game was decided. Miller, who set a school record with 88 catches this season, was the Broncos’ MVP for the game.

Boise State’s most successful drive came in the third quarter after Oregon State went 94 yards and scored a touchdown to make it 38-6.

The Broncos responded with a nine-play, 76-yard drive spent partially in a hurry-up offense.

Jay Ajayi took a shotgun handThe Associated Press off from Hedrick and ran up Hawaii forward Isaac Fotu drives the baseline while being defended by the middle for a 1-yard TD. After the successful Oregon State guard Victor Robbins during the second half Wednesday. extra-point attempt went deficit. They took the lead on into the stands, the mostlythis time of the year.”

A 12-0 second-half run by a 3-pointer by Spearman, but empty stadium provided its Hawaii began with Fotu’s the Beavers tied it at 26 on layup with 12:25 on the clock Roberto Nelson’s turnaround and concluded with his easy jumper at the 6:42 mark in basket off an inbounds pass the first half.

Hawaii responded with a From Page B1 to make it 65-46 with 8:05 14-4 run that was capped by remaining.

Oregon State answered by a Standhardinger bucket to His receiving yards ranked scoring 16 of the next 20 give them a 40-30 lead. first among FBS receivers, “We tried to speed them while his total catches and points, but couldn’t cut the Hawaii lead to less than six up by playing our style of touchdowns ranked second play,” Spearman said. “It nationally. points the rest of the way.

“We just started playing came out well. We ended up “He’s fearless. He’s not harder and we executed our getting quick shots and beat- very big, but he’s very physioffense, which we stopped ing folks in the paint.” cal,” Colorado coach Mike The Beavers (7-4) shot MacIntyre said this season doing, and we stopped feeling sorry for ourselves,” 44.1 percent (26 of 59) from about Cooks. “He can go up Oregon State coach Craig the field and made 15 of 16 and get a football with two or Robinson said. “They from the free throw line. three people around him.”

(Hawaii) made a couple of Oregon State committed 17 One of the reasons for his shots and couple plays and turnovers — which led to 22 success has been his on-field we were feeling sorry for our- Hawaii points — to just 12 chemistry with Mannion, selves. You can’t beat a good assists. Hawaii had 18 assists who himself set the Pac-12 against nine turnovers. team if you do that.” single-season record for Nevels scored 10 points in passing yards with 4,662.

The Rainbow Warriors first half and played at a frantic pace in the the Mannion finished with first half, racing up and down Standhardinger netted all of 37 touchdown passes, a the court after an early 5-0 his points before halftime. school record and third

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James received 31 of the 96 votes cast in a polling of news organizations. Peyton Manning got 20 votes to finish second; Jimmie Johnson was third with seven. In all, 15 other ath-

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James joins Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as NBA players to win the award.

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most for a single season in the league. His 68 career touchdowns moved him into a tie for third in conference history.

In fall camp, coach Mike Riley took his time to decide whether to start Mannion or Cody Vaz. The two had traded off the prior season — mostly because of injuries —

loudest ovation of the night in support of the fans who tried to keep the ball away from security by throwing it around the seats.

Oregon State finished with 454 yards, averaging 6.8 per play. Storm Woods had 16 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown, and Terron Ward had a 9-yard TD run.

“That’s exactly how we would like to look, we want to have that balance,” Riley said.

“We just frankly blocked better.”

Hedrick threw for 382 yards and a touchdown, closing out a difficult stretch for the Broncos.

Joe Southwick was sent home by Gregory after the quarterback was accused of urinating off a hotel balcony in Honolulu last week, though he later told a TV station he didn’t do it and was unfairly dismissed.

It was Gregory’s first major issue after taking over for Chris Petersen, who left

the team to take over at Washington.

“I mean there were a lot of distractions for us, but we’ve got a bunch of resilient guys,” Miller said. “It was looking like we were going to come out and play well and that just didn’t happen there.”

Gregory said he didn’t think the distractions affected his team.

“There wasn’t a loss of focus,” he said. “I think we had really good bowl practices, I think we had good practices when we were here and again we just didn’t make as many plays as we had to make to make a difference in the game.”

Both teams started the game with similar drives, making progress on big plays before stalling in the red zone and kicking field goals.

But Oregon State grabbed the lead for good on Cooks’ 2-yard TD reception with 4:15 left in the first quarter, capping a 92-yard drive.

and the Beavers went 9-4 after winning just three games in 2011.

Mannion won the job, but got off to a rocky start when the Beavers fell 49-46 at home to lower-division Eastern Washington in the season opener.

The Beavers rebounded and reeled off six straight wins to become bowl eligible seven games into the season.

But then they ran into thenNo. 6 Stanford and the 20-12 loss touched off a five-game losing streak to opponents that included USC, Arizona State and Washington. The 67-27 rout by the Huskies in Corvallis was especially disheartening.

The Beavers capped the regular season with a hardfought 36-35 loss to rival Oregon at Autzen Stadium.

The slide ended when they handed Boise State its worst loss in two months to move to 11-6 all-time in bowl games.

The victory snapped a twogame postseason losing streak.

“They’ve worked hard, they haven’t lost their focus even though there’s been

some discouragement, they didn’t let it stay with them,” Riley said. “I loved how they’ve responded all year.”

During the course of the season, the Beavers struggled with their ground game, averaging just 94.4 yards to rank 114th among FBS-level teams. They’ll have to see improvement there next season if they want to challenge in a conference division that includes Oregon and Stanford.

Oregon State was selected to finish third in the Pac-12 preseason media poll; it finished fourth.

Next season is already fraught with uncertainty over Cooks, Mannion and defensive end Scott Crichton, all juniors. Many believe that at least Crichton is likely to declare himself eligible for the NFL draft but none of the players revealed his plans following the Hawaii Bowl.

Riley was already looking toward next season.

“When you win, you’d like to say it’s a good ending — a good beginning for the upcoming year,” he said.

kick), 2:52.

Second Quarter BSU—FG Goodale 42, 13:38.

OSU—Reynolds 70 fumble return (Romaine kick), 7:46.

OSU—Ward 9 run (Romaine kick), 2:54.

Third Quarter OSU—Woods 5 run (Romaine kick), 7:58.

BSU—Ajayi 1 run (Goodale kick), 4:32.

Fourth Quarter BSU—Miller 85 pass from Hedrick (Goodale kick), 9:19.

BSU—FG Goodale 33, 2:51.

A—29,106.

BSU OSU First downs 28 22 Rushes-yards 38-156 33-195 Passing 382 259 Comp-Att-Int 32-44-0 24-34-1 Return Yards 0 0 Punts-Avg. 2-53.0 3-38.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-52 8-70 Time of Possession 30:14 29:46 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Boise State, Ajayi 23-97, Demas 223, Hedrick 11-20, Burks 1-12, Bertoli 1-4. Oregon State, Woods 16-107, Ward 9-54, Cooks 4-29, Bolden 1-9, Anderson 1-0, Team 2-(minus 4).

PASSING—Boise State, Hedrick 32-44-0-382.

Oregon State, Mannion 24-33-1-259, Woods 0-10-0.

RECEIVING—Boise State, Miller 11-206, Moore 7-74, Ajayi 6-33, Burks 2-23, Boldewijn 2-18, Ware 2-12, Sperbeck 1-17, Huff 1-(minus 1). Oregon State, Cooks 8-60, Hamlett 4-35, Mullaney 3-52, Ward 3-18, Cummings 2-45, Woods 2-21, Smith 116, Anderson 1-12.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Scoreboard On The Air Today High School Girls Basketball — North Salem at Marshfield, 7 p.m., KMHS (1420 AM).

High School Boys Basketball — Junction City at Marshfield, 8:45 p.m., KMHS (91.3 FM).

College Football — Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, Bowling Green vs. Pittsburgh, 3 p.m., ESPN; Poinsettia Bowl, Northern Illinois vs. Utah State, 6:30 p.m., ESPN. NBA Basketball — Memphis at Houston, 5 p.m., TNT; Los Angeles Clippers at Portland, 7:30 p.m., TNT and KHSN (1230 AM).

Friday, Dec. 27 High School Girls Basketball — Marshfield vs.

TBA, 1:45 p.m. or 8:45 p.m., KMHS (1420 AM).

High School Boys Basketball — Marshfield vs.

TBA, noon or 7 p.m., KMHS (91.3 FM).

College Football — Military Bowl, Marshall vs.

Maryland, 11:30 a.m., ESPN; Texas Bowl, Minnesota vs. Syracuse, 3 p.m., ESPN; Fight Hunger Bowl, BYU vs. Washington, 6:30 p.m., ESPN. Men’s College Basketball — Lafayette at Seton Hall, 5 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Speedskating — U.S. Olympic Trials, 5 p.m., NBC Sports Network.

Saturday, Dec. 28 High School Girls Basketball — Marshfield vs.

TBA, KMHS (1420 AM).

High School Boys Basketball — Marshfield vs.

TBA, KMHS (91.3 FM).

College Football — Pinstripe Bowl, Notre Dame vs. Rutgers, 9 a.m., ESPN; Belk Bowl, Cincinnati vs. North Carolina, 12:20 p.m., ESPN; Russell Athletic Bowl, Louisville vs.

Miaami, 3:45 p.m., ESPN; Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, Kansas State vs. Michigan, 7:15 p.m., ESPN. NBA Basketball — Miami at Portland, 7 p.m, KEVU and KHSN (1230 AM).

Men’s College Basketball — Nebraska at Cincinnati, 9 a.m., ESPN2; Florida International at Georgetown, 9 a.m., Fox Sports 1; Villanova at Syracuse, 11 a.m., CBS; Eastern Michigan at Duke, 11 a.m., ESPN2; Samford at Marquette, 11 a.m., Foot Sports; Columbia vs. St. John’s, 11:30 a.m., Fox Sports 1; Louisville at Kentucky, 1 p.m., CBS; BYU at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m., Root Sports; Wake Forest at Xavier, 2 p.m., Fox Sports 1; Old Dominion at Richmond, 3:30 p.m., NBC Sports Network; Missouri at North Carolina State, 5 p.m., ESPN2; Alabama at UCLA, 7 p.m., ESPN2; San Francisco at Portland, 7 p.m., Root Sports.

Speed Skating — U.S. Olympic Trials, noon, NBC.

Local Schedule Today High School Girls Basketball — Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament at Marshfield: Coquille vs. North Eugene, noon; Roosevelt vs. Crescent Valley, 1:45 p.m.; Myrtle Point vs. Junction City, 3:30 p.m.; Marshfield vs.

North Salem, 7 p.m.

High School Boys Basketball — Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament at Marshfield: North Bend vs. Lebanon, noon; North Eugene vs. McNary, 1:45 p.m.; Coquille vs.

Molalla, 5:15 p.m.; Marshfield vs. Junction City, 8:45 p.m., TBA. Friday, Dec. 27 High School Girls Basketball — Coquille, North Eugene, Roosevelt, Crescent Valley, Myrtle Point, Junction City, North Salem and Marshfield at Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament at Marshfield, TBA; Bandon at Oakland, 6:30 p.m.

High School Boys Basketball — North Bend, Lebanon, North Eugene, McNary, Coquille, Molalla, Junction City and Marshfield at Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament at Marshfield, TBA; Bandon at Oakland, 8 p.m.; Myrtle Point vs. Pleasant Hill at Regis tournament, TBA. High School Wrestling — Marshfield at Sierra Nevada Classic, TBA. Saturday, Dec. 28 High School Girls Basketball — Coquille, North

Eugene, Roosevelt, Crescent Valley, Myrtle Point, Junction City, North Salem and Marshfield at Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament at Marshfield, TBA; Bandon at Oakland tournament, TBA. High School Boys Basketball — North Bend, Lebanon, North Eugene, McNary, Coquille, Molalla, Junction City and Marshfield at Les Schwab South Coast Holiday Basketball Tournament at Marshfield, TBA; Bandon at Oakland tournament, TBA; Myrtle Point at Regis tournament, TBA. High School Wrestling — Marshfield at Sierra Nevada Classic, TBA; North Bend at Willamette tournament, 9 a.m.; Reedsport at Myrtle Point Invitational, TBA.

Pro Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 11 15 .423 Boston 12 17 .414 New York 9 19 .321 Brooklyn 9 19 .321 Philadelphia 8 20 .286 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 22 6 .786 Atlanta 15 13 .536 Charlotte 14 15 .483 Washington 12 13 .480 Orlando 8 20 .286 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 23 5 .821 Detroit 14 16 .467 Chicago 11 16 .407 Cleveland 10 17 .370 Milwaukee 6 22 .214 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 22 7 .759 Houston 19 11 .633 Dallas 16 12 .571 New Orleans 12 14 .462 Memphis 12 15 .444 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 23 5 .821 Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 Denver 14 13 .519 Minnesota 13 15 .464 Utah 8 23 .258 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 20 10 .667 Phoenix 17 10 .630 Golden State 17 13 .567 L.A. Lakers 13 16 .448 Sacramento 8 19 .296 Wednesday’s Games Chicago 95, Brooklyn 78 Oklahoma City 123, New York 94 Miami 101, L.A. Lakers 95 Houston 111, San Antonio 98 Golden State 105, L.A. Clippers 103 Today’s Games Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Detroit at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 4 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Denver at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 6 p.m.

Miami at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

GB — 1 ⁄2 3 3 4 GB — 7 1 8 ⁄2 1 8 ⁄2 14 GB — 10 1 11 ⁄2 1 12 ⁄2 17 GB — 31⁄2 1 5 ⁄2 1 8 ⁄2 9 GB — — 1 8 ⁄2 10 161⁄2 GB — 11⁄2 3 61⁄2 1 10 ⁄2

Pro Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L y-New England 11 4 Miami 8 7 N.Y. Jets 7 8 Buffalo 6 9 South W L y-Indianapolis 10 5

T 0 0 0 0 T 0

Pct .733 .533 .467 .400 Pct .667

PF 410 310 270 319 PF 361

PA 318 315 380 354 PA 326

Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371 Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 237 419 Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412 North W L T Pct PF PA y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288 Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318 Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363 Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385 x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 406 278 San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324 Oakland 4 11 0 .267 308 419 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360 Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377 Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221 New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287 Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422 Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347 North W L T Pct PF PA Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445 Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400 Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362 Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222 x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 383 252 Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301 St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday, Dec. 29 Houston at Tennessee, 10 a.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 10 a.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.

Baltimore at Cincinnati, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at Miami, 10 a.m.

Denver at Oakland, 1:25 p.m.

Kansas City at San Diego, 1:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 1:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 1:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1:25 p.m.

Buffalo at New England, 1:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

College Football Bowl Schedule Saturday, Dec. 21 New Mexico Bowl Colorado State 48, Washington State 45 Las Vegas Bowl Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 Monday, Dec. 23 Beef ’O’ Brady’s Bowl East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 Tuesday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Today Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh (6-6), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Poinsettia Bowl Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State (8-5), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5), 11:30 a.m.

(ESPN) Texas Bowl Minnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6), 3 p.m.

(ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl BYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4), 6:30 p.m.

(ESPN)

Saturday, Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl Notre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6), 9 a.m.

(ESPN) Belk Bowl Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina (6-6), 12:20 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Miami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1), 3:45 p.m.

(ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5), 7:15 p.m.

(ESPN) Monday, Dec. 30 Armed Forces Bowl Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), 8:45 a.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), 12:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 3:45 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 31 AdvoCare V100 Bowl Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 9:30 a.m. (ESPN) Sun Bowl Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), 11 a.m.

(CBS) Liberty Bowl Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 1 p.m.

(ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), 9 a.m.

(ESPNU) Gator Bowl Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), 9 a.m.

(ESPN2) Capital One Bowl Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina (10-2), 10 a.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 10 a.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 2 p.m.

(ESPN) Fiesta Bowl Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), 5:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Friday, Jan. 3 Orange Bowl Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), 5 p.m.

(ESPN) Cotton Bowl Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 4:30 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 4 BBVA Compass Bowl Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), 10 a.m.

(ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 5 GoDaddy.com Bowl Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State (10-2), 6 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 6 BCS National Championship Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn (12-1), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Hawaii Bowl Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Boise State 3 3 7 10 — 23 Oregon State 17 14 7 0 — 38 First Quarter OSU—FG Romaine 27, 12:49.

BSU—FG Goodale 24, 8:07.

OSU—Cooks 2 pass from Mannion (Romaine kick), 4:15.

OSU—Reynolds 3 fumble return (Romaine

Hockey NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 37 25 10 2 52 106 77 Tampa Bay 37 23 11 3 49 106 87 Montreal 38 22 13 3 47 96 84 Detroit 39 17 13 9 43 99 108 Toronto 39 18 16 5 41 106 113 Ottawa 39 15 17 7 37 111 126 Florida 38 14 19 5 33 88 123 Buffalo 37 10 24 3 23 66 105 Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 39 27 11 1 55 121 88 Washington 37 19 14 4 42 117 112 Philadelphia 37 17 16 4 38 93 104 N.Y. Rangers 38 18 18 2 38 88 102 New Jersey 38 15 16 7 37 92 99 Columbus 37 16 17 4 36 101 106 Carolina 37 14 15 8 36 86 105 N.Y. Islanders 38 11 20 7 29 96 129 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 39 26 7 6 58 145 107 St. Louis 36 24 7 5 53 128 85 Colorado 36 23 10 3 49 106 88 Minnesota 39 20 14 5 45 88 96 Dallas 36 18 12 6 42 106 107 Winnipeg 39 16 18 5 37 103 116 Nashville 37 16 17 4 36 85 109 Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 39 27 7 5 59 127 98 Los Angeles 38 25 9 4 54 106 76 San Jose 37 23 8 6 52 121 94 Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 106 93 Phoenix 36 19 10 7 45 111 110 Calgary 37 14 17 6 34 95 118 Edmonton 39 12 24 3 27 101 135 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Ottawa at Boston, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Columbus at New Jersey, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Claimed RHP Liam Hendriks off waivers from the Chicago Cubs.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Assigned RHP Trey Haley outright to Columbus (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Assigned RHP Rhiner Cruz outright to Oklahoma City (PCL).

SEATTLE MARINERS — Assigned RHP Chance Ruffin outright to Tacoma (PCL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Claimed OF Jerry Sands off waivers from Pittsburgh.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with INF Munenori Kawasaki on a minor league contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jamey Wright and Chris Perez on oneyear contracts and LHP J.P. Howell on a two-year contract. Agreed to terms with 3B Juan Uribe.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Assigned RHP Michael Olmsted outright to Nashville (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Claimed RHP Ryan Reid off waivers from Pittsburgh.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Brooklyn F Paul Pierce $15,000 for making excessive and unnecessary contact with Indiana G George Hill during Monday’s game.

FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS — Released WR/KR Micheal Spurlock. Signed QB Jon Kitna.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed LB Brandon Marshall. Placed LB Von Miller on injured reserve. Signed WR Nathan Palmer to the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Placed TE Brandon Pettigrew on injured reserve.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Placed CB Johnathan Joseph and RB Deji Karim on injured reserve.

Signed FB Toben Opurum from Kansas City’s practice squad and RB Ray Graham.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed DT Montori Hughes on injured reserve. Released LB Darin Drakeford from the practice squad. Signed LB Alan Baxter to the practice squad.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed WR Jerrell Jackson, RB Eric Kettani and LB/DE Ridge Wilson to the practice squad. Released WR Fred Williams.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Released WR Nathan Palmer from the practice squad. Signed WR Reggie Dunn to the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Robert Steeples to the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed S Terrence Frederick off of Cleveland’s practice squad.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed S Cooper Taylor on injured reserve. Signed G Eric Herman from the practice squad and CB Travis Howard to the practice squad.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Placed TE John Phillips on injured reserve. Signed TE Jake Byrne from Kansas City’s practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed LB Nick Barnett on injured reserve. Signed LB Adrian Robinson; LB Will Compton from the practice squad; and TE Gabe Miller to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League WINNIPEG JETS — Agreed to terms with G Eric Comrie on a three-year, two-way, entry-level contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Loaned M Clint Dempsey to Fulham (Premier League-England).

COLLEGE ARMY — Named Jeff Monken football coach.

NORTH DAKOTA — Named Kyle Schweigert football coach.

B4 •The World • Thursday,December 26,2013

Sports

Coach futures in question on final weekend

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press

The Associated Press

Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson is tackled by Cincinnati defensive end Carlos Dunlap and defensive back Chris Crocker (32) during the first half of their game Sunday.

Deep defense carries Bengals CINCINNATI (AP) — Tackle Geno Atkins hasn’t played the last six games.

Cornerback Leon Hall has missed the last eight.

Cornerback Terence Newman has been gone for the last two.

One of the NFL’s top defenses has missed its biggest playmakers for most of the second half of the season and somehow managed to stay among the league’s best heading into the playoffs. The Bengals (10-5) are AFC North champions in large part because of a defense that’s adept at doing without.

Coordinator Mike Zimmer has done one of his best jobs of mixing, matching and tweaking. Cincinnati ranks No. 5 on defense heading into the final regularseason game against Baltimore on Sunday.

And that defense is the Bengals’ main hope of going deep into the playoffs.

“That’s what coach Zimmer has been preaching to us defensively, saying that when you look around the league at the top teams right now, our defense is probably

going to be one of the best ones in the playoffs,” tackle Domata Peko said Tuesday.

“So he just said, ‘Hey, let’s just keeping playing like we’ve been playing and our defense will carry us, so let’s go.’ So we have a lot of confidence in this room.”

Cincinnati has the highest-ranked defense in the AFC. Only Arizona, Carolina, San Francisco and New Orleans rank better. The Bengals are on pace to finish with their highest ranking since they finished fourth in 2009, the last time they won the division.

The most remarkable part is how they’ve done it without so many mainstays. Atkins was All-Pro last season with a 1 team-high 12 ⁄ 2 sacks, the most by any NFL interior lineman. Hall and Newman are the starting cornerbacks — Newman could be back for the playoffs after recovering from a sprained knee.

Middle linebacker Rey Maualuga missed three games with a sprained knee.

Outside linebacker James Harrison missed the last game with a concussion.

Their fill-ins have played so well that the defense hasn’t missed those stars very much.

End Wallace Gilberry has started only two games but is tied for the team lead with 71⁄2 sacks. Vincent Rey has filled in at middle and outside linebacker and had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown in Sunday’s 4214 win over Minnesota.

“If you don’t have a solid base in fundamentals of what you are doing, you become a hodgepodge of everything and you’re good at nothing,” Zimmer said. “We still try to use our strengths and attack them in different ways. I think everyone understands what we want them to do on every play.”

Adam “Pacman” Jones has assumed the role of top cornerback and is having one of his finest seasons with a teamhigh three interceptions, including one that he returned for a 60-yard touchdown. Dre Kirkpatrick, a first-round pick who missed most of his rookie season because of injuries, has gotten a lot more time on the field. Safety Chris Crocker has moved into the role of nickel

cornerback.

“Regardless of what people say, we’ve got a lot of guys that can cover,” Jones said.

The Bengals could eliminate the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens by winning Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium. They would move up to the No. 2 seed in the playoffs if the Patriots lose to the Bills in a later game, giving Cincinnati a first-round bye.

The Ravens were drubbed by the Patriots 41-7 last Sunday. The Bengals need to beat them to stay in contention for the No. 2 seed.

“You always want to go into the playoffs hot,” Peko said. “You never want to be a team that’s on the downfall going into the playoffs; you want to be on the rise. I think if we handle business this week, we’ll be one of those tough teams on the rise.

“Our defense has been playing really well and the last game, the offense was putting up points like crazy.

So we’re starting to click on all cylinders, man, and that’s what we want to see here in January, February.”

Ramirez thrives under pressure First-year center has standout season for Denver ■

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Manny Ramirez has arguably the toughest job in pro football. As Peyton Manning’s center, he literally works under the most demanding quarterback in the NFL. Not only that, but before this season, the seventh-year journeyman from Texas Tech hadn’t played a full year at center since his junior year at Willowridge High School in Houston — way back in 2000.

With Ramirez as its anchor, the Broncos’ offensive line has allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL (17), giving Manning time to throw his record 51 TD passes and plowing the way for Knowshon Moreno to top 1,000 yards rushing for the first time.

The Broncos (12-3) are 28 points shy of becoming the first 600-point team in history and a win at Oakland (4-11) on Sunday will secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.

“Manny’s been awesome,” Manning said after a Christmas afternoon practice in pads. “That is no easy task to go from guard to center, especially in a sophisticated, fast-moving, alwayschanging offense. I think it would be one thing if you knew what play was going to be called and you had 40 seconds to process it. But we call one play and change it to the next with five seconds on the play clock and when we change a play, Manny has to make his own calls and he has just gotten better each week.”

He’s got the brawn and backbone to match the brains, too, Manning said.

“I know he has played through a lot of injuries. It speaks to his toughness,” Manning said. “He is one of the strongest guys on our team, so it’s very impressive. I’m not sure people (appreciate it). I think people in this building understand with the sophistication of our offense just how difficult his job is and he’s just been outstanding.”

Ramirez is an unlikely fulcrum for this historic offense, spending all season casting aside doubters and defensive linemen alike.

“This summer, I’m hearing all kind of grief about Manny can’t do this, Manny can’t do that,” offensive line coach Dave Magazu said. “Well, I think Manny’s proven all those people wrong.”

The New York Giants want to go all out to make a final positive impression in case coach Tom Coughlin’s job is insecure — which it almost certainly is not. How the Washington Redskins respond to Mike Shanahan’s potentially final day as coach is more uncertain.

New York was awful and seemingly disinterested two weeks ago in a home loss to Seattle. But the Giants responded nicely in winning at Detroit to knock the Lions from postseason contention.

Many Giants cited their respect for Coughlin, who has won two Super Bowls with them but also has had non-playoff finishes in five seasons at the helm.

“I’m looking ahead,” defensive leader Justin Tuck said. “Anytime you go into a season like this, you always take time out at the end of the year to go over the goods, the bads and the ugly. I’m looking forward to getting back to the top of the heap.

“You have to shift your focus to thinking about what next year can be because, obviously, this year is kind of a lost cause. Again, we’ve got one more game to go, and we’re going to go out there and play it just as if we were a playoff team and needed the win.”

Even if the Redskins can beat the Giants, who are favored by 31⁄2 points at the Meadowlands, it figures to mean little for Shanahan.

Given Washington’s collapse from division champion to 312, criticism of the coach’s handling of quarterback Robert Griffin III, and the fact Shanahan is 24-40 in charge in D.C., well, not even a rout of the Giants might matter.

“We’ve got a very mature football team and guys are taking care of business the last couple of weeks,” says Shanahan, whose team has dropped seven in a row. “It’s no different. I like the way they handle themselves. I like the way they prepare. This week will be no different.”

Pro Picks

As far as the Redskins losing again, Shanahan is correct ... BEST BET: GIANTS, 24-16.

San Francisco (plus 3) at Arizona: Niners still thinking they can steal NFC West ...

UPSET SPECIAL: 49ers, 2019.

St. Louis (plus 101⁄2) at Seattle: But Seahawks hold on in NFL’s best division ...

SEAHAWKS, 21-13.

Philadelphia (minus 7) at Dallas: Wherefore art thou, Romo? Not in the playoffs ...

EAGLES, 28-23.

New York Jets (plus 61⁄2) at Miami: Dolphins grab the final AFC wild-card spot ...

DOLPHINS, 17-13.

Baltimore (plus 6) at Cincinnati: Defending champions don’t even get to postseason ... BENGALS, 1714.

Carolina (minus 8) at Atlanta: From also-ran in 2012 to first-round bye and division crown for ...PANTHERS, 27-20.

Tampa Bay (plus 121⁄2) at New Orleans: Saints don’t lose at home, where they won’t get to stay in playoffs ... SAINTS, 37-20.

Buffalo (plus 91⁄2) at New England: How did Brady and Belichick get these Patriots to 12 wins? ... PATRIOTS, 23-14.

Kansas City (plus 91⁄2) at San Diego: Chargers’ late run falls short, Chiefs gear up for postseason ... CHARGERS, 27-10.

Denver (minus 12 1⁄ 2) at Oakland: Peyton will settle for 55 TD passes or so. No, not in this game, but for season ... BRONCOS, 45-23.

Cleveland (plus 7) at Pittsburgh: A .500 record means something after 0-4 start for ...STEELERS, 28-16.

Jacksonville (plus 111⁄2) at Indianapolis: After November malaise, Colts seem ready to impress in playoffs ... COLTS, 30-15.

Houston (plus 7) at Tennessee: Texans won their first two, will finish with 14 losses and top overall draft pick ... TITANS, 20-10.

Detroit (plus 3) at Minnesota: Both coaches might be on the way out ...

VIKINGS, 28-23.

Green Bay (OFF) at Chicago: Aaron Rodgers’ shoulder injury most impactful of season for anyone ... BEARS, 30-27.

Belichick supports more practice time

The Associated Press

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18), center Manny Ramirez (66) and guard Zane Beadles (68) get ready for a play during an Oct. 6 game against Dallas.

Coach John Fox laughs now that nobody seemed to believe him when he kept saying in the offseason that Ramirez was his starting center and that he wasn’t just keeping the position warm for J.D. Walton or Dan Koppen or Ryan Lilja or Steve Vallos or even Chris Kuper.

Ramirez, whose claim to fame before this season was bench-pressing a school-record 550 pounds in college, didn’t listen to the skeptics but he couldn’t help but hear them, either.

“Truthfully, and unfortunately, that’s been my entire life,” Ramirez said.

“You know, even when I was playing in middle school and high school, I’ve always had doubters, and that’s fine.

That’s always been motivation for me.”

He’s been proving people wrong since he first starting playing football.

“Growing up, where I’m from, people aren’t shy to tell you to your face, ‘You’re not going to make it.You’re a Mexican,for one thing. There’s not many Mexicans that play in the league anyways. You’re not smart enough. If you go to college, you’re going to have to go to a juco first and then go to college if you get an opportunity,”’ Ramirez said. “I don’t know, it’s just some dumb stuff people were always saying, trying to put me down for whatever reason it might be. But you’ve just got to put all that to the side.”

Ramirez started 11 games at right

guard for Denver last year, but free agency was barely 20 minutes old when he got a call from his old college teammate, Louis Vasquez, informing him he’d just signed a four-year, $23.5 million deal with the Broncos to play right guard.

“I was shocked, but at the same time I was excited because Louie and I got a bond that’s like brothers, so I was happy for him,” Ramirez said. “And then my mindset was I’ve just got to fight for a job.”

The Broncos had a plan in mind for Ramirez.

When Manning began the second chapter of his career in Denver following the series of neck surgeries that affected his famed right arm, he rebuilt his throwing motion from the ground up.

No longer does he rely as much on his arm strength so much as he does on proper mechanics, using more of his hips and torso to direct his passes and generate speed. So, it’s imperative that he has room to step into his throws.

That means, the Broncos needed more height and beef in the middle of their line, and they got it with Vasquez (6-foot-5, 335 pounds) and Zane Beadles (6-4, 305) at guard and Ramirez (6-3, 320) at center.

“That’s helped us become a little more powerful on the run and a little stouter on the pass,” Fox said.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Patriots coach Bill Belichick is blaming recently instituted NFL rules shortening offseason practice time for what he claims to be an increasing number of player injuries.

“I’m in favor of total preparation for the players for the season,” Belichick said during a conference call with Buffalo reporters this week in leading up to New England’s home game against the Bills on Sunday. “And I think that’s been changed significantly and, I would say, not necessarily for the better when you look at the injury numbers.”

Belichick said players are more vulnerable to being hurt because they’re less prepared, and described the limits placed on offseason workouts — including training camp — as being counterproductive.

“Personally, I think that’s taking the wrong approach,” he said. “You have a gap between preparation and competition level. And I think that’s where you see a lot of injuries occurring. We get a lot of breakdowns. We get a lot of situations that players just aren’t as prepared as they were in previous years, in my experience anyway.”

Belichick was specifically challenging several new rules negotiated into the NFL labor deal that ended an offseason-long lockout in 2011.

Teams were prevented from holding two-a-day practices during training camp. Limits were also placed on how many times players practiced in pads

throughout the year. In the spring, offseason team activity time was reduced from 14 to nine weeks (10 if the team changed head coaches).

What’s in question is whether injuries are, in fact, on the rise in the NFL, as Belichick suggested.

Though he didn’t cite specific numbers, Belichick said he was citing “a matter of record not opinion,” in saying injuries league-wide have been on the rise over the past three years.

League spokesman Michael Signora disputed Belichick’s assertions.

“We carefully monitor player injuries,” Signora said.

“There is no evidence that the new work rules have had an adverse effect on the injury rate or that injuries have in fact increased.”

The NFL declined to released its numbers. But according to STATS, the number of NFL players finishing a season on injured reserve has risen significantly over the past 14 seasons.

From 2000-06, there was an average of 239 players on IR. That average has jumped to about 314 over the past seven years.

The low over that span was 192 in 2001, with the high being 353 in 2010, but that was before the new offseason rules came into effect.

As of Monday, there were 288 players on IR, the lowest total since 287 in 2008.

Those figures, however, don’t include players who have been on injured reserve and released by their teams during the season.

Thursday, December 26,2013 • The World • B5

Thursday

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DILBERT

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FRANK AND ERNEST

FRANK AND ERNEST

THE BORN LOSER

THE BORN LOSER

ZITS

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CLASSIC PEANUTS

CLASSIC PEANUTS

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

ROSE IS ROSE

ROSE IS ROSE

LUANN

LUANN

GRIZZWELLS

GRIZZWELLS

KIT ’N’ CARLYLE

THE FAMILY CIRCUS

HERMAN

B6 • The World •Thursday, December 26, 2013

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213 General

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The World Newspaper is seeking a motivated individual to join our advertising graphic design team. The selected individual will have experience in Adobe InDesign and/or Quark Xpress, Photoshop and Illustrator. Prior design experience preferred. Display excellent written and verbal communication skills, organization, attention to detail, effective teamwork skills, and professional conduct. The ability to work on multiple tasks under tight daily deadlines is a must.

Flash and HTML design experience is a plus.

The benefits of this opportunity include working on a daily newspaper with a talented team of graphic artists who get along great and take pride in their hard work. This is a 37.5 hours per week position. As part of Lee Enterprises, The World offers a full benefits package, along with 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.

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All free ads will appear in The World, Bandon Western World, Umpqua Post, The World link, theworldlink.com and Smart Mobile.

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.

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Huge fenced backyard.

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To report missed deliveries, please call 541-269-9999.

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604 Homes Unfurnished Coquille: 3 bed, 1 bath, rural, close to town, clean. Wood and electric heat. No smoking. $750/mo plus $750 cleaning deposit.

541-290-3113 Reedsport, 2 BDRM, Lg.Loft, 1 BA, Sun porch, Overlooking Scholfield Creek. No Smoking. $650/mo first, last, & $300 deposit.

1273 Winchester 541-997-2663 Clean 3 bedroom home. Appliances, 2 car Garage, new Dishwasher, Carpet and wood stove $850mo. No animals, no smoking 541-756-3957 FOR RENT: 3 bedroom / 2 bath Bay View Home on Cape Arago Hwy. Garage & storgage shed.

House like new $1200./ month plus deposit. 541-217-1096 Look at a great view of Bay, 2 bdrm. 1 bath home, Lg Kit. lots of cabs, dbl gar. Large work bench and cabs, just over NB bridge, H20 pd. $775 mo. lease. 541-267-2508 Very Nice 3 bdrm, 2 bath, manf. in Lakeside 2 decks, 1200sq ft on deadened street, storage shed, lots of parking No smoking/pet, $900 mth/ $875. dep. 541-756-5761 leave message.

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903 Boats 15’ Bayrunner, center console, easy load galv. trailer 13” tires, heavy duty fitted cover 30 HP Honda $6250. OBO 541756-2865

909 Misc. Auto HONDA WORLD

776 Appliances For Sale: New Freezer Chest G.E. 7Cubic ft. $115. Call 541-269-4670

$4,990

777 Computers PCI NIC Card, Ethornet Network adapter card, connect to high speed internet - $5 call 541-294-9107.

Pets/Animals 800 801 Birds/Fish

2000 Subaru Outback Wagon Auto, 4x4, Well Equipped. #14008B/650484

$7,990 2007 Toyota Yaris 2 Door, Auto, Air, Red. #B3403/008652

5 DAYS CLASSIFIED PUBLISHING IS BACK!!

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$11,990 2006 Nissan Sentra SE Auto, 4 Cyl, 12,700 Miles, Red, Well Equipped, #B3395/540880

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APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

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802 Cats

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710 Miscellaneous WANTED: Pen Pals and Friends.

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Great Christmas Gift $40 each 541-756-2141 Three glassed in Curio, like new 3’x 6’x12 “ & 3’ x 4.5’ x 12” & 2.5 x 6.5’ x 16” $350 to $650 541-756-3166

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Ext.269 541-269-1222 293

an advertising proof is requested in writing and clearly marked for corrections. If the error is not corrected by the Publisher, its liability, if any, shall not exceed the space occupied by the error.

Further, the Publisher will reschedule and run the omitted advertisement at advertiser’s cost. All claims for adjustment must be made within seven (7) days of date of publication. In no case shall the Publisher be liable for any general, special or consequential damages.

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K-9 CARE Cozy- warm, In-Home Care for your Pampered Pooch.

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809 Pet Supplies For Sale: Extra Large Dog Kennel $25. Call 541-269-4670

$22,990 2004 GMC 2500 HD 4x4 Ext Cab 1 Owner, Duramax Diesel, SLE, Low Miles. #B3397A/218312

1350 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay

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Rugged MountainSmith packback, hardly used $115, also two Yakima bike racks attach to any roofrack $120. 541-297-8102 obo

728 Camping/Fishing

ADVERTISING POLICY The Publisher, Southwestern Oregon Publishing Co., shall not be liable for any error in published advertising unless

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Adoptions on site.

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Cedar Grove Apts. in North Bend currently has a 3 bdr. vacant unit.

Income to qualify, credit and criminal background check required. Call Tina at 541-756-1822 or come in at 2090 Inland Dr. North Bend.

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Sleeping Room C.B. $195.

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Small 1 Bedroom C.B. $450 1 bedroom C.B $475 1 bedroom House N.B. $595.

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For Help placing your classified ads, call The World at 541-269-1222 Ask for CLASSIFIEDS!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, $15.00 Thursday & Saturday

Lost & Lost Pets

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ONCE A WEEK DELIVERY

Notices 400

$45.00

901 ATVs

Found & Found Pets

$145,000

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Business 300 304 Financing

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Thursday, December 26,2013 • The World •BB77

Legals 100 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS No. 13CV0744 CIVIL SUMMONS

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins & Coffey, P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459.

Dated and first published December 19, 2013.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff, vs.

MARY E. ASH, DAUGHTER OF MARY E. ASH, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARY E. ASH; RAY KLEIN INC., DBA PROFESSIONAL CREDIT SERVICE; SOUTHERN OREGON CREDIT SERVICE, INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WESTERN MERCANTILE AGENCY, INCORPORATED; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARY E. ASH, OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES, including OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN Defendants.

TO THE DEFENDANTS: Heirs of Mary E. Ash

tion of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

Unknown

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: READ THESE PAPERS CAREFULLY! A lawsuit has been started against you in the above-entitled Court by Nationstar Mortgage LLC D/B/A Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff.

Plaintiff’s claim is stated in the written Complaint, a copy of which is on file at the Coos County Courthouse. You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff.

The object of the complaint is to foreclose a deed of trust dated January 14, 2010 and recorded as Instrument No. 2010-680 given by Mary E. Ash, an unmarried woman, an estate in fee simple on property commonly known as 87646 20th Street SE, Bandon, OR 97411 and legally described as: Lots 4 through 16, inclusive, Block 36, Portland Addition to the City of Bandon, Coos County, Oregon.

The complaint seeks to foreclose and terminate all interest of Unknown Heirs of Mary E. Ash and all other interests in the property.

The “motion” or “answer” (or “reply”) must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days of the date of first publication specified herein along with the required filing fee. The date of first publication of the summons is December 17, 2013.

If you have questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 (in the Portland metropolitan area) or toll-free elsewhere in Oregon at (800) 452-7636.

Attorneys for Plaintiff, SHAPIRO & SUTHERLAND, LLC

SUZANNE M. GRUBB, Personal Representative PUBLISHED: The World - December 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20244534) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Monday January 27, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 953 Michigan Ave., Coos Bay OR 97420,. The court case number is 12CV0251, where HSBC Bank, is plaintiff, and Keith Forsythe, Danna V. Forsythe, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World- December 19, 26, 2013, January 02, and 09, 2014 (ID-20244230) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Tuesday January 21, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 93605 Bay Park Lane, Coos Bay, OR 97420. The court case number is 13CV0081, where OCWEN Loan Servicing, LLC is plaintiff, and Adam V. Hampton, Stephanie A. Roman, Ray Klein, Inc., Portfolio Recovery Associates, is defendant.

The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20243988)

PUBLISHED: The World- December 19, 26, 2013, January 02 and 09, 2014 (ID-20244483) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT Case No.: 13PB0290 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the matter of the Estate of: JEANETTE D. MARTIN, Decedent.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SUZANNE M. GRUBB has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the personal representative at P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459, within four months after the date of first publica-

defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm

PUBLISHED: The World- December 19 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID- 20244532)

PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20243529)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

On Monday January 06, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 173 N Wall St. Coos Bay OR 97420,. The court case number is 12CV0820, where OCWEN Loan Servicing, LLC, is plaintiff, and Carl A. Armstrong; Kimberly J. Armstrong, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm

On Monday January 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as:1418 N Laurel St. Coquille, OR. 97423. The court case number is 13CV0145, where JPMorgan Chase Bank is plaintiff, and The Property located at: 1418 N Laurel St. Coquille, OR. 97423, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm

PUBLISHED: The World- December 05, 12, 19 and 26, 2013 (ID-20243268)

PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20243527)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

On Monday January 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 746 E 9th St. Coquille, OR. 97423. The court case number is 13CV0106, where PHH Mortgage Corp. is plaintiff, and The Property located at: 746 E 9th St. Coquille, OR. 97423, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm

On Monday January 06, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 1643 N. Dogwood St., Coquille, OR 97423,. The court case number is 13CV0427, where Bank of America, is plaintiff, and Frank R. Alander Eleanor M. Alander, Western Mercantile Agency Inc., is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm

On Tuesday January 21, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 950 Augustine Street, Coos Bay, OR 97420. The court case number is 13CV0160, where JPMorgan Chase Bank, is plaintiff, and Lori Peck, is defendant.

The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World- December 19, 26, 2013, January 02, and 09, 2014 (ID-20244072) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF OREGON FOR COOS COUNTY

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES R. ROWE, Deceased. ____________________________ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Gretchen Rowe has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the claim, with proper documentation, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the Personal Representative at the office of GOULD LAW FIRM, P.C., 243 W. Commercial, P.O. Box 29, Coos Bay, Oregon, 97420, or the claim may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional information from the records of the Court, P.O. Box 865, North Bend, Oregon, 97459, the Personal Representative or the attorney for the Personal Representative.

Dated and first published: December 19, 2013

Jeffrey S. Baker and Evelynn P. Baker, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World - December 05, 12, 19 and 26, 2013 (ID-20243267) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Monday January 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 63542 Dusty Rd Coos Bay OR 97420. The court case number is 13CV0714, where JPMorgan Chase Bank, is plaintiff, and Corrinna Burr, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20243525) TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20243524) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS Case No.: 13PB0289 Notice To Interested Persons In the Matter of the Estate of Albert L. Bloch, Deceased.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE

Case No. 13 PB 0243 /s/. James A. Craft _______________________________ James A. Craft #090146 [jcraft@logs.com] 7632 SW Durham Road, Suite 350, Tigard, OR 97224 (360)260-2253; Fax (360)260-2285

Gretchen Rowe Personal Representative 73 Airport Blvd. E. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 (707) 326-9820

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above estate.

All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, to the personal representative at the address of the attorneys for the personal representative set forth below, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceeding may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative.

Dated and first published: December 12, 2013.

Kenneth Bloch, Personal Representative c/o John Whitty Whitty, McDaniel, Bodkin & Combs, LLP 444 N. 4th Street P. O. Box 1120 Coos Bay, OR 97420 PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19 and 26, 2013 (ID-20243800) IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF COOS PROBATE DEPARTMENT Case No.: 10PB0036 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS In the matter of the Estate of: SHIRLEY ANN STILLION, Decedent.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the attorneys for the personal representative, Stebbins Coffey & Collins, P.O. Box 1006, North Bend, Oregon 97459.

Dated and first published December 19, 2013.

MARK D. REEVES, Personal Representative PUBLISHED: The World - December 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20244561) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Monday January 06, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as:3464 Brussells St. North Bend OR 97549,. The court case number is 12CV0055, where Shannon Canady, is plaintiff, and Joseph L. Blisseck and Toni E. Blisseck, is defendant. The sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World- December 05, 12, 19 and 26, 2013 (ID-20243266) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Monday January 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 2820 Alderwood St. Coos Bay OR 97420. The court case number is 12CV0972, where JPMorgan Chase Bank, is plaintiff, and Scott W. Williams, Taunya M. Williams, Occupants of the Premises, State of Oregon, Capitol One Bank, is

PUBLISHED: The World- December 05, 12, 19 and 26, 2013 (ID-20243270) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Monday January 13, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 930 Lake Court Coos Bay OR 97420. The court case number is 13CV0517, where U.S. Bank, is plaintiff, and Scott D. Carter, Kimberly A. Carter, is defendant, the sale is a public auction to the highest bidder for cash or cashier’s check, in hand, made out to Coos County Sheriff’s Office. For more information on this sale go to: www.oregonsheriffs.com/sales.htm PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19, 26, 2013 and January 02, 2014 (ID-20243534) NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE On Monday January 06, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the Front Door of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 North Baxter St. Coquille, Oregon, the defendant’s interest will be sold, subject to redemption, in the real property commonly known as: 1744 Johnson St. North Bend OR 97549,. The court case number is 13CV0525, where American West Bank, is plaintiff, and

Reference is made to that certain line of credit trust deed (the “Trust Deed”) dated October 20, 2003, executed by Patricia Anne Garamella Trust, dated March 23, 1993, Patricia Anne Garamella, Trustee (the “Grantor”) to U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the “Trustee”), to secure payment and performance of certain obligations of Grantor to U.S. Bank National Association (the “Beneficiary”), including repayment of a U.S. Bank Equiline Agreement dated October 20, 2003, in the principal amount of $33,380 (the “Agreement”).

The Trust Deed was recorded on November 21, 2003, as Instrument No. 2003-18522 in the official real property records of Coos County, Oregon.

The legal description of the real property covered by the Trust Deed is as follows: LOTS 11 AND 12, BLOCK 3, TOWNSITE OF POWERS, COOS COUNTY, OREGON. No action has been instituted to recover the obligation, or any part thereof, now remaining secured by the Trust Deed or, if such action has been instituted, such action has been dismissed except as permitted by ORS 86.735(4).

The default for which the foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments in full owed under the Agreement beginning March 2012 and each month thereafter; late charges in the amount of $150.00 as of September 20, 2013, plus any late charges accruing thereafter; and expenses, costs, trustee fees and attorney fees.

By reason of said default, Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Trust Deed immediately due and payable which sums are as follows: (a) the principal amount of $33,252.77 as of September 20, 2013, (b) accrued interest of $2,188.54 as of September 20, 2013, and interest accruing thereafter on the principal amount at the rate set forth in the Agreement until fully paid, (c)

late charges in the amount of $150.00 as of September 20, 2013, plus any late charges accruing thereafter and any other expenses or fees owed under the Agreement or Trust Deed, (d) amounts that Beneficiary has paid on or may hereinafter pay to protect the lien, including by way of illustration, but not limitation, taxes, assessments, interest on prior liens, and insurance premiums, and (e) expenses, costs and attorney and trustee fees incurred

by Beneficiary in foreclosure, including the cost of a trustee’s sale guarantee and any other environmental or appraisal report.

By reason of said default, Beneficiary and the Successor Trustee have elected to foreclose the trust deed by advertisement and sale pursuant to ORS 86.705 to ORS 86.795 and to sell the real property identified above to satisfy the obligation that is secured by the Trust Deed.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Successor Trustee or Successor Trustee’s agent will, on April 28, 2014, at one o’clock (1:00) p.m., based on the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, just outside the main entrance of the Coos County Courthouse, 250 N. Baxter, Coquille, Oregon, sell for cash at public auction to the highest bidder the interest in said real property, which Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of the execution

by Grantor of the Trust Deed, together with any interest that Grantor or the successors in interest to Grantor acquired after the execution of the Trust Deed, to satisfy the foregoing obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Trust Deed reinstated by payment to Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or Trust Deed and, in addition to paying said sums or tendering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Trust Deed, together with Trustee and attorney fees not exceeding the amounts provided by ORS 86.753.

In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, and the word “grantor” includes any successor in interest of grantor, as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by the Trust Deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in interest, if any.

In accordance with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, this is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. This communication is from a debt collector.

For further information, please contact Jesús Miguel Palomares at his mailing address of Miller Nash LLP, 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 3400, Portland, Oregon 97204 or telephone him at (503) 224-5858.

DATED this 16th day of December, 2013. /s/

Jesús

Miguel

B8 • The World •Thursday, December 26, 2013 Palomares Successor Trustee

Legal Services Project RFP #02-2013

File No. 080090-0843 PUBLISHED: The World- December 26, 2013, January 02, 09, and 16, 2014 (ID-20244779) The Oregon Department of Transportation is accepting bids until January 2, 2014 for approximately 411 mbf of standing Sitka spruce, Douglas-fir, and western hemlock timber located in Douglas County along highway US 101 between mile points 205.5 - 207. This timber sale will be made on a lump sum basis. Interested bidders must attend a pre-bid meeting. Minimum bid will be $50,000.00. A $5,000.00 bid deposit will be required to be submitted with the bid. Operations must be completed by April 18, 2014. Slash treatment is required.

For more information and to request a bid packet, call ODOT Forester at 503-508-1346.

PUBLISHED: The World- December 12, 19 and 26, 2013 (ID- 20244033) Public Notice Request for Proposals

North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities are accepting sealed bids from firms providing Legal Services on an “as-needed basis” for one (1) year with one (1) year renewable up to four (4) consecutive years upon mutual agreement. For a copy of the bid packet please contact our office at 1700 Monroe St, North Bend, Oregon, 97459-(541)756 ]4111.

Sealed bids will be accepted at the above stated office until 4:00 p.m.

Monday, January 6, 2013. The North Bend City/Coos-Curry Housing Authorities are an Equal Opportunity Employer and reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. For questions, please contact Ned Beman, Executive Director at (541) 751-2042.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 2013 Work gradually toward your goals in the year ahead. Focus on the details and quality that will set you apart from the competition. Let professional relationships evolve organically, and you will pick up useful information. Avoid making personal changes for the near future.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19) — Don’t slack where your personal and domestic responsibilities are concerned.

Lend a hand to the young or elderly. Remain near to home and avoid risky activities.

Protect your assets and your privacy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Honoring a promise you made will affect how you begin the New Year. To achieve your greatest dreams, you will need to make drastic changes. Listen carefully to advice given to you by close friends or family. Love will prevail.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Move forward with caution. The way others treat you will be a direct result of what you say. Don’t expect sympathy.

Emotions will escalate, leaving you in an awkward situation.

Honesty is required.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Seek practical advice from someone with experience. You must make changes, but first you must come to understand what is best for you. Don’t procrastinate.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Make exciting plans if you don’t want to be left behind.

Suggest traveling or doing something new. Make your thoughts manifest. You may be surprised by a connection with a co-worker.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — With a little hard work, you can implement your ideas. A partnership is likely to develop into something special. If you communicate openly, you will discover much common ground.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Don’t cave under pressure. Avoid being cornered.

Trust that you know how and when to use your expertise to get what you want. Rather than making changes, work with

what you’ve got.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Shopping or traveling will provide you with the most fun today. Major happenings are in store from someone who is interested in you. Love is highlighted. An aesthetic change will work out well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Charitable work or being active in your community will lead to a new service or outlet for your talents. Don’t allow skepticism to thwart your efforts. Be strong and compassionate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Take initiative and enjoy the limelight. Make an audacious move and prepare to be noticed. A change in the way you operate will foster exciting new connections and plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Try out a hobby or art form that is new to you, and you’ll discover an exciting way to incorporate it into your work and personal lives.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — Invite friends to your home for some muchneeded social time.

Entertaining will increase your popularity and give you a chance to show off in front of a person of interest. Love and romance are indicated.

SATURDAY, DEC. 28, 2013 Be true to your heart in the coming months. If you aim high, you will strive to be your best.

An audacious approach to selfpromotion will generate interest, sending you to the forefront of your field. Don’t let personal problems distract you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — This will be an emotional period when secrets will surface. Avoid allowing impulsive reactions to ruin your plans.Talk matters over until you find a way to proceed. Freedom and equality are not negotiable.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You need to stay active.

Experimentation, love and selfimprovement should be on the agenda. Inviting friends over will lead to a closer bond with the people who are most important to you.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — You’ll have an innovative concept that may lead to prosperity. Examine your options and make time to gather what you will require to proceed.

Avoid excess and excessive

people.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Domestic issues will shake your confidence. Have a night out and make new friends. Love is in the air and communicating openly will lead to an opportunity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Plan to travel or meet up with someone special. Examining family history will provide insight into the lifestyle you desire. Be open about your feelings, but accepting of how others respond.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — If you’re thinking of someone from your past, you should make contact with him or her.

Plans to reunite may lead to answers. A current partnership will transform.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Adhere to your plans regardless of added responsibilities. Taking challenges in stride will enhance your reputation and improve your selfesteem, paving the way for you to pursue new endeavors.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Don’t be evasive about your feelings. Clear the air so that you can make changes and move in a better direction. Don’t allow someone else’s responsibilities to weigh you down.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Make an effort to help others. You will impress someone you want to get to know better.

Don’t be discouraged by silly rules or general negativity.

Concentrate on what you can contribute.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Diplomacy will allow you to make your point without aggravation. Search for insights that will help you make a decision about your professional future or geographical location. Love is possible, but personal changes are required.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Learn through experience. Travel and research will help you make a decision. Your flirtation with an alternative lifestyle will point you in a new direction. Be honest about what you want.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) — Prepare for the upcoming year. Changing your direction or appearance may lead to new partnerships and opportunities. Enjoy yourself without spending a lot. Simplify your life and don’t miss out on romance.

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