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Coquille fisherman helps rescue local couple, cats BY AMY MOSS STRONG The World
Photos contributed by Cynthia Schneider
The FV Sea Princess sinks 60 miles off of Coos Bay Aug. 5. The vessel’s engine exploded blowing open its hull. Port of Bandon commissioner and fisherman Rick Goche rescued Mark and Cynthia Schneider, the boat’s owners, and their two cats, Jasper and Topaz.
BANDON — Sixty miles out to sea in 6,000 feet of water could be a lonely place to have an on-board explosion that sends you flying through the air. But in a fishing community, help can be a radio call away, even 14 hours from the nearest port. Such was the case on Monday, Aug. 5, when Mark and Cynthia Schneider lost their livelihood in a few short minutes. The engine of
their fishing vessel, the 60-foot Sea Princess, blew a hole in the hull of the boat while they were albacore fishing in the Pacific Ocean about 85 miles northwest of Coos Bay. Port of Bandon commissioner and fellow commercial fisherman Rick Goche, a Coquille resident, also was albacore fishing in the area aboard the Peso II, along with several other boats. Goche received the call about 5 p.m. and arrived on the scene 15 minutes later to find the Schneiders floating in the
water, watching the Sea Princess sink before their eyes. Goche and his brother Larry pulled the couple out of the water. Then they saved the cats.
A fixer-upper Fishing was good that day and the weather was calm. The Schneiders, who moor their boat in Winchester Bay during the winter months while they enjoy snowrelated activities from their LaPine SEE RESCUE | A8
Helping our neighbors
Fishermen want seasons to overlap BY THOMAS MORIARTY The World
NORTH BEND — We want more opportunities, local fisherman told Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday night. The agency’s meeting at the North Bend Public Library was intended to draw input on 2014 regulations for halibut and 2015-2016 regulations for groundfish. Patrick Mirick, ODFW’s assistant project leader for halibut, said that while the state regulates groundfish under a federal maximum, Oregon’s halibut take falls under a catch sharing plan approved annually by the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The bulk of the sportfishing community’s requests revolved around the incidental take of non-target species during a given season. Bill Whitmer, who owns Betty Kay Charters in Charleston with his wife Margery, said that halibut fishing should be expanded to allow anglers fishing for rockfish to retain incidental halibut. “I think that should be pushed into whatever depth we’re allowed to fish rockfish,” Whitmer said. Halibut and bottomfish seasons are currently separated by the state. Darrell Pruden, a retired ODFW biologist and sport fisherman, asked about allowing incidental rockfish and lingcod take during the all-depth halibut season. Mirick said the agency was concerned that targeting of lingcod and other species that live near rock piles could lead to greater incidental take of restricted yelloweye rockfish. The state requires fishermen to immediately release any yelloweye they catch. But ODFW has to count many of those fish toward an incidental take quota since the deepwater fish often die shortly after being brought to the surface. Mirick said ODFW is encouraging the use of descending devices, which lower fish back to their native depth and could allow the agency to count fewer yelloweye toward the incidental take quota. Oregon State Police Lt. David Gifford, who supervises fish and wildlife enforcement in the southwest portion of the state, said that the only way to increase use of the devices would be to mandate their use. The trooper said there’s currently little incentive to use them because of the way yelloweye restrictions are currently written. “If a guy turns one back in and it dies, he’s still met with the letter of the law,” Gifford said. Reporter Thomas Moriarty can be reached at 541-2691222, ext. 240, or by email at thomas.moriarty@theworldlink.com . Follow him on Twitter: @ThomasDMoriarty.
By Alysha Beck, The World
Kadance Scott prepares a plate of salad, chicken enchiladas, homemade refried beans and rice at The Green Spot in Coos Bay on Tuesday. Scott and other volunteers serve food every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for people who are hungry.
Feeding the homeless three days a week BY EMILY THORNTON The World
COOS BAY — Plates of piping hot enchiladas, rice and beans were paired with watermelon and fed to dozens of hungry people Tuesday. The free food is doled out to about 50 homeless people from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at The Green Spot. The edible offerings, which began in May, combines Neighbors in Need and The Green Spot to reach out to those who don’t get help from area food banks. It also helps folks get their food handler’s permit and teaches them how to work in a professional kitchen. It is all made possible by the community’s donations. “We’re trying to give people the
skills to become more productive in the community,” said Anthony Pescatore, manager of The Green Spot. Besides feeding people and helping them learn to cook, Pescatore said he teaches people how to run sound systems or do whatever they find interesting. “We want to make them feel like they count,” Pescatore said. He said when he was homeless in the 1980s, someone let him do something on his own and it “made all the difference. It gave me some self-esteem.” Anyone may leave non-perishable food, clothing or blankets at The Green Spot’s front door downtown. They also may donate their time. “Everything helps,” said Pescatore. “We run out of everything. We can always use canned goods.”
The menu depends on what is donated. Some days, they receive produce from the farmer’s market, he said. Other days, it’s more canned food. “We never know what we’re going to cook.” Angie Caswell of Coos Bay said she’s been helping at The Green Spot for about three months. She got her food handler’s permit with their help. Although homeless herself, she said she enjoys feeding people. “I get to help out people,” Caswell said. “It makes me feel good.” Kadance Scott of Coos Bay said she enjoys giving back. She isn’t homeless, but said she realized the need in the community. SEE NEIGHBORS | A8
Following clashes, Egypt declares state of emergency
Carol Kirk, North Bend Bobby Fraser, Coos Bay Virginia Reynolds, Coos Bay Rose Duvall, North Bend Phyllis Moore, North Bend
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replaced Morsi after he was ousted in a July 3 coup. The two sit-in camps at two major intersections on opposite sides of the Egyptian capital began in late June to show support for Morsi. Protesters — many from Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood — have demanded his reinstatement. The violence drew condemnation from other predominantly Muslim countries, but also from the U.N. and the United States, which said the crackdown will only make it more difficult for Egypt to move forward. The Egyptian Central Bank
Stun gun usage The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon wants to see the police’s internal records from 2008 Eugene case.
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ed the country. Police stations, government buildings and Coptic Christian churches were attacked or set ablaze. Smoke clogged the sky above Cairo and fires smoldered on the streets, which were lined with charred poles and tarps after several tents were burned. The smaller camp was cleared relatively quickly, but clashes continued at the main site near a mosque that has served as the epicenter of the proMorsi campaign. The assault came after days of warnings by the military-backed interim administration that
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CAIRO — Riot police swept in with armored vehicles, bulldozers and helicopters Wednesday to clear two sprawling encampments of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, sparking running street battles elsewhere in Cairo and other Egyptian cities. At least 149 people were killed nationwide, many of them in the assaults on the protest vigils. The interim government
declared a monthlong state of emergency, ordering the armed forces to support the police in efforts to restore law and order and protect state facilities. Egypt’s interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei resigned on Wednesday. A nighttime curfew for Cairo and 10 provinces also was put into effect. Clashes also broke out elsewhere in the capital and other provinces across the country, injuring more than 1,400 people nationwide, as Islamist anger spread over the crackdown on the 6-week-old sitins of Morsi supporters that divid-
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instructed commercial banks to close branches in areas affected by the chaos, a sign of alarm that the violence could spiral out of control. The landmark Giza Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum also were closed to visitors for the day as a precaution, according to the Ministry of Antiquities. The turmoil was the latest chapter a bitter standoff between Morsi’s supporters and the interim leadership took over the Arab world’s most populous country. The military ousted Morsi after SEE EGYPT | A8
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