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Wyden hopes to double harvest BY THOMAS MORIARTY
DeFazio said he hadn’t had time to examine the bill yet. “Ultimately, we need to pass a NORTH BEND — Oregon’s sen- plan out of the Democraticallyior U.S. senator introduced anoth- controlled Senate, go to conference and negotiate the differences er piece of legislation last week between the two bills so that we that he hopes will kick-start timcan pass a plan out of chambers ber harvests on federal lands in and get it signed into law,” the Oregon’s 18 timber counties. Springfield Democrat said. The Oregon & California Land Both bills cover the manageGrant Act of 2013, proposed by ment of a patchwork of 2.1 million Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is the acres of federal lands in 18 Western second piece of legislation introOregon counties that reverted to duced in Congress this year. The first was Rep. Peter DeFazio’s O&C the federal government after the Oregon & California Railroad went Trust, Conservation and Jobs Act, bust. passed the House on Sept. 20 as By the time of part of H.R. 1526. Wyden’s afterThe Oregon Democrat unveiled noon media telehis legislation at the Capitol in conference on the Salem, saying it would double the bill, the proposal timber harvest to more than 300 was receiving By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post million board feet, while giving the mixed reviews first-ever legislative protection to Duane Wisehart talks with community members during a meet and greet at the Umpqua Discovery Center on Nov. from industry old growth forests. 7. Wisehart, who is with the Hemet Police Department in California has accepted the position as Reedsport police groups. Ron Wyden Sen. Still, the harvest would be less chief. He still must undergo contract negotiations and a background check before a start date can be determined. According to than half the logging needed to fill Partin, presiTom a $35 million annual funding gap dent of the American Forest caused by the expiration of a federal safety net, Wyden’s office said. Resource Council, Wyden’s bill doesn’t do enough to protect timIf Wyden’s bill passes the ber jobs. Senate, it faces a potentially diffi“A real solution will end the BY STEVE LINDSLEY ented, fiscally responsible, and community minded. cult reconciliation with the House continuous parade of litigation The Umpqua Post He said it was a tough process. bill in committee. Gov. John that has crippled our communi“It was no easy task finding someone to fill Kitzhaber, who joined Wyden in ties,” he said. REEDSPORT — Reedsport City Manager Jonathan Fandrey’s shoes,” Wright said. “He had many great making the announcement, sugRandi Spivak, public lands proWright has announced the conditional appointment qualities and had begun some very positive program- gested the ultimate solution lies gram director for the Center for of Duane Arthur Wisehart as police chief for the city matic changes within the Department. It was impor- somewhere between Wyden’s bill Biological Diversity, said the bill of Reedsport. Wisehart currently works for the tant for me to find someone who has the knowledge and the one approved in the would harm forests, watersheds, Hemet Police Department in California. and experience to pick up where Fandrey left off.” House. fish and wildlife, and undo the delThe search for a police chief began in August, shortly Wright said he had a tough choice to make. While both bills split federal icate compromise of the after the unexpected death of Chief Mark Fandrey. forest lands in the O&C counties “We had many qualified applicants and capable Northwest Forest Plan. “The City began this process looking for a strong in half — setting aside one half finalists for the Chief Position,” he said, “however, “If Sen. Wyden proceeds with leader, like Chief Fandrey,” Wright wrote in a news for managed harvest — they differ the bill as drafted it could re-ignite SEE WISEHART, PAGE A7 in how they try to boost timber release, “who has a high level of integrity, is team orithe Pacific Northwest timber revenue. wars,” Spivak said. The House bill places lands into Under Wyden’s bill, environa federal trust for management on mental impact statements for behalf of the counties, while the O&C forests are slated to last 10 Senate bill orders the BLM to man- years, and lawsuits challenging BY STEVE LINDSLEY board applies by a Dec. 31 deadline. switch sewer service from the city age harvests in designated “forest BLM action need to be filed within The Umpqua Post Becky Bryant is regional coorof Reedsport to a wastewater facil- emphasis areas.” 30 days of the decision being dinator with the Oregon Business ity at the International Paper site, Coos County Commissioner finalized. GARDINER — Now that the Development Department’s north of Gardiner. Bob Main, who sits on the board of “This is a key aspect of the possibility exists for the Gardiner Infrastructure Finance Authority the Association of O&C Counties, They were told, at that time, debate, What we basically said is Sanitary District, a project to (IFA). She put together the package financing wasn’t available for the said the organization appreciated everybody gets one bite, one real replace a leaky sewer pipe under that was offered to GSD. Wyden’s efforts but had no comswitch to the IP site. bite at the apple,” Wyden said. the Umpqua River could begin. The The GSD board had applied to ment on the plan itself. Bryant said she didn’t give up “You would come together once district has access to two grants, the state and federal government “We will meet in a few days and SEE INFRASTRUCTURE, PAGE A6 come up with an analysis of the in June for loans or grants to help it which total $2.4 million, if the SEE WYDEN, PAGE A6 proposal,” Main said. The Umpqua Post
Wisehart tapped for police chief
GSD in line for $2.4 million in grants
Crazy Christmas sweater contest at the Holiday Bazaar
Sen. Wyden shares views on American Bridge closure THE UMPQUA POST
THE UMPQUA POST REEDSPORT — The 52nd annual Holiday Bazaar is Friday, Dec. 6, and Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Reedsport Community Building on Winchester Avenue. There is free admission, but cans of food will be appreciated. There is also a luncheon available both days, along with pictures with Santa on Saturday, raffles and door prizes. Arts, crafts, food, gifts and collectibles will be featured at the bazaar. It’s sponsored by Coastal Douglas Arts and Business Alliance and the theme is “Handcrafted, Homemade and Homegrown.” This year also features the vendors’ Crazy Christmas Sweater Contest. The public will vote on their favorites on Friday. The public is also welcome to enter their
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Contributed photos by Liz Adamo
Santa Spruces Up For Season Even the iconic cheery old man needs an annual make-over before all the public appearances ahead. A beard perm, compliments of Jennifer Harrington, owner of Cut Loose Hair Salon, is where the magic starts. She says in her 30 years of business, only Gareth Mast has requested a beard perm “for a friend.” It takes a lot of rollers and a lot of time to get it just right, but with three years experience now, Jennifer has proven she has what it takes to create the perfect curly, fluffy Santaworthy beard. Kids who want to give the beard a traditional little tug for authentication purposes, can do so at the Myrtlewood Gallery on U.S. Highway 101 in Reedsport, throughout the holiday season on any days except Thursdays and Sundays. The jolly old soul keeps one of his many workshops there and is always happy to take a break to hear the wishes of children while parents snap photos.
NORTH BEND — Following U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s town hall, he spoke to The Umpqua Post about American Bridge Manufacturing’s closure and layoff of 51 employees in Reedsport last month and the beginning of smallport dredging in September. “It’s very, very troubling,” he said of American Bridge’s closure. “It’s a byproduct of what happens when you don’t have a path forward to get more private sector investment. I was talking today about issues relating to small business and tax fairness. Most of our businesses in Oregon are small.” Rather than giving tax breaks to companies moving overseas, Wyden said those breaks need to be given to small business owners starting up here. “This all goes to what is the key to business investment, which is giving people confidence so they
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put their dollars in private sector investment that becomes an economic multiplier,” he said. There also needs to be a longterm plan to continue small-port dredging, he said, which just launched in Reedsport, Florence and Port Orford this fall. “I was able to get what amounts to an opportunity for additional investments in small ports,” he said of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013, which is between the U.S. Senate and House. “For me the priority in that bill as it relates to Oregon is making sure the small ports aren’t being left behind. It goes again to the confidence of people investing in rural Oregon is that they know those ports are going to be there so that they can move goods and products.”