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McCullough Bridge reopens to traffic Minor closure for historic bridge

BY KURTIS HAIR The Umpqua Post

NORTH BEND — The Oregon Department of Transportation reopened the McCullough Bridge on Sunday after last week’s storm caused damage that forced its closure.

Last Wednesday afternoon, high winds broke loose a temporary work enclosure over the bridge, prompting its closure so crews could make repairs.

Unfortunately, this weekend’s high winds also delayed work on the enclosure, continually pushing back the open date.

Drivers are advised to use caution when crossing the bridge. Both sidewalks on the bridge are still closed for the next week.

Dan Latham, a project information specialist for the Oregon Department of Transportation, said the enclosure did not have the proper bracing around it when it broke loose and slid approximately 60 feet out of place. Workers had to wrap a cable around the

SEE BRIDGE, PAGE A6

BY STEVE LINDSLEY The Umpqua Post

Photo by Steve Lindsley, Umpqua Post

NORTH BEND — The Coos Bay Bridge opened in June 1936. It retired the ferry Oregon, which had made regular quarter-hour trips across the bay.

It was renamed the Conde B. McCullough Memorial Bridge in 1947, the year after McCullough died. He was the engineer who designed the bridge.

According to a registration form for the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge has required only routine maintenance, such as painting, cleaning, pier soundings and minor repairs.

Many vehicle accidents have closed the bridge for periods of time, including one on Aug. 26. Three

The ODOT sign in Reedsport gives travelers the good news: U.S. Highway 101 is now open over the McCullough Bridge.

SEE HISTORY, PAGE A6

Sen. Merkley makes stop in Reedsport

BY STEVE LINDSLEY The Umpqua Post

It’s a rare sight in Reedsport, but it does happen during campaign season.

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley was in Reedsport on Thursday, Oct. 23, as part of his “Jobs & Opportunity Tour” – visiting 50 towns in seven days to get out the vote.

Merkley is just completing his first six-year term and is in a general election race with Republican Dr. Monica Wehby.

The Democrat spoke with some of his invited supporters at Harbor Light restaurant.

“Thank you all,” he told the more than dozen supporters.

“Thanks for coming.”

He talked about a variety of topics.

“Basically, reconnecting with folks about the underlying battle for the U.S. Senate,” he said. “This is a battle that is really about a fair shot for every American. A fair shot involves: You’ve got to have the ability to have living-wage jobs, good-paying jobs. This is really a difficult piece in our

By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley made a stop in Reedsport on Thursday as part of a seven-day, 50-city campaign tour. It was part SEE MERKLEY, PAGE A6 of his “Jobs & Opportunity Tour.” Merkley spoke to supporters at Harbor Light Family Restaurant

Banquet celebrates Boys and Girls State meeting attendees

BY STEVE LINDSLEY The Umpqua Post

Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post

The American Legion of Reedsport honors students who attended Girls and Boys State in Salem in June. Six students attended the leadership conference. Five came to a recognition dinner at the Lower Umpqua Senior Center. Megan Laskey, left, is introducing her mom at the dinner. Other students at the dinner are Janzen Norton, Kaylynn Hixenbaugh, Isabel Lavigne and Ryley Mann. Sara Mattice was not able to attend the dinner.

Five students thanked the local American Legion post for their trip to Boys and Girls State at Willamette University in Salem over the summer.

The students were Ryley Mann, Megan Laskey, Kaylynn Hixenbaugh, Janzen Norton and Isabel Lavigne.

They gave a report at a recognition banquet at the Lower Umpqua Senior Center on Oct. 1. They also introduced their parents and families.

The events are designed to give high school students a chance to learn about the legislative process in a week-long leadership conference.

Students can run for office, including governor and the legislature, and can also serve as state troopers, reporters, lobbyists

and attorneys.

Sara Mattice also went to Girls State, but was unable to attend the recognition dinner.

“At first, going to Girls State was a scary thought,” Hixenbaugh said. “Being a teenager, the first thing you think about is, ‘What are people going to think of me when I get there?’

She admitted she was nervous when she first got to Salem. She was separated from her friends from Reedsport.

“I know they did this to help us make different friends,” she said. “I was scared.”

She overcame her fear to run for the House of Representatives, and was elected.

She said she found the other girls in her “county” were just as nervous as she was.

“When we started talking and laughing,” Hixenbaugh said, “we realized how ridicu-

SEE BANQUET, PAGE A7

Reedsport council to discuss maps for levee certification THE UMPQUA POST The Reedsport City Council will hear a report on mapping at its Monday, Nov. 3 meeting.

A work session will be held at 6 p.m. in the city hall conference room. Among the topics will be a presentation by the Oregon Department of Geology and

Mineral Industries and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The maps are an important aspect to the city in regards to the levee certification and floodinsurance rates in the downtown and midtown.

The work session will also include discussion of whether to end a moratorium on systems

development charges in the city.

The regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. in council chambers.

There will be more discussion, and possible action, on the work session items.

The mayor will also read an “Annual Sale of Buddy Poppies by Veterans of Foreign Wars Proclamation.”

City manager Jonathan Wright will also give an update on the certification process for the city’s three miles of levee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did a recent routine inspection of the levee.

The council could also adopt a meeting schedule for city council and budget meetings for 2015.

An executive session will be held regarding current litigation or litigation likely to be filed and to review and evaluate the employment-related performance of the chief executive officer.

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Reedsport Farmers’ Market to conclude this week The organizer said the first year of the Old Towne Reedsport Merchant Association (OTRMA) Farmers’ Market has gone pretty well.

The final market of the season will be Friday, Oct. 31.

“We’re going to have a doggie costume contest that day,” Kathi Wall-Meyer said. “Halloween doggie costumes. People bring their little pets dressed up in Halloween costumes. It’s going to be at 1 p.m. It’s just a little quirky thing to do to celebrate Halloween and the last day.”

The market will run at it’s usual time: From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The market started on May 23 and Wall-Meyer

said it’s progressed.

“It’s done really good,” she said. “In fact, it’s done better than what I thought it would do.”

She said that’s based on volunteer sales numbers that vendors provided her at the end of each Friday market.

“We count customers during the day, too,” she said. “It has done pretty good. It’s done better than pretty good for the first year.”

The market, held during the growing season featured “traditional, non-GMO, no synthetics applied, conventionally grown,” products, according the OTRMA’s original news release. WallMeyer said they wanted to feature certified organic,

locally grown vegetables and fruits.

She said she expects the market to grow next year.

“The thing is, before the end of the year, we had four or five farmers we didn’t have this year tell us that are coming next year,” WallMeyer said. “That’s a real plus, because I think they were kind of waiting to see how the market was going to do before they jumped in.

“It’s going to be even better next year.”

Friday, Oct. 24, saw the first significant rain of the year on the market.

“For the most part,” Wall-Meyer said, “we only had one or two days it was rainy. Last market, last Friday was probably the

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Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputies will be conducting a traffic safety campaign focusing on DUII enforcement for the upcoming Halloween weekend.

A news release states the campaign begins Thursday, Oct. 30 and will continue through Sunday, Nov. 2.

As part of the campaign, the Sheriff’s Office has increased traffic patrols directly focusing on DUII related investigations in Douglas County.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Oregon Department of Transportation, encourages all drivers to celebrate the holidays safely, and follow these tips: Even one drink can impair your judgment and increase the risk of getting arrested for driving drunk — or worse, the risk of having a crash while driving.

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First Friday to feature Burch, Chickering CDABA to feature two local artists in a First Friday . . . Art is for Everyone event on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.

The event will be hosted by the Lower Umpqua Hospital, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport. This receptionstyle First Friday event will be held in the lobby of the hospital between 5 and 7 p.m.

Rose Burch is an accomplished professional freelance artist with a Masters in Fine Art. Rose resides quietly in the Northwest, where she has been an instrument through which art and the written word flow and where she draws the creative process from within as an artist and facilitator of art exploration.

She presents art and the written word as a locution and courier of that which might not otherwise be observed or visually embraced. Her work endeavors to validate and encourage life … itself alive and vibrant! Creative expressions reveal images of conceptual, symbolical, and allegorical significance molded into existence through water, watercolor pigment, and the

color of light. Her works are acclaimed in corporate and private collections and exhibits in the USA and internationally.

Local fiber artist Theresa Richards Chickering began making traditional quilts approximately 25 years ago. To keep her craft interesting and fresh she is always exploring the use of different techniques and material. Today she combines contemporary quilting and mixed media techniques with such non traditional materials as her own hand dyed, stamped, and painted fabrics. Theresa’s favorite subjects include realistic landscapes and other nature based subjects but occasionally a more abstract piece finds it way into the mix. Theresa loves the challenge of making her pieces have as much depth and dimension as possible, so that the viewer is amazed that the piece is made with fabric.

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Library hosts Food For Fines November is Food for Fines Month at the library.

The Douglas County Library system is offering the program, along with conducting a food drive in November in partnership with Umpqua Community Action Network Food Shares.

The library, including the branch in Reedsport, will accept donations of non-perishable food items in lieu of paying overdue fines. Patrons are encouraged to bring boxed or canned food items.

The program will begin in November and end November 30 during regularly scheduled library hours.

Fines may be paid at the rate of one food item per dollar of overdue fine owed.

Fines, of course, can also be paid with cash.

Donations must be made at the front desk and presented to a staff member.

Most needed items include dry goods, entreetype foods, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, dry beans, baking mixes, pasta, pork and beans, tuna, chili, flour, canned or dry soups, rice, canned spaghetti and oatmeal. Dried fruits, nonfat dry milk, and baby foods are also encouraged.

The rules also include no glass containers, no homecanned items, no damaged or open packages, no dented cans, no repackaged or expired food and no non-nutritional beverages such as soda.

Library staff also advise that you don’t need to have an overdue fine to donate food or cash.

OBITUARIES Helen Frances Fitzgerald Nov. 27, 1924 - Oct. 14, 2014

Helen Frances Fitzgerald, 89, of Reedsport, was born Nov. 27, 1924, in St. Joseph, Mich., to John and Pepca Martinjak.

Fitzgerald She grew up on a farm in Michigan later moving to Illinois with her family.

During World War II she and her family moved to California. In 1946, Helen married Elmore “Bud” Fitzgerald in Los Angeles. She and her husband eventually moved to Downey, Calif., where they raised their three children and she worked at North American Aviation.

Spending time with her family and friends was always Helen’s number one priority.

A close second was caring for her dogs and cats. She also enjoyed sewing, baking, bowling, lecturing for weight watchers and crafts.

Upon moving to Reedsport, Helen got involved with the Senior Center and was a member of St. Johns Catholic Church.

For many years she was a generous contributor to

many humane organizations as she carried a passion for animals. Above all else Helen was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Helen Fitzgerald passed away Oct. 14, 2014 in Reedsport with her family by her side.

Helen is survived by her children, Denyse Fitzgerald of Reedsport, John Fitzgerald of Reno, Nev., and Robert and Susan Fitzgerald of Reedsport; sibling, Marti Martinjak of Las Vegas, Nev.; grandchildren, Vicki Bowley of Reno, Chris Fitzgerald of Portland, Stacey Fitzgerald, Brett Fitzgerald, and Kelsey Mulkey all of Reedsport; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, “Bud” Fitzgerald; siblings, Mitzi Herman and Robert Marty; and grandchild, Danielle Helene Kosters.

The family would like to express their gratitude and love to longtime caregiver and friend, Tessie Lopez.

Private services will be held for Helen Frances Fitzgerald.

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A highway to somewhere Our view We think the idea of a highway from Coos Bay to the Idaho border holds promise — if you can be open to grand ideas.

Gubernatorial candidate Dennis Richardson raised an idea for economic development recently that we bet you thought had gone the way of the dinosaur — a highway linking Coos Bay with Ontario (ours, not the Canadians’).

The idea is not new.

In fact, more than a decade ago the Oregon State Grange led a pretty aggressive campaign to give the notion some traction.

Grange member John Shank led the charge at the time. But

he admitted this week that he could never get the political backing to overcome concerns about the cost and doubts about the necessity.

“Well, I’m an engineer,” he said, modestly, “not a politician. But it’s a viable project, in our opinion.”

The proposal basically calls for a highway that would offer an alternative link to Interstate 5, then on to points beyond,eventually to Boise.The project doesn’t necessarily need to be

an interstate; just a fairly level strip of concrete, with spans and occasional passing lanes,and on and off ramps — not a state highway with hills, curves and intersecting feeder roads.

Richardson, as the Grange did years ago, suggests such a highway would open up the midsection of the state for all kinds of potential — an alternative to I-84 to the north, more direct access to our deep water port, easier access to the entire South Coast and Northern California

Celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11

BY JOHN MCDONALD Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is just a couple of weeks away and, all around Douglas County, people are preparing to celebrate.

The holiday’s history is provided in great detail on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website: http://www.va.gov/opa/vets day/vetdayhistory.asp. I encourage you to share the link with friends and family, especially those unfamiliar with the holiday’s origin as Armistice Day, following the end of World War I. Here’s one excerpt I want to share: The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11 a.m.

The annual Veterans Day Remembrance at Canyonville City Hall begins at 11 a.m.

Tabitha Howell, Commander of VFW Post 9744, told me the remembrance will include speakers, snacks and, weather permitting, a flyover. On Veterans Day morning, members of the local 4H Club, Boy Scouts, VFW and other local service groups will place flags on veterans’ graves at cemeteries in Canyonville, Riddle and Myrtle Creek.

Flags will also be placed along Riddle’s main street.

“This is an opportunity to show our support and passion for veterans,” said Howell. “We welcome people to come spend some time us, VETERANS see our VIEWPOINT memorial wall, and enjoy some free cookies and coffee.”

For more information about John the M c D o n a l d Veterans Day Remembrance in Canyonville, contact Tabitha Howell at 541-6803765 or via email: tabbycat2223@gmail.com.

Veterans Day in Reedsport will be recognized with a poppy distribution.

Robert McGuire, Commander of the VFW Post 3594 in Reedsport said poppies will be available November 8-11 at Safeway and Price ‘N Pride.

Donations for the poppies will be graciously accepted with proceeds going to help local veterans.

“This is an opportunity to help veterans and their families,” said McGuire. “All the money we make stays right here in town.”

Roseburg’s annual Veterans Day Parade kick off in downtown at 11 a.m.

Registration for entries ends October 31 but late entries will be added to the parade lineup in the order received.

A re-dedication of the Myrtle Creek Veterans Memorial is planned for Saturday, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.

The memorial is located across the street from Millsite Park, on Volunteer Way, roughly half a block down from Main Street.

Ted Romas, President of the Myrtle Creek-Tri City Area Chamber of Commerce and an Air Force veteran himself, told me that the ceremony came about as a result of the hard work of the City of Myrtle Creek, American Legion Post 123, and several other local service and fraternal organizations.

“This memorial has names going back to World War I,” said Romas. “All the names on this memorial are from veterans who lived in the Myrtle Creek area. What I think is important is that people come to the re-dedication to see the significant improvements made to the Memorial, with the importance of recognizing our fallen heroes.”

Romas also said that the front of the Myrtle Creek Veterans Memorial had been resurfaced thanks to an

Eagle Scout project. The city also secured a grant for sidewalk improvements and flagpole installations. All of the work has made a dramatic improvement to the Memorial.

The re-dedication of the Myrtle Creek Veterans Memorial will also feature the traveling Oregon Memorial Wall, courtesy of the Umpqua Valley Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. For more information about the re-dedication, call Ted Romas at 541860-2037.

God bless our veterans and God bless America.

Have information to share with Douglas County veterans? Contact John at jd.mcdonald.jd@gmail.com or 541-580-6178.

John McDonald is a combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm with more than fifteen years of military service. He currently serves in the Oregon National Guard. John is president of the Douglas County Veterans Forum, and serves as a member of the Douglas County Veterans Advisory Committee, the Patrick W. Kelley VFW Post 2468 and the Earle B. Stewart American Legion Post 16.

LETTERS Boice is honest, forthright A few months ago, my husband walked up to me and asked me what I thought about him running for county commissioner. My response was that if he felt like that was the next chapter in our lives that he had my support. He was surprised by my answer because I am one of the most private people you will ever meet and the political world feels like they have the right to every intimate detail of your life. While I understand that who a person is today is a sum of their past, I also believe that what they have done with the knowledge from that past trumps the mistakes they have made. He wanted me to brace myself for the ugliness of mankind and the attack on the man that I love and respect wholeheartedly. I had people who have been in my shoes tell me that it is harder on the spouse to

stand by idly and watch the onslaught. He teases me constantly about having a momentary lack of wisdom.

He asked me why I was on board. I told him that our county needs a strong honest man who is not only not afraid to get his hands dirty, but welcomes the challenge. Our personal business is prospering with just occasional guidance from Chris and our day to day life is running smoothly at my direction. Big O Tires is much like a college aged child who has been well taught and trained is able to prosper under another’s leadership. It is true that our children are still at home, but if having school aged children disqualifies a man from leading in public service, he should not have had the children in the first place. Every father out there has to balance work and family. This is no different.

Someone also may want to inform the presidents, prime ministers, chairmen of the

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board, and countless other men that they are in over their heads. Heaven forbid we look at past presidents of our country who had toddlers in the White House and ask them what they were thinking. I also told him that I was willing to sacrifice time to serve the county with him and that we are and always will be a team.

I am not the kind of person to blindly or freely give approval to anyone because of who they are, even if they are related to me. I give love freely, but not approval.

Respect and trust are earned, and Chris Boice has both from me. The late Stephen Roos, MD, whom I had the honor of working under, told me on more than one occasion, “I love your husband.

He always tells me the truth.”

And, yes, that is a direct quote. He said it hundreds of times. People were intimidated by Dr. Roos because he could have a gruff exterior.

One simply had to look past the outward appearance to see his heart of gold. He never intimidated me or Chris and Dr. Roos had very few people who he considered his friend.

He told me that Chris Boice was his friend because he loved him enough to tell the truth even if it wasn’t easy.

Chris Boice is honest, hardworking, and kind. There are times when the truth in itself is not kind and he still needs to speak the truth in love. He does it, doing his best to minimize the blow to the heart that must receive it.

He does not have my vote because he is my husband, but because he would be my choice even if he was not. His character is above reproach and he is the same man every day, in every city, in any company. I promise you that your own investigation of what he has said and done will find him innocent of any accusation to be anything but hon-

est and forthright.

Dolly Boice Myrtle Creek

The past is not who we are I was reading the newspaper not long ago and saw an article about the commissioner candidates and how some had worked their way back from a financial hardship. Most of the candidates understood and spoke about how they’d learned valuable lessons and their present situation. However, one candidate, Gary Leif, said, “the past is who we are…”

Well, like a lot of people, I’ve endured some tough times too. My wife died unexpectedly of a blood clot; I lost my job and with no income, shortly thereafter I lost my home. I had a 13year-old daughter to raise. I felt like I’d been run over by a truck! I pulled myself up with the help of lots of friends. Today I am married to a wonderful lady, my daughter has graduated high school and we own a home.

I’m sorry if Mr. Leif thinks that because someone has had a tough time financially in the past that makes them less of a person.

There’s a lot of hardworking, honest people in this county that have been down. I don’t think his statement lends itself to being an understanding person. We need something more as a commissioner. The past is not who we are, the present is who we are!

There is a candidate who speaks the truth, has the qualifications and will represent the people fairly and honestly. I’m voting for Chris Boice; I encourage my friends to do the same.

Heath Howington Roseburg

coast. Infrastructure allows all kinds of enterprising possibilities.

We’ve described the South Coast as equivalent to an island,isolated from the rest of the world by the Oregon Coast Range,with limited passage by way of state highways 38 and 42.And this week’s closure of the McCullough Bridge was a clear reminder that we have but a single main lifeline to “mainland.”

This would be a longterm project, obviously.

And funding it would require some creativity.

Shank researched that, though, and suggests that bonds, creating a toll road or a combination of methods could pay the way.

We understand that this idea has gone nowhere before. We can imagine why. Ideas like these are sometimes seen as too big, too expensive, impractical, unnecessary.

Then again, that’s what some critics said about the interstate highway system, too.

We like the idea.

Noisier Before It Gets Quieter TARA LYN BLOHM, R.N, Lower Umpqua Hospital is redesigning its acute care nursing station!

Unfortunately,this remodel is going to cause the nursing station to be noisy for awhile, but in the end the THE CHANGING main FACE objective is tomake aquieter experience for our patients and their families.If OF HEALTH you have CARE ever stayed in a hospital you know that it’s noisy.Hospitals are a 24 hour businesswith staff members from many different departments who work together to meet the needs of our patients.When the nursing station was constructed,the focus was on an open design that facilitated the perception of being closer tothe nurses.

The realityis,noise from the hub of the nursing station is carried intopatient rooms making sleep/rest difficult for them.Our nursing station lacksanysort of barrier for sound travel.The current focus for nursing station design is tomakethe nurses easilyaccessible to patients and their families and installing sound deterrents.

Rubberized flooring,glass panels,and lowering the ceiling at the entrances tothe nursing station arejust a few sound deterrents in the remodel plan.

In addition, all hospitals contract with outside vendors to survey their patients after discharge using a standardized survey, designed by the United Stated Department of Health and Human Services, called HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems). This survey measures patients’ perceptions on the quality of their care. In the future, reimbursement

from Medicare will be affected by the quality of those scores. The results are publicly reported and compared to other hospitals. The Leadership Team at Lower Umpqua Hospital has been meeting monthly to evaluate each of the main survey questions and assess changes we can implement to improve and/or maintain our high scores.

One of the main questions is ‘During your stay,how often was the area around your room quiet at night?’As earlier stated,the hospital is never silent,especially the nursing station.There are patient call bells buzzing,the ringing of the phone,monitor alarms,pump alarms,not to mention the staff have to talk to each other about the care of their patients.It takes a big team all working together to take care of our patients’ needs and they all interact with the providers,nurses, and nurse assistants at the nursing station.In addition, it’s a rare patient who sleeps throughout the night.We provide care,which causes noise,all through the night to those patients who need us.

There are many ways to keep the noise level down; a remodel of the nursing station being the main one.

Other methods deployed are: Giving ear plugs to patients, replacing carts that rattle, placing rubber stoppers on doors that close loudly, decreasing the amount of overhead paging, and installing a Yacker Tracker at the nursing station. A Yacker Tracker is a stop light that measures sound; green is good, yellow means you need to be mindful and quieter, and red means you are being too loud. This is a visual reminder of the current noise level for all members of the healthcare team.

All of us at Lower Umpqua Hospital appreciate your patience while we get noisy with our remodel so we can be quieter after it’s completed.

How to contact your legislators U.S. Senators Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) 107 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-3753 Fax: 202-228-3997 Website: http://merkley.senate.gov/contact Sen. Ron Wyden (D) 223 Dirkson Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510-0001 Phone: 202-224-5244 Fax: 202-228-2717 Website: http://wyden.senate.gov/contact U.S. Representative — Congressional District 4 Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D) 2134 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-0001 Phone: 202-225-6416 Fax: 202-225-0032 Website: http://www.house.gov/formdefazio/contact.html State Senator — Senate District 5 Sen. Arnie Roblan (D) 900 Court St. NE, S-417 Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-986-1705 Fax: 541-267-5197 Email: sen.arnieroblan@state.or.us Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/roblan State Representative — House District 9 Rep. Caddy McKeown (D) 900 Court St. NE, H-376 District office Salem, OR 97301 P.O. Box 1410 Phone: 503-986-1409 Coos Bay, OR 97420 541-267-6843 Fax: 503-986-1130 Email: rep.caddymckeown@state.or.us Website: http://www.leg.state.or.us/mckeown

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Community Calendar Wednesday, Oct. 29 Douglas County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Douglas County Courthouse, Room 216, 1036 SE Douglas Ave., Roseburg; regular meeting.

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Thursday, Oct. 30 ■ City of Reedsport Urban Renewal District Advisory Committee — 3 p.m., city conference room, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport. Agenda includes a Main Street Program update, a downtown sidewalk enhancements project upate and an update of levee certification.

■ Spooky Stories — 4 p.m. (kids) and 7 p.m. (adults), Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Folklorist and story teller Abbie Anderson will explore spooky and scary tales. The 7 p.m. session is suitable for adults and teens and not recommended for kids under 10-yearsold. Refreshments will be served.

Friday, Oct. 31 Halloween Events Second Annual Town Trick or Treat — 3 to 7 p.m. Start at Umpqua Bank, 1975 Winchester Ave., Reedsport, to receive a list of particpating businesses. There will be a reward for parents visiting half or more of the businesses.

■ Aiden Senior Living — 5 to 7 p.m., Aiden Senior Living, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport. The center welcomes young ghosts and goblins on Halloween each year. The entrance to Aiden is next the main hospital entrance.

■ Harvest Festival — 6 to 8:30 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 509 19th Street, Reedsport. Nonscary, carnival-type games geared mostly toward children aged 3-t0-4-years-old and older ... up to sixth grade. One ticket is good for one game play.

■ Trunk ‘n’ Treat — 7 to 8 p.m. Participants park on 22nd Street and kids walk down the sidewalk to collect treats. This year there will be a prize of complete auto detailing for the bestdecorated trunk. Organized by the Church of God. A free spaghetti dinner will be served downstairs in the Church of God, 2191 Birch Ave., Reedsport, from 6 to 7 p.m.

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Saturday, Nov. 1 Breakfast — 7 to 11 a.m. at the Smith River Grange, Milepost 9 on Smith River Road. All-youcan-eat pancakes, side of eggs, sausage and a beverage. $6 adults. $3 kids 10 years and younger.

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Sunday, Nov. 2 Memorial dedication — 2 p.m., Reedsport Masonic Cemetery, Longwood Drive and Ranch Road, Reedsport.

A memorial in remembrance will be installed at the cemetery.

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Monday, Nov. 3 Reedsport City Council — 6 p.m. work session,

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city hall conference room, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport. Agenda for the work session includes a presentation from DOGAMI/FEMA on mapping and a review of Systems Development Charges.

The regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. in city council chambers.

Wednesday, Nov. 5

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women’s meeting 1011 a.m., United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive. Use High Street entrance. 541-3616152 for information.

Fiddlers, District 5 — 1 to 3 p.m. with jam afterward, Winchester Bay Community Center, 635 Broadway Ave., Winchester Bay. 541-759-3419.

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Breakfast Feast— 7 to

10 a.m. Winchester Bay Community Center, 635 Broadway Ave., Winchester Bay. Sausage biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and all-you-caneat pancakes. $6 adults. $4 children.

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Pancake Breakfast — 7

a.m., Reedsport Masonic Lodge, 626 Winchester Ave., Reedsport.

First Monday:

Douglas County Board of Commissioners — 9 a.m., Douglas County Courthouse, Room 216, 1036 SE Douglas Ave., Roseburg; regular meeting.

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Reedsport City Council — 6 p.m. work session, 7 p.m. council meeting, Reedsport City Hall, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport.

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Mondays

Second Tuesday:

Overeaters Anonymous 4-5 p.m., United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive.

■ Entertainment Night 6:30 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road.

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Tuesdays

■ Lower Umpqua Economic Development Forum Board — 7 a.m., Port of Umpqua Annex, 1841 Winchester Ave., Reedsport; regular meeting.

Second Wednesday:

Reedsport and Surrounding Areas – Accounting –

– Landscape Maintenance –

Reedsport Community Charter School Board — 6 p.m., Braves Center, Reedsport Community Charter School, 2260 Longwood Drive; regular meeting.

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SAFE Drug/alcohol recovery support group 6:30 a.m., Highlands Baptist Church, 2500 Longwood Drive.

■ Instructor available at the Computer Learning Center 9 a.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road.

■ Al-Anon meeting 10 a.m., United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive.

■ Exercise class, 10 a.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road.

■ Bingo 6 p.m., Eagles, 510 Greenwood Ave. ■ Coast Toasties Toastmasters Club 7:15 p.m., Reedsport Branch Library, 395 Winchester Ave. ■

Wednesdays Douglas County Board of Commissioners 9 a.m., Douglas County Courthouse, Room 216, 1036 SE Douglas Ave., Roseburg; regular meeting.

■ Preschool Story Time 11 a.m., Reedsport Branch Library, 395 Winchester Ave., Reedsport.

■ Soup’s On noon, Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport. Free lunch open to the public.

■ Bingo 1-3 p.m., Lower Umpqua Senior Center, 460 Winchester Ave., Reedsport.

■ Project Blessing Food giveaway 1-3 p.m., Old fire hall in Lions Park. The giveaway is open to everyone.

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Thursdays Rotary, 11:45 a.m., Bedrock’s Pizza, 2165 Winchester Ave. (Hwy 101), Reedsport.

■ AARP Food Pantry, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Henderson Park, Reedsport.

■ Exercise class, 1 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport.

■ Bingo 6:30 p.m., Lakeside Lions Hall, 890 Bowron Road. Doors open at 5 p.m.

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Sing-along, 7-8 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road.

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Third Wednesday: Reedsport School District Board — 6:30 p.m., Reedsport School District office, 100 Ranch Road; regular meeting.

■ Port of Umpqua Board — 7 p.m., Port of Umpqua annex, 1841 Winchester Ave., Reedsport; regular meeting.

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Fourth Wednesday: Lower Umpqua Hospital Board — 7:30 a.m., conference room, hospital, 600 Ranch Road, Reedsport; regular meeting.

■ Reedsport VFW — 7 p.m., senior center, 460 Winchester Ave.; regular meeting.

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– Roofing – – Blinds –

Second Thursday: Reedsport Chamber — 7:30 a.m. at Reedsport City Hall, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport.

■ Winchester Bay Sanitary District Board — 6 p.m., WBSD conference room, 936 Salmon Harbor Drive; regular meeting.

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First and third Thursday:

–Service –

Gardiner Reedsport Lions Club — 6:30 p.m., Bedrock’s Pizzeria, 2165 Winchester Ave. ■

Third Thursday: Gardiner Sanitary District — 6:30 p.m. at the Gardiner Fire Hall, 208 Marsh Street. Gardiner.

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Fourth Thursday: Reedsport Chamber— 7:30 a.m. at Reedsport City Hall, 451 Winchester Ave., Reedsport.

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First Saturday: Gardiner Rural Fire Protection District, 10 a.m., Gardiner Fire Hall, 208 Marsh St.; regular meeting.

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A6 •The Umpqua Post • Wednesday, October 29,2014

LOCAL Merkley FROM PAGE 1

Senator took opportunity to jab at Wehby’s positions

By Lou Sennick, The World

History FROM PAGE 1

Once when a ship hit the span, bridge was closed 6 weeks people were injured when a semi-truck caused a chain reaction of collisions on the bridge.

According to Oregon State Police, that crash happened around 1:51 p.m. when a 2006 Kenworth truck pulling a load of logs crashed into the rear of a commercial truck pulling a semi-trailer. Two passenger vehicles and a utility truck were also struck as a result.

A major incident happened in December of 1986, when the Swedish cargo ship Elgaren struck the center of the bridge.

The report says high tide

was 3 feet above average on Dec. 4 and a problem on the ship meant it could not lower a vertically-stowed loading ramp in time to keep it from hitting the bridge.

There was damage to the lower portion of both lateral supports, and some cross bracing had to be repaired.

The bridge was closed for six weeks.

The registration form states that local merchants kept their sense of humor about the bridge closure.

Some sold T-shirts that read “Where the Ship Hits the Span.”

The McCullough Bridge was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

The McCullough Bridge was still closed Thursday after two unrelated accidents the evening before. Oregon State Police said Mark Fortune of Florence died when he apparently drove off the causeway under the bridge and died. At about the same time, the temporary structure being set up for the renovation project shifted in the wind.

Bridge FROM PAGE 1

Damage done to the decorative rails on top of the bridge entire enclosure and winch it tight.

There was also damage to the rails on the top of the bridge which will have to be replaced. Latham said the rails were mainly decorative, and there is nothing wrong with the stability of the bridge.

During the closure traffic had been detoured to East

Bay Drive around the Coos Bay. Large commercial trucks were not be allowed on the detour, and were recommended to take Interstate 5.

At about the same time as the damage to the enclosure, a Florence man, 52-year-old Mark Fortune, died after his pickup truck fell from the work platform under the bridge into the bay. He was employed with the construction company, Great Western Corporation, contracted for the enclosure.

The incident remains under investigation.

economy, because we’ve creating a tilted playing field with China. China’s on the bottom end: All of the jobs are sliding there because of their labor standards and their low environmental standards. The result is: We have lost five million middle-class manufacturing jobs since 2001.”

Merkley said the U.S. has to level the playing field.

“We need to nurture manufacturing coming back,” he said.

Merkley touted his “Bring Jobs Home Act.” “(It) shuts down the tax loophole in which multinational (corporations) use our tax dollars to help subsidize the construction of foreign factories,” the Democrat said. “I think that’s outrageous. The idea that our American dollars are being used to subsidize our competition and move our jobs overseas.”

He said the U.S. should use tax credits to “bring jobs home.”

He also used his stop to attack Wehby.

“I can think of only one person in Oregon who is against this bill,” he said, “and that’s my opponent Monica Wehby. Not only does she oppose it, but she supports a tax plan developed by (Mitt) Romney, when he was running for president that makes it even cheaper, and easier, to ship jobs overseas.”

He said that’s the difference between a “We the people” democracy and a democracy run by, and for, the most powerful special interests.

“If you think about issue after issue in this campaign, that’s the difference,” Merkley said.

Merkley also said the U.S. must invest in infrastructure.

“I backed a bill that would have created approximately a million jobs in infrastructure,” he told supports. “It’s called ‘Rebuild America Act.’ It would have been paid for by the Buffett Rule. The Buffett Rule says that the marginal tax rate for multimillionaires and billionaires has to be just as high as it is for the middle class. Warren Buffett said, ‘There’s no reason I should be paying lower taxes, per dollar, then my secretary pays.’ It seems like a pretty fair deal to me.”

Merkley also addressed pay equity.

“That women should be paid the same as men for the same work,” he explained.

“Amazingly, this a principle that Monica Wehby opposes.”

He also addressed education.

“We have to restore a lot of the shop classes we had before,” he said, “because they’re good pathways to plumbing, to electricians, to sheet metal work, into a host of manufacturing jobs and construction jobs. I have a bill called ‘The Build Act’ to help replace a lot of the shop classes that disappeared under ‘No Child Left Behind.’ No Child Left Behind left the shop classes behind.”

Merkley’s tour also took him to Port Orford, Bandon, Coos Bay, Florence, Newport and Depoe Bay on Thursday and Lincoln City, Pacific City, Tillamook, Seaside, Astoria St. Helens and Scappoose on Friday.

Corrections Accuracy is important to us at The Umpqua Post. We want to correct errors quickly and have set aside space each week for that purpose.

If you believe information printed in the newspaper is in error, please call our office, 541-271-7474.

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No new answers in Gardiner Sanitary saga THE UMPQUA POST

materialized.

Gardiner’s first payment was due on Aug. 1. That payment was never made. Another payment is due in February. The GSD board has said it can’t afford the payments.

Belyea said DEQ had an agreement with Gardiner.

“Gardiner has the authority, and the capability if they want to, to go independent,” he said. “That was the direction they were looking for and we were not going to deny it, based on that (Reedsport wastewater expansion) loan.”

“You actually loaned money to Reedsport, on behalf of us,” board member Richard Nored said, “and then turned around and loaned an amount of money to Gardiner to go the other way.”

“You could view it that way,” Belyea admitted.

Belyea said his department has asked for an opinion from the Oregon Justice Department on the loan and payback.

“What happens if Gardiner Sanitary District defaults on the loan,” he asked. “The contract says the DEQ will recover costs from Gardiner Sanitary District ... but Gardiner Sanitary District has no income so what will DEQ do next? That is a great question. I was hoping I would have more specifics when I came to this meeting. We have actually asked our attorney, our attorney is the Department of Justice.”

Belyea reiterated this is has never happened before in the history of like DEQ loans.

Belyea said it’s clear to him, at least, that the district owes the money.

“I’m not completely knowledgeable about all the history here,” he said. “But, looking at their planning loan application ... that the sanitary district negotiated with International Paper to transfer ownership of the wastewater lagoon to the district. That was the information that we were going on.”

There were no new answers regarding Gardiner Sanitary District’s (GSD) inability to pay a 2009 Department of Environmental Quality planning facilities loan of $215,000.

The new board for GSD, which took over this summer after the previous board was recalled, said the district doesn’t have the money to begin making the payments on that loan and that the DEQ erred in even giving the district the loan.

Dave Belyea, the manager of the DEQ Regional Environmental Solutions Office in Eugene came to the GSD board meeting Oct. 22 to say, essentially, he had no answers to questions asked of Keith Andersen a month earlier.

“Keith gave me a list of questions that you had from your last meeting,” Belyea said.

One question was whether DEQ had a copy of the loan application from 2009.

Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post “Do you have a copy of the loan applicaSome members of Reedsport City Council and city staff, along with others, took a boat tour of a tion ... not the loan agreement ... the loan proposed conservation area on Scholfield Creek. The idea is proposed by the McKenzie River application made by the previous Gardiner Trust. The trust must buy property from four entities, including the city of Reedsport, to create Sanitary District board and subsequent the tidal wetland conservation area. application for extending that loan,” Belyea asked. “Yes. I have one copy.”

Another question was why the DEQ loaned money to the previous board when Reedsport was given money to expand the wastewater treatment facility and include Gardiner in that expansion.

“DEQ really had no basis to deny Gardiner Sanitary District the planning loan, solely based on the fact that Reedsport had capacity, or even planned for, taking the flows from Gardiner Sanitary District,”

BY STEVE LINDSLEY ship have been very generous just some great opportuniBelyea said.

The Umpqua Post and helpful with their offer- ties to work with the The two loans were made about the same Umpqua SAWCD, the ing of their boat. time. Gardiner used its loan to explore movSome members of the Partnership for the Umpqua ing its wastewater treatment to a facility on “From my perspective, Reedsport council and city it’s really the best way to see Rivers and other partners the International Paper property and severstaff went on a boat tour of a the property. There’s just that we hope will, kind of, ing ties with Reedsport. That facility never Scholfield Creek parcel pro- nothing like being out on the get excited about this.” posed as a conservation are That includes local tribes. creek.” by the McKenzie River Trust Ruggiero said they still The trip was timed to be (MRT). out on the creek at high tide. had a lot to learn about the The trust made a presenproperty.

The project is approxiFROM PAGE 1 from all over.” tation to the full council in “Our first cut at undermately 241 acres. About 124 She also commented September and set up the standing what’s out here is of those acres are currently the dances were fun that Conference is a boat tour on Oct. 21. that these are tidal wetlands owned by the city of “and the food was really learning opportunity great.”

Along for the ride were that are in pretty good conReedsport. city councilors DeeDee The proposal, if MRT can dition,” he pointed out.

Isabel Lavigne said she for students Murphy, Debby Turner and Ruwaldt said the tour negotiate all the transacwas also nervous going in.

Linda McCollum; police participants would get a tions, will be called The “I knew, basically, nothlous it was to be so scared.” chief Duane Wisehart and good look at the property.

Scholfield Creek Wetlands.

She said she enjoyed the ing about government,” she public works director John “We’ll definitely motor The city is just one of the said. “Leaving Girls State, I work.

Stokes. up at least two of these tidal entities the trust has was so sad that it was over.

“We then were taught Also along for the tour channels,” he told the group. approached to purchase the I made friendships that will how to write bills,” she were Matt Ruwaldt, project “If anyone sees anything necessary property. last a lifetime. I learned so said. “When we finally manager and estuary biolothey’d like to get a close view “We have four different much more than I expectadded a bill to the docket, gist for Partnership for the of, we can definitely stop.” sellers involved in this projed.” which is the fun part, we Umpqua Rivers; Rhonda “We own a lot of property ect,” Ruggiero reminded the She said they got to the listened, debated and voted Black, the district up in the Yaquina estuary council. “The city of event late, but was encourmanager/conservation tech- Reedsport, Douglas County, and then the Alsea,” Lev said. on the bills. I really liked aged to run for governor. this because I loved the nician for the Umpqua Soil Rome Creek Timber and Mt. “A lot of things that we “I didn’t get it,” she good ideas the girls had and Water Conservation looked at buying estuary Scott Holding Company. noted. “I went knowing District (USWCD) and land is how much forest land and finding loopholes in Those two companies are, nothing about government some of the bills that Esther Lev, executive directhat we need to protect.” kind of, subsidiaries of and now I can discuss partor for The Wetlands She said they need to take weren’t quite done.”

Roseburg Resources. We’re liamentary procedure like a Megan Laskey addressed pro. I feel so much more Conservancy in Portland. a good look at the timberland working with one staff perReedsport Mayor and Ryan Ruggiero, land pro- son at Roseburg on negotiat- border with the proposed confident about my knowlRoseburg Community tection manager for the conservation area. ing the transaction.” edge of government and Charter School Teacher McKenzie River Trust led the Lev will be the project Ruggiero also provided a politics.” four hour tour. reviewer for a state grant the Keith Tymchuk. pep talk.

Ryley Mann was the “Sorry, Mr. Tymchuk,” He gave participants a “We’re really, really excit- McKenzie River Trust subonly Reedsport student to she said. “I kind of decided attend Boys State. primer before the trip at the mitted last week. ed about this project,” he USWCD office.

Ruggiero said they’re also I want to be a journalist, said. “The McKenzie River “I was really interested now.”

“I’m really excited about working on projects in the Trust has done a lot of work in going to Boys State to She had been leaning getting you all out on in the Umpqua River estuary Siuslaw basin and the learn about government,” Scholfield Creek,” Ruggiero before so this is, kind of, our Tahkenitch Lake basin, north toward a teaching career. he said. “It was a really fun “Graduation, now, is not experience.” of Reedsport in Lane County. said. “Matt and the partner- first foray into it. There are guaranteed,” Tymchuk He was elected to a laughed.

House of Representatives She said Girls State was seat. a great experience.

“It’s really amazed me,” she said, “how you can become so close to these girls in such a short amount of time.”

She admitted she did A new coordinated care bers of the community advi- have collaborated with run for a journalist position organization will be serving sory council. physicians, ancillary in her county and was western Douglas County.

A Columbia Pacific CCO providers and facilities to elected.

The board of the Lower statement said: “In each reduce costs while main“I got to write articles Umpqua Hospital District Oregon community, one or taining fee schedules by and they went into the heard about the changeover more CCOs serves as the assuming a portion of the Girls State newspaper,” she at its Oct. 22 meeting. umbrella for various risk.” said. “It was so great to see Portland-based provider groups, hospitals, A Columbia Pacific CCO Columbia Pacific CCO curhealth plans and agencies all spokeswoman did not make my work published in the newspaper and, not only rently serves Oregon Health working together to serve herself available for an published, but read and Plan (OHP) members in OHP members. Each CCO interview on the changeover. commented on by the girls Clatsop, Columbia, western works to improve patient

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Trillium to begin serving Reedsport in January

Douglas, and Tillamook Counties.

At the first of the year Eugene-based Trillium Community Health Plan will begin serving Reedsport and the surrounding area.

“The Trillium Board approved bringing the Lower Umpqua Health District into our CCO if that community is supportive,” Trillium spokeswoman Debi Farr wrote in an email. “Trillium has received letters of support from providers, hospital representatives and mem-

care and simplify the way patients access care.”

The Trillium website explains: “Trillium Community Health Plan is a leader in providing the most responsive customer service, outstanding coordination of care, and innovative healthcare through an extensive group of providers.

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“I actually helped make a couple of laws,” he said, “and one of them was even passed.”

“When I signed up for Girls State,” Norton said, “I had no idea what it was. I signed up because Kaylynn, Isabel and Megan signed. I thought, ‘My friends are doing it so I might as well do it, too.’”

She admitted she stood in the back of the room when she met the other girls of her county. She also was elected to the House of Representatives.

“I didn’t know anything about the House of Representatives when I went,” she admitted, “but it was really fun learning about everything. I liked listening to other peoples bills and listening to people argue back and forth about all their opinions.”

She thanked the American Legion for the opportunity to attend.

“My advice to someone who’s going to Girls State,” Hixenbaugh said, “would be to take this opportunity because you will learn so much and make new friends.”

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Pumpkins take to the air in Allegany

BY KURTIS HAIR The Umpqua Post

ALLEGANY — Families stood by to watch pumpkins fly.

On Sunday, the Mahaffy Pumpkin Patch held the second annual Pumpkin Chunkin’ contest in Allegany, and Marshfield High School took home the trophy, though there were no challengers.

Reedsport Community Charter School had to drop out due to mechanical issues with its chunker.

Despite the lack of competition, about 50 people watched as Marshfield High students Ryan Mueller and Chase Atkins loaded pumpkin after pumpkin into a catapult and launched those big, orange goo-bombs into the air.

The sun came out just in time to get the Pumpkin Chunkin’ festivities started, and Mueller and Atkins did not disappoint. The furthest pumpkin soared and smashed at 155 feet.

“You have to admit, that’s pretty cool,” said emcee of the event Garth Frost.

Mueller and Atkins, along

with other Marshfield students, built the 18-foot catapult for a school project the previous year. Shawna Mahaffy, owner of the pumpkin patch, said she heard about the project and came up with the idea of bringing the catapult to the pumpkin patch.

“We were just thinking of an opportunity to do something for the kids,” Mahaffy said.

Mahaffy, along with her husband Ryan, started the pumpkin patch five years ago to bring families and those in the community closer together, and it has continued to be a seasonal highlight for the community.

For this year, people gathered around for the event.

The drumline for the Marshfield High School band provided the drum roll before the launch.

Jennifer Boettcher, a teacher in Coquille, said she has brought her son to the Mahaffy Pumpkin Patch every weekend this season, and they were especially excited about Sunday’s event.

“It’s nice because it really brings people in the commu-

nity together,” Boettcher said.

“The pumpkin patch is amazing, and I really like how they try to include the high schools.”

Although Reedsport had to drop out of Sunday’s event, Mahaffy said that on Nov. 1, which is the last day the pumpkin patch is open, they will try to reschedule the competition.

Mahaffy said next year

they are going to open up the event and let everyone have a chance to design a catapult and enter the competition.

She said that her and her husband are trying to make the Pumpkin Chunkin’ a bigger event and something people look forward to.

By Lou Sennick, The Umpqua Post “Our desire is to have a Ryan Mueller and Chase Atkins, on the right, watch as their treplace for friends and families to have something posi- buchet launches another pumpkin Sunday. RCCS was scheduled to compete with a machine of its own, but had to back out. tive,” Mahaffy said.

Truck crash on Highway 38

Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post

Reedsport Police, Oregon State Police, Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies and fire and ambulance crews attended a single-vehicle truck crash on Thursday on state Highway 38 in east Reedsport. It appears the truck, heading eastbound, went off the highway, up onto the levee and came back onto the guardrail. OSP did not provide a report, or respond to phone and email requests for more information.

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BOWLING Wednesday Seniors Oct. 15 High series: Sam S. 637, John 546, Hank 534, Bonnie 521, Jay 478, Jean 460, Gladys 421, Janet 420. High games: Sams S. 226221, John 204-172, Hank 192-179, Bonnie 189-174, Jay 174, Gladys 171,Jean 167, Janet 157. High doubles partners: Jean & Sam S. 435-421-415, Brad & Walt 429, Janet & Hank 414, Ervin & Bill 394, Thea & Gladys 392, Frank & John 380. Splits picked up: Brad 3-10 twice, B.J. 4-5-7, Janet 3-10, Hank 2-7, Frank 4-5, Ervin 3-10, George 5-10.

Thursday Men's Trio Oct. 16 Holiday Bowl 18, Parent Feed 14, Reedsport Lanes 14, Wicks Construction 14, RMC Dr. Chen 13, Hellcats 11. High Scratch: Reedsport Lanes 1800, Parent Feed 1740, Brett T 705, Ron S 276 & 666, Joe H 253 & 662, Mikey J 247. High Handicap: Jerry P 288.

Sunday Night Mixed Social

By Lou Sennick, The Umpqua Post

Reedsport coach Shane Nelson congratulates his players as they come off the field after a big play against Santiam earlier this year.

Braves need win to extend season THE UMPQUA POST Reedsport’s football team enters the season finale with the same situation as last year.

The Braves travel to Myrtle Point with the winner advancing to the Class 2A playoffs and the loser seeing its season end.

“What a great opportunity for our kids,” Reedsport coach Shane Nelson said. “It’s going to be a tremendous matchup as we are both physical teams that want to run the ball.

“Most likely, it will be raining and muddy. The team that is able to run the ball the best should win.”

Reedsport put itself in position for the winner-take-all game by beating Bandon 35-12, overcoming an injury to quarterback Tyler Tresch in the process.

Joey Herr had four touchdowns, one coming on the opening kickoff, to help the Braves improve to 2-2 in league play and 5-3 overall.

Nelson described the kick return as a “shot in the arm” that helped the Braves to a fast start.

Bandon’s first possession

ended when the Tigers failed to convert a fourth down and the Braves quickly scored again on Herr’s second touchdown. The Tigers fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Tresch punched in Reedsport’s third score of the night.

“The way they throw the ball, we never felt like a lead was safe because they can score so quickly,” Nelson said.

The prospects got scarier when Tresch suffered a knee injury in the second quarter.

“At halftime, we were able to refocus, and everyone did a nice job of rallying behind our freshman quarterback Marc Chaney,” Nelson said. “Now Marc had some nerves in the second quarter, but after halftime he absolutely settled in and led the team. He did a fantastic job of running the offense.”

As it turned out, Tresch’s injury doesn’t look as serious as Nelson first feared.

“If he’s not back this week, there’s a good chance he’ll be back for the playoffs, if we are lucky enough to advance that far,” Nelson said. “Even if he’s not able to play, we feel really

good about what Chaney was able to do. He’s a natural leader and won’t get rattled. We won’t have to limit our playbook with him as he can do whatever we need.”

During the second half against Bandon, Chaney led a pair of touchdown drives that helped keep the Braves in front, offsetting a couple of touchdown passes by the Tigers.

“Overall, I felt it was the most complete game we have played,” Nelson said. “All year on defense we have struggled a little bit with pass coverage, but even though the Tigers threw for quite a few yards, they really weren’t able to string a whole lot together.

“When a team throws 50 or 60 times, it’s hard to keep them totally quiet, so I was extremely proud of our defense for stepping up.”

Egan Glover had 10 tackles and Cameron Winfield eight to lead the Braves. Reedsport forced three turnovers — fumbles recovered by Eric Williams and Jared Billings and an interception by Shallon Zehe.

“Offensively, we just did a

great job of doing what we do,” Nelson said. “The run game wasn’t real explosive, but it was physical and it was effective.

“Our line does such a great job for being pretty undersized.

Those guys are really feisty and physical and have grown together.”

Herr finished the day with 212 rushing yards on 34 carries — the rest of the team had just 65 yards. But that was primarily because Herr was effective enough that the Braves kept handing him the ball.

Friday’s game should be won in the trenches.

“I think they are a bit bigger than us, but hopefully we can equal their physicality,” Nelson said. “Obviously, tackling will be a huge key. This game could very well come down to turnovers and special teams.

“We know they like their trick plays, so that will be another key for us this week.”

Myrtle Point and Reedsport both have the same league results — losses to league champion Gold Beach and runner-up Toledo and wins over Bandon and Waldport.

Volleyball team reaches playoffs

Runners finish year

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Reedsport’s volleyball team is back in the playoffs.

The Braves won a testy, five-set loser-out match with Bandon in the Sunset Conference tournament at Myrtle Point on Saturday to punch their ticket back to the playoffs.

It wasn’t clear at press time who the Braves would be facing on the road Saturday as they try to get back to the state tournament for the fourth straight year.

“We are excited to be back in the playoffs,” Reedsport coach James Hixenbaugh said. “This is a great opportunity for the girls, especially the younger girls.”

Hixenbaugh’s hunch was that the Braves would be sent

to play Culver, a team Reedsport met a couple of times without much success earlier in the year.

“We plan on working hard this week in practice,” Hixenbaugh said. “We know that we will travel somewhere (and) whoever it is, we know they will be a good team.

“We have played some top teams in the state this year. I hope that we are prepared for the playoffs.”

The Braves had to overcome a challenge from Bandon just to advance to the playoffs, winning 25-19, 2426, 25-12, 23-25, 15-10.

“Bandon played very well against us (and) we had some service errors at critical times,” Hixenbaugh said.

Kaylynn Hixenbaugh had 34 assists, nine digs, two aces

and two kills in the win.

Mariah McGill had 22 kills, two aces, two blocks and one dig. Alyssa Aguirre had two aces, three kills and 17 digs and Britney Manicke had nine kills.

The Braves then faced Myrtle Point for a chance to take the league’s top seed, but fell short 25-19, 27-25, 25-12.

“We played well the first two sets, but we let the second set slip away from us,” James Hixenbaugh said. “I felt like we should have won the second set.

“The third set Myrtle Point hit the ball well and we had problems digging the hits.”

Kaylynn Hixenbaugh had 30 assists, McGill 16 kills and Aguirre 15 digs and three kills in the loss.

Reedsport’s cross country team finished its season at the district meet last week in Rogue River.

The Braves finished ninth in the meet. The top two teams advanced to the Class 3A-2A1A state meet, which will be held Saturday in Eugene.

Riley Smith led the way for the Braves, finishing 29th overall in 20 minutes and 12 seconds for the 5,000-meter race.

Jochen Puest was 51st (21:36), Devin Lichte 60th (23:08), Cody Pedder 67th (23:54) and Clay Laskey 69th (25:12).

Reedsport’s only girl in the race, Cheyenne Lindberg, placed 38th in 25:50.

Oct. 19 LEADING TEAMS: Splitfaced & Shoebees 19-9, Anglers Gang 18.5-9.5, Piza Shiz 13.5-14. TEAM game scratch: Splitfaced 759, Piza Shiz 704, No bodies 655. Series scratch: Splitfaced 2116, Piza Shiz 2058, no Bodies 1858. Game hdcp: Splitfaced 915, Anglers Gang 890, Dohickey Bowlers 880. Series hdcp: Anglers Gang 2603, Splitfaced 2584, Dohickey Bowlers 2488. INDIVIDUAL MEN game scratch: Goodballa 241, Rocky 231, Mark 225.

Series scratch: Goodballa 689, Rocky 631, Sam 546. Game hdcp: Goodballa 273, Colin 250, Mark 249. Series hdcp: Goodballa 785, Bill 690, Sam 7 Rocky 666. WOMEN game scratch: Patty 198, Sam 175, Glo 165. Series scratch: Patty 501, Sam 495, Kami 411.

Game hdcp: Kat 245, Patty 235, Sam 230. Series hdcp: Sam 660, Kami 657, Kat 650. CONVERTED SPLITS: Kathy Wilcox 5-10, Glo 310, B J 3-10, Mike 3-5-10 & 3-10, Patty 5-8-10. WORTH MENTIONING: Kami rolled 45 over for game & 63 over for series. Patty rolled 35 over for game & it was clean. Sam rolled 30 over for game & 60 over for series. Goodballa was 73 over for game & 105 over for series. Colin was 50 over for game & 46 over for series. Mark was 49 over for game. bill was 52 over for game & 180 over for series. Carl was 46 over for game & 61 over for series. if I missed anyone, I apologize.

Umpqua League Oct. 20 Team standings: Fryer Rock No. 1 18-10, Wells Creek Inn No. 1 16-12, Fryer Rock No. 2 15-13. High team game scratch: Wells Creek Inn No. 1 355, Fryer Rock No. 1 337, Underdogs 320. High team series scratch: Fryer Rock No. 1 958, Wells Creek Inn No. 1 924, Fryer Rock No. 2 901. High team game handicap: Wells Creek Inn No. 1 480, Wells Creek Inn No. 1 437, Underdogs 435.

High team series handicap: Wells Creek Inn No. 1 1299, Fryer Rock No. 2 1234, Underdogs 1214. Individual high game scratch: Sam 215, Kathy 201, C J 190. Individual high series scratch: Kathy 554, C J 517, Sam 488. Individual high game handicap: Sam 266, B J 245, Kathy 237. Individual high series handicap: B J 658, Sam 641, Claudette 628. Splits picked up: Sande 3-10 x2, Sam 2-7, Kathy & B J 5-10, B J 3-10, 4-5 and 5-6-10. Margie had the sour apple and picked up the 5-7 but left the 10.

Tuesday Swiss Oct. 21 Congratulations to Wicks Construction, Winners of the first quarter!

Wicks Construction 114, 4 Foot Fungus Freaks 110.5, Signs Unlimited 103, Fred Wahl Marine 99, Pacific West Realty 96.5, Ace Hardware 91, Jeremy's Automotive 90, Discovery Point 88.5, Mast Bros 87.5, Back to the Best 83, Red Birds 81, Wagon Wheel Grocery 60. High Scratch: Discovery Pt. 2527, Fred Wahl Marine 2519, Dan R 752, Robert T 725, Ace Hardware 892, Brady M 279, Robert T 279. High Handicap: 4 Foot Fungus Freaks 2922, Rocky R 769. Most Individual Pts. Joe H 23, Robert T 22, Gloria S 21.5

Wednesday Seniors Oct. 22 High series: Duwayne 572, Ron S. 565, Harvey 557, Don D. 547, Bonnie 513, Gladys 497, Sam 448, Grace 444. High games: Harvey 222-188, Gladys 213, Duwayne 211-192, Bonnie 209-165 Don D. 196-194 Ron S. 191-191-183, Sam 174, Grace 154. High doubles partners: Gladys & Walt 481-416, Sam S. & Jay 450 Bonnie & Frank 432, Harvey & Sam 431, Jean & Don 429-400, Duwyne & Ron S. 420-400, Helen & Casper 412,. Splits picked up : Frank 4-5-7, Jay 3-10, Bill 3-10, George 5-6, Jean 3-10 & 5-7, Don 3-10, John 4-5, Glady 2-7 & 4-5.

Brunch Bunch Oct. 23 Leading team: Signs Unlimited 23-9, Hummers 18-14, Sol De Mexico 18-14. High game team: Dockside Gifts 1982. High series team: Ocean Pacific 1445. Individual high game: Ruth 193, Dette 176, Anny 187. Individual high series: Ruth 521, Kathy 494, Anny 482. Splits picked up: Linda 4-7-10, Denise 5-10, Pat 3-10, Dette 3-10, Kathy 5-10, Anny 3-10, Martha 5-6-10.

Kids Bowling Oct. 14 Michael 110 & 293, Hunter L 64 & 164, Hunter K 92 & 207, Carson 36, Jace 56, Zac b 81, Ava 73, Dylan 66.

Oct. 21 Hunter K 68 & 173, Hunter K 68 & 183, Avery 106 & 284, Michael 84 & 236, Carson 40 & 108.

Best salmon success switches to smaller streams Although the streams that have been producing salmon for the past few months still have fish in them, smaller streams are now offering the best success. There are salmon in both the Elk and Sixes rivers and fishing has been good subject to water conditions It’s a rather fine line for there to be enough water to get fish into these rivers, yet not so much water that the streams become high, muddy and unfishable.

It will most likely take another rainstorm, or two, to get salmon into Floras Creek and some of the smaller South Coast salmon fisheries.

Siltcoos Lake and that portion of the Siltcoos River outlet open to salmon fishing produced very good coho fishing last week.

When there was enough water in the fish

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ounce coho was caught by Ed ladder to allow the salmon hanging OUTDOORS Martin. below the dam to move up into the AND MORE Ringo, at Lakeside Marina, upper portion of the outlet and the reported Sunday that an angler lake and become accessible to marked a number of large fish in anglers — fishing was very good the lake that he thought were for several days before leveling off salmon, but was unable to hook somewhat. any. The area where Tenmile Creek Once the salmon enter the lake enters the ocean appears blown out on good numbers, they will stack enough for salmon to enter the up in the Fiddle Creek and Maple creek. Anglers need to be aware Creek arms of the lake prior to that Tenmile’s cohos are not legal entering the creeks to spawn. to fish for until they reach the Fiddle Creek Arm usually has the Pete bridge on Hilltop Drive just below best numbers of coho, while the Heley the lake. The channel connecting Maple Creek Arm is known for big North Tenmile and South Tenmile salmon. Oregon’s state record coho lakes is not open for salmon fishing. salmon was pulled from Maple Creek Arm As someone who, several years ago, was way back in 1966. The 25-pound, 5.25-

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selling duplicate salmon tags to anglers who had almost filled their original tags and correctly anticipated the resulting loss of the right to sell duplicate tags by ODFW licensing agents, I can see a similar and growing problem in the near future.

And that problem is that an increasing number of salmon anglers are getting around the individual season limits on wild or unclipped coho salmon by purchasing daily or short term fishing licenses that are also a tag.

While such behavior clearly violates the spirit of the “law,” I cannot see any effective way to stop it as long as the ODFW is willing to sell short term fishing licenses to anglers who have already purchased a yearly fishing license.

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