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AN EDITION OF

WESTERN WORLD Thursday, May 1, 2014

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Earth Day:

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Inside this edition:

Learning about watersheds. See A2 for the full story

Family there on special day, see A9 for the full story

Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2 Bandon Police Log. . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A4

Arts and Entertainment . . . A5 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A7-8 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A10

Revenue sharing funds are allocated By Amy Moss Strong Bandon Western World

By Lou Sennick, Bandon Western World

Head cheese maker Brad Sinko looks over a batch of just finished cheddar cheese Monday at Face Rock Creamery in Bandon. Sinko has been making cheese for more than 20 years and worked in the former cheese factory on the same site in Bandon.

Face Rock’s cheese is aging gracefully Creamery hails first anniversary with celebration on May 10-11 By Amy Moss Strong Bandon Western World

BANDON — It started as what might have seemed a risky venture with little payoff, but one year later has “success” written all over. Face Rock Creamery will commemorate its one-year anniversary May 10 and 11 and a big celebration is planned. There will be live music, walk-in specials, $1 beer, $2 burgSee Lou Sennick’s video ers, door prizes, for this story online at theworldlink.com/video samples and, of course, lots of cheese. “Mother’s Day was our biggest day last year,” said FRC vice president Daniel Graham. A lot has happened in the year since the new factory opened on the same site as the former Bandon Cheese Factory. The creamery at first offered mainly fresh cheese curds, jack cheese and its signature Grand Opening Cheddar, as well as locally sourced retail items and generous scoops of Umpqua ice cream. Now the cheese has had time to age and there are significantly more products — and markets. Face Rock Creamery cheese is dis-

Face Rock Creamery celebration Why: 1-year anniversary party. When: Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11. Time: Festivities begin at 11 a.m., store closes at 6 p.m. What: Live band, walk-in specials, $1 beer, $2 burgers, door prizes, raffle tickets, cheese samples.

BANDON — The April 21 city of Bandon Budget Committee hearing found council chambers full with representatives of organizations requesting money. State revenue sharing money is a share of the Oregon liquor revenues, which are annually distributed by the state to municipalities. The total proposed state revenue sharing fund in the city of Bandon’s fiscal year 2014-15 budget is $31,363, which is $4,843 more than last year. Unlike many cities, according to City Manager Matt Winkel, the city of Bandon has for the last several years contributed most of those funds to various local community service organizations instead of using it for general operating purposes. This year, the city received a number of new requests as well as some requests for additional funding from organizations that have previously received money. The state requires a public hearing to listen to recommendations of how the funds should be allocated. After a presentation by each organization present, with some discussion and dissension, the Budget Committee deliberated and decided to allocate the following: Bandon Senior Meals program: $3,000; Bandon Community Youth Center: $2,000; BandonPrepares: And $1,000; Bandon Readers Volunteers Organization (BRAVO):

■ See Sharing, A6

Slabs of fresh cheddar cheese are turned by hand at Face Rock Creamery in Bandon Monday. Cheddar is more the process of making the cheese than the style. They started out the morning with 14,000 pounds of milk to make the hand-cheddared cheese. tributed to almost 300 outlets throughout five states, including Fred Meyer stores, New Seasons Markets, Market of Choice, Harry and David and dozens of independent stores, markets and restaurants. Face Rock Creamery also sells at the Eugene Saturday Market and will soon be offering its product at the Coos Bay farmers market, as well as several special events this summer, including the Cape Blanco Country Music Festival in August. Owner Greg Drobot has personally introduced the cheeses created by master cheese maker Brad Sinko to many new venues, offering samples

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and discussing the product. Face Rock offers butter; aged and now 10 flavors of cheddar; plain and flavored cheese

Part of an ongoing series highlighting business successes on the South Coast. To read more, visit theworldlink.com/SCstrong/

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Three arrested after car chase By Amy Moss Strong Bandon Western World

BANDON — A Central Point man is in custody after leading police on a 79-mile chase from Brookings to Bandon in a stolen vehicle and almost hitting a Port Orford police car head-on on the night of April 22. Bandon police arrested Chase W. Best, 27, at 2 p.m. April 23 after he fled on foot following a crash at 11:30 p.m. the night before just south of Bandon at Beach Junction, at the intersec-

BCHC director awarded for outstanding contribution

tion of Beach Loop Road and U.S. Highway 101. Two other suspects in the vehicle, Schuyler S. Ray, 22, of Beaverton, and a 17-year-old girl from Shady Cove, were arrested without incident after the vehicle crashed when it hit stop sticks placed on the highway by police three miles south of Bandon. According to the Brookings Police Department, during the late evening of April

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BANDON — Bandon Community Health Center Executive Director Linda Maxon is the 2014 Oregon Primary Care Association Growth Award recipient for outstanding contribution to the state’s network of community health centers. The growth award honors Maxon’s direction at BCHC, ensuring the health center's ability to meet growing patient demand. Bandon Community Health Center was the only newly approved Federally Qualified Health Center in Oregon in 2013. Maxon led the FQHC application process and the health center is now recruiting additional primary and mental health providers in conjunction with a planned move to a larger clinic. The award demonstrates statewide recognition of the health center's professional management, said Cathy Underdown, BCHC board director. “Good management allows providers to focus on delivering a very personal level of care and Linda’s at the center of that,” said Underdown. “It’s always an honor to be held up as an example. We’re happy to be on track with our (clinic) redesign and staff recruiting. The board of directors is excited about the fact that we have the

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