AN EDITION OF
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WESTERN WORLD Thursday, July 17, 2014
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Stop and see art on the boardwalk, see A2 for the story
Relax in Port Orford, see A10 for the full story
Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A2 Bandon Police Log. . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A4
Arts and Entertainment . . . A5 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A8-9 Business/Sports . . . . . . . . . .A10
Another round of spraying for marsh Bandon Western World
Photo by Amy Moss Strong
The guardians The U.S. Coast Guard practices cold water rescues during windy conditions Monday afternoon at the mouth of the Coquille River, drawing crowds to watch and take photos. Coast Guard Station North Bend deploys a seasonal search and rescue lifeboat and crew in Bandon through Labor Day. Sector North Bend’s area of responsibility encompasses 220 miles of shoreline extending from Pacific City south to the California border, west to 50 nautical miles offshore and east to the I-5 corridor. Sector North Bend's coastal AOR is subdivided in responsibility to the six motor lifeboat stations. Sector resources include one 110-foot island class cutter, one air station, one air facility (Newport), five MH-65D Dolphin helicopters, six motor lifeboat stations, two seasonal search and rescue detachments (Bandon and Gold Beach) and one aids to navigation maintenance team.
Walking for awareness of canine cancer By Steve Lindsley Bandon Western World
BANDON — A familiar sight will be traveling through town in the next few days — a man walking with his dogs. However, this man and his furry friends are walking for a cause. The kilted Luke Robinson, of Texas, and his dogs Hudson and Indiana are currently traveling along the Oregon coast as part of an effort to walk from the Canadian border to the Mexican border to raise awareness of canine cancer. He recently completed a stretch through Florence and is headed south this week. Robinson says he’s amazed at the numbers of people who have stopped to talk. “We’ve had the most people ever stop,” he said of his walk along the coast. “They ask if the dogs need water or food or if I need a place to pitch a tent overnight. In Washington state, actually, no one even stopped us at all.” Robinson says the walk started May 10. He took a little break in Florence so Hudson could heal an infected paw.
BANDON — A portion of the Niles’tun Unit of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge was treated with the mosquito larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, or Bti, on Sunday, July 13, by airplane. This is the sixth time Bti has been applied to the Ni-les’tun Unit of the Refuge and the second application by air this summer. The mosquito larvicide was not applied to the nearby Coquille River or to lands around the Ni-les’tun Unit of Bandon Marsh Refuge, according to a press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “Using a fixed wing aircraft, granular Bti was applied from very low altitude to reduce drift,” said Dan Markowski of Vector Disease Control International, the Coos County Public Health contractor that conducts the larvicide applications. Bti is a naturally derived larvicide that kills mosquitoes in their aquatic immature life stages. Bti targets mosquito larvae and is not toxic to bees, moths, butterflies, fish, mammals or birds. The mosquito larvae are only susceptible to Bti for a few days after they hatch and must be treated during that time. A large portion of the marsh will be flooded by the current high tide series and needed to be treated with Bti. Using the airplane to apply the mosquito larvicide is the most efficient way to treat such a large area, over 170 acres, of the marsh. Some areas of the marsh will also be treated by hand with backpack spreaders to reach mosquito breeding pools not reached by the aerial application.
■ See Spray, A7
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The kilted Luke Robinson and his dogs, Hudson and Indiana, are walking along U.S. Highway 101 in a trek from the Canadian border to the Mexican border. His trip will take him through Reedsport, North Bend, Coos Bay and Bandon in the next few days. That paw is healed and Hudson rejoined his friends Monday to continue the walk. Otherwise, things have been good. “It’s been wonderful,” he said. “I clarify to people that my mission is not fundraising. The mission of this walk is not fundraising. It’s education and awareness. It’s my job to be out there talking with people and educate them. “We’ve met really wonderful people
and just the backdrop of the walk ... the Oregon coast has been breathtaking. Really magnificent. Everyone said you’ve got to go the Oregon coast and I understand why now.” Although, he admits, he has a fear of heights and the hill to Sea Lion Caves, north of Florence, was challenging. The highway runs right next to a cliff.
■ See Canine, A7
Firefighters training for wildland fires in Langlois By Thomas Moriarty Bandon Western World
LANGLOIS — As South Coast families were enjoying fireworks and hot dogs on the Fourth of July, newly minted wildland firefighters were learning how to extinguish the flames that would likely follow. John Flanagan, public information officer for the Coos Forest Protective Association, said his agency has been running wildland firefighting classes at Camp Fircroft near Langlois for the past three years. The trainees, a mix of CFPA and BLM personnel, received the most basic level of firefighting instruction. Their training will continue throughout their time as firefighters.
■ See Firefighting, A7
By Alysha Beck, The Western World
Thom Hallmark, left, and Anthony Gantenbein plot coordinates on maps during basic wildland fire school at Camp Fircroft in Langlois recently.
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Washed Ashore reopens Bandon Western World
BANDON — Washed Ashore, a local nonprofit that builds educational art sculptures from marine debris, has reopened its local exhibition hosted by Bandon’s Harbortown Event Center. New displays along with its popular Volunteer Workshop where locals and tourists can help build more “Art to Save the Sea.” The new exhibit features: ■ Early artwork by Angela Haseltine Pozzi and her journey that led to the creation of Washed Ashore. ■ The Bioluminescent Sea Cave. A room filled with colorful corals and invertebrates. ■ New artwork by local artists, Victoria Tierney and Beth Ridenour that will act as templates for wall sculptures entitled, “Making Waves.” ■ Photos of 12 large sculptures now on display at SeaWorld Parks in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego. ■ New Giant plastic foam Coral Cave and Hanging Yellow Sea Jelly. ■ An Oil Spill and a Marine Debris Museum held over from last year’s exhibit. ■ A Thank You wall of photos of volunteers and staff with the names of
■ See Washed, A7
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