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For the birds:

Sports:

Inside this edition:

Shorebird Festival, see page A2 for the full story

Fall sports practice begins, see A10 for the full story

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

Arts and Entertainment . . . A5 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A8-9 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .A10

Search begins for new city manager

By Amy Moss Strong Bandon Western World

BANDON — Longtime Bandon City Manager Matt Winkel, who has been with the city for more than 20 years, will retire at the end of the year and a search is now underway for a new city manager.

At a special meeting Aug. 11, the Bandon City Council voted to hire a private search consultant, the Prothman Company, an Issaquah, Washington based consulting firm that specializes in providing national and regional executive recruitment to cities, services counties and other Matt Winkel governmental agencies throughout the western United States.

The city will pay the Prothman Company between $22,700 and $24,400 to conduct the search.

At the Aug. 4 regular council

■ See Winkel, A6

County health has new leader

By Chelsea Davis Bandon Western World

NORTH BEND — Florence PourtalStevens landed at the helm of Coos County Public Health after years of working in health care and social services around the globe.

Pourtal-Stevens grew up in Pau, the capital of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Département in France. Her father is a geologist, so for seven years of her childhood, she lived in Gabon and Morocco.

“The various experience I’ve had in various cultures and various contexts and settings, the fact that I lived for more than two-thirds of my life in a culture that is not my own has helped me develop pretty good adaptation skills,” she said. “It gave me a passion for traveling, discovering our planet and working at improving the lives, health and well-being of people.”

After graduating with degrees in public law and international humanitarian assistance, she hopped on board at Pharmacists Without Borders in the Clermont-Ferrand area in France. A year later, she moved back to Morocco to work for Planète Enfants in Marrakesh and Safi. In 2006, she became the emergency

Photo by Amy Moss Strong, Bandon Western World

Rep. Peter DeFazio , D-Ore. looks at a map of the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge with Roy Lowe and USFWS employees.

DeFazio meeting includes a tour of Bandon Marsh

By Amy Moss Strong Bandon Western World

BANDON — On his summer tour of Southern Oregon towns last week, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, got a first-hand look at the trenching being done at the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge to correct the problem that caused the area to be overrun with salt water marsh mosquitoes last summer.

This summer the problem is negligible, with the exception of a few fly-offs that have occurred, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge project leader Roy Lowe. Lowe led the tour, along with Bandon Marsh wildlife biologist Bill Bridgeland, marsh staff members and DeFazio’s entourage.

DeFazio toured an area in front of the Bandon Marsh overlook, named after him because of his help in securing federal funding for the restoration of the Ni-les‘tun Unit in 2010.

Excavators with custom-made buckets designed specifically to work in the wetland area were in use digging trenches that will allow water to flow freely to and from the river.

The trenches are intended to prevent water from pooling after high tides. Such pools were determined to be a breeding ground for saltwater

marsh mosquitoes and the key cause of the problem last year.

Some 46,000 feet of new tidal channels will be trenched in the marsh. The work is part of the USFWS’s integrated approach to control mosquitoes at the refuge and is expected to be completed in September, Lowe told DeFazio.

Lowe said he has had a few complaints about mosquitoes this summer but upon further investigation, it appeared in at least a couple of the cases that the mosquitoes were coming from standing water on private property, with only a percentage of them being the aedes dorsalis, or saltwater species.

After visiting the marsh, DeFazio toured the new facility of the Coastal Community Health Center (formerly Bandon Community Health Center), a federally qualified health clinic that moved into a roomier and completely remodeled location in the Bandon Professional Center next to the shopping center.

From there, DeFazio held a town hall meeting, one of three that day in Reedsport, Bandon and Gold Beach.

DeFazio updated about 45 people at the Bandon library on current federal issues affecting the South Coast and the nation that he has fought for in Congress, such as veterans’ health

care, the Affordable Care Act, dredging for small ports, rebuilding crumbling infrastructure and creating jobs, free trade agreements, making education more affordable, and managing O&C lands.

DeFazio then opened the floor for questions.

Resident Don Chance thanked the congressman for work he’s done regarding VA benefits, saying he is now receiving much-needed care.

Chance then asked about county road closures enacted by the Bureau of Land Management, in particular at the New River boat ramp.

“We always get the same answer: ‘We’re the federal government and we can do whatever we want,’” Chance said.

DeFazio said he tries to keep on top of such issues.

Another audience member asked about earthquakes and the Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas project planned for North Bend. DeFazio said he’s looked into earthquake early detection technology.

“We don’t have it but others do, which is ridiculous,” he said.

Jaime Sterling asked about federal funding to move local schools out of the tsunami inundation zone and to

■ See DeFazio, A6

■ See Health, A6

Fragrant harvest south of Bandon

By Chelsea Davis Bandon Western World

By Alysha Beck, Bandon Western World

Sherri Merritt sells a variety of products made from lavender grown on Merritt Lavender Farm at the Coos Bay Farmers Market.

BANDON — Harvest season was bountiful for “the lavender lady,” whose unique arm of the farming industry has left Bandon’s countryside smelling sweet for nearly a decade.

Though Sherri Merritt grew up in the rural town of Griswold, Iowa, she never imagined a life in farming. But her first thought when a real estate agent showed her undeveloped property on McTimmons Lane south of Bandon was lavender.

“This was outside the box for me,” she said. “I was surrounded by rural farm life growing up, but I didn’t realize how much goes in to what you’re seeing on the table.”

Today, she harvests 3,000 bouquets a year from more than 1,000 plants. That process begins with her crew of seasonal workers cutting the blooms.

Moving west After 19 years in the corporate

“The farm, as much as I love it, somebody else

could love it just as much. It’s gardening on a large, large scale.”

— Sherri Merritt, the Lavender Lady world in Minnesota, Merritt retired to Colorado. Then she started road trips up and down the West Coast.

Two years in a row, she wound up in Bandon.

Nine years ago this spring, she cleared the land and pinned 20,000 square feet of black landscaping fabric, while John Nuyten installed irrigation. That fall, she planted 576 lavender plants. In summer 2006, she produced 660 bouquets.

“I thought, if I have a beautiful, fragrant lawn, that’ll be great,” she said.

But word got around and busloads of people began showing up. They started asking about products.

“I reinvented myself,” she said.

“I had no business plan, no market-

ing forethought.”

She dove into research and began taking custom orders, learning how to make, label and market her products along the way. She set up a card table in her garage with three products.

“My sensitive skin is the litmus test for all my products,” she said.

By January 2007 she had to quit her job as a medical transcriptionist to farm full time.

“I felt like I had the tiger by the tail every year, hanging on for dear life,” she said.

Part of a growing trend Merritt sells her line of 20 prod-

■ See Lavender, A6

A2 • Bandon Western World • Thursday, August 21,2014

EDUCATION/ Community Langlois Lions to celebrate 50 years with dinner dance LANGLOIS — The Langlois Lions Club will be celebrating 50 years of service and dedication to the Lions’ causes. A potluck barbecue and dinner dance from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Lions Club house on Floras Lake Loop Road.

Live music will be provided from 5-7 p.m. by the band Alder Road.

The Lions will provide meat for the barbecue, coffee and punch. Others are asked to bring a potluck dish — last

names A- M: side dishes and salads; and N-Z: dessert, finger food or other favorite.

Community members, friends and supporters of Lions’ projects and past members of the Langlois Lions Club are invited to celebrate, honor and thank charter members Dick Hildebrand and Harry Strain.

For more information, call Curt Brown at 541 348- 2362.

University Women of Bandon seeking scholarship applicants Contributed photo by Susan Dimock

BANDON — The University Women of Bandon is accepting applications for its second 2014 scholarship award of $600.

“Earlier this year UWB awarded $600 to graduating senior Elle Iverson.

This additional scholarship is for a woman already

enrolled in college, in her junior year or beyond, because we know that it can be difficult to keep pushing on when you've been in school since kindergarten,” said a UWB spokeswoman.

“We know how much a young woman needs extra encouragement as she

works to make the finish line and that even a modest sum toward books and supplies is welcome,” the spokeswoman added.

Applications will be forwarded via email to those who request them. Those interested can email T. Hodson at universitywomenbandon@yahoo.com.

Art committee members needed BANDON — The Bandon Public Library Art Committee is looking for new members. Those interested in helping

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A western grebe preens on a local waterway. The Shorebird Festival is Sept. 5-7.

Annual Shorebird Festival offers activities for birders Bandon Western World

CHARLESTON — The 28th annual Shorebird Festival weekend will offer activities for birders of all skill levels. The festival, headquartered at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston, takes place Sept. 5-7.

Activities will include expertly guided land based field trips to Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge, New River and the Coos Bay area. Cost to participate is $30 per person or $55 for a family.

Also, there is a pelagic trip Saturday for those who want to experience birding on the water.

Space is limited so early registration is suggested.

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Schedule of Events Friday, Sept. 5 4-6 p.m.

— Registration at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology.

■ 7 p.m. — Evening program: opening remarks, field trip announcements, a presentation.

Saturday, Sept. 6 ■ 6:30 a.m. — Pelagic Trip meets at Betty Kay Charters for a fivehour trip. Registration required. Visit www.thebirdguide.com/pelagics.

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Head Start receives a $2.6 million federal grant COOS BAY — Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, announced last week that Oregon Coast Community Action, which is headquartered in Coos Bay, will receive a five-year federal grant totaling more than $2.6 million for Head Start programs. DeFazio strongly supports Head Start, a federal program that promotes the school readiness of children ages birth to 5 from low-income families.

“I’ve had the opportunity to visit a number of Head Start programs and it’s easy to see what a valuable difference the program makes in children’s lives,” DeFazio said.

“Numerous studies have confirmed how important early childhood nutrition, education, health care and family support services are for our nation’s youth. This $2.6 million grant is critical to assisting the 449 children and their families South Coast Head Start/Early Head Start will serve this year, and I am pleased to see the federal government investing in this important program.”

Dehydrating workshop set for Aug. 23 MYRTLE POINT — Dehydrating will be the topic of the next Coos County Master Food Preservers workshop set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 23. This class will cover the basics of dehydrating fruits and vegetables, plus inspiring tips and tricks such as the ever-popular “trash talk” and dinner in a jar. It will also cover proper storage of dehydrated foods, and how to use them.

This workshop is already nearly full, so those interested should reserve their spot now by calling 541-572-5263, ext. 240.

The class will be held at the OSU Extension Service in Myrtle Point. Cost is $10.

Thursday, August 21,2014 • Bandon Western World • A3

PUBLIC RECORD/ Community Bandon police report Aug. 5 8:23 a.m., dispute over lost car keys in the 87000 block of Auction Barn Lane.

Subjects separated.

9:31 a.m., black bicycle found in the bushes in the 300 block of 13th Street Southwest. Bike taken to Police Department.

10:55 a.m., located vehicle stolen from Sacramento, Calif., in the 53000 block of Beach Loop Road. Vehicle towed

by Mast Bros.

2:50 p.m., intoxicated man taken from Police Department to his residence.

4:43 p.m., juveniles riding their bikes at a high rate of speed in the area of 11th Street Southwest, jumping the bikes.

Checked area, unable to locate bikes in the road. Spoke with juvenile, advised them not to be in the road.

5:45 p.m., assisted Myrtle Point police with traffic stop of two motorcycles speeding near Lampa Lane.

9:48 p.m., black dogs left at dog park.

Owners warned regarding barking dog.

Aug. 6 2:41 a.m., theft of bike in the 1100 block of Second Street Southeast.

Information to Bandon police.

10:32 a.m., domestic dispute in the 600 block of Caroline Avenue, caller has locked himself in the house. Arrested Rodina Sorter, 36, of Bandon on a charge of fourth-degree domestic assault.

Taken to Coos County Jail.

1:05 p.m., found wallet two days ago, owner is out of state and is going to send his father with a signed release to pick it up.

6:32 p.m., welfare check in the 200 block of Ninth Street, person taken by Bay Cities Ambulance to Southern Coos Hospital.

11:10 p.m., woman caller hears a child screaming for help from a mobile home across the street in the 1100 block of Eighth Street Southwest. Not as reported.

Aug. 8 9:11 a.m. ongoing problem with neighbor’s dog in the 1100 block of Fifth Street Northeast. Dog is a large male pit bull running at large. Checked area, unable to located.

10:54 a.m., driving complaint from 400 block of Second Street Southeast, car southbound, speeding 80-85 mph and tailgating. Information relayed to Oregon State Police and Bandon police.

4:34 p.m., theft of videos in the 800 block of Oregon Avenue. Handled.

10:02 p.m., suspicious conditions on Fourth Street, people are moving things out of an abandoned residence.

Contacted, they are moving.

11:19 p.m., man wearing all black hanging out in the parking lot in the 1300 block of Oregon Avenue. Contacted, man is waiting for a ride.

Aug. 9 2:37 a.m., dog barking in the 800 block of Chicago Avenue. Quiet on arrival.

11:12 a.m., person swerved into traffic and almost hit caller and her husband’s car while they were driving in Old Town.

Logged for information.

3:34 p.m., as the result of an investigation at residence in the 1000 block of Ohio Avenue arrested Jenny Lee Lucas, 33, of Bandon on two charges of seconddegree theft, identity theft, second-degree forgery, theft by deception. Taken to Coos County Jail.

3:48 p.m., OSP relayed information to Bandon police, car driving at high rate of speed southbound on U.S. Highway 101 at mile post 250. Unable to locate.

9:55 p.m., customers creating disturbance and yelling in tavern in the 400 block of First Street Southwest.

Customers left. No crime.

Aug. 10 4:32 a.m., man in the 88000 block of Mallory Lane reports loud party, can hear it from Mallory and Ohio. Parties contacted, will keep it down.

9:29 a.m., assisted Coos County

OBITUARIES James R. “Jim” Russell Nov. 19, 1928 – June 27, 2014

A memorial celebration of life will be held for James R. “Jim” Russell, lifelong resident of Coos County from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Lakeside County Park picnic pavilion. A lunch will be provided.

Jim was born in Marshfield on Nov. 19, 1928, the oldest of three sons to Gareld W. Russell and Gertrude Mintonye Russell. He passed away at the age of 85 on Friday, June 27, 2014.

He is survived by his

Ebola risk is low in county COOS COUNTY — The Ebola outbreak that is ongoing in three West African countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia) has made the headlines and some Coos County citizens have inquired about the county plan regarding Ebola.

Ebola is a serious illness caused by the Ebola virus, according to Coos County Public Administrator Health Florence PourtalStevens. The disease is transmitted through direct contact with blood and bodily fluids.

In Oregon, the risk of contracting Ebola is low.

“Oregonians are much more likely to become ill with vomiting and diarrhea due to norovirus from not washing their hands or influenza from not being vaccinated than ever being at risk for getting Ebola virus disease,” Pourtal-Stevens wrote in a news release.

Coos County Public Health has provided local health care providers with the Center for Disease Control Guidelines for evaluating patients suspected of carrying Ebola virus.

For more information about the Ebola outbreak and disease visit the Coos County Public Health website at http://www.co.coos.or.us/.

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wife of 63 years, Alma Thommen Russell and five children: David of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Paul of Anchorage, Alaska; Judy Nikukar of Salem; Mark of San Antonio, Texas; and Rex of Reedsport. Also surviving are five grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; brother Tony Russell of Bandon; nieces and several nephews; and many cousins.

A memorial celebration of life will be held later in the summer. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Heart American

DEATH NOTICES Gerald Wilson —87, of Dement Creek, died Aug. 7, 2014, in Coquille. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, at the Arago church. A potluck will follow.

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1:40 a.m., suspicious vehicle in the area of Fourth Street Northeast, now it’s parked down the road. Vehicle is parked in its own driveway.

9:51 a.m., investigating theft of services in the 1000 block of Newport Avenue, household trash place in city Dumpster.

Suspect moved.

11:09 a.m., man on cell reporting person is trying to flag down traffic in the area of New Lake and U.S. Highway 101 near county line. Man may have had firearm on his belt. Checked area, unable to locate.

11:56 a.m., observed disabled vehicle on Coquille River Bridge. Traffic is backed up on the north side, vehicle removed from the bridge.

3:11 p.m., public nuisance dog in the 1200 block of Jackson Avenue.

3:23 p.m., problem with squatter on property behind house in the 800 block of 12th Court Southwest. Suspect has moved camp trailer out, utility trailer full of junk still on site, but suspect will return for that later.

4:54 p.m., man on cell reports woman possibly choking in parking lot of Price ‘N’ Pride. Call transferred to Bay Cities Ambulance. Stood by until BCA arrived.

Victim is OK. 5:46 p.m., attempted to locate suspect of theft of lawn mower in the 87000 block of Holly Lane.

9:35 p.m., assisted outside agency, woman on cell said her teenage daughter possibly jumped off a local bridge.

Transferred to North Bend Police Department, paged North Bend medical, they checked under McCullough and Charleston bridges. BPD checked area near Bullards Bridge, unable to locate.

Daughter was later found traveling in vehicle east on Highway 126.

11:14 p.m., three people on caller’s property in the 58000 of Seven Devils Road, believes drugs are involved.

Sheriff’s Office with report of theft in the 57000 block of Parkersburg Road.

4:15 p.m., mushroom pickers trespassing on water plant property in the 56000 block of Fish Hatchery Road.

Checked area, contacted person and was warned regarding trespassing.

5:39 p.m., neighbor’s dog in the 1100 block of Fifth Street Northeast attempted to attack her dogs. Contacted owner, dogs were in kennel. Advised she would be cited if the dogs were out again.

Aug. 11 3:59 a.m., assisted outside agency in the 1000 block of Ohio Avenue, man down, suspicious circumstances, possible due to drug overdose. Victim taken to Southern Coos Hospital.

8:16 a.m., suspicious vehicle on Elmira Avenue, contacted driver, is traveling through the state and stopped to rest.

10:54 a.m., caller said someone is entering the property in the 2600 block of Caryll Court. Handled.

2:18 p.m., woman yelling inside bank in the 1000 block of Oregon Avenue. She left the bank for the day.

5:44 p.m., abandoned travel trailer with garbage in the 800 block of 12th Court Southwest. Unknown owner of property the trailer is on.

9:29 p.m., caller heard a single shot outside of the door in the 900 block of Grand Avenue. Checked area, unable to locate.

10:35 p.m., assisted in taking an elderly person home from Southern Coos Hospital, 900 11th St. SE. 11:32 p.m., alarm going off at neighbor’s house on Caroline Street Southeast. They are possibly out of town.

Aug. 12 12:02 a.m., caller reports gates open in the 600 block of Seaview Court after being secured. Requested patrol checks.

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WESTERN WORLD Editor: Amy Moss Strong

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Testing your patience with tests As public school educators in Oregon scramble to prepare students to meet new Common Core State Standards, we think it’s a good time to remind parents and our community about putting test scores in their proper perspective.

All Oregon public schools this year are implementing the federal Common Core math and English standards, in addition to the new Smarter Balanced assessment, which will replace the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.

We don’t doubt the government bureaucrats who established Common Core standards have the best interests of students and the quality of their education at heart.

But it was probably somewhat disheartening to hear Oregon Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Rob Saxton say this summer that his department predicts only 30 to 40 percent of students will likely pass the new tests, because they’ll be tougher.

And the Oregon Education Association, the state’s teachers union, called for a moratorium on what teachers across the country called a “high-stakes” testing culture.

“None of us should be surprised by the prediction that 65 percent of all students will fail the first test,” said OEA president Hanna Vaandering in May. As a nation we have bristled for

more than a couple of generations as academic achievement of U.S. students has fallen behind that of students in other industrialized nations. In the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment comparison, U.S. Students scored average in reading and science and below average in math. Nations like Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Finland and Switzerland all scored far above average.

Embarrassing? Certainly. But let’s put the issue in perspective.

A Washington Post story of Dec. 3, 2013, on the international assessment noted that American students have never been top performers on these tests since the

1960s. That hasn’t prevented the U.S. from maintaining its postWorld War II status as a world leader.

How did that happen if American students have been lousy students for the last 50 years?

All we’re suggesting is that test scores, in and of themselves, don’t indicate anything about learning.

They never have. Parents make that determination. And parents do that in consultation with their own children and their children’s teachers.

Let’s keep that in mind when we see the supposedly dreaded dip in achievement scores later this school year.

— The World

Letters Some reflections on Gaza Much as the Israeli-Gaza conflict looms so large again in the news these days, few people probably consider how small the Gaza Strip really is. It’s just short of 25 miles long north to south, slightly under the distance between Bandon and Coos Bay, and is only about 7 miles across at its widest point. In area 141 square miles, it is less than 1/12th the size of Coos County (1,806 square miles).

Coos County has a population of 63,000, but 25 times that many people, 1.6 million, are crammed into Gaza. Nearly 1 million of them are refugees, and they are the only population the UN recognizes as hereditary refugees, most of them now being descendents of Palestinians driven off their land almost 70 years ago

by Israelis in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.

Since Israel and Egypt created the Gaza blockade in 2007 after the election of Hamas, Gaza has become a virtual prison camp. Israel has total control of its air space and Mediterranean coastline, and Israeli soldiers guard fencelines all along its northern and eastern borders. Egypt similarly controls access on its 7 mile border on Gaza’s south. People and goods only get in or out by passing through military checkpoints (or through “illegal” underground tunnels).

Even before this latest outbreak of violence, Oxfam reported that the now seven year old blockade had devastated Gaza’s economy. Exports were less than 3 percent of pre-blockade level and there was a total ban on shipping agricultural produce to the West Bank or Israel. Unable to import essential materials, Gazan industries were largely at a standstill and 40 to 50 percent of Gazans were unemployed. With hunger and malnutrition widespread, 80 percent of the population was dependent on international aid. Water systems, sanitation and health services were barely operational.

Construction materials for necessary infrastructure repairs were either banned outright or severely limited.

Electricity was often unavailable for 12 hours or more a day and restrictions on fuel imports made it difficult just to keep generators running to supply power for hospitals and schools.

This everyday humanitarian crisis endured by the Palestinian people year after year is widely decried around the world, but it’s largely ignored by our government and the American media. It is only when Hamas militants lob their homemade rockets into Israel and succeed in killing some civilians there that matters grab our attention. Then there’s outrage!

Israel’s military responds ferociously and for days on end little Gaza is again headline news!

Officially, we deplore Israel’s bombing and invasion of Gaza and profess grief for the 1,900 Palestinian lives lost, a quarter of whom were children. With the rest of the world screaming “war crimes,” we scold Israel for its violent response. But then we go on to say, “Israel has a right to defend itself!” and, with that, give the country, already the 11th most powerful military force on the planet, more millions of dollars of weaponry to continue defending itself.

A question: Don’t the people of Gaza also have a right to defend themselves from oppressors who make their lives unbearable? To us, their indiscriminate rocket firings may seem only futile and cruelly selfdefeating, since Israel’s retaliation invariably inflicts far greater casualties and loss of life on the Palestinians themselves. But commentators here and in Israel itself have recently likened this with the uprising of the Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis in 1943, an even

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more futile gesture sure to bring death and destruction down upon their community. We may recall, too, that our forbears in the American Revolution believed it the inalienable right of a people to take up arms against oppressors.

Frank Quinn Bandon

Charter in November and bring some common sense and stability back to Coos County.

Jaye Bell Coquille

How to contact your legislators

Divide and conquer?

Just another silly “did you know” question.

On Aug. 5 Commissioners Cribbins, Sweet and Main gave 84.3 miles of our Coos County roads into the Coquille Indian Tribe Transportation Inventory.

Approximately 23 different roads are impacted. The exact multiple locations on each road were requested several times, verbally and in writing, since July 1. The requests were summarily ignored. And don’t bother to look in the BOC Aug. 5 agenda or on the BOC Coos County website because the information, including the list of road areas and the agreement, is not there. You can, however find the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) and the list of road names with their mileage in the July 1 commissioner meeting agenda pages 18-21.

Why the multiple small areas of road locations are needed specifically by the tribe for their school buses and getting to work (per the MOU) was not explained.

What “upgrades” (that the county would be required to maintain) and “economic development” federal funds (per the MOU) they would then be qualified to apply for was additionally not addressed. What will the Bureau of Indian Affairs with Indian trust lands rules be? How many tribal laws, (such as no firearms) and federal strings would then be in effect?

The question of why the good-condition, asphalted 8 continuous miles of the Fairview Road are needed was ignored. No answers, no explanations, and no commissioner discussion followed. Just the aye, aye, aye vote.

This is not about the tribe. It is about the infrastructure and finances of Coos County being used to divide our community into special interest groups against each other. Divide and conquer?

Why are the commissioner-signed agreements such as this agreement, the ORC (Oregon Resources Corp.) open-ended agreement, the Bay Area Enterprise Zone Agreement, the CEP agreement, disposal of the solid waste facility agreement, etc, etc., not on the county site for the citizens to see, both before and after they sign? There are many very experienced knowledgeable retired citizens in Coos County who can, viewing past history, read these agreements much better than the establishment few.

Vote for the “Voice of the Voters” Home Rule

U.S. Senators Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) 107 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Phone: 202-224-3753 Fax: 202-228-3997 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 http://wyden.senate.gov/contact

U.S. Representative - Congressional District 4 Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D) 2134 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515-0001 Phone: 202-225-6416 Fax: 202-225-0032 http://www.house.gov/formdefazio/contact

State Senator - Senate District 1 Sen. Jeff Kruse (R) Roseburg 900 Court St. NE, S-315, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-986-1701 District Address: 636 Wild Iris Lane, Roseburg, OR 97470 District Phone: 541-580-3276 E-mail: Sen.JeffKruse@state.or.us http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/kruse

State Representative - House District 1 Rep. Wayne Krieger (R) Gold Beach 900 Court St. NE, H-381, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-986-1401 E-mail: Rep.WayneKrieger@state.or.us http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/Krieger

Stress management Often following a tragic event, I you may experience during emernote where those responsible for gency situations.

Physical signs : Fatigue, upset post-event management have brought in not only food, shelter stomach, shakiness, dizziness, and medical care, but counselors to heart palpitations, clamminess, deal with confusion, survivors guilt disorientation, difficulty thinking, or other mental distress. The most memory loss or loss of appetite.

Emotional signs: Anxiety, grief, often heard phrase is “remain calm.” Remaining calm is not a nat- depression, irritability, feeling ural response when your world has overwhelmed, thinking you or your been shaken, your home burned or loved ones will be harmed, nightmares or loved ones injured. Many ex t re m e times people feel the need DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR fear. to blame someone or THE REST OF US When something. This blameyou are placing urge usually prepared, you are results from a need to gain control less likely to feel of the situation by putting it into a helpless and less familiar or understandable context. likely to experiThe usual targets for fixing blame stress ence are authority figures or government related disorders. officials who should have done You will rememmore to lessen the effects of the ber what you disaster. discussed as a Sometime back I had some DAVE family and apply friends who headed for a motel in a ROBINSON what you learned nearby town the minute their from those dispower went out. When I asked about using their camping gear to cussions and drills to help you get by until the electricity was overcome your situation.

Other things you can do now to restored they acted like that had never occurred to them. It can be help make a disaster less nervevery unsettling when we find out racking is to pack items in your how ill-prepared we are to handle a emergency kits that you use in everyday life. For your children, crisis.

It is important to be able to rec- pack coloring books, crayons, stoognize and detect the signs of stress ries, gum, candy, stuffed animals and/or shock during an emergency. and other useful items. For adults, Here are several warning signs that pack a good book, a brush, razors,

soap, playing cards, hard candy, paper and pen, medication, toilet paper and sundry items. These items can provide relief for stress during the times you have to wait for your life to return to normal.

Other stress-relieving items are desserts. Gelatin desserts, justadd-water, pudding, cake, muffin, and cookie mixes, candy bars, popcorn, dehydrated fruits and fruit drinks. These items may seem frivolous, but they can really make a difference in helping you cope in an emergency.

Developing a positive attitude and learning coping and stress relieving methods will help you, not only in times of disaster, but throughout your life. So prepare now — it will be well worth the effort!

As always send your questions or to comments disasterprep.dave@gmail.com.

Previous columns can be found at blog: my www.disasterprepdave.blogspot.c om.

(Dave Robinson is Bandon’s postmaster and has worked for the postal service for 30 years. He has a background in law enforcement, served in the Air Force in Vietnam, worked nine years for the Coos County Sheriff's Department and serves on the Myrtle Point School Board, where he lives.)

Thursday, August 21,2014 • Bandon Western World • A5

In and Around Bandon Port sponsors family fun events The Port of Bandon is once again offering its free family fun events in the picnic shelter on the boardwalk this summer: 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22: The Bureau of Land Management and Port of Bandon will present “Hummingbirds of the Oregon Coast,” in the enclosed picnic shelter on the Port of Bandon’s boardwalk. John Aldridge, a BLM environmental educator, will talk about adaptations for flight, feeding, migration and reproduction of this native species. Learn how to create hummingbird feeders and plant gardens that will attract them.

6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29: Local historian and former longtime Bandon High School English and humanities teacher Jim Proehl will present “Bandon Before the Fire” in the enclosed picnic shelter on the Port of Bandon’s boardwalk. Proehl will talk about the history of Bandon when it was still called Averill and about the pioneers who settled in Bandon’s rugged environment before the devastating 1936 fire. The talk promises to be both an entertaining and educational experience for the entire family.

Call 541-347-3206 for more information.

School supply distribution Holy Trinity Catholic Church will be having a school supply distribution to Bandon's needy school children, this Saturday, Aug. 23, in the parish hall, 355 Oregon Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. or until supplies last. Please bring your student with you.

BHS class reunion The Bandon High School class of 1959 will be having a 55 year class reunion Sept. 13 at 12:30 p.m. at Bullards State Park — east gazebo. This is a potluck picnic so bring your favorite side dish, beverage and chair. Fellow classmates are welcome to stop in and visit.

Looking for addresses and info for: Tony Colter, Neil Jarvis and Bob McFarland.

For more information, call 541-3472-2622.

Walk With Ease Aug. 25 The Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease program will be offered in Bandon Aug. 25 through Oct. 3. Walk With Ease is a structured walking program designed to help people living with arthritis better manage their pain and is also ideal for people without arthritis who want to make walking a daily habit.

Walk With Ease offers support, information and tools to help participants develop successful exercise routines. During the six-week program, participants will learn proper stretching and pain management techniques, as well as build stamina and walking pace.

The program can be modified to meet the needs of individual participants so each person can develop an exercise routine that fits his or her unique goals. If you can be on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you will most likely have success with Walk With Ease.

The class meets 10-11 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 798 Franklin Ave. in Bandon. To register, call Nancy at 541-2976983 or for more information, call OSU Extension at 541-572-5263, ext. 292. Before starting any exercise program, always check with your physician.

Travel to France Aug. 25 Travel Night at the Bandon Public Library will be 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25. This month’s trip is to Paris, France, and includes a cruise along the Rhone River with stops along the way at Giverny, Lyon, Avignon, Arles and Nice. Marilyn Noorda and Linda Wilcox will share their stunning pictures and stories.

There is no cost to attend, everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. Travel Night is sponsored by the Bandon Library Friends & Foundation.

LEAP offers healthful lifestyle program Some 2,500 years ago, Hippocrates knew that food can heal us or kill us. Everyone knows that he or she should consume more fresh fruits, vegetables and whole grains and yet less than 15 percent of Americans are actually doing so, according to Stephanie Polizzi, registered dietitian with OSU Extension Family & Community Health.

Lifestyle Education Activity Progress is a 30-day lifestyle program that helps participants do what they know is good for them.

LEAP is based on the principles of the Complete Health Improvement Program, which has 25 years of evidential research to demonstrate that the right foods can heal disease. Leaping off the CHIP platform, LEAP is designed to educate and inform but also to give participants hands-on experience cooking and preparing whole-food, plant-based meals.

The class will meet three nights per week at the Bandon Community Center starting Sept. 3 and ending Sept. 28. Led and supported by health professionals, the program includes pre- and post-blood labs so participants can judge the health improvements for themselves. Participants will prepare the meals and then enjoy the fruits (and vegetables) of their labor.

Class also includes fitness instruction and other activities to bust the barriers to living a healthy lifestyle.

Participants will learn how to shop, prepare, cook and store foods they will love to eat.

“Join LEAP and see for yourself,” Polizzi said.

“Come to a free informational session held at the Bandon Public Library from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26. Bring your friends, family members and an open mind. We’ll provide the inspiration, motivation and, with your participation, the results.”

For more information, call the OSU Extension office at 541-572-5263, ext. 292 or Polizzi at 541-404-7982.

Tell them you want to take the LEAP.

Meet & Greet at Second Street Gallery Visit the Second Street Gallery and say "hi" to Eva Subias, our knitting expert, for the Meet and Greet weekend, Aug. 23 and 24. She will be spending all Saturday and Sunday with us and she is looking forward to talking to you about her knitted and crocheted creations. Eva has been a steady part of our Gallery for many years and her cloches, flappers, scarves, mittens and felted hats have been well received by our customers.

Eva is a native of Sweden, where her love of knitting started when she was only about 7 years old. She knits the continental way and will be happy to show you how fast that can be. Nowadays she switches between knitting and crocheting and enjoys both forms of creating beautiful garments. She loves sharing her love of the art, so take this opportunity to come in and talk to her and see all the creations she will bring for this special weekend.

■ August 23/24: Eva Subias, Swedish hand-knits.

■ Aug. 30, Sept. 1: Heather Bouher, jeweler.

■ Sept. 6 and 7: Patricia Davidson, photographer.

■ Sept. 13 and 14: Crystal Landucci, jeweler.

Sept. 20 and 21: Alex Linke, jeweler.

For more information, visit http://secondstreetgallery.net.

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Bullards Beach programs Bullards Beach State Park offers its summer programs in the yurt meeting hall and the campground amphitheater. The Coquille River Lighthouse also is open daily from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed-toe shoes are required for the trip to the tower.

■ 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, Lighthouses with Doug Wahl, amphitheater.

■ 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, Oregon Old Time Fiddlers, live music, amphitheater.

■ 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, Lost but Found with Cathy Schneider, amphitheater.

August art classes offered Art by the Sea Gallery and Studio, located in the Continuum Building in Old Town Bandon, offers a variety of art classes. The final class for August is 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 — Collage with Foil Play-day

by Shawn Tempesta, $16.

Sign up and guarantee your spot with a $5 deposit that will go toward the class fee. Balance is due at class.

For more information, call 541-347-5355.

CyberLynx offers free computer classes There’s a great variety of free computer classes this month. Most are for intermediate or better computer users. Beginning users can go to labs for individualized help. They’re each two hours long and held at the Bandon Public Library. Classes are sponsored by Bandon Library and CyberLynx.

■ 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21: Guest instructor Stephanie Polizzi will show intermediate and advanced computer users how to create a basic presentation slideshow on PowerPoint using graphics and animation. This is a hands-on class; bring a laptop with PowerPoint or use one from CyberLynx.

■ 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27: Social media class.

Are you curious about Facebook and Google Plus or want to know how to use them better? Would you like to see Twitter and explore some other popular social media sites like LinkedIn and Goodreads?

■ 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27: Considering a website for your small business, nonprofit, club or even a personal or family blog? Local IT consultant David Gerhart will demonstrate using WordPress, an Internet service providing free software and web hosting. You could leave this two-hour workshop with enough tools to build a basic site and blog on your own. CyberLynx will be available to support your efforts and questions during selected subsequent labs.

One final lab will be offered at 2 p.m. Aug. 28 for those needing individualized help for a computer problem or project.

Registration is requested and registered students receive priority. View the schedule and register for classes and labs on the CyberLynx website at http://cyberlynxoregon.org.

Bandon Library features art for August The Bandon Library Friends and Foundation presents “A Shared Journey” — an art exhibit featuring the work of Gerry Canning and Malaya Rider for the month of August in the library’s hall and glass cases.

Canning and Rider are displaying paintings and photographs as well as ceramic sculpture and pottery.

The paintings range from images of nature to abstract pieces, oils on canvas to tempera “free-expression” paintings on paper.

Art show at SCH “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue,” is the name of the current show of quilts and photography on display at Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center.

The show features quilts by members of the Bandon Quilter’s Guild, imported quilts on loan from The Gypsy Wagon and quilts by family members of employees at the hospital.

The photographs include a series by Tammy Housego that celebrates couples who have been married for many years; photographs taken by Bandon High School students in the classes of Martha Kemple; and photographs on the theme of old/new/borrowed/blue by Janis Cedras Ayers.

All works, other than the BHS display, will stay up through September.

is organized by the Bandon Chamber of Commerce with support from sponsoring businesses and organizations. The parade is Saturday morning, Sept. 13; entry forms are due by Sept. 10.

To join the tradition, contact Julie Miller at the Chamber of Commerce, 541-347-9616, or visit bandon.com/cranberry-festival for information and registration.

Get your cranberry recipes ready The Queen of the Kitchen contest, sponsored by Bandon Ocean Spray Growers during the 68th Cranberry Festival, will offer three crowns: Overall Queen, Aspiring Young Chefs and children.

Pull out those great family recipes and get ready for creative kitchen fun for the whole family. The Queen of the Kitchen information page with times, rules and food categories is available at the Visitor Center and posted on www.bandon.com/cranberry-festival.

The Queen of the Kitchen announcement also will be in your next city utility statement with the festival schedule of events. Let’s get cooking!

Bandon Showcase announces season Bandon Showcase, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing professionally presented music to the community of Bandon and providing outreach opportunities for youth, announces its 13th season featuring a world-class voice, national champion instrumentalists, top-notch comic fun and a musical tribute to a folksong hero.

Friday, Oct. 10: The Voetberg Family Powered by two national fiddle champions, a West Coast flat-picking champion and 10 state fiddle championships, The Voetberg Family Band comprises eight siblings ranging in ages 15 to 25. The band puts on a show that displays a cohesive variety of musical styles and a developed musicianship beyond their years. As classically trained musicians, each band member displays unique versatility while remaining technically sound. The Voetberg Family Band performs Irish, Scottish, American, swing, jazz and classical music.

Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015: Ted Vigil,“John Denver Musical Tribute” Ted Vigil sings a tribute to the legendary John Denver rather than impersonates him. Vigil resembles Denver both physically and musically and is honored to bring his great compositions and hits to audiences around the country. Denver’s music is still inspirational and influential today; songs of romance, country, and environmental themes will be presented during the evening.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015: Lynn Trefzger and George Casey — Special Saint Patrick’s Day Evening of Comedy For more than 30 years, Lynn Trefzger has given life to a trunk full of comical characters. She has performed for audiences all over the world, treating them to the vocal illusions of a drunken and lovable camel, a grumpy old man, a feisty little girl and may even see some other audience members who are brought up for the action!

Big Laughs — from beginning to end, George Casey can connect with any audience. Casey’s self-deprecating humor, tempered with his Irish brogue, have won over audiences across the country. Casey’s humor is always in good fun and gets the audience involved. He relates well with his audience and is a good communicator and keen observer of human nature.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015: Anthony Kearns — “Star of the Irish Tenors” Anthony Kearns, acknowledged as “Ireland’s Finest Tenor” at the Dublin National Concert Hall’s Silver Jubilee in 2006, performs an extraordinary repertoire, with music from Ireland to Broadway, from Viennese romance to Italian classics, French art songs, and traditional German Lieder, the inspirational to the spiritual, and from operetta's light comedy to the sweeping drama of grand opera. With his rich lyrical tenor voice, flawless technique, and skillful interpretation of these many and varied musical genres, Kearns is recognized as one of the world's foremost tenors, receiving rave reviews, performance after performance.

Cranberry Fest is just around the corner It’s a Cranberry Round Up in 2014: Bandon’s 68th annual Cranberry Festival comes to town Sept. 12-14.

Did you know the festival parade is almost as old as the festival itself?

The parade was added to the event list in 1948. The first parade featured many of the traditional elements we enjoy today: color guard, cranberry court, tractors and fire trucks.

In 1948, festival organizers even awarded prizes.

Judy Brown, later Bandon Mayor Judy Densmore, won the best children’s entry with her decorated tricycle.

Today, participants tap their creative cranberry juices to fashion parade entries based on a theme.

Theme ideas are submitted by community members and winners selected by the festival committee. The 2014 theme, Cranberry Round Up, was suggested by Mary and Ron Evans.

Festival prizes aren’t reserved for parade entries. Join the Queen of the Kitchen cranberry cooking contest, or dive into a dish of berries in the Cranberry Eating Contest.

The Cranberry Festival

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH

BANDON CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor Jose Agosto 541-404-1175 Head Elder Allan Cram 541-297-6575 Church & Fellowship Center

(A Calvary Chapel Fellowship)

860 Second St. SE (Hwy. 101)

Pastor Matt Fox 1190 Face Rock Drive (Follow signs off Beach Loop)

541-347-9327

541-347-2273 Rev. Timothy Moore

Worship - Sat. 11am/Tues. 7pm

Sunday, Bandon 8:30am BCF Riverview, 11am (Coos Bay) Wednesday, 7:00pm

Sunday School - 9:30am Worship Services - 11:00am

ST. JOHN EPISCOPAL CHURCH

HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH

PACIFIC COMMUNITY CHURCH

The Rev. Beth Hoffmann

Father Rodel deMesa 541-329-0697

48967 Hwy 101  541-347-2152 (3 miles South on Hwy 101) Sunday Sunday School - 9am Worship - 10:15 am Weekdays Call for special events schedule

Corner of 8th St. & Franklin Ave.

Church Office - 541-347-2152 www.episcopalbandon.com Sunday Worship & Holy Eucharist - 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Healing - 11:30 a.m.

Everyone is Welcome!

UNITY OF BANDON Hwy 101, 1 Mile South of 11th Street unityofbandon.org peacerocks.org

355 Oregon Ave.

8 a.m. Communion Services on Monday and Tuesday 8 a.m Friday Mass 5:30 p.m.

Daily Mass in Church on Wednesdays Noon Daily Mass in Chapel on Thurs.

Adoration Fridays: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 p.m.

Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Bobbi Neason, Pastor 592 Edison Avenue (1/2 block North of the high school)

Reverend Robin Haruna

Office: 541-347-3672 Manse: 541-347-5631

Office: 541-347-4696 Sunday Services: 11am Guided Meditation: Wednesdays, 11am

Adult Bible Class - 8:45am Song Service - 9:50am Worship and Church School - 10am Nursery Available

Sunday

Pastor Tom Lang

This could be your church information.

Contact Sandy, 541-3437-2423, ext. 21, sandy.stevens@ theworldlink.com

Use this space to promote your church’s special activity. Contact Sandy for more information.

541-347-2423, ext 21 or e-mail: sstevens@theworldlink.com

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Health human resources and finances coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in South Sudan, Nigeria and Burundi.

By 2009, she was in Ngara, Tanzania, working for Médecins du Monde (Doctors of the World).

Three years ago, she moved to Portland to live with her husband, a Coos County native she met while working in South Sudan. In Portland, she was a program and grants manager for Hands to Hearts International.

In all of these nong o v e r n m e n t a l organizations, she has held program management and administrative positions.

She said working with these extremely vulnerable populations opened her mind to other cultures and the health and social issues that impact their day-today lives.

In Coos County, last year’s Community Health Improvement Plan outlined several key areas to focus on: Access to health care, chronic illness management, chronic illness prevention, dental health, fall prevention, maternal and child health, mental health, and socioeconomic disparities.

“The areas I would like

■ from Page A1 to concentrate on are the prevention aspect and access to health care,” Pourtal-Stevens said. “I want to make sure we’re preventing people from getting sick in the first place.”

Nikki Zogg resigned from Coos County Public Health in March due to “a difference in leadership philosophy within the organization.” She had taken the lead in April 2013 from Frances Smith, who retired after working for public health for 26 years.

Pourtal-Stevens moved here just three weeks ago (though she and her husband have lived here off and on since 2008), started as Coos County Public Health’s administrator July 7 and at the same time is enjoying being the mother of a 4-month-old.

“Coos County is one of the most beautiful places I’ve got a chance to not only work, but live in,” she said.

“People in Coos County are extremely friendly and outgoing. It reminds me of other places I’ve lived.”

Reporter Chelsea Davis can be reached at 541-2691222, ext. 239, or by email at chelsea.davis@theworldlink.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ChelseaLeeDavis.

DeFazio make them more earthquake resilient, especially Ocean Crest Elementary, which was built in 1939.

DeFazio agreed that it’s a serious problem.

“This also ties back to early detection,” DeFazio said. “We have some schools built by the CC Corps and there’s no comparison to modern schools.”

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DeFazio added he wanted more information about what was happening locally and suggested Sterling talk with Kathy Erickson, his Coos Bay field representative.

Avery Horton asked about immigration laws and how Congress could justify sending billions of dollars overseas but not take care of the country’s infrastructure. DeFazio

said he’s working on immigration reform that would allow eligibility for citizenship after several years for those who pay taxes, keep a clean record and maintain lawful resident status.

Rick Halliburton asked if DeFazio was aware of issues local cranberry growers are facing regarding having to dump 15 percent of their crop due to a flooded market.

“We’d like to help with developing a local product to use the bonus and create jobs, too,” Halliburton said.

DeFazio is making 20 town hall visits this month from Eugene to Roseburg to Brookings.

For more information on the congressman’s town halls and current issues, visit www.defazio.house.gov.

Meet A m y!

Introducing Amy Wernet, our new Clinical Liaison at Baycrest Village Health Center.

Amy provides information and assistance for admission to our Health Center as well as other areas in our Continuum of Care Campus.

Email Amy at awernet@baycrest-village.com or Call her at 541-290-1718 Amy and the team at Baycrest Village are here to assist you 24/7.

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A bumblebee pollinates a lavender flower at Merritt Lavender Farm in Bandon.

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ucts at the Friday and Saturday Port of Bandon’s Old Town Marketplace on First Street and the Wednesday Coos Bay farmers market. Her website of goods is constantly humming.

She’s one of thousands of Oregon farmers who have “cut out the middle man,” according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

The latest Census of Agriculture shows Oregon farmers and ranchers are among the nation’s leaders in farm direct marketing (selling at farmers markets, roadside stands or marketing through Community Supported Agriculture).

She can’t have too many visitors at the farm at once, but she can reach thousands of people in one day at a farmers market, giving her products far more exposure.

Oregon ranks sixth in the nation in terms of the number of farms (6,274) selling products directly to individual consumers.

The value of those sales has broken $44 million, ranking ninth in the nation.

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A serene scene Prior to harvest last month, Merritt drifted quietly through her home, peering out at the four surrounding lavender fields. The scent was everywhere.

Stepping out her back door is a labyrinth of plants in repurposed oak barrels.

Visitors wind their way through basil, oregano, kale and more. Farmers market vendors often trade Merritt their products for her lavender, adding variety to her labyrinth.

“Scratch, sniff and nibble your way to the center,” she said.

She grows eight lavender varieties (of the 250 possible) on her farm: French Provence, Dutch, Super French, Grosso, Viridis yellow, Madrid pink, Willowbridge white and Spanish purple.

When the bottom third of the plant begins to open, Merritt starts cutting. Soon after, her entire garage ceiling is a canopy of drying flowers. Then she removes the flowers from the stems by hand and processes them into product. In September, she forces the plants to go dormant, otherwise she would be harvesting again in the winter.

Merritt just finished processing the last of her flowers from the 2013 harvest in April.

“The product business is only limited by time and energy right now,” she said.

Retirement on the horizon Soon, she wants to hand off the farm to

someone else so she can travel.

“The farm, as much as I love it, somebody else could love it just as much,” she said. “It’s gardening on a large, large scale.”

The farm sits in a perfect, temperate climate.

In fact, Bandon is at the same latitude as Provence in France, a region covered in lavender fields.

Planting the crop requires very little water since “lavender prefers to be neglected,” she said.

Merritt only grows the lavender hybrids developed after a wasting ailment started wiping out the French lavender industry in the late 1970s.

The hybrids are diseaseand pest-resistant and double the oil content.

She looks at her farm as a model.

“It shows people you don’t need a ton of acreage,” she said.

Nobody wants Merritt to leave — the bees in particular. Her farm attracts seven bee species, which she said weave through the fields every summer, seemingly drunk off the sweet flowers.

“When the flowers bloom, the bees start humming and it gets so loud you have to yell at each other across the field,” she laughed.

Reporter Chelsea Davis can be reached at 541-269-1222, ext. 239, or by email at chelsea.davis@theworldlink.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ChelseaLeeDavis.

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COMMUNITY ■ from Page A1 meeting, the council was presented with options on how they could recruit the new city manager, including undertaking their own advertising and recruitment, hiring a private search consultant or contracting with the League of Oregon Cities.

Other cities in Oregon were surveyed regarding the process they used for recruiting their current city managers, and the majority recommended utilizing the services of the League of Oregon Cities, although several cities contracted with private consulting firms.

The city requested and received the proposals for city manager recruitment services from the LOC, Prothman Company and Waldron Company. The city previously reviewed the LOC proposal, but had some questions, according to Winkel.

The LOC’s charge would have been approximately $7,000, with an additional fee of $7,000 to $11,000 for on-site background checks for a total of $14,000 to $18,000. The Waldron Company’s fee was approximately $25,000.

Winkel recommended the Prothman Company, saying he felt it was the “best deal for the best price.” The LOC, he explained, has a caveat that does not allow any city staff or council members to do webbased searches on potential candidates.

Councilors Mike Claassen agreed, saying the LOC really isn’t a search firm but offers job postings.

But Councilor Claudine Hundhausen said she felt the LOC was a good idea.

Mayor Mary Schamehorn said the city has been “extremely lucky” not to have had to deal with searching for a new city manager for many years.

Now that the Prothman Company has been hired, it will work with city staff and the City Council on the job description, qualifications and characteristics being sought in a new city manager and develop the specific procedure to be used in making the selection.

The City Council will make the final decision, although reviews and interviews with the finalists for the position may also involve one or more additional public representatives or review committee appointed by the council.

If such a committee system is used, Winkel explained, it would include representation from various sectors of the public, such as business owners, city committees and comlocal missions, community volunteer groups like the Greater Bandon Association, city staff, community service organizations, etc.

Decisions regarding items such as city manager qualifications and characteristics and what type of review committee, if any, should be appointed, will all be made by the council in open public meetings.

Public input into those items will be allowed as appropriate, Winkel said.

The process may also conclude with a final public forum or meetand-greet at a location The as such Barn/Community Center where the public can interact with the three to five finalists.

The target employment date for the new city manager is on or around Jan. 1, 2015.

C&K Market to expand store offerings The company emerges from bankruptcy on Aug. 10 Bandon Western World

C&K Market previewed what customers can expect in the future, as it emerged from bankruptcy Aug. 10.

“We’ve been in the stores, talking with customers and identifying how we can serve them even better,” said Karl Wissmann, C&K Market’s president. “With bankruptcy behind us, we’re in a position to enhance our stores. Customers can expect more selection and new offerings.”

Customers will notice Ray’s Healthy Living, a new initiative that integrates natural and organic items with traditional groceries. In addition, items will feature glutenfree, low-carb, low-sodium and GMOfree shelf tags, making it easier for customers to find products. “Our customers will enjoy the convenience of a community one-stop store, a place they can find local, regional and natural products, as well as their conventional favorites,” Wissmann said.

Stores will also emphasize local produce including more organic items, Certified Angus beef, a larger selection of general merchandise offerings, including more natural options and an expanded wine selection.

Some stores will also see the addition of salad bars, hot prepared food options

and sushi.

“We launched our Eat Fresh Eat Local program this summer at 11 Ray’s Food Place stores in Oregon, and customer response continues to be overwhelmingly positive,” Wissmann said.

This farm-to-store produce program brings fresh items from nearby family farms to the stores.

“These farmers use sustainable methods, and we’re offering our customers more than 100 varieties of local fruits and vegetables through the season,” Wissmann added. “Our complementary Pick 5 CSA program lets customers select five fruits and vegetables every Saturday morning is also receiving rave reviews.”

“We recognize that customers may now shop at both a big box and a local grocer,” Wissmann said. “By listening to our customers and catering to their preferences, shoppers are buying more when they shop with us.

Our strategy is definitely working, and we see additional opportunities for our smaller, independent chain to add real value in the communities we serve.”

The remodel of the Roseburg Ray’s showcases many of the chain’s new programs. It incorporates signage to call attention to new items, such as local and organic produce and a large vari-

ety of healthy options in the grocery department, as well as highlighting standard items like produce and meat. An integrated paint palette provides context for various departments.

“As I’ve worked with our employees and talked with customers, I’m confident that we’re delivering what our customers want and will continue to make enhancements that will keep them shopping in our stores,” Wissmann said. “At our core, we’re a community grocery store that’s proud to serve its neighbors. It’s important that we keep our individual store uniqueness since we serve a variety of communities.

“I view our company as a chain of independent stores rather than an

independent chain of stores,” Wissmann said.

“That means we tailor our programs to suit the individual communities we serve rather than follow a cookie cutter approach like many other chains.

That culture continues, and our employees are a significant factor in our ability to be successful.”

Wissmann worked with C&K Chief Financial Officer David D. Doty on the successful turnaround of Hawaii based Star Markets (now Times Supermarkets) when he was its president and CEO. C&K also announced two new financial partners: Crystal Financial LLC and GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance.

“Crystal is pleased to provide C&K’s term debt and assist the Company

PORTLAND (AP) — A frost that damaged the hazelnut crop in Turkey might be a boon to growers in Oregon — at least in the short term — even as it hits Nutella-lovers’ pocketbooks.

The extent of the damage isn’t clear yet, but because Turkey supplies 70 percent of the world’s supply, big hazelnut buyers — including the biggest, Nutella maker Ferrero — are scrambling to shore up their reserves.

And they’ll probably look to Oregon, which produced $121 million worth of filberts last year. The state is the biggest (and basically the only) U.S. grower of hazelnuts, producing 99 percent of the country’s crop.

This year’s crop estimates are due out later this

month, but Michael Klein of the industry-funded Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board said Oregon growers expect a “fairly good” crop this year.

The hazelnut industry here has already been ramping up to meet growing demand, particularly for hazelnut spreads like Nutella and export to China, where hazelnuts are popular during the Chinese New Year celebration. Over the last seven years, Klein said, the acreage devoted to growing hazelnuts in Oregon has grown by 50 percent.

The looming shortage has reportedly already caused a 60 percent spike in prices. Food bloggers are already speculating Nutella could raise its prices accordingly.

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“Consistent with its mission, Crystal provided a quick, flexible, and userfriendly debt solution.”

GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance is providing financing that will be used to support the company’s operations and expected growth as it implements a new customer experience strategy. “We look forward to working with C&K Markets as they implement an exciting new business plan,” said Rob McMahon, senior managing director at GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance.

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206 Customer Service NOW HIRING Housekeeper: 4 days Th-Sun 10-3. Must be honest, hard working, dependable, no smoking, able to pass a background check and drug test. Apply at The Inn at Old Town, 370 Hwy. 101, Bandon.

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207 Drivers Drivers-START WITH OUR TRAINING OR CONTINUE YOUR SOLID CAREER. You have options! Company Drivers, Lease Purchase or Owner Operators Needed 877-789-8518 www.centraltruckdrivingjobs.com OCAN JIM PALMER TRUCKING IS HIRING. NO EXPERIENCE? EARN WHILE YOU LEARN. COMPANY SPONSORED CDL TRAINING Earn $41,500+ 1st Year Full Benefits 1-888-619-0374

211 Health Care Bandon “Caregivers Needed” Join the professionals. A Christian based in -home care agency is looking for people who want to work in a great environment.

1. Be 18yrs or older.

2. Pass criminal background & drug testing.

3. Have dependable transportation with Insurance.

4. Have a GED or high school diploma.

5. Have clean and professional appearance.

If this sounds like a position for you.

Call Donna at 541-808-2355, M-F, 9-3 pm. We train WEST WIND COURT is looking for a caregiver, part-time. Criminal history check required. 541-347-9497.

213 General ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Established multi-discipline engineering firm is seeking an administrative assistant.

Requires 5 yrs experience in office environment, excellent phone, MSOffice, archiving, editing and communications skills.

Valid driver’s license required. A minimum of two years of college is preferred.

Please mail resume with hand-written cover letter to 1330 Teakwood Ave, Coos Bay OR 97420 BANDON SCHOOL DISTRICT is accepting applications for a Fulltime 6th Grade Teacher. A valid Oregon Teaching License is required. Statewide Teacher Application available on our website www.bandon.k12.or.us Open until filled.For more information contact Bandon School District Office, 455 9th St., Bandon, OR. 97411, 541-347-4411 or email dianeb@bandon.k12.or.us BE YOUR OWN BOSS! Hair station for rent @ Vicki G Hair Salon & Day Spa. Call Courtney @ 541-297-2633.

Lower Umpqua Hospital seeks an

On-call CT/X-ray Technologist.

The competitive candidate must have ARRT(R) and OBMI. The technologist will perform after hours x-ray, C-arm and CT exams. Must be able to respond to after hours call backs within a set time frame.

Please apply at www.lowerumpquahospital NOW HIRING! First Call Resolution Customer Service Representatives for their Coos Bay contact center.

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Immediate Opening for part time administrative principal at private Lutheran School, 541-267-3851

The World in Coos Bay, OR seeks a proven leader to direct and oversee our circulation department. The circulation director will build circulation through sales and promotion programs, the timely distribution and availability of The World products, and adherence to service standards and practices that satisfy the expectations of the customers. The circulation director will play a vital role on The World’s management team which determines short and long-term strategy and implements the tactics necessary to grow the enterprise.

The successful applicant will know how to coach, mentor and develop an enthusiastic staff to promote and distribute The World Newspaper and products.

They will develop and administer revenue and expense budgets and set and maintain standards of service for subscribers, single copy buyers, carriers, retailers and other World customers to their satisfaction.

Coos Bay is the largest city on the Oregon Coast and serves readers across three counties and beyond. Oregon’s south coast features Pacific shorelines with cliffs, beaches and recreational dunes. A perfect refuge from the faster pace and challenges of a larger metropolitan area, it is a fantastic place to work and live.

The World provides a meaningful work environment for our employees, rewards innovation and risk-taking, and offers opportunities for career development. As part of Lee Enterprises, The World offers excellent earnings potential and a full benefits package. We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. All applicants considered for employment must pass a post-offer drug screen and background/DMV check prior to commencing employment.

Please apply online at http://www.lee.net/careers

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302 Business Service

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304 Financing August Loan of the Month: Hot Summer Nights - well, maybe not here, but what is HOT is buying a house with no money down, no money out of pocket - call me today to see if you can get a home while it’s HOT!!

Call today, Keeli Gernandt 541-347-9992, Eagle Home Mortgage, NMLS 590542. Equal Opportunity Lender, this is not a commitment to lend.

A REPAIR Guy - Quality Home, rental & vacation repairs and remodeling.

Paul 541-347-3383. CCB# 150603.

Roseburg Forest Products Co is a leader in the wood products industry. We are looking for people that have a very good, current, verifiable work history and a proven safety record in a fast-paced production environment. Excellent attendance is a key requirement for successful candidates. We offer a minimum of $18.17 per hour, after 60 days of employment and an excellent company-paid benefit package. Apply online at Roseburg.iappicants.com.

Please be patient with us, it takes up to 30 days to go through all of our applications and we will contact you within that time.

Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability and Veterans

News reporter

If you love finding news that matters to hometown readers, we’d like to hear from you.

We’re a 9,000-circulation PM daily serving Oregon’s gorgeous South Coast. We need a beat reporter to cover local news, businesses and whatever else makes a difference in our community. We’ll consider both experienced and entry-level applicants, as long as you’re dedicated to writing news that connects with readers.

As part of our small but ambitious staff, you’ll hustle to break news on our web and mobile platforms, while pursuing insightful, high-impact enterprise.

You’ll need an inquisitive mind, sharp writing skills and an appreciation for small-town life.

Photo and social media skills would be plus.

As part of Lee Enterprises, The World offers excellent earnings potential and a full benefits package, along with a professional work environment focused on growth opportunities for employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. All applicants considered for employment must pass a post-offer drug screen and a background/DMV check prior to commencing employment.

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227 Elderly Care ISENBURG CAREGIVING SERVICE. Do you need help in your home?

We provide home care as efficiently and cost-effective as possible.

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ISENBURG CAREGIVING SERVICE. Do you need help in your home? We provide home care as efficiently and cost-effective as possible. Coquille Coos Bay - Bandon. Lilo Isenburg, 541-396-6041.

COFFEE WITH a Councilor. City Councilor Mike Claassen will be at Brewed Awakenings Coffee Shop on Hwy. 101 across from the Shell station to hear your concerns Saturday from 10 - 11.

FREE HOMESTYLE Dinner, provided

by E.A.T. (Everyone at Table) every Tues. 5:30 - 6:30 PM at The Barn. Donations accepted. 541-404-2268. EAT is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church will be having a school supply distribution to Bandon’s needy school children, this Saturday, 8/23, in the parish hall, 355 Oregon Ave., 10 am-1 pm or until supplies last. Please bring your student with you.

JEWELRY & GLASS WORKSHOPS Visit www.sageplacebandon.com or stop by Sage Place, 525 11th St. SE, 541-329-0303.

JOIN US to SEW for charity @ Ladies Dew Valley Club. Quilts, potholders, cutlery for sale. Mon 8-3. 5 mi S Bandon. 541-347-9513.

Langlois Lions Golden Anniversary Celebration Saturday, August 23rd, 5 pm. Lions Club House BBQ ( Lions) + potluck Alder Rd Band: 5 pm- 7 pm.

Guests of honor: Charter members: Dick Hildebrand, Harry Strain, Jack Donaldson. Friends, supporters and other community members all invited.

Please join us in honoring our special guests at this community get together.

JANIS PETRIE Psychiatric CNS. For help with medications for mental health or psychiatric problems. Accept Medicare, OHP, Private insurance or self paid. janispetriecns.com 541-329-2078 or e-mail jmpetrie12@juno.com

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Coastal building 30 yr. +. Lic., Bonded, Insured. CCB #49224.

541-297-5502.

DRAGON CLOCK & Camera, certified clock maker. Quality clock and camera repair- call Cliff @ 541-404-4488 EXCAVATION, SITE prep, stump removal, clearing, road repair and rock, gravel, sand available. Wm. Strebendt Trucking & Excavating. 541-347-5104 CCB #176198.

FH CONSTRUCTION: We do it all!

Call 541-347-6141. CCB# 165995.

PIONEER ROOFING CONST. ALL TYPES OF ROOFING. Roof Removals and Recovers, Roof Repairs and Dry Rot Repairs, Hot Asphalt Application for Low Pitched Roofs, Moss Removals and Roof Treatments.

COMPLETE CONTINUOUS GUTTER INSTALLATION. 541-260-1277 CCB# 126815 Bonded and Insured.

Notices 400 403 Found 5 DAYS CLASSIFIED PUBLISHING IS BACK!!

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

Merchandise under $200 total 4 lines - 3 days - Free

Found & Found Pets 5 lines - 5 days - Free

Lost & Lost Pets 5 lines - 5 days All free ads will appear in The World, Bandon Western World, Umpqua Post, The World link, theworldlink.com and Smart Mobile.

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LEAP Begins Sep 3 30 Days to Better Health!

Cooking and Nutrition Education.

Learn more and register at a free information session.

Sun Aug 17, 1 to 2 pm and Tues, Aug 26, 6:30 to 7:30 at the Bandon Library.

For info call 541-572-5263 ext 292.

ODD FELLOW Cemetery must be cleared of all grave site mementoes and flowers by Tues., 5pm, Aug. 26, to allow for cemetery mowing. Items may be placed back on grave sites after the mowing is completed. If you have questions, please e-mail oddfellowsbusiness@yahoo.com or write to P.O. Box 978, Bandon, OR. SPECIAL: Six Cheese Lasagna Pacific Blues Natural Cafe, Wine Bar, Gifts, Espresso, Old Town.

TACO TUESDAY IS BACK AT THE VFW! The Arthritis Foundation’s Walk With Ease program begins Aug 25 and runs through Oct 3.

Class meets Mon, Wed and Fri at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 798 Franklin Ave. in Bandon from 10 to 11 am. To register, contact Nancy at 541-297-6983.

TRAVEL NIGHT at Bandon Library — 7pm on Monday, Aug 25. Join us on a trip to Paris, France & a cruise along the Rhone River with Marilyn Noorda & Linda Wilcox. Everyone welcome, no cost to attend, refreshments served. Sponsored by Bandon Library Friends & Foundation.

407 Personals BUSINESSMAN, 68, seeks female friend. Send recent returnable full length photo. No s/d/d. PO Box 926 Port Orford 97465.

Services 425 430 Lawn Care LAWN & GARDEN Care. Hernandez. We offer the following: trimming, blower, weeding, aerating, mowing, fertilizing, edging, hauling, initial cleanups. Quality jobs done at a great price! Call today for your free quote! Licensed & insured. Lic #0009256.

Contact us at 541-217-5540 or 541-297-4826.

PATRICK MYERS TREE SERVICE. Certified arborist. 40 yrs. exp. Free estimates.

541-347-9124 or 541-290-7530. Lic. #116632. Stump grinding, hazardous removal, pruning hedges and brush clipping. Serving Bandon area since 1995.

RODRIGUEZ GARDENING & Maintenance for a free estimate on any project, from weed pulling, lot clearing, trimming, hedge cutting and dispersing bark & much more.

Licensed (8318) & insured. Call today for an appointment. Roger 541-260-3553; Areli 541-260-4478.

TREE SERVICE, hazardous removal, limbing, brush cleanup, site clearing.

Competitive prices.

CCB#193875. Senior & Veterans’ discounts. Accepting all major credit cards. John, 541-260-8166, JBJ Tree & Lawn Service.

433 Window Washing I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Window Cleaning, pressure washing and screen repair. Bob, 541-260-4495.

406 Public Notices

CITY COUNCIL & MAYOR CANDIDATES - Packets are now available for anyone who intends to run for the office of Mayor or City Councilor in the upcoming November 4, 2014 election.

For more information please contact Juana Bell, Elections Officer at (541) 347-2437.

501 Commercial PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitations or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Education 450 451 Classes FREE COMPUTER CLASSES Facebook/Social Media Wed., 8/27, 11am; Web Presence Lab Wed., 8/27, 2pm, with Guest Instructor David Gerhart, IT Consultant; Lab Thu., 8/28, 2pm. All classes and Labs will be at Bandon Library. More info and register at Bandon Library or online at http://cyberlynxoregon.org

603 Homes Furnished FOR RENT: Furnished Winter Rental Avail Oct.1 to June 15. 2bd/2ba & 3bd/2ba. All utilities included. Call for $15.00 rates. 541-347-4801.

604 Homes Unfurnished 3 bedroom 2 bath, family room, pellet stove, some appliances, hardwood floors, pets ok, $900.00 month, (541)404-5435 FOR RENT: 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage. $950 + deposit.

541-252-7297.

Nice House 3 bedroom 1 bath plus garage good area. North Bend, pets if approved, $910 plus deposit 541-756-1829 Two bedroom house, carpeted, stove, refrigerator, utility builing w/d hook ups, large fenced yard, Available Sept. 1 $700/mo., first, last + deposit.

541-267-3704 or 541-756-3600.

606 Manufactured FOR RENT: new 3 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home on private property in Bandon. 2 car carport. No smoking, pets on approval. W/S provided. $950/mo., $1200 security.

541-290-4668.

608 Office Space Commercial/Medical/ Office Space Professional Park Building

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SEABIRD DRIVE Contemporary home on 1 acre. Sun porch, Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, Pellet Stove, Vacant! $315,000. Owner Financing with low down payment.

Call Fred at 541-290-9444. D. L. Davis Real Estate, 1110 Alabama, next to Umpqua Bank. 24 hr Notary Public.

Rentals 600

601 Apartments For rent 2bd/1bth Apartment, sun room, garage, all nice/new, in quiet safe location 541-217-1097 Harvard Street Apartments is now accepting applications for 3 bdrm. 2 bath apartment’s in Bandon. $700/mo.

Income restrictions apply. Call 541-347-7028 for more information

Celebration of the Life of David J Rabin August 23, 2014  Noon The Bandon Public Library Community Room

Lost : Gold wedding band around Kentucky and Pacific Reward 541-808-0075

BREWED AWAKENINGS for great burgers, fish and chips and pizza by the slice! Open daily. 490 Hwy 101, Bandon. 541-347-1970.

$59.95

Real Estate 500

504 Homes for Sale

DOG LOST from Morrison Rd. Elderly, blind, deaf. Medium size, dark brown with white ruff. Please call with any information, 541-290-6643.

LOST: NIKON CAMERA AW100, orange. Face Rock beach. Reward!

619-995-4648.

454 Schools Bandon Community Preschool now enrolling for 2014-2015 school year. $35.00 $15.00 Students must be 3-5 years old and potty trained. Starts Sept 8. Contact Ms. Stacy at 541-290-5790 for$45.00 details. $20.00 Ask about Toddler Time if you have 1-3 year old. $55.00

1400 square feet. W/S/G/E Paid.

Small kitchen area, conference rms 375 Park Avenue, Coos Bay $1400 per month Grand Mgmt 541-269-5561

610 2-4-6 Plexes APT. 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

1300 sq ft. Laundry hookups, close to Mall & North Bend schools. No smoking, no dogs. W/S/G paid. $750/mo + $400 ref. deposit. 2294 Everett. 541-756-7758.

4-plex, nice quiet neighborhood in Myrtle Point.

2 bdrm, private, fenced patio, oak cabinets,W/D hookups. Ideal for seniors.No pets.W/S paid. $630/month. 541-572-3349.

673 N. Wasson, Coos Bay. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Water paid. No smoking, no pets. $700/mo + deposit.

Available now. Call 541-297-5617.

611 Storage Units BANDON MINI-STORAGE, temperature controlled (boat & RV). 50317 Hwy. 101S. 541-347-1190.

BANDON E-Z STORAGE. Affordable plus Boat/RV & commercial. 370 11th St. SE, 541-347-9629.

BANDON MINI-STORAGE, temp. controlled, 88371 Hwy. 42S, 541-347-5040.

STORAGE UNIT for rent. 8x8x40 Hwy. 101, behind Wilson-Dunn glass, Bandon. $100. 541-366-1278.

612 Townhouse/Condo BAYFRONT TOWNHOMES Wooded setting, fireplace, decks, view of bay and bridge.

2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths.

Tamarac 541-759-4380

613 Vacation Rentals Bandon Beach Vacation Properties, LLC and Bandon Property Management, LLC. We manage residential and vacation rental properties in Bandon. We are a full service property management company.

State Licensed.

541-347-4801.

Other Stuff 700 Call - (541) 267-6278 DID you know you could FAX The Bandon Western World your ad at 541-347-2424.

701 Furniture PERSONAL TREASURES. Lots of quality furniture and more.

541-329-0472.

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701 Furniture

703 Lawn/Garden

754 Garage Sales

UofO and OSU bird houses and planters. Great gifts for Duck or Beaver fans. 541-888-3648 $6.00 bird houses/$20.00 planters

BANDON LIVING ESTATE SALE, 780 9th St. SW, Sat. 8/23, 9AM-3PM, vintage items, housewares, Christmas, decor, Nordic Track, 1970’s Blazer champs collectible drinking glasses, OSU items, books, vintage records, Rosemarie 12 pc. China set & more. Cash only.

707 Tools 26ft. Aluminum free standing wheel chair ramp with side rails, deck and hardware. $1800. OBO Electric hospital bed with trapeze and mattress.

Like new $1000.

541-572-5974

Chainsaw chain sharpener Electric. New condition. $20.00.

541-217-4915.0707070

710 Miscellaneous BEADS, GLASS, GIFTS, GALLERY! Sage Place, 525 11th St. SE. Open Tues-Sat. 11-5.

Free 1979 Double Wide 24x40 Manufactured home 2bd/1bth, kitchen appliances, you must move call 541-297-2348

BETTER HURRY! Vendors wanted. Spaces are filling up for The World’s Parking Lot Sales! Held in our parking lot located just 1 block away from the Blackberry Arts Festival and Bay area Fun Fest held on Saturday , August 23rd and September 20th, 2014. A $10 Space fee will be collected and donated to The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.

FREE concrete septic tank, see on lot East of Edgewater’s Restaurant, u haul. 541.347.9221 FREE Eucalyptus firewood rounds, maybe small pickup load. U haul.

541.347.9221 GREAT PRICES, GREAT DEALS at Our Thrift Store. Good clean sellable donations welcome. 541-347-9832.

Beautiful 3 section antique wardrobe with clear mirror. $375 Call 541-808-0497 leave message Beautiful modern design oak roll top desk. 29” depth, 54” wide and 52” height. room for lap top or lower tower, lots of drawers and file cabinet w/lock and lighting. Asking $575. Ph: 541-751-0555

GYPSY WAGON, the most exotic store on the Oregon Coast! Best prices in Bandon. 175 2nd St. (in back), Old Town. 541-347-1775.

Little Chief Smoker, w/manual. NEW. 541-888-3648 $75.00 Mahogany Mission Style dining set w/6 chairs and credenza. gorgeous! $1475.00 OBO call for details 541-329-0217 MARY’S HERBS, full-service herb & vitamin shop in town. Open M., T., Th. & Sat., 1-5pm. Sales. 541-347-9586.

This is a great Opportunity to get rid of your unwanted items, take advantage of a busy location AND help a great cause! Contact Nicole Weeks at 541-269-1222 ext 283 or stop by our office at 350 Commercial Ave., Coos Bay to get your space reserved.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

New white 32” wide screen/storm door combo with inside lock.

541-297-8102 $125

FOR SALE: King bed frame w/4 drawers w/2 night stands/3 drawers light wood, Large dog kennel/crate, Re cumbent exercise bike/rower. All items in great condition. Call Kari at 208-830-4091 All reasonable offers considered

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

Merchandise Item

Garage Sale / Bazaars

Recreation/ Sports 725

4 lines - 1 day $12.00

728 Camping/Fishing

(includes boxing) 4 lines - 2 days $15.00

7 pks Mustad 4/0-5/0 mooching rigs, barbed adjustable. 541-888-3648 $1.00 ea.

Eagle Cuda 168, w/transducer and 541-888-3648 $80.00

fishfinder, manual.

Eagle FishMark 320, w/transducer and 541-888-3648 $120.00

fishfinder manual

Good 5 lines - 5 days $8.00

Better 5 lines - 10 days $12.00

Best (includes a photo & boxing) 5 lines -15 days $17.00 All ads will appear in The World, Bandon Western World, Umpqua Post, The World link, theworldlink.com and Smart Mobile.

Market Place 750

754 Garage Sales Coquille: Moving Sale 56635 Pleasant Hill Drive, Fir./Sat. 9:00-6:00, Furniture, tools, garden equipment, ceramic collectibles, car replacas, household items, odds & ends

Coos Bay Estate Sale Saturday & Sunday 9 to 4 1035 West Lockhart 3 tall nice display cabinets, store bought dolls & doll making supplies, sofas, chairs, tables, 2 desks, 2 hutch’s, 2 beds, linens, cloths, kitchen & household wares, stereo & albums, books, games, caning jars, range, W/D, drywall jacks. Lots of tools/hand & electric, and More!See Thursdays Craig list for pictures.

Hope 2 C U There!

SALE 8-4pm Sat. 740 Pinehurst, Port Orford or 541-366-2010. Utility trailer, oak desk, misc. collectibles, tools.

Good Better

756 Wood/Heating Umpqua Wood Stove with aluminum decoration door and chrome feet $200.00 with wall heart call 541-808-4411

MILLINGTON - MOVING SALE! 63046 Pennsyvinia Rd., Fri./Sat. 8/22, 08/23 Hobbie wood, air compressor, transmission-Dodge, band saw-joiner, electric heater, weed eater, furniture, tread mill, RV toilet, gas heater, 66-67 Charge bumped, Hyd pump & cyl Myrtle Point: MOVING SALE 54364 Old Broad Bent Rd. Pump Organ, furniture appliances, propane stove, washer/ dryer, Rototiller, lawn mower, everything. Sat & Sun. 10 to 4.

North Bend: Estate Sale 3440 Pine Street, Thursday thru Sunday 9:00-4:00, furniture and household all must go

Better 4 lines - 10 days $17.00

Best (includes boxing) 5 lines - 15 days $25.00 All ads will appear in The World, Bandon Western World, Umpqua Post, The World link, theworldlink.com and Smart Mobile.

802 Cats Lost Cat Laurel Grove/ Game park area , orange and white with green eyes Please call if you have seen “Wilson” (805)844-1056

776 Appliances

Pets/Animals 800

915 Used Cars At TOWER FORD we pay CASH FOR CARS! Paid for or not!

Stop in any time for a FREE appraisal... or call us and We’ll come to you! 1-800-535-9471.

916 Used Pick-Ups

$100 REWARD-LOST FEMALE CAT-Tabby with white back legs, front paws/nose. Was a Dish Network van nearby July 13th? Charli may be the stowaway stray cat in your yard! Call Susan-541-267-7686

Legals 100 City of Bandon PUBLIC NOTICE

Kohl’s Cat House Adoptions on site.

541-294-3876

808 Pet Care

Pet Cremation 541-267-3131

777 Computers windows 7 on hp pavilion a6250t pc tower with 3.4 ghz cpu 4 gb ddr2 ram and 320 gb hard drive video card updated 541-294-9107 $100.00

TERRY 25’ 5k Fifth Wheel 2 Axal High Clearance. Excellent for camping, very clean $5000 OBO will consider trade. 541-396-7105

UNIQUE CUSTOM CHEVY PU, short bed, dually, lowered, w/airbag 4 point rear suspension. Completely rebuilt, balanced 350 Chevy small block. $7,500 OBO. 602-881-6501.

MARY’S PET Sitting & much more.

Leave your cares behind. Insured.

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24 inch apartment size electric stove with oven, 1 year old. $150.

541-808-0561.

Bath & half, 650HP Cummins, New tires & AGM batteries, Always garaged, Residential Fridge, Smart TVs, Home theater, Air & hydraulic leveling, 1 owner, Marco (559) 259-9980 staying in Coos, Bay $359,400

Good

BEACH DOG Grooming. Six mi. south of Bandon. Taking appointments, 541-290-1991. Like me on Facebook.

Best

911 RV/Motor Homes BUYING RVs. Gib’s RV is looking for clean, pre-owned RVs to buy/ consign. No fee consignments. We make house calls. 541-888-3424.

4 lines - 5 days $12.00

VALLEY FLORA Farmstand & Upick open Weds & Sat 9-3. Strawberries galore & a huge selection of produce!

541-348-2180 valleyflorafarm.com

(includes boxing) 5 lines - 3 days $20.00 The Best ad will appear in The World, Bandon Western World, Umpqua Post, The World link, theworldlink.com and Smart Mobile.

Pets (Includes a Photo)

Trash & Treasure Sale Fri- August 22nd, 9-3, Sat. August 23, 9-? Coquille Elks Lodge. Lee Valley Road. Sponsored by: Coquille Emblem Club #266

Sweet Corn, Green Beans, Tomatoes.

Old Town Marketplace Farmers Mkt. Fridays & Saturdays 10am-4pm.

On Bandon’s Waterfront.

Upright Story & Clark piano. Good condition and tuned.

Call 541-267-0213. $200.00

10 pks Eagle Claw 4/0-5/0 double barbed hooks, fixed. USA. They stay hooked. 541-888-3648 $1.00 ea.

Gold Beach: Come to the 15th annual Coastal Hospice second hand sale.

We are the largest of its kind on the Oregon Coast.

Great condition and prices that can’t be beat.

We have clothing, furniture, jewelry, crystal, china, tools, and lots more.

All proceeds benefit the Hospice program.

Fri.August 22 9-4 Sat.August 23 9-4 Sun.August 24 1-4

755 Market Basket

PERSONAL TREASURES, Bandon’s largest thrift store. We pick up and deliver. Good clean donations welcome.

Myrtle Point, Coquille and Bandon.

541-329-0472; Robert, 541-217-9858.

801 Birds/Fish Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday

YARD SALE: 3-Family, shop, household & jewelry, rain or shine. Sat., 9-2.

86895 North Bank Ln. between mile markers 10 & 11.

ODDITY SHOP: Antiques, collectibles, gifts, decor, hats, pet items, man stuff, quilting & scrapbooking. 60 W. 1st, Coquille, 541-396-3660.

Jazzy Elite, electric hospital bed w/2 air mattresses & adjustable lunch table, all showering equip., commode & lg.bag of depends $900 OBO. 541-2975471

754 Garage Sales

RECEIPT OF A BALLOT TITLE FOR PROPOSED CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT GRANTING LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCREASE UTILITY RATES. Notice is hereby given that a ballot title has been received by the City of Bandon Elections Official for a referral to amend the City Charter to grant limited authority to the City Council to increase utility rates 0% to 5% per year.

Any registered voter who is dissatisfied with the ballot title may petition the Coos County Circuit Court to review the ballot title. The deadline for filing such a petition is August 25, 2014. Notice of such a petition must also be provided to the City of Bandon Elections Official no later than 5:00 PM on the 1st business day after the petition is filed with the Circuit Court.

Boat trailer spare tire and wheel.

A copy of the ballot title may be obtained by contacting Matt Winkel, City Manager, at Bandon City Hall, 555 Highway 101, P.O. Box 67, Bandon, Oregon 97411, telephone 541-347-2437, email citymanager@ci.bandon.or.us, or on the City of Bandon website at www.ci.bandon.or.us.

Includes bracket. Never used.

4 hole, 4.80 x 12. $25.00.

541-217-4915.

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WESTERN WORLD Sports Editor: John Gunther A10 • Bandon Western World

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Volleyball coach is excited about new group

By John Gunther Bandon Western World

BANDON — Each season is different for every coach, and Bandon volleyball coach Courtney Freitag finds herself having switched from a veteran roster a year ago to a relatively young group this fall.

But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, Freitag said after the first few practices this week.

She’s delighted with the group, which is short on experience, but long on numbers — 11 players were in practice Tuesday.

“To have 11 on the first day

after we just graduated six seniors, I’m happy with that,” Freitag said.

Her excitement goes beyond the number of players, also including the quality of the kids.

Freitag took seven of them to the Grants Pass team camp, a yearly tradition, last week.

“Team camp was one of the most enjoyable camps that we’ve had,” Freitag said. “It’s not because our skill level is busting at the seems.

“They all got along. They were laughing. There were no cliques. It’s just what you want

as a team.”

The Tigers started the week as a very green team, but improved with every activity, Freitag said. One thing that quickly became clear is that the group is very scrappy.

“What we have going for us is drive,” she said. “These kids have drive. It was really cool and impressive to see.”

At least early in the season, Bandon likely is going to have a talent gap against most of its opponents.

Fortunately, the team has a few weeks to get up to speed.

Bandon will play in a jam-

boree at Reedsport on Sept. 3 and then visits Coquille on Sept. 9. The Tigers open league play Sept. 18 at Myrtle Point and then host their own tournament Sept. 20.

The league schedule includes two games each against Reedsport, Myrtle Point, Gold Beach, Toledo and Waldport.

The top two teams advance to the Class 2A playoffs.

Bandon has two standout veterans — senior Annemarie Pickett and junior Raelyn Freitag, the coach’s daughter.

A couple of other players figure to also be among the team

leaders — sophomore Rowan Reimer, who was on the junior varsity team last year, and athletic junior Toni Hall, who hasn’t played since she was in middle school.

Several others will need to improve quickly to fill their roles on the team, Courtney Freitag said.

“We have kids playing lots of different positions right now,” she said. “It’s good to see.”

The group’s drive also will be critical to the team’s success.

“I told them, ‘We don’t have a lot of skill ability, we have to give 110 percent,” she said.

Prefontaine run will be Sept. 20 Bandon Western World

By Alysha Beck, Bandon Western World

Fresh start Bandon High School football players practice blocking drills on the second day of practice Tuesday. The Tigers only return one starter to the line this fall.

Tigers return to spread attack

By John Gunther Bandon Western World

Last year, Bandon’s football team had a wealth of experienced linemen.

This fall, the strength is in the skill positions, while the line has just one returning starter, senior Aaron Willings.

“Last year, we were young in defensive backs and running backs,” coach Silia Polamalu said.

“Now they’re all juniors and seniors.”

Senior quarterback Quentin Coomer and a talented group of backs and receivers are embracing a new offense, sort of.

The Tigers have returned to the spread attack they used a few seasons ago.

“It’s good with the personnel we have,” Polamalu said. “Because we’re so young on the line, we can’t

line u p and smash it down people’s throats.”

Coomer sees the offense as a chance for Bandon to find some success after the Tigers have struggled for wins the past two seasons.

“I think we can be very successful,” he said.

Part of his optimism stems from a successful summer in seven-onseven passing leagues.

“The seven-on-sevens helped tremendously,” Coomer said.

Bandon got a chance to build some confidence by competing well against larger schools.

The receivers also had a chance to learn a lot of the routes they will be using during the season.

“It’s a pretty complex offense,” he said. “If we were just starting now, it would be impossible for them to pick it up by

the first game.”

In addition to the passing league, the Tigers also had a high percentage of the players show up for the team’s summer workout program.

Gagnon, Trenten another senior who returns as a starting linebacker and receiver, said dedication will be the biggest key for Bandon to be successful.

“The majority of these kids are dedicated,” he said.

The offense is only one major switch for the Tigers this fall.

The other big change comes with the coaching staff.

Polamalu’s three top assistants all are new to Bandon’s program.

Junior varsity coach Tobias Robinson coached at Cleveland High School in Portland last year fol-

lowing his own playing career, which included being a running back at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Mark Meanwhile, Mauze and Don Desoto, who served on the coaching staff at Douglas for years, are coming over from Winston every day to help with the team, including Mauze as the architect of the offense.

“Having guys with that kind of experience is great,” Polamalu said.

Bandon will have nine days of practice to prepare for its first action of the season, in a jamboree at Coquille on Aug. 29.

The Tigers open the regular season Sept. 5 at Rogue River and host a Canadian team for the Cranberry Bowl on Sept.

13. The first league game is Oct. 3 against Myrtle Point.

The Prefontaine Memorial Run marks 35 years as a South Coast tradition Sept. 20.

The 10-kilometer race honors Coos Bay native Steve Prefontaine, who held every American record from 2 miles to 10 kilometers when he was killed in a car crash in 1975.

The race course covers one of Pre’s favorite training routes, starting in downtown Coos Bay and finishing on Prefontaine Track at Marshfield High School.

The course is challenging, with several hills.

The race starts at 10 a.m. and this year will feature automatic chip timing for the first time.

The company Eclectic Edge Racing of Eugene will provide the timing system, which facilitates quicker race results, as well as a customized printout for each runner.

People who want to register for the race early can sign up by logging on to the race website at www.prefontainerun.com

. The registration fee for runners who sign up before Sept. 17 is $29. It increases to $35 for those who don’t preregister.

Runners receive a custom race T-shirt.

The committee is a nonprofit organization and uses funds generated by the run to help track and cross country programs in Coos County, sponsor the Prefontaine Track Club and provide college scholarships for local distance runners.

Sunset Bay Trail Run The annual Sunset Bay Trail Run will be held Sunday, Aug. 31, starting at Sunset Bay State Park west of Charleston.

Events include a halfmarathon, which starts at 9:30 a.m.; a 1-mile kids run, which starts at 9:50, and 15-kilometer and 4mile races that begin at 10 a.m. The half marathon and 15-kilometer races include difficult hills.

The entry fee is $10.

For more information, call Patrick Myers at 541290-7530 or send an email to pmyers1224@msn.com.

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4:22 0.2 5:06 0.0 5:45 -0.1 6:19 -0.1 6:51 -0.1 7:21 0.0 7:51 0.3

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Yellow perch fishing has been good at Tenmile Lakes Local lakes: Anglers visiting the area are reporting an occassional rainbow trout being caught at Floras and Garrison lakes.

Most anglers have been bank fishing nightcrawlers off the lake bottom. Try to avoid fishing in the middle of the day and focus your effort in the mornings or early evenings when lake temperatures are down.

Anglers are still reporting excellent yellow perch and largemouth bass fishing out at Tenmile Lakes. Anglers are catching yellow perch up to 16 inches in the Coleman Arm section of the lake. Nightcrawlers or strips of yellow perch fished off the bottom have been working best. Largemouth bass anglers did well last week casting white spinner baits.

Local rivers: Fall Chinook fishing in the Rogue River bay slowed down a bit due to the 70 degree water temperatures. Anglers are doing best on the incoming tides when the bay cools off. Anchovies with a green or gold

spinnner blade has been producing Marshfield Channel. Lots of fish in FISHING the most strikes. the 20- to 30-pound range are REPORT Anglers Chinook fishing the being caught by anglers trolling lower Coquille River are reporting cut plug herring. good fishing for this early in the Boats trolling the lower season. Salmon have been caught Umpqua River are averaging 1 to 3 from the lower bay up toward Bear fall Chinook per trip. The fish are Creek. Anglers have had success on being caught from Winchester Bay incoming high tides trolling a cutup to the U.S. Highway 101 bridge. plug herring with a fish flash.

One boat reported having more Anglers upriver near the town of success on the start of the outgoCoquille are having fun catching ing tide.

Pacific Ocean: Ocean Chinook and releasing juvenile striped bass. TONY salmon fishing has remained good The bass have been measuring ROSZKOWSKI out of the Port of Brookings. between 8 and 16 inches. The miniAnglers are hooking fish right out mum size to keep a striped bass is by the buoys in about 100 feet of water.

24 inches.

Looks like the next couple of years might Anglers trolling anchovies or hoochies have been doing best. Last week boats out of be productive as the juvenile fish grow.

Fall Chinook fishing has picked up in the Charleston caught plenty of albacore tuna. A Coos basin from the chip pile up to large area of warm water has the schools of

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fish scattered. Conditions have been tough for boaters out of small ports like Bandon.

When anglers have been able to get out, black rock cod fishing has been excellent.

Area shellfish: Boaters crabbing in Bandon are still catching good numbers of Dungeness crab. Dock crabbing has been hit or miss depending on the tides. Dock crabbers are having success in the mornigs and evenings toward the end of Webber’s Pier.

Forty-eight of the first 90 tagged crab have been entered into this year’s crab derby. The next $100 cash drawing will be Saturday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. at Tony’s Crab Shack.

Tony Roszkowski owns and operates Port O’ Call — TonysCrabShack.com — on the Bandon waterfront. Hear more from Tony on ‘Oregon Outdoors’ Thursdays on KWRO 6130 AM. Email your report to tonyscrabshack7@ gmail.com.

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