BY STEVE LINDSLEY The Umpqua Post The death of the city’s police chief was the top story in Reedsport. Here are the top three stories, as determined by Umpqua Post Editor Steve Lindsley, who began March 18, 2013, Death of the police chief Chief Fandrey died suddenly July 6, 2013. According to a news release from the city, “relatives found Fandrey, 50, unresponsive a short time after laying down while vacationing with family at the Big K Ranch in Elkton. Fandrey had reported not feeling well earlier.” Fandrey had been with the city for three years, coming to Reedsport from Toledo, where he spent 13 years, three of those as chief. In Reedsport, Fandrey oversaw several major incidents, including a standoff at a local motel in September 2012, which lasted for 8 1 /2 hours and ended in the gun- man’s suicide after opening fire on police. He also presided over a decision to put shotguns back in patrol cars, after an officer had to shoot a bear with an assault rifle. “Mark Fandrey was a consum- mate professional,” Reedsport Mayor Keith Tymchuk wrote in an email. “As a chief, he held himself to the highest ethical and moral standards and expected the same from his officers. He was a credit to his chosen profession and to the Reedsport community.” Sgt. Tom Beck was named as interim chief almost immediately after Fandrey’s death. The city began a recruitment process a month after Fandrey’s death. City Manager Jonathan Wright announced the hiring of Duane Wisehart as chief. Wisehart has spent the last 27 years with the Hemet, Calif. Police Department. Wisehart is expected to start in Reedsport in January. American Bridge closure The Coraopolis, Pa.-based company sent out a WARN (Worker Adjustment an Retraining Notification) on Oct. 8. The com- pany announced its intent to close the Reedsport plant and layoff all 51 employees. Since that time, the company has not spoken about the closure. It still has not responded to numerous requests for an inter- view. The plant was slated to close Dec. 9. The company also closed a plant in Coraopolis, idling 77 workers. The company has given For news tips, subscriptions, classified advertising or display advertising, call 541-271-7474 or email [email protected]AN EDITION OF Weekly news from the Heart of the Dunes Umpqua Post The Marlene Smith Broker/Owner Linda Courtney Principal Broker/Owner Norm Lacey Principal Broker (541) 271-9378 or (541) 271-9378 or (541) 271-9378 or toll free 1-800-923-1031 toll free 1-800-923-1031 toll free 1-800-923-1031 1780 Winchester Ave. 1780 Winchester Ave. 1780 Winchester Ave. Reedsport Reedsport Reedsport www.pacificwestrealty.net www.pacificwestrealty.net FOR THE BEST CALL 271-WEST Wednesday, January 1, 2014 | Serving the Reedsport area since 1996 | theworldlink.com/reedsport | $1.00 By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post Dozens of law enforcement vehicles were part of the processional, July 14, after the “Celebration of Life” for Reedsport Police Chief Mark Fandrey. There were police cars from Reedsport, Douglas County, Lincoln County and Newport and Toledo, where Fandrey used to work. The chief died of a heart attack July 6. A memorial service was held at Pacific Auditorium in Reedsport. The Umpqua Post’s top 3 stories from 2013 SEE TOP 3, PAGE A6 WHALE SPOKEN AT UMPQUA LIGHTHOUSE By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post Visitors take pictures at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park during Whale Watching Week. Volunteers staff whale watching sites in the spring and winter, when gray whales migrate.The winter watch ended Tuesday. BY STEVE LINDSLEY The Umpqua Post Should the Reedsport School District keep the four-day school week it has been operating with for the past two school years? The school board discussed the issue at it's Dec. 17 meeting. The principals, Laura Davis and Jim Thomas, conducted a poll among district employees to gauge whether they supported the four- day week. Thomas, who also serves as the district’s superintendent, said, “I handed out a sheet and said, ‘Were you for the four-day week or opposed to it and, if so, why? And if not, why not?’” Certified staff at Highland Elementary were six for and eight against the four-day week. Comments for included: “Prefer four-day week because I feel more prepared and planned for the week. Also enjoy professional development time”; “Prefer four- day week so that we have ongoing professional development.” Comments against at Highland include: “I believe students would benefit more with a five-day week.” “Would prefer five days of actual teaching. That is the only way that scores will go up.” “Students are hurt by the four-day week. Three-day break is too long. Students need more time in school.” And, “Kids don’t get bet- ter unless they practice. They need more time to work on skills. If kids aren’t in school it won't change anything.” Classified comments at Highland showed six in favor of the four-day week and three against. Comments for included: “Made adjustment to four-day week. Don’t change back to a five-day week.” Comments against included: “Our kids need to be here.” And,“I don’t think that is good for kids..” Commenters on both sides mentioned taking Monday off, instead of the current Friday. Thomas said, “What I found interesting was that those that were against it believed students would benefit more with a five- day week ... prefer five days of actual teaching. One of them felt that was the only way scores were going to go up.” Laura Davis, principal of Roseburg Community Charter School also received a list of com- ments. She said classified staff indicat- ed eight for the four-day week and one wanting to return to the five- day week. Comments for the four- day week included: “I really like the three-day weekends, but we do get a lot of time off in November and December.” “Getting through more curriculum with a four-day week.” And, “Four days are long, but Fridays are valuable to both students and teachers. Fridays provide students with an opportu- nity to get extra help. Fridays also give teachers time for professional development and work time for prep.” Certified staff at RCCS polled 7-4 in favor of the four-day week. The board received a financial report from outgoing business manager Leann Stuller, which showed the district saved $90,762 in the transition from a five-day week to a four-day week. She said a reduction in the use of substitute teachers saved $24,314 and a 5 per- cent utility costs saved the district $22,962 “We need to look at more than just dollars and cents,” board member Brian Thornton said. “We know the test scores,” board chairwoman Kerrie Palermo said, “so I don’t know at what point we need to make a decision to say it is or isn’t working from a test-score standpoint, from the teacher collaboration during the time.” Washington, D.C. — Rural communities are in line to receive millions in additional Secure Rural Schools funding, after the White House determined that mandatory budget cuts known as “sequestration” will not apply to the program for payments going out early this year, Oregon Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Peter DeFazio have announced. Wyden, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and DeFazio, top Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, had pressed the administration for months to prevent cuts to sup- port for rural Oregon counties. “These timber payments are a lifeline for rural timber communities, so it’s a relief that counties hanging on by a thread won’t have to worry about even more funding slipping away this year,” Wyden said. “At the same time, I’m committed to getting people back to work in the woods, and taking com- munities off of the roller coaster of renewing these payments every year. I’m going to keep working with Rep. DeFazio and the rest of the Oregon delegation to pass a long-term solution for jobs and vital public services.” “When the Department of Agriculture announced earlier this year they intended to sequester county payments, I pushed back and argued that their decision didn’t make sense,” DeFazio said. “This is obviously good news for rural Oregon counties struggling to keep deputies on the roads and criminals in jail, and I urge the Department of Agriculture to reexamine the decision to sequester Contributed photo Caryn Kaufmann has been with the city of Reedsport for more than 30 years. She says she has no plans to retire just yet. THE UMPQUA POST She’s been with the city of Reeds- port for 30 years but, surprisingly, is not planning to retire just yet. Caryn Kaufmann is currently the city’s payroll clerk and accounts payable clerk. “I’m not retiring,” she said. “At the Christmas holiday ... we cele- brate years of service with every- body. For every five years you get a certificate and this is my 30 years. I’ve been with the city since 1983.” Her explanation to her longevi- ty is simple. “I love my job,” she said, “so I stayed here.” Kaufmann started with the city in a tough job. “I started as a police dispatch- er,” she said. “I was in dispatch for four years. Then I transferred over to city hall in 1987.” She worked with the utilities department and was the planning secretary for a number of years before taking over payroll 20 years ago. She added accounts payable to her resume seven years ago. She said she also assists the fire department with some of the department’s paperwork. Kaufmann estimates she’s worked under seven city managers. “I’ve been through lots of changes,” she said. “Lots of city managers. A lot of personnel changes with other people retiring.” She is still enthusiastic about her work with the city. “I like the people I work with,” she admits. “It’s nice to come to work in the morning and know that you’re supported by the other staff members.” She also admits she enjoys working with the public. Her enthusiasm is noticed. “Caryn is a great person to work with,” said Reedsport Administrative Assistant and City Recorder Deanna Schafer. “I have always been impressed by her dedication and loy- alty to the city and its employees.” Kaufmann also says she ended up in the job she trained for. “Right now my current job, payroll and accounts payable, I love it,” she said. “My degree was in accounting so I feel like I’m where I should be.” She admits the police dispatch- er position was tough, but she enjoyed it. “It’s very stressful but, you know, I did like being a dispatcher,”she remembered. The rotating shifts School board meets to discuss four-day school feedback Sequestration will not apply to Secure Rural Schools money ■ Rural Oregon counties to receive millions in additional funding; payments go out in early 2014 Kaufmann celebrates 30 years with Reedsport SEE SCHOOLS, PAGE A6 SEE KAUFMANN, PAGE A6
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BY STEVE LINDSLEYThe Umpqua Post
The death of the city’s policechief was the top story inReedsport. Here are the top threestories, as determined by UmpquaPost Editor Steve Lindsley, whobegan March 18, 2013,
Death of the police chiefChief Fandrey died suddenly
July 6, 2013. According to a newsrelease from the city, “relativesfound Fandrey, 50, unresponsive ashort time after laying downwhile vacationing with family atthe Big K Ranch in Elkton.Fandrey had reported not feelingwell earlier.”
Fandrey had been with thecity for three years, coming toReedsport from Toledo, wherehe spent 13 years, three of thoseas chief.
In Reedsport, Fandrey oversawseveral major incidents, includinga standoff at a local motel inSeptember 2012, which lasted for8 1⁄2 hours and ended in the gun-man’s suicide after opening fire onpolice.
He also presided over a decisionto put shotguns back in patrol cars,after an officer had to shoot a bearwith an assault rifle.
“Mark Fandrey was a consum-mate professional,” ReedsportMayor Keith Tymchuk wrote in anemail. “As a chief, he held himselfto the highest ethical and moralstandards and expected the samefrom his officers. He was a creditto his chosen profession and tothe Reedsport community.”
Sgt. Tom Beck was named asinterim chief almost immediatelyafter Fandrey’s death.
The city began a recruitmentprocess a month after Fandrey’s
death. City Manager JonathanWright announced the hiring ofDuane Wisehart as chief. Wiseharthas spent the last 27 years with theHemet, Calif. Police Department.Wisehart is expected to start inReedsport in January.
American Bridge closureThe Coraopolis, Pa.-based
company sent out a WARN(Worker Adjustment an RetrainingNotification) on Oct. 8. The com-pany announced its intent to closethe Reedsport plant and layoff all51 employees. Since that time, thecompany has not spoken about theclosure. It still has not respondedto numerous requests for an inter-view. The plant was slated to closeDec. 9. The company also closed aplant in Coraopolis, idling 77workers. The company has given
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By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post
Dozens of law enforcement vehicles were part of the processional, July 14,after the “Celebration of Life” for Reedsport Police Chief Mark Fandrey. Therewere police cars from Reedsport, Douglas County, Lincoln County andNewport and Toledo, where Fandrey used to work. The chief died of a heartattack July 6. A memorial service was held at Pacific Auditorium inReedsport.
The Umpqua Post’s top 3 stories from 2013
SEE TOP 3, PAGE A6
WHALE SPOKEN AT UMPQUA LIGHTHOUSE
By Steve Lindsley, The Umpqua Post
Visitors take pictures at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park during Whale Watching Week. Volunteers staff whalewatching sites in the spring and winter, when gray whales migrate. The winter watch ended Tuesday.
BY STEVE LINDSLEYThe Umpqua Post
Should the Reedsport SchoolDistrict keep the four-day schoolweek it has been operating with forthe past two school years?
The school board discussed theissue at it's Dec. 17 meeting.
The principals, Laura Davis andJim Thomas, conducted a pollamong district employees to gaugewhether they supported the four-day week.
Thomas, who also serves as thedistrict’s superintendent, said, “Ihanded out a sheet and said, ‘Wereyou for the four-day week oropposed to it and, if so, why? Andif not, why not?’”
Certified staff at HighlandElementary were six for and eightagainst the four-day week.
Comments for included:“Prefer four-day week because Ifeel more prepared and planned forthe week. Also enjoy professionaldevelopment time”; “Prefer four-day week so that we have ongoingprofessional development.”
Comments against at Highlandinclude: “I believe students wouldbenefit more with a five-dayweek.” “Would prefer five days ofactual teaching. That is the onlyway that scores will go up.”“Students are hurt by the four-dayweek. Three-day break is too long.Students need more time inschool.” And, “Kids don’t get bet-ter unless they practice. They needmore time to work on skills. If kidsaren’t in school it won't changeanything.”
Classified comments atHighland showed six in favor of thefour-day week and three against.
Comments for included: “Madeadjustment to four-day week.Don’t change back to a five-dayweek.”
Comments against included:“Our kids need to be here.” And, “Idon’t think that is good for kids..”
Commenters on both sides
mentioned taking Monday off,instead of the current Friday.
Thomas said, “What I foundinteresting was that those thatwere against it believed studentswould benefit more with a five-day week ... prefer five days ofactual teaching. One of them feltthat was the only way scores weregoing to go up.”
Laura Davis, principal ofRoseburg Community CharterSchool also received a list of com-ments.
She said classified staff indicat-ed eight for the four-day week andone wanting to return to the five-day week. Comments for the four-day week included: “I really likethe three-day weekends, but we doget a lot of time off in Novemberand December.” “Getting throughmore curriculum with a four-dayweek.” And, “Four days are long,but Fridays are valuable to bothstudents and teachers. Fridaysprovide students with an opportu-nity to get extra help. Fridays alsogive teachers time for professionaldevelopment and work time forprep.”
Certified staff at RCCS polled7-4 in favor of the four-day week.
The board received a financialreport from outgoing businessmanager Leann Stuller, whichshowed the district saved $90,762in the transition from a five-dayweek to a four-day week. She saida reduction in the use of substituteteachers saved $24,314 and a 5 per-cent utility costs saved the district$22,962
“We need to look at more thanjust dollars and cents,” boardmember Brian Thornton said.
“We know the test scores,”board chairwoman Kerrie Palermosaid, “so I don’t know at whatpoint we need to make a decisionto say it is or isn’t working from atest-score standpoint, from theteacher collaboration during thetime.”
Washington, D.C. — Rural communities are in lineto receive millions in additional Secure Rural Schoolsfunding, after the White House determined thatmandatory budget cuts known as “sequestration” willnot apply to the program for payments going out earlythis year, Oregon Democrats Sen. Ron Wyden andRep. Peter DeFazio have announced.
Wyden, who chairs the Senate Energy and NaturalResources Committee, and DeFazio, top Democrat onthe House Natural Resources Committee, had pressedthe administration for months to prevent cuts to sup-port for rural Oregon counties.
“These timber payments are a lifeline for rural
timber communities, so it’s a relief that countieshanging on by a thread won’t have to worry abouteven more funding slipping away this year,” Wydensaid. “At the same time, I’m committed to gettingpeople back to work in the woods, and taking com-munities off of the roller coaster of renewing thesepayments every year. I’m going to keep working withRep. DeFazio and the rest of the Oregon delegation topass a long-term solution for jobs and vital publicservices.”
“When the Department of Agricultureannounced earlier this year they intended tosequester county payments, I pushed back andargued that their decision didn’t make sense,”DeFazio said. “This is obviously good news for ruralOregon counties struggling to keep deputies on theroads and criminals in jail, and I urge the Departmentof Agriculture to reexamine the decision to sequester
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Caryn Kaufmann has been with thecity of Reedsport for more than 30years. She says she has no plans toretire just yet.
THE UMPQUA POST
She’s been with the city of Reeds-port for 30 years but, surprisingly, isnot planning to retire just yet.
Caryn Kaufmann is currentlythe city’s payroll clerk andaccounts payable clerk.
“I’m not retiring,” she said. “Atthe Christmas holiday ... we cele-brate years of service with every-body. For every five years you get acertificate and this is my 30 years.I’ve been with the city since 1983.”
Her explanation to her longevi-ty is simple.
“I love my job,” she said, “so Istayed here.”
Kaufmann started with the cityin a tough job.
“I started as a police dispatch-er,” she said. “I was in dispatch forfour years. Then I transferred over
to city hall in 1987.”She worked with the utilities
department and was the planningsecretary for a number of yearsbefore taking over payroll 20 yearsago. She added accounts payable toher resume seven years ago.
She said she also assists the firedepartment with some of thedepartment’s paperwork.
Kaufmann estimates she’sworked under seven city managers.
“I’ve been through lots ofchanges,” she said. “Lots of citymanagers. A lot of personnelchanges with other people retiring.”
She is still enthusiastic abouther work with the city.
“I like the people I work with,”she admits. “It’s nice to come towork in the morning and knowthat you’re supported by the otherstaff members.”
She also admits she enjoysworking with the public.
Her enthusiasm is noticed.“Caryn is a great person to work
with,” said Reedsport AdministrativeAssistant and City Recorder DeannaSchafer. “I have always beenimpressed by her dedication and loy-alty to the city and its employees.”
Kaufmann also says she endedup in the job she trained for.
“Right now my current job, payrolland accounts payable, I love it,” shesaid.“My degree was in accounting soI feel like I’m where I should be.”
She admits the police dispatch-er position was tough, but sheenjoyed it.
“It’s very stressful but, you know,I did like being a dispatcher,” sheremembered. The rotating shifts
School board meetsto discuss four-dayschool feedback
Sequestration will not apply toSecure Rural Schools moneyn Rural Oregon counties to receivemillions in additional funding;payments go out in early 2014
Kaufmann celebrates 30 years with ReedsportSEE SCHOOLS, PAGE A6
SEE KAUFMANN, PAGE A6
BY STEVE LINDSLEYThe Umpqua Post
The Reedsport PlanningCommission received areport on the placement of“cluster” mailboxes indowntown Reedsport at itsDec. 16 meeting.
Susan Martin, a memberof the city’s parks and beau-tification committee, and amember of the ReedsportGarden Club, asked if thecity shouldn’t have a policyon box placement.
She said she received anemail from a city resident.
“It was a picture of two,what they call “cluster”mailboxes, beside theplanters in old town on(state) Highway 38.”
The boxes are used by theU.S. Postal Service to givecarriers a centralized placeto distribute a lot of mail.
“It really is an effectiveway for them to delivermail,” Martin admitted. “Idon’t have an issue; the gar-den club doesn’t have anissue with the cluster boxes.”
It’s the placement of theboxes that has Martin con-cerned. The two boxes towhich she referred havebeen moved to a side streetand off Highway 38.
“I would like to encour-age you,” she told the plan-ning commission, “to have aconversation with the post-master in where these clus-ter boxes will be placedthroughout our community.”
She said the main thor-oughfare is not the rightplace.
“The first thing that yousaw, when you went downthe road,” she explained,“were those two boxesbeside something we weretrying, as a garden club, totend each month. It’s a diffi-cult task, because of the way(the planters) are designed,the micro-environment, thesun and shade and all thatsort of thing. You put twometal things beside it, theybecome blight. They don’thave to be blight.”
Martin said she, andother members of the gar-den club, met with thepostmaster and two dayslater the boxes were moved.
The planning commis-sion directed city managerJonathan Wright to have aconversation with the post-master to see if furtheraction is needed.
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n Dec. 21, 1:48 a.m.,harassment/threats, 400block of Elm Avenue,Reedsport. Caller reportedthey had received threats ofharm. Officer respondedand diffused the situation.
n Dec. 21, 8:36 a.m.,found property, 1400 blockof Highway Avenue,Reedsport. An item wasfound.
n Dec. 21, 5:17 p.m., ani-mal problems, 600 block ofCrestview Driver,Reedsport. Caller reportedfinding a dog running atlarge. Dog was reunited withowner.
n Dec. 21: 10:58 p.m.,suspicious circumstances,100 block of N. Third Street,Reedsport. Caller reportedsuspicious people with bicy-cles. Officer responded andwas unable to locate anyonein the area.
n Dec. 22, 2:20 a.m., ani-mal problems, 1200 block ofIvy Street, Reedsport. Callerreported neighbors dogbarking for hours. Officerresponded. Dog was beingteased by raccoons in the thedriveway.
n Dec. 22, 3:19 a.m.,alarms, 400 block ofRiverfront Way, Reedsport.Officer heard alarms sound-ing while doing securitychecks. Owner was contact-ed. The building appearedsecure.
n Dec. 22, 7:19 a.m.,criminal mischief, 800 blockof Greenwood Avenue,
Reedsport. Vandalism tovehicle.
n Dec. 22, 2:55 p.m., dis-turbance, 2600 block ofFrontage Road, Reedsport.Caller reported a distur-bance.
n Dec. 24, 11:38 p.m.,disturbance, 600 block ofRanch Road, Reedsport.Caller reported a distur-bance. Officr responded andassisted in diffusing the sit-uation.
n Dec. 25, 2:28 a.m., ani-mal problems, 2800 block ofLongwood Drive, Reedsport.Caller reported barking dogfor over 30 minutes atmobile home park.
n Dec. 25, 3:38 a.m.,agency assist, 100 block ofN. Fourth Street, Reedsport.Assisted Douglas CountySheriff’s offce with a book-ing. Subject was cited anreleased.
n Dec. 25, 12:06 p.m.,animal ordinances, 1300block of Highway Avenue,Reedsport. Two dogs run-ning at large near Highway101.
n Dec 25, 4:10 p.m., pub-lic assist, 3500 block of
Frontage Road, Reedsport.Caller requested an officerto advise a male he is nolonger allowed at location.
n Dec. 25, 9:50 p.m.,agency assist, 100 block ofN. Fourth Street, Reedsport.Informant requested citingand release of subject.
n Dec. 26, 5:48 a.m., dis-turbance, 300 block of S.19th Street, Reedsport.Douglas County 9-1-1Communications reportedreceiving a call for police.Officers responded and thesituation was diffused andparties separated on arrival.
n Dec 26, 2:59 p.m.,agency assist, 600 block ofRanch Road, Reedsport.Douglas County Parole andProbation requested assis-tance.
n Dec. 26, 4:20 p.m.,UUV, 900 block of YorkStreet, Reedsport.Unauthorized use of a vehi-cle.
n Dec. 26, 8:24 p.m., dis-turbance, 700 block of ElmAvenue, Reedsport.Disturbance reported.
Cluster mailboxes have been installed in downtown Reedsport. A garden club and parks andbeatification committee member wonders if the city should have policies on where such mail-boxes, used by the U.S. Postal Service, can be placed.
Mailbox ‘cluster’ draws questionsfrom some Reedsport residents
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Donald John HorningSept. 10, 1943 - Dec. 19, 2013
A Mass of Christian bur-ial was held for Donald JohnHorning, 70, of Reedsport,Saturday, Dec. 28, at St.Johns Catholic Church, 12Saint John’s Way inReedsport. Father RogerFernando officiated.Interment was at St. RoseCemetery in Monroe.
Donald was born Sept.10, 1943, in Junction City,the son of Robert and Helen(Cramer) Horning. Hepassed away Dec.19, 2013, inCoos Bay.
He was raised and edu-cated in Eugene, where hegraduated from SouthEugene High School.
Donald married the love ofhis life, Rose AnneCersovski March 20, 1971, inHarrisburg. They madetheir home in Eugene forseveral years before movingto Reedsport where he andhis brother owned andoperated Horning BrothersSanitary Service until retir-ing.
Don was a member of St.Johns Catholic Church, heloved baseball and was aChicago Cubs fan, heenjoyed duck hunting,camping, and fishing withhis family. He also enjoyedbowling, reading Garfieldand Peanuts, playing familyUno games, and most of all,spending time with his fam-ily, especially his grandchil-
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wife, Rose Ann Horning ofReedsport; sons, GeoffHorning of Sherwood andDavid Horning ofSherwood; daughter, BrendaHorning of Eugene; grand-son, Andrew Horning ofSherwood; granddaughter,Brianna Horning of Eugene;twin brother, RonaldHorning of Reedsport; sis-ter, Sister June Horning ofWichita, Kan.; numerousnieces and nephews; and aloving extended family.
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Alvin “Dale” GageJune 21, 1942 – Dec. 17, 2013
A memorial service tocelebrate the life of DaleGage, 71, of Coos Bay, was
heldSaturday,Dec. 28, attheCovenantUnitedMethodistChurch,3520FrontageRoad in
Reedsport. Private crema-tion rites were held at OceanView Memory Gardens inCoos Bay.
Alvin Dale Gage wasborn June 21, 1942, inSalem, the son of Milo Gageand Grace Elizabeth(Kerber) Gage. He diedpeacefully in his sleep Dec.17, 2013, at his home in CoosBay.
In January 1946, the fami-
ly made the move toLakeside, where Dale attend-ed elementary school andthen graduated from NorthBend High School. Like hisfather, Dale was a member ofthe InternationalBrotherhood of OperatingEngineers. He ran severalpieces of heavy equipmentand among the many projectshe contributed to is the roadfrom U.S. Highway 101 toHorsfall Beach. In addition,over the years, the family alsooperated an assisted livingfacility and a shitake mush-room growing business.
Dale is survived by hiswife of nearly 50 years,Virginia “Ginger”(Markham) Gage of CoosBay; sister, Donna Bradleyand her husband, Jim ofLakeside; sister, DorisJohnston of Portland; son,Brian Gage of Coos Bay;daughter, Ann Willis ofCoos Bay; daughter, Mary
Lee and her husband, Ken ofWaldport; daughter,Summer Looman ofMansfield, Ohio; 11 grand-children; and numerousnieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded indeath by his parents, Miloand Grace Gage; and his sis-ter, Dorothy Franklin ofReedsport.
Arrangements are underthe care of Coos BayChapel, 541-267-3131.
Friends and family areencouraged to sign the onlineguestbook at www.coosba-yareafunerals.com andwww.theworldlink.com.
Doris Marie HedgesPenniman — 71,Gardiner, died Dec. 22,2013, at Salem Hospital.A celebration of life serv-ice will be held at 1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 4, atPacific Auditorium,Reedsport. Servicesentrusted to DunesMemorial Chapel, 541-271-2822.
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PATTI ATKINSGuest columnist
REEDSPORT — With theholiday season upon us, it’sthe perfect time to reflecton some of what we alreadyhave in terms of health ben-efits from the AffordableCare Act (ACA) – and whatis soon to come in 2014.
As part of the ACA,Oregon is expandingMedicaid (Oregon HealthPlan) coverage to more low-income adults in 2014. Thestate has offered fast track
applications to more than250,000 people who arecurrently receiving benefitsfrom the SupplementalNutrition AssistanceProgram (food stamps), andit is anticipated that100,000 will have signed upby year-end.
In Reedsport, more than115 additional people willhave OHP coverage startingin the New Year. In theentire Columbia PacificCoordinated CareOrganization (which alsoincludes Columbia,Tillamook and Clatsop
counties), more than 1,950individuals have enrolled todate. All will have theirmedical, mental health and(starting in July) dentalhealth benefits coordinatedinto one seamless system ofcare.
The ACA also ensuresthat many of the preventiveand wellness benefitsOregon Health Plan mem-bers enjoy also will beincluded in individual andgroup commercial plans.For example, the ACArequires health plans toprovide coverage, withoutadditional copayments orco-insurance, for servicessuch as colorectal cancerscreening, Pap tests andmammograms for women,well-child visits, and flushots for children andadults.
The health law increasesfunding to communityhealth centers nationwide.In Oregon, 29 health centersoperate 190 sites, providingpreventive and primaryhealth care services to morethan 289,000 people.
As a result of major newfederal investments, thenumber of doctors andother health workers in theNational Health ServiceCorps are at an all-timehigh. They provide care tomore than 10.4 million peo-ple nationwide living inrural, urban and frontiercommunities. The NationalHealth Service Corps repayseducational loans and pro-
vides scholarships to pri-mary care physicians, den-tists, nurse practitioners,physician assistants, behav-ioral health providers andother primary careproviders who practice inareas with too few healthcare professionals. InOregon, the number ofCorps providers jumpedfrom 49 to 214 in four years.
And it is important toremember that Oregonjumped on the healthreform band wagon early, bycreating coordinated careorganizations, or CCOs.CCOs are networks thatinclude all types of healthcare providers (physicalhealth care providers,addictions and mentalhealth treatment programs,hospitals, county healthdepartments, and startingin 2014, dental careproviders), who have agreedto work together in theirlocal communities to servepeople who receive healthcare coverage under theOregon Health Plan.
CCOs are focused onprevention and helpingpeople manage chronicconditions like diabetes,congestive heart disease andasthma. This helps reduceunnecessary emergencyroom visits and gives peoplesupport to be healthy.Columbia Pacific CCO sup-ports more than 15,000OHP beneficiaries. For moreinformation, please visitwww.colpachealth.org.
On today’s page A1you’ll see a feature aboutthe top three stories inReedsport for 2013. Iknow there were a lot ofother stories that couldhave made the “top” sto-ries.
There were threekillings in the ninemonths I’ve been here.One was at the waysideabove Winchester Bay.The killer and victim,apparently, did not knoweach other. Both werefrom California. Thekiller was arrested inCalifornia and later com-mitted suicide. Anotherkilling was just above
Loon Lake. To my knowl-edge the killer has notbeen named or, apparent-ly, arrested. Anotherstabbing happened in anapartment complex justup the street fromReedsport CommunityCharter School.
On a more upbeatnote, it appeared what Ilike to call “Chainsaw!”had a successful run on
Father’s Day weekend.DuneFest was a smashingsuccess. Art by the Baywas very well attended.
Because of the successof DuneFest theReedsport-WinchesterBay Chamber ofCommerce was able todistribute tens of thou-sands of dollars to areacharities and groups.Nice. The award ceremo-
ny at Lower UmpquaHospital was very wellattended.
Speaking of the hospi-tal: It completed the pur-chase of Dune FamilyHealth Care, right acrossthe parking lot. Now, allthe health facilities onRanch Road are part ofthe Lower UmpquaHospital District. Itappears all but one of thedoctors at Dune elected tostay with the clinic.
All those stories aside,the top three I choseaffected the communitythe most. One couldargue for any number ofstories.
How to contact your legislatorsU.S. Senators
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D)107 Russell Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510Phone: (202) 224-3753Fax: (202) 228-3997Web site: http://merkley.senate.gov/contact
Sen. Ron Wyden (D)223 Dirkson Senate Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20510-0001Phone: (202) 224-5244Fax: (202) 228-2717Web site: http://wyden.senate.gov/contact
U.S. Representative — Congressional District 4Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (D)2134 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515-0001Phone: (202) 225-6416Fax: (202) 225-0032Web site www.house.gov/formdefazio/contact.html
State Senator — Senate District 5Sen. Arnie Roblan (D)900 Court St. NE, S-417Salem, OR 97301Phone: (503) 986-1705Fax: (541) 267-5197E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.leg.state.or.us/roblan
State Representative — House District 9Rep. Caddy McKeown (D)900 Court St. NE, H-376 District officeSalem, OR 97301 P.O. Box 1410Phone: (503) 986-1409 Coos Bay, OR 97420Fax: (503) 986-1130 (541) 267-6843E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.leg.state.or.us/mckeown
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BY KEITH TYMCHUKGuest columnist
The past year was bit-tersweet for Reedsport, likemany rural communities.
As economic strugglesfor the entire South Coastcontinued we certainlyexperienced our share, thelowlight of which was theannouncement thatAmerican Bridge wouldclose its Reedsport facilitysometime in the upcomingyear. Those are jobs thatour community certainlyneeds. It is the hope of city,county and state officialsthat an employer can soonbe located to take advan-tage of a great facility andbring back jobs to the area.The same holds true for theformer International Paperfacility in Gardiner.
However, through tougheconomic times this com-munity continues to showits resilience and fortitude.We have not given up andwe are poised for arebound. I am very hopefuland confident that theplanned Jordan Cove lique-fied natural gas facility,located just this side ofNorth Bend, will receive itsfinal approval and permitsin the upcoming year andthat the construction andstaffing of that $7.5 billionfacility will greatly benefitthis community, as well asthe entire region, inupcoming years. I urge youto support it.
The year also saw thetragic passing of ReedsportPolice Chief Mark Fandry.He is sorely missed. But thecity will soon have the veryhighly qualified andtremendously recom-mended Duane Wiseharton board as our new chief. Icertainly look forward tohis professional experienceand community skills com-ing to Reedsport. By theway, we have been well-served by the very able Sgt.Tom Beck, during hismonths as interim chief.
2013 brought, of course,the first full year ofemployment of CityManager Jonathan Wright.His hire has proved to be anexcellent one and in hisrecent yearly review he
received superb marksfrom the city council.Jonathan is approachable,adaptive, hard-working,dedicated to the communi-ty and he’s a learner. Thatis a great skillset!
This last year saw thecompletion of a 16th Streetwaterline relocation, whichcame in well under budget.That will allow us to com-plete other needed projectswith the saved funds. Thestate Highway 38 andWinchester Avenue railcrossings were dramatical-ly improved, as well.
One of the city’s greataccomplishments of 2013actually took place inSalem. The Department ofEnvironmental Qualitychanged their debt repay-ment time period require-ments to make it moreaffordable for rural com-munities. This was achange spearheaded byReedsport officials andstaff and one that will ben-efit not only us, but ruralcommunities across thestate.
The Reedsport BranchLibrary continued to seeinterior improvements takeplace, funded by the city.
And in 2013, Reedsportsaw four new city coun-cilors come on board.Linda McCollum, DeeDeeMurphy, Debby Turner andFrank Barth have alreadyestablished themselves asquick studies and top-flight elected officials. Ithink all small communi-ties would consider them-selves quite fortunate to berepresented by such ablecouncilors as those fourand council veterans DianeEssig and Kathi Wall-Meyer.
I am honored to servethis wonderful communityas mayor. Whether I am ina classroom of students orstanding in a river with afly rod, thoughts on how Ican better serve Reedsport,and those of how to helpbring about a ReedsportRecovery, are never farfrom my mind.
I hope you all had awonderfully MerryChristmas and enjoy a glo-rious New Year.
Year brought highs,lows to Reedsport
SupportingFreeman campaign
I will be voting for TimFreeman for DouglasCounty Commissioner in2014. My reason for doingso is because of his experi-ence and deep sense of car-ing for our community.
Tim is dedicated to hisfamily, successfully runs asmall business and, at thesame time, has achieved
significant accomplish-ments for our communitythrough his years of publicservice on the RoseburgCity Council and as a staterepresentative. Tim is intenton improving the quality oflife for the residents ofDouglas County by focusingprimarily on the issues thatreally matter to us, such aseconomic development andpublic safety. He was thedriving force behind the
new Roseburg Public Safetybuilding, and he was instru-mental in securing match-ing funds for building proj-ects for UmpquaCommunity College.
Tim has been a continualchampion for restoring thestate s timber industry andreturning Oregon forests toa healthy and productivecondition. He is widely rec-ognized by the businesscommunity as a leader in
promoting new industry forOregon, and helping bringfamily-wage jobs to thisarea.
He is the candidate withit all: commitment, experi-ence and energy. Please joinme in voting for TimFreeman for DouglasCounty Commissioner.
Elaine CheneyRoseburg
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Well, I have some good news and somebad news about New Year’s Eve. First thegood – the Pineapple Grille is having a partyand it is absolutely the place to be if youwant fab food, uptown cocktails and a nightof LOL.
Now for the bad news. It will be the lastnight of the Pineapple Grille.
Kelly and Kurt have done such a great jobthere, and it isn’t that they have failed, farfrom it — the food is always delish and theservice is so friendly … I could go on and on,but the bottom line is, well – the bottomline.
We have ourselves to blame. They gave100 percent, but we didn’t. I am mad atmyself for not being a better supporter. Iwas just totally out of the habit of goingthere, it dropped off my radar. Yet, everytime I was there for lunch or dinner, every-
one in the place was saying howmuch they loved it and needed toremember to come there moreoften, which was exactly what I wasthinking.
They could keep going, Kellysaid. But it means having her workthe night shift to save money andthat means a babysitter is spendingquality time with her young sonwhile she spends quality time witha couple of people at the bar and asmattering of dinner guests.
Do the math. She did, and after agonizingover the decision they decided the momtime with a little boy far outweighed bar-tender time with regulars. If only there hadbeen more regulars, a regular night shiftsans the mom would have made everythingfine. So we failed to do our part.
You’ll still be able to get yourBleu Mac and Cheese fix, but you’llhave to go to Florence for it, at theMaple Grille, also owned by Kurtand Kelly and packed solid everyday.
While you’re in Florence you canpick up a flower arrangementbecause we don’t have a flower shopanymore. And drop off your drycleaning because we didn’t supportthe pickup service enough to war-
rant the gas to come here. Oh and don’t getme started on buying socks – remember theHub? Use it or lose it. I guess this is a goodplace to mention supporting The UmpquaPost. Yes, I know the subscription rate dou-bled. More reason to buy one. Weekly papersin small towns are becoming relics. Themost recent blow to the industry is the newruling that legal notices can be posted on theInternet, rather than the newspaper ofrecord for the county (which The UmpquaPost is).
Trust me when I tell you those peskypages of legalese aren’t there to annoy you,they are where the money comes from toallow you to read the news and see the pic-tures. Without the notices and the bigadvertisers like grocery stores, there isn’tmuch keeping them going. The subscriptionmoney is a drop in the bucket. A tiny drop,but it does indicate that people want thepaper, they read the paper and they will payto keep one in the community.
So, back to the Pineapple Grille. Make areservation because it will certainly be busyfor New Year’s Eve and don’t rough up thestaff for being “quitters.” They aren’t. Thankthem for trying and wish them well. Who
knows? They may be back!
What’s next?Don’t forget to turn in your ballot, your
dues and your order for tickets to the annualdinner on Jan. 25 when you see mail fromthe Chamber. It’s been a rough three years,but a terrific trio too. Things are settled andwe’re off in a new, positive direction, andneed you to be part of it.
So many changes have taken place, andevery one of them has been a good thing. Ourevents are on track and making a profit, theoffice is running smoothly and we’re doingsome innovative and exciting advertisingoutside the area. Oh, and that huge moneygiveaway from the DuneFest Charity Auctionwas the best! I think we have an amazingboard – full of hard workers and every per-son is there because they believe in the posi-tive things we can accomplish.
If you have questions, call – we’re happyto tell you all about the new Chamber andwhat it can do for you!
Pick up tickets now for the annual din-ner. It’s a lot of fun, no long speeches orthings that make you squirm in your chair.Just wonderful food from the best restau-rants around. A cocktail bar, a few well-earned awards and a chance to mingle. NewPresident Rich Patten will officially takeoffice, so come and cheer him on.
What’s new?What’s going on with your organization
or business? Where do you think we shouldall focus our energies in 2014? I’m interest-ed in what’s going on. Send me your news [email protected]
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Jan. 6. Mondayn Reedsport City Council — 6 p.m., citycouncil chambers, 451 Winchester Ave.,Reedsport; work session.
n Reedsport Urgan Renewal Agency —7 p.m., city council chambers, 451Winchester Ave., Reedsport; regularsession.
n Reedsport City Council — 7:15 p.m.,city council chambers, 451 WinchesterAve., Reedsport; regular session.
Jan. 8 Wednesdayn Douglas County Board ofCommissioners — 9 a.m., DouglasCounty Courthouse, 1036 S.E. DouglasAve., Roseburg, room 216.
n Ready, Set, Start You Business work-shop — 2 to 4 p.m., The BusnessCenter, 2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend.Southwestern Oregon CommunityCollege Small Business DevelopmentCenter is offering a workshop aboutstarting a business. A fee of $20 coversmaterials. Pre-registration is required.The workshop continues every week inJanuary.
n Reedsport Community Charter SchoolBoard — 6 p.m., Reedsport CommunityCharter School, 2260 Longwood Drive,Reedsport; work session.
Jan. 9. Thursdayn Reedsport -Winchester Bay Chamberof Commerce — 7:30 a.m., Reedsportcity council chambers, 451 WinchesterAve., Reedsport; regular meeting.
Jan. 15. Wednesdayn Douglas County Board ofCommissioners — 9 a.m., DouglasCounty Courthouse, 1036 S.E. DouglasAve., Roseburg, room 216.
n Memorial Day Parade organizinggroup — Noon, Reedsport city councilchambers, 451 Winchester Ave.,Reedsport.
n Roseburg School Board— 6:30 p.m.,Reedsport District office, 100 RanchRoad, Reedsport; regular session.
n Bingo 6:30 p.m., Lakeside Lions Hall,890 Bowron Road. Doors open at 5 p.m.
n Sing-along, 7-8 p.m., Covenant UnitedMethodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road.
Fridaysn AA women’s meeting 10-11 a.m.,United Presbyterian Church, 2360Longwood Drive. Use the High Streetentrance. 541-361-6152 for information.
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SALEM (AP) — As 2013becomes 2014, dozens ofnew laws will be takingeffect across Oregon.
Expect a few higher finesand fees, new crimes toavoid committing and newworkplace rules.
Tobacco taxes will go up,and you’ll face a fine ifyou’re caught smoking oneof those more expensive cig-arettes in a car with a minor.
Minors will be prohibitedfrom tanning beds. Employerswon’t be allowed to demandaccess to their workers’ socialmedia accounts. Fines will goup for using a cell phonewhile driving.
Here’s a look at a some ofthe wide variety of new lawsthat hit the books Jan. 1:
n Standard fines for usinga cell phone while drivingwill increase $50 to $160,and judges will be allowed togo as high as $500 — doublethe current maximum. Sofar in 2013, Oregon StatePolice troopers have nabbed3,500 people for such viola-tions and issued another1,600 warnings, Lt. GreggHastings said. That’s upfrom 2,151 citations and1,878 warnings last year.
n Cigarette taxes willclimb 13 cents to $1.31 apack. The state Revenue
Department says tobaccotaxes bring in about $250million a year to support theOregon Health Plan and thestate general fund. Most ofthe additional revenue willgo to mental health services.
n Officers will be able towrite tickets for people theycatch smoking in a vehicle ifa minor is present. It will bea secondary offense, whichmeans the officer will onlybe able to issue a citation ifthe vehicle is pulled over forcommitting another trafficviolation like speeding orrunning a red light.
n Tying up a dog in amanner that causes an
injury to the animal will bea crime.
n Employers and univer-sities will be prohibited fromrequiring workers, studentsand applicants to provideaccess to their personalFacebook, Twitter and othersocial media accounts.
n A rodeo event known as“horse roping” will be ille-gal. It’s performed only atone rodeo in the state, inJordan Valley, a town in thesoutheastern part of thestate. Critics call the prac-tice “horse tripping” and sayit’s cruel.
n Photo studios won’t beallowed to offer ultrasoundmovies or photos as keep-sakes to expecting parents. Anew law will restrict “med-ical imaging” procedures tomedical purposes orderedand interpreted by a licensedprovider.
n Tanning salons willhave to keep minors out oftheir tanning beds. Childrenand teens will be allowed inif a doctor recommends itfor medical reasons.
n Post-Traumatic StressDisorder will be added to thelist of conditions that quali-fy a patient for the OregonMedical Marijuana Program.Lawmakers responded toadvocates who said marijua-na might help them mini-mize the effects of PTSD,such as flashbacks, anxietyand avoidance behaviors.
n Mammogram providerswill be required to notifywomen who are discoveredto have dense breast tissue.Experts say dense breasttissue — a low proportion offat compared to breast andconnective tissues — canmake tumors more difficultto detect.
n Timber companies willbe able to sue activists whotry to interfere with loggingactivity on state forests.
n The minimum wagewill go up to $9.10 per hour,an increase of 15 cents. Thisone’s not a new law. Rather,it’s a result of an older onethat says the minimum wageis indexed to inflation.
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no public statement as to thereason for the closures.According to media reports, thecompany had its annual revenuedecrease by about 30 percent.
The Allegheny Times ofCoraopolis reported Dec. 8, thecompany was involved withfabricated steel for such proj-ects as the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and SearsTower in Chicago.
Most public officials said theannouncement of the Reedsportplant came as a shock. Severalpublic officials said they werenever contacted before the clo-sure and many have not heardfrom the company since.
As with the company, nopublic statement has come fromthe governor’s office.
It will be up to the companyand a state agency, BusinessOregon, to decide what the nextsteps for the property will be. Sofar, there’s no word on the fate ofthe land, north of Reedsport.
Death of a radio executiveKent Abendroth and Sandy
Abendroth bought KDUN Radio inReedsport in 2008 under the nameof Sand and Sea Broadcasting.
Abendroth died of cancerApril 21.
As well as being the owner ofthe radio station, KentAbendroth was very involved inthe community.
Former Rotary PresidentKathleen Miller says he was a bigpart of that group.
“Kent served as club presi-dent,” Miller said at the time.“He did a fabulous job. He hadsuch a sprit about him. He was
just so cordial to everyone.”She said he did a lot of work
behind the scenes, includingChristmas in July.
Chamber President NancieHammond also praised Abendroth.
“Kent was such a valuablemember of our community,” shesaid. “He was so generous withhis time and his talent.”
KDUN has since been sold. Thenew owner is Chuck Contreras,who also owns a station in south-ern California. He has been illrecently and has not had a chanceto come to Reedsport, but KDUNis operating under his ownershipof Post Rock Communications.
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Duane Wisehart was hired in December asthe new police chief of Reedsport.
funds in fiscal year 2013 aswell.”
Douglas CountyCommission ChairmanDoug Robertson says themoney will replace some lostin 2013.
“We lost some because ofthe sequester,” he said. “Welost about a million dollars.”
The county will receive
that million dollars back,for a total of just over $10million.
Douglas County receivesmoney from the federal gov-ernment in the form of O&Cpayments and federal forestpayments. U.S. Forest Servicepayments are earmarked forroads and bridges.”
O&C payments are dis-cretionary.
“We can use it for publicsafety, for libraries, andwhatever,” Robertson said.“We can use that for generalcounty purposes.”
The White House Officeof Management and Budget
informed Sen. Wyden andRep. DeFazio that thesequester budget cuts willnot apply next year becausethe program was renewedthis September, and there-fore does not fall under a listof required cuts that wascreated earlier in the year.
The budget cuts didapply to Secure RuralSchools funding that wentout earlier this year. As aresult, states and countieslost $18 million — includingnearly $4 million in Oregon— that was supposed to cre-ate jobs and fund neededforest restoration projects.
Payment amounts arenot yet available for individ-ual counties.
Oregon counties areslated to receive roughly$100 million in Secure RuralSchools payments in 2014,out of a total $329 millionfor counties in 41 statesacross the country. Wydenpassed the first county pay-ments legislation in 2000.Since then, the program hasbrought more than $2.8 bil-lion to Oregon counties.
Umpqua Post Editor SteveLindsley contributed to thisnews release from Sen.Wyden’s office.
were not my favorite situa-tion, but you never had a dullmoment because you neverknew, from one minute to thenext, what was comingthrough. You could be sittingthere with barely any traffic,and all of a sudden you couldhave ambulance and fire,police ... you could have themon all sorts of calls all at once.”
She said it was rewarding toknow she’d helped somebody.
When asked about notretiring, she said it was tiedinto public employee retire-ment benefits. She doesn’tyet qualify for full benefits.
“In order for me to drawbenefits now, I wouldn’t draweven my monthly salary,” sheobserved. “If I wait until sixyears from now I would getmy salary, at least.”
And in reality, she’s muchtoo young to retire.
“I’m not going to retirebecause I’m only 51,” she said.
Imagine going to thesame job for 30 years.
“I like what I do,” sheadmitted. “I like getting upin the morning and comingto work, not knowing whatthe day’s going to bring and,at the same time, knowingI’m going to help somebody.”
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PORTLAND (AP) — TheState Police say preliminaryinformation shows no trafficfatalities in Oregon over theChristmas holiday period.
The police said Thursdaythat would make it the sec-ond holiday period since1970 free of fatalities. Theother was in 1996.
As many as 10 peoplehave died in Christmas holi-day crashes, as did in 1983.
This year’s 30-hour peri-od began at 6 p.m. ChristmasEve, a few hours after a fatali-ty in Multnomah County. Theperiod ended at midnight fol-lowing Christmas Day.
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Legals 100TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF SALE File No. 7699.20377 Reference is made to that certain trust deed made by Jill A Ellis, as grantor, to First American Ti-tle Insurance Company Of Oregon, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Elec-tronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for M&T Mortgage Corpora-tion, its successors and assigns, as beneficiary, dated 12/09/05, recorded 12/20/05, in the mortgage records of Douglas County, Oregon, as 2005-031606 and subsequently as-signed to M&T Bank by Assignment recorded as 2013-007810, covering the following described real property situated in said county and state, to wit: The Northwesterly half of Lot Eight (8), Klimback Subdivision, in Section 33, Township 29 South, Range 5 West, Willamette Meridian, Douglas County, Oregon, more fully described as follows: Beginning at the Northwesterly corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence South 53 degrees 16’ East 132.35 feet along the Northerly line of said Lot Eight (8); thence South 37 degrees 13’ West 368.80 feet to a point on the Southerly line of said Lot Eight (8); thence North 53 degrees 18’West 132.10 feet along the said Southerly line to the Southwesterly corner of said Lot Eight (8); thence North 37 degrees 16’ East 368.70 feet to the point of beginning. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 178 KLIMBACK STREET MYRTLE CREEK, OR 97457 Both the beneficiary and the trustee have elected to sell the real property to sat-isfy the obligations secured by the trust deed and a notice of default has been recorded pursuant to Oregon Revised Statutes 86.735(3); the de-fault for which the foreclosure is made is grantor’s failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments of $868.21 beginning 12/01/12; plus late charges of $34.73 each month beginning 12/01/12; plus advances of $181.74; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit:$110,470.78 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.5 percent per annum be-ginning 11/01/12; plus late charges of $34.73 each month beginning 12/01/12 until paid; plus prior accrued late charges of ($34.73); plus ad-vances of $181.74; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and at-torneys fees incurred herein by rea-son of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if ap-plicable. WHEREFORE, notice hereby is given that the undersigned trustee will on March 18, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 o’clock, A.M. in accord with the standard of time established by ORS 187.110, at the following place: inside the main lobby of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1036 SE Douglas, in the City of Roseburg, County of Douglas, State of Oregon, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the in-terest in the described real property which the grantor had or had power to convey at the time of the execution by grantor of the trust deed, together with any interest which the grantor or grantor’s successors in interest ac-quired after the execution of the trust deed, to satisfy the foregoing obliga-tions thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including a rea-
sonable charge by the trustee. Notice is further given that for reinstatement or payoff quotes requested pursuant to ORS 86.757 and 86.759 must be timely communicated in a written re-quest that complies with that statute addressed to the trustee’s “Urgent Re-quest Desk” either by personal deliv-ery to the trustee’s physical offices (call for address) or by first class, cer-tified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the trustee’s post office box address set forth in this notice.Due to potential conflicts with federal law, persons having no record legal or equitable interest in the subject prop-erty will only receive information con-cerning the lender’s estimated or ac-tual bid. Lender bid information is also available at the trustee’s website, www.northwesttrustee.com. Notice is further given that any person named in ORS 86.753 has the right, at any time prior to five days before the date last set for the sale, to have this fore-closure proceeding dismissed and the trust deed reinstated by payment to the beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by cur-ing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or trust deed, and in addition to paying said sums or ten-dering the performance necessary to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in en-forcing the obligation and trust deed, together with trustee’s and attorney’s fees not exceeding the amounts pro-vided by said ORS 86.753. Requests from persons named in ORS 86.753 for reinstatement quotes received less than six days prior to the date set for the trustee’s sale will be honored only at the discretion of the beneficiary or if required by the terms of the loan doc-uments. In construing this notice, the singular includes the plural, the word “grantor” includes any successor in in-terest to the grantor as well as any other person owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said trust deed, and the words “trustee” and “beneficiary” include their respective successors in inter-est, if any. The trustee’s rules of auc-tion may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are in-corporated by this reference. You may also access sale status at www.northwesttrustee.com and www.USA-Foreclosure.com. For fur-ther information, please contact:Kathy Taggart Northwest Trustee Ser-vices, Inc. P.O. Box 997 Bellevue, WA 98009-0997 425-586-1900 ELLIS, JILL A (TS# 7699.20377) 1002.260055-File No.
PUBLISHED: Umpqua Post - Decem-ber 18, 25, 2013, January 1 and 8, 2014 (ID-20243866)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF DOUGLASPROBATE DEPARTMENT
No. 13CV4634PBNOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate ofCLARENCE HAROLD NAAPI,
Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LEO L. NAAPI filed a Petition for Probate of Testate Estate and Appointment of Personal Representative in the above-entitled matter. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouch-ers attached, to the undersigned, STEPHEN H. MILLER, PO BOX 5, REEDSPORT, OR 97467, within four months of the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be af-fected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, or the attorney, STE-PHEN H. MILLER. Date of first publi-cation: 1st day of January, 2014.
PUBLISHED: Umpqua Post- Janaury 01, 08 and 15, 2014 (ID-20244919)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF DOUGLASPROBATE DEPARTMENT
No. 13CV4635PBNOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
In the Matter of the Estate ofPAUL FREDRICK COATES,
Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LAURELITE A. COATES filed a Peti-tion for Probate of Testate Estate and Appointment of Personal Representa-tive in the above-entitled matter. All persons having claims against the es-tate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the under-signed, STEPHEN H. MILLER, PO BOX 5, REEDSPORT, OR 97467, within four months of the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.
All persons whose rights may be af-fected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, or the attorney, STE-PHEN H. MILLER. Date of first publi-cation: 1st day of January, 2014.
At the risk of beating the subject todeath, I would like to convey additionalinformation regarding the new ColumbiaRiver Endorsement that is required thiscoming year to fish for salmon, steelheadand sturgeon in waters draining into theColumbia River. There is considerable infor-mation about the CRE on the ODFW’s web-site including a question and answer sec-tion.
While recipients of Oregon’s “free”licenses (pioneer and disabled) are entitledto a free Columbia River Endorsement(CRE), according to the ODFW website, it isfree upon request. According to the ODFWregional office in Charleston, anglers fishingin Columbia Basin Waters requiring a CREand not having one — could be ticketed —even though they are entitled to a free one.For that very same reason, even young
anglers under the age of 14, that arenot required to have a fishinglicense unless they fish for fishspecies requiring a combinedangling tag (salmon, steelhead andsturgeon) should request a free CREwhen purchasing their tag.
After all, the area where a CRE isrequired to fish for salmon, steel-head and sturgeon covers about halfof Oregon. Basically, the Oregonwaters subject to the CRE are thewaters that are expected to benefitfrom the removal of non-tribal gillnets from the Columbia River.
Crabbing in the lower UmpquaRiver at Winchester Bay remains surpris-ingly good — for boat crabbers. A few dockcrabbers are making good catches as well —but usually with far more effort. The num-
ber of people purchasing 2013shellfish licenses in the last weekof their validity always amazesme, but it is probably the easiestOregon license to justify purchas-ing — economically.
I got a little excited whilechecking the ODFW website andnoticed 2014 trout stockingschedule — only to read the fol-lowing disclaimer, “The 2014trout stocking schedule will beposted as soon as it becomesavailable — usually in February orMarch, depending on the zone. Inthe meantime, the 2013 schedule
often can be used as a general guideline for2014.” — which means that a few waters inboth the north and south Willamette water-shed districts will receive trout plants in
January. Last year, Junction City Pondreceived a plant of 12-inch rainbows at thestart of the second week of January.
The Florence-area lakes received theirfirst trout plants of 2013 in mid-February.The Empire Lakes received last year’s firstCoos Bay area trout plants in late February.
Winter steelhead fishing is currently suf-fering the “double whammy” of low streamflows — which limits or delays the steelheadentering the rivers and clear water, whichmakes it more difficult to get them to bite.It’s bound to get better, but it’s going to takea decent amount of rain before there isnoticeable improvement.
The coho salmon seasons on Siltcoos,Tahkenitch and Tenmile lakes ended on Dec.31 — as did cabezon retention by ocean bot-tomfish anglers.
PP eett eeHH ee ll ee yy
OUTDOORSAND MORE
Be sure to inquire about CRE when buying fishing tags
Sunday night mixed socialDDeecc.. 2222Winners of the first half-
— Old Hippies! Team standings: Old
Hippies 43, Odd Balls 36.5,No Bodies 30.5, DohickeyBowlers 30, Pica Shiz 27.5,Crazy Balls 25. TEAM gamescratch: No Bodies 755, PicaShiz 720, Old Hippies 654.Series scratch: Pica Shiz2086, No Bodies 2081, OldHippies 1864. Game hdcp:Old Hippies 982, DohickeyBowlers 951, Odd Balls 931.Series hdcp: Old Hippies2848, No Bodies 2789, CrazyBalls 2727. Individual MENgame scratch: Harvey 234(& 202), Jerry 220 (& 201),Mike 195. , Series scratch:Harvey 609, Jerry 578, Rick536. Game hdcp: Harvey265, Big H 263, Jerry 260.Series hdcp: Big H 744, Rick731, Carl 720. WOMENgame scratch: Micah 222 (&203), Patty 191, C J 179.Series scratch: Micah 604,Patty 536, Gladys 472. Gamehdcp: Kathy 274, Micah266, C J 264. Series hdcp:Kathy 769, Patty 746, Micah736. CONVERTED SPLITS:Gladys & Harvey 5-7, Colin& Mike 4-5, Mike convertedit twice.
Umpqua League DDeecc.. 2233 Team standings: Winners
of the first half: Fryer RockNo. 1 38 26 Wells CreekInn No. 1 371⁄2 261⁄2 WellsCreek Inn No. 2 331⁄2 301⁄2
High team game scratch:Fryer Rock No. 1 412 FryerRock No. 2 388 Usuns 351High team series scratch:Fryer Rock No. 1 1070 Usuns970 Fryer Rock No. 2 949High team game handicap:Fryer Rock No. 1 495 FryerRock No. 2 489 Usuns 453High team series handicap:Fryer Rock No. 1 1319 WellsCreek Inn No. 1 1301 Usuns1276 Individual high gamescratch: Margie 279 118Pins over Average & 102 pinsover series Caryn 195 Pum193 Bonnie 184 Individualhigh series scratch:Margie585 Pum 516 Bonnie 488Caryn 485 Individual highgame handicap: Margie 318Pum 240 Caryn 239Individual high series handi-cap: Margie 702 Carol D663 Pum 657 Splits pickedup: Pum 2-7 Caryn & Luci3-10 Jacky 4-5 Kathy 5-7Bonnie 4-5-7
MERRY CHRISTMAS &HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALLFROM THE UMPQUALEAGUE.
BOWLING
THE UMPQUA POST
A record number of localswimmers participated in thefinal postal events for U.S.Masters Swimming in 2013,the 3,000- and 6,000-yardswims.
Oregon Coast Mastersswimmers were the mainstaysof Team Oregon’s success inthe events with one individualNational Champion in bothdistances and numerous relayNational Champions.
Jayna Tomac won both the3,000 and 6,000 in the 40-44women’s age group, winningthe first by almost a minutewith the time of 36 minutesand 47.53 seconds. Tomac alsoset a new Oregon record in theevent.
In the 6,000, Tomac andteammate Jen Feola went one-two with Tomac at 1:15.32.77and Feola going 1:22.49.06.Feola was also fifth in the 40-42 women’s 3,000 with a timeof 41:01.75. Tomac’s 6,000time was another Oregonrecord, breaking the effort ofCoos Bay’s Karen Matson in2005.
Matson placed well in thewomen’s 50-54 age groupwith a sixth in the 3,000
(38.54.11). She was also fourthin the 6,000 (1:22.14.53).Denise Stuntzner of NorthBend placed ninth overall inthe 50-54 women’s 3,000(39.44.06), followed by JanetStamper Holland, a formerMarshfield state champion,who was 17th in the same agegroup (44:36.01).
Other women from theSouth Coast who swam in theindividual events were AmyBurgess in the 25-29 agegroup, placing 11th (43:42.34),Tanya Goodson, who was 21stin the 35-39 age group(1:08.59.67), and Marshfieldcoach Kathe McNutt who wastimed in 1:06.36.63 for 27thplace in 55-59 division. NinaGee also swam the 3,000yards and would have finishedthird for 80-84 women butfor a misinterpretation of therules, local organizer RalphMohr said.
On the men’s side, JonRichards of North Bendplaced 13th in the 3,000(55:09.01) for the 65-69 agegroup and Mohr was fourthoverall for 70-74 men in47:27.51. Mohr then placedthird in the 6,000 in1:34.35.19.
Mike Carew of Bend swam
his 3,000 entry at MingusPark Pool, placing 12th in the60-64 men (48:04.76) andTim Nelson, a formerMarshfield HS swimmer nowin Bend, placed eight in38:20.62 for 45-49 men.Carew was also ninth in the6,000 with the time of1:36.11.91.
It was in the relays wherethe Coastal Masters swim-mers really shone. They weremembers of 10 nationalchampionships for OregonMasters Swimming, whichincluded one national record.
The record was set in the4x6,000 mixed (two men andtwo women) 35+ age groupwith Tomac on the team.Tomac also was on threeother national championshipteams for Oregon: the 35+women’s 3x6,000 relay, the3x3,000 35+ women’s team,and the 4x3,000 mixed 35+team.
Feola was a nationalchampion on the 25+women’s 3x3,000 relay andwas second in the 18+ mixed3x3,000 relay. She was alsoon the winning 25+ 3x6,000women’s relay along withteammate Matson.
Matson was a double relay
winner with the 25+ mixed4x6,000 relay, and then atriple relay national champi-on, placing first with the 45+mixed 4x3,000 Oregon team.Her fourth relay entry wasalso a National Champion asshe was on the first-placeOregon team in the women’s45+ 3x3,000 relay along withteammate Stuntzner.
Mohr completed theOregon Coast relay victorieswith a win in the 55+ men’s3x6,000 relays. Sometimesan older swimmer will be putin a younger age group ifthere is no other swimmeravailable.
The 3,000 and 6,000 werethe last Postal events to beannounced for 2013. The Top10 Masters Swimming resultsin pool events and the All-Star awards for open waterswimming will come out inJanuary of 2014.
The next event for OregonCoast Masters swimmers willbe the annual New Year’s Dayswim at Mingus Park Pool, 7-9 a.m. Mohr said swimmerswill try to do some variationof 14, like 14x200, and/or14x100, and/or 14x50, or justadd two zeros to their age andgo that yardage.
Jayna Tomac swims to national titles
NB team winssixth-gradetournamentTHE UMPQUA POST
The North Bend MedicalCenter team coached byDenise Pennington won theannual Boys & Girls Club ofSouthwestern Oregon sixth-grade basketball tournamentlast weekend.
The team won fivematches during the day, andbeat a Coquille team spon-sored by MG Constructionand coached by MindiWilson in the championshipgame.
Coquille was second,while a North Bend teamcoached by Jessica Randleand sponsored by Ken WareSuper Store, was third.
The Boys & Girls Clubextended thanks to all thepeople who helped with theseason, including coaches,players and spectators.
Special thanks also wereextended to the sponsors:Coquille Valley FinancialManagement, AbelInsurance, Highway DeliMart, Cedar Electric, AllWeather Gutters, Jake’s Body& Paint, Bandon Vision,Coos Bay Timber Operators,Honda World, 3 B’s Nursery,Doug’s IndustrialMachining, Les Schwab, EdAnderson Logging &Ranching, Signs Unlimited,Umpqua Bait, BASA, Kytola
& Luscombe Corp., KyleElectric, Porter Consulting,TNT Market, HEMR, MGConstruction, Mytle PointCarquest, North BendMedical Center, Ken WareSuper Store and HugginsInsurance.
Tournament results (double elimination)Coos Bay (Les Schwab) d. Coquille
(HEMR), 20-14, 20-8North Bend DP (North Bend Medical
Center) d. Coquille MW (MGConstruction), 20-16, 20-16
North Bend DJ (Ken Ware SuperStore) d. Sunset (Huggins Insurance),20-7, 20-14
Mustangs d. North Bend JR (JakesBody & Paint), 21-19, 9-20, 15-14
Coos Bay d. Myrtle Point (MPCarquest), 20-12, 20-22, 15-5
North Bend DP d. Reedsport, 20-6, 20-8Coquille MW d. Sunset, 20-17, 19-21, 15-8North Bend JR d. Coquille, 20-7, 20-7Coquille MW d. Myrtle Point, 20-12, 20-9North Bend JR d. Reedsport, 7-20, 20-
15, 15-12North Bend DJ d. Coos Bay (20-15, 15-
20, 20-14North Bend DP d. Mustangs, 20-15, 20-3Coos Bay d. North Bend JR, 18-20, 20-
17, 15-14Coquille MW d. Mustangs, 20-10, 20-4NB DP d. North Bend DJ, 20-11, 20-13Coquille MW d. Coos Bay, 20-16, 18-20,
The first run of the new year, the annual BullardsRun, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, atBullards Beach State Park near Bandon.
Events include a 10-kilometer run/walk, a 5-kilometer run/walk and a 1-mile kids run.
All the races start in the campground and are allor mostly flat. The longer course takes runners tothe Coquille River Lighthouse.
Registration starts at 1:15 p.m. on raceday. Theentry fee is $10 for the longer runs ($8 for studentsunder 19) and $5 for the kids run, along with a used,but not worn out T-shirt for a shirt exchange.
For more information, call Tom Bedell at 541-347-4740.
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Douglas County Health and Social Services is a certified com-munity partner with Cover Oregon. Application assistants areavailable to help individuals and families with the enrollment andapplication process at no charge.
Certified community partners are trained to help individualsapply and enroll, but cannot give advice on carriers or plans.
Staff are on site Tuesdays at the Reedsport Health Center, 680Fir Avenue, from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.; Canyonville Health Center, 247N. Main Street, Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m.; Drain HealthCenter, 316 West A Avenue, Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m.Application assistants are at the Roseburg Health Center, 621 W.Madrone St. Room 110 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Call 541-677-5814 for more information or to schedule anappointment at any of the locations.
Cover Oregon help available inReedsport and Douglas County
THE UMPQUA POST
MYRTLE POINT — Reedsport’swrestling team still is short-handed,with just six kids participating in theMyrtle Point Invitational over theweekend.
But all six continue to have success.They each won at least one match bypin in the tournament, though onlyone of them placed in the top four.
Kaylynn Hixenbaugh was runner-up at 120 pounds. The junior pinnedher first two opponents, including top-ping Isaac Johnson of Myrtle Point injust 13 seconds, before being pinned byKody Courtright of Coquille in thechampionship match.
Heath Shanklin placed fourth at 152pounds, recording two pins along theway.
Egan Glover pinned one foe andwon another match by technical fall at170 pounds before being knocked outof the event.
At 126 pounds, Eric Williams won
one match with a pin before beingeliminated one match before placing.
Cameron Winfield also had one pinat 160 pounds before being eliminated.
Arnulfo Diaz, Reedsport’s heavy-weight, also pinned his first foe, butultimately lost one round before plac-ing.
The Braves placed seventh in thetournament, which included 17 differ-ent schools.
Reedsport is on the road again thisweekend for the Sheldon Invitationalin Eugene. That tournament will beheld Saturday.
The following weekend, the Braveshost the annual Dunes WrestlingTournament on Jan. 11.
Reedsport then will have sevearalWednesday tournaments against teamsin its special district, including one atReedsport on Jan. 29, gearing up for thedistrict tournament on Feb. 21, whichthis year will be hosted by Reedsport.
The Braves are in a traditionallytough district for Class 2A-1A, made
even tougher because only twowrestlers in each weight class advanceto the state tournament.
BasketballReedsport’s teams have had plenty
of time off since the Dune CountryClassic and now play two road gamesthis week to get ready for the SunsetConference season.
Reedsport will be at Taft onThursday and at Rogue River onSaturday.
The Rogue River games, whichcome with an earlier start time thannormal (3:30 p.m. for girls), were origi-nally scheduled for the start of the sea-son and were postponed by the earlywinter storm.
The league season starts nextTuesday with a game at Coquille, andthe Braves host Gold Beach next Friday.
Reedsport’s girls are 1-5 so faragainst a tough preseason schedule.The Reedsport boys also have one vic-tory.
