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The A section of the Curry Coastal Pilot published Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010, in Brookings-Harbor, Oregon.TRANSCRIPT
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Head-on crash claims two Brookings livesThe cause of Thursday’s head-
on car accident that killed twoelderly men on Highway 101north of Brookings was still un-known as of Friday evening.
Rodney Orlando Draheim, 80,and Robert Dale Lewis, 81, bothof Brookings, were killed Thurs-day afternoon when their Dodge
Ram pickup trucks collided.The accident occurred just
after 2 p.m. in the center turnlane of Highway 101. The vehi-c les came to rest against aguardrail just south of the Car-penterville Road intersection.
Both drivers were declareddead when rescue crews arrived,according to a Brookings PoliceDepartment press release.
There were no passengers in
either vehicle.Draheim’s white 2003 Ram
was traveling northbound onHighway 101, while Lewis’ bur-gundy 2001 Ram was headingsouthbound when they collided,police said.
Traffic on Highway 101 wasstopped for much of the after-noon, causing a backup for sev-eral hours, while police investi-gated the accident.
The first report of the accidentto the Brookings emergency cen-ter came in at 2:13 p.m., policesaid. The road was reopened atapproximately 5 p.m.
Brookings Volunteer Fire De-partment, Brookings Police De-partment, Curry County Sheriff,Oregon State Police and OregonDepartment of Transportation re-sponded to the accident scene.
See Crash, Page 5A
Teri Clawson’s letter-writing effortsreceived national recognition this year.
The Pilot/Jef Hatch
Sinkholecaused bycompletepipe failure
The broken culvert that causeda massive sinkhole in front ofBrookings City Hall last weekendis in complete failure and willhave to be replaced, City ManagerGary Milliman said Thursday.
“Pieces of the pipe brought upfrom the sinkhole essentially dis-integrate when handled,” Milli-man said.
The sinkhole opened up infront of city hall at about 1 a.m.Sunday, and quickly grew to 20-feet by 30-feet wide and 25 feetdeep. Crews from the city andTidewater Contractors, Inc.widened the hole Monday to pro-vide access for repairs.
The culvert carries water fromMacklyn Creek, at the northeastcorner of the city hall parking lot,to Mill Pond, located on SouthCoast Lumber Co. property be-hind Fred Meyer.
On Wednesday, video cameraexploration of the pipe, providedby the Oregon Department ofTransportation, revealed that theroof of the 30-inch unreinforcedconcrete culvert is sagging downinto the pipe, Milliman said.
See Culvert, Page 3A
Fugitive arrested in Brookings
Officers converge on a truck in downtown Brookings Wednesday driven by a wanted felon andcarrying a Brookings woman. Both suspects were arrested without incident. See story on Page 3A.
The Pilot/Scott Graves
Health careand economytop Wyden’slist of goals
GOLD BEACH — Sen. RonWyden, D-Ore., told CurryCounty residents he’d work to-ward improving the economy,creating jobs and makingchanges in health care legisla-tion as he spoke and answeredquestions for almost two hoursat a town hall meeting in GoldBeach on Friday.
“What I’m trying to do isdrive the focus on the economy,”he said at the 10th of 11 townhall meetings held on the Ore-gon Coast and in Eastern andSouthern Oregon over the past10 days.
His first priority is naturalresources and timber, he said.
“A lot of people think thetimber payments law that Iwrote is some kind of welfare.That’s not the case,” he said.“It’s based on an agreement weentered into 100 years ago,when our forefathers kept halfthe land in Oregon as publiclands.”
Wyden said that when hewrote the Secure Rural Schoolsand Communities Self-Deter-mination Act, it brought $2.5billion to Oregon.
See Wyden, Page 12A
Letters a labor of love for U.S. troopsFor Brookings Emblem Club
member Teri Clawson, sendingChristmas letters to U.S. troopshas been a labor of love for 41years.
This year, Clawson’s efforts re-ceived national recognition — shereceived the National Associationof Vietnam Veterans Award forthe year for her “dedication andcommitment to veterans, hercommunity, and the country.”
Clawson started by mailing456 letters in 1969, the year shebegan her letter-writing projectin association with the AmericanLegion in Montana.
With help from two dozenother Emblem Club membersand friends, Clawson sent 11,104letters this year from the HarborPost Office to 1,000 U.S. bases,ships, hospitals and U.S. CoastGuard stations around the world.
“In 2000, when I moved toBrookings and joined the Em-blem Club, the president, AretaSchock, asked me to be Ameri-canism chair and said she waslooking for a program, and I said,‘I have one,’” Clawson said.
That program has grown overthe years, with help from an in-creasing number of letter writers,local support and donations from
area businesses and organiza-tions, and fundraising breakfasts.
She said, “Banks, insuranceagencies, and title companiesmake copies for us, and Ray’sFood Place, Shop Smart, FredMeyer, and Grocery Outlet makegenerous donations of eggs,syrup, and pancake mix for thefund-raising breakfasts I do atthe Elks Club in August and Feb-ruary.”
Clawson explained that sheraises funds to purchase Christ-mas stationary and pay forpostage. It’s important to makethe letters as festive as possible,she said.
“I had a hard time findingChristmas paper this year.”
It costs approximately $150 tomail the boxes of letters to theorganization that sends themabroad, Troop Fan Mail Friendsof the Troops, in Fayetteville,N.C.
See Clawson, Page 5A
By Marjorie Woodfin
Pilot staff writer
By Arwyn Rice
Pilot staff writer
By Arwyn Rice
Pilot staff writer
‘It’s soul satisfyingto send greetingsto those who areaway from homefor the holidays.’
— Teri Clawson,Emblem Club
CHRISTMAS BAZAARToday! Annual Brookings event with 100-plus vendors, food • 5A
40 POUND SALMON!Chetco River season one forthe history books so far • 11A
By Valliant Corley
Pilot staff writer
GOLD BEACH — De-clining property values willresult in less propertytaxes collected in CurryCounty this year than hadbeen expected.
That despite Measure 50which would allow taxes togo up by 3 percent on prop-erty where assessed valuesare below actual propertyvalues.
Taxes averaged an in-crease of 2 .48 percent ,County Assessor Jim Kolentold the Curry CountyBoard of Commissioners ina work session on Wednes-day.
“That’s a half percentless than we expected,”Kolen said. “That is$110,000 less for our taxingdistricts. In Crook County,it actually dropped 5 per-cent — over a million dol-lars.”
Tax value increases arel imited to 3 percent byMeasure 50, a constitution-al amendment approved byOregon voters in 1997. TheMeasure 50 limit causedtax values to lag far behindmarket values as propertyvalues cl imbed through2007. Since 2007, propertyvalues have been plunging.
Kolen said that underMeasure 50, if market val-ues drop below assessedvalues, market value iswhat the taxes are basedon.
“With the recession inOregon, more people arepaying on real marketvalue and property valuesare dropping significantly,”Kolen said.
“In 2007, the average as-sessed value was about 50percent of market value,”Kolen said. “This year, it’sat 75 percent and st i l ldropping. Next year it willbe worse.”
He said that throughouthis career as county asses-sor, Curry County has hadabout the third highest av-erage home values in thestate.
Now, “a lot of countieshave subdivision after sub-division of empty houses,”Kolen said.
Another thing hurtingtaxing districts is urban re-newal districts, he said.
Kolen said that withurban renewal districts,normal increases in taxeswithin those districts go tothe urban renewal districtinstead of the county, city,school and other taxing dis-tricts.
Brookings has urban re-newal districts that arebeing explored by bothGold Beach and Port Or-ford, he said.
“Generally, urban renew-al districts are set up for15 years , but they canrenew,” he said. “The idea
is, they are making im-provements. Once the taxesgo back to the districts, itwill generate more values.You can def inite ly seedowntown Brookings isnicer than it used to look.”
He said the Brookingsurban renewal district cur-rently takes about $28,000from the county’s share oftaxes and about $151,000from the school district’sshare.
Kolen said earlier thatcountywide last year, theaverage s ingle familyhome’s market value wasaround $257,000.
“This year, that averagehas dropped by about 15percent, to $218,000,” hesaid.
“The average home’s tax-able value was $159,000last year. This amount in-creased by 3 percent to anaverage of $164,000,”Kolen said.
“Real market values ac-tually fell by more than 15percent in the Port Orfordand northern areas of thecounty and less than 15percent in the Brookingsand Gold Beach areas,” hesaid.
Approximately $22.7million has been billed bythe tax collector for 2010-11. Of this amount, CurryCounty receives 6.46 per-cent . Of the rest , morethan 57 percent goes to
schools, more than 18 per-cent to the cit ies, morethan 5 percent to libraries,3 percent to fire districtsand almost 3 percent eachto the health and port dis-tricts.
“Property tax statementsshow the amount of tax youpay to each taxing districtin which your property islocated and they show thisyear’s total tax comparedto last year,” he said.
The tax statement alsoshows this year’s real mar-ket and assessed valuescompared to last year.
“The real market valueis the assessor’s estimateof what the property wouldhave sold for on Jan. 1,2010 and is based uponsales evidence collected in2009,” Kolen said. “Marketreductions which have oc-curred since Jan. 1, 2010will be reflected on nextyear’s tax statements.”
The first third of thisyear’s property tax is dueon Monday.
“Taxpayers receive a 3percent discount if taxesare paid in full by the firsttrimester date of Nov. 15.If you make a two-thirdspayment by Nov. 15, youwill receive a 2 percent dis-count,” said Izabella Brock,the county’s tax collector.“Trimester tax paymentdates are Nov. 15, Feb. 15and May 15.”
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Weapons in hand, police of-ficers converged on a stolen ve-hicle in downtown BrookingsWednesday, arresting the driv-er, a Central Point man, andhis passenger, a Brookingswoman, without incident.
Jacob Benjamin Hefner, 27,the driver of a 1987 FordRanger reported stolen inJackson County, was chargedwith vehicle theft and posses-sion of methamphetamine andrelated contraband.
Hefner, who was on felonyprobation, was also wanted bythe U.S. Marshals Service be-cause he skipped trial forcharges of being a felon in pos-session of a firearm. There isno bail.
His passenger, Barbara AnnHart, 40, of Brookings, was ar-
rested and charged with vehi-cle theft and possession ofmethamphetamine. Her bailwas set at $50,000. Both sus-pectes were booked into theCurry County Jail.
The couple were driving thestolen truck into Brookingswhen it was spotted at 3:49p.m. by a Brookings police of-ficer, according to BrookingsPolice Sgt. Terry Murray.
The police officer, joined bya Curry County sheriff’sdeputy and an Oregon StatePolice officer, followed thetruck through town andstopped it in a parking lot inthe 600 block of Spruce Street.
Because Hefner was a con-victed felon and possiblyarmed, officers approached thevehicle with guns pointed.Both suspects followed policeorders and were arrested with-out a fight, Murray said.
Pair driving stolen car
arrested in BrookingsBy Scott GravesPilot staff writer
Continued from Page 1AThe culvert will have to be
replaced, from the inlet to theparking lot to Chase Bank, hesaid.
“Whether we would contin-ue this project (from there) isa matter of further discus-sion,” he said.
Milliman has instructedthe city engineer to approachat least three contractors forinformal bids for the replace-ment work. Once the newmain is complete, the failingmain will be filled with a slur-ry material and sealed.
A junction between the cul-vert and two storm drainsleading from Chetco Pharma-cy, Elk Drive and Fifth Streetis the apparent starting pointof the pipe’s failure.
“The pipe will continue tocollapse in a domino manner.The failure clearly appears tobe related to the age and qual-ity of the pipe,” he said.
The culvert enlarges to a48-inch pipe at Chase Bank.The larger culvert pipe isheavily blocked with rubble,so much that ODOT was un-able to maneuver the videocamera into the tunnel, Mil-liman said in a Friday update.
It will have to be cleanedout by vacuum and by hand.
“Workers were lowered inon Thursday,” Milliman said.“They stood on the gravelbed.”
Access to the larger pipe isin the parking lot at TacoBell/Kentucky Fried Chickenrestaurant, at the corner ofChetco Avenue and FifthStreet.
Beginning Monday, por-tions of the restaurant park-
ing lot will be closed for about10 days while a contractor re-moves the dirt, rocks, chunksof concrete, and plastic pipe,Milliman said.
An empty lot near U.S.Bank will be used to tem-porarily store debris removedfrom the culvert.
There is no plan to divertthe water from MacklynCreek. The forecast calls fordry weather in the comingweek, and the city is movingforward as quickly as possi-ble.
“We want to get it done be-fore the next big rain event,”he said.
By Friday, there was still
no estimate on the cost of theproject. A preliminary esti-mate was created based on re-placing the section immedi-ately around the sinkhole.
That estimate has beenabandoned, Milliman said.
“City engineers are work-ing on a couple of different de-sign scenarios,” he said.
The city’s insurance carrierwill not help cover the cost ofreplacing the failed culvert.
“They won’t cover a facilitythat is failing due to age,” hesaid.
Two scheduled storm drainprojects, one at NAPA AutoParts and one between cityhall and the new Curry
Health District clinic, havebeen suspended.
“Together, these projectswere budgeted at $191,000.These funds may need to betransferred to the new stormdrain replacement project,”Milliman said.
City records do not showwhen the culvert was in-stalled, but city employeeshave estimated the age of thepipe to be 30-60 years. Whatrecords do exist are incorrect,and show the pipe to be 36inches.
An emergency city councilmeeting will be held to ad-dress funding and other issuesrelated to the culvert failure.
Culvert: !The pipe will continue to collapse ..."
Workers clear a failed water pipe that caused a sinkhole outside city hall.The Pilot/Jef Hatch
Brookings residents mark Veterans DayBrookings-Harbor residents came to-
gether Thursday for a special celebrationon Veterans Day to honor the serviceand sacrifice of soldiers from all branchesof the United States military.
The solemn event at the Veterans ofForeign Wars (VFW) Post 966 hall,scheduled for the 11th hour of the 11thday, began with a posting of the colorsby members of the U.S. Coast Guardfrom the Chetco River Lifeboat Station.
Pastor Ray Robinson of the BethelBaptist Church opened the meeting witha prayer, asking a blessing on all in at-tendance, and especially for all veterans.
VFW Commander James Thebautwelcomed attendees and introduced vicecommander Rick Bremmer, who servedas master of ceremonies.
Bremmer introduced BrookingsMayor Larry Anderson, who gave a shortspeech of appreciation for all those whohave served to help keep our countrysafe.
The hall was filled with celebrantsfrom babes in arms to those at the otherend of the age spectrum, and all ap-peared to be emotionally involved whileparticipating in the salute to the flagand the “Star Spangled Banner.”
In conversation after the celebration,Bremmer said, “I think this definitelyshows that there a lot of people out therewho care about our vets.” He added, “Iwas happy to get through my speechwithout shedding tears.”
Obviously, members and friends ofthe VFW believe that no veterans cele-bration should ever end without refresh-ments, and homemade cakes and drinkswere served to all.
Attendees were positive in commentsabout the celebration and the appearanceof the newly-refurbished VFW hall, withits fresh paint and magnificent wallmural painted by Colleen Stafford.
But the celebration isn’t over. Brem-mer noted that it continues today (Nov.13) with a special hobby exhibit, chilicook-off, and barbecue, beginning at 8:30a.m.
Bremmer said that the big hobby ex-hibit is not to be missed, with its manymilitary exhibits including his huge col-lection of hats, some belonging to veryfamous people.
By Marjorie WoodfinPilot staff writer
Brookings Pastor Ray Robinson opens the ceremony with aprayer, asking for a blessing for all veterans.
The Pilot/Marjorie Woodfin
Candle lighting honors those touched by dementia The public is invited to a
Commemorative Candle Light-ing at 7 p.m. Sunday at OceanPark, 984 Parkview Drive,Brookings.
Friends and families ofOcean Park residents are wel-come to join in lighting candles
of care to remember and honorindividuals in our communitywhose lives have been touchedby Alzheimer’s disease or otherdementias.
Alzheimer’s is a brain dis-ease that causes problems withmemory, thinking and behav-
ior. Symptoms usually developslowly and get worse over time,becoming severe enough to in-terfere with daily tasks, ac-cording to the Alzheimer’s As-sociation website: www.alz.org.
Alzheimer’s is the mostcommon form of dementia, a
general term for memory lossand other intellectual abilitiesserious enough to interferewith daily life. Alzheimer'sdisease accounts for 50 to 70percent of dementia cases, ac-cording to the Alzheimer’s As-sociation.
Share your homesfor Habitat tour
Editor: For the past several years
Habitat for Humanity’s an-nual home tour has been amuch anticipated holiday rit-ual for me.
It has been an opportunityto share in the special homesand hobbies of fellow arearesidents and contribute to aworthy cause. Unfortunately,when I spoke to one of theorganizers a few weeks ago,there were not enough homessigned up to make a tour pos-sible.
I had planned to make mytiny home part of the tourthis year, but unexpected sur-gery has put that off untilnext year. I sincerely hopethat a few willing folks willfind it in their hearts to sharetheir homes on behalf ofHabitat for Humanity. Thecontact number is listed inthe phone book.
Cathleen WittBrookings
‘Oklahoma’ offershigh energy fun
Editor:I joined friends last Friday
(Nov. 5) to see the openingperformance of “Oklahoma”at the Brookings-HarborCommunity Theater.
From the beginning, thecommanding voice of MikeVest (Curly), the beautifulsinging of Megan Walters(Laurey), and the upliftingrendition by Sarah McDonald(Ado Annie Carnes) of, “ICan’t Say No,” the productionwas a huge success!
There was the comic highenergy of Ira Tozer (AliHakim) as well as the grace-ful dancing of Eileen Good-win (Suzie-Ballerina Laurey),as the performers sang, actedand danced their waythrough an amazing musical.
I highly recommend seeing“Oklahoma” when you can,and congratulate the entire
cast and crew for such an en-tertaining evening.
Mike WileyBrookings
Appreciate supportof Bruin volleyball
Editor:The 2010 BHHS (Brook-
ings-Harbor High School) vol-leyball season has now cometo a close.
We would like to thankeveryone who attended ourgames and supported ourteam. We would especiallylike to thank Wild RiverPizza, Daryn Farmer, ChetcoAppliance, New Hope Plumb-ing, and Tidewater for theirgenerous contributions. Also,a big thanks to Linda Hadley,who sang the national an-them for us at every homegame.
Go Bruins! Lori Cooper andVanessa Nidiffer,BHHS volleyballcoaches
Time for annualTurkey Shoot
Editor:Dear golfers: My dog Mag-
gie and I were out and aboutearly Sunday morning headingfor the golf course in the rain.
The chance of a traditionalSunday morning skins gamelooked pretty bleak. But withthe election of the 2011 boardof directors coming up, I hadto deliver a sealed ballot boxto the club house.
All members were mailedballots. Please vote and re-turn your ballots ASAP. Also,don’t forget the Nov. 17th An-nual Turkey Shoot. All mem-bers signing up will get aturkey. Also, there will be araffle with $1,200 in prizes,food, and closest-to-the-pincontest.
The sign up sheet is at theclub house, or call the Tour-nament Chair, Bob Alamadaat 541-469-2971.
Ron Sloniker,president, Salmon RunMen!s Club
Officials, stop beingChicken Littles
Editor: County officials need to
quit being Chicken Littlesand crying, “The sky is
falling,” on an endless basis,and put their sharp minds towork for what they wereelected for.
We all know the economybites. We all know presiden-tial elections bring moremoney — just like the lastone. Get over it and get backto work. Channel 99’s 2010Award of the Year for Scare-mongering and Bickeringgoes to: Curry County!
Raymond ConnorsGold Beach
Our veterans wortha simply thank you
Editor:Veterans Day recognizes
the “service above-self” of mil-itary veterans who servedour country, so you may wantto seek out veterans amongyour friends and neighborsand offer them a simplethank you!
My approach this year isto honor the memory of “TheBreadman,” a USAF veteranwho left us last Veterans Day.I will make a tax-deductiblecontribution in his name tothe Curry County VeteransMemorial Association, a 50l(C)3, which has started toraise funds for a memorialhonoring Curry County mili-tary service veterans and firstresponders who died in theline of duty. See the CCVMAwebsite at: www.currycoun-tyveteransmemorial.org.
A proud USAF veteran,Emily Francona, Port Orford
Officials should getbetter educated
Editor: In the article on the failure
of the law levy to pass, acounty commissioner wasquoted, “I don’t think peoplewere informed,” and thatnext time they hope to “edu-cate” the public more (Pilot,Nov. 3).
I’ve got news for you: thecommissioners had better getinformed and educated. Thepeople have heard what youhave to say. They have alsoseen what has been donewith the money that youhave been entrusted with,and have made their deci-sion. Here is the word thatyou will continue to hearfrom taxpayers, “No.”
Jake PieperBrookings
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Letters to the Editor
Ah, the memories.The toasty home on a
cold winter ’s day. Momhumming a tune in thekitchen. The aroma of deli-cious food wafting throughthe air. Friends and familymembers gathering aroundthe table or in the livingroom. The football gameplaying on the TV in thebackground.
Thanksgiving has longbeen my favorite holiday.Even more so than Christ-mas, although not by much.
When I was a child,Thanksgiving meant aweeklong visit from mygrandma, who traveledfrom Mesa, Ariz. She wasthe sweetest woman in theworld and taught me howimportant it was to have anoptimistic take on life.
Thanksgiving also meantvisits with aunts, uncles,cousins and family friends.It was a break from ourhectic lives; a chance tocatch up on one another’slives.
In my teen years, myyounger brother and Istarted a new Thanksgivingtradition: going to themovies.
This may seem counterto what the holiday is allabout, but it was a wonder-ful opportunity for mybrother and I to spendquality time together —and it kept us out of ourmother’s hair while sheprepared dinner. There’snothing liking bonding withyour brother while sharinga ginormous box of RedVines and cheering onRambo or the Terminator.Afterward, we’d share ourmovie critiques with therest of the family as we satdown for a scrumptiousThanksgiving feast.
Thanksgiving also was atime to introduce the latestgirlfriend to family andfriends, followed by a simi-lar visit with the girl-friend’s family. This, ofcourse, meant getting twohomemade Thanksgivingdinners!
Looking back on pastThanksgivings, I realizehow blessed I was — andstill am. I am extremelygrateful. And that’s whatThanksgiving is all about.Right?
It’s sad to think that forsome people, Thanksgivinghas become more a familyobligation than a family cel-ebration. Worse yet, it’sbeen downgraded to simplya day off from work, towatch the “big game” or toprepare for shopping onBlack Friday.
Well, not me. Thanksgiv-ing remains my favoriteholiday. And come Nov. 25,I will be spending time withmy family in our cozy homeon a cold winter’s day, cre-ating new Thanksgivingmemories.
My parents or brotherwon’t be there — they stilllive in California — but theinlaws will likely be there,as will our two big dogs. Wewill probably rent a fewmovies instead of going tothe theater.
I will be the one hum-ming a tune in the kitchenwhile my daughter and wifeprepare the turkey and Icook my famous gravy. Thesmells of good food will fillthe house as we enjoy goodconversation and playgames or music.
And we’ll take a momentto remember those less for-tunate, asking our heavenlyfather to bless them withmuch-needed comfort, goodfood and good company —the things on which fondmemories are built.
Saturday, Nov. 13•Southwestern Ore-
gon Community Collegeboard of education, policycommittee, 9 a.m., TiogaHall, room 505, 2110 New-mark Ave., Coos Bay.
Tuesday, Nov. 16•Brookings Site Plan-
ning Committee, 10 a.m.,Brookings City Hall councilchambers, 898 Elk Drive,Brookings.
Wednesday, Nov. 17•Brookings Site Plan-
ning Committee, 10 a.m.,Brookings City Hall councilchambers, 898 Elk Drive,Brookings.
•Curry Health Dis-trict Board of Directors,3:30 p.m., Shore Pines As-sisted Living activity room,94220 Fourth St., GoldBeach.
•Curry Health Dis-trict Board of Directors,2:30 p.m., 94220 Fourth St.,Gold Beach.
Thursday, Nov. 18•Brookings Public
Arts Committee, noon,Brookings City Hall councilchambers, 898 Elk Drive,Brookings.
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Rants and raves forlocal newsmakers
Rave: The Rotary Club of Brookings-Harbor gets a goldstar for giving St. Timothy’s Outreach Free Clinic a $4,000grant to purchase supplies.
The clinic, which opened in July at 401 Fir St., offershealth care for the uninsured from 1 to 4 p.m. every Tuesday.This hefty donation will go a long way in providing medicalservices to those less fortunate
Rant: The Brookings City Council deserves a black markfor putting the needs of construction companies and con-tractors over those of residents when it came to approvinga new noise ordinance.
On Monday, the council tentatively approved an ordinanceto allow construction to take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.The final decision is set for Dec. 13.
Much of the councilors’ discussion favored liberal hoursto help contractors meet deadlines, with not even a mentionof concern for residents. Why no residents attended Monday’smeeting to protest the decision remains a mystery.
Rave: City workers, police officers and private work crewsdeserve gold stars for working non-stop on a giant sinkholethat opened up near Brookings City Hall after midnightSunday.
Rave: A heartfelt “woof!” goes to Curry County’s volunteergroup The Trash Dogs for its continuous efforts to clear ourbeautiful forest roads of unsightly trash.
Rant: Shame on Curry County officials for waiting untilafter the Law Enforcement Levy failed at the ballot box toget serious about seeking new revenue sources.
With the inevitable end of federal timber funds loomingover the county for years, solid efforts to keep the countysolvent should have begun years ago.
Scott Graves is the editorof the Curry Coastal Pilot.He can be reached by call-ing 541-469-3123 [email protected].
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In addition to the 41st an-nual Brookings-Harbor Com-munity Christmas Bazaartoday (Nov. 13) in the AzaleaMiddle School gym and Brook-ings-Harbor High School cafe-teria, other shopping opportu-nities exist in Curry and DelNorte counties, including:
•A holiday bazaar will befrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SmithRiver United MethodistChurch, 121 Beckstead Ave.
•Chetco Community Pub-lic Library will have a Holi-day Book Sale from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the library, 405Alder St., Brookings. A $2Bag Sale will be during reg-ular library hours on Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wednes-day, Nov. 15, 16 and 17.
•A Hobby Exhibit Fairand Chili Cookoff will beginat 8 a.m. and will be openall day at the VFW Hall, atthe corner of Pacific Avenueand Pioneer Road, Brook-ings.
•The Brookings-HarborGarden Club’s Country Storeand Plant Sale will be from8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ma-sonic Lodge, 416 Azalea ParkRoad, Brookings.
•The Christmas Sale atthe Hospice Marketplace onWedderburn Loop north ofGold Beach will be from 9a.m. to 3 p.m.
Vendors and volunteerswere busy Friday night set-ting up the 100 booths fortoday’s (Nov 13) 41st annualBrookings-Harbor Communi-ty Christmas Bazaar.
The event will be from 9a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Brook-ings-Harbor High Schoolcafeteria, the Azalea MiddleSchool gym and in the hall-way between the gym and theexit doors leading to the cafe-teria.
Helping set up were mem-bers of the Surfside Bruinssoftball team. According toPeggy Goergen, one of theevent organizers, the teamwas hired to help set up,serve lunch, and help teardown and clean up followingthe event.
Team members will usethe money raised to help payfor trip expenses to tourna-ments, Goergen said.
During the bazaar, ven-dors will be selling handcraft-ed wearables, decorations
and gifts. In addition, Christ-mas edibles will be for sale.
“It’s the beginning ofChristmas and a good placeto see everyone and see whateveryone has made,” saidVangie Andreason, who hasbeen one of the planners ofthe event since its beginning.“The creativity and quality
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Continued from Page 1AAs of Friday, the cause of
the crash was still under in-vestigation by the BrookingsPolice, with the assistance ofthe OSP.
OSP investigators stagedan accident reconstruction onFriday afternoon. Results
from the investigation are ex-pected to be released byTuesday.
Witnesses to what mayhave happened leading up toor at the time of the accident,or who have knowledge of theevents, are asked to callBrookings Police at 541-469-
3118.This is the second tragedy
to strike the Draheim familyin recent years. In June2009, Lonny Draheim, 54,son of Rodney Draheim, diedwhen a small plane he wasflying crashed in a remotearea near Nome, Alaska.
Crash: Cause remains under investigation
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panied by a check for $2,000to cover postage on to the in-dividual military personnel,she said.
“I personally did 2,537 let-ters, using five major letters,”she said, explaining that let-ter writers make copies oftheir original letters becauseit would be impossible towrite that many, individually.
Clawson encourages letterwriters to send e-mail ad-
dresses with their letters.“It’s amazing how quickly weget an e-mail response. Itcomes back right away, andthey’re so pleased.”
Clawson often shares herown experiences about thesacrifices made by troops andtheir families — two of herthree sons served in the mil-itary during the VietnamWar, and one was aboard adestroyer off the coast of Viet-nam in 1969 when it wentdown with all 87 on board.
“I started my letters inJune,” she said. “It’s soul sat-isfying to send greetings tothose who are away fromhome for the holidays, and Iwon’t give it up as long as Ican pick at a computer.”
Clawson said all dona-tions are appreciated, andshe is currently acceptingdonations for next year’sChristmas letters. To makea donation or volunteer towrite letters, contact Claw-son at 541-412-0333.
Clawson: ‘I personally did 2,537 letters’
Vendors set up for Christmas Bazaar
The Pilot/Bill Schlichting
Dottie Olson of Coos Bay, owner of Flowers by Dottie, hangs a wreath in her booth inside the Brook-ings-Harbor High School cafeteria in preparation for today’s (Nov. 13) Christmas Bazaar.
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SEATTLE (AP) — NOAA’sFisheries is requiring the U.S.Navy to minimize impact tomarine mammals when usingsonar and explosives duringtraining exercises off the
coasts of Washington, Oregon,and northern California.
The federal agency saidTuesday the Navy must es-tablish a safety zone roundvessels using sonar, use
spotters to shut down sonaroperations if marine mam-mals are seen in safetyzones and not detonate ex-plosives when animals aredetected within a certain
distance.The Navy requested au-
thorization from NOAA be-cause noise from mid-fre-quency sonar and explosivesmay affect the behavior ofsome marine mammals orcause temporary hearingloss.
The Navy approved aplan last month to expandtraining activities andweapons testing in the seaand air in the NorthwestTraining Range Complex.
NOAA says it does not ex-pect the exercises to resultin serious injury or death tomarine mammals.
The Navy had requestedauthorization under the Ma-rine Mammal Protection Actbecause the mid-frequencysound generated by tacticalsonar, and the sound andpressure generated by ex-plosions may affect the be-havior of some marine mam-mals, or cause a temporaryloss of their hearing.
NOAA’s Fisheries Serv-ice does not expect the ex-ercises to result in seriousinjury or death to marinemammals. It is requiringthe Navy to use mitigationmeasures to avoid adverselyimpacting sea mammal pop-ulations.
In certain circumstances,exposure to sonar has beenassociated with the strand-ing of some marine mam-mals, the press release stat-ed. Therefore, it stated, au-thorizations for Navy train-ing exercises at other loca-tions where those circum-stances may exist have in-cluded allowances for asmall number of incidentalinjuries or mortalities of ma-rine mammals. However,due to the short durationand less intense nature ofthe sonar exercises in thenorthwest training range,mortality is not anticipatedor authorized.
Under the authorization,the Navy is required to fol-low mitigation measures tominimize effects on marinemammals, including:
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These measures shouldminimize the potential forinjury or death, and signif-icantly reduce the numberof marine mammals exposedto levels of sound likely tocause temporary or perma-nent loss of hearing, thepress release stated.
Additionally, it stated,
theauthorization includes anadaptive management com-ponent that requires theNavy and NOAA’s FisheriesService to meet yearly todiscuss new science, Navyresearch and development,and Navy monitoring re-sults, to determine if modi-fications to mitigation ormonitoring measures areappropriate.
NOAA’s Fisheries Serv-ice and the Navy haveworked to develop a moni-toring plan that includespassive acoustic monitoringand marine mammal tag-ging that will augment themarine mammal abundanceand distribution data avail-able in the Northwest. Ad-ditionally, the Navy has de-veloped (with input fromNOAA’s Fisheries Service)an integrated comprehen-sive monitoring plan to bet-ter prioritize monitoringgoals and standardize datacollection methods across allof their U.S. range complex-es.
The Navy has been con-ducting training exercises,including the use of mid-fre-quency sonar, in the north-west training range for morethan 60 years. Training inthis area consists primarilyof 90-minute exercises byone surface vessel, usingsonar while the vessel is intransit from one location toanother. The total annualsonar use in this area issubstantively less thanplanned in other Navytraining ranges. Some exer-cises involve explosives.
NOAA’s mission is to un-derstand and predictchanges in the Earth’s en-vironment, from the depthsof the ocean to the surfaceof the sun, and to conserveand manage our coastal andmarine resources. For moreinformation, see the NOAAwebsite at: www.noaa.gov,or on Facebook: www.face-book.com/usnoaagov.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _An advisory group recom-mends kill ing more sealions that have been diningon salmon at the ColumbiaRiver's first dam, known tosome as the “Bonneville buf-fet.”
The Oregonian reportsthe task force meeting inPortland this week conclud-ed Wednesday that thestates of Washington andOregon should shoot theCalifornia sea lions on thespot, rather than trappingand killing by lethal injec-tion.
One member of the taskforce, Oregon Anglers exec-utive director DennisRichey, says if they saw the
Bonneville Dam as a dan-gerous place they wouldleave.
A Humane Society offi-cial, Sharon Young, was theonly member of the task
force to vote against shoot-ing.
The recommendationgoes to the National Ocean-ic and Atmospheric Admin-istration.
GOLD BEACH — CountyCommissioners approved hir-ing a new executive assistantfor the Health and HumanServices Department at$21.03 an hour Wednesdayafter Commissioner GeorgiaNowlin complained that cur-rent employees with moreexperience are paid less insimilar jobs.
“We’ve talked about howwe value our employees,”Nowlin said. “And we’relooking at tough timesahead.”
Nowlin has complainedabout several recent hires ofthe Health and Human Serv-ices Department that Direc-tor Jan Kaplan has broughtin at higher than beginningpay scales for those posi-tions.
“The sheriff’s executive as-sistant is now paid $17.71an hour,” she said.
Nowlin said the currentoffice manager for the com-missioners, Pattie Cook, whorecently was promoted fromexecutive assistant, is paidonly $20.03 an hour and hasseveral years experience.
Kaplan had asked to hireLavonne Bradford as his ex-ecutive administrative assis-tant at $21.03, working parttime until Jan. 1, when shewould become full-time.
Nowlin said the new ad-ministrative assistant wouldbe coming in at Step C.5.
“If she is brought in atStep A, that is $18.51 anhour approximately,” Nowlinsaid. “That’s where we starteverybody.”
Kaplan said that since hewas named to head theHealth Department in addi-tion to Human Services heneeds an executive assistant.
Nowlin said that it is notfair to other employees topay them less for a similarposition when new employ-ees are paid more.
“There are a lot of factorsthat go into the hires. I haveto look at the budget — notgeneral fund — to get thebest qualified people I canget within the budget that Ihave. What other people get,I didn’t study that at all. I’mnot trying to say one is worthmore than the other,” Kaplansaid.
“It’s finding someone hav-ing extraordinary experience
in some of the things I’mlooking for, and what it’sgoing to take to bring thatperson aboard. To bring innew mental health workers,I have to go beyond step A,”Kaplan said.
“I have a job to do. I havetwo departments to run andI have no administrator tohelp me do that. I just knowI need help.”
Nowlin said she wishesthe county could pay all itsemployees what they areworth.
“We’ve got some excellentpeople who work hard. Iwish we could pay themmore, but we cannot,” shesaid. “I would suggest whenyou consider hiring someoneabove step, talk with your li-aison commissioner and ifyou decide you must, the twoof you could then come inand explain.”
Commissioner GeorgeRhodes is the liaison toHealth and Human Services.
“Director Kaplan and Italked, and I agreed,”Rhodes said. “This personwill earn that salary andhe’ll get the benefits he islooking for. I’m prepared tomake that recommendation.
I’m relying on Jan’s expert-ise.”
Nowlin said that Bradforddoes not have experience asan executive assistant, thatshe has been a real estatebroker.
“I’m not looking for some-one experienced in this job.I’m looking for someone witha skill set,” Kaplan said.
“I have reviewed this can-didate’s professional experi-ence,” Commissioner BillWaddle said. “It looks to methis person has experiencein different categories.”
Nowlin said her commentswere not a reflection on theapplicant.
“It has to do with salariesand fairness,” she said.
The commission approvedthe hiring of Bradford as ex-ecutive administrative assis-tant in Health and HumanServices on a 2-1 vote, withNowlin voting no.
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Gold Beach neighborsbegin training for
‘Block Watch’ program
Nowlin questions $21/hr pay for workerBy Valliant CorleyPilot staff writer
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GOLD BEACH — Neighbors from Wallace Street and11th Street attended a session on setting up a BlockWatch this week as police held their first training eventfor the city’s new neighborhood program.
“This first time Block Watch meeting was the resultof our National Night Out efforts in August,” Police ChiefP.J. Janik said.
“We were very pleased with the turnout of neighborsand their interest in our police department programs.The Wallace Street Block Watch has been officiallyformed,” Janik said.
The session Tuesday centered on how the programworks and what the benefits are for a formal block watchgroup.
“A community member from Gold Beach Mobile HomePark also attended to see if that is something they wouldbe interested in,” Janik said.
The chief said neighbors in the Wallace Street areawill be getting new Block Watch signs for their street.
Gold Beach’s first National Night Out Block Party inAugust was sponsored by the Police Department and theCurry County Sheriff’s Department.
In setting up a block watch, each neighborhood selectsa captain who reports to a Gold Beach police officer,Janik said.
“We’re already making signs to designate the neigh-borhood,” he said. “We will put the signs up.”
Janik said others interested in the block watch pro-gram who have not already signed up should contact thepolice department by calling Gail Whitmore at 541-247-6671, extension 111.
By Valliant CorleyPilot staff writer
Gold Beach OKs change topolice department policies
GOLD BEACH — Theway Gold Beach police poli-cies are made and modifiedunderwent a major changethis week.
In the past, the citycouncil established policepolicy and changed it fromtime to time.
On Monday, the councilapproved a resolution dele-gating to the Gold Beachchief of police authority toadopt and amend policiesgoverning the police depart-ment.
City Administrator EllenBarnes said she had beenworking on policies in otherareas and Police Chief P.J.Janik had been working ona police policy manual formore than a year.
“This is fairly standardprocedure in many commu-nities,” she said.
Janik was hired as policechief 18 months ago andBarnes was hired as cityadministrator shortly after-ward.
The council’s resolutionstates that existing citypolicies governing police ac-tivities are out of date andin need of revision; courtdecisions and changingstate and federal laws re-quire frequent and rapidchanges to police policies;it is in the city’s best inter-est to ensure that policepolicies are kept current
and relevant to existingstate and federal law; and“because of the professionalexpertise required for theposition, the Gold Beachchief of police is best ableto ensure that city policepolicies are current and ad-vocate best practices in mu-nicipal law enforcement.”
The resolution rescindedthree previous resolutionsrelating to police policy andany others that may be inconflict.
It gives the police chiefauthority to amend policepolicies as long as thosepolicies have the approvalof the city administratorand are in keeping with citypolicies approved by theGold Beach City Council.
Mayor Jim Wernicke andall f ive members of thecouncil are new since theAugust 2007 council meet-ing when then chief RussMerkley protested revisionsmade in his department’spolicies.
The police chief said hehad worked with then-coun-cil members David Alexan-der and Sue Johnson on thepolice policies, but theycould not agree on whetherthe department should havean unmarked police car.
After much debate, thecouncil decided thatMerkley could drive an un-marked car as long as ithad magnetic decals on itwhen it wasn’t used for sur-veillance.
By Valliant CorleyPilot staff writer
Monday, Nov. 8Non-injury accident, 3
p.m.: A non-injury accidentwas investigated when acar pulled out of the SouthCoast Center parking lotinto the path of a vehicledriven northbound on High-way 101. The driver pullingout was cited for failure toyield and driving unin-sured.
Tuesday, Nov. 9Warrant service, 1:43
a.m.: During a traffic stopon Highway 101 nearWinchuck River Road, the27-year-old driver of the ve-hicle was found to be thesubject of a statewide felonywarrant for violating hisparole. Both he and his pas-senger, 33, were found to bein possession of hashish,more than a pound of mar-
i juana and psyilocybinmushrooms. Both were ar-rested and transported toCurry County Jail. Brook-ings Police K-9 Charger as-sisted.
Traffic stop, 5 a.m.: Dur-ing a traffic stop on ColvinStreet in Gold Beach, a 50-year-old driver was arrest-ed for misdemeanor drivingwhile suspended, parole vi-olation, felon in possessionof a firearm, and possessionof a Schedule III controlledsubstance. The driver wastransported to Curry Coun-ty Jail.
Boating under the influ-ence of intoxicants, 10:30a.m.: Following a rescue ofa kayaker who overturnedin the Chetco River, an Ore-gon State Trooper detectedthe strong odor of alcoholand found an open contain-er. After the victim wastransported to Sutter CoastHospital, the trooper re-quested California HighwayPatrol obtain a blood sam-ple. The investigation con-tinues.
Diesel spill, 12:45 p.m.:The owner of Gold BeachLumber Co. in Harbor re-ported someone removedthe drain plug from a dieseltank and drained morethan 100 gallons of fuel intothe parking lot . Heavyrains washed most of thefuel into a storm drain thatleads to Tuttle Creek andthe Port of Brookings Har-bor. The U.S. Coast GuardStation Chetco River spot-ted the fuel and set up acontainment buoy. A De-partment of EnvironmentalQuality hazardous materialcleanup contractor was dis-patched.
The following informationis taken from the daily logsof local law enforcementagencies. Charges listed arepreliminary and are made atthe discretion of the arrestingofficer or agency. Chargesmay be amended or droppedat the discretion of the dis-trict attorney or courts.
Tuesday, Nov. 9Terry Lucky Price, 50, of
Gold Beach, for parole viola-tion, felon in possession of aweapon, possession of a con-trolled substance and crimi-nal driving while suspendedor revoked; no bail.
David James Rhodes, 24,of Smith River, for probationviolation; transported to DelNorte County.
Samuel Keith Jefferies, 54,
of Brookings, for probationviolation; no bail.
Wednesday, Nov. 10Robert Dean Smith, 24, of
Brookings, for probation vio-lation; no bail.
Allen Winfield Scott, 40, ofBrookings, for probation vio-lation; no bail.
Joseph Wayne Cyrus, 21,of Brookings, for third-degreerape; bail set at $25,000.
Kelly Jo Lovejoy, 37, ofBrookings, for reckless driv-ing; bail set at $50,000.
Jacob Benjamin Hefner,27, of Central Point, for unau-thorized use of a motor vehi-cle, misdemeanor drivingwhile suspended, possessionof methamphetamine, a U.S.Marshall’s warrant and a re-lease violation; no bail.
Barbara Ann Hart, 40, ofBrookings, for unauthorizeduse of a motor vehicle andpossession of methampheta-mine; bail set at $50,000.
Andre Dwayne Wright, 25,of Brookings, for second-de-gree criminal trespassing, de-livery of a controlled sub-stance to a minor and third-degree escape; bail set at$112,500.
Brandon Jay Whirry, 27,of Brookings, for harassment,menacing and strangulation;bail set at $25,000.
Todd Wayne McCloskey,47, of Brookings, for third-de-gree theft; bail set at $10,000.
Francisco Mendoza An-guiano, 22, Fortuna, Calif.,was convicted by defaultNov. 8 of possession of lessthan an ounce of marijuana.He was required to pay$1,045.
~~~Pamela Marie Barron,
47, Gold Beach, was convict-ed Nov. 8 of furnishingliquor to a minor. She wasrequired to pay $500.
~~~Daniel B. Bergen, 54,
Brookings, was convictedNov. 8 of furnishing liquorto a minor. He was requiredto pay $500.
~~~Jack Dennis Ingram Jr.,
48, Crescent City, on Nov. 8had his diversion revokedand was sentenced for driv-ing under the influence ofintoxicants. He was sen-tenced to 48 hours in jail,24 months’ probation andrequired to pay $1,620.
~~~Kirsten M. Lockwood, 22,
Brookings, was convictedNov. 8 of furnishing liquorto a minor. She was re-quired to pay $500.
~~~Benjamin A. Mattson, 21,
Gold Beach, was convictedNov. 8 of possession of lessthan an ounce of marijuana.He was required to pay$795.
~~~Joel K. Mitts, 21, Brook-
ings, was convicted Nov. 8of possession of less than anounce of marijuana. He wasplaced on a one-year diver-sion and ordered to pay$333.
~~~James Robert Elkins, 52,
Grants Pass, was convictedby default Nov. 8 of posses-sion of less than an ounceof marijuana. He was or-dered to pay $1,045.
~~~Shane Michael Ortiz, 39,
Brookings, failed to appearNov. 8 for a further proceed-ings hearing. A warrant wasissued for his arrest.
~~~Stephanie M. Rogde, 19,
Brookings, was convictedNov. 8 of furnishing liquorto a minor. She was orderedto pay $500.
~~~Kenneth Allen Vandervo-
orden, 47, Gold Beach, wasconvicted by default Nov. 8of possession of less than anounce of marijuana. He wasordered to pay $1,045.
~~~Alicia Marie Console, 46,
Gold Beach, was convictedNov. 9 of resisting arrestand harassment. For resist-ing arrest, she was sen-tenced to 24 months’ proba-tion and ordered to pay$202. For harassment, shewas sentenced to 24 months’probation and ordered topay $102.
~~~Frank Virdine Torrez Jr.,
49, Bedford, Maine, failedto appear Nov. 9 for a pre-trial conference on a theftcharge. A warrant was is-sued for his arrest.
~~~Joseph Anthony Vecchet-
ti, 23, Brookings, was con-victed Nov. 9 of harassment.He was sentenced to 12months’ probation and wasordered to pay $502.
~~~Robin Dale Corey, 53,
Coos Bay, failed to appearNov. 10 for a show causeorder. A warrant was issuedfor his arrest.
~~~Laura Dalene Evans, 38,
Brookings, was convictedNov. 10 of violating two pro-bations. On one, she wassentenced to 20 days in jail.On the other, she was sen-tenced to 10 days, to beserved concurrently.
~~~Codey Alan Grable, 19,
Salem, failed to appear Nov.10 for a plea hearing on acriminal mischief charge. Awarrant was issued for hisarrest.
~~~Jarrod Keith Hoskin, 21,
Brookings, was convictedNov. 10 of driving under theinfluence of intoxicants andcriminal mischief. He wasplaced on a one-year diver-sion for the DUII and or-dered to pay $458. Sentenc-ing was set for Dec. 3 forcriminal mischief.
Conrad James Higgins, 83,of Dayton, died Nov. 6, 2010,at his home while under Hos-pice care.
Jim was born July 19,1927, in Aberdeen, S. D., anonly child, to Leslie O. andIda Veronica Reidinger Hig-gins.
He served in the U.S.Navy from 1945-1949. Heearned a World War II Victo-ry Medal and American The-ater Good Conduct Medal.Jim served on Guam andMidway islands.
After his service to ourcountry, he lived in Eugenefor many years.
He moved to Brookings in1969, where he was a co-owner and operator of Re-liance Appliance, until he re-tired in 1994. He raised hisfamily in Eugene and Har-bor.
He moved to Dayton in2000. He was an active mem-ber of Zion Lutheran Churchin Newberg. He was a formermember of Trinity LutheranChurch in Brookings, GraceLutheran Church in CrescentCity and Trinity LutheranChurch in McMinnville.
Jim was very involved inthe community. He helpedprepare and serve meals forseniors through the Meals onWheels program. He volun-teered his time with theSMART program for sevenyears. Jim also served com-munion visitation to home-bound members of hischurch.
He loved spending timewith children and they weredrawn to him because of hiskind, youthful spirit. He en-joyed various kinds of music,particularly his favorite, bigband . Jim enjoyed traveling.His favorite trip was a visitto the World War II Memorialin Washington D.C. Anotherfavorite pastime was picnick-ing as well as relaxing witha book; his favorite was theBible. Jim was wonderful andkind. He will be missed byall those who were blessed toknow him.
Jim is survived by his wifeEila McNew Higgins; sevenchildren from his first mar-riage: sons Randy Higgins,Keith Higgins and Mark(Loretta) Higgins; daughtersLori Stedman, Kitty (Brad)
Fudge, Beth (David) Johnson,Susy (Dave) Werner; and 11grandchildren. Also survivingare step-daughters Gordean(Terry) Ash, Debbie (Dean)Vail, Julie (Don) Grimes;many grandchildren andgreat-grandchildren fromEila’s family.
He was preceded in deathby his first wife Shirley in1997.
A service will be at 11:30a.m., Saturday, Dec. 4, atZion Lutheran Church, 301South River St., in Newberg.
Remembrances may bemade, in his name, to Atten-tion Debra Johnson-ClaytonManager, Legacy Hospice-McMinnville, 2275 N.E. Mc-Daniel Lane, McMinnville,OR 97128.
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Conrad James ‘Jim’ Higgins1927-2010
Carol passed peacefully, at12:15 a.m., Oct. 25, 2010, herfamily by her side, in Med-ford, after a brave and coura-geous fight with cancer.
Carol was born, the oldestof six children, March 22,1944, in Seattle to Eugeneand Melba Christensen.
She had a passion for lifeand loved her family dearly.She loved cooking and bak-ing, gardening, pickingberries, the holidays, cele-brating with friends andfamily, and traveling.
She is survived by herhusband of 32 years, LesMoen; mother Melba Chris-tensen of Loleta, Calif.;daughter Lori Barker andhusband Scott Barker; sonBrian Iorg and his wifeEmma Iorg; grandchildrenMichael Barker, Katie Iorg
and Tyler Iorg, all of Cres-cent City; brothers RalphChristensen of Eureka,Calif., John Christensen ofEureka, and Mel Chris-tensen of Loleta; sisters JeanGrant of Kneeland, Calif.,and Kathy Christensen ofEureka, and Laura and hus-band Bud Horn of CrescentCity.
Carol was preceded indeath by her father EugeneChristensen; and step-sonLeslie Moen Jr.
Also surviving are nieces,nephews and wonderfulfriends.
There will be a Celebra-tion of Life at 3 p.m., Satur-day, Nov., 13, at the CulturalCenter, 1001 Front St., inCrescent City.
In lieu of flowers pleasemake donations to The Carol
Moen Scholarship Fund, TriCounties Bank, 936 ThirdSt., Crescent City, CA 95531.
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Carol Lee MoenMarch 22, 1944-Oct. 25, 2010
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ROSEBURG (AP) – WhenJim Knapp began the seventhgrade at a new school, he wassoon running home every daywhen the last bell rang _ notbecause he was excited to befree of teachers and textbooks,but because he was terrifiedof the boys who tormentedhim in the hallways.
“My very first day of schoolI was grabbed by the back ofmy pants in the bathroom,thrown into a mirror and theytried to throw my books intothe toilet,” Knapp said.
Now, 50 years later, Knapp,a retired Roseburg educator,is trying to put an end to bul-lying.
In 2006, he starting writinga bully prevention newsletterwhich now has internationalsubscribers via the Internet.That same year he publishedhis first novel, “Bobby’s Story,”based on his childhood as avictim of bullying. The bookhas been assigned in class-rooms around the country.
More recently, Knapp hastaken his campaign to DouglasCounty school districts to raiseawareness and prevent thetype of violence that stillhaunts him.
When his family’s orchardin Payette, Idaho, went under,Knapp’s parents lost every-thing. In an attempt to getback on their feet, the familymoved in 1960 to Boise, a big-ger city with more opportuni-ties. But Knapp, an only child,said he wasn’t accepted by hisnew peers and was lookeddown upon by his teachers be-cause of his family’s economicstatus.
“I had a teacher say to me,‘You will never amount to any-thing because you’re poor’,” hesaid.
His classmates pointed andlaughed at his old, wornclothes. Three boys in partic-ular, two ninth-graders and aseventh-grader, physically andverbally intimidated him forsport, he said.
Knapp, who was only 11years old because he startedschool a year early, said his
biggest mistake was nevertelling anyone what was hap-pening to him.
“I never shared with myparents. They were strugglingso hard to keep us alive,” hesaid. “They didn’t need anoth-er problem.”
He continued to be bullieduntil he grew bigger and histormentors graduated.
“I was a small kid until Iwas 16,” said Knapp, who isnow just over 6 feet. “The emo-tions involved with being bul-lied last forever though. I canstill remember being humili-ated.”
Knapp said even though heoutgrew his bullies, he nevertolerated it happening to any-one else.
His passion for the causeled him to a career in educa-tion. Since retiring, he has de-voted his time to writing andspeaking to teachers, studentsand parents about bullying.
Bullying can lead to depres-sion and suicide and has beenin the headlines in the pastyear across the country. Sev-eral teenage suicides havebeen blamed on nonstop ver-bal and physical abuse frompeers.
In Massachusetts, three 16-year-old girls are beingcharged with bullying a class-mate, 15-year-old PhoebePrince, so relentlessly that shehanged herself in January, ac-cording to The AssociatedPress.
Another teen, 13-year-oldAsher Brown of Texas, was“bullied to death,” the boy’sparents told the HoustonChronicle after he shot himselfin September. His family saidhe was picked on for his smallsize, his religion and becausehe did not wear designer
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Knapp said he always won-dered what he was doing todeserve the bullying, and ittook him a long time to realizeit wasn’t his fault.
“That’s what I tell kids: ‘Itisn’t about you, it’s aboutthem.’”
It’s important for parentsto take the responsibility to beprevent bullying and preparetheir kids to fit in, he said.
Knapp advised parents tosee that their children dressand act appropriately, he said.“Teach your kids compassion,and teach your kids to talk toan adult if they need help.”
Parents should also beaware signs that a child isbeing bullied include beingwithdrawn, a decline in con-fidence and not wanting to goto school.
Glide School District Super-intendent Don Schraderbrought Knapp in to speak tothe entire staff, including busdrivers, about preventing bul-lying.
“He’s really helped unifythe district and helped us totry and be bully-free,” Schrad-er said.
There have been very fewincidents since Knapp’s dis-trictwide talk, said Schrader,who is also the middle schoolprincipal. “We’re not seeing asmuch of it.”
Knapp also visited withparents and students duringparents night.
Schrader said he hopes kidswill learn from Knapp’s storythat bullying is unacceptable.“If someone is standingaround and they see it hap-pen, maybe they won’t juststand there. Maybe they’ll stopit or get an adult.”
PORTLAND (AP) — Ore-gon's public universities arebulging this fall with record-high enrollment of 96,960 stu-dents, a 5.9 percent increaseover last year.
The addition of 5,380 stu-dents to the Oregon UniversitySystem marks the highest per-centage increase since 2001 andthe third year in a row that thesystem has seen growth exceed-ing 5 percent.
The enrollment surge couldbe a lifesaver for Oregon uni-versities by giving them a boostin revenue that will help themweather expected declines instate funding over the next twoyears. That boost was enhancedby the influx of an additional727 new freshmen and transfer
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Work parties are set tostart at 9 a.m. both this week-end and next, and volunteersare invited to drop by for anytime they can spare, accordingto lead organizer Don Tilton.
Volunteers are needed tohelp sort and test lights, runextension cords, and stringlights on bushes and trees.
Groups are also needed toprovide volunteers for hostingthe lights – taking admissionfees and serving refreshmentson a particular evening. Fordetails and arrangements,contact Moira Fossum at 541-661-5126.
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Krieger speaks to Rotary ClubA partisan deadlock in the
Oregon House of Represen-tatives may stall approval ofany new state policies, StateRep. Wayne Krieger, R-GoldBeach, said Thursday.
There is a lot of “negoti-ating and talking” going onas a result of the 30-30 splitbetween Democrats and Re-publicans.
“It’s going to be a newprocess,” Krieger said. “Wemight not do a lot of newpolicy. There are some fix-itthings that probably will gothrough.”
Krieger, who spoke to asparse Veterans Day audi-ence at the Brookings-Har-bor Chamber of Commercemonthly forum, coasted tore-election this month for afifth two-year term.
The first agreement be-tween Republicans and De-mocrats will have to be howto organize the house,Krieger said. If one personis not chosen as speaker, aco-speakership arrangementis possible, he said, and sois bringing in an outsideparty to be speaker.
Traditionally, when oneparty has a majority, it
chooses the speaker, whomakes every committee as-signment and manages theagenda of what does anddoesn’t come to the housefloor for a vote.
The split chamber willalso have to find a way toagree on a state budget.“There’s going to have to bea reduction. It’s not going tobe easy,” Krieger said. “Itwill not be a fun time.”
The forecasts for the holein the state budget haverisen from $3 billion to $3.7billion in recent months, hesaid. “We have had 10 con-
secutive forecasts that staterevenues are down, and theyexpect the next two quartersto be down,” Krieger said.“We face some really difficultdecisions.”
Even Krieger’s own com-ments pointed out some ofthe hard choices. He com-plained about the growth ofbudget and employees tocover the increased caseloadat the state’s welfare agency,the Department of HumanServices, and he also com-plained about cuts to educa-tion funding, to patrol posi-tions in Oregon State Policeand to funding for veteransservices.
With 75 percent of thestate budget going for wagesand benefits, Krieger saidkey decisions will have to bemade on those costs.
“We are the only statewith full health benefits foremployes — no deductible,”he said. “All of us — evenme — need to pay 20 percentof the health care cost.”
He also said the state’swage levels are above thoseof the private sector.
“We have to look at allnew programs and new em-ployees,” he said. “Publicsafety and education iswhere we have to prioritize.”
By Charles KocherPilot staff writer
Wayne Krieger
Volunteers sought to decorate Azalea Park
Man fights to prevent bullying in schools
By Charles KocherPilot staff writer
‘The emotions involved with beingbullied last forever though. I canstill remember being humiliated.’
— Jim Knapp, retired educator
GOLD BEACH — TheGold Beach City Councilhas made it official.
Archery and target prac-tice with pellet guns withinthe city limits is now legalfor 4-H Shoot Gold membersand their invited guestsunder the direct supervisionof 4-H leaders.
But it’s only allowed atthe Livestock Pavilion onthe Curry County Fair-grounds, and at the GoldBeach High School track fa-cility.
The council voted Mon-day to exempt both placesfrom the city code prohibit-ing the discharge ofweapons within city limits.
The exemption, which ap-plies only to members ofShoot Gold and their guests,was requested at the coun-cil ’s October meeting byOSU Extension AgentFrank Burris.
At that meeting, thecouncil agreed to legalizewhat the club had beendoing contrary to city codesince March, 2009: using itsshooting range on the CurryCounty Fairgrounds forarchery practice.
Monday’s resolutionadded the school track,which the 4-H’ers use whenthe County Fair is beingheld.
“It was recently broughtto our attention we’ve beenshooting illegally in GoldBeach,” Burris told thecouncil last month.
Burris said the 4-H Clubhas had a sports shootingprogram for bows and ar-rows and pellet guns forabout 30 years.
He said sponsors recentlylearned of City Ordinance5.515, Discharge ofWeapons, which prohibitsthe use of bow and arrowsand BB guns inside the cityof Gold Beach, unless it’sdone at a firing range ap-proved by the city council.
“Shoot Gold has not shottheir bows since becomingaware of the ordinance, butwould like to begin shootingagain as soon as possible,”Burris said.
He said Ron Murphy andJohn Stagner, local leadersof the Curry County 4-HShooting Sports Club, have
been trained and certifiedas instructors in rifle andarchery by the State 4-HShooting Sports Association.
Burris said that the clubcurrently has 17 members,who have been shootingtheir bows once a week inthe archery range they es-tablished in the small ani-mal end of the LivestockPavilion. They built it in ac-cordance with 4-H ShootingSports approved range spec-ifications, Burris said.
He added that Murphyand Stagner are also build-ing bullet traps accordingto 4-H specifications andwould like to begin trainingyouth to safely handle andaccurately shoot air-pow-ered, target-style pelletguns.
The Curry County FairBoard at its Oct. 28 meetingnoted that there were holesin the building’s insulationcaused by errant arrows.
“I talked to Frank Burrisabout it. He said they wouldcertainly cover any repairs,”Board Chairman DavidHoenie said.
“With the BB guns, Ihave more concern,” FairManager Ron Crook said.
“In winter time, appar-ently they haven’t had thesupervision they shouldhave,” Crook said. “They dohave supervision, but ap-parently it hasn’t been ad-equate.”
The board agreed theremust be better supervisionbefore pellet guns can beused.
Continued from Page 1A“We are going to do it
again,” Wyden said. “But itwill be very tough.”
He said there needs to bemore opportunity for good-paying jobs linked to theports. One answer, he said,is more money for jetties.There’s some talk of theArmy Corps of Engineersmaking a list of the 50
biggest ports and puttingthe emphasis there, he said,but work on the smallerports would open more jobsin rural areas.
His third stated priorityis to get changes made inthe health care legislationapproved by Congress thisyear.
He said both the Democ-rats and Republicans are
partially right. He said theDemocrats are right in thateveryone not in the militaryor on Medicare should becovered. But he said theyshould be covered the wayCongress and federal em-ployees are covered, by pri-vate insurers that have aneconomy of scale and can bedropped in favor of someother insurer if they don’tdo their job.
“I was able in that bill toget a provision that stipu-lates any state can go upand get a waiver to do itsown approach,” he said. “Weought to give communitiesand states the ability tocome up with their own ap-proach.”
Wyden said that the lameduck Congress, that willmeet for less than twoweeks before the new Con-gress takes over in January,is unlikely to do anythingfor timber payments.
“The lame duck sessionswill be very short,” he said.“What we are interested inis getting the president toinclude Secure RuralSchools in his congressionalbudget.
“The best thing we havegoing for us is the 2008 cam-paign,” Wyden said.
He said PresidentObama, while campaigning
in Oregon, said that a longterm reauthorization isneeded.
“That’s the best resourcenow. We’ve got that in writ-ing,” Wyden said. “We’re try-ing to get the president toinclude that in next year’sbudget.”
Wyden said the onlybudget matter likely to comeout of the lame duck sessionwill focus on what to doabout the expiration of theBush tax cuts.
He said there should bea compromise between theRepublican position of con-tinuing the cuts as they nowexist and the president’s po-
sition of continuing themonly for people making lessthan $250,000 a year.
“I think both those posi-tions miss the point,” he said.
Wyden proposed extend-ing all of the cuts for a yearto 18 months, then elimi-nate tax exemptions for spe-cial interests.
“That would be used as abridge to tax reform,”Wyden said.
He said the Democratsand Ronald Reagan got to-gether in the 1980s and didjust that and created mil-lions of jobs.
“I want a tax system thatgives everyone in America
the chance to get ahead,”Wyden said.
He said a proposal by theAssociation of O&C Coun-ties to sell off more than amillion acres of federal landto help fund a 10-year ex-tension of the county timberpayment program and pro-vide a permanent replace-ment for reliance on sharedtimber receipts for the 18western Oregon O&C coun-ties is unlikely to pass.
“I want to look at theO&C proposal, but becauseof east coast environmental-ists, it would be a very hardsell,” Wyden said.
He said the U.S. needs tochange its focus inAfghanistan, which is nowchoosing sides in a civil war.
“I think it’s time to shiftfrom removing the insur-gent strategy to removingthe terrorist strategy,”Wyden said. “We can do itwith fewer troops on theground at less cost.”
He said Wall Streetbailouts have harmed theeconomy.
“I voted against them. Idon’t believe in ‘too big tofail,’” he said. “Private en-terprise is not about bailingpeople out...
“Too big to fail reallymeans to rural Oregon:you’re too little to succeed.”
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Wyden: Senator shares priorities with county residents‘I want a taxsystem thatgives everyonein America thechance to getahead.’
– Sen. Ron Wyden
City OKS limited use of target practiceBy Valliant CorleyPilot staff writer
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