Oregon Coast News - May 28, 2010
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Groundbreaking for NOAA Pacific Marine Operations Center
The Port of Newport will host a groundbreaking ceremony for the NOAA Marine Operations Center on Thursday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the South Beach Pacific Homeport site just west of Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center. Speakers at the groundbreaking are scheduled to include U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski, Oregon State University President Ed Ray and others. Also attending the ceremony will be representatives of Oregon’s coastal legislative caucus and other community leaders. A community-wide celebration will be held on Sunday, June 6, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the site. Supporting the Port of Newport in hosting both events are OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, the Oregon Coast Aquarium, the Rotary Club of Newport, the City of Newport, JC Market and many local volunteers and donors. “We are finally able to joyfully celebrate this achievement and warmly welcome NOAA’s Marine Operations Center for its Pacific fleet to our community,” said Ginny Goblirsch, president of the Port of Newport’s Board of Commissioners. “This is a historic event, and no one will want to miss it.” In August of 2009, NOAA announced that Newport had been selected as the new site for its Pacific Marine Operations Center, choosing the central Oregon coastal community over three finalists in the state of Washington. Newport was chosen, in part, for its easy access to the ocean, funding support from the state Legislature and proximity of the Hatfield Marine Science Center and its large research enterprise. The proposal by the Port of Newport, which had strong support from Oregon’s Coastal Caucus, was approved by NOAA, and the project is now scheduled for completion in 2011. Sunday’s community-wide celebration will include live music, picnic-style refreshments and family oriented fun. The public will have an opportunity to meet the NOAA project team, visit the site and welcome NOAA into the community. Officials from the Port of Newport, OSU and the city will be available to talk about the future of marine research and education in the region and the potential for future partnerships. Two NOAA research ships that will be part of the fleet housed in Newport will visit the port this week: The R/V Miller Freeman is scheduled to cross the bar at 1 p.m. (weather permitting) on Saturday, June 5, for an overnight port call in the middle of its West Coast survey with scientists from Newport. The newest ship in the fleet, the R/V Bell M. Shimada, is due to cross the bar at about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 6. The public is invited to watch and welcome each ship as she enters her new homeport. More information about the ship arrivals will be released soon as their schedules are subject to change.
Coast Guard monitors disabled vessel
The Coast Guard is monitoring the bulk carrier Luzon Strait, which was temporarily disabled outside the entrance of the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., Thursday. The 503-foot Hong Kong flagged ship was inbound near the Columbia River entrance when the crew reported loss of engine and generator power at 3:42 a.m. The Columbia River Bar Pilot aboard the vessel safely made anchorage outside of the shipping channel before troubleshooting and repairing the ship. A Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore., marine inspector has responded to investigate the mechanical failure, determine the vessel’s ability to proceed to its destination of Portland and conduct sea trials approximately five miles offshore.
Coastal honors
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently honored Port Orford and Bandon on the South Oregon Coast for outstanding contributions in maintaining healthy coasts and oceans. The Port Orford Resource Team (PORT) received an Excellence Award for Non-governmental Organization of the Year, while the City of Bandon received the Walter B. Jones Memorial Award for Excellence in Local Govermment. PORT’s award was tied to the community establishing Oregon’s first Marine Reserve and adjoining marine protected area. The City of Bandon and the Port of Bandon shared their honor for redeveloping the Coquille River waterfront and adjacent Old Town commercial district. The City of Astoria was the only other community along the coast to receive a NOAA award for redeveloping its Columbia River waterfront.
Willis
North Bend City Administrator Jan Willis received a high commendation for her leadership following a performance review behind closed doors by the City Council on Tuesday, May 25th. “Mayor and Council highly commended Willis on her spectacular performance as City Administrator. In keeping with the practice of the last fiscal year, Willis declined a merit step increase, citing she has asked department heads to forego merit increases and the same should apply to her.”
Three appointed to hatchery research advisory committee
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State University announced today the appointment of three members to the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Advisory Committee. Rick Goche of Coquille, Ore. is a member of the Coos Watershed Council Board and owner of the Fishing Vessel Peso II. He will represent commercial fishing interests on the Advisory Committee. John Wooley of Philomath is a member of the Alsea Watershed Council and has been selected to represent watershed councils. Finally, Dennis Richey of West Linn has been re-appointed for a third term on the committee and will represent the sportfishing community. The 15-member Advisory Committee advises the OHRC Senior Scientist on activities and functions related to the operation and maintenance of the OHRC. Committee members serve three-year terms and represent the federal government, local governments, conservation groups, sport fishing groups, the commercial fishing industry, tribes, resource producers (agriculture, timber and gravel), watershed councils and education. Two members represent the public-at-large and four represent the scientific community. The OHRC is a cooperative research project between ODFW and OSU. The center’s mission is to develop an understanding of the mechanisms that may create differences between hatchery and wild fish, and devise ways to reduce and manage the differences so that hatcheries can be used responsibly in the conservation and management of Oregon’s native fish.
Azalea Festival
A 1950 graduate of Bandon High School will serve as Grand Marshal of the 2010 Azalea Festival in Brookings. Peggy Goergen, considered by many to be the “mother” of the effort to build a new Southwestern Oregon Community College Brookings campus, will preside over the 71st annual festival May 28-31.
22st Annual Memorial Day Parade
The Coos County United Veterans Parade Committee will hold a Memorial Day Parade in downtown Coos Bay on Saturday, May 29th. The parade begins at 11:00 a.m. Welcome Home Peacekeepers of the World. The theme this year is “This is our Country, peace is Americas dream.” For more information contact Gene Melton 541-290-4222 or Bill Kehler at 541-888-6556. An Honorable Service Medal presentation will be held at 1:00pm at Marshfield High School Main Gym~10th & Ingersoll. This community Memorial Day ceremony will culminate with the presentation of the Oregon Honorable Service Medal to local veterans. This special medal is available to any person currently serving in the Armed Forces who is residing in Oregon. The veteran or service person must be present at the ceremony to receive the medal. The medal may also be presented posthumously to the next of kin. Veterans are encouraged to reregister for the medal ceremony and learn about required documentation by contacting Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach. More information contact Michael C. Tribble 541-266-7461 or Southwestern Oregon Veterans Outreach at 541-756-8718
29 Palms Marine Corps band concert
Sunday, May 30th - The celebration begins Sunday, May 30th with a community BBQ starting at 4:00pm hosted by the Military Order of the Purple Heart with an opportunity to meet the members of the 29 Palms Marine Corps Air, Ground, Combat, Center Band followed by a free concert at 7:00pm in the Pacific Auditorium at Reedsport High School featuring the 29 Palms Marine Corps Band. Tickets are required due to limited seating and are available at Umpqua Bank, Bank of America, and the Chamber Office.
Meet your adopted Marine
Sunday, May 30th the public is invited to a greet and meet community BBQ. Greet the 29 Palms Marine Corps Band and The Paratroopers at a community BBQ starting at 4:00pm hosted by the Military Order of the Purple Heart. The BBQ will be followed by a free concert at 7:00pm in the Pacific Auditorium at Reedsport High School featuring the 29 Palms Marine Corps Band. Tickets are required due to limited seating and are available at Umpqua Bank, Bank of America, and the Chamber Office.
Charleston Blessing of the Fleet
Memorial Day activities in Charleston, Oregon, will focus on the annual Blessing of the Fleet and Memorial Service at the Charleston Fisherman’s Memorial Garden, near the launch ramp at the Charleston Marina, at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 31, 2010. The service will honor the more than 130 local men and women involved in commercial fishing and the fishing industry who have died since 1941. This year four names will be added to the “In Memory” Fisherman’s Plaque: James “Jimmy” A. Hovden, Richard “Dick” Harrington, Ron Oxford and Geo “Duffy” Bauder. 2010 will also mark the addition of three names to the “In Memory” Fishing Industry Plaque: George F. Hartley Sr., Emery S. Hanson and Raymond McKinley Self. This year, the Charleston community will dedicate this new section of the garden, which is a memorial wall to honor people involved in other aspects of the commercial fishing industry. William Elderkin, the local owner of a marine services firm, will comment about the fishing industry and the fisherman’s memorial, and give opening and closing remarks. Pastor Ross Wilbanks of the Charleston Community Church will deliver a memoriam and blessing, and the Oregon Coast Pipes and Drums will perform on the bagpipes to open and close the event. The U.S. Coast Guard will provide a color guard and advance and retire the colors. The Charleston Community Church Choir will perform “In Times Like These,” and there will be solo performances by Nancy Joy Butler singing “How Great Thou Are,” and Deborah Sensenbach singing “I Was On His Mind.” Following the blessing and memorial service there will be a coffee and cake reception at the Charleston Marina RV Park recreation room, 63402 Kingfisher Road, near the Portside Restaurant. A U.S. Coast Guard motor lifeboat from Lifeboat Station Charleston will load floral arrangements to take to sea and lay on the water in a brief ceremony. The lifeboat will get under way immediately after the blessing and memorial service. The community is encouraged to provide floral arrangements or memorial wreaths, but they must contain only biodegradable materials. Local floral businesses can readily accommodate requests for this type of arrangement.
Parade & Memorial Service
Monday, May 31st - A VFW formation will be held at Reedsport Cemetery. A Memorial Day Parade through downtown Reedsport begins at Noon. Following the parade, a community BBQ at Hahn Memorial Park and at 1:30pm a Memorial Service will begin featuring the 29 Palms Marine Corps Band, Paratroopers, performance by the students of Highland School, and aircraft fly-bys.
MCS, DCS, PCS Meth- Search Warrant
On 5/25/2010 at approximately 1740 hours Officers from the Coos Bay Police Department, Oregon State Police, Parole and Probation and the South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team executed a narcotics search warrant at 2625 Ocean Blvd #2, Coos Bay. During the search Detectives located at the location methamphetamine, methamphetamine use paraphernalia, packaging material and scales. Detectives arrested Ronald J. Holliday and Jason F. Cook 42 YOA of Coos Bay. SCINT encourages the public to report narcotics activity on the web by going to www.scint.us and click on the police car and “Report a Dealer”.
Theft of Services
A 41-year old female was cited in lieu of custody on a charge of Theft of Services Wednesday afternoon, 4:18 p.m., on the 2800 block of Sheridan Ave. in North Bend. According to an entry on the police log, Andrea Coraleen Dixon refused to pay a cab fare of $50.
Traffic grant
With funding provided by a traffic grant, North Bend Police conducted an extra patrol Wednesday in the city. According to entries on the police log: 8:01 a.m., Sherman Ave., Visitor’s Center, 53-year old Terry Spencer “warned for Violation Basic Rule (VBR) and Failure to Carry Current Registration; 8:08 a.m., Colorado & Sherman avenues, 39-year old Robert Watson “warned use of Jake Brake;” 8:32 a.m., Florida & Sherman avenues, 24-year old Patty Day “warned VBR, Failure to Carry Current Registration and Failure to Notify DMV of Address Change;” 9:03 a.m., College Park/Oak St., “warned Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device (FTO TCD) and Failure to Wear Safety Belt (FTWSB);” 9:39 a.m., Ohio & Oak streets, cited 25-year old Enrique Villalobos for FTO TCD, and warned for Failure to Curry Current Registration and Improper Equipment/Tire. 22-year old Javier Villalobos Curiel was cited for FTWSB, and 31-year old Jesse Lisk was cited for FTWSB. A marijuana pipe was seized along with scales for destruction; 12:32 p.m., Exchange St. & Sherman Ave., 29-year old Stephanie Louise Marusichcrane cited for VBR 43/25; 12:52 p.m., Exchange St. & Sherman Ave., 51-year old Sandra Young warned for VBR; 1:26 p.m., Newmark St. & Broadway Ave., 61-year old Sylvia Thomas warned VBR; 1:42 p.m., Florida & Sherman avenues, 31-year old Rachel Jacoby warned VBR and Failure to Obtain Oregon License; 1:53 p.m., Florida & Sherman avenues, 21-year old Derek Peterson warned speed; 2:10 p.m., Florida & Sherman avenues, 33-year old Jeffery Collins warned VBR.
Assault
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Wednesday, 11:57 p.m., 200 block So. Wasson St., 33-year old Jack Duke arrested for Assault IV Domestic and Interfering with Making a Report. Transported to the Coos Co. Jail at Coquille.
Sex Abuse
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Wednesday, 8:46 p.m., 800 block 7th Ave., on a follow up, 38-year old David Millican arrested on two-counts of Sex Abuse III and one-count of Sex Abuse II.
Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the Coquille Tribal Police log for Wednesday, 6:22 p.m., Mill Casino, 3201 Tremont Ave., “Mill Security has a female in custody for Criminal Trespass. North Bend PD is not available and the Mill would like a Tribal Officer to respond and take the report.” Sixty-five year old Judith Rainey cited for Criminal Trespass II and Assault on a Public Safety Officer. Transported to the Coos Co. Jail at Coquille.
Graffiti
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Wednesday, 2:49 p.m., 300 block So. 2nd St., owner of the Lewis Apartment found someone has put graffiti all over the dumpster. “Would like a call back once the officer has taken pictures so he can have someone paint over it and clean it up.”
UEMV
Unauthorized Entry into Motor Vehicle (UEMV) reports on the Coos Bay Police log for Wednesday: 6:25 a.m., 1300 block California Ave., victim 23-year old female; 6:32 a.m., 1300 block Oregon Ave., 26-year old male complaint; 8:12 a.m., 1800 block So. 19th St., 23-year old male complaint; 12:12 p.m., 1300 Oregon Ave., 60-year old male “reports unlocked vehicle was entered sometime during the night and nothing appears to be taken, but an item was left behind.” 2:24 p.m., 1000 block SW Blvd., 52-year old female reported “hasn’t been in car for 2 days, found that someone has gone through it, a few items are missing.”
Warrant
According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s log for Wednesday, 11:14 p.m., 400 block Newmark Ave., “assist CBPD on attempt to locate in area near Silver Dollar.” Twenty-seven year old Michael Eric Clendenen arrested on Deschutes Co. warrant for Failure to Appear on original charge of DUII. According to a news release, Clendenen was causing a disturbance by yelling at passing cars. He was transported to the county jail at Coquille.
Elderly abuse
According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s log for Wednesday, 12:07 p.m., Bandon area, 46-year old Sherry Nelson arrested on Elderly Abuse charge and transported to the county jail at Coquille. According to a news release, Nelson was a live in care provider for a 65-year old female. The victim reported theft and fraudulent use of a credit/debit card. DHS Senior Disabled Services and a Sheriff’s deputy investigated. Nelson was charged with Criminal Mistreatment I, Theft I, Menacing, Harassing and Probation Violation.
Probation violation
According to a news release from the Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office, 50-year old Michael Wright was contacted walking down Charleston Road in Charleston on Wednesday, 8:25 p.m. He was found to be wanted by the Parole & Probation Dept. Wright was taken into custody and transported to the county jail at Coquille.
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Youth golfing
Coquille Indian Tribe Southwestern Oregon Youth Golf Clinic, July 15th, is open to students age 7-18. Questions – call Luke or Jane at 888-9494 or you can pick up information in the NBHS Athletic Office. Summer Golf Camp Scholarship Applications also available.
Prep tr
Marshfield and North Bend’s track team are at the OSAA State Track & Field Championships in Eugene today and Saturday. The Pirate boys will be trying for a “three-peat” after winning 5A team titles in 2008 & 2009; however, track coach Mac McIntosh says the task will be difficult against favored Crater of Central Point. The Bulldogs girls have a chance at a trophy in the 4A team race as well. The meet takes place at Historic Hayward Field.
Pac-10 bb
Oregon and Oregon State conclude the Pac-10 baseball regular season at home this weekend. The No. 21 Ducks host California and the Beavers host Arizona in three-games series in Eugene and Corvallis respectively.
UO sb
No. 20 Oregon (36-19) plays No. 9 Missouri (49-11) in an NCAA Super Regional in Columbia, MO this weekend. Game 1 is Saturday, and Games 2 & 3 are scheduled for Sunday. The winner advances to the Softball College World Series in Oklahoma City, OK, June 3-9.
Pac-10 fb
The Sporting News has announced its preseason top 100 college football teams and the Oregon Ducks are ranked 11th, while the Oregon State Beavers check in at No. 15. USC is 16th, followed by Washington at No. 25 and Arizona at No. 35.
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