Oregon Coast News - July 28, 2010
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Funding for SCINT included in US Senate Appropriations Bill
Continuing efforts to make sure Oregon law enforcement have the resources and personnel to effectively fight crime and protect victims, Oregon Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D- Ore.) announced that projects to boost public safety programs throughout the state are included in a bill passed by the Senate Appropriations committee Tuesday. Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill is expected to be considered by the full Senate and upon passage will be reconciled with the version passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the President for his signature. Projects in the Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill include: South Coast Interagency Narcotics Team (SCINT) - $350,000. Funds will be used to increase regional efforts to counter illegal drug activities and promote public safety.
Protection for West Coast fishermen and coastal communities urged
Representatives Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Mike Thompson (D-CA) have sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) administrator, Jane Lubchenco, asking the agency to make changes to a forthcoming West Coast fishing plan to protect fishermen and coastal communities. DeFazio and Thompson believe if the fishing plan goes forward as designed, fishing families and coastal communities in southern Oregon and northern California could be negatively impacted. The new fishing plan is being designed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council but must be approved by Dr. Lubchenco’s agency before being implemented by January, 2011. The plan calls for “rationalizing” the West Coast trawl groundfishery, which consists of over 90 species such as Pacific cod, whiting, and rockfish. The rationalization of the trawl fishery, commonly called a “catch share” program, would establish a system by which fishing privileges are given to businesses and individuals as private rights, who are then allowed to trade, buy, or sell these rights as they see fit. Proponents of the fishing plan say a catch share program would improve efficiency and overcapacity of the West Coast groundfishery. DeFazio and Thompson argue a catch share program could lead to market consolidation, manipulation, and the loss of fishing jobs. The full text of the letter: July 27, 2010; Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Herbert Hoover Building, Room 5221, Fourteenth Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230. Dear Dr. Lubchenco: We are writing to express our serious concerns about the implementation of the West Coast Groundfish Fishery Catch Share program in January, 2011. Below, we outline several design flaws of the current program that can and should be addressed before implementation. We request that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) address these issues before approving Amendment 20 and Amendment 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan or to remand the amendments back to the Pacific Fishery Management Council with a specific directive to address the below concerns. If implemented as designed, we believe the groundfish catch share program will have devastating impacts on west coast coastal and fishing communities. Making substantive changes after the program has gone into effect will be difficult for the agency, costly to the taxpayer, and burdensome to fishermen and fishing communities. We have the following concerns: Cost of implementation- The Observer/Monitor Program alone could cost between $6-$20 million annually. Combined with costs to administer the program and Groundfish Buyback loan payments, the cost of the proposed catch share program could cripple an industry that grosses between $44-50 million annually. Initial allocation of quotas- By “gifting” initial allocations to vessel owners, the Council is effectively converting a public trust resource into a private capital asset. Gifting allocations will provide those that are initial recipients of quota shares with a financial advantage by increasing their wealth and potentially creating windfalls for non-fishing interests. Participation and transferability- The Council’s proposal places few restrictions on who can own quota and modest caps on quota ownership for vessels and corporate entities. The current design of the system could create instances of market speculation and manipulation that would undermine market stability and transparency. Consolidation of the west coast groundfish fishery- The most immediate impact of the catch share program will be the downsizing of the west coast fishing fleet. The active trawl fleet of about 120 vessels is expected to decrease by 50 to 60 percent, leaving 40-60 vessels. The remaining vessels will be forced to pay higher costs to lease or purchase additional quota shares. Smaller boats and fishing interests will likely be forced out of the market. We have serious concerns about the impact of consolidation not only on the men and women currently involved in the groundfish fishery, but also on the communities they support. Impact on and spillover into different fisheries- Due to downsizing and excess capacity, vessel owners will likely try to sell their boats to fishermen in other fisheries or re-activate the vessels by purchasing permits in other federal fisheries. There is a real and significant risk that former groundfish trawlers may spillover into the pink shrimp, Dungeness crab, and fixed gear fisheries on the west coast. Such spillover has significant economic and ecological ramifications. To be clear, we do not oppose the implementation of well-designed catch share programs and recognize the potential ecological benefit of their use. However, the program should be implemented only after NOAA and the Council have meaningfully addressed the outstanding design problems. It defies common sense that NOAA and the Council would move forward with the catch share program knowing full well that substantive changes (i.e. “trailing amendments”) will have to be designed, approved, and implemented immediately to correct known design flaws. It’s in the best interest of the federal government and the general public that those changes be made before implementation. Thank you in advance for your timely response to this letter. We look forward to working with you to restore healthy fisheries and to promote sustainable and economically secure coastal communities on the west coast. Sincerely, Peter DeFazio, Mike Thompson, Members of Congress.
Marine Reserve Committee Meeting Notice
This is to notify you that a meeting for the Marine Reserves Recommendation Committee will be held as follows: DATE: Wednesday, July 28, 2010; TIME: 5:30 p.m.; LOCATION: North Bend City/Coos Curry Housing Authority, 1700 Monroe Street, North Bend OR 97459.
Recall petition
A recall drive has been launched against embattled Coos Co. Assessor Adam Colby. The recall committee has to collect 15% of the total votes cast in the last Oregon Gubernatorial Election in order to force a recall vote. Colby, who was voted into office in November of 2008, served previously as an assistant to former Assessor Bob Main, who won election to a position on the county’s Board of Commissioners. However, Colby has been controversial while holding office. The Board of Commissioners recently reported that employee compensation and tort claims have cost the county more than $200,000. Colby has also been restricted to working with the county’s Human Resources Director on personnel matters within his office.
Missing man
Curry County’s Search & Rescue Team is looking for a 73-year old male who was reported missing in the Upper Sixes River area on Monday. According to Sheriff John Bishop, 27-year old Robert Nodine reported his uncle, William Cox, missing about 10:20 a.m. near Star Mtn. A search was active until dark. The U.S. Coast Guard sent a helicopter from Air Station North Bend to assist in the search in extremely step and rugged terrain.
Quake
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean floor off of Cape Mendocino in Northern California Tuesday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 7:39 p.m., 35-miles west to southwest of Eureka, CA.
OIMB 2010 Summer Seminar Series
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, Charleston, Oregon. July 28, Stewart Schultz Dept. of Maritime Studies, University of Zadar, Croatia and Jeff Goddard, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, UC Santa Barbara “Going with the flow: Nudibranch gastropods track large-scale fluctuations in climate.” All seminars at 4:00 PM OIMB Boathouse Auditorium. Please park on Boat Basin Road and walk down to the OIMB Boathouse. Call (541) 888-2581 for information or email oimb@uoregon.edu.
Coos Bay Elks
Coos Bay Elks Lodge #1160 is proud to be the home of the Oregon State Southwest District: District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler, Ron V Smith, PER. Ron joined the Coos Bay Lodge in 1983 and served has two terms as Exalted Ruler in Coos Bay as well as several other officers thru the years. Ron's duties now will include the overseeing of the eight Lodges in the Southwest District. These include Ashland, Brookings, Coos Bay, Coquille, Grants Pass, Medford, Myrtle Creek, and Roseburg.
MIP
A report of a disturbance at a residence on the 200 block of So. Wall St. in Coos Bay led to Juvenile Dept. referrals for Minor In Possession charges, a citation and an arrest Monday night, 9:31 p.m. According to an entry on the police log, 19-year old Ashley Mazalewski was cited for MIP by Consumption (BAC .09%), 17-year old Alyssa Daugherty was referred on MIP by Consumption (BAC .10%) charge, 15-year old Tyler Vrell was referred on MIP by Consumption (BAC .11%) charge, 15-year old Dylan Adams referred on MIP by Consumption (BAC .09%) charge, and 34-year old Joseph Vrell was arrested on a Probation Violation charge and also cited for Furnishing a Place.
Shoplifting
According to entries on the Coos Bay Police log for Monday regarding shoplifting. At 2:56 p.m., Walmart, 2051 Newmark Ave., 22-year old Shalana Haren cited for Theft III. At 3:09 p.m., McKay’s, 149 So. 7th St., 24-year old Matthew Edwards cited for Theft III and Trespassed from all McKay’s property. At 4:18 p.m., Walmart, 2051 Newmark Ave., 29-year old Julie M. Lebow cited for Theft III and released.
Harassment
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Monday, 12:14 p.m., 1100 block Montana Ave., “assault.” Nineteen year old Alison Tommila Palmer cited for Harassment Domestic “released on citation.”
Accident
One driver was cited following a reported injury accident at Newmark and Tremont in North Bend Monday afternoon, 4:28 p.m. According to an entry on the police log, 50-year old Brenda Merry, Coos Bay, operating a 1991 Honda Prelude, was cited for Failure to Yield Right of Way, after a collision with a 1987 Nissan Pathfinder, operated by 16-year old Darron Fletcher, Klamath Falls.
Assault
According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Monday, 12:22 p.m., 600 block Virginia Ave., “reported her neighbor is at her door asking to call police due to his wife just beating him up.” Thirty-nine year old Tracey Michelle Patricia Wilson, North Bend, arrested on charge of Assault IV Domestic. Transported to the Coos Co. Jail at Coquille.
Warrant
According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Monday, 10:52 a.m., Clackamas Co. served NBPD warrant for Failure to Appear on original charge of Animal Abuse II on 27-year old Job Jack Bridges, Coos Bay.
Accident
One driver was cited for Operation of Unsafe Motor Vehicle and Careless Driving Resulting in a Crash Monday morning on the 2200 block of Tremont Ave. (Hwy. 101), near Mac’s Saw Shop in North Bend. According to an entry on the police log, 48-year old John Wesley Thompson, of Coos Bay, operating a 1988 Dodge van, was cited. The other drivers were identified as 50-year old Debra Sue Brady, North Bend, operating a 1995 GMC Jimmy, and 63-year old Donald Edward Fisher, North Bend, operating a 1994 Ford F350 pickup hauling a trailer.
Theft
According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office log for Monday, 2:40 p.m., Overland Road, 28-year old Daniel Weaver arrested on a charge of Theft I and transported to the county jail at Coquille.
Warrant
He was already in jail. According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office log for Monday, 12:35 p.m., 200 E. 2nd St., 25-year old Colby Busch was served with an arrest warrant inside the county jail at Coquille.
WX
Mostly cloudy this morning along the Oregon Coast then clearing with the highs in the mid 50s to mid 60s, but warmer inland. Winds from the northwest at 10-15 mph. Mostly cloudy tonight with lows in the lower to mid 50s and north winds 5-10 mph. Mostly to partly cloudy on Thursday.
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New Venue for OSAA 3A Basketball
The OSAA 3A Boys and Girls Basketball State Championships are moving to the southern Oregon coast. Marshfield and North Bend high schools will host the tournaments beginning in March 2011 following a vote of the OSAA Executive Board. The decision, nine to one in favor of the move, a two-year commitment, marks a return of championship basketball to Coos Bay as Marshfield previously was the site the OSAA A-2 boys tournament from 1959 through 1970. Willamette University in Salem has been the only basketball site for the 3A classification, created in the OSAA’s expansion from four to a six-class system prior to the 2006-07 school year. Assistant executive director Cindy Simmons, who directs basketball for the OSAA, praised Willamette University and its athletic staff for a successful four-year run of tournaments. “They’ve really taken care of us and have been incredible to work with, but the schools are excited about Coos Bay and getting that small town feel,” she said, citing a recent survey of 3A superintendents which resulted in 28 of 42 supporting the change in venues. OSAA executive board member and Marshfield principal Greg Mulkey, who abstained from voting, eased concerns of additional travel for competing schools with the Coos Bay and North Bend communities’ plans for discounted lodging, pre-sold tickets and the area’s overall enthusiasm to host the event. “It’s the nicest old gym in the state of Oregon,” Mulkey said of 3,200-seat “Pirate Palace” at Marshfield High School. “North Bend, with its recent renovation and 2,000 seats also is one of the state’s top facilities. Both gyms will provide great atmosphere.” Rather than the one-facility/four-day format of other OSAA tournaments, the 3A quarterfinals through finals will be held over three days at two facilities. “Our community is very excited about this opportunity and will provide a wonderful experience for the student-athletes, coaches, parents and fans,” Mulkey said. The 2011 OSAA / U.S. Bank / Les Schwab Tires 3A Basketball State Championships are scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, March 3-5.
Pac-10 media day
The Pac-10 – soon to be 12 – begins its preseason football media blitz this week, starting Wednesday in New York City and culminating with its annual media day on Thursday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. After the coaches tour NYC and drop by ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., they will jet back to the left coast for the more traditional media day festivities in Southern California. Chip Kelly will be joined by senior defensive lineman Brandon Bair in representing Oregon at the Rose Bowl event, which runs from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. PT. As defending Pac-10 champions, the Duck Duo will be the last to take the dais at the large group press conference and they are due on stage at 12:15 p.m. The entire press conference will be streamed live at www.Pac-10.org. Oregon State’s Mike Riley and running back Jacquizz Rodgers will be on stage at 11:45 a.m.
Duck Volleyball Academics
The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) honored the University of Oregon volleyball team with its annual AVCA Team Academic Award based on its combined grade point average for the 2009-10 season. Oregon was one of three Pac-10 programs with Oregon State and Stanford and 94 nationally that maintained a 3.30 minimum cumulative team grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the 2009-10 academic year. The Ducks had also received the award in head coach Jim Moore’s first season in 2005-06, and also the season prior to his arrival.
Be a part of Oregon Cheerleading’s 1st Junior Cheer Clinic at a Football Game!
Dates: September 3rd: 11am-3pm & September 4th: Half-time performance (TBA); Where: Autzen Stadium (enter through the East gate next to PK park); Price: $125 (includes t-shirt, 2 Oregon vs. New Mexico Football tickets*, Snacks/drinks)
*Extra tickets available for purchase for family members only. The Oregon Junior Cheer Clinic offers young children to high school age cheerleaders the opportunity to gain instruction on various skills and techniques by the highly regarded Oregon Cheerleaders and their Coaches. Children ages 6 to 12 will be offered a fun-filled learning experience with an introductory curriculum combined of dance, cheer, chants, and crowd leading by the men and women of the Oregon Cheer Squad. Ages 13-17 will be offered a fun-filled learning experience with more advanced curriculum combined of dance, cheer, chants, stunts, and crowd leading by the Oregon Cheer Coaching Staff. After a day of instruction by the Oregon Cheerleaders and Coaches, the Oregon Junior Cheerleaders will have the opportunity to attend the University of Oregon vs. New Mexico football game on September 4th at Autzen Stadium and perform their new skills at the half-time show. www.goducks.com for more information.
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