Oregon Coast News - November 19, 2009
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Tragic end
The suicide of a 26-year old Myrtle Point male Tuesday night at a relative’s home northeast of Myrtle Point was a tragic end to a two-year old marriage gone bad. Travis Kendall shot himself after he reportedly shot his 22-year old wife, Ashley Kendall, in the back in Coos Bay after she saw an attorney about getting a divorce. The couple lived on the 1000 block of Herman Street. The small house was quiet Wednesday afternoon with one vehicle parked in front of it. Utilizing police logs and a news release from Coos County District Attorney R. Paul Frasier, a timeline of the day’s events is revealed. Early Tuesday morning their names appeared on the NBPD log. Welfare check - According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Tuesday, 7:24 a.m., 2400 block Broadway Ct., “RP request welfare check on his wife after problems they were having. Contacted family of the wife / they advised she is fine / assistance rendered.” One of the “involved/contacted” was 22-year old Ashley Kendall. That morning she went to the Coos Co. Courthouse in Coquille and obtained a Restraining Order against Travis Roy Kendall. “Ashley Travis appeared in Coos County Circuit Court and requested that the court grant a Restraining Order to Prevent Abuse requiring that Travis Kendall have no contact with Ashley Kendall. The order was allowed. In that proceeding, Ashley Kendall told the judge that she would be seeking a divorce from Travis Kendall. It is my understanding that the restraining order was served on Travis Kendall in the afternoon hours of November 17.” Travis Kendall was arrested on October 15, 2009 on a Domestic Harassment charge and lodged in the county jail. “He was subsequently released from jail on a conditional release agreement that included a provision that he have no contact with Ashley.” He appeared in court on October 29th. DHS took custody of their only child because of the Oct. 15th incident. The “release agreement was modified to the extend that Travis Kendall could attend meetings with DHS with Ashley to work on having the child returned to the care and custody of one of the parents. Otherwise, Travis Kendall was not to have contact with Ashley Kendall. Further proceedings on the harassment charge were set for December 7, 2009.” Later Tuesday, Ashley Kendall went to an attorney’s office on Commercial Avenue in Coos Bay. Gun shot - According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Tuesday night, 8:31 p.m., Koos Bay Blvd. & Thompson, 55-year old female “heard what sounded like a gunshot & screams.” “At approximately 8:30 p.m. on November 17, 2009, the Coos Bay 911 Center received a phone call from an adult female living in the City of Coquille. This female indicated that her sister, identified as Ashley Kendall, age 22, had been at a lawyer’s office on Commercial Street and had been visiting with a lawyer concerning a divorce action. The sister indicated that she had been talking on the phone with her sister when she started screaming that ‘he’ was in the car with her. The sister indicated that the call abruptly ended.” Ashley Kendall was found “lying in the street in the 1900 block of Koos Bay Blvd.” She was bleeding and immediately transported to Bay Area Hospital. “The wound she had was a gun shot wound in the upper back that then exited her upper chest. She underwent emergency surgery at the hospital and was then life flighted to Legacy Emanuel Hospital in Portland.” Vehicle - According to an entry on the North Bend Police log, 8:40 p.m., McCullough Bridge, “RP reported vehicle driving recklessly near Ashworth’s, passing people on bridge.” The 2005 green Jeep Cherokee “turned up East Bay Road, CCSO has no deputy in position. Caller patched to CBPD. Matched suspect vehicle in their case.” Back at the scene of the shooting, a quick police investigation identified Travis Kendall immediately as a suspect in the shooting. “An attempt to locate was issued for Travis Kendall along with a description of the car that was missing.” Search - According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Tuesday, 8:57 p.m., City Limits, “officers manned city limits watching for suspect vehicle involved in Coos Bay case.” “At 9:09 pm., Chief Mark Dannels of the Coquille Police Department was on Highway 42 between Myrtle Point and Coquille returning to Coquille from a presentation. He became aware of the attempt to locate on the vehicle. Chief Dannels spotted the vehicle headed toward Myrtle Point.” He gave chase, but the driver refused to yield. “The vehicle then turned down Sitkum Road and proceeded in an easterly direction. The vehicle stopped as it turned onto Cherry Ridge Lane. At that time the driver produced a long gun and threatened to commit suicide. Chief Dannels tried to talk the person into giving up without killing himself. The driver then sped down Cherry Ridge Lane. Chief Dannels once again gave chase.” The vehicle stopped at the residence on the hill and the driver exited with the “long gun.” He allegedly pointed it in the direction of Chief Dannels, “who then fired multiple shots at the driver. The driver then ducked around the corner of the residence and onto a landing leading to a side door. There was a loud gunshot.” Suicide - According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s log for Tuesday, 8:39 p.m., Cherry Ridge Lane, a male on a cell phone “driving complaint suspect vehicle green Jeep Cherokee turned onto East Bay, Ref: vehicle involved in shooting, suspect Kendall, Travis.” Hit team - According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Tuesday, 9:12 p.m., Coos Bay Police, “Hit Team call out.” “Chief Dannels call that shots had been fired to dispatch was at 9:15 p.m.” “Our initial investigation reveals that apparently Travis Kendall drove to the office where Ashley was meeting with her lawyer. While she was inside the office, Travis Kendall then hid himself inside the car Ashley was driving. After Ashley got in to the car, she started driving and was talking to her sister on the phone. The defendant then revealed himself. At some point he shot Ashley. She was left on the street where she was found.” One of the shots fired by Chief Dannels did strike Travis Kendall in the lower leg. “Chief Dannels was placed on paid administrative leave for at least 72 hours.” Ashley Kendall was listed Tuesday night as in “extremely critical condition.”
Stormy weather
More wind and rain are reportedly headed towards the South Oregon Coast. The National Weather Service reports a Pacific Storm should come on shore Thursday evening, followed by another on Saturday night or Sunday morning. The storm that brought highs winds and heavy rain to the coast on Monday caused more problems to the north. The Waldport area on the Central Coast recorded a wind gust topping 90 mph, while the Clatsop Spit on the North Coast had sustained winds as high as 70 mph. The North Bend Airport recorded a peak wind gust at 46 mph. A high wind warning is in effect from 4 p.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday morning.
Vehicle in water
A Good Samaritan pulled three children and their 25-year old mother from the rushing water of a road side creek in North Lincoln County on the Central Oregon Coast Wednesday afternoon after her 1999 Ford Explorer left Widow Creek Road, near Rose Lodge, and landed upside down in the water. According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office, the rescuer, who wished to remain anonymous, pulled two year old and three year old boys out of their car seats in the back of the vehicle and got them safely to shore. He then rescued their mother, 25-year old Amber Lee Gandy, Grand Ronde, from the driver’s seat. She reported a six-month old boy was still trapped in his seat in the front passenger side. The boy was removed from the wrecked vehicle, but not breathing and did not have a pulse. A responding emergency medical team was able to revive Kameron Gandy but he was in critical condition and life-flighted to a children’s hospital in Portland. “Evidence revealed that Amber Gandy was under the influence of intoxicants and that alcohol was a contributing factor of the traffic crash. The crash is still under investigation and criminal charges are pending.”
Chetco River flows increase, river to open to chinook fishing Nov. 19
Expected higher water flows in the Chetco River has allowed the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to reopen chinook and steelhead fishing on the lower section of the river. The Department had extended the closure past Nov. 6 due to low water conditions. With river flows forecast to exceed 2,500 cfs by Wednesday, Nov. 18, and flows expected to peak early on the morning of Nov. 21 above 8,000 cfs, Gold Beach District Fish Biologist Todd Confer reopened the fishery beginning Thursday, Nov. 19. “The concern with over-harvesting the chinook that were holding in the upper tidewater and mainstem pools is gone now that the fish are able to spread out into spawning areas throughout the mainstem and tributaries,” Confer said. “Chinook angling remains closed from river mile 10.5 upstream.” Following is angling information: Mainstem Chetco River and tributaries upstream of Highway 101 have re-opened for chinook and steelhead with the chinook bag limit as per the temporary emergency two-fish limit outlined below. Downstream of the Hwy. 101 bridge is open for chinook and steelhead. The bag limit on unmarked chinook is one per day and two per season (Aug. 1 – Dec. 31) total in combination with other streams that have a two-fish season limit. These streams include the Siletz, Yaquina, Yachats, Alsea, Floras, Sixes, Hunter and Pistol. The Chetco River upstream of the U.S. Forest Service bridge at river mile 10.5 (Icebox) remains closed to chinook angling through Dec. 31. As a reminder, the Winchuck remains closed to chinook angling through Dec. 31. Detailed information on the coastal fall chinook fishery is on the ODFW web site at www.dfw.state.or.us, click on Fishing Resources.
Wanted
A $500 reward is being offered through the Douglas Co. Sheriff’s Office for the information leading to the arrest of 24-year old Nicholas James Varnum, watned on a felony probation violation warrant. Varnum is described at 6-1, 190-pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, with tattoos on his leg, chest, calf and back. He “may be armed and considered dangerous.” Contact Douglas Co. communications center at (541) 440-4471 for more information.
Bridge
The bridge linking Oregon and Washington on the North Oregon Coast was closed for four hours on Tuesday morning following a head-on collision that killed a 51-year old Long Beach, WA woman and seriously injured a Vancouver, WA man. The accident occurred about 11:35 a.m. when Kathleen Brock, operating a rental car, attempted to pass a vehicle pulling a trailer on the flat stretch of the Hwy. 101 bridge. The 2008 Saturn crashed head-on into a northbound 2004 Dodge Dakota pickup truck operated by 57-year old Herbert Leslie Goebel. Brock was not wearing safety restraints.
H1N1 virus
A 17-year old student at Tillamook High School on the North Oregon Coast has died at Oregon Health & Sciences University in Portland of complications resulting from the H1N1 Flu Virus. Ron Dahse died Monday, Nov. 16th. He is the first H1N1-related death in Tillamook County. Between Sept. 1 and Nov. 13th, 36-Oregonians have died from the H1N1 Flu Virus, and 1,081 have been hospitalized. The highest death rate is among people 25 and younger.
Camp Rilea
Camp Rilea, on the North Oregon Coast near Warrenton, will get a new water supply system under a bill recently approved by the U.S. Senate. Millions in funding will be made available for Oregon as part of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The bill also marks the first time that the veterans health care funding will be budgeted for a two-year period supplanting the yearly budgeting process. The bill will be reconciled with the version passed by the House of Representatives and then sent to the President for his signature. Funding will only be available at the end of the process. Camp Rilea Water Supply System - $3,369,000 - This project will develop an independent water supply system to provide potable drinking water and fire suppression water for Camp Rilea’s residents and emergency populations. The project includes construction of three 200’ groundwater supply wells, a 48’ by 60’ water treatment plant, a 400,000 gallon storage reservoir and well pump stations.
Theft charges dropped
Theft charges against a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy involving $60 have been dropped by prosecutors in Polk County after he agreed to compensate the alleged victim. Deputy Colin Teem faced a charge of Second-Degree theft of lost or mislaid property involving an incident Sept. 19th at the Spirit Mountain Casino in Grand Ronde. The compromise reportedly does not involve any admission of guilt on Teem’s behalf.
Old Navy
The same male who robbed the Old Navy Store in Lincoln City on the Central Oregon Coast, June 1st, is believed to have committed a second robbery at the retail outlet on Sunday, Nov. 15th. He is also suspected of robbing an Old Navy Store in Tualatin on Oct. 27th. The suspect, caught on video tape, entered the store about 11:30 a.m., brandished a weapon at a female store manager and forced her to give him money before fleeing. He’s described as a white male in his 50s, about 5-6 tall with short sandy brown or blond hair.
Quake
A 2.7-magnitude earthquake rumbled on the Pacific Ocean floor off of Cape Mendocino, CA early Thursday morning. According to a report from the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 4:31 a.m., 42-miles southwest of Eureka, CA.
Forest Harvest Opportunity Act will Help Oregon Timber Companies Remain Competitive by Extending BLM Contracts
Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have introduced legislation to help Oregon timber companies remain competitive and sustain economic growth. The Forest Harvest Opportunity Act will extend already-existing contracts to companies to harvest timber on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands when prices rebound rather than force companies to take a loss by harvesting timber at current market rates. “It’s our duty to ensure that the Oregon forestry industry can remain competitive and get a fair shake during these tough economic times,” said Merkley. “By extending contracts for Oregon forestry companies, we’re giving them the opportunity to harvest timber when prices are right and provide them with the economic stability the companies, and the local communities, need.” “This legislation will make sure the Oregon timber industry has the flexibility it needs in an economy that has seen drastically reduced timber prices,” Wyden said. “By extending pre-existing contracts for harvesting on BLM land, this bill will save jobs and make sure the industry can survive until timber prices recover.” Oregon’s forestry industry currently employs thousands of Oregonians and contributes hundreds of millions to the Oregon economy. Because of the economic recession and the housing market collapse, timber prices have also fallen. This bill will extend contracts already signed with forestry companies for an additional three years so they can harvest timber on BLM lands when prices rebound. The Forest Harvest Opportunity Act is also cosponsored by Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester of Montana.
Wave Energy
A new report summarizing public reactions to wave energy development in the Pacific Northwest suggests that many people are cautiously supportive, but want a “go slow” approach that entails careful research and testing before significant use – an approach that could pose obstacles to faster development decisions made by private industry and strong advocacy for alternative energy at the state level. The report, prepared by researchers at Oregon State University for the Oregon Wave Energy Trust, found that a slim majority of 52 percent of respondents were generally positive about wave energy, but substantial numbers had reservations or didn’t know enough about it to form an opinion. Flaxen Conway, editor and co-author of the report and a professor of sociology at OSU, is working to answer many of the technological and environmental questions, such as whether this new form of energy will work, how cost effective it can be, what technologies are the most promising, what impacts they might have on marine life and the ocean floor, and many other issues. And in the past two years, a major social research effort has been under way to determine the “human dimensions” of wave energy, through six different but related projects. The goal, Conway said, is to fully listen to and understand the knowledge about wave energy and perspective of many stakeholder groups – the public, energy industry, conservation groups, fishing community, recreational users, government officials and others. Wave energy, Conway said, has gone from almost nonexistent a decade ago to a form of alternative energy that’s now getting serious consideration at national levels, along with all of the scientific, commercial, public and political attention that entails. Experts say that 0.2 percent of the ocean’s untapped energy could power the world. Primarily because of its large ocean wave resource, Oregon is one focus of this debate – and the state has committed itself to providing 25 percent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2025. Among the observations in the recent report: Some of the biggest conflicts, as might be expected, relate to permits and siting of proposed wave energy developments. Strong support exists for both technological and environmental research to be completed before large scale commercial projects are allowed. The biggest supporters of wave energy are conservative, better-educated males, but the general level of knowledge about energy issues in the state is fairly high across the board. A collaborative and inclusive approach to siting wave energy plants and monitoring environmental issues would help avoid political battles later on. Truly sustainable energy sources have to consider all economic, environmental and social dimensions. Significant work is needed in mapping the ocean floor. Primary public information sources include the Internet and local news media, and efforts to inform various interest groups should include work in both those mediums.
Port of Coos Bay
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay Commission will meet on Thursday, Nov. 19th, 7:00 p.m., Port Commission Chambers, 125 Central Ave, Suite 230, Coos Bay OR 97420. Agenda: 1. Call to Order; 2. Introduction of Guests; 3. CONSENT ITEMS: A. Minutes: October 1, 2009 Commission Meeting Minutes. B. Approval of October/November 09 Invoices Totaling $1,012,537.98. 4. MANAGEMENT REPORTS: A. Executive Director, Jeff Bishop. B. Deputy Executive Director, Mike Gaul. C. Director of Communications and Freight Mobility, Martin Callery. D. Director of Finance and Administration, Donna Nichols. E. Marina Facilities Manager, Aaron Simons. F. Rail Operations Manager Dan Lovelady. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT: 6. ACTION ITEMS/REPORTS: A. Officially hire Sandy Brown at new firm, Jeffrey Bishop; B. Agreements on JC/Wey project, Jeffrey Bishop; C. Goals for Approval, Jeffrey Bishop; D. Port/County IGA-Boat Basin Drive Project, Donna Nichols; E. Port/County ODOT IGA, Donna Nichols; F. Jack Hampel Lease, Michael Gaul; 7. OTHER: 8. INFORMATION ITEMS: A. Letter from Kenneth H. Parnell Jr.; B. Letter from Jeff & Carole Ann Clague, Slip #2; C. B. C. Newsletter- Oct 2009; D. Kudos to Marina Staff- Mickey & Richard; E. SDAO Information; F. TWIC Information; G. Kudos RV Camp Host & staff; 9. COMMISSION COMMENTS: 10. NEXT MEETING DATE –Thursday, December 17, 2009.
Coos Co. Airport District
The Board of Commissioners for the Coos County Airport District will meet on Thursday, NOVEMBER 19, 2009, 7:30 a.m., at the Coos County Airport District Board Room in the Terminal Building at North Bend. Agenda: CALL TO ORDER; PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE; INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS; SECTION: PAGE; I. REVIEW OF MINUTES: October 15, 2009 Regular Board Meeting; November 3, 2009 Special Board Meeting; II. COMMITTEE REPORTS: III. REVIEW OF INVOICES; IV. FINANCE REPORT; V. MANAGEMENT REPORTS: A. Executive Director Gary LeTellier; 1) Maintenance Manager; 2) Operations Manager; B. District Counsel Jerry Lesan; VI. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORTS / ACTION REQUESTS: Gary LeTellier; A. Pauly, Rogers & Co. – Financial Statement Compilation FY 2008/09 Audit; B. Precision Air Pathway Indicator (PAPI) Replacement Approach to Runway 31; C. Mead & Hunt – Air Service Consulting Services Prospectus Development For Connect Oregon III Grant Application; D. Special Public Works Fund – Forbearance of $1,000,000 Principle Payment – Request to Pay Interest Only; VII. INFORMATION ITEMS: A. South Coast Clambake Jazz Festival; B. Connect Oregon III Grant Application; C. Oregon Coast Community Action Campus; VIII. OTHER: PUBLIC COMMENT; COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS; ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Boat Building Center
The Boat Building Center Board of Directors will hold a meeting on November 19, 2009 at 1:15 p.m. in the conference room at North Point Real Estate and Development office, 100 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon.
ODA launches Oregon fruit & berry culinary promotion campaign
The Oregon Department of Agriculture, working with the state’s fruit and berry growers and processors, is launching a culinary marketing campaign thanks to federal funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The campaign’s centerpiece will be the publishing of a privately-funded culinary cookbook highlighting Oregon fruits and berries. The combined effort will promote awareness of Oregon agriculture and associated fruit and berry products at a challenging time for the state’s producers and processors. A marketing strategy will combine with a fruit and berry merchandising plan that features promotions and distribution with national retail partners such as Costco, Fred Meyer, Safeway, New Seasons, Whole Foods, and others. ODA will partner with Arnica Publishing and Creative Services of Portland on a coordinated effort that ties in with Arnica’s established series of Oregon culinary cookbooks. Specialty crop funds in the amount of $50,000 will be used to pay for promotional material development, but the cookbook is solely a privately-funded project by Arnica that ODA will use as a selling point for the fruit and berry campaign. ODA and the industry believe the campaign can successfully increase the worldwide visibility and sales of Oregon fruits and berries as well as increase the number of consumers, chefs, and organizations that use them. For more information, contact Laura Barton at (503) 872-6600.
ODOR discussion
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality invites the public to attend a meeting about asphalt odors in Newport. Recently there has been increased community interest in odors associated with the Road and Driveway asphalt facility. In response to community concerns, DEQ is holding an informational meeting. DEQ staff will explain the permitting process and requirements, and can answer questions about the facility. Staff from Oregon’s Public Health Division will answer questions about potential health effects. When: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, 6:30 p.m., Where: Newport City Hall, 169 SW Coast Highway, Newport.
Oregon St. Parks Commission
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission will meet Nov. 19 at The Loft at the Red Building, 20 Basin Street, in Astoria. The meeting will begin at 10:30 a.m. A complete meeting agenda is posted at www.oregon.gov/OPRD/commission_packet.shtml. The commission has specific authority to establish policy and adopt rules for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, acquire property for state parks, and set fees for the use of park facilities. Its seven members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Oregon Senate.
Landowner Representative position open on Access and Habitat Program Board
Applications are currently being sought to fill a Landowner Representative opening on the Access and Habitat Board. Applications are due by Dec. 2, 2009 at the Oregon Department of Agriculture or the Oregon Department of Forestry, depending on whether applicants are representatives of the farming, ranching or forest industries. To apply for the position, download the Access and Habitat Board application form by going to www.dfw.state.or.us/AH and clicking on ‘Get Involved’, or contact Heather Thomas at (503) 947-6314 to have an application sent to you. The Access and Habitat Program is funded by a $2 surcharge on hunting licenses. Funds raised by the program are distributed through grants to individual and corporate landowners, conservation organizations and others for cooperative wildlife habitat improvement and hunter access projects throughout the state. Board members are appointed to four-year terms by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. The Board meets three or four times each year in various communities throughout the state to review project funding applications, hear public testimony and act as liaisons between the program and the public, and attend to other program business. The Access and Habitat Board is made up of seven citizen volunteers: three Landowner Representatives, three Hunter Representatives and one public-at-large representative who serves as Board Chair. Board members review and recommend wildlife habitat improvement and hunting access projects for funding to the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. For additional information on the A&H Program please contact Matt Keenan at (503) 947-6087.
Reedsport history
A program on Umpqua Lighthouse will be presented today, Nov. 19th, at 3 p.m. and again at 6:30 p.m. at the Umpqua Discovery Center as part of the community’s sesquicentennial celebration of Oregon.
History Lecture
Coos Art Museum invites you to attend its November art history lecture. The illustrated lecture, presented by Anne Sobbota, Art Historian and Director of SAGE Gallery in Bandon takes place Thursday, November 19 at 7pm. It is titled “Form and Fragment: the Purposeful Language of Visual Art”. The lecture held in the museum’s Uno E Richter Atrium Gallery is $5 for general admission and free for museum members. Please pre-register by calling 267-4877. Sobbota’s talk is an intimate visual and philosophic journey into works from the 15th through 21st century Western culture. This lecture is focused around the basic premise: "The artist is reflector, predictor and definer of cultural change". Using the Classical Greek form and ideals as the standard for comparison, she will examine transitions in artistic representation of the Human form and environment, then analyze the way in which these transitions reflect cultural sentiments, stresses and impending changes in historic trends. Ultimately, her talk will lead us to ask a contemporary version of Paul Gauguin's question, "...Where Are We Going?" and perhaps even to draw a few predictions. Anne is a graduate of California State University, Los Angeles where she received a Master’s Degree in Art History with an emphasis on the development of photography. She taught high school art, photography, and television production, in Corona, California for 10 years. Sobbota also taught art history as an Adjunct Professor at Pasadena Community College and at Glendale Community College. Her college teaching included courses in art history survey, art appreciation, Renaissance art, Baroque art, and the history of photography. In addition to her work as manager of SAGE Gallery in Bandon, Anne is Bandon's Main Street Coordinator and belongs to both the Youth Center Board and the Coos Art Museum Board. She is currently the Vice President of the Bandon Old Town Merchant Association.
MIP
Four 18-year olds within the Student Housing at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay were cited for MIP Tuesday night. According to an entry on the police log, an officer was requested at 10:20 p.m. to the Trinidad Head complex involving two males and two females.
Threat
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Tuesday, 3:38 p.m., 1000 block West Ingersoll Ave., Marshfield High School, 17-year old male reported “threatened.”
Bicycle
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Tuesday, 3:31 p.m., 1300 block Newmark Ave., Grocery Outlet, 32-year old female reported, “just witnessed a hit and run.” Female driving a black Honda Civic “just struck a bicyclist and knocked him off his bike and then continued on eastbound on Newmark.”
360
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Tuesday, 2:45 p.m., So. 7th St. & Hall Ave., 44-year old male complained, “vehicle just did a 360 in the middle of So. 7th & Hall and almost collided with the RP.” Other driver identified as a 17-year old male.
Snakes
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Tuesday, 11:52 a.m., 200 block So. 10th St., 65-year old female reported, “two snakes in her apartment. One is eating the other. Snakes are about 7 feet long, not real big around.”
Criminal Trespass
A 37-year old male was arrested on a charge of Criminal Trespass II Tuesday morning, 11:40 a.m. on the 2100 block of Newmark Ave. According to an entry on the police log, David Bridges was arrested.
Domestic
North Bend Police were looking for a vehicle with a female driver Tuesday night, 10:40 p.m., following a report of a “possible domestic on the Isthmus Slough Bridge between male/female. According to an entry on the police log, the vehicle was not found at the residence. “Officer located vehicle on State Street and contacted the female. Admits to being in Eastside earlier but denies being in any altercation and was glad that we checked on her.” Twenty-three year old female. According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s log for 10:21 p.m., Isthmus Slough Bridge, “possible disturbance, saw a male subject fighting with a female, he threw the female down. Unknown description on subjects. Their car is parked beside the Isthmus Slough Bridge on the Bunker Hill side. Can still hear them fighting, can’t see the female and the male was looking around the bridge area.” No deputy was available, information was given to OSP and CBPD, checked area, unable to locate.
Truancy
A group of teenagers, ages 15 to 18, three females and six males, were warned for Truancy and instructed to get back to class by a North Bend Police officer after someone complained about “teens possibly drinking on the south lot of Macy’s” at Pony Village Tuesday morning, 11:07 a.m. They were drinking energy drinks. The officer also instructed them “to clean up the cans that were laying everywhere from their stay.”
Jet training
According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s log for Tuesday, 1:35 p.m., “RP looking north, slightly east from Coos Bay Library. Can see jets in air, appears one fired something or something exploded.” Dispatch contacted the North Bend Airport, advised several military F-15’s training.
WX
Rain along the Oregon Coast today, tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the lower to mid 50s and lows in the mid 40s to lower 50s. Winds from the south at 25-35 mph with gusts possible to 50 mph this afternoon. Southwest winds on Friday decreasing to 10-15 mph by afternoon.
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MHS Boosters
The Marshfield Booster Club meets today, 11:30 a.m., Abby’s Pizza, Coos Bay. Coaches and athletes will be in attendance to talk about their sport’s seasons.
Winter "Meet the Bulldogs"
North Bend High School’s winter “Meet the Bulldogs” night will be Thursday, November 19th. The program will begin at 7:00 PM in the gym with a welcome from our athletic director, Boyd Bjorkquist. Cheer Team, Bowling, Boys and Girls Basketball, Wrestling and Swimming coaches and athletes will be introduced. Each team will give the audience a short demonstration of their sport. Refreshments will be served.
OSU wbxb
Oregon State’s women’s basketball team takes on Houston (2-0) tonight in Texas in a non-conference game. Beavers are 1-0 after beating Cal-Poly in their home opener Nov. 13th.
XC
The NCAA Cross Country Championships will be held Monday, Nov. 23rd in Indiana. Oregon’s men are ranked 8th in the final national poll released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Stanford is top ranked, followed by Oklahoma State and Alabama. The University of Portland comes in at No. 5. The final women’s poll has the Ducks ranked fourth behind No. 1 Washington, Villanova and Princeton. The only other PAC-10 team is Stanford at No. 10. Oregon’s men are the defending national champions, while the women were runners-up last year.
Glanville out
With pressure mounting against him, Jerry Glanville resigned as Portland State University’s football coach on Monday, Nov. 16th after three losing seasons with the Vikings. Glanville, who coached in the National Football League, came to the Rose City in 2007 after two seasons as defensive coordinator at Hawaii. PSU was 9-24 under the 68-year old’s leadership. Athletic Director Torre Chisholm did not immediately name a replacement.
UO vb
In anticipation of a busy day of athletics, the University of Oregon volleyball team (16-8, 6-8) pushed its Senior Day match start time vs. No. 7 UCLA (20-7, 10-4) an hour later to 8 p.m., this Saturday, November 21 at McArthur Court. Before the final home match of the season, the Ducks will first honor their five-member senior class of setter Nevena Djordjevic, middle blocker Neticia Enesi, outside hitters Sonja Newcombe and Emilee Sisco and defensive specialist Amanda Westrick. Three of those Ducks are career record holders – Djordjevic (4,089 assists), Enesi (372 block assists) and Newcombe (1,728 points) – and helped fuel the most successful run in school history that includes its first run of three straight postseason appearances, two Sweet 16 invitations, and three straight top-six Pac-10 finishes.
OSU msc
Oregon State sophomore forward Danny Mwanga was named Pac-10 Player of the Year, as Commissioner Larry Scott announced the men's soccer all-conference honors Tuesday. Mwanga, a native of Portland, Ore., becomes the first-ever Oregon State player to be named Conference Player of the Year. Last season's Freshman of the Year, Mwanga led the Conference in multiple categories, including points (30), points per game (1.67), goals scored (14), goals per game (0.78) and game-winning goals (5). His marks in goals per game and points per game rank fourth and 12th in the NCAA, respectively.
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