Oregon Coast News - December 17, 2009
Daily news and sports coverage for the Oregon coast plus a variety of guides and directories useful to Oregon residents and visitors.
Wyden
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) held a press conference with representatives from Oregon’s timber industry and conservation groups Wednesday, Dec. 16th, to announce their support of the “Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection and Jobs Act” which Wyden introduced to Congress. The legislation represents an agreement between the timber industry and environmentalists over the decades-old dispute over harvest levels and watershed and old growth protections, and will lead to a significant and sustainable increase in harvest in at-risk forests all across central and eastern Oregon.
ODFW finds popular salmon bait cure harmful to fish
Tests show some cured eggs killed juvenile salmon and steelhead. A recent study by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms some commercially-available cured fish eggs – a popular salmon and steelhead bait – are harmful to juvenile salmon and steelhead. ODFW released the results of its study Wednesday, Dec. 16th. ODFW and Oregon State University scientists tested a random sample of commercially-available cured eggs and found that some juvenile fish died after ingesting some brands. Specific mortality levels varied among products and ranged from 0 to 30 percent. In a second round of studies at OSU, researchers identified sodium sulfite as the ingredient causing the fish to die. “We’ve already talked with several manufacturers and we’re encouraged by their commitment to solving this problem,” said Bruce McIntosh , ODFW deputy administrator of inland fisheries. “Our emphasis will be on informing anglers, guides and other manufacturers about the risks sulfites pose to juvenile fish.” While the recent research showed some cured eggs killed juvenile fish, ODFW researchers cannot predict whether this has a significant effect on the overall health of salmon and steelhead populations. “We cannot extrapolate the data from this study to predict what impact, if any, the ingestion of cured eggs by juvenile fish has on the final size of the adult population,” said Shaun Clements , ODFW researcher. Anglers often cure salmon eggs to preserve them and to add fish-attracting scents. Some anglers use their own egg cure recipes, while many others use commercially available products. While salmon eggs have been considered safe and popular bait for decades, it’s only been since the 1980s that sulfites have been a common ingredient in egg cures. The egg cure issue was brought to the attention of ODFW in April 2008 and testing began the following month. Researchers selected random samples from commercially-available eggs to conduct the research. ODFW has coordinated with the product manufacturers, who have cooperated throughout the study and supplied ingredient lists to the researchers.
CB Schools
The Coos Bay School District Board of Directors will hold an Executive Session and Special Board Meeting on Thursday December 17, 2009, in the Community Room at Milner Crest Education Center, 1255 Hemlock Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon. The Executive Session, based on ORS 192.660(2)(d) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to carry on labor negotiations, will begin at 6:00 PM. The Special Board Meeting will follow the Executive Session. The agenda item will be to consider ratification of the CBEA/CBPS contract.
Kim Family
He had a career in the computer technical industry, and part of that industry led him to his death. James Kim followed GPS coordinates from Interstate 5, near Glendale, to Gold Beach on Thanksgiving weekend 2006. It was the most direct route to his family’s destination at a lodge along the lower Rogue River after visiting friends in Seattle. However, the San Francisco family was unaware that the route over Bear Camp Road was seasonal and accumulating snow quickly stranded the husband, wife and two young girls in the mountains of Southwest Oregon. Nearly a week into their ordeal, the 35-year old Kim decided to walk out in search of rescuers. He never made it, and died of exposure. His family was eventually rescued from their vehicle. Three years later, Kati Kim and her daughters returned to Southern Oregon and attended the Josephine County Search and Rescue Christmas Party in Grants Pass on Dec. 12th. She brought along a writer who is helping her pen a book titled “Nowhere Warm.” Since their ordeal, new signs have been posted along the route to warn motorists about its winter time dangers, and search and rescue procedures were changed following a state investigation and evaluation. Some of those who participated in the search three years ago attended the party and said it was good to see the young daughters healthy and happy.
Longo
The man who killed his family, stuffed them in a suitcase and sleeping bag and then threw them in Yaquina Bay at Newport and Alsea Bay at Waldport eight years ago, is back in the news. Thirty-six year old Christian Michael Longo, who sits on Oregon’s Death Row, has reportedly mounted a campaign to become an organ donor. Oregon Corrections Department officials say they consider such requests on a case-by-case basis. Longo, who was in a financial crisis and wanted to escape his family life, killed his wife and three children back in December 2001 before running away to Mexico.
Ure
He’s already been accused of sexually abusing two boys at his apartment in Reedsport, but police believe there could be more. Investigators for the Reedsport Police Dept. have turned to the public in an effort to locate more victims of 33-year old Justin Vail Ure who is currently in the Douglas Co. Jail at Roseburg following his arrest on Sexual Abuse and Sodomy Dec. 2nd.
High Point
It was built by Boeing for just over $2 million in the early 1960s. It carried torpedoes and could reach speeds of up to 50 knots over the ocean’s waters. The “USS High Point” was a 115-foot long U.S. Navy hydrofoil that could track submarines, and it was the first of its class. Decommissioned in 1989 it now sits on the North Oregon Coast at the Port of Astoria’s North Tongue Point yard. A Portland man bought it in a lien sale in 2005 and since then has been working with other volunteers in an effort to restore it. The hydrofoil has three wing-like structures, mounted on retractable struts that lift it out of the water when it reaches 23 knots. The wings allow it to reduce drag and improves it speed. Terrence Orme hopes to eventually turn it into a floating museum on the Columbia River and has a goal of taking it to the 2012 Rose Festival, the 30th anniversary of its last appearance at the Portland event.
Coos Art Museum
Coos Art Museum has been the recent recipient of two foundation grants. These grants include $4,000 from the Herbert A. Templeton Foundation to be used for general operations in 2010 and $2,000 from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation to help fund the 2010 Biennial Student Art Exhibition. The Herbert A. Templeton Foundation is a Portland based charitable corporation which was founded in 1955 by the late Herbert A. Templeton. Grants from the Templeton Foundation are made to various educational, youth, cultural, and social service organizations for both capital and program purposes. The Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians has a long and proud history of giving back to the communities in which they live and work. In 1997 the Tribe formalized this tradition of philanthropy by establishing a grant making foundation. This year’s award is helping to fund and provided free admission to Coos Art Museum’s 2010 Biennial Student Art Exhibit to take place March 5 through April 10. Works by K-12 students from Coos, Curry and western Douglas counties will be shown showcasing the creative talents of young artists and encouraging families to utilize local cultural resources.
Wine walks
The Downtown Coos Bay Wine Walk will be continuing on a monthly basis in 2010. The Wine Walk is held on the first Friday of every month with occasional exceptions. This year there will not be a Wine Walk in January. The Wine Walk starts at varying locations each month with proceeds benefiting local non-profit organizations. Since July 2007, the Downtown Coos Bay Wine Walk has turned over $16,441 to non-profit arts and service organizations. The businesses participating change monthly. A map is provided at the starting point along with decorated wine glasses for $10. A dozen or more businesses usually participate in pouring wine samples between 5 and 7 pm.
Empire boat ramp
The Empire Boat Ramp restrooms will be closed starting December 16, 2009. The existing restroom will be demolished and a new pre-fabricated restroom will be installed in its place. Work to dismantle the interior fixtures will occur this week with demolition of the old restroom building to commence on Monday, December 21st. This replacement project is expected to be completed by late January to early February. A grant from the Oregon State Marine Board is funding 80% of the project cost. The City has placed a portable restroom at the boat ramp for the convenience of the public until the new restrooms are operational.
Busy year for USCG
Another busy year for members of the U.S. Coast Guard. According to a news release, 2009 America's Coast Guard: Screened more than 248,000 commercial vessels and their 62 million passengers and crewmembers before arrival in U.S. ports, identifying nearly 400 individuals in a person of interest watch list. Maintained a contingent of six patrol boats and 400 personnel to enforce United Nations sanctions in the Arabian Gulf, train Iraqi naval forces and protect Iraqi critical maritime oil infrastructure. Kept 352,862 pounds of cocaine and 71,234 pounds of marijuana from reaching the United States, while nabbing 322 suspected smugglers. Saved more than 4,747 lives and responded to 23,555 emergencies. Issued 73,168 merchant mariner credentials to qualified mariners. Conducted more than 14,000 inspections of U.S. flagged vessels. Investigated nearly 3,600 pollution incidents. Conducted 49,276 armed patrols to protect critical infrastructure or key resources. Maintained a 98 percent rate of availability for 50,000 short-range aids to navigation that helped mariners more safely navigate our nation’s 95,000 miles of coastline, 25,000 miles of waterways and 12,000 miles of inland waterways that comprise the U.S. Marine Transportation System. The public is also being encouraged to vote online at the Coast Guard's YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/USCGImagery, for their favorite video in the Coast Guard’s best video of 2009 contest. The Coast Guard Compass, http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/, will be highlighting one video per day starting Dec. 21 through Jan. 1. The top 11 video compilation includes four involving Air Station Astoria on the North Oregon Coast: The rescue of a paraglider pilot who crashed on the shoreline of Cape Lookout near Tillamook, Ore., by an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. A medical evacuation of a crewmember from a U.S. Navy submarine off the coast of Wash., by an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. The rescue of six people from their capsized vessel two miles from the Columbia River, Wash., by a boatcrew from Cape Disappointment, Wash., and an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. The rescue of two crewmembers from a fishing vessel on fire 10 miles off the coast of Long Beach, Wash., by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Active and aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore. The rescue of a man whose canoe flipped in heavy surf in the Necanicum River near Gearheart, Ore., by an aircrew from Air Station Astoria, Ore.
Airport Board
This is to notify you that the Board of Commissioners of the Coos County Airport District will hold the Regular monthly business meeting on Thursday, December 17, 2009, at 7:30 a.m. This meeting will be held in the District’s Board Room on the mezzanine level of the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport Terminal Building, 1100 Airport Lane, North Bend. An Executive Session is scheduled immediately following the business meeting as authorized under ORS 192.660(e) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real property transactions; (f) to consider records that are exempt by law from public inspection; (h) to consult with counsel regarding the District’s legal rights and duties, as well as current litigation or litigation likely to be filled.
City Code
Coos Bay’s Code Enforcement Office noted an alleged “violation city code” on the police log for Tuesday, 4:58 p.m., 1133 Idaho Ave., “accumulation of junk.”
Probation
According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log for Tuesday, 3:38 p.m., 2600 block No. 17th St., Charles Murphy taken into custody on a Probation Violation Detainer following a report of a “suspicious subject.”
Assault
A 20-year old male was charged with assault Tuesday, 3:29 p.m., 200 block Schoneman St., following a report of a “fight in the apartment, half left in a red Ford Mustang, the other half went back inside the apartment.” According to an entry on the Coos Bay Police log, Danny Odell was cited for Assault IV.
Juvenile
A 17-year old male juvenile was arrested Tuesday morning, 11:53 a.m., at Anderson Ave. and 7th St. in Coos Bay. According to an entry on the police log, Clifton Walker was arrested on a Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office warrant for Probation Violation and additionally charged with Resisting Arrest and Criminal Trespass I.
Weapon
A 50-year old male was arrested on a charge of Weapons Offense Tuesday morning, 11:27 a.m., on the 1600 block of So. 17th St., in Coos Bay. According to an entry on the police log, Terry White was charged with being a Felon in Possession of Firearm.
Punching vehicle
North Bend Police officers contacted two individuals in the parking lot at the Mill Casino Tuesday night after “security reported male subject in north parking lot punching a vehicle.” According to an entry on the police log, “officers responded, advised verbal only. Subject was hitting his own vehicle because he was upset.” The vehicle was a 2002 Ford pickup with Washington plates.
DUII
According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Tuesday, 8:40 p.m., Sherman/Tremont, 55-year old Russell Wagoner, North Bend, “taken into custody for DUII.”
Pedestrian
A 20-year old female was given a courtesy ride home following a vehicle verses pedestrian accident on the 1500 block of Virginia Ave. near the Pony Village Mall. According to an entry on the North Bend Police log, there were no injuries after the 2000 Dodge Dakota, operated by 45-year old Jeffrey Allen Stump, North Bend, struck Kathryn Cora Springer, North Bend, at 5:32 p.m.
Citizen citation
According to an entry on the North Bend Police log for Tuesday, 2:03 p.m., “reported a vehicle driving erratically southbound Hwy. 101, stated the driver is speeding, cutting off several vehicles and passing unsafely. Officer located vehicle / conducted TRX @ California and Union in North Bend / RP wish to sign Citizen Cite.” Thirty-one year old Misty Jones, North Bend, cited for Careless Driving.
Wood & tire
A vehicle traveling over the McCullough Bridge Tuesday, 12:57 p.m., had a flat tire and was losing wood out its back. According to an entry on the North Bend Police log, “Officer respond / NBFD Chief reported vehicle is now parked at south end of bridge. Wood in Roadway. NB Street Dept. responded / removed from roadway / officer request contact Les Schwab for flat tire issue.” Fifty-eight year old Arlie Maggard identified as the operator.
Cited
One of two drivers involved in a non-injury accident at the entrance to BiMart (Public Square Shopping Center) on the 2100 block of Newmark St. in North Bend Tuesday, 12:50 p.m., was cited. According to an entry on the police log, 81-year old William B. Kessell, Reedsport, was cited for Dangerous Left Turn with Accident. His 1993 Dodge collided with a 2004 Nissan Sentra operated by 67-year old Betty J. Brandt, North Bend.
Deceased
A locksmith opened an apartment door Tuesday, 12:20 p.m., on the 3800 block of Buccaneer Lane after a North Bend Police officer responded to a Welfare Check request involving a female who “never arrived on a flight to Spokane, WA.” According to an entry on the police log, the officer entered the apartment on a “Community Caretaking” decision and found the female deceased inside. The Coos Co. Medical Examiner responded and an investigation is continuing.
Out
A 34-year old female complained to the Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, 7:39 p.m., Robertson Lane, “subject threw all victims belongings out in the yard and told her not to comeback.” Victim listed as a 28-year old female.
Drugs
According to an entry on the Coos Co. Sheriff’s log for Tuesday, 11:28 a.m., Glasgow area, Coos Bay Police officers were at a residence on the 700 block of So. 5th “with 2 juveniles ill from morphine they were given in Glasgow 2 days ago.”
WX
Rain along the South Oregon Coast today with highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s and south winds 5-10 mph. Rain tonight with lows in the mid 40s and south winds 10-15 mph. Rain likely on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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MHS Boosters
The Marshfield Booster Club meets at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, at Abby’s Pizza. Coaches and athletes will be in attendance to talk about their current sports seasons.
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Marshfield lost to host Del Norte 62-53 in a non-league boy’s basketball game at Crescent City Wednesday night in the Del Norte Rotary Classic. The Pirates were led by senior Kyle Tedder’s 22-points, followed by Cody Dew’s 10, Ty Cutting and Joey Morgan each has 7, and Evan Griffin 5. Marshfield (1-4) plays Pinole Valley at 5:30 p.m.
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Alexandra “Super” Mateski scored 17 points and Brooke Davison added 12 more as North Bend’s girls (3-1) won a non-league basketball game at Elmira Tuesday night, 44-20. The boy’s team also topped the Falcons. North Bend (3-0) beat visiting Elmira 56-47. Dalton Iveans led the Bulldogs with 14-points, while Jake Lucero had 11, plus nine-rebounds. Coach Tom Nicholls, “Still a lot of room for improvement but thought that we had a tremendous effort on the defensive end of the floor. Offensively we are seeing a lot of different looks from teams so that should play to our advantage as the season goes along.”
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Southwestern Oregon improved to 2-3 on the women’s basketball season with a win at the College of Redwoods Tournament in Eureka. Coach Mike Herbert, “We played great Monday against CR, won by 39. 67 to 28. A great defensive effort both in the press and in the half court. I was extremely pleased with the effort after coming off 2 weeks of no games. The next day we were suppose to play Cerro Coso and they decided they did not want to play so they went home. We were very disappointed and frustrated. We play again Friday at the UCC crossover at 2 pm.” The Umpqua CC Crossover tournament is in Roseburg.
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Sophomore Garrett Sim scored 19-points and Oregon improved to 5-4 with a 79-51 win at home over visiting Mississippi Valley State in men’s basketball Wednesday night in Eugene. The Ducks host Oakland Saturday night. Oregon State’s men blew a late seven-point lead and fell 63-61 at Illinois-Chicago to drop to 4-5 on the preseason. Seth Tarver scored 17-points for the Beavers. OSU hosts Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. In women’s basketball, Oregon fell 87-69 at No. 25 Georgia Tech. The Ducks (8-2) were led by Micaela Cocks’ 19-points. Oregon plays at Wyoming Sunday.
Rose Bowl tickets
Tickets to the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl game between Oregon and Ohio State are still available, but it will cost those still wanting to go more. The University of Oregon was allotted 31,786 tickets at $145 each. They’re gone! Secondary sites are now selling tickets on-line. The average price for last year’s game on-line was about $269. This year the average is already up to $391. Ticket prices during Oregon’s last Rose Bowl game in 1995 against Penn State were $48. The Rose Bowl holds about 92,000.
Rupp Wins Inaugural Bowerman Trophy
Seems only fitting that the first awarding of The Bowerman, depicting our nation’s top collegiate track and field athlete for 2009, should go to a University of Oregon graduate. The trophy was presented Wednesday night in Orlando, Florida to former Duck distance runner Galen Rupp, who attended Central Catholic High School in Portland. The top female was also honored, Jenny Barringer (Oviedo, Fla.) of Colorado. The ceremony was attended by over 1,200 people at the annual convention of the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Not only did Rupp pull off an individual double-double at the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships in 2009, he posted a new indoor American and collegiate records at 5,000 meters in running 13:18.12 at the Tyson Invitational in February. At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Rupp helped Oregon to a national team title, accounting for 22½ team points, garnering national titles at 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters and as anchor leg of the Ducks’ distance medley relay. The Bowerman was named in honor of former Duck track and field coach Bill Bowerman who led Oregon to four NCAA championships.
Blazers
The Portland Trailblazers (15-11) host the Phoenix Suns tonight in NBA basketball at the Rose Garden.
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