C M C M Y K Y K MILLERS SPOIL MHS HOMECOMING, B1 TV LISTINGS D4 brought to you by Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2012 theworldlink.com I $1.50 Theft spree ends with conviction BY TYLER RICHARDSON Hughes said Banister helped steal The burglaries, which happened The World thousands of dollars worth of between Sept. and Nov. 2011, all expensive tools, engines, tractors occurred in the Bandon area. Banis- A Bandon man was convicted of and other items during the burgla- ter stole the items to scrap and make five felonies Friday in connection ries. The victims were able to recov- a profit. with a string of thefts last year. er some of their items on Banister’s “I’m not going to say this isn’t a “I am extremely satisfied with property after police searched it confusing case with a lot of victims the verdict,” Coos County Deputy multiple times. and a lot of stolen property,”Hugh- District Attorney Ryan Hughes said. Banister was on trial for seven es told the jury Thursday. “Pay “Law enforcement put in a lot of felonies, including three counts of attention to where the property work in this confusing case.” second-degree burglary, three starts to pop up.” Five witnesses took the stand counts of first-degree theft and The first witness to testify, Thursday and testified they recov- aggravated first-degree theft. He By Alysha Beck, The World ered items stolen from their proper- was acquitted on two counts of sec- Shane Banister’s two-day trial began Thursday at the Coos County Courthouse in ties at Shane M. Banister’s house. ond-degree burglary. SEE BANISTER | A8 Coquille. Banister is charged with seven felonies, including burglary and theft. Coal debate chugs ahead Paper: No conflict of interest I As candidate leaves mayoral race, questions arise for Coquille paper BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE The World COQUILLE — A candidate for mayor of Coquille has dropped out of the race, leaving unop- posed a candidate with close ties to the town’s weekly newspaper. Councilor Linda Short says her exit was not spurred by a decision by The Sentinel to reject her political advertisement last week. “I just kind of feel I can serve Coquille better by being a Coquille city councilor,”she said. Jean Ivey, owner and editor of The Sentinel, wouldn’t confirm whether she had refused to place an advertisement for Short. But she said she has had a contentious rela- By Dylan Brown, Helena Independent Record tionship with A coal train comes around a corner alongside Austin Road in Helena, Montana. On Monday, the Eugene City Council will decide whether to pass a resolution formally oppos- Short for several Linda Short ing a coal export terminal in Coos Bay. If a terminal existed, coal trains from Montana would pass through the city on their way to Coos Bay. years. Last Coquille October, she city councilor canceled Short’s subscription to The Sentinel. Eugene to hear protesters, supporters “She is the only person I have ever dropped a subscription for,” she said. “I sent her money back. I Port of Coos Bay She will never have a Sentinel Participate live again.” representatives will The Eugene City Council’s meeting will Ivey added that the newspaper present the case for coal begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Bascom- has no conflict of interest, even Tykeson Room of the Eugene Public though Short’s former opponent, Library, 100 W. 10th Ave. Matt Rowe, is a freelance con- BY JESSIE HIGGINS A World reporter will report live from tributor for The Sentinel. The World the meeting. Head to “Do you think it’s a conflict of www.theworldlink.com at 5:30 p.m. to interest that the mayor of Bandon The battle lines in the coal export read live coverage, take polls and view is the editor the Myrtle Point debate have been drawn. footage related to the meeting. Herald?” she said. One side says exporting coal to Asia could be the West Coast’s eco- nomic salvation. The other side says Climate Solutions, a non profit SEE SHORT | A6 it will ruin our planet and devastate environmental organization. our health. “There is a whole range of issues On Monday, the coal debate will that are getting communities and A tangle of news and make a brief stop in Eugene. groups and leaders concerned about politics in Coquille The city council there is consid- this,”said Ross Macfarlane, a senior By Eliza Wiley, Helena Independent Record adviser for Climate Solutions, who ering a resolution that would for- A coal train moving east bound crosses Benton Avenue near Sunhaven subdivision in I Jean Ivey, Sentinel owner and editor mally oppose coal trains passing will be presenting at Monday’s — Donated $1,500 to Commissioner Bob Helena, Mont., as the work day ends. More than half of the respondents to a Helena council meeting. Main’s re-election campaign in April. through the town on their way to a Citizens Council survey on a quiet zone in the city described noise from trains as a “The Coos Bay proposal does not I Sharon Waterman, Sentinel free- proposed coal export terminal in “quality of life issue.” Coos Bay. The resolution cites exist in isolation,”he said. We can’t lancer — Waterman and her husband have health and safety risks posed by the continue relying on “the world’s donated $2,200 to Commissioner Bob Main’s re-election campaign this year. coal trains, which provide minimal Pacific Northwest. The resolutions Four groups will give presenta- dirtiest and most carbon intensive I Matt Rowe, Sentinel freelancer and economic benefit to the city. have no legal weight, but the cities tions at Monday’s meeting: the Ore- fuel.” former editor — Coquille mayoral candi- Dozens of other cities along pro- hope they will pressure federal gon International Port of Coos Bay; There are three proposed coal export terminals in Oregon — date. Received $1,500 from Commissioner posed coal train routes have passed agencies. the South Coast Regional Solutions Bob Main for political consulting in May. similar resolutions calling for a Before Eugene decides on its res- Committee, a job-creation advisory including one in Coos Bay — and I Dian Courtright, photographer — comprehensive study on how olution, the council wants to hear group to the governor; the Physi- Coquille City Council candidate. exporting coal to Asia will affect the from both sides of the debate. cians for Social Responsibility; and SEE COUNCIL | A8 James Cahill, Coos Bay Andrew Meier, West Lynn Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 Michaeline Keller, Coquille T S S James McWilliam, Myrtle Point E Chance of rain A H Heather Williams, Eugene D South Coast. A3 Comics . C5 Margaret Roghair, North Bend I C T Earle Likens, Coquille 60/41 E A S Opinion. A4 Classifieds . C6 Dale Likens, Coquille Weather | A8 E R N Harold Householder, Reedsport Ruth Harrison, Harbor I D Nation. A7 Puzzles. C8 O Bobby Cole, Lebanon Obituaries | A5 F C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Saturday, October 6,2012 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local A little off the top Let the games begin The Associated Press By Lou Sennick, The World Members of the U.S. team, including Maddie Cutts, Krista Nakamura and Reilly Meehan from Oregon Ian Ciccarelli cleans up the awning in front of his North Bend restaruant Tuesday morning under the sun- Coast Culinary Institute, smile prior the opening ceremony of the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, shine. He said he cleans it up twice a year, but had to wait for its fall cleaning while the dust from the new on Friday.About 1,600 chefs and pastry chefs and their support teams from 50 countries transform the sidewalk construction was finished. fairgrounds into a platform of the finest culinary art for the next five days. Thefts & Mischief COOS BAY block of South Seventh Street. Oct. 2, 12:59 p.m., criminal tres- block of Michigan Avenue. Oct. 2, 5:44 p.m., criminal tres- Oct. 2, 8:34 p.m., arrest for mis- pass, 1100 block of Central Oct. 2, 7:40 a.m., theft, 700 block Oct. 2, 9:55 a.m., dispute, 700 Oct. 2, 1:45 p.m., dispute, 1700 pass, 100 block of South Sev- use of 911, 200 block of Second of F Street. block of Ferguson Avenue. Avenue. block of Pennsylvania Avenue. enth Street. Avenue. Oct. 2, 7:51 a.m., criminal mis- Oct. 2, 12:05 p.m., criminal tres- Oct. 2, 1:06 p.m., criminal tres- Oct. 2, 3:23 p.m., theft of mail, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m., criminal tres- Oct. 3, 2:05 a.m., dispute, 1300 chief, 900 block of South 11th pass, 200 block of Kruse Avenue. pass, 1400 block of Lakeshore 200 block of North Wall Street. pass, 400 block of South Was- block of Seagate Avenue. Drive. Street. Oct. 2, 12:42 p.m., theft, 800 Oct. 2, 4:26 p.m., theft, 100 block son Street. Oct. 3, 7:43 a.m., arrest on Mon- Oct. 2, 8:15 a.m., assault, 1000 block of South Broadway Street. Oct. 2, 1:23 p.m., disorderly conduct, of South Seventh Street. Oct. 2, 7:37 p.m., theft of cell tana warrant for failure to block of West Ingersoll Avenue. Oct. 2, 12:52 p.m., harassment, 800 block of South Broadway.