C M C M Y K Y K CALL TO CREATIVITY COAST CLASSIC Investors’ group can jump-start projects, C1 Big tournament continues today, B1 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2012 theworldlink.com I $1.50 There’s money in those buildings built several decades later than most Oregon Buildings in North Bend qualify for North Bend could towns. the National Historic Register Gill has identified six buildings in the Odd Fellows Building immediate downtown area that qualify for a North Bend profit from its City Hall 1923 spot on the National Register of Historic Places. Most of them were built in the 1920s. 1939 Connecticut Ave. historic structures The downtown has “some great buildings that show the 1920s art deco thing,” Gill BY JESSIE HIGGINS said. “My favorite of all of them is the old ice The World cream plant on Sheridan.” That is, the former Cutlip’s Ice Cream y California Ave. a NORTH BEND — Downtown North Plant at 2105 Sheridan Ave. B . Coos County Annex . s e Bend’s story is different from most Oregon To qualify for the national register, a build- e v o v A Citizens Former Keizer Hospital o A towns. ing has to be at least 50 years old and have no C Building n 1925 n a a The Willamette Valley was settled in the significant remodeling done, Gill said. Build- d m i r r 1909 e e h late 1800s, as pioneers from the Oregon trail ings on the national register qualify for tax h S S found ideal spots for homes, farms and towns. incentives to improve the structure. Virginia Ave. e v But not North Bend. “It can be good for a town to say,‘We have . A e v . North Bend was built because of its access a bunch of properties listed on the national A e e n v v o A A s r to a deep water port. It has always been register,’”Gill said. “It’s an honorific thing.” n e o i r r h n o o Photos by Lou Sennick o P somewhat disconnected from the valley,said It could also better qualify the town for b b b U c r r a Graphic by Jeff Trionfante M Kuri Gill, the grants and outreach coordina- some state and federal grants. H Washington Ave. tor at Oregon Heritage, a state office that The city of North Bend is recruiting citi- 1924 recently completed a historical survey of zens to form a Heritage Commission of . e . v e North Bend. North Bend that will pursue historic preser- A v A n n “North Bend’s connection was to places vation opportunities in downtown. o o n t t a n n 1924 a a on the water,”Gill said. “In some ways, it had A host of state grants for town history m t t r S S e h more connection to San education will become S Francisco than to Portland.” available February 2013, North Bend For the purposes of Gill’s and towns need heritage Historic District survey, this means one cru- Little Theater on the Bay Former Cutlip’s cial thing: North Bend was SEE BUILDINGS | A10 Former Liberty Theater Ice Cream Plant Coos Historical and Maritime Museum photos, from left: How North Bend City Hall: they #009-16.5761 Keizer Hospital: looked #986-N591 then: Liberty Theater: #986-N#4C “I think (candidates) come with good intentions Donations to South Crime team about what would make the state a better place and Coast candidates looks into death I don’t think the money influences them.” Bold indicates winner Arnie Roblan, State senator-elect Federal in Charleston Art Robinson BY TYLER RICHARDSON Dollar$ for democracy $1,566,585 The World CHARLESTON — Some mystery still Peter DeFazio Advocates battle over campaign finance system $1,247,225 surrounds the death of a Portland man whose body was discovered in the bay last BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE you start putting commas between the week. The Coos County Major Crimes Team is The World numbers, a thousand dollars or some- State thing like that, you’re looking at it as an investigating Michael Edwards McInroe’s It’s a system disapproved by aca- investment,”he said. death to determine if it was accidental or a demics, detested by political consult- Roblan rejects the idea he has been Arnie Roblan homicide. $918,157 ants and openly scorned in public influenced. He says groups back him Coos County District Attorney Paul opinion polls. because they support his track record. Frasier said McInroe had a head injury, but he couldn’t say if it caused his death. And yet, each elec- However, he agrees Scott Roberts tion, the cash flows. that that he spent more $557,455 “I know he had some sort of head injury, State candidates on “To believe that to money than he would but exactly what, where and (the) severity Oregon’s South Coast have liked this elec- has not been given to me,”Frasier said. be true, you have Caddy McKeown McInroe was found floating in the bay amassed nearly $2 mil- tion. $300,356 lion dollars during this “It seems like an to believe that SEE CHARLESTON | A10 campaign cycle. awful lot of money to Nancy Brouhard Records show most of it people who spend for a position $26,889 came from interest that pays $23,000 a Jeff Kruse groups. receive large gifts year,”he said. $107,958 Crab season is In one of the state’s Roblan says he is Eldon Rollins most expensive battles, from strangers feel open to campaign $458 Arnie Roblan, D-Coos finance reform. He still on hold no obligation in Wayne Krieger Bay, spent $840,000 to expects reform bills to $56,045 defeat Republican Scott return. And that’s be proposed this year Jim Klahr THE WORLD Roberts for state senate. not in accordance in the Legislature, as $1,803 Less than 3 percent of they are most years. Coos County CHARLESTON — Crab fishermen and Roblan’s funds came But reform, with human Fred Messerle fish processors have postponed their annu- from people who gave attempted several $31,095 al price negotiations until state officials donations smaller than nature.” times in Oregon, faces Bob Main decide when they will open the commercial $250. key hurdles: Oregon’s John Sweet $23,680 crab season. Nick Nyhart Larry Makinson, a constitution may need $16,400 The season is set to open annually Dec. 1, President of Public Campaign former director of the to be amended. Com- Tim Bishop but the Oregon Department of Fish and $4,053 Melissa Cribbins Center for Responsive pounding matters, Wildlife postponed the start date at least 15 Politics, says that’s a some lawmakers are $13,085 Don Gurney days to give West Coast crab enough time to problem. While influ- skeptical that there’s a $11,700 fill with meat. ence peddling is more commonly per- problem in the first place. The state office said Oregon crab are now ceived at the federal level, state races “If you want to change the system, SOURCE: Oregon Secretary of State, Jan. 1, 2011 to Oct. 17, 2012. meaty enough to begin fishing, but Oregon are just as susceptible. By Daniel Simmons-Ritchie and Jeff Trionfante “Once you start writing checks and SEE DOLLARS | A10 SEE CRAB | A10 Harold Martindale, Kent. Wash. Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 Sandie Driver, Coos Bay T S S John Moore, Coos Bay E A H Sadra Larson, Coos Bay D What’s Up . Go Comics. C5 Ralph Richmond, Coos Bay I C T Barbara McNally, Gresham E A S South Coast. A3 Puzzles. C5 Frank Ford, Coos Bay Chance of rain E R N Wanda Green, Coos Bay | 51/39 I Obituaries A5 D Opinion. A4 Classifieds . C6 O Clifford Burnam, Bandon F Weather | A10 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Saturday, December 8,2012 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Pets of the Week W.B. sewer rate will increase BY SARAH HAASE About six months ago, the pleasures during the meeting a couple of years,” said Simi The World district voted to refinance a held at the community center. Hoover, owner of Discovery loan and ultimately shortened Some questioned where the $1 Point RV Park. “We’re all WINCHESTER BAY — the length of the loan by 10 million in savings is. Daven- working harder for less. It’s Business owners and resi- years, saving about $1 million port and Board President really what the whole country dents will see a 10 percent in interest. Initially, the board Debbie Ludwig said the sav- is doing right now. We can’t increase in their sewer bills said they hoped the refinance ings comes through the length get our system working a little beginning July 1 and then a 6 would enable them to lower of the loan. harder for less right now? It’s percent increase in 2014. rates, but after soliciting help “We were hoping we could really frustrating.” On Nov.29, the Winchester from engineer Walt Meyer,the see a rate reduction ... howev- Elsa Minnie Cooper Money to replace equip- Bay Sanitary Board held a district found that lowering er the evaluation did not yield ment is the most important public meeting to inform dis- Pacific Cove Humane Society rates was not in the best inter- such good news,” Davenport fund a district can have, trict users why the increase is est of the district.