C M C M Y K Y K BRITISH INVASION DOWN BUT NOT OUT England’s Rose wins U.S. Open, B1 Hot spots still threaten more Colorado homes, A7 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 MONDAY,JUNE 17,2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Attack, arson leave three dead THE WORLD but Frasier said they are believed to er said. Oregon State Police stopped be those of the home’s residents, the vehicle at milepost 71 of state BRIDGE — A Coos County man is Renae Cottam, 73, and his wife, Lola To Myrtle Point Nelson and Cottam Highway 42 in Douglas County at in jail on murder charges, after three Cottam, also 73. Homes about 10:15 p.m. Saturday. They bodies were found Saturday inside All three victims are believed to 42 arrested Nelson, who was alone in two burned homes near Bridge. have been killed before the fires were Site Of the vehicle. Edward Lawrence Nelson, 65, set. In a second news release, Frasier who lives at 52335 Big Creek Road, is In a news release Sunday, Frasier Triple said the on-scene investigation at Bridge being held in the Coos County Jail said authorities received a 911 call Edward Nelson Homicide the Nelson home was completed on three counts of aggravated mur- about 8:45 Saturday night reporting 42 Sunday, but the investigation at the Arrested der and three counts of arson, a fire at Nelson’s residence, which is Cottam home was continuing. He according to Coos County District located about three miles northeast said officials hoped to finish investi- Attorney R. Paul Frasier. of Bridge in eastern Coos County. ally. It started in the back of the res- “basically destroyed,” Frasier gating that scene Sunday as well, The body of Nelson’s wife, 59- Police responding to the scene idence and did not cause extensive reported. Both fires also appear to but continuing hot spots from the year-old Kathleen Nelson, was found Kathleen Nelson’s body damage. have been set intentionally. fire may delay investigators. found at their home. Two other inside. While on the scene, officers Investigators found two bodies Fire departments from Bridge, bodies were found in a neighboring Preliminary investigation indi- found that a house and outbuilding inside, believed to be the Cottams. Myrtle Point and Coos Forest Patrol home at 52457 Big Creek Road. The cates she died “as the result of next door also were on fire. The out- Based on information from wit- responded to the fires. The Coos bodies could not be positively iden- homicidal violence.” Investigators building was extinguished quickly, nesses, police quickly identified a say the fire likely was set intention- but the house was fully engulfed and suspect and a suspect vehicle, Frasi- tified yet because of their condition, SEE HOMICIDE | A8 A race to remember Could science Prizes and grow organs? NEW YORK (AP) — By a laboratory, using cells poignancy the time 10-year-old Sarah from her own bone marrow. Murnaghan finally got a Today the 5-year-old sings, pack event lung transplant last week, dances and dreams of she’d been waiting for becoming a firefighter — BY GEORGE ARTSITAS months, and her parents had and a doctor. The World sued to give her a better shot Growing lungs and other at surgery. organs for transplant is still COOS BAY — Amazing? Her cystic fibrosis was in the future, but scientists “Not So” fast. threatening her life, and her are working toward that The Women’s Safety and case spurred a debate on goal. In North Carolina, a 3- Resource Center’s third how to allocate donor D printer builds prototype annual Not So Amazing organs. Lungs and other kidneys. In several labs, sci- Race was held all over Coos organs for transplant are entists study how to build County on Saturday. Six scarce. on the internal scaffolding teams competed for mystery But what if there were of hearts, lungs, livers and prizes while learning valu- another way? What if you kidneys of people and pigs able lessons about how to could grow a custom-made to make custom-made deal with domestic vio- organ in a lab? implants. lence. It sounds incredible. But Here’s the dream sce- The Not So Amazing just a three-hour drive from nario: A patient donates Race raised $6,000, and race the Philadelphia hospital cells, either from a biopsy or committee leader Tim where Sarah got her trans- maybe just a blood draw. A Edingfield said the sponsors plant, another little girl is lab uses them, or cells made are still coming in and con- benefiting from just that from them, to seed onto a tributing to the cause. sort of technology. Two scaffold that’s shaped like “Domestic violence is a years ago, Angela Irizarry of the organ he needs. Then, hard topic for a lot of people Lewisburg, Pa., needed a says Dr. Harald Ott of to talk about,” Edingfield crucial blood vessel. said, a survivor of abuse Researchers built her one in himself. “If more people SEE ORGANS | A8 were able to step up and say their mind ... then we would be able to make this com- Immigration may munity a better place.” The race is based on the CBS television show “The hold key for GOP Amazing Race” and lasted about eight hours, with teams racing from Lakeside WASHINGTON (AP) — have a vote from the full to Millington. Republicans’ hopes to Senate by July 4. A timeline Photos by Lou Sennick, The World reclaim the White House in for a House proposal is less The big difference A blindfolded Sky Muller rides a zip line Saturday afternoon during one of the stops for the Not So between this race and the the 2016 elections hinge on certain, although leaders Amazing Race. Below, Heather Arzie, left, and Hannah McNally compete in an obstacle course set up whether they support — or say they are working on one on network television — at the Boys and Girls Club. Muller and Katie LaSalle won the overall competition, which was a other than the national sabotage — the immigration plans that more closely fol- fundraiser for the Women’s Safety and Resource Center. audience and $1 million pay overhaul being debated in low conservatives’ wish list. day to the winner — is that the Senate, two lawmakers The Senate last week there’s a built in educational who helped write the pro- overcame a procedural hur- component to each leg that posal warn. dle in moving forward on raises awareness of domes- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- the first immigration over- tic violence. S.C., on Sunday told con- haul in a generation. Law- “It’s such a huge com- servatives who are trying to makers from both parties munity issue,” said Wendy block the measure that they voted to begin formal Coppenfield of the Women’s will doom the party and all debate on a proposal that Safety and Resource Center. but guarantee a Democrat would give an estimated 11 “Anything that points out will remain in the White million immigrants in the the fact the Women’s Safety House after 2016’s election. U.S. illegally a long and dif- and Resource Center is Sen. Robert Menendez, D- ficult path to citizenship. serving over 2,500 women, N.J., went a step further and The Senate legislation children and men in one predicted “there’ll never be also creates a low-skilled year is really worthwhile.” a road to the White House guest-worker program, The winners of the race for the Republican Party” if expands the number of were Sky Muller and Katie immigration overhaul fails visas available for high-tech LaSalle of the Yellow Team, to pass. workers and de-emphasizes The Senate is moving family ties in the system for forward with an overhaul SEE RACE | A8 and appears to be on track to SEE GOP | A8 A new start Police reports . A2 Comics . B4 T S S E T H A H William Pennington, Lakeside S D What’s Up. A2 Sports . B1 T After some tough times, I C T A Velia DeNatale, North Bend U E A S ORCCA is ready to party. Chance showers South Coast. A3 Nation............A6 O O E R N C 66/54 | S I Obituaries A5 D Opinion. A4 Puzzles. B4 Page A2 O F Weather | A8 WE CAN DELIVER YOUR Need to sell your vehicle? MESSAGE OVER 71,000 TIMES! Call Valerie Today! 541-267-6278 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Monday, June 17,2013 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Thefts & ORCCA welcomes era of openness Mischief BY EMILY THORNTON TODAY COOS BAY The World Party time Author Night “Fantasy/Sci- June 14, 10:08 a.m., criminal mis- ORCCA will hold a block party to ence Fiction” 7 p.m. Ban- chief, 1000 block of Eighth COOS BAY — The party is celebrate the organizational don Public Library Sprague Street. starting after some rough changes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Room, 1204 11th St. SW, times for Oregon Coast Com- Bandon. Refreshments June 14, 10:19 a.m., unlawful June 22 at its new campus, located munity Action. at 225 LaClair Ave., Coos Bay. The served. 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