BUSINESS SUMMIT APPROVAL RATINGS Kerry tries to reassure Asian leaders, A7 It wasn’t easy, but Broncos stay perfect, B1 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 MONDAY, OCTOBER 7,2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Slaying suspect caught BY THOMAS MORIARTY at a Bill Creek and neck. scheduled for 1:30 p.m. The World Lane resi- Smith has recent prior The case is being investigat- dence fol- felony arrests for burglary and ed by the Coos County Major COOS BAY — The suspect lowing a first-degree theft this summer. Crimes Team. in a Thursday slaying near report of a He was also arrested for Anyone with information Bandon was arrested Sunday fight. interfering with a police offi- relating to Drews’ death is afternoon by Coos County Drews was cer during a bar fight at the asked to call the Coos County sheriff’s deputies. pronounced Arcade Tavern in 2012. Sheriff’s Office at 541-396- dead on According to Coos County Coy Smith Frasier said Drews’ injuries 7800. District Attorney, deputies arrival at are believed to have been sus- Reporter Thomas Moriarty arrested Coy Daniel Smith for Southern tained in a fight, and that it can be reached at 541-269- first-degree manslaughter in Coos Hospital. doesn’t appear a weapon was 1222, ext. 240, or by email at the Oct. 3 death of William Frasier said an autopsy used. thomas.moriarty@the- Drews. conducted Saturday deter- Formal charges are expected worldlink.com. Follow him on Deputies discovered Drews mined Drews died as a result of to be filed against Smith at his Twitter: lying motionless on the ground blunt force trauma to his head arraignment Monday, which is @ThomasDMoriarty. A nose for narcotics By Lou Sennick, The World Daniel Houghtaling sets up a teepee at Octoberfish in Charleston Saturday afternoon. He had one of the entertain- ment events at the gathering at the Old Charleston School on the “Magical World of Snakes”and likes to display the teepee. Charleston celebrates Octoberfish I Event raises funds and food donations for Charleston Food Bank BY EMILY THORNTON The World CHARLESTON – The sun shined brightly on By Alysha Beck, The World those who gathered Saturday for the eighth annual Narcotics K-9 “Stormy”gets a lift from Coquille Tribal Police Officer Rob Scoville as she sniffs for methamphetamine hidden in the breaker box on the Octoberfish at the Old Charleston School. wall during a training exercise at the Kilkich community off Cape Arago Highway. The event is a fundraiser and food drive for area food banks, and name taken from Octoberfest. This year’s proceeds of about $1,400 and non-perishable food went to the Charleston Food Drug dealing forecast — Stormy Bank. Donations of “Looking around, $1 or three cans of food were encour- I think we do a BY THOMAS MORIARTY Police) the chief asked if I wanted a dog,” aged for entry into pretty good job of The World Third area detection he said. the event. Area arti- K-9 is making a dent Scoville was no stranger to the K-9 sans, musicians, supporting COOS BAY — Without her black work beat, having spent six years with patrol shops and other ourselves. harness, K-9 “Stormy” looks and acts in drug trade dog “Rex” during his time with Coos Bay volunteers donated ” much like any other young black police. time and goods to Shannon Souza Rex died less than a year after retiring Labrador retriever. the fundraiser. Co-organizer Her human partner, Coquille Tribal addresses on Wygant Road and Crocker from the force. The clasp from his old “You can’t go leash now adorns the one Scoville uses Police Officer Rob Scoville, said the Street in Coos Bay that netted multiple wrong with helping with Stormy. needy people,” said pair’s day-to-day work is just a game to arrests for methamphetamine posses- the dog. In addition to their patrol duties on Carmen Matthews, chairman of the Coos Bay sion and distribution. But to South Coast drug traffickers, tribal lands, Scoville and Stormy handle Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, which spon- Together with fellow K-9s “Buddy” at the playful 45-pound pooch is a force to cases in every corner of the county. sored the event. Other sponsors were Dutch Bros. the Coos Bay Police Department and be reckoned with. “We’re a community asset, so we’re Coffee and Star of Hope. Barely a year after the program’s “Reckless” in Bandon, Stormy is one of used by all local law enforcement,”Scov- Matthews has been a part of the event since the founding, the tribal police K-9 unit has three drug detection dogs in the hands of ille said. beginning, but this was his first year serving up his become one of local law enforcement’s South Coast law enforcement. Thursday afternoon, he and Stormy new creation — beer — from his brewery, 7 Devils. most valuable allies in the war on drugs. The rest of the police K-9s in the were working through a routine training He said he doesn’t have an opening date set yet. Counting the cases she’s worked with region are patrol dogs — typically Bel- exercise in an apartment building in the “We want to focus on advocating whatever you’re the South Coast Interagency Narcotics gian malinois or German shepherds — tribe’s Kilkich community off Cape passionate about,”Matthews said of the name of the Team in the 2012-2013 calendar year used to locate and subdue uncooperative Arago Highway. first batch of beer, Advocate. That “advocating” alone, Stormy has helped seize tens of suspects. After briefly running around the bed- includes his involvement with fundraising, he said. thousands of dollars in narcotics, Scoville has spent more than 20 years room of the vacant apartment, Stormy The Tuna Guys donated 290 pounds of seafood, firearms and stolen property. in local law enforcement, the bulk of it quickly honed in on an electrical panel including crab, shrimp, salmon and albacore tuna, On Aug. 29, the duo participated in a with the Coos Bay Police Department. series of consecutive raids at two “When I came over (to Coquille Tribal SEE STORMY | A8 SEE CHARLESTON | A8 Big ‘props’ for critical care mission at BAH BY EMILY THORNTON laboratory earlier this year. it’s “very agile and strong.” It’s The World The company had a helicop- the same type of helicopter used ter stationed at the airport until in the Red Bull aerobatic shows. COOS BAY — Emergency 2012, when it relocated it to Schindler has been in her helicopter service to Bay Area Roseburg. Helicopters remained profession since 1987, when she Hospital is close at hand once available to the hospital, but the was in the Air Force. She said again. distance was detrimental for she loves her job. Emergency Airlift, a private life-saving on the coast, said “I enjoy the contact with company that has provided air Susan Schindler, chief flight people and taking patients to ambulance service since 2003 in nurse. places to help them get better,” Southern Oregon, relocated a The airport location is also Schindler said. “I enjoy the crit- two-engine Bolkow 1055 heli- more central to other areas such ical aspect of it.” copter to Southwest Oregon as Powers and Gold Beach, said It’s critical to help patients as Regional Airport. The decision Schindler. The fact that it’s a soon as possible, agreed Dr. By Alysha Beck, The World came after the hospital added its Bolkow 1055 helps on their life- An emergency airlift team unloads equipment after taking a patient from Bay Area Hospital to new cardiac catheterization saving missions, she said, since SEE HELICOPTER | A8 Eugene recently.The emergencyairlift helicopter is stationed at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. Right 2 Dream Too Police reports . A2 Comics . A6 T S E Residents in the Pearl District in Portland are E A D What’s Up. A3 T I expressing concern for the safety of people in a Puzzles . A6 C A E S Rain likely South Coast. A3 T proposed homeless camp under a bridge. R N S 64/48 I Page A5 Opinion. A4 Sports . B1 O F Weather | A8 A2 •The World • Monday,October 7,2013 South Coast Executive Editor Larry Campbell • 541-269-1222, ext. 251 theworldlink.com/news/local Egyptian repairs nearing end Facebook comments BY TIM NOVOTNY The World Comments are selected from The World’s page on Facebook. Join the conversation at http://facebook.com/theworldnewspaper COOS BAY — The Egypt- or post a comment on http://theworldlink.com. ian Theater in downtown Coos Bay has been off-limits, The World Newspaper Coquille Tribal Police got their due to structural concerns, first K-9 only a year ago. Since Aug. 2012, “Stormy” since March of 2011. There has been responsible for recovering hundreds of thou- was, however, plenty of work sands of dollars in drugs and stolen property. going on behind the scenes. » Narcotics K-9 Stormy That work, city officials Jimmy Scoville That's my brother & his dog! believe, will soon pay-off as the structural repairs to the historic theater near com- Jennifer Hermann Trosper Rob and Stormy pletion. rock! Randy Dixon, operations superintendent with Coos Bay’s public works depart- Cindy Scoville-Gisholt Good job Rob ment, says phase one of the project is about 80-percent complete, which could allow Mike Wright Awesome the theater’s operators to get back in the building as early as January. Sandy Thayer Keep up the great work, this “The 80 percent includes county needs all the help they can get.