C M C M Y K Y K PRESIDENTIAL GATHERING KANSAS CITY IS ON THE CLOCK Bush Center opens in Dallas, A8 With the first pick in the NFL Draft ... , B1 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 THURSDAY,APRIL 25, 2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Crash leaves Barview without power I More than 2,000 customers in the dark for four hours THE WORLD COOS BAY — A one-car crash Wednesday afternoon left much of Barview and Charleston without power. Coos County dispatchers received a report of a crash at the intersection of Cape Arago Highway and Kellogg Avenue at 11:41 a.m. Arriving officers found a dark-colored sedan had crashed into a telephone pole, which broke at the base and caused an outage. Pacific Power estimated the incident left approximately 2,191 customers without power. The driver was taken from the scene by Bay Cities Ambu- lance. Traffic along Cape Arago Highway was delayed as a util- ity crew worked to reconnect the downed lines. Power was By Alysha Beck, The World restored to the Charleston area A car is towed away after crashing into a power pole on Cape Arago Highway near Barview on Wednesday afternoon. More than 2,000 people in the area were left without power by 4 p.m. because of the crash. Lawmaker pushes grandparents’ rights BY TIM NOVOTNY Char Luther is one of the identify the grandparents The World organizers for ROCK, which and make sure they know stands for Raising Our Chil- the child is in the custody of COOS BAY — The bond dren’s Kids. She says grand- DHS.” between child and grand- parents’ rights are definitely The grandparents would parent would be harder to an issue in this community. be notified of any court dissolve, under a grandpar- “Currently they have no hearings where they could ents rights bill proposed by legal rights, even if the ask to be heard before the state Rep. Wayne Krieger, R- grandparent took care of the judge. If the request is Gold Beach. child,” she said. “Even if granted, they could petition House Bill 3249 will be the they lived with them.” the judge for visitation or main topic of discussion Krieger said HB 3249 other contact. when Krieger visits Coos Bay would provide for visitation The proposed law is not on Friday. He’ll appear at a or communication by letter, intended to be a recourse in Grandparents ROCK meet- email, fax or phone, as a family feud. Courts can’t ing from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 determined by a judge. interfere with parents’ p.m. inside the Coos Bay Fire “It requires the Depart- Station on Elrod Street. ment of Human Services to SEE RIGHTS | A8 Weird Pension By Thomas Moriarty, The World cuts plan Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier examines the scene of a collision Wednesday morning at the spur road between U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 42.The crash involved a Coos County sheriff's deputy. science scaled back Crash victims remain BY JONATHAN J. COOPER The Associated Press SALEM — The Oregon House in critical condition significantly scaled back a Democ- ratic plan to raise taxes on corpo- rations and wealthy individuals BY THOMAS MORIARTY both Walle and Miller were listed in critical Wednesday after it became clear The World condition as of 7:20 a.m. The hospital that the proposal didn’t have defines a patient in critical condition as enough support to pass. COOS BAY — A sheriff’s deputy and a having vital signs that are unstable or out- Lawmakers stripped the bill of Bandon woman were in critical condition side normal limits. its controversial provisions and this morning at a Portland hospital, fol- In a press release Wednesday, Coos unanimously approved what was lowing a Wednesday crash south of Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier said left: An effort to tax corporate rev- Bay. the crash remained under investigation. enue held in off-shore accounts. Connie Walle, 58, of Bandon and Coos An Oregon State Police crash recon- Democrats had hoped to phase out County Deputy Doug Miller were flown to struction expert from Roseburg completed income tax deductions for the Oregon Health Sciences University for his investigation Wednesday. But, Frasier By Alysha Beck, The World highest-earning taxpayers and injuries sustained in a collision at the spur said investigators still needed to interview Adriana Fay, a third-grader at Kingsview Christian increase the corporate minimum road between state Highway 42 and U.S. eyewitnesses. School in North Bend, demonstrates how a piece of tax, but they couldn’t get the two Highway 101. Neither Walle or Miller had been inter- string dipped in soap repels a line of food coloring in Republican votes they’d need to The crash forced Walle’s vehicle off the viewed as of Wednesday evening because milk as fellow third-grader Hannah Folau, left, watches raise revenue. highway into a ditch and smashed Miller’s of their injuries. on Wednesday. It’s like parting the Red Sea, she said. In a separate, nearly party-line patrol car, which came to rest against a The investigation is being handled by Fay’s demonstration was part of her display for the vote, lawmakers approved a guard rail. the Oregon State Police in conjunction school’s science fair. OHSU Strategic Communications said with the Coos County Crash Team. SEE PENSION | A8 Having a ball Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 T S S E Grade school students in Coburg E A H Patrick Little, North Bend D What’s Up. A3 Comics . B4 T I gets some exercise while they are C T A E A S | Partly sunny South Coast. A3 Puzzles. B4 Obituaries A5 T still in classroom. E R N S 60/47 I D Opinion. A4 Classifieds . B5 O Page A5 F Weather | A8 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 • The World • Thursday,April 25,2013 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local 20 days for Thefts & Mischief COOS COUNTY phoned to business after insur- April 23, 3:50 a.m., woman arrest- ance wouldn’t pay a bill, 1800 Walmart ed for domestic assault,93700 block of Virginia Avenue. block of Lorain Lane. COOS BAY April 23, 7:38 a.m., suspicious robber person in area making people April 23, 8:44 a.m., unlawful nervous, 87500 block of East THE WORLD entry into a motor vehicle, 1000 Beach Loop Road. block of South Fourth Street. COOS BAY — A Coos Bay April 23, 9:36 a.m., suspicious April 23, 8:45 a.m., harassment, man was found guilty on person is back sitting in a chair Wednesday of robbing Wal- outside, 87500 block of East 1000 block of Ingersoll Avenue. mart last summer. Beach Loop Lane. April 23, 11:11 a.m., threats, 800 Curtis Randolph Pearce April 23, 11:13 a.m., stolen jigsaw block of Pacific Avenue. pleaded guilty to third- located in a pawn shop, suspect degree robbery for an Aug. 2 arrested for theft, 2600 block of April 23, 8:05 p.m., juvenile prob- incident at the Newmark Ocean Boulevard. lem, Empire Lakes. Avenue store. April 23, 11:21 a.m., three people Pearce, 22, made the plea April 23, 10:03 p.m., woman arrested at a residence on Cape in exchange for dismissal of Arago Highway in connection yelling; arrested on probation his other charges of third- violation, 2400 block of North Photo by Amy Moss Strong with a motorcycle stolen from a Beth Wood, left, owner of Bandon Mercantile, talks with chamber of commerce volunteer Terrie Loomis at degree theft, fourth-degree 16th Street. garage, 63500 block Shore Edge Bandon’s first Micro Biz Fair Wednesday afternoon at The Barn. assault, harassment and sec- Drive. ond-degree disorderly con- April 24, 12:16 a.m., prowler duct to be dismissed. April 23, 1:34 p.m., theft of under trailer, 700 block of F Third-degree robbery is a employee’s purse, 91100 block Bandon showcases its Street. Class C felony. of Cape Arago Highway. He was sentenced by Judge April 23, 1:50 p.m., menacing with April 24, 5:59 a.m., report of fire, Michael J. Gillespie to 20 a knife, 94900 block of Highway Bunker Hill. hometown offerings days in jail and two years’ 241. COQUILLE probation. He must pay April 23, 2:05 p.m., burglary to a $729.92, $49.92 of which is residence and theft of lamps, April 23, 1:05 p.m., possible crimi- BY AMY MOSS STRONG sion on those individuals restaurants, photographers, The World who regularly field questions vacation rentals, retail restitution for the robbery. 63700 block of Seven Devils nal mischief, 1100 block of North As part of his probation, Road. from visitors,”Miller said. stores, a golf course and oth- Pearce is banned from Wal- Knott Street. BANDON — Two dozen Dozens of people came to ers. mart for the next two years. April 24, 12:26 a.m., goats in the local businesses converged The Barn to check out the “I thought the event was roadway, handled, Upper Loop April 23, 1:10 p.m., hit-and-run on The Barn Wednesday fair and talk with businesses great and was good for busi- Road. accident, 100 block of North afternoon for the Bandon owners, who had tables dis- nesses,” said Angie Gonza- Birch Street. Snow? No NORTH BEND Chamber of Commerce’s playing their products, sam- les-Smith, who manages the April 23, 9:09 a.m., suspicious April 23, 1:29 p.m., theft of fire- first Micro Biz Fair.