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C M C M Y K Y K HEAT RISING KIDS AND CHEMICALS Miami forces Game 7 in NBA finals, B1 Oregon may track toxic toys, A3 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 WEDNESDAY,JUNE 19, 2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Remembering Kristian Community mourns child who drowned BY EMILY THORNTON board at Upper Empire Lakes the American Cancer Society’s lar video game Minecraft. The World near John Topits Park. His Relay for Life on Saturday. The Croy family’s tragic loss brother, Jordan, also was play- “He was a sweet little kid,” has spurred an outpouring of COOS BAY — Kristian Croy ing on the boogie board, said Karen Gannon, divisional support from the community, was a much-loved child, brim- according to Stan Gibson, Coos council member for Relay for both online and throughout ming with excitement for life. Bay Fire Department chief. Life. Kristian had participated the Bay Area. “He was active in church,” Kristian couldn’t swim, but his in the relay for the past three Community members said Ben Umbel, associate pas- brother could. An onlooker years. flooded Facebook with condo- tor at Bay Area Church of the also swam out to help Jordan, Kristian was also a member lences and words of support Nazarene, where Kristian Gibson said. of Awanas and was “very faith- since Monday evening. The Croy’s family attends. Kristian was homeschooled, ful in attending church,” Bay Area Church of the “He played basketball. He but had plenty of friends, Umbel said. “He participated Nazarene also held a grief sup- enjoyed being outside. He Umbel said. “A lot of people in Easter musicals and Christ- port meeting with free coun- often wouldn’t wear shoes. He who knew him loved him.” mas plays.” seling Tuesday night. loved to be barefoot.” Kristian, Jordan and their The youngster enjoyed Kristian, 8, drowned Mon- mother, Leann, had been look- playing with Legos and watch- Contributed photo day after he fell off a boogie ing forward to participating in ing his brother play the popu- SEE KRISTIAN | A8 Kristian Croy, 8, is remembered as ‘a sweet little kid.’ Suspect Senators back timber county aid Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said legislation, the lands in western $100 million. Companion bill the two bills are part of his effort Oregon that were protected in the Secure Rural Schools was first admits to solve the funding crisis for Oregon Treasures bill are going to enacted in 2000, and has now would protect Oregon timber counties, which be part of the balance that is going expired, with final payments are struggling to finance law to be struck in the division of going out early this year. The idea more wilderness enforcement, and other services, lands between conservation and was to make up for the timber killing 3 in the wake of expired subsidies harvest lands,” Wyden said in a revenues that counties lost when GRANTS PASS (AP) — A U. S. and voter reluctance to increase statement. national forests cut back logging Senate committee Tuesday taxes. Still to come is some way to One bill would extend federal by 90 percent to protect fish, But statement endorsed legislation to extend increase timber harvests on what subsidies to timber counties wildlife and clean water. federal subsidies for timber are known as the O&C lands in nationwide, known as the Secure The other would create two gives no clue counties one more year, and to Western Oregon as a permanent Rural Schools Act, though at a 5 new wilderness areas in Central protect more wilderness and funding solution for the counties. percent lower rate than before. “As we go forward on the O&C Oregon’s share would be about about motive wild rivers in Oregon. SEE TIMBER | A8 FROM LOCAL AND WIRE REPORTS COQUILLE — An affidavit filed Officers of the future by a sheriff’s deputy in last week- end’s triple homicide in Coos County says a 65-year-old man told officers he shot and killed his wife and two neighbors and then set fire to the two houses. But there is no word on why he did it. Edward Lawrence Nelson, 65, of Bridge is Edward Nelson being held on $6 Suspect million bail. He was arraigned Monday on charges of aggravated murder and arson. His lawyer, Geoffrey Gokey,did not respond to telephone calls from The Associated Press for comment. The probable cause statement filed by Deputy Sean Sanborn in Coos County Circuit Court says a neighbor passing by saw Nelson’s pickup driving from the burning houses Saturday. State troopers pulled the truck over a short time later driving east on state Highway 42. Asked if he knew why he had been pulled over, the affidavit says Nelson said yes, but didn’t want to talk about it. Later, after being taken to the By Lou Sennick, The World Three U.S. Coast Guard cadets learn some cold-water safety skills Tuesday afternoon in Charleston.The three attend the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut and are Coos County Sheriff’s Office, Nelson indicated he would talk spending sixweeks with the Charleston Motor Lifeboat Station,learning skills to become officers.The three bobbing in the water are Samantha Corcoran from Allentown, after being advised of his Miranda Penn.; Connie Chung from Los Alamitos, Calif,; and Hayden Hughes, Charlotte, NC. rights, the affidavit said. “In that conversation, Mr. Nelson confessed that he shot and killed Renae and Lola Cottam and Anti-bullying group praises CB, Powers his wife Kathleen Nelson,” the affidavit said. An autopsy completed Tuesday THE WORLD Coalition assigned the districts’ the district hasn’t updated its ate standardized procedures for confirmed Kathleen Nelson had “gold star” distinction in its 2013 school policies to comply with the dealing with bullying and harass- died from being shot with a gun. COOS BAY — An Oregon anti- report. Districts listed under that Oregon Safe Schools Act and didn’t ment. Investigators still could not make a bullying nonprofit says the Coos classification explicitly identify expressly protect gender identity Coquille School District also positive identification of the bod- Bay and Powers school districts are gender identity and gender expres- or gender expression. received a silver star rating. Myrtle ies found in the Cottams’ home among the state’s top performers sion as protected classifications in The 2009 law created specific Point received a bronze star, indi- due to the fire set there. when it comes to protecting les- school rules. state definitions of bullying, cyber- cating it was in compliance with “He also admitted that he had bian, gay, bisexual and transgender North Bend School District bullying and intimidation. It also state law but did not directly set all three structures described students. trailed with a “bronze star” rating requires schools to define protected address gender expression or gen- The Oregon Safe Schools — which the coalition says means classes within school rules and cre- der identity in its conduct rules. SEE HOMICIDE | A8 George Burnette, North Bend College money Police reports . A2 Comics . A6 T N S S Linda Pool, Reedsport E Budget deal would help A O H D What’s Up. A2 Dear Abby . A5 Elinor Queen, Coquille I Oregon’s colleges and C T G E A S South Coast. A3 Sports . B1 Kristian Croy, Coos Bay E universities. Showers E R R N Josephe Montgomery, Port Orford 61/50 I State News | A3 D O Opinion. A4 Puzzles . A6 | O Obituaries A5 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 • Wednesday, June 19,2013 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Mascot bill stalls near session end TODAY BY STEVE LINDSLEY House Committee on Rules, where it members of the House. margin to the Senate, he thinks Coos Bay Farmers Market 9 The World now sits. “What he wants in the bill,”Kruse Kitzhaber would be hard pressed to a.m. to 3 p.m., Downtown “Actually,if that bill, in its original said, “is to ban all ‘generic’ Indian veto it. Coos Bay on Central Avenue. SALEM — The sponsor of a bill form, would come to the floor of the names. So, for example, Indians Kruse said much work has gone that would allow some school dis- house it would pass,” Kruse said. couldn’t be used. Braves couldn’t be into “government-to-government Port of Umpqua 100th Birth- tricts to keep their Native American “Obviously, it passed the Senate 24- used. In Roseburg, we would have to relationships with the tribes” in day Celebration 1 p.m., Port mascots bill is not confident it will 4.” call ourselves the Cow Creek Indi- Kitzhaber’s first two terms. of Umpqua annex building, 1841 Winchester Ave., make it through the current session. He said he put a lot of work into ans, or something like that, to com- “Quite honestly,” Kruse said, “I Reedsport. 541-271-2232 “At this point, I’m not,” said Ore- the bill. ply with what he wants, which is think the governor’s position on this gon state Sen. Jeff Kruse, R-Roseburg. “I worked with the tribes and the beyond silly.” takes the relationship backward.” Summer Reading Skate He saw Senate Bill 215 easily pass school boards to get the language the The bill has not been scheduled With the 2013 legislative session Party in Coquille 4-5:30 in the Senate, 24-4, on April 10.