C M C M Y K Y K SOLHEIM CUP Wie hopes to turn season around, B4 W orld Cl New E assified mploym s ent Ra Small te Busi and S ness eason Emplo al yment Call 541-2 Valer 69-12 ie 22 ex t. 269 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 THURSDAY,AUGUST 15, 2013 McKeown Drivers injured is already looking in crash on 101 I Several other accidents Bay Rural Fire Protection District responded along with two ambu- forward tied up area traffic lances from Bay Cities, which took the injured drivers to Bay Area THE WORLD Hospital. I Freshman legislator Traffic began moving slowly in NORTH BEND — A car-versus- both directions by 11:45 a.m., but prepping for sophomore motorcycle crash just north of the by 1 p.m., troopers were respond- session McCullough Bridge was one of ing to another crash further north several that crippled Wednesday's off Wildwood Drive in Hauser. traffic along U.S. Highway 101. TripCheck reported a 20- BY TIM NOVOTNY The crash occurred at about 11 minute delay for approximately an The World a.m. when a gold Honda sedan col- hour. By Thomas Moriarty, The World lided with a motorcycle on U.S. Lt. Steve Smartt of OSP’s Coos COOS BAY — The South Coast’s ANorth Bay firefighter examines a collision-damaged sedan while emergency person- Highway 101 near the David Bay Area Command said troopers freshman legislator from District 9 nel tend to an injured motorcycle rider Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 101 Dewett Memorial Wayside. also responded to two crashes is not resting on any laurels. State near North Bend. Oregon State Police and North south of the area. Rep. Caddy McKeown is back in town and already turning her attention to the 2014 Legislative session. This week, before speaking to the Coos Bay-North Bend Rotary County facing tree issues Club, McKeown did take one moment to reflect on what was a heady first term in Salem. “It absolutely was full,” she said. “I don’t care whether you’re a freshman in high Caddy McKeown school, or a fresh- man in college, or a freshman legislator, there is a lot to learn and I was really, really lucky to have fabulous staff. I’ve worked in the public sector long enough as a board member and as a (Port) commissioner to under- stand how the system works. It’s just learning a new system, so it takes a little bit of time.” On Wednesday, Gov. John Kitzhaber gave an indication of just how full the session was when he tweeted an update announcing the signing of 66 pieces of legisla- By Emily Thornton, The World tion. That brought his total num- Coos County Forest Lands are logged in sections to maximize the amount of timber sales for the county’s budget.According to Forester Lance Morgan, this area is not an ideal ber of signatures from the 2013 place for thinning because the wind knocks down trees that are left. Legislative Assembly to 787. “Oregon is on the right track,” Kitzhaber said, noting that impor- tant steps were taken to increase Forestry tour highlights biggest needs funding for public education, improve access to health care, reduce the costs of corrections and I Seedlings, storage top ment’s cold storage unit, but BLM to invest in infrastructure. has downsized, so they now use McKeown says the highlight department’s list Pacific Evergreen’s units to store was the $6.75 billion budget for K- the young trees. 12 education, which is nearly $1 Forester Lance Morgan said the billion more than they received in BY EMILY THORNTON department was responsible for a the previous biennium. The World “Investment in education, K-12 lot more. Next on the county and for community colleges, was COOS COUNTY FOREST — The forestry’s list was getting the land enormous,” she added. “It was a Coos County Forestry Department sprayed, he said. They also had to priority for everybody going into must find a new grower for the consider what to do with an aban- this session.” 100,000 baby trees it needs to plant. doned house sitting in the middle She said two important things Among the top contenders is the of forest lands. In addition, acreage will resonate with voters from her U.S. Forest Service Nursery in Cen- with a methane gas well and district, including Southwestern tral Point but it will cost about $375 another site with the beginnings of Oregon Community College get- per 1,000 seedlings, according to a shooting range were wasting pos- ting $8 million to begin building its county officials. Timber Data Spe- sible timber sale land. health sciences building. cialist Kathy Hathaway said the “We always have to produce that “Also, we received $10 million cost was $335 per 1,000 seedlings money for the county,” he said. for reinvestment in the rail line, from their previous grower, Silver By Emily Thornton, The World “But it isn’t just about growing particularly for rail bridges for the Mountain Nursery in Sublimity. Coos County Forester Lance Morgan leads a group of Coos County Commissioners,coun- Coos Bay rail line,”she said. But they, along with many private ty officials, foresters, and loggers as well as foresters from other Oregon counties on a trees. We’ve got a lot of issues to It may be hard to believe, but companies, such as Weyerhaeuser, tour of county forest lands Wednesday.The county faces many challenges in the upcom- deal with.” the Legislature will reconvene in don’t want to deal with the coun- ing year, but stands to cash in on acres of land worth millions of dollars once logged. Reporter Emily Thornton can be just about six months, in February. ty’s “small amount,” she said. The reached at 541-269-1222, ext. 249 or But, with a one month timeline to county forestry’s budget for 2013- of the biggest ones the county store the baby trees while they were at emily.thornton@theworldlink. 2014 is about $600,000. forestry department was facing. being planted. She said they had com or on Twitter: SEE MCKEOWN | A8 Hathaway said the issue was one Another one was finding a place to used the Bureau of Land Manage- @EmilyK_Thornton. Kitzhaber signs bill to Death toll in Egypt legalize pot dispensaries skyrockets past 500 up around the state, but they’re not explicit- BY JONATHAN J. COOPER CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities on autocrat Hosni Mubarak — a grim mile- ly authorized. In some areas, authorities The Associated Press Thursday significantly raised the death stone that does not bode well for the have moved to shut them down. Elsewhere, toll from clashes the previous day between future of a nation roiled in turmoil and SALEM — Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber on police have left them alone. 1 police and supporters of the ousted divisions for the past 2 ⁄2 years. The bill gives the Oregon Health Authority Wednesday signed a bill legalizing medical Islamist president, saying more than 500 Health Ministry spokesman Khaled el- new power to run background checks, con- marijuana dispensaries, setting the stage for people died and laying bare the extent of Khateeb put the number of the injured on duct on-site safety inspections and perform the state to regulate and inspect businesses the violence that swept much of the coun- Wednesday at 3,717. financial audits. The agency will begin draft- that have operated for years in a legal gray area. try and prompted the government to Near the site of one of the smashed ing regulations for approval early next year. Oregon was one of the first states to allow declare a nationwide state of emergency encampments of ousted President “It’s vital now that the people who are the legal use of marijuana with a doctor’s and a nighttime curfew. Mohammed Morsi’s supporters in the involved in the medical marijuana program recommendation, and the state has issued The death toll, which stood at 525, eastern Nasr City district, an Associated implement this bill very responsibly to marijuana cards to 56,000 people. The law according to the latest Health Ministry Press reporter on Thursday saw dozens of ensure that patients have safe access and requires patients to grow the drug them- figures, makes Wednesday by far the blood soaked bodies stored inside a selves or designate someone to grow it for deadliest day since the 2011 popular them. Dozens of dispensaries have popped SEE KITZHABER | A8 uprising that toppled longtime ruler and SEE EGYPT | A8 Moving day Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 Dean Sherrill, Coos Bay T S S E Drought conditions force a Klamath E A H Bobby Fraser, Coos Bay D What’s Up. A3 Classifieds . C1 T I area farmer to move 1,100 head of C T A E A S Cloudy South Coast. A3 Comics . C4 T cattle to greener pastures. E R N | S 69/57 I Obituaries A5 D Opinion. A4 Puzzles. C4 O Page A5 F Weather | A8 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Thursday, August 15,2013 Y K South Coast Executive Editor Larry Campbell • 541-269-1222, ext. 251 theworldlink.com/news/local Thefts & Mischief Mark Twain COOS COUNTY fight leads to woman’s arrest for meth and a citation for Aug. 13, 6:10 a.m., criminal mis- driving while suspended, 2000 chief, 54900 block of Maple block of Newmark Avenue.