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STATE CHAMPION Marshfield standout runs away from the field, B1 See be FA low for LL SAV Your INGS Choice Event B AY AP PLIAN T HE CE & TV M AT T R STORE ESS Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2013 Blue-green algae task force to meet BY EMILY THORNTON The World NORTH BEND — Tenmile Lakes could kill you. Well, the cyanotoxins found in blue-green algae in the lake could if you are unlucky enough to come into contact with them. County officials formed a task force in May to determine the best way to clear the toxins. The levels are too high — enough to cause illness or death for humans and animals. Solutions so far include forming county ordinances or forming a district to take responsibility for the area, but no plans are finalized yet, said Nikki Zogg, administra- Task force tor for the Coos County Pub- meeting lic Health Department. The task force to com- Studies have shown that bat the blue-green algae Photos by Lou Sennick, The World decreased rainfall causes at Tenmile Lakes will Crew members from the fishing vessel Wahoo and their instructor kick up water to attract the attention of an aircraft during a training exercise in blue-green algae, which con- meet at 10 a.m. Dec. 12 at the Charleston Marina last week.The crew,along with some others,were going through two days of survival skill training with the U.S.Coast Guard. tain the toxins, to bloom the Tenmile Lakes Basin more, so the less than average Partnership Office. rain in October could con- tribute to the problem. According to the National Weather Service, there was only about 0.76 inches of rain in October, as compared Ingredients for survival to the average 4.73 inches. Though Zogg said she didn’t know whether tech- nology existed to measure whether one factor con- tributed more than another. 1,000th fisherman passes safety course According to the Florida Department of Environ- mental Protection’s website, there is no known defi- nite reason some blue-green algae contain the toxins BY EMILY THORNTON and others contain less or none. The World “Some algae is normal, but there are possible con- tributing factors that can be controlled,”Zogg said. CHARLESTON — The water was about 53 degrees Fahrenheit, but that SEE LAKESIDE | A8 didn’t stop six commercial fishermen from jumping in it — they donned sur- vival suits first. They were participating in a com- mercial fishing safety course required by the Coast Anti-U.S. protest Guard. The 1,000th draws thousands See the photo gallery at: fisherman passed theworldlink.com the course Wednesday. BY ALI AKBAR DAREINI “The class is proven to save lives,”said The Associated Press Curt Farrell, commercial fishing vessel safety coordinator for the Coast Guard. TEHRAN, Iran — Tens of thousands of demonstra- At least one member of each crew tors packed the streets Monday outside the former must pass the course in order to teach U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the biggest anti-American the others, Farrell said. The course rally in years, a show of support for hard-line oppo- includes donning survival suits, learn- nents of President Hassan Rouhani’s historic outreach ing how to right an inflatable lifeboat, to Washington. visual distress signals, abandon ship procedures, flooding control and using Such protests occur every year outside the former Coast Guard dewatering pumps. embassy compound to mark the anniversary of the Cost for the course runs between $150 1979 embassy takeover following the Islamic Revolu- and $500, but this time it was free tion. But the latest demonstration is the largest in because Alaska Marines Safety Educa- years after calls by groups such as the powerful Revo- tion Association, Englund Marine and lutionary Guard for a major showing, including chants Oregon Crab Commission sponsored it. Mark Acord quickly puts on his water survival suit on the dock in Charleston Wednesday. He was of “death to America” that some of Rouhani’s backers The course is offered once or twice a year one of the people going through survival skills training and certification. have urged halted. in Charleston, depending on demand. The crowds also send a message to Iran’s Supreme Mark Acord was deemed the 1,000th Wahoo, which travels the coast of Reporter Emily Thornton can be Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who cautiously has fisherman to pass the course by luck of Washington and Oregon. reached at 541-269-1222, ext. 249 or at backed Rouhani’s overtures to the U.S. and efforts to the draw, said Mike Rudolph, one of the “I wanted to learn how to give a [email protected] or instructors. He is aboard the vessel proper drill,”Acord said. on Twitter: @EmilyK_Thornton. SEE IRAN | A8 Legislative prayer gets Supreme Court review BY MARK SHERMAN 1983, when the justices said that an with Justice Samuel Alito in 2006, makers and state officials are hop- to avoid the costs and hazards of The Associated Press opening prayer is part of the the court has been more open to ing for, and it’s what liberal interest litigation,” said 85 members of nation’s fabric and not a violation religion in public life. The case may groups fear. The issue extends well Congress, almost all Republicans, WASHINGTON— The Supreme of the First Amendment. serve as a test of the ongoing via- beyond prayer and could affect in a court filing. Court, which asks for God’s pro- But the federal appeals court in bility of the decision in the 1983 holiday displays, aid to religious Among the examples of confu- tection before every public session, New York held that the town case, Marsh v. Chambers. schools, Ten Commandments sion cited are the court’s twin rul- will settle a dispute over prayer in crossed a line and violated the But it also could have an even markers and memorial crosses. ings on a single day in 2005 that the halls of government. Constitution by opening nearly broader impact, giving conserva- The Supreme Court “has issued upheld a Ten Commandments The case being argued at the every meeting over an 11-year span tive justices the opportunity to jet- a series of narrowly divided and monument on the grounds of the court Wednesday involves prayers with prayers that stressed Chris- tison legal rules that have tended to splintered decisions that have con- Texas state capitol in Austin, yet said at the start of town council tianity. rein in religious expression in the fused the lower courts, baffled the declared unconstitutional a display meetings in Greece, N.Y., a Under Chief Justice John public square. public and incentivized govern- in the McCreary County court- Rochester suburb. 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Boardwalk. continues 10th Street and Juniper Avenue. Nov. 2, 1:50 a.m., assault, 47000 Nov. 2, 11:53 a.m., theft, 500 Nov. 1, 2:50 p.m., unlawful entry Nov. 1, 11:38 p.m., dispute, 500 block of U.S. Highway 101, Ban- block of North Central Boule- Nov. 1, 10:07 a.m., criminal tres- to a motor vehicle, 1100 block block of Central Avenue. vard. enrollment pass, 1200 block of North 14th don. Street. of South 10th Street. Nov. 2, 7:17 a.m., disorderly con- Nov. 2, 10:16 a.m., dispute, Nov. 2, 5:25 p.m., man arrested duct, 924 Crocker Street.