Me-OUCH! Overwhelms Coos County Company How Many Cats? a Pair of Cats Can Potentially Produce 420,000 Kittens in Cuts 31 Seven Years
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C M C M Y K Y K Civil War TV LISTINGS D4 brought to you by Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 theworldlink.com I $1.50 Feral feline overpopulation Mining Me-OUCH! overwhelms Coos County company How many cats? A pair of cats can potentially produce 420,000 kittens in cuts 31 seven years. local jobs I ORC hit by fiscal First year If two cats produce 12 kittens a year then: woes of China, E.U. BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE The World Coos County’s biggest mining company cut 31 workers Thursday morning in the face of global eco- Second year Those 12 cats can produce 72 kittens. nomic headwinds and slowing demand for minerals. Oregon Resources Corp. says it will cut its chromite mining opera- tion from seven days per week to four. By Jessie Higgins, The World Wayne Knott, chief executive of A cat waits in a kennel for its turn to be neutered at the S/Nipped clinic Wednesday. ORC’s parent company, IDM Inter- national, said it was a reluctantly made decision spurred by slowing growth in China and economic Cat-astrophe in the making uncertainty in Europe. Third year Those 72 cats can produce 504 kittens. “These decisions are never made lightly, but if we don’t take action BY JESSIE HIGGINS Female cats can birth up to three litters of The World kittens a year. Litters comprise four kittens on average. SEE ORC | A8 A cardboard “free kittens” sign sat propped “Their reproduction capabilities are incredi- beside Cape Arago Highway in Barview last ble,” said Rick Hoover, an animal control officer week. for Coos County. Tamara McCuistion pulled down the drive- way, and a woman holding a bundle of fur hesi- They’re everywhere Tribe buys tantly emerged from her small, worn-out Feral populations live among us: around house. Mingus Park, near the docks in Charleston, “You want a kitten?” Debbie behind Walmart. Medford Latimer asked, quietly. “I’ve Some populations originated got to get rid of from a person’s house cats, them.” McCuistion said. Other groups properties Latimer had spread around popular cat dumping brought a free kitten sites, such as city parks. home a couple years Local cat rescue groups are over- for casino earlier for a pet. That whelmed. It is hard enough to find SOURCE: Oregon Humane Society kitty had a litter.Then places for tame and healthy kitties. By Jeff Trionfante, The World those kitties had lit- Most shelters or rescuers won’t I Mill Casino-Hotel will ters. take ferals, which are essentially “We had four cats, wild. In fact, the Coos County remain in North Bend then 12,”said Les Garcia, Animal Shelter euthanizes all Cats occupy who lives with Latimer in truly feral animals. BY GAIL ELBER the Barview “All of us cat people The World dwelling. “One have been working so hard unique niche time we had 20 all at and we’re just treading water,” NORTH BEND — The Coquille once.” said Gloria Kohl, the owner of BY JESSIE HIGGINS Tribe has bought and leased prop- The story was all Kohl’s Cat House, a nonprof- The World erty in Medford with the aim of too familiar to it cat rescue. developing a casino, tribal officials McCuistion, the “We just can’t handle it.” A few winters ago, Carlos Driscoll confirmed Friday. founder of S/Nipped, a trudged alone through Mongolia’s The tribe has purchased two low-cost spay and Trap, fix, release frigid Gobi Desert. properties on South Pacific High- neuter clinic based in McCuistion thinks she has a There was no person or animal for way — Roxy Ann Lanes, for $1.6 Empire. solution, but it requires immense com- miles, he said. Nothing but cold tran- million, and the former Kim’s munity support, she said. quility. Restaurant, for $675,000 — and ‘Throwaway cats’ S/Nipped has a grant this year to spay Until, Driscoll said, “I hear this has leased Bear Creek Golf Course, “I call them throwaway or neuter 400 feral cats in Coos Bay. If meowing. which adjoins the properties. cats,”she said later, which they accomplish that goal, the organiza- “It was this big male black domes- Tribal Council member Toni feed an ever-growing epi- tion could qualify for more grant money. tic cat. That cat was living on its own, Ann Brend said the tribe paid cash demic. Unwanted cats The idea is to trap feral cats, sterilize and it was fat and happy.” for the property and is preparing to become strays. Strays become them, then put them back where they It was also tame, and after easily ask the federal Bureau of Indian feral. The feral cats of Coos County are came from. The animals will live out surviving a winter alone in the Gobi Affairs to put it into a U.S. govern- alternately dumped, disregarded or their lives, and the feral population will Desert, willingly followed Driscoll ment-held trust — the first step destroyed. And they are constantly breeding. shrink, McCuistion said. back to his camp and lived with him. toward converting it into reserva- There is no accurate way to count the feral cat The problem is, who’s problem is it? Feral tion land. population here. Estimates range from 16,000 cats don’t belong to anyone. The golf course, which is only to 60,000. And if left unchecked, their popula- SEE HISTORY | A8 tions will continue growing, McCuistion said. SEE CONTROL | A8 SEE CASINO | A8 Herbert Harris, Coos Bay Police reports . A2 Comics . B6 Leona Siglin, Albany T S S James Davies, Maupin E Louis Edwards, Coos Bay A H D What’s Up. A3 Sports . B1 John Hinds, Portland I Lt. Col. Ret. Joseph Freitas, C T E A S South Coast. A3 Classifieds . C6 Winnie Stender, Aloha Reedsport Mostly cloudy E R N Sharon McDonald, North Bend 63/53 I D Opinion. A4 Puzzles . C7 Obituaries | A5 O Audrey McBryde, Coos Bay F Weather | A8 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Saturday, September 8,2012 Y K South Coast Managing Editor James Casey • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Marriages Serve with the state police Meetings The following couples have Geoffrey Gregory and TODAY filed for marriage licenses at Andrea Gibbs both of Oregon State Police is and a statewide hiring freeze learn about what it takes to Lakeside City Council — 9 a.m., the clerk’s office at the Coos Sutherlin. preparing to hire for several was implemented in January successfully apply. Lakeside City Hall, 915 N Lake County Courthouse in Leroy Davidson of North recruit trooper positions 2012. The recruitment is Information about the Road; executive session. Coquille. Bend and Kelly Gray of Coos starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, necessary because many agency, the different oppor- John Stiegeler and Bay. Sept. 13, when the depart- long-time troopers have tunities that are available, Jennifer Schlotfeldt both of Marcus Proctor and ment will begin accepting retired over the last few how the hiring process works MONDAY North Bend. Ashlee Reed of Coos Bay. applications using the State years. and updates to our hiring North Bend City Council — 4:30 Wayne Cain and David Simmons and of Oregon’s E-Recruit elec- Persons interested in process can be found at p.m., council chambers, City Hall, Samantha Cleveland both of Stephanie Merritt both of tronic application system. applying are encouraged to www.osptrooper.com. 835 California St., North Bend; North Bend. North Bend. The hiring effort was start the process now by Questions about the work session. Ryan Johnson and Kelly Trae Collins of Coos Bay announced nearly one year going to the Oregon State application process can be Winchester Bay Rural Fire Protec- Grene both of Coos Bay. and Amanda McMillan of after the department’s last Police recruiting website at directed to the OSP Recruit- tion District — 6 p.m., fire fall, cor- Burke Rose and Carla North Bend. recruit class was sworn in www.osptrooper.com to ment Unit at 503-378-4175. ner of Sixth Street and Broadway White both of Coquille. Fredy Guzman and Avenue; regular meeting. John Guenther and Kelsye Armista Adkins both of Coos Bay Public School — 5:30 p.m., Palaniuk both of North Bend. North Bend. Pets of the Week Milner Crest Education Center, Jeremy Stinson and Rose Gerald Bones and Tracy 1255 Hemlock Ave.; executive Stebbins both of Oregon City. McLain both of Coos Bay. school board session. Steven Wintrone of Dallas Raymond Costa and Coos Bay Public School — 6 p.m., and Joanne Moss of Coos Bay. Alesha Plata both of Bandon. Milner Crest Education Center, James Smith and Susan Jared Reeves and Katlyn 1255 Hemlock Ave.; regular school Lane both of Las Vegas. Shaw both of North Bend. board meeting. Vincente Zuniga and Michael Shurtleff and Candace Wylie both of Coos Stacy Sargent both of Coos Oregon Virtual Academy Board of Director — 6 p.m., 400 Virginia Bay. Bay. Ave., Suite 210, North Bend; regu- Ronald Slagle and Jessica Kevin Manley and Kaylee lar meeting. Geenen both of Coos Bay. Beckett both of Coos Bay. Tanner Jingles & Morris Sheena Herby Joel Fuller of Langlois and Robert Simms and Megan Reedsport City Council — 6 p.m., Joni Donelan of Coos Bay. Istre both of North Bend. Pacific Cove Humane Society Coos County Animal Shelter conference room, City Hall, 451 Winchester Ave.; work session. Mark Thrall and Anne Gregory Gober and Pacific Cove Humane Society is featuring Meet this week’s featured dog and cat at Compton both of North Rebecca Ruley both of Coos a dog and two kittens of the week, available the Coos County Animal Shelter.