ANOTHER MILESTONE 4A FOOTBALL SEMIFINALS S&P 500 rolls past 1,800, A11 North Bend vs. Cottage Grove at Autzen, B1 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2013 theworldlink.com I $1.50 Police The most explode suspect dangerous game Poachers vs. patrols — there are no winners package BY THOMAS MORIARTY training as their patrol counterparts at the The World Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem. I Taped-up propane n a dark October evening near Lakeside, Harris is the second generation in his family Levi Harris eases his dark blue Chevy to take up the mantle. stove creates a stir at Silverado onto the shoulder of a narrow “My dad is a retired game warden, so I’m gravel logging road. sorta following in his footsteps,”he said, smil- North Bend boat ramp OCarefully stepping out of the truck, he sets his ing. binoculars on the truck’s center console and pulls Fish and wildlife troopers regularly play on a waterproof, camouflage jacket. double-duty, conducting traffic stops and BY THOMAS MORIARTY It’s deer season, but the veteran Oregon state serving search warrants alongside troopers AND CHELSEA DAVIS trooper isn’t hunting for a big buck — he’s look- in the patrol division. The World ing for poachers. Because they spend so much time in the Harris, 36, is the senior fish and wildlife woods as part of their fish and wildlife NORTH BEND — An Oregon trooper at the Oregon State Police Coos Bay duties, Harris said troopers in his division State Police bomb squad was Area Command. are also called on to enforce state and fed- called to the North Bend boat ramp As one of two full-time troopers at the eral environmental laws. Thursday night for what turned office with both fish and wildlife enforcement On a typical weekend, Harris said, out to be a propane stove. responsibilities, he’s part of the last line of there may be one patrol trooper and one Taking no chances, they blew it defense for the state’s game animals. wildlife trooper on duty for the whole to smithereens with a robot- Coos Bay Area Command. mounted shotgun in a spectacular An elite group display. The agency maintains approximately 110 Common crimes Detective Jon Bohanan said full-time troopers in its Fish & Wildlife On the South Coast, rifle deer season North Bend police received a call Division, whose operations are primarily runs the length of October, with two around 2:30 p.m. about a suspi- funded by the Oregon Department of Fish week-long rifle elk hunts held at the cious package at the California & Wildlife. beginning of November. Street boat ramp. Those troopers are overseen by regional To hunt big game in Oregon, hunters A woman had noticed it while supervisors in Salem, Central Point and need to purchase both a hunting walking her dogs. Burns, and assigned to OSP area com- license and a valid tag for the species Officers found a plastic case, mands throughout the state. season and area they’re hunting. what Bohanan described as a The Coos Bay command technically Tags for certain species and areas briefcase, sealed with duct tape has four fish and wildlife troopers, but can be purchased over the counter, sitting on top of a trash can outside one of them is a supervisor, and anoth- while tags for other “controlled” the women's restroom. er position is federally funded solely hunts are awarded by lottery. Police quickly taped off the boat for marine fisheries enforcement. Some of the violations troop- ramp parking lot and made a call to Harris said OSP commands ers regularly issue citations the Oregon State Police Explosives along the coast tend to have bet- for include unlawfully trans- Unit in Central Point. ter year-round staffing of fish ferring a tag, shooting from The unit’s distinctive blue truck and wildlife troopers than a roadway and casting an arrived at the boat ramp at those east of the Cascades artificial light — a approximately 6:30 p.m. because of fishery practice known as enforcement needs. spotlighting. SEE PACKAGE | A8 Division person- “It’s such an nel go through the same academy SEE POACH | A4 Council See the video and photo Antlers from one of six bull elk illegally killed upholds galleries for this story: off Seven Devils Road in 2001 hang in the OSP theworldlink.com/poaching Coos Bay Area Command in North Bend. decision I North Bend sides with towing business in neighborhood spat BY TIM NOVOTNY The World NORTH BEND — A contentious issue in a North Bend neighbor- hood goes back years, but does it all boil down to a misunderstand- ing of the choice of working in a decades-old ordinance? As has been the case throughout, it depends on who you talk to. Basically, the issue boils down to how the city of North Bend has handled a home occupation permit that it granted to North Bend Tow- ing Company, at 1666 Meade Ave., in 1986. According to city docu- ments from a recent appeal, the wording allows for the company to “receive phone calls and keep a tow truck at home, in the course of operating their towing business.” Some neighbors, most notably Photos by Alysha Beck, The World SEE NEIGHBORS | A8 Truck headlights illuminate the road to the Weyerhaeuser Millicoma Tree Farm near Allegany before dawn on the first Saturday of rifle elk season. Willie Sadler III, Maplewood, Allan Rogers, Lakeside Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 Gavriel Crawford, Corvallis T S S Minn. E A H Clair Rood, Coos Bay D What’s Up . Go! Puzzles. C5 Anne Tomlinson, Myrtle Point I C T Charles Bracamonte, Coos Bay E A S South Coast. A3 Comics . C5 Melvin Monsen, Coos Bay Sunny E R N Harold Due, Coos Bay Alyce Parsons, Myrtle Point 59/34 I D Opinion. A4 Classifieds . C6 O Kathleen Gebhardt, Hillsboro Obituaries | A7 F Weather | A8 A2 •The World • Saturday, November 23,2013 South Coast Executive Editor Larry Campbell • 541-269-1222, ext. 251 theworldlink.com/news/local Pets of the Week Wedding Jeff VanVickle, Allison Bassett Jeff VanVickle of Fred Wilma Sirius and Cicero Miss Kitty LaGrande and Allison Bassett of Coos Bay were wed Aug. 25 in Hood River with college Kohl’s Cat House Pacific Cove Humane Society professor Ken Bush presid- The following are cats of the week avail- Pacific Cove Humane Society is featuring ing. able for adoption at Kohl’s Cat House. two birds and one cat of the week, available The bride is the daughter JEFF VANVICKLE AND ALLISON BASSETT I Fred is an adult, neutered male. He is for adoption through its “People-to-People” of Ellen and Scott Bassett of WITH OFFICIANT KEN BUSH outgoing and loves attention. He is an affec- pet-matching service. Coos Bay.She is a 2005 grad- Married Aug. 25 tionate and loving boy looking for his perfect I Sirius and Cicero are two beautiful, uate of Marshfield High people. white with blue and blue with white para- School and attended Eastern the Coos Bay School in theater. He graduated with keets. They are 3 or 4 months old with beau- Oregon University, majoring District. a Bachelor of Science in the- I Wilma is an adult, spayed female. She is tiful voices. They need someone with experi- beautiful and a little reserved until she in choral music and theater. The groom is the son of ater and is working toward a ence as they need more training. They would She graduated in 2010 with a Jeri and Keith VanVickle of Master of Arts in teaching. warms up. She will be trying to get in your lap love to stay together. A cage will be included. Master of Art in teaching and LaGrande. He is a 2006 grad- The couple currently all the time for a nap. Come visit her at the I Miss Kitty is a beautiful, spayed 2-year- a bachelor’s degree in music. uate of LaGrande High resides in Coos Bay and cat house and find out if you’re her forever old. She is white with black ears and tail. She She is currently employed as School and attended Eastern hopes to travel to Iceland for family. lost her owner and is in foster care with lots a choir and drama teacher for Oregon University, majoring their honeymoon. Kohl’s Cat House can be reached at 541- of dogs and cats. She will fit with any family. 294-3876 or [email protected]. Visit She is a true lap cat. them online at www.kohlscats.rescue- Evaluation required. For information Military Storm surge groups.org. about adoptions, call 541-756-6522. Adolfo Osorio at MP plant The Myrtle Point waste Air Force Airman 1st Class water plant was inundated by Adolfo C. Osorio graduated a surge of storm water from from basic military training inflow and infiltration, sur- at Joint Base San Antonio- passing the plant’s treatment Lackland, San Antonio, capacity. As a result, waste Texas. Osorio is a 2006 grad- water was bypassed to the uate of Reedsport High Coquille River at the outfall School. He earned a bache- located at river-mile 34. El Edwards Realty sold over $3.5 million worth of properties so far in November 2013 lor’s degree in 2012 from The Oregon Emergency Oregon State University. Management System and The airman completed an Oregon Department of WWee ccaann sseellll intensive, eight-week pro- Environmental Quality were gram that included training ADOLFO OSORIO notified of the bypass and yyoouurrss,, ttoooo!! in military discipline and Military Graduate signs remain posted in the studies, Air Force core val- area.