C M C M Y K Y K PIRATES FALL NIKE STATE Marist beats MHS in league opener, B1 Legislators approve tax deal, A10 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2012 theworldlink.com I $1.50 ORC loses $1.5M in TragedyTragedy in in ConnecticutConnecticut tax breaks BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE The World COOS BAY — Coos County’s biggest mining company will lose more than a million dollars in tax breaks after its mass layoff, according to an analysis by The World. Oregon Resources Corp. has struggled this year after a world- wide downturn in the steel indus- try, forcing it to cut 76 employees in the past few months. Those layoffs break the condi- tions of an agreement the compa- ny signed before 2011 when it began mining chromite in Coos County. In exchange for creating Photos by The Associated Press more than 50 jobs, its Coos Bay In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, Connecticut State Police lead a line of children from the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday, processing plant was given a five- year break from property taxes. after a shooting at the school. Eileen Ophus, community development director for CCD Business Development Corp., says Local schools 28 dead, mostly children SEE TAXES | A10 BY JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN ing less than two weeks country, we have been plan for attacks The Associated Press before Christmas, was the through this too many Asbestos nation’s second-deadliest times.” I NEWTOWN, Conn. — A school shooting, exceeded Police shed no light on the Police undertake tactical man killed his mother at only by the Virginia Tech motive for the attack. The threat from preparation for shooters their home and then opened massacre that claimed 33 gunman, Adam Lanza, was fire Friday inside an elemen- lives in 2007. believed to suffer from a per- tary school, massacring 26 “Our hearts are broken sonality disorder and lived fire is low BY THOMAS MORIARTY people, including 20 chil- today,” a tearful President with his mother, said a law The World dren, as youngsters cowered Barack Obama, struggling to enforcement official who in fear to the sound of gun- maintain his composure, BY JESSIE HIGGINS COOS BAY — While nobody wants to shots reverberating through said at the White House. He The World think about the possibility of a shooting the building and screams called for “meaningful SEE SHOOTING | A9 in area schools like the tragedy in Con- echoing over the intercom. action” to NORTH BEND — Before the necticut, it’s something administrators The 20-year-old killer, prevent fire, the Southwest Oregon must consider, said Coos Bay School carrying at least two hand- such Regional Airport had just finished District Superintendent Dawn Granger. guns, committed suicide at shoot- cleaning most of the asbestos from “We have a crisis management team the school, bringing the ings, the 70-year-old airport hangar — that meets regularly” to plan for a num- death toll to 28, authorities say- but not all of it. ber emergency scenarios, said Granger, said. ing, The morning after the Dec. 4 including armed person and active The rampage, com- “As a inferno, while the building’s ashes shooter scenarios. still smoldered, crews from the The U.S. Department of Homeland Department of Environmental Security defines an “active shooter” as Mourners gather Quality and Koos Environmental “an individual actively engaged in for a vigil serv- were out picking up pieces of killing or attempting to kill people in a ice for victims cement asbestos that broke loose confined and populated area.” of the Sandy and became airborne during the Granger said Coos Bay police regu- Hook blaze. larly practice maneuvers in district Elementary The response was swift, and buildings as part of their planning for School shoot- neighbors have nothing to fear, active shooter scenarios. ing, at the St. said DEQ Natural Resource “We try to meet regularly (with police Rose of Lima and fire departments) — at least once a Specialist Martin Abts. Those Roman Catholic pieces of cement will not emit year,” said Rod Danielson, the district’s business manager. “We see what works Church in asbestos fibers into the air, and the Newtown, cleanup crew found most of them and what doesn’t work, and make adjustments.” Conn. anyway. Friday. “They picked up about 200 Like most school districts, Coos Bay bags of the material,” Abts said. “They did a good job.” SEE PREPARE | A10 SEE ASBESTOS | A10 Parking in most of the downtown Long parking times cost Coos Bay area is 90 minutes, but some business downtown shops money owners feel there is a I Business owners feel the the biggest concern for the business own- problem with ers is that customers won’t have easy the time people pinch from lax enforcement access to spend their money. spend in many “If you have somebody parked in front spots. of your store all day, you are losing rev- BY TYLER RICHARDSON enue,” he said. “Businesses are losing rev- The World enue because people want to be able to pull up, grab their stuff and run out.” COOS BAY— A perceived parking jam The city was forced to do away with in downtown Coos Bay has caused some parking enforcement over a year ago when local businesses to urge the city to bring Coos Bay City Manager Roger Craddock back parking enforcement. said the Coos Bay Police Department had The Coos Bay Downtown Business to absorb the Oregon State Police’s job of Association said a few businesses have registering sex offenders in the county. become frustrated due to the lack of avail- Craddock said the staff assigned to By Lou Sennick, able parking spots for customers in front The World of their stores. President Brian Bowers said SEE PARKING | A10 What’s Up . Go! Sports . B1 Mary Scheirman, Coos Bay Steve Ames, Coos Bay Carol Rafferty, Lakeside S E Judith Grossman, North Bend Sharon Moore, North Bend H Mary Holdebrand, Langlois D Police reports . A2 Comics . C5 I T Ralph Richmond, Coos Bay Joyce Fleetwood, Coos Bay Lorryann Edwards, North Bend A S South Coast. A3 Classifieds . C6 E Awatha Landles, Coos Bay John Cleary, Bandon N I Obituaries | A6, A7 Opinion. A4 Puzzles . C7 D Anson Fields Sr., Coos Bay Eugene Mann, Winston C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Saturday, December 15,2012 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Thefts & Mischief Meetings COOS COUNTY block of North Bayshore Drive. MONDAY Dec. 12, 1:13 a.m., unlawful posses- Dec. 12, 9:40 a.m., criminal mis- Southwestern Oregon Community sion of meth, Libby Lane and chief, 1100 block of Michigan College — 4 p.m., Room 505, Sand Dollar. Avenue. Tioga Hall, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay; regular meeting. Dec. 12, 4:49 p.m., theft of a cell Dec. 12, 10:08 a.m., theft, 600 phone from vehicle, 63000 block block of Clay Street. Reedsport Planning Commission of U.S. Highway 101. Dec. 12, 10:09 a.m., burglary, 1100 — 7 p.m., council chambers, city hall, 451 Winchester Ave.; regu- Dec. 12, 7:35 p.m., employee says block of South First Street. lar meeting. woman in a black hoodie pointed Dec. 12, 11:24 a.m., man cited for a knife at another customer and criminal trespass, 300 block of North Bend Planning Commission left, 63000 block of U.S. Highway South Broadway Street. — 7 p.m., council chambers, city 101. hall, 835 California St.; regular Dec. 12, 3:57 p.m., man arrested for public meeting. NORTH BEND ciminal trespass, 200 block of East Johnson Avenue. TUESDAY Dec. 12, 3:56 p.m., theft from store, Dec. 12, 4:16 p.m., assault, 1800 2000 block of Broadway Avenue. Reedsport Traffic Safety Advisory block of Thomas Street. Committee — 1:30 p.m., confer- Dec. 12, 5:38 p.m., unlawful entry Dec. 12, 4:23 p.m., theft of vehicle ence room, city hall, 451 Win- into motor vehicle and theft, tags, Ocean Avenue and 34th. chester Ave.; regular meeting. 2000 block of Sheridan Avenue. Dec. 12, 5:39 p.m., burglary, 300 Bay Area Health District — 5:30 Dec. 12, 7:28 p.m., man with brief- block of South Eighth Street. p.m., Spruce/Fir conference case reportedly asking customers room, Bay Area Hospital, 1775 Dec. 12, 7:17 p.m., man arrested for and clerks if they want to buy Thompson Road, Coos Bay; probation violation after a fight, marijuana, Sherman Avenue and finance/audit committee meet- 1100 block of South First Street. Florida Avenue. ing. Dec. 12, 10:52 p.m., woman tres- passed after security found purse COQUILLE WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19 with possible meth inside, The Dec. 12, 11:05 a.m., criminal mis- Mill Casino-Hotel. 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