Police Seek Suspect in Death of Coos Bay Man
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C M C M Y K Y K TITLE DEFENSE BEGINS ONE GIANT LOSS U.S. Open tennis tournament starts, B1 Astronaut Neil Armstrong dies, A5 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 MONDAY,AUGUST 27,2012 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Police seek suspect in death of Coos Bay man BY TIM NOVOTNY but seriously injured. He was taken on Augustine toward the Empire The World to Bay Area Hospital, where he was Lakes area. He may have had a pronounced dead. backpack with him. COOS BAY — An Empire-area Investigators are not yet man died Saturday after police announcing a cause of death, but Dogs find nothing found him lying wounded in his Frasier says it’s “clear he died from Tracking dogs were brought in to driveway. homicidal violence.”An autopsy is search for the man Saturday night, Coos County District Attorney set for Tuesday. but they found nothing. Paul Frasier said neighbors called As for a suspect, authorities said On Sunday morning, a crime lab police just after 9 p.m. to report an they have very little to go on. They crew from Springfield was pro- altercation. are looking for a man between 5- cessing the scene on Augustine By Tim Novotny, The World Arriving at 820 Augustine Ave. foot-10 and 6 feet tall, weighing Avenue, while aerial shots of the Yellow evidence markers dot the driveway at a home on Augustine Street in Coos Bay within five minutes, police found between 180 and 200 pounds. The Sunday morning after a man died of what police are calling homicidal violence. Randall Leroy Harless, 55, still alive man was last seen heading south SEE SUSPECT | A8 Reedsport Blackberry Arts Festival Abused by priest, woman gets apology BY SARAH HAASE The World REEDSPORT — For the Catholic Church, it was the “21st Sunday in ordinary time;” for Carolee Horning, Sunday was the day she received an extraordinary apology. Before the service began at St. John the Apostle church, Monsignor Dennis O’Donovan relayed an apology on behalf of Archbishop John Vlazny and the Archdiocese of Portland for the sexual abuse Horning endured nearly two decades ago by a priest. The apology on Sunday was the first time the arch- diocese has named a victim publicly. “I express my deep regret and sorrow to Ms. Horn- ing, and now apologize also to her family and anyone in this faith community who was injured by Father (Edward) Altstock,”O’Donovan read from a prepared statement. “We cannot undo the past. On my behalf, however, By Lou Sennick, The World those who assist me in these matters responded to Young musician David Vincent of Bandon plays some Rolling Stones and other classic rock ‘n’ roll hits for tips Saturday at the Blackberry Arts Ms. Horning’s report in ways that would facilitate her Festival in Coos Bay.The 13-year-old has been playing for three or four years and was playing in the shade for the festival visitors. healing.” Friend turned abuser In 1984, Altstock, then 54 arrived at St. John the Event raises $4K for downtown Apostle Parish. He befriended Horning, then 13, and her family, some of whom are still members of the congregation. When Horning was 15, a trusted friendship turned BY JESSIE HIGGINS She stood behind a mountain of her Beth Clarkson, who organized this sexual, and her life began to shatter. Growing up was The World products Saturday afternoon. year’s event as chairwoman of the Coos difficult for her, she said. She managed to graduate When Zeigler and her husband first Bay Downtown Association’s Promo- from Reedsport High School and go on to graduate COOS BAY — Whether it’s home- began selling their wares at the festival tions Committee. with a bachelor’s degree from Oregon State Universi- made gifts, crafts or food, the Blackber- eight years ago, they made a special “The criteria is, it has to be hand- ty. But her life was just not “normal.” ry Arts Festival every year showcases blackberry-scented gift set. crafted by the vendor that is here,” Horning reached her breaking point, and in Sep- many dozens of handcrafted items. “It sold so well, we kept making it,” Clarkson said. tember 2011 filed a lawsuit against the Roman “I grew up here and I remember as a she said. The Blackberry Festival is one of the Catholic Archbishop of Portland. kid coming to the Blackberry Arts Fes- association’s two fundraisers, the other “I realized I wasn’t living my life,”she said. Only handcrafted goods “All my friends were married and had kids, and tival,” said Johnna Zeigler, co-owner of being the farmer’s market. Oregon Rain Soap, a family-owned Zeigler makes all the soap she sells The association earns money by sell- company that makes handmade soaps herself, which is one of the require- SEE APOLOGY | A8 and lotions. ments for vendors at the festival, said SEE BLACKBERRY | A8 Muddy event cleans up for cancer campers I Money will go to sponsor tered in Roseburg, for children battling preparation for the event, though the cancer. family brings in outside help for security children at Camp Millennium and event management. Racing toward goal This year, Priest added a rock obstacle BY JESSIE HIGGINS It costs $800 to sponsor a child at the course, basically a steep hill covered with The World camp. Last year, the Priest’s event raised large boulders up which trucks must $1,200. They hope this year will bring in drive. The winning truck made it to the SMITH RIVER — Barnyard Toyz Rac- more. top in three minutes, Brenda Priest said, ing was born four years ago out of a Dou- And considering the event’s growing now smiling. glas County family’s love for mud racing popularity, the goal is not far fetched. She continued driving through the and love for a terminally ill friend. Last week, thousands of mud racing camping areas, passed the obstacle Sunday afternoon, Brenda Priest enthusiasts descended on John and course and the drag race strip now turned slowly steered her car away from the mud Brenda Priest’s Smith River property to into a mud bog. bog event where a line of trucks revved camp and race through dirt, rock and Priest hopes next year to add barrel their engines waiting for a chance to mud. Although the Priests advertise racing. She watched it at another truck plunge through the muck. She wiped some locally, most of the people at the racing event, and wants to try it out her- away tears spilling fast from her eyes. event are here through word of mouth. When she and her husband started “We’ve heard from people that they self. this event, they hoped to raise money for like the atmosphere here,” John Priest “It was really redneck, but fun to a family friend whose young son was bat- said. He glanced around his property. watch,” she said. tling cancer. But the boy died about two The nearby line of trucks, crowd of spec- “We just haven’t found the time to add years ago. tators and ceaseless noise from an it. It all takes a lot of time, a lot more than “We wanted to just give the money to announcer are the first things to grab we get out of it.” them,” Priest said, crying a little harder attention. But, the Priests plan to continue hold- now. But past all that, the Barnyard Toyz ing the event, so long as everyone is safe, “We talked to his mom, and she said it Races are situated in a meadow, sur- she said. should go to Camp Millennium. He really rounded by forested hills in the Smith “It is just fun to see all the people here loved it there.” River Valley. having a good time.” By Jessie Higgins, The World So, all the excess revenue raised by the Reporter Jessie Higgins can be reached Mud flies from beneath the tires of a truck plowing through deep racing event goes to Camp Millennium, a Rocky road at 541-269-1222, ext. 240, or mud at Sunday’s Barnyard Toyz race. The point of the race is for non-profit summer camp, headquar- John Priest does almost all the work in [email protected]. trucks to go as far as they can before getting stuck. Isaac in the Gulf Police reports . A2 Comics . A6 T S S E E Darrell Noble, North Bend Tropical storm delays A D H D What’s Up. A2 Sports . 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