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C M C M Y K Y K THESE LAKERS ARE WINNING FLU SEASON SWOCC men top Umpqua, B1 Boston declares emergency situation, A6 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 THURSDAY,JANUARY 10, 2013 theworldlink.com I 75¢ Verger to Honk if you want to sue Lakeside Dems: Don’t lose City fires humility its latest I Former state senator manager urges lawmakers BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE toward moderation The World BY TIM NOVOTNY LAKESIDE – It’s déjà vu all over The World again. The city is hunting once more NORTH BEND — Calling it her for a manager after councilors “shot across the bow,” Joanne voted in December to fire their Verger warned state Democrats on newest recruit. Wednesday to remember why they To complicate matters, another have been sent to Salem. key city employee resigned after The longtime Coos Bay politi- eloping with the mayor. cian stepped away from politics City Manager Harry Staven, this year, choosing not to run for formerly from Washington state, re-election in the state Senate. She was terminated by the council in a delivered her remarks to local 5-2 vote after beginning the business leaders at the Bay Area $48,000-per-year position in Chamber of Commerce. August. “It is far too easy to be drunk on Councilor Dean Warner said the sense of importance,”she said. By Alysha Beck, The World Staven appeared to have misled She says politicians have to Genie Corso stands in her Lakeside backyard Wednesday with her pet goose Khloe. The City Council voted to remove Khloe after the council about his abilities. remember, and voters have to Corso’s neighbor complained that Khloe was honking at all hours of the day. In response, Corso filed a lawsuit against the city. However, Warner says the remind them, that they are there to council wasn’t completely inno- serve others and not themselves. cent. It finalized Staven’s job The Democrat admitted that description only three weeks her words may come as some sur- Owner cries fowl after before his dismissal. prise, considering that her party Staven couldn’t be reached for now has complete control of the comment. state with a Democratic Governor, The council terminated its last a 16-14 advantage in the Senate council banishes goose manager, Charlie Hill, in May. Like and a 34-26 majority in the House. Hill, Staven filed a tort claim But it is that ability to have com- against the city before he was fired. plete control that concerns the Khloe, named after socialite former mayor of Coos Bay, long I Lakeside attorney A tort claim reserves a person’s Khloe Kardashian, is an Embden. right to file a lawsuit in the future. known for being a moderate in hopes to smooth ruffled “Geese are very The breed have white feathers and Salem. Staven alleges that councilors cre- special animals, an orange bill. ated a hostile work environment. “It is the threat of failure that feathers over woman’s Corso declined to answer fur- motivates compromise and serves Mayor Ed Gowan says that ‘therapy’ goose especially Canada ther questions about her case. Staven’s tort claim was why he and the public very well,”she said. Fred Carleton, Lakeside’s attor- The need to be open to compro- geese. councilor Bert Guin voted against ” ney, says he hopes a trial can be firing him. Although they wanted BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE avoided. SEE VERGER | A8 Genie Corso Staven replaced, they didn’t want The World He has offered to restart the city’s to fire him hastily and strengthen a nuisance abatement process against potential lawsuit. LAKESIDE — Khloe the goose is suit against the city, claiming Corso, with the expectation that she “They were only feeding the suing the city. $10,000 in damages. Corso says drop the lawsuit. He’s awaiting a situation by doing what they did at Lincoln In a bitter feud with a neighbor the council didn’t follow proper response from her attorney. the time,”he said. and the City Council, a 69-year-old legal procedure, causing her emo- While this isn’t the first dispute But the vacancy poses new woman has filed a lawsuit over the tional distress. Carleton has handled that involves challenges for Lakeside. The city tops list treatment of her 2-year-old pet. Corso’s psychiatrist also sent animals, he said it’s his first involv- now faces a dearth of administra- The trouble began in August documents to the city that state ing a goose. tion experience. when a neighbor complained to the Corso needs Khloe because she is a “I don’t know whether it’s a Beverley Carlock, the city’s for- for Oscars city that Khloe was honking day “therapy animal.” highlight,” he said. “It’s consistent mer administrative assistant, quit and night. The council determined On Wednesday, Corso said she with my point of view of geese in in October. Carlock had acted as it was illegal to own geese in the had kept geese in her backyard over general, which is to be very careful the city’s de facto manager since when you’re around them.” BY DAVID GERMAIN city and ordered Khloe’s owner, the past 25 years and never had a Hill’s termination. Reporter Daniel Simmons- The Associated Press Genie Corso, to get rid of her feath- problem. Carlock’s own exit is mired in ered friend. “Geese are very special ani- Ritchie can be reached at 541-269- BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Cru- But Corso hired an attorney and mals,”she said, “especially Canada 1222, ext. 249, or at dritchie@the- saders for good, old-fashioned fought back. In October, she filed a geese.” worldlink.com. SEE LAKESIDE | A8 Western democracy look to be the key figures vying for this year’s Academy Awards. Best-picture favorites for this morning’s Oscar nominations Break time include “Lincoln,” Steven Spiel- berg’s portrait of the great emanci- pator who abol- ished slavery and reunified the United States; “Zero Dark Thir- ty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s chroni- Daniel cle of the hunt for Day-Lewis U.S. public enemy ‘Lincoln’ No. 1, Osama bin Laden; and “Les Miserables,” Tom Hooper’s musi- cal epic set against an uprising of freedom fighters in 19th century France. Among other prospects are “Argo,”Ben Affleck’s thriller about a CIA scheme to save Americans from Iran amid the 1979 hostage By Lou Sennick, The World crisis; “Django Unchained,” Several brown pelicans primp and clean Wednesday on the beach at Point Adams in Charleston. Normally, these birds are only around during the summer, but several Quentin Tarantino’s bloody didn’t make the southern migration and are hanging around. Some are not faring well with their decision to stay. There were a couple of dead pelicans nearby, higher up from the shoreline. SEE OSCAR | A8 Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 T S S John Duncan, North Bend E John Hansen, Coos Bay A H D What’s Up. A2 Comics . B4 Laurie Nunn, Monroe I Debra Culp, Coos Bay C T E A S South Coast. A3 Puzzles. B4 William Boyd, Coos Bay Rain E | Obituaries A5 R N William Chard, Coos Bay 46/38 I D Opinion. A4 Classifieds . B5 O F Weather | A8 1100%0%% OOFFOFFFF COOS BAY COQUILLE 541-267-2137 541-396-3161 A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS SERVING COOS COUNTY FOR OVER 96 YEARS. Heaters in Stock! Expires 2/2/13. No Coupon. Limited to stock on hand. C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 • The World • Thursday, January10,2013 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 Weekend theworldlink.com/lifestyles y g a n d i O LAMMING O ANCING O LOW r G ! C G ! D G ! S u m t o a Good weather makes good clamming Performers ready for jazz festival Study snail species at Bastendorff Beach C S Meetings TODAY FRIDAY Shipwreck returns Powers City Council — 1 p.m., North Bend School District FRIDAY Powers City Hall, 275 FIr St.; Achievement Compact Commit- Elks’ National Hoop Shoot 1- special meeting regarding appli- tee — noon, district office, 1913 3 p.m., Marshfield High cation for federal funding assis- Meade St.; regular meeting. School gymnasium, 10th tance. Coos Bay Public School Board — and Ingersoll, Coos Bay. 6:45 p.m., Bandon School Dis- Free throw contest for Bandon Parks & Recreation Com- trict Cafeteria, 455 Ninth St., SW; boys and girls ages 8-11. mission — 5:30 p.m., council legislative forum. 541-290-4461 chambers, city hall, 555 U.S. Friends of Coquille River Highway 101; regular meeting. SATURDAY Walk, Inc. Meeting 4:30 p.m., Coquille City Hall Winchester Bay Sanitary District Coos Bay Public School Board — 9 conference room, 851 Cen- — 6 p.m., District Conference a.m., Milner Crest Education tral, Coquille. Election of Room, 936 Salmon Harbor Center, 1255 Hemlock Ave.; officers; business meeting Drive; regular meeting. Lighthouse Project. and fundraiser planning Umpqua Soil & Water Conserva- for Phase II of project. MONDAY tion District — 6:30 p.m., district Peace Dance 6:30 p.m., Unity office, 1877 Winchester Ave., Oregon Virtual Academy Board — of Bandon, 50211 U.S. High- suite 100, Reedsport; monthly 6 p.m., 400 Virginia Ave., Suite way 101, Bandon. All ages business meeting. 210, North Bend; regular month- welcome. 541-347-4696 ly meeting. Lakeside City Council — 7 p.m., Foreign Film Friday 7 p.m., city hall, 915 N. Lake Road; regu- Coos Bay Public School Board — 6 Contributed photo Coos Bay Public Library, p.m., Milner Crest Education lar meeting.