e MOSTLYEdition SUNNY 64 • 52 | THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 | theworldlink.com Follow us online: facebook.com/theworldnewspaper twitter.com/TheWorldLink instagram.com/theworldlink South Coast events update AMY MOSS STRONG liabilities for cities and counties (including) 6 feet stay safe. found lighting illegal fireworks. miniature American flags. The World if there are COVID-19 surges Thank you for practicing social On July 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 following the events. distancing. Please come join us No fireworks on the beach p.m. three police and three fire SOUTH COAST — Residents Most fireworks companies for the fun and help support our The public is reminded that no vehicles will tour the city. The and visitors alike are probably have agreed to carry over the local volunteers!” fireworks of any kind, even legal fire department plans to send one wondering what’s happening money cities have already ones, are allowed on beaches or ladder truck and two fire engines. this Fourth of July weekend and paid and apply it to next year’s Coos Bay Speedway Oregon State Park property. The police department will send for the remaining of the summer display, city administrators have On Saturday, July 11, the Eve three marked vehicles. along the South Coast with the reported. of Destruction XI American In addition, beach fires are not The vehicles will roam in current COVID-19 restrictions. However ... Daredevil Mr. Dizzy and the Or- allowed south of Cape Arago to pairs of one fire vehicle and one Here’s an update: Fireworks displays scheduled egon Coast’s Best Fireworks will the Coos-Curry County line. This police vehicle through different be held at the Coos Bay Speed- rule went into effect on June 24. segments of Coos Bay. The city Fireworks displays canceled Gardiner way, 94320 Highway 42. has been loosely divided by Almost all cities along the There will be a fireworks dis- The grandstands open at 4 To report a controlled beach neighborhood and the pairs will Oregon Coast from Astoria to play in Gardiner on July 4. Here p.m. and racing starts at 6:30 fire in the Bandon area, please drive through Empire, Eastside Brookings have canceled their are the details: p.m. Fireworks happen after call Bullards Beach State Park and Coos Bay. annual fireworks displays, fol- Fourth of July Fireworks dusk. There is an admission fee. at 541-347-2209 ext. 221 or 222 Fire Chief Mark Anderson lowing the lead of most jurisdic- Show, presented by the Gardiner For more information, call 541- and leave a message. Do not call said, “It’s not a parade route. tions and entities. Fire Department. The festivities 269-2474 or visit the website at 911 to report, unless the fire is We’re just spending time, driving In addition, private displays, begin at 10 a.m. at the Gardiner http://www.coosbayspeedway.us/ out of control. the streets, handing out mini such as the annual much-antic- Fire Department, 208 Marsh flags, wishing everyone a happy ipated Mill Casino-Hotel & RV St., just north of Reedsport. The Legal fireworks only Coos Bay Fourth of July and encouraging Park’s July 3 fireworks show, event includes a food stand fea- It is illegal to possess or light City will hand out flags them to enjoy the holiday.” have also been canceled. turing barbecued hamburgers and illegal fireworks in the state of Though there will be no fire- City and county law en- hot-dogs, potato salad and drinks Oregon. The definition of an ille- works over the bay this year, and Blackberry Arts Festival and forcement lack the resources to for purchase. A fundraising car gal firework is: “Illegal firework no family day in Mingus Park or Bay Area Fun Festival control crowds or to enforce any wash will also be held. in the state of Oregon is anything Mayor’s Firecracker Run. Coos The Coos Bay Downtown As- type of physical distancing or Fireworks start at sundown that will fly in the air, explode, Bay city employees will still cel- sociation has made the difficult health precautions with crowds and will be fired over the water travels more than 6 feet on the ebrate America’s Independence decision to cancel two major of the expected sizes. The can- across from the fire department. ground or 12 inches in the air.” — just in a less explosive way. festivals that draw thousands of cellation of other displays along There will be paid parking inside If you did not buy it from a City Manager Rodger Crad- visitors to the downtown core. the coast makes it likely that the fenced area for $6. fireworks stand in the state of dock announced that instead of “Because of COVID-19 any area that is having fireworks Important note from the Oregon it is more likely than not fireworks, Coos Bay residents restrictions placed on festivals would be met with a flood of Gardiner Fire Department: “We illegal. Citations and fines can be will see police and fire vehicles in the phased reopening of Coos people. are following social distancing issued by local law enforcement driving through the city playing County, the CBDA board made The crowds also could create guidelines from the government for those in possession of or patriotic music and giving away Please see Events, Page A2 Bees at the North Spit Masks are a proper precaution JILLIAN WARD The World COOS COUNTY — As the governor’s guidance to wear masks in public spaces goes into effect, Coos Health and Wellness talks about what that means for the county. “As we learn more about COVID-19, evidence continues to mount that face coverings play a critical role in reducing trans- mission,” said Gov. Kate Brown in press release. “We have to live with this disease for a while. And that is going to require adjusting our habits — taking the simple step of covering our nose and mouth in spaces where we inter- act with others.” Incident Commander Eric Gleason with Coos Health and Wellness said this means cus- tomers will need to wear masks when walking into businesses, including grocery stores, gyms, Zach Silva, The World A bee flies near some Scotch broom flowers along a path near the North Spit. and shopping malls. According to Gov. Brown’s guidance on the state website, it also includes public transit, personal service providers, and ride sharing services. “It’s a positive move,” Gleason Oregon could be moving toward said of the new guidance, which went into effect on Wednesday, July 1, statewide. “Our cases in the state are increasing seemingly 900 new cases of COVID-19 a day daily and when you look at the rate of our positives throughout SALEM (AP) — Oregon had Sidelinger said if Oregon con- The Oregon Health Authority a simple, common sense way the state on a daily basis they’re a record 281 new confirmed tinues on the path it is on, coro- reported this week the state’s to protect yourself and others. much higher than we had to work coronavirus cases Wednesday, navirus hospitalizations would first known outbreak at a child What an easy way to save a with when this started. We’re at a but officials predict that the increase from eight people per care center in Lake Oswego. life,” Brown said. point where we have to make de- increase may become much day to 27. Officials said 28 cases, which For weeks the governor and cisions on how to remain open.” steeper during the next month The coronavirus death toll in include children, staff and fami- health officials have urged Gleason pointed out that there - potentially reaching 900 new Oregon has risen to 208 people ly members, have been connect- residents to wear a mask, wash were a number of people who cases per day. and 118 people are currently ed to an outbreak at Lake Grove their hands and practice physi- held protests to reopen the state The state has had five straight hospitalized. KinderCare. cal distancing. During the press and that in order to stay open weeks of case growth, reaching “Our healthcare system is be- Sidelinger described the in- conference they stressed that “we have to do things that protect nearly 9,000 total confirmed coming increasingly burdened,” creasing trends as “ominous.” if people do not follow those each other and this is the best cases. Sidelinger said. People throughout Oregon are guidelines, the spread of the dis- way to do it, in my opinion, as “Our latest projections As of Wednesday, Sidelinger now required to wear face cov- ease could become much worse we progress through the phased showed that we are on track to said, hospitals have adequate erings in indoor public spaces to and “overwhelming.” approach to reopen.” hit a worst case scenario model intensive care beds and venti- slow the spread of coronavirus. “The choices each of us Based on what experts know that we had just two weeks lators to handle the number of “Modeling from the Oregon makes will decide whether we right now about the new coro- ago,” Dr. Dean Sidelinger, the cases the state has — according Health Authority shows that if reduce the spread of this virus navirus, early precautions of state’s epidemiologist, said at a to the state’s website, there are we don’t take further action to and find a way to keep busi- washing hands, not touching news conference. 784 ventilators available. reduce the spread of the disease, nesses open -- or whether we let your face, and staying six feet “We all have to remember Sidelinger said that our hospitals could be over- down our defenses and allow apart should still be followed, that the numbers, I speak about, COVID-19 is circulating more whelmed by new COVID-19 the virus to take hold,” Brown Gleason said.