C M C M Y K Y K DAILY PLEDGE Oregon bill requires pledge in schools, A6 TOD 9 AM – AY 1 PM at the S ee ou r ad p g. A7 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY,APRIL 13, 2013 DeFazio prods Wyden over inaction BY THOMAS MORIARTY gon congressmen, “We have had no “His staff could start by reading Oregon. for managing the O&C lands. The World response,” DeFazio said. “I kind of our bill,”DeFazio said, referring to a “Senator Wyden is determined DeFazio’s comments come a day think the ball is in their court.” discussion draft he authored in con- to extend county payments for after DeFazio testified before the Southern Oregon’s congressman Wyden chairs the Senate Energy junction with fellow Oregon Reps. another year while working toward House Natural Resources Commit- expressed frustration Friday at how and Natural Resources Committee, Kurt Schrader and Greg Walden. building a bipartisan coalition for a tee in support of the proposed bill. Oregon’s senior senator has with jurisdiction over federal forest The congressman never criticized comprehensive O&C solution that The legislation would place responded to the plight of Oregon legislation. DeFazio said the two Wyden specifically — only state- will pass the Senate, pass the more than 1.5 million acres of fed- timber counties. Democratic lawmakers haven’t spo- ments made by the senator’s staff. House and be signed by the Presi- eral timberlands into a trust for Rep. Peter DeFazio said if he were ken recently about the O&C Trust, Though DeFazio’s remarks hint- dent,”Tom Towslee said in an email management on behalf of Oregon in the influential position held by Conservation and Jobs Act, but that ed at discord among Oregon’s statement. timber counties. Another 800,000 Sen. Ron Wyden, he would hold the senator was less than enthusias- Democratic congressional dele- Towslee said Wyden plans his acres of old-growth timber would hearings and advocate for a specific tic in the past. gates, Wyden’s communications own hearing on the failures of fed- be transferred from the Bureau of solution. But after “politely” asking DeFazio said Wyden aides repeat- director said Friday there is no dis- eral forest policy with a focus on Land Management to the U.S. For- Wyden for a hearing on a bill pro- edly have mischaracterized the leg- agreement about the need to the O&C lands. Wyden has not, posed by DeFazio and two other Ore- islation. increase economic activity in rural however, proposed a specific plan SEE DEFAZIO | A10 Support McClure honored at County Meet grows for Bandon midwife BY GEORGE ARTSITAS The World BANDON — Most people on trial for second- degree manslaughter and negligent homicide don’t get support from hundreds of strangers. But in Coos County, midwife Marcene Rebeck isn’t most people. After 30 years and delivering over 300 babies, Rebeck was indicted in July for “Every woman a 2011 incident that left a baby needs to have the By Lou Sennick, The World dead. The midwife Former coach Walt McClure is surrounded by the track and field team at Marshfield High School on Friday afternoon at the start of the 105th Coos free choice of how has since garnered County Meet.The high jump pit, to the right, was dedicated and named in his honor for his 21 years coaching the Pirates. support from hun- and where she dreds of protesters who want her case wants to give to be dropped. birth. They’ve started a ” Facebook group Airport negotiations go another round Bittin Duggan that has over 720 Marcene Rebeck supporter “Likes”, have held fundraisers for BY TIM NOVOTNY “The City will lose even more money in state-certified for such rescues. Rebeck’s legal The World its efforts to keep our airport safe — if the During a City Council meeting this fund and even written a song of support. Airport District accepts the offer,” the week, City Administrator Terence O’Con- On Monday, Rebeck will again appear in court NORTH BEND — City and airport offi- city’s statement said. nor talked about what he described as for a hearing in preparation for her May 20 trial. cials remain divided over the cost of city The city also noted it had offered to take misconceptions regarding the contract. One of her advocates is Bittin Duggan, who fire protection for passenger flights. the issue to mediation, but that airport “It has always been the position of the doesn’t know Rebeck directly but did have two This week the City Council turned officials had declined, at least for this year. city of North Bend that the current and children with the aid of a midwife. She is passion- down the Coos County Airport District’s The firefighting contract fulfills a fed- future economic progress and livability of ate about Rebeck’s right to practice and has shown proposed one-year, $145,000 contract, eral requirement that specially trained Coos County is enhanced by the provision up at rallies to support her. offering a $175,000 counteroffer in its firefighters be on duty at Southwest Ore- of safe commercial air service from the “Every woman needs to have the free choice of place. Either contract would be less than gon Regional Airport 15 minutes before a airport,”O’Connor said. “And everything how and where she wants to give birth,” Duggan the airport pays now, while also departing commercial passenger plane lands. They the city of North Bend has done since it said.“I want her to stay in practice as a midwife for from the previous pattern of three-year must stay until 15 minutes after the plane transferred the airport property first to the southern Oregon. We have so few resources here contracts. leaves, in case an emergency forces the port district and then to the airport dis- for women to empower themselves.” In a statement released Thursday, the pilot to turn back. trict has been in furtherance of the belief city said its offer is a concession, proving The city also provides the airport dis- in the region’s economic necessity of hav- its commitment to working with the dis- trict with FAA-mandated water rescue SEE REBECK | A10 trict for the community’s good. capabilities, supplying firefighters who are SEE AIRPORT | A10 KCBY joins a television empire BY GAIL ELBER names of soldiers killed in Iraq. The The World Sinclair group company contended the episode undermined the war effort. COOS BAY — The merger of two acquires four Shortly before the 2004 presidential broadcast groups adds several locally election, the New York Times reported viewed stations to a politically active regional stations Sinclair had ordered all 62 of the sta- company with access to nearly 30 per- tions it then owned to pre-empt cent of America’s TV screens. three brothers, the sons of Julian Sin- primetime programming and run a Fisher Communications Inc.’s clair Smith, who founded the company documentary critical of candidate John acquisition by Sinclair Broadcast in 1971. Kerry’s anti-Vietnam War activism. Group Inc. affects KCBY in North Bend A publicly traded company based in Mark Hyman, Sinclair’s vice presi- as well as Eugene’s KVAL and KMTR, Maryland, Sinclair is known for its dent for corporate relations, airs con- and Roseburg’s KPIC. advocacy of conservative viewpoints. servative views in 90-second com- Sinclair said it will operate 112 local In April 2004, the New York Times mentaries called “Behind the Head- By Lou Sennick, The World TV stations after pending transactions reported the company planned to lines” that are available for broadcast KCBY here in the BayArea is becoming part of a larger group of television are concluded — more than any other block seven of its ABC-affiliated sta- by Sinclair stations. The videos can be stations after Fisher Communications Inc. was bought out this week by U.S. company. A majority of its stock is tions from airing an episode of Night- Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. held by CEO David D. Smith and his line in which Ted Koppel read the SEE STATION | A10 Susanne Maine, Bandon Andrew Lancaster, Powers Joseph Montana, Coos Bay Police reports . A2 Sports . B1 Harry Hakanson Sr., Coos Bay T S S E Artie Simpson, Coos Bay Louis Sylvester, Coos Bay A H D What’s Up . Go! Comics . C5 Ruth White, Coos Bay I Robert Clutter, Marrowstone C T E A S South Coast. A3 Puzzles. C5 Island, Wash. Esther Sanderson, Coos Bay Rain likely E R N Helen Wegner, Port Orford 53/41 I D Margaret Fronefield, Portland Opinion. A4 Classifieds . C6 O Williams Leaton, Coos Bay Obituaries | A5-6 F Weather | A10 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Saturday, April 13,2013 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas • 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local Deputies arrest Police ask for pair in Gardiner information on mill break-in station shooting THE WORLD stopped it in Gardiner. They THE WORLD circumstance,”said OSP’s Lt. arrested James Wiggins, 36, Gregg Hastings. GARDINER — A Reed- and Julie Neuharth, 44. BANDON — Police are A Bandon officer noticed sport man and a North Bend According to a news release appealing to the public for the shot-out window Sunday woman were arrested Thurs- from the Sheriff’s Office, help after someone brazenly afternoon. Two sources told day on burglary and theft deputies found unlawfully shot out a window of police shots were fired near charges possessed Bandon’s police station.