C M C M Y K Y K DRIVING WIN RAIN OR SNOW Marshfield speeds past Coquille, B1 Storm moves into Northeast, A9 Serving Oregon’s South Coast Since 1878 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012 theworldlink.com I $1.50 Senator takes on LAKESIDE campaign MAIL BOAT spending BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE The World WASHINGTON — Fearing the growing influence of political attack ads, an Oregon senator is pushing for stronger laws on cam- paign donations. Ron Wyden, a Pitch man Democrat from Read Wyden’s pro- Portland, is propos- posal: www.wyden. ing legislation that senate.gov/cam- would require paign-finance-reform sources of political spending and dona- tions to be reported almost immediately to the public. At present, donations in federal elections are reported quarterly. That means dona- tions made in the final weeks of an election — when spending is heaviest — remain hid- SEE WYDEN | A8 Music gives worldwide By Alysha Beck, The World adventure Eliska Jacobsen delivers the mail via boat along Tenmile Lake in Lakeside.The mail boat is essential to some residents whose homes are only accessible by boat. Women of rustic route carry on COOS BAY — “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose,” BY DANIEL SIMMONS-RITCHIE For more than 60 years, Kilpatrick and a than people. Ospreys and bald eagles fight Dr. Seuss wrote in his book “Oh, the The World few hardy souls have battled the elements to over trout in summer. Bears and beavers Places You’ll Go!” deliver mail to the 50-odd resi- paddle between the lake’s fin- The advice is for everyone, but it’s LAKESIDE — The wind reached 150 mph dents of Tenmile Lake. gers. proven particularly true as the storm landed. Farther down the coast, The mail boat is still a lifeline As Jacobsen pulls up to a PEOPLE OF for one local grad, espe- the gale plucked trees from the ground like to these people. Some homes mailbox on a pier, a golden THE cially if you factor in a toothpicks. can be reached only by boat, labrador runs to her boat. certain degree of musi- It was Columbus Day 1962, and Marj Kil- others only by winding back- See video of Eliska Jacobsen “Hey, how are you?” Jacobsen WORLD cal talent that led him and the mail boat in action at patrick didn’t know what was coming. The roads. http://tinyurl.com/ctfamwb says, reaching for dog treats. down some rather driver of one of America’s only mail boats But while the winter weather “Good boy. You have to sit! Sit adventuresome paths. was doing what she did best: delivering the can get rough, drivers past and down.” Markus Boesl gradu- mail, rain or shine. present say, at its best, the job is Jacobsen immigrated to ated from Marshfield So far, Kilpatrick had felt more of the for- a tour-de-force in relaxation. America in 1985. She lived in High School in 2010 and mer. Tenmile Lake’s surface was dimpled Eliska Jacobsen has operated California and Alaska before headed to the Ivy with rain, light gusts tussled the Fir trees. the route for the past three years. visiting Lakeside with her hus- League with his diplo- Kilpatrick clutched the side of her cedar ves- She has red hair and speaks with band. The pair fell in love with ma and a passion for sel as she pulled up to her last mailbox. a clipped Czech accent. Tenmile and bought a cabin by TIM singing. Landing at Yale She was motoring back to her own lake- “Sometimes, it’s so peaceful,” the water’s edge. NOVOTNY University, he found no front home, feeling confident, when the she said. “I’m just glad to be able Jacobsen’s husband found shortage of outlets for wind roared and the waves struck. to be out there. You see the fog when you’re work as a barge operator for Sause Bros. He his singing ability. “There were two walls of water coming at driving through there. It’s beautiful.” insisted that Jacobsen get out into the com- “I knew that I wanted music to be a part me,” Kilpatrick said, now 85, pressing her As her 16-foot boat pulls away from the munity too. of my time at Yale. I auditioned for the wrinkled hands into a “V”. launch, Jacobsen casually spins the wheel. They discovered the post office was look- Glee club, which is the big 80-voice Kilpatrick did the only thing she could do: Her outboard motor kicks a white tail over ing for a new mail boat operator. Jacobsen She ducked. Water rushed over her. She was Tenmile’s glassy surface. SEE BOESL | A8 soggy but unscathed. Most days, Jacobsen sees more animals SEE MAIL BOAT | A8 Replacing Willamette bridge means moving it I Engineering project is two inches off its concrete piers. In the form to build the permanent structure. 12 hours after, they plan to seamlessly No single aspect of the project, how- ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event pull off one of the longest bridge moves ever, rivals the slow-motion drama of ever attempted. the planned Jan. 19 “translation” of the BY DANA TIMS “If you love bridges, this is what it’s bridge: Stout metal “cradles,”lifts and a The Associated Press all about,”said Kunkle, a foreman with dizzying system of hydraulics will scoot Stayton-based Slayden Construction, the bridge deck from its current align- PORTLAND — Given Jason Kunkle’s which formed a joint venture with ment to the piers that will cradle its tem- passion for bridges, he is planted on the Sundt, an Arizona contractor, to tackle porary incarnation as a detour bridge. perfect professional perch — high above the $307.5 million replacement of the “It’s a critical part of the entire oper- the Willamette River amid the cross- Sellwood Bridge. “It’s a once-in-a-life- ation, and it has taken lots of planning,” braced mesh of the Sellwood Bridge’s time project.” said Ed Wortman, a retired Multnomah aging steel truss. Challenging facets fill the construc- County engineer who was brought back The Associated Press In three weeks, Kunkle and a team of tion project list. One is the extensive in- in a temporary, part-time capacity to Work continues in preparation to shift the existing Sellwood Bridge over engineers, supervisors and skilled water work of sinking long steel review work done by other designers to temporary supports, allowing a new bridge to be built in its old foot- workers will culminate months of columns for both a traffic detour bridge and contractors. “Always in the backs of print above the Willamette River, Dec. 18 in Portland. That move is preparation by activating 10 hydraulic and a work bridge just upstream, which planned for mid-January. jacks that will lift the 3,400-ton bridge contractors will use as a staging plat- SEE BRIDGE | A8 Lorryann Edwards, North Bend Lamoine Reiland, Bandon What’s Up . Go! Sports . B1 Kay Metcalf, Coquille Shane Simsek, Coos Bay T S S E Harriet Wallace, Portland Vallery Silva-Allen Coos Bay A H D Police reports . A3 Comics . C5 I C T Jean Chandler, Florence Elnora Byrd, Coquille E A S South Coast. A3 Classifieds . C6 William Baumgartner, Coos Bay Chance of rain E R N Peter Tiemeyer, Arago 48/36 I D Opinion. A4 Puzzles . C7 Irene Quick, Coos Bay O F Weather | A8 Nancy Grant, Lake Oswego Obituaries | A5, A8 C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K A2 •The World • Saturday, December 29,2012 Y K Header C M C M Y K Y K C M C M Y K Saturday, December 29,2012 • The World • A3 Y K South Coast City Editor Ryan Haas• 541-269-1222, ext. 239 theworldlink.com/news/local One is 18. One is not. Rise in underage sex crimes causes concern for high school staff, students BYASHLEY BARBIAN said. “I never could have imagined I a 15-year-old Eugene girl. Spencer school assembly over a two-day peri- AND SARA BIRRER would be the person the stories were Contributions Shimota, 19, and two other teens, od to provide information regarding The Marshfield Times about.” This story is reprinted with permission Chay Gilbert, 18, and Jacob Frasier, 17, sexual misconduct in relation to Lauren later accompanied her from Marshfield High School’s student were charged in April for multiple minors. A panel of local professionals COOS BAY — Masked faces and friends to a party.There was underage newspaper. The World welcomes contribu- sexual encounters they had with a 13- who deal with such cases provided flowing gowns filled the Marshfield drinking and drug use, and Lauren tions from local schools. year-old girl. information about the consequences High School gym May 16, 2011. One ended up participating. Even closer to home, as was the of illegal sexual activity involving particular freshman had spent hours “Everyone was doing it [drugs] charged with rape in the third degree.” case with Lauren, MHS students or minors. getting ready for the event. It was her and I wanted them to be impressed According to Lauren, the perpe- graduates have been accused, and in According to Lauren, sexual abuse first prom and she had been asked by a with me because I was a freshman,” trator’s friends harassed her for the some cases convicted, of sexual mis- cases involve multiple court appear- junior. She had never considered the Lauren said.