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Sunrise/Sunset Coos Bay, OR
Coos Bay, OR, Thursday, April 17, 2025: Sunrise: 6:30 a.m., and Sunset: 8:02 p.m., offering 13-hours & 32-minutes of daylight.

Tides, Coos Bay, OR, Estuary
Tides for the Coos Bay, OR Estuary, Thursday, April 17, 2025 – High tide: 4:02 a.m., 6.99 ft.; Low tide: 11:08 a.m., -0.02 ft.; High tide: 5:54 p.m., 5.24 ft.; Low tide: 10:36 p.m., 3.12 ft.

CB/NB Water Board
The Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board will meet on Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7 a.m., at the Water Board offices off Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay.

VCB Board
Upcoming Board Meeting - The Next Meeting of the VCB Board of Directors is Thursday, April 17th at 8:30am at the Mill Casino Hotel. NOTE: This meeting is now on the 3rd Thursday of the Month.

S. 9th Street Road Closure
The City of Coos Bay has contracted with Johnson Rock Products to make road repairs to S. 9th Street between Anderson Avenue & Central Avenue. Work has begun and will be completed by Monday April 21, 2025. For safety purposes the north section of S. 9th Street will be closed tonight and will be reopened to thru traffic by the end of day tomorrow April 17, 2025. The city understands this road closure is inconvenient. Residents can access their homes off Anderson Avenue. Please avoid the road closure and use caution when traveling near the work zone. Should you have any questions or want more information, please contact Coos Bay Public Works at (541) 269-8918

NBPL Events
North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Thursday, April 17: Baby Play every Thursday at 10:30AM, Enjoy stories, music, & play designed to encourage the early literacy skills of children under 2. Unlimited Book Club meets the third Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM. Discuss The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri at a DEI virtual book club hosted by North Bend Public Library & Coos Bay Public Library. Go to https://bit.ly/3R6E57M to attend.

CBPL Events
Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Preschool Art - Thursday, April 17 in the Myrtlewood Room, 10:00am – 11:00am. Toddlers and preschoolers get ready to craft! This winter and spring the Library will offer a hands-on arts and craft program for toddlers and preschoolers (and their parent or caregiver) the third Thursday of the month. Each month will feature a different craft and highlight a pre-kindergarten readiness skill. All supplies provided. ASL Practice Place - Thursday, April 17 on Zoom, 12:00pm – 1:00pm. Coos Bay Public Library, in partnership with with American Sign Language instructor, Kandy Bergquist, will co-host ASL Practice Place every third Thursday of the month on Zoom! Bergquist has been studying ASL for over 30 years. She worked as an interpreter in school systems including special needs children, in programs for special needs adults, and privately with adults. Additionally, she worked with the deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) as an interpreter, classroom aid, and Speech Pathologist. Bergquist received specialized training in graduate school for working with the D/HH population and currently teaches ASL and Signed English at Southwestern Oregon Community College. Program is for those who wish to practice their ASL conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign in ASL as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s sign! This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their ASL conversational skills. Register for this virtual program @ https://bit.ly/3m6j2WG Unlimited Book Club - Thursday, April 17 on Zoom, 6:00pm – 7:00pm. CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND UNDERSTANDING IN COOS COUNTY VIA LITERATURE! The Unlimited Book Club is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the North Bend Public Library, formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. We meet every third Thursday of the month. This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our next title, selected by members, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Suggestions for future readings will come from book club members. Harback cover of The Beekeeper... (yellow & pink decorative background w/bee, flowers, plants, etc. Those interested are invited to attend, there is no obligation to stay. After signing up, participants will be sent link for Zoom meeting. Register for this free virtual event @ https://bit.ly/3R6E57M

ASL Practice Place
Coos Bay Public Library has partnered with instructor, Kandy Bergquist, to offer ASL PRACTICE PLACE via Zoom (virtual meeting software). Bergquist teaches American Sign Language and Signed English at Southwestern Oregon Community College. She has worked with the deaf and hard of hearing as an interpreter, classroom aid, and Speech Pathologist. We meet every third Thursday of the month @ 12:00pm. Next month: Thursday, April 17. Program is for those who wish to practice their ASL conversational skills and help other learners in a friendly setting. Attendees will have the opportunity to sign in ASL as a group for one hour in a casual, informal environment. This is NOT a class, but we will provide ideas for conversational topics. Beginners are welcome. Let’s sign! This program is FREE and open to anyone who wishes to sharpen their ASL conversational skills. Register for this event @ https://bit.ly/3m6j2WG

Unlimited Book Club
Thursday, April 17 at 6:00 pm, the Unlimited Book Club will meet on Zoom. Unlimited is a joint venture of the Coos Bay Public Library and the North Bend Public Library. We formed to encourage awareness and foster community discussions on equity, diversity, and inclusion through reading and thoughtful conversation. Unlimited meets every third Thursday of the month. This meeting will be an opportunity for members to meet and discuss our next title, selected by book club members, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri. Suggestions for future readings will come from members of Unlimited. Those interested are invited to attend the meeting, there is no obligation to stay. To receive Zoom link for meeting, register for free @ https://bit.ly/3R6E57M

ODF Compliance Monitoring Program Committee
OR Dept. of Forestry release - SALEM, Ore. — The Compliance Monitoring Program Committee will hold a virtual meeting Thursday, April 17, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. To join virtually, please use the Teams video conference information found on the agenda. The committee’s agenda includes: Landowner access plan; Compliance monitoring story map. The meeting is open to the public to attend online via Teams. Requests for an interpreter for the hearing impaired or other accommodations for persons with disabilities should be made at least 48 hours before the meeting by emailing [email protected]. The CMP Committee assists efforts to monitor compliance with Forest Practices Rules. The committee advises ODF regarding monitoring projects and procedures. View more information on the CMPC webpage.

2025 Oregon ocean salmon seasons adopted
ODFW release - NEWPORT, Ore – The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) finalized the 2025 ocean salmon seasons including ocean waters off Oregon Tuesday. Recommended salmon seasons are not official until final approval by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce (expected by May 16), and after adoption by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission on April 18 for waters within three nautical miles of shore. Recreational and commercial fishing opportunity varies by area and time. The recreational all-salmon except coho season opened from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain on March 15 and Chinook retention will be allowed through mid-July and during September and October. However, from June 7 onward, when Chinook retention is allowed, anglers may keep only one Chinook as part of the two salmon per day bag limit. For the month of October, the daily bag limit is reduced to one salmon and the open area will be limited to shoreward of the 40-fathom management line. From Humbug Mountain to the OR/CA border, the Chinook retention period is open mid-May through early June and reopens the very end of June through mid-July. During both periods, the daily bag limit is two salmon, though only one may be a Chinook in the latter opener. From Cape Falcon to the OR/CA border, mark-selective coho retention is allowed early June through late August or until the marked coho quota of 44,000 is reached. For the month of September, from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain, an all-salmon season will occur with a 30,000 non-marked-selective coho quota. Oregon ocean commercial salmon fisheries from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain will continue through the end of May and again from September through the end of October, with a non-mark-selective coho fishery and a 7,500 coho quota during the month of September. From Cape Falcon to the Heceta Bank management line, the fishery will be open in the latter parts of June and July for all salmon except coho. The area between Humbug Mountain and the OR/CA border will be open for the last two weeks of April only. Conservation concerns based on the low forecasts for both Sacramento and Klamath River fall Chinook salmon stocks were the primary constraints on Chinook fisheries south of Cape Falcon, Oregon. More abundant Columbia Basin hatchery coho salmon and Oregon Coastal natural coho abundances will allow for good fishing opportunities this year. The Columbia Basin hatchery stock is forecast to be about 70 percent of last year’s actual return but 125 percent above the 2024 pre-season forecast. Federally listed lower Columbia River coho are forecast to be less abundant compared to the 2024 pre-season forecast, but still above recent historical average. The Oregon Coastal natural coho stock forecast is the largest since 2012.

State Forests Implementation Plans Finalized
ODF release - Salem, Ore.—The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) finalized its Implementation Plans that describe revisions for the Astoria, Forest Grove, Tillamook, North Cascade, West Oregon, and Western Lane (including the Veneta and Southwest units) State Forests districts following a 30-day comment period that concluded March 21. The department received 28 different comments with many addressing multiple issues. The main areas public comments addressed were the draft Western State Forests Habitat Conservation Plan; forest management; forest health; wildlife; carbon storage and climate change; recreation, education and interpretation; and roads. The comments received have been summarized, and the department’s responses to comments and a summary of changes made to the plans from comments can be found in this summary document. “Although we do not have the resources to directly respond to each individual commenter, we do read and consider each one, and then summarize and group them into common areas to better address the comments received,” said Mike Wilson, State Forests Division Chief. “We value the public process and comments we receive are the basis for modifications to our proposed plans.” State forests provide social, economic, and environmental benefits to Oregonians, and are managed under long-range forest management plans, mid-range implementation plans, and annual operations plans. Implementation plans describe forest management activities such as timber harvest targets, road construction and maintenance, reforestation and young stand management, recreation, aquatic habitat restoration, and protection strategies for species of concern. Implementation Plans typically cover a 10-year period. However, these revisions to the current Implementation Plans extends through fiscal year 2027 and maintains current forest management plan requirements, updates new information on the district land base and forest resources, clarifies timber harvest targets, and incorporates the components of the draft Habitat Conservation Plan in order to cover the potential Habitat Conservation Plan approval timeline, the new Forest Management Plan and new Implementation Plan development timelines. Next up for state forest management are the annual operations plans that determine and describe individual timber sale locations and other forest activities for the next fiscal year. That public comment period is scheduled to start April 18.

Quakes
A couple of earthquakes were recorded at the southern end of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, Wednesday, April 16. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 3.6-magnitude quake was located west to northwest of Petrolia, CA, near Cape Mendocino in Northern California. It was followed by a 3.2-magnitude in the same area.

I-84 Fatal, Umatilla Co.
Umatilla County, Ore. 16 April 2025- On Monday, April 14, 2025, at 11:42 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 82, near milepost 10, in Umatilla County. The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Toyota 4Runner, operated by Donald James Drouillard (35) of Hermiston, failed to negotiate a curve, left the roadway, rolled down an embankment, and came to rest on its roof in the median. The operator of the Toyota (Drouillard), who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle and declared deceased at the scene. The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by the Umatilla County Fire District 1 and ODOT.

Death Investigation
CCSO release - On April 15, 2025, at about 10:00 AM, the North Coos Dispatch Center received a report of a deceased male on the tidal flats in the Coos Bay approximate to Hedge Lane near Cape Arago Highway. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office responded and found the male clearly deceased. The man did not have any identification on his person. Fingerprints were obtained and the man was identified as 27 year old George L. Watson IV. There were no apparent signs of foul play. Next of Kin have been notified and the cause of death remains under investigation.

Illegal Camping, CQ
According to an entry on the CQPD log for April 15, 10:40 p.m., Hwy. 42S, Sturdivant Park, “illegal camping.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the NBPD log for April 15, 5:49 a.m., 3201 Tremont Ave., Mill Casino, “NBPD served CBPD warrant/Probation Violation,” on 27-year old Timara Carolanne Lee charging FTA on Theft I; FTA on Failure to Perform Duties of a Driver Property Damage; and, FTA on FTA 1 & FTA II. Also 34-year old Edward Charles Gayewski charged with Probation Violation, “Lee & Gayewski transported to CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for April 15, 7:47 a.m., PD Alley, “illegal camping.” At 8:56 a.m., 1800 Union Ave., “illegal camping.”

Arrest
According to an entry on the NBPD log for April 15, 9:36 a.m., 14th & Juniper, “result of CBPD dispute call,” 53-year old Bill Monroe Potter, Jr., arrested on NBPD PC for Theft II, Theft of Lost/Mislaid Mail, “Potter transported to CCJ.”

Unlawful Vehicle, NB
According to an entry on the NBPD log for April 15, 12:52 p.m., Florida & Union, “unlawful vehicle.”

Wanted
According to an entry on the NBPD log for April 16, 3:53 a.m., 3201 Tremont Ave., Mill Casino, “located wanted subject as result of drug info,” 40-year old Jason Lee Day arrested on Oregon State Parole Board warrant charging Parole Violation; and, Deschutes Co. Work Center warrant for DUII, “arrested on transported CCJ.”

Illegal Camping, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 6:31 a.m., So. End of Pottery Co., “illegal camping.” At 6:36 a.m., 525 Anderson Ave., CBPL, “illegal camping.” AT 6:37 a.m., 2300 block No. Bayshore Dr., Teakwood Plaza, “illegal camping.” At 6:46 a.m., 1300 block No. Bayshore Dr., Harry Ritchies Jewelers, “illegal camping.” At 8:12 a.m., 400 block Lockhart Ave., “illegal camping.” At 9:20 a.m., No. Wall & Taylor, “illegal camping.”

Unlawful Vehicle, CB
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 7:54 a.m., 900 block No. Bayshore Dr., CJ O’Neil, “unlawful vehicle.”

Criminal Trespass
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 11:47 a.m., 149 So. 7th, McKay’s, “result of shoplifter,” 29-year old Deven Cole Floyd charged with Trespass I, “cited in lieu of custody.”

Assault
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 2:17 p.m., 1400 block Anderson, “assault, domestic,” 39-year old Danile Mayer charged with Assault IV Domestic, Strangulation, “Mayer transported to CCJ.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 2:17 p.m., 1400 block Anderson Ave., 51-year old Sheryl Lynn Sullivan arrested on Washington Co. SO warrant charging Failure to Report as a Sex Offender, “Sullivan cited in lieu of custody.”

Burglary
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 6:53 p.m., 900 block Garfield Ave., “burglary.”

Warrant
According to an entry on the CBPD log for April 15, 8:34 p.m., 1360 Airport Way, NB, OSP Coos Bay Command, “trooper out with subject,” 31-year old Brianna Carol Huntley arrested on two CBPD warrants charging FTA on Harassment & two-counts of Escape III; and, FTA on Criminal Mischief II, “cited in lieu of custody.”

WX
Hazardous sea warning along the Oregon Coast. South Coast forecast calling for abundant sunshine today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and winds out of the North to Northeast at 15-25 mph. Mostly clear tonight with lows in the lower 40s and winds out of the North to Northeast at 10-20 mph, then decreasing to less than five mph. Intervals of clouds and sunshine on Friday with highs in the mid 60 and winds from the North at 10-20 mph.

Sports

Prep bvb
Prep boys’ volleyball scores from Tuesday at Philomath. Marshfield lost to Newport, 3-1, but beat North Bend 3-2. North Bend (0-4) fell to Philomath, 3-1 & to Marshfield, 3-2. Pirates (2-4) host Philomath, North Bend, & Newport in their only home matches on Tuesday, April 22, 4 p.m.

Prep sb scores
Prep softball scores from Wednesday, April 16: 4A – OR West Conf.: Newport won at North Marion, 13-4. 3A – Special District 4: Taft won at Sheridan, 17-7 (5).

Prep SB Schedules
Prep softball schedules for Thursday, April 17: 4A – North Coast, Cowapa Lg,: Scappoose at Astoria, 5 p.m. St. Helens at Seaside, 4 p.m. Central Coast, Oregon West Conf.: Sweet Home at Newport, 5 p.m. Non-league: Tillamook at Nestucca, 4:30 p.m. 3A – North Coast, SD1: Banks at Warrenton, 3 & 4:30 p.m. 2A/1A – SD4: Powers at Myrtle Pt., 4:30 p.m.

Prep bb scores
Prep baseball scores from Wednesday, April 16: 4A – OR West Conf.: Newport beat visiting Stayton, 12-11. 3A Special District 1: Valley Catholic won at Neah-Kah-Nie, 12-0. Warrenton won at Horizon Christian, Tualatin, 6-5. Special District 3: Taft beat visiting Amity, 10-0 (5).

Prep BB Schedules
Prep baseball schedules for Thursday, April 17: 4A – North Coast: Cowapa Lg.: Astoria at Scappoose, 6 p.m. Central Coast: Newport at Stayton, 5 p.m.

SWOCC bb
Southwestern Oregon’s baseball team beat Clark College, 4-2, Wednesday, at Vancouver, WA. The Lakers (16-15, 12-11) travel to Pierce on Friday, April 18, for an NWAC doubleheader.

UO/OSU sb
Oregon beat Oregon State, 5-3 in an in-state college rivalry game at Kelly Field, Corvallis, Wednesday. The Ducks win the series with the Beavers. Oregon (12-1, 39-4) has a three-game Big 10 Conference series with UCLA at Jane Sanders Stadium, Eugene, beginning Friday, April 18, 7 p.m., televised on the Big Ten Network. OSU (0-2, 17-17) has a WCC series at San Diego beginning Friday, April 18, 3 p.m