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Late in the year 2009, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) met with County Commissioners at Laverne Park to discuss limbing and removal of trees that have become dangerous to park users.

Residents of Fairview watching the removal are concerned that many of the trees being removed or marked to be removed are no danger to the public, and the removal, which is not staggered, will leave the park looking deforested and bare for campers.  Seedlings are on site for replanting but it will be many years before they will provide the shade visitors to Laverne have come to expect.
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Matt Goodwin from Coquille celebrated twenty years of part time employment at the Coos County Road Department on January 4th, 2010.  Matt helps out in the shop with equipment maintenance.  He is very dedicated to his job, and his work is very much appreciated by the staff.
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Jacki Pinkston, president of the Coquille Kiwanis Club and Corky Daniels, Kiwanis Club treasurer, present a $400.00 check to the Coquille Art and Education Enhancement Center (CAEEC) to help cover the cost of flooring suitable for the dance classes being held at the center.
The center holds dance classes in hip-hop, tap, belly dancing, and a very popular recent addition, ballroom dancing.  For more information on these classes and the other classes held at the center, call 541-824-0320 or go to thecoquilledowntownstudio.com.
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First meeting of the newly formed Funding Committee for the Friends of the Coquille Library Foundation. (L to R) - Robin Goche, Tony Spenader, Anne Conner, President, Larry Close, Shawn Jennings and Karen Murphey.
If you have ideas or would like to volunteer please stop by the Library and introduce yourself.

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  Rotary President Bob Main presented a special award of “Thanks” to Coquille Police Chief Mark Dannels for a year of innovative service to the community.

 
 High School Principal, Sharon Nelson, was surprised with the Chamber of Commerce “Positivity” award, presented by past President Bill Marino.


Area businesses joined with Hawks View Cellars and Arrow’s Delight Chocolates to bring Coquille “Visions in Chocolate,” the 5th Annual Chocolate Fantasy, in which local service groups give citizenship awards.

Rotary President Bob Main presented the Rotarian of the Year award to RICH FISH and a Special Award of Thanks to CHIEF DANNELS.

Tom Aiken presented The Lion of the Year award to ALDO MARCA.

Fire Chief Dave Waddington called ANDY PIBURN to the podium as the Volunteer Firefighter of the Year.

Past Chamber President, Bill Marino, surprised LORETTA SPENADER, who is so deserving of the award for Citizen of the Year.   COQUILLE PRODUCE MARKET & DELI was named Business of the Year for all of their efforts during community events.  The Chamber Volunteer of the Year award went to KEN HEISTAND from Pacific Power and the Positivity award to SHARON NELSON.

Judge Martin Stone introduced Arlene Soto, Director of Southwestern Business Development Center, who talked about how her agency is geared to help small business prosper.

The Chamber gave a vote of thanks to Fran Capehart, Event Coordinator, for an enjoyable evening of wine and chocolate tasting.
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These pictures show Elk members loading food into the pickups at the Lincoln Elementary School, which had over 1200 pounds for us. This is a program that we do every year at this time, and we certainly appreciate the involvement we get from the schools.¤
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A Celebration of Life for Gary Dean Wellbaum, 56, of Arago, will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the Arago Community Church. Pastor Tom Morris will officiate. Gary was born on June 1, 1953 in Oregon City. He died December 16, 2009 in Arago. He attended Southern Oregon University and received his Master’s Degree in Education. Gary was in the U.S. Air Force for three years, being stationed in Taiwan and at Edwards A.F.B. He married Penny Mitchell on May 2, 1981. A few years later, he began his teaching career in Special Education.

He taught in Gresham, Central Point, Gold Hill, Bandon, and Myrtle Point and was currently teaching at the Harding Learning Center in Coos Bay. Gary was a very passionate teacher. He and his students worked very closely with the O. D. F. & W and the Noble Creek Fish Hatchery in impacting the Oregon Fisheries. He was also very active in Northwest Youth Corps in sponsoring youth to attend summer work programs.

 He was just recently named Educator of the Year from S.O.L.V. In his spare time, he loved to go fishing, camping and playing golf with his family and friends. Gary is survived by his wife Penny of Arago; son Keith of Salem and his children Kaiana and MaKenna; son Kevin and his wife Amber of Talent and their children Nash and Kemper; parents Irv and Dorothy Brunner of Talent; brothers, Robbie Wellbaum and his wife Shannon of Colorado, Kevin Wellbaum and wife Maki of Seattle, and Jim Brunner and his wife Jen of Bend; sister Tracy Burns and her husband Vern of Eagle Point; best friend, Doug Litwiller of Medford; he also has many surrogate sons and daughters, and numerous other relatives and close friends. He was preceded in death by two sons, Sean and Jeremy, and his grandparents.

 The family suggests memorial contributions to Northwest Youth Corps, 2621 Augusta, Eugene, OR 97403 or to Noble Creek Fish Hatchery, 93638 Green Acres Lane, Coos Bay, OR 97420. Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/Schroeder Funeral Service – Coquille Chapel, 396-3846.¤
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A memorial service will be held for Roy Dale Dimmitt, 68, of Coquille at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday the 23rd of December at the Bible Baptist Church in Coquille. Roy was born in Sargent, Nebraska on December 30, 1940 to Hazel and Hobart Dimmitt and died at his home in Coquille on December 12, 2009.

Roy graduated from Sargent High School in 1960 and married his wife Betty on December 24, 1969. He has four children, eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He worked 16 years for Earl M. Jorgenson Steel in Seattle, WA and moved to Coquille in 2001. Roy loved watching football and wrestling, and growing his own tomatoes and going to Senior Meals.

Roy was very strong in his faith and will be remembered by many in his neighborhood as the “oxygen waving man on 10th Street.” Roy is survived by his wife, Betty Dimmitt of Coquille; a son, Derick Stone of Carson City, Nevada; daughters, Stacy Patrick and family of Elmira, OR, Shannon (Dimmitt) Harlow of Eagle River, Alaska and Stephanie (Dimmitt) Bohn and family of Coquille; son-inlaw, Jason Bohn of Coquille; and grandsons, Tim Patrick, Jr. and Allen Dale Dimmitt, both of Coquille. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to South Coast Hospice, 1620 Thompson Rd., Coos Bay, OR 97420. Services are under the direction of Myrtle Grove Funeral Service, 396-3158.¤
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The Coquille Community Garden is now accepting applications for 2010 bed rentals. Forms are available at the garden (plastic “realty” box on left side of entrance) and at The Sentinel office. With the combined efforts of garden volunteers and eight community service teens, the Coquille Community Garden beds are now amended for the winter. Decayed plant matter has been turned into the soil or added to the compost pile, and a sprinkling of organic nutrient granules and several inches of cow manure have topped off each bed.

The work party concluded with a “smashing of the pumpkins.” With pitchforks, shovels, and the unbridled energy of youth, our autumn squash, which was previously donated by our local grocers, was reduced to orange pulp and added to the compost heap. Why did we add soil nutrients in addition to top-dressing the beds with manure? Because although unprocessed livestock manure is rich in three key plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), the manure we purchased from Scolari Dairy is first mixed with water and strained to make a “manure tea.” The resulting liquid fertilizer, which is high in those three key nutrients, is then used to enrich the farmers’ grass-growing fields, and the dry, “dairy solids” (with lower amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) are available for garden use.

Despite its lesser nutritive value, the manure remains beneficial to the garden because it improves the physical condition and structure of the soil (the tilth). This environmentally sound practice reduces hazardous run-off, which could end up in our watersheds, so hats off to the Scolari Dairy! This is a great example of our community re-purposing an unwanted product (the rinsed manure) and selling it to local residents, who can benefit from that product. The farmer profits by receiving not only a small fee for his product, but he has also found a way to get his spent manure removed from his property at no expense to himself.

This is creative environmentalism at its best, and it shows ingenuity and respect towards our planet. If we all thought about it for a moment, we might find that we have our own excess of something, an abundance we could share with one of our own neighbors. How can we engage more within our community? Do you have an ability or talent you can share with others? Do you have materials that are of no use to you that could be parted with or traded off for something more useful? During the growing season, do you have excesses of prolific fruits, vegetables or nuts that could be shared with needful community members? How can we better network together and pair our excesses with another neighbor's shortages? Let’s invest in our community for the betterment of our fair hamlet.

The City of Coquille is a wonderful place to live, and small changes in the way we think can make it even better. Share your thoughts online with dawn@webnet.com. The garden is located at 180 N. Baxter, between the Pioneer Methodist Church and the Auto Clinic. Please contact Darlene at 404-7519 for more information, or visit our website at “CoquilleCommunityGarden.VPweb.com/.” Also, if you would like to buy dairy solids from the Scolari Dairy, they can be reached by calling Bob at 396-3242.¤
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The Coquille Community Food Bank is sponsored by the ministerial association and staffed by volunteers from nine churches, the VFW and the Rebekah Lodge. The food bank is located at the Catholic Church, 50 S. Dean St., and open on Mondays and Fridays from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm for food distribution.

Because of the generous donations, food bank recipients can use the services once a month and will receive enough food for their family for 3 full days. Sharon Roberts, church coordinator for the food bank, said the food bank has served 465 families this year, plus 75 Thanksgiving bags. She stressed that right now there is a definite need for the services, for instance on a recent Friday the food bank gave out 117 bags of food and the following Monday gave out 76 bags. The Coquille Community Food Bank invites and encourages all local churches and organizations to participate.
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