Coquille Sentinel - Articles - 24 Dec 2008

Happy Holidays

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST

Garden with Brook Settle

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Editor) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:00:00 EST

Garden with
Brook Settle

Garden Thoughts For This For me, this is no ordinary day. I am a pastor, and this is a Holy Day, not an average day for a gardener. But perhaps, if you will allow, I can expose enough of my heart that you, the one who reads a gardeners column, will find the garden in this space?

I do not think of gardens on this day. I think of common men, working an average night in a cold outdoor field someplace, being overtaken with awe at something they could scarce verbalize, and because of that, be able to pursue hope. How often I have had an average day, and been overtaken by awe at something, even in my own garden. Today, I think of a tired young woman who gave birth without benefit of a doctor,hospital, or even a clean, sterile and safe environment. Her very willingness to accept and deal graciously with a hard beginning to life instructs me in the face of others who must face hard lives, and I cannot withhold my help from them, as simple as my help may be with a garden shovel. I think of men who gave their entire lives over to studying the greatest mysteries even those of cultures not their own, and due to their expectant pursuit of promises, were willing to travel far and give greatly, wise enough to do no harm. I wonder how expectant I am? In the garden, expectancy is important.

In life, expectancy is important. Finally, I am astonished at God. His very best was given in the mud, in the harshest and hardest of circumstances. Gardening reminds me every day of his grandeur and greatness. Yet He thought nothing of humble beginnings. Perhaps my garden shovel’s work is a form of recognition of the one who planted the very first garden and continues His work still.
Holy Day

Coquille High School Honor Roll Trimester 1 - Grading Period

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Coquille High School Honor Roll Trimester 1 - Grading Period

12th Grade - Senior Honor Roll: 4.00 GPA - Matthew Johnson, Caleb D. Kupersmith,
Mauro Sakuma, Trevor S. Waldien. 3.83 GPA - Leah T. Adams, Ashley Britton, Lindsey
Cooper, Portia R. Cornell, Ashly Revelle. 3.80 GPA - Alex Ford. 3.67 GPA - Daniel L.
Crunk. 3.63 GPA - Teanna Engberg. 3.60 GPA - Evan D. Beck, Trenton G. Stone. 3.57
GPA - Blake Holmes, Mia S. Toskala. 3.50 GPA - Michael R. Hall, Stephanie Jones,
Mareike Langenbach. Prinicipals List: 3.49 to 3.00 GPA - Merissa Fare, German Ferrer,
Ashley Jordan, Geramy Ogle, Toey Oulansakoonchai, Lisa van Gaal, Michael Minor, Alex
Dingus, Zachary Smith, Brady Coady, Joshua Morris, Sean Grotting, Charlene Ramsey and
Kyle Steen.

11th Grade - Junior Honor Roll: 4.00 GPA - Heston A. Altenbach, Carrie Hager, Reece
M. Miller, Bailey R. Moody, Jenna Stone. 3.86 GPA - Kayla Zimmerman. 3.71 GPA -
Jalina H. Hanson. 3.50 GPA - Travis L. Abbey, Martin Gonzalez. Prinicipals List: 3.49 to
3.00 GPA - Rachel Felsheim, Hailey Hilding, Seth Steen, Johnathan Binford, Carly
Isenhart, Jennifer Minter, Haley Stephens, Amanda Clemens, Kaila Daniel, Chance DeMain
and Hailie Huffman.

10th Grade - Sophomore Honor Roll: 4.00 GPA - Brittney Bissonnett, Christopher
Cooper, Colby GeDeros, Ryann M. Jack, Tyler J. Martin, Ashley L. Sargent, Tessa N.
Schwass, Julia Scolari, Hannah Swenson. 3.86 GPA - Allison Cook, Rex Dixon, Ellen M.
Duke, Chelsy L. Forbes, Nicole Hall, Karlie Libby, Taylor Ryan, Megan S. Sullivan. 3.71
GPA - Christie L. Andy, Mickie Carter, Joseph Nichols, Anthony Scott (Williams), Rushal
C. Sedlemyer, Heather Simpson - Kelley. 3.57 GPA - Staci Daniel, Courtney M. Davis,
Alek A. Elmer, Shayla B. Lee. Prinicipals List: 3.49 to 3.00 GPA - Chelsee Church, Tyler
Pelc, Stephen Mast, Abbie Nidever, Franklin Smith, Nathan Gray, Nathan Huffman, Alex
Meichsner, Joelle Wheeler, Chelsea Evans, Billy Tatom, Jared Waldien and Danielle
Workman.

9th Grade - Freshman Honor Roll: 4.00 GPA - Kaitlyn A. Altenbach, Chelsie Baker,
Kaitlyn J. Cornell, Camille Fisher, Ivy Hallmark. 3.86 GPA - Shayla M. Coleman,
Alexandra Fisher, Frank R. Moreno, Whitney L. Shelton, Jacob Skretting. 3.71 GPA -
Melody V. Dependahl, Andres Esparza, Jenna Frederick, Kelsey A. Hill, Bailey Richardson,
Cole L. Waddington. 3.57 GPA - Joshua J. Hollenbeak, Brittany A. Royal, Taylon Sherrill.
Prinicipals List: 3.49 to 3.00 GPA - Shelby Jones, Tyler Stephens, Trevor Wright, Alex
Gwartney, Jonathan Dotson, John Hall, Tanner Howard, Krystin Phelps, David Sypher,
Marshall Kinnaird, Jacki Riley, Jessica Leaton, Nikita Sedlemyer, Mardell Deardorff and
Danielle Wilson.

Devil’s Kitchen Diner Excels

no@spam.com (Ken Duke) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Devil’s Kitchen Diner Excels
By Ken Duke

Now I know I write the commentary for the sports page, so what am I doing talking about a local diner? Well, I’ll tell you why,

Ulmer faces charges

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Ulmer faces charges

On December 16, 2008 this office filed a District Attorney’s Information with the Coos County Circuit Court charging former Coquille police officer Randy John Ulmer with two crimes.

The charges are:
1. Theft in the First
Degree. The charge alleges
that the defendant took over
$5000 in US Currency that
had been in the Coquille
Police Department evidence
locker; and

2. Official Misconduct in
the First Degree. The
charge alleges that the
defendant, being a public
servant, improperly took
property from the police
department evidence locker
and that he also obtained for
personal use funds from at
least one police department
related checking account.

Theft in the First Degree is punishable by a maximum sentence of five years in prison and/or a fine not to exceed $125,000. If convicted the actual sentence will be determined by the Oregon Sentencing Guidelines. Official Misconduct in the First Degree is a class A misdemeanor punishable by a maximum one year sentence in the county jail and/or a fine not to exceed $6,250. The defendant appeared in Coos County Circuit Court for arraignment on the chargeson Wednesday, December 17, 2008.

Key Club members assist visitors at Shore Acres Park

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Key Club members assist visitors at Shore Acres Park

Members of the Coquille Kiwanis Club and Coquille Key Club display a portion of the cookies that they
served to recent visitors at the Shore Acres Park Lighting Display. Pictured left to right are Bob Beers,
Ashley Britton, Hailey Hilding, Carrie Hager, George Johnson, Stephen Mast, Julia Scolari, Sharon
Ussleman, Lindsey Cooper & Alex Dingus

Fairview “Care-Package” drop-box at Sentinel Office

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

Fairview “Care-Package” drop-box at Sentinel Office

Those of you who wouldlike to contribute to the Fairview “Care Package” project can now do so by bringing your donations to the Coquille ValleySentinel, where we now have a Fairview “Care Package” drop-box. Other items needed for the “Care Package” project are canned fruit, pop-corn, gum, t-shirts, air-freshener, puzzle books & frisbees.

The Coquille Valley Sharp Shooters Photo Club

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Editor) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST

The Coquille Valley Sharp Shooters Photo Club

The new digital camera club met Dec. 15th in the basement of Holy Name Church. We decided on our clubs name and brought pictures we had taken of a Christmas theme. Our next meeting will be Jan.12, 2009. We are to bring pictures we take of the mural on the old Roxie building across from the post office..We are to bring our cameras to learn more about the settings on them. On Jan. 24th we will catch the “Fun Bus”in front of the Community Building @ 2 p.m. to go to Sunset Bay to take pictures.

Cruisers help Food Bank

no@spam.com (Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

Cruisers help Food Bank
South Coast Cruisers Car Club President Tom Aiken and Treasurer Leon Little are shown presenting a check to Food Bank coordinator, Sharon Roberts. Aiken explained..........

Southern Oregon Chess League Tournament in Sutherlin

no@spam.com (Nancy Keller) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:30:00 EST

Southern Oregon Chess League Tournament in Sutherlin
By Nancy Keller

The Saturday, December13th snow did not stop the Coquille Varsity and Junior Varsity Chess Teams from attending the second 2008 Southern Oregon Chess League Tournament held in Sutherlin.