The Coos County 4-H senior-level (grades 10-12) Horse
Judging Team earned a first-place score at the Oregon 4-H
Spring Horse Classic at the end of April. Team members
include: Lois Hannah, Brenna Hurley, Carrie Plouff,
Katelyn Reeves and Hannah Swenson. They will now move
on to the next level of competition and represent Oregon at
the National 4-H Horse Classic, in Denver, CO in January,
2010!
At the Oregon 4-H Spring Horse Classic, Coos County
teams competed against teams from across Oregon. This
year the event was held at the Linn County Fairgrounds in
Albany, OR and included several contests: Horse Judging,
Hippology, Horse Bowl, Presentations and Public Speaking.
Each county 4-H program in Oregon is invited to send one
team (or individual) for each contest at the Oregon 4-H
Spring Horse Classic.
Coos County was well-represented at Oregon 4-H Spring
Horse Classic with several teams/individuals who did an
outstanding job! Teams from Coos County 4-H included:
• Senior Horse Judging and Hippology (grades 10-12): Lois
Hannah, Brenna Hurley, Carrie Plouff, Katelyn Reeves and
Hannah Swenson.
• Intermediate Horse Judging and Hippology (grades 7-9):
Kaitlyn Altenbach, Chelsie Baker, McKenzie Church and
Taryn Hurley.
• Senior Horse Bowl (grades 10-12): Lois Hannah, Brenna
Hurley, Katelyn Reeves and Hannah Swenson.
• Intermediate Horse Bowl (grades 7-9): Kailtyn Altenbach,
Taryn Hurley, Robert Martino and Kira Lindsey.
• Presentations: Hannah Swenson
• Public Speaking: Natalie Hutcheson
Several Coos County teams/individuals placed in the top 10
in the Oregon 4-H Spring Horse Classic contests:
Horse Judging:
Senior individuals: Brenna Hurley: 2nd place; Hannah
Swenson: 3rd place; Lois Hannah: 7th place
Intermediate team: 4th place
Intermediate individuals: Kaitlyn Altenbach: 3rd place;
Taryn Hurley: 10th place
Hippology:
Senior team: 3rd place
Senior individual: Brenna Hurley, 5th place
Horse Bowl:
Senior team: 4th place
Senior individual: Hannah Swenson, 2nd place
Presentations: Hannah Swenson, 2nd place
Public Speaking: Natalie Hutcheson, 3rd place
All team members have been active in Coos County 4-H
horse clubs for several years, most since fourth grade. Team
members qualified to represent Coos County at the Oregon
4-H Spring Horse Classic with high scores at the countylevel
contests held last fall. Team members then study and
practice for the contests during the winter and spring. They
should be very proud of their hard work!
The Denver-bound Coos County 4-H Horse Judging Team
is in the process of studying for the national contest and
raising funds to travel. If you would like to assist them with
their fundraising efforts, please contact Elissa Wells, 4-H
Agent, at OSU Extension Service at 572-5263 ext. 293.
Please also contact OSU Extension Service if you know a
young person (grades K-12) who is interested in joining 4-
H. The new 4-H year begins annually on October 1 and
runs through September 30.

The June 23rd "Meet and Greet" at the Coquille  Community Garden was a successful event where the planning  committee met with gardeners of all ages, including a  four-year-old who helped plant tomatoes, peppers, and  herbs the day of the get-together. In addition to meeting the  participants of the Coquille Community Garden, we would  next like to host an event for the entire City of Coquille.

Our Master Gardners have some great ideas for garden  classes; however we are also calling for the input of our  neighbors. What gardening topics are of interest to you? Do  you have pest control or weed control questions? Do you  need guidance preparing your soil or planting seeds? Would  you like help determining the best time of year to plant certain  crops? What is crop rotation? Are there any plants you  cannot seem to grow and would like advice on getting them  started here in the Coquille Valley? Please e-mail your suggestions  to Dawn@webenet.net andwe will schedule our  first event as soon as possible. Thanks, Coquille Gardeners!

Beginning July 2009, Coos County  Public Health will be providing  limited services in the Coquille  Clinic the second Thursday of  each month. Appointments with a  nurse, such as birth control supplies  and immunizations, will be  provided. All appointments which  require a visit with a Nurse  Practitioner will need to be scheduled  at the Health Department in  North Bend.  For questions or to make an  appointment, call 756-2020, ext.  522.

On June 28, 2000 Leah Nicole Freeman was walking  home from her friends house & never arrived. She was 15  years old.  Leah's body was discovered on August 3, 2000 in a  wooded area about 12 miles away in the Fairview area of  Coos county.  She was a victim of a violent homicide.  This murder has never been solved.  Leah Freeman's family and friends continue to suffer  greatly from this tragedy. Their suffering is compounded  by the lack of closure because this is an unsolved murder.

They honored her memory at Stanford Heights Park on  Sunday night with a candlelight vigil. Another vigil is  scheduled for August 3rd at close to the site where her body  was found. More information about Leah Freeman and her  case can be found at the Leah Freeman website:  http://leahfreeman.com/

The expansive new public works building at the city shop property on hwy 42 that also houses the sewage plant has
been completed. This new building takes the place of the old shop, the old lunch room, and the two open truck bays. After
the old buildings are torn down the next step will be to do the pre-load, which consists of covering the old site with a large
compacted pile of dirt, sand, and gravel. This heavy load will set for 6 to 9 months to prepare the ground for the new lab &
sewer plant project

Coos County will hold a residential metal collection
event at the Beaver Hill Disposal Site starting on
Wednesday, July 1st and run through Friday, July 31st. the
fee for metal will be waived for this time period.
Examples of accepted items:
* washers, dryers, stoves, water heaters & small metal
appliances
* wood burning stoves
* empty burn barrels
* barbeques
* microwave ovens
* refrigerators/freezers - Coos County will remove freon
and compressors
* small and large metal tools
* metal furniture
* bicycles
* exercise equipment
* tire rims
* lawn equipment (drained)
* empty propane tanks with valve/stem removed
* metal fencing with wood posts removed
* nails, screws, misc. (please place in metal container or tin
cans)
* miscellaneous scrap metal
Not accepted: vehicles, logging and fishing cable.
Household Hazardous Waste (paint, solvent, tar, etc.)
If you have any questions, please 396-5444. Please leave
a short message and a phone number as booth attendant
may be outside the booth with customers.
If you have household garbage, furniture, brush, tires, or
construction debris that you are bringing to Beaver Hill,
please remember those items will need to be separated. The
fees for these items will not be waived during the metal collection
event.
Recycling items that are accepted for no charge at
Beaver Hill are as follows:
* E-Waste (TV's, Computers & Monitors) - Limit of 7
* Newspapers, Magazines, Phone Books, Junk Mail,
Recyclable Paper
* Cardboard (flattened), cereal boxes (flattened)
* Aluminum and tin cans - foil, TV dinner trays, pop &
beer cans (must be clean - do not flatten)
* Plastic (Bottleneck #1-#7) (milk jugs, water bottles, laundry
soap jugs, etc.) - must be clean, no lids
* Margarine, cottage cheese, yogurt containers - must be
clean - (do not crush or flatten)
* Glass jars - Clear, green and brown - (must be clean)
* Flower pots - any size/material - These are for re-use -
must be clean
* Motor-oil & cooking oil (in 1-2 gallon clear plastic containers
with tight lids)
* Anti-freeze (in 1-2 gallon clear plastic containers with
tight lids)
* Lead-Acid Batteries (auto, motorcycle, lawn equipment)
* Rechargeable Batteries, Nickel Cadmium, Lithium Ion,
Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries
* Cell phones
Beaver Hill Disposal Site Hours
Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed Sunday and Monday