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.

During a scheduled Board of Education meeting at
Southwestern Oregon Community College on Monday
night, members of the board unanimously passed a resolution
adopting the proposed budget for the 2009-10 fiscal
year. The resolution also included adoption of the college
district's permanent 2009-2010 tax rate at $.7017 per $1,000
and the adoption of appropriation levels by object classification
for each fund.
The adopted budget includes a temporary $15 Distance
Education surcharge fee per class. A $7 tuition increase and
fee increases for Housing, Nursing, and OCCI were passed
earlier this year. The increased fees cover, for example,
higher utility, food, and program costs for programs/departments
that have not raised their fees in three or more years.
Similar increases are occurring at other colleges around
Oregon.
The budget represents a 15% cut in funding from the
State of Oregon. State funding generally represents about
half of the college’s budget. The college’s budget is primarily
made up of personnel (about 85%). During November
2008, 16 people were laid off, including one instructor of a
program that was being discontinued. There were also an
additional 15 positions listed in the recommended budget
that were unfilled/unfunded during 2008-09. None of those
positions will be filled in the recommended budget for the
new fiscal year. The recommended budget lists an additional
13 layoffs for 2009-10, including 8 faculty, as well as 2
positions that will be unfilled/unfunded.
Employees did not receive any raises, other than some contractual
adjustments. Employees were not forced to take a
pay cut, as administrators were able to identify additional
revenue sources and cuts in other areas to offset a potential
payroll cut.
Many programs and services will be eliminated or suspended
to balance the budget, while every area continues to
cut materials and supplies to the bare minimum. Eliminated
programs and services include the English Language
Institute, Resource Development and Grant Writing assistance,
Theater Art classes, and the Vista Service Learning
position. Suspended or reduced programs and services
include International Student Services, Human Services AS
and AAS degrees, Golf (50%), Computer Science offerings,
Information Technology Services budget (down 60%),
Human Resources Department hours, Library hours, Rec
Center hours, and grounds maintenance. Athletic programs
will be asked to supplement their budgets through fundraising.
The college focused its cuts with the intention of looking
“to the future and positioning itself to sustain core programs
and services as well as to grow to meet the educational
needs of our communities,” according to the proposed
budget.
Public hearings concerning the budget here held prior to
its adoption, as provided by Oregon statute. The Board is
required to adopt the budget, make appropriations, and to
determine, categorize, make or establish the ad valorem tax
levy or tax rate for each fund prior to July 1 of each fiscal
year (ORS 294.435). The amounts and detail in which the
Board adopts the budget are legally binding. The college
must stay within those limits or it is in violation of Oregon
Local Budget Law.
In other action, the Board also revised their reducing
term revolving line-of-credit borrowing agreement. The
Board passed a line-of-credit resolution in November 2008
due to the expectation the college would need to borrow by
March 2009. However, as a result of the campus-wide cut
backs, borrowing was not needed as early as anticipated.
Due to deferral of the fourth quarter state payment (due
April 15) until July 15, a limited cash-on-hand problem
remains. The revolving line-of-credit allows the college to
meet its obligations through the next two biennia, should
the need arise. Revising the borrowing agreement to include
the second biennium will save the college $15,000 and
related attorney fees in 2011-12.
2009-10 Fiscal Year Adopted Budget
GENERAL FUND:
Personal Services $12,203,968
Materials and Services $3,590,022
Capital Outlay $0
Debt Service $6,050,000
Transfers $1,584,602
Contingency $0
General Fund Total $23,428,592
FINANCIAL AID FUND:
Personal Services $94,000
Materials and Services $3,842,000
Financial Aid Fund Total $3,936,000
TRUST & AGENCY FUND:
Personal Services $20,000
Materials and Services $244,000
Capital Outlay $10,000
Transfers $30,000
Trust & Agency Fund Total $304,000
SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND:
Personal Services $3,591,745
Materials and Services $2,114,022
Capital Outlay $1,020,000
Debt Service $0
Transfers $125,000
Contingency $50,000
Special Projects Fund Total $6,900,767
PLANT FUND:
Personal Services $13,950
Materials and Services $2,879,277
Capital Outlay $8,354,000
Transfers $62,896
Plant Fund Total $11,310,123
ENTERPRISE FUND:
Personal Services $1,634,679
Materials and Services $3,667,227
Capital Outlay $0
Debt Service $1,432,991
Transfers $944,931
Enterprise Fund Total $7,679,828
INSURANCE RESERVE FUND:
Personal Services $15,000
Materials and Services $574,424
Capital Outlay $435,364
Transfers $0
Insurance Reserve Fund Total $1,024,788
DEBT SERVICE FUND:
Debt Service $1,685,000
Debt Service Fund Total $1,685,000
INTERNAL SERVICE FUND:
Personal Services $228,893
Materials & Services $345,150
Internal Service Fund Total $574,043
TOTAL 2009-2010 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS
$56,843,141
UNAPPROPRIATED - GENERAL FUND $800,000
TOTAL 2009-2010 BUDGET $57,643,141

This week we have a three part question....
Did the county receive any stimulus money for roads? Why are you paving between 10th and Highway 42? And.... Is that the worst
road we have in the county?
Mike Cassidy
Coquille

Kevin Stufflebean

Coos County was allotted highway stimulus  money from the American Recovery and  Reinvestment Act (ARRA) passed in  February 2009 in the amount of $876,000.00.  The money that was allotted to Coos  County is under the same formula that we are  allocated Federal Highway Administration  (FHWA) funding. Coos County is required to  meet all FHWA requirements when entering  into agreements with ODOT on expending  ARRA funding. The money will actually  never touch the financial accounts of Coos  County, as all the dollars are being managed  by ODOT.

Coos County is required to enter  into an Intergovernmental Agreement with  ODOT for our specific projects. ODOT will  handle all contracts and projects that are  funded under ARRA. The two projects that  are being funded under ARRA will be Anson  Roger Bridge and West Central and as a back  up we have a Beach Loop project.  The only roads that qualify for ARRA  funding are roads that are classified as  "Collector" roads. No other roads qualify for  the FHWA/ARRA funding. All  FHWA/ARRA projects must be contracts  awarded by ODOT.  Remember, that ARRA was passed in  February 2009 and congress started on the  ARRA package in October.

Coos County was  notified in late November of the possibility  for some stimulus funding that could be  available, and were asked to submit qualified  projects in December. We looked at some of  the most viable projects that would qualify  under the FHWA requirements, and West  Central was one that rose to the top of the  list. One of the major issues that put constraints  on the county was that no projects  would qualify if they required NEPA work or  permitting. Some of our other collector roads  would have required either NEPA or additional  permitting or both and would not have  qualified for funding. The projects basically  had to be shovel ready projects, and although  we had other projects that met the classification,  they were not shovel ready projects.

The project within Coquille City Limits is  a county road and meets the classification of  "Collector" and met all the requirements for  funding. The readers are absolutely correct, it  is not one of our worst roads in Coos County,  and however, it does have a low Pavement  Condition Index (PCI) rating of 64, which  means that the road is in "GOOD" condition.  There are 7 rankings in the PCI:  Excellent  Very Good  Good  Fair  Poor  Very Poor; and  Failed  The goal is to ensure that your "good"  roads do not drop lower on the PCI. The  lower the PCI the more costly it will become  to maintain.

For Coos County not to make  the investments into a "good" road like west  central would be foolish at best, as the road  is a major collector with high traffic volume  and is a major back bone to our transportation  system in the Coquille area. It is not  often that we receive a funding allocation of  this magnitude that allows us to make the  necessary investments in our transportation  system. We actually have some safety issues  on West Central as well, and with a large  number of children who walk on that road,  that was an issue that we wanted to address.  Especially since it has the High School located  on the road and several businesses.  It is always important for readers to contact  their commissioners for all the information.

Kevin Stufflebean


Nikki Whitty

Yes, the County received $876,000 in  federal stimulus money for two projects.  One project was an overlay on W Central  with sidewalks in front of the school. It  may also include a bike path but I'm not  sure about that. The second project was  Anson Rogers Bridge. W Central is certainly  not the worst road we have in the  county but it was one that on a prioritized  list and the only projects we could  forward were those that required no permitting,  etc.












Bob Main

John,
Can you help me answer the questions?  Bob  Coos County received approximately  876k in ARRA stimulus money. Two  projects were selected, the first was the  West Central Project in Coquille, the  second was the Anson Rogers Bridge.  The West Central Project was a high priority  project not because of the existing  condition of the paving, it was a high  priority due to safety concerns with the  existing sidewalk conditions for pedestrian  traffic - mainly the students.

The  primary goal of the project was to  update the existing sidewalk to ADA  standards, place a chain link fence on  the back side of the sidewalk along  Budd and Cunningham Creeks, and to  improve the road drainage at the intersection  of Fairview Lane and West  Central. Most of the funds for the West  Central Project are for the sidewalk construction.  West Central from 10th Street  to the end of the sidewalk at the high  school's main entrance would have needed  to be paved due to the new sidewalk  construction. With the stimulus money  we will take the new paving as far as we  can, hopefully to Highway 42.

There are  other county roads in far worse condition  and the Road Department is currently  formulating long range plans and new  efficient construction methods to  improve Coos County's roadways.  John Rowe  Coos County Road Department

Cutis Jack, owner of Coquille Supply, must register as sex offender

On Friday, June 19th,  Curtis Hale Jack of Coquille

entered a guilty plea to the  crime of Sex Abuse III, a  class A misdemeanor, before  the Honorable Richard L.  Barron. A charge of Sex  Abuse I and a charge of Sex  Abuse III were dismissed  pursuant to a plea negotiation  offered by Coos County  Deputy District Attorney  Karen McClintock.  McClintock also recommended  that Jack serve 15  days in jail, something that  Judge Richard Barron didn’t  accept, instead sentencing  the Coquille businessman to  90 days in the Coos County  Jail.

Mr. Jack appeared in  court with his attorney John  Trew. The charge stemmed  from an incident on May  12th where Jack subjected a  17 year-old female victim to  sexual contact by touching  her breast. According to the  victim, the contact was  unwanted. Mr. Jack, who  will have to register as a sex  offender, was also sentenced  to 3 years of supervised probation,  90 days in jail, and a  fine of $6,250. As a condition  of his probation, he will  be required to enroll, participate,  and successfully complete  a sex offender treatment  program.

He was also  ordered to refrain from  knowingly associating with  the victim and persons  under the age of 18 except  under specific circumstances  specified in writing by the  Court or Probation Officer.

The Coos County Board of Commissioners has scheduled or will attend the following
meetings during the period of June 22 through June 26, 2009:
Tuesday, June 23:
1:30 PM Worksession- Insurance Update- Commissioners Courtroom
Wednesday, June 24:
9:00 AM Regular BOC Meeting, including CCAT Governing Body (NOTE: The Board will meet in executive session at 9:00
AM in Commissioner Stufflebean’s office, with the public portion of the meeting scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM)- Commissioners
Courtroom
9:30 AM Adopting the Budgets for Coos County, Library Service District, 4-H/Extension Service District & CCAT Service
District- Commissioners Courtroom (part of the regular BOC meeting)
1:30 PM Executive Session Under the Authority of ORS 192.660 (2)(e) Real Property Negotiations- Commissioner
Stufflebean’s Office
The above meetings, with the exception of executive session, are opened to the public. If special accommodations are needed, please
contact the office 24 hours prior to the meeting.

The Red Cross has scheduled blood drives at the following
locations.
Please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543) to schedule
your donation appointment.
(Note the alternate numbers listed for certain drives.)
Date Hours Location
Phone Numbers
July 7: 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Bandon Community:
Holy Trinity Catholic Church , 355 Oregon Ave.
1-800-448-3543
July 8: 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Myrtle Point
Community: Maple School, 413 C Street.
1-800-448-3543
July 9: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. North Bend Community:
College Park Community Church, 2548 Newmark St.
1-800-448-3543
July 16: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Coos Bay Community:
St. Monica’s Catholic Church, 357 S. 6th Street.
1-800-448-3543
July 21: 11:00 – 5:00 p.m. Powers Community:
Powers Baptist Church , 990 1st Ave.
(541) 439-3685
July 22: 2:00 - 6;00 p.m. Coquille Community: 115
N. Birch: Coquille Community Building
1-800-448-3543
July 23: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. North Bend Community:
College Park Community Church, 2548 Newmark St.
1-800-448-3543
July 28: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Gold Beach Community:
Curry Showcase 29392 Ellensburg Ave.
1-800-448-3543
July 29: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Brookings Community:
Chetco Grange 97895 Shopping center Ave. (Harbor)
1-800-448-3543
July30: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Coos Bay Community: St.
Monica’s Catholic Church, 357 S. 6th Street.
1-800-448-3543