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SIUSLAW NEWS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 | 11A Local Coast Guard members recognized in September, October O n Oct. 3, several Coast Guard members were presented awards at U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River. Commander Sector North Bend Captain Olav Saboe, Siuslaw River Of- ficer-in-Charge Senior Chief Jay Nilles, Executive Chief Petty Officer Kevin Smith and other command and crew members attended Quarters to honor the recipients. USCG Fireman (FN) Joshua Econo- mides was recognized as STA Siuslaw River Sailor of the Quarter for the July to September time period. Fellow peers and supervisors made the selection, recognizing him for “an exemplary, can-do attitude.... and out- standing initiative.” Other examples and attributes were also included in the written portion of the award, showing “true dedication” and selflessly “giving back to the unit and shipmates.” Damage Controlman Petty Officer Third Class (DC3) Rylan Burum was presented with the USCG Comman- dant’s Letter of Commendation for “ini- tiative, fortitude and work ethic over the past 24 months, spearheading a ma- jor project” of renovating the station’s housing units for Coast Guard families. This was a monumental task, with DC3 Burum displaying, “… superior initiative and leadership” in coordinat- LEFT TWO PHOTOS BY DEBORAH HELDT CORDONE, USCGAUX PA3 PHOTO BY COMMODORE DARIN LEWIS (Above left) USCG Fireman Joshua Economides is Station Siuslaw River’s Sailor of the Quarter for July to September. (Middle image) Commander Sector North Bend Captain Olav Saboe presents DC3 Rylan Burum with the USCG Commandant’s Letter of Commendation. (Above right) Commander Darkeim Brown, Deborah Heldt Cordone, Commodore Kathleen Goodwin and Rear Admiral David Throop award Cordone the National First Place Award for Photography. ing efforts and responsibilities exceed- ing normal duties. The following recipients were also presented the USCG Good Conduct Award from Captain Saboe: Boatswain Mate Petty Officer First Class Nicho- las Cimarossa, Boatswain Mate Petty Officer Second Class Zachary Rowan, Machinery Technician Petty Officer Second Class Samuel Osburn and Boat- swain Mate Petty Officer Third Class Hunter Ferris. Senior Chief Nilles received the USCG Commandant’s Letter of Com- SCHOOL BOND from page 1A jor safety concern, and seismi- cally unsound buildings. in the district is clear. All three The process of quantifying the facilities have structural and problems at the school district safety considerations that have began with a technical evalua- to be addressed to ensure the tion of the buildings undertak- children sent there to learn are en last year by PIVOT Archi- not in physical danger while at tecture. The Eugene-based firm school. worked closely with Siuslaw The school buildings them- School District Superintendent selves are sub-standard in many Andy Grzeskowiak and senior areas, including temperature staff to prioritize the many is- control, lighting and ventila- sues the district needed to fix, tion, which all negatively im- as well as identify the best and pact student ability to process least costly manner in which to and retain information. The make those upgrades. structural inadequacies include The research showed it would multiple uncontrolled access cost an estimated $5.6 million points to the high school, a ma- less to build new schools than it Always Something Happening 541.997.1994 | 888.968.4086 715 Q UINCE S TREET F LORENCE , OR 97439 WWW . EVENTCENTER . ORG mendation for the recruitment of a lo- cal resident, in his off-duty hours, who has since completed Basic Training and been assigned to duty. According to the Letter, Nilles is “commended for outstanding perfor- mance of duty and meritorious service upholding the highest traditions of the United States Coast Guard.” Joining the award list, local Coast Guard Auxiliarists from the Florence/ Eugene Flotilla received prestigious awards on Sept. 29 at the District 13 (D13) Conference in Gig Harbor, Wash. would cost to remodel the cur- rent buildings to code. Professional engineers at Systems West Engineering and ZCS Engineering evaluated all facilities from top to bottom, including all subsystems, which gave the district more informa- tion to work with than in the past. The reports received from these consultants was thorough and detailed many problems that needed immediate atten- tion. Examples of the shortfalls in Siuslaw’s school buildings are documented in consultant re- ports and present significant impediments to providing stu- dents with a positive learning environment. Information provided on the Siuslaw School District website, www.siuslaw.k12.or.us, states the following examples of rea- sons for passage of Measure 20- 291: • The south elementar y building and the high school do not meet state or federal seis- mic and building codes. This means the buildings are consid- ered unsafe. • The plumbing, electrical and mechanical systems at all three schools are at their end of life. These systems are inad- equate for current needs, both technological and physical. Deborah Heldt Cordone, USCGAUX PA3, who augments Station Siuslaw River and Sector North Bend in the area of Public Affairs, received the Coast Guard Auxiliary National First Place Award for Photography in the Team Coast Guard category. The plaque was presented on Saturday by Rear Admiral David Throop, Commander of the 13th Coast Guard District headquartered in Seattle. Cordone also accepted the Flotilla Meritorious Award on behalf of Flotilla members. This award, determined by • Classrooms are undersized and poorly lit, with ineffective ventilation. • The high school has no caf- eteria, kitchen or auditorium. • The elementary school is split between sites, sprawls over three blocks and the kindergar- ten is in temporary classrooms. • The middle school has se- vere water intrusion damage to the south side of the building. Additionally, there are more than $40 million of deferred maintenance costs accumulat- ed for all three schools. These costs will remain if the bond is not passed. The most pressing and ex- pensive element of the pro- posed improvements for the district are upgrades at the high school. Siuslaw School District has determined that public interests are best served by a complete replacement of the building, rather than a piece- meal approach to repair and upgrades. The high school re- placement is estimated to cost $88,359,000 and will take three years, compared to an incre- mental remodel that would cost $91,616,708 and take five years, as well as displace students and services. The plans are for Siuslaw’s new high school building to be 159,667 square feet as it of- SEACOAST ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATION Commander Darkeim Brown, D13 Di- rector of the Auxiliary, and D13 Com- modore Kathleen Goodwin, is based on written presentation by submitting Flo- tillas. It is given annually to the Flotilla determined to have made the most sig- nificant contributions to the Auxiliary program during a particular year. The local flotilla contributes in sev- eral areas, including public affairs, watchstanding, engineering, culinary services, surface operations and teach- ing recreational boatings safety to the public. fers students an integrated, modern learning center that provides the opportunity for a high-quality education for the next 30 years or more. The new high school would also provide students with an education that reflects the trend towards increased technology for college-bound students or those choosing STEAM (sci- ence, technology, engineering, arts and math) career paths. There would also be teach- ing areas dedicated to career trade-focused students. The school bond’s benefits would extend beyond the im- proved infrastructure and tech- nological upgrades and extend into the area of increased safety for students and staff. Under the current layout, the high school has 17 access points. This is a security situ- ation that experts have deter- mined could allow an active shooter situation to occur. The new high school will have one monitored, centrally located main office that will control ac- cess. This is an essential securi- ty component in the integrated approach to preventing violent school intrusions. There will also be an audito- rium, a kitchen and a cafeteria in the new high school. Improvements at the middle school would include replace- ment of windows and structur- al upgrades to prevent water in- filtration and a resealing of the south face of the building. There would also be an ex- cavation of the current physi- cal education field and a clean fill for a simple, 60-by-60-foot grass physical education area. The elementary school im- provements would be a combi- nation of an upgrade and a re- placement. The oldest building in the district, the south end of the elementary school, would be demolished and a new 18- room structure would be built to adjoin the north elementary school, creating one building, with a single, secure entry point. The renovations, upgrades and replacement buildings that the passage of Measure 20-291 will finance should address all security, stability and technol- ogy infrastructure concerns highlighted in the analysis done by the consultants hired by Siu- slaw School District. The details of the specific im- provements suggested and ex- tensive additional information concerning Measure 20-291 is available on the Siuslaw School District website. Coverage of these topics and more from the Nov. 6 General Election will be featured in a special election coverage page at TheSiuslawNews.com. The last day to register to vote in Oregon is Tuesday, Oct. 16. For more information, visit sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/ registration.aspx. 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