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
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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.
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vote in Oregon is Tuesday, Oct.
16. For more information, visit
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