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Council Sets PrioritiesBy Evan Kramer
The Port Orford CityCouncil held a workshopmeeting on Monday toreview and discuss thecurrent bed tax ordinance.Councilor Ralph Donald-
son jumped right into the meeting andasked, “what are we doing here?” He thenanswered his own question by saying itwas to talk about land acquisition in thewatershed. He asked if the bed tax moneycould fund land acquisition. Donaldsoncomplained that this meeting was theeighth one the council has held thismonth. Mayor Doran asked if the councilwanted to simplify the ordinance.Councilor Norm Leeling wanted todiscuss the ordinance. Councilor JaneCramer wanted to approach thediscussion in an orderly fashion.Councilor Robert Warring asked if wecould use the money for land acquisition.Councilor Nathaniel Wander said hewould like to see the council stoptinkering with the ordinance.
Donaldson said if the council failed topurchase the Bussmann property (in theNorth Fork Hubbard Creek watershed)they would be really negligent. He saidthe city needed a good source of water.
The council then set to work choosingtheir priorities for use of the bed taxmoney. The bed tax is a 6% tax on peoplewho stay in any of the five motels or fivebed and breakfasts in the City of PortOrford. The council voted on their priori-ties ranking them in order of importance.Here are their rankings with #1 as thehighest.
1. Purchasing land and maintainingland for open spaces.
2. The Visitor Information Center
3. Public works, capital improve-ment and economic development.
4. Tourism development.
5. Beautification.
Sea Crest Motel owner Martin Myhretold the council the land acquisition wasa community wide need and the entirecommunity should pay for it. He said itwas inappropriate for the motels to carrythe utilities and land acquisition. Heurged the council to put the money intodirect advertising and economic develop-ment to create family wage jobs. Coun-cilor Wander called tourism our principle“crop.” Bed tax committee memberBonnie Allen recommended holding thebed tax money to solve the City’s mostcrucial problems.
Bed Tax committee member RonCulbertson recommended the numberone priority is running the visitor center.He spoke about the importance of theperson at the Visitor Center in contactwith the tourist.
Port Orford News editor Jay Stoler askedthe council if they had thought of lettingthe voters decide how to spend the bed taxmoney. He said the council could put areferendum on the ballot.
Bonnie Allen asked the council to thinkabout including the Recreational VehicleParks in the bed tax ordinance and havethem collect the 6% tax.
Councilor Cramer said she was againstraising the 6% amount. She asked whenthe changes would take effect and wastold for the 2000/2001 fiscal year if theordinance is changed.
Bonnie Allen told the council all appli-cants for the bed tax money should use thesame application form, which they havenot been doing. City AdministratorMartha Weaver-Britell said the City wastaking grant application forms until Fri-day, January 28 for the fiscal year begin-ning on July 1, 2000.
The council discussed holding an execu-tive session dealing with land acquisition
The Louisiana PurchaseThe Gadsden
PurchaseSeward’s Folly
(purchase ofAlaska)
All turnedout very favorably!
Now it’s time for thePort Orford Purchase
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Senior NewsBy Mary Yoder
As usual I’ll start out with the Rotary lun-cheon. Volunteers working were MaryEvans, Betty Harper, Bessie Laursen,Owen Miller, and Judy Franklyn. Settingup the dining room Mary Evans and BettyHarper. Verna Pretti also Harold Paceand Marian Pace worked on Wednesdaymaking the main dish for the luncheon. Itwas very special. Hope they do it againsoon. Also Judy Fladger made the dessertwhich was brownies – delicious.
January 22 was the Center luncheon.Volunteers working were Mary Evans,Betty Berger, Betty Harper - setting upthe dining room Betty Harper. HaroldPace did what ever needed to be done.This is where I had a brownie JudyFladger made – really tasty. This was avery fine luncheon. Everyone enjoyed it.
Here is about the rummage starting Feb-ruary 15 the Center will again be accept-
Letter to the Editor,Thank you Curry County Commission-ers Lloyd Olds and Bill Roberts! We wantto thank Commissioner Olds and Robertsfor their hard work leading to the lower-ing of the water in Port Orford’s GarrisonLake. They stepped forward gettingproperty owners’ permission, a state per-mit and State Park authorization, and lo-cated an extractor to complete the project.Commissioners’ Olds and Roberts pre-vented a potential disaster! They shouldbe rewarded for their efforts.
Thank you again Commissioners LloydOlds and Bill Roberts. You truly work forthe people.
Nadine McWilliams, Port OrfordJon McWilliams, Portland
Ellen Eckstein, Templeton, CAMike McWilliams, Portland, OR
ing rummage – said please no junk.
Another thing. As of February 2Wednesday from 9:30am to noon andevery Wednesday same time will be taxhelp. There is a sign-up sheet at the Cen-ter – no cost need it. Come sign up. Thelast Wednesday for tax help is April 12.
January 25 was membership meeting.More about it next week.
January 29 is potluck – our vice presidentThelma Lagace is in charge – always doesa nice job so come bring some kind offood you like and so will everyone else.All are welcome. Come join your friendsor bring them with you. Hope I haven’tmissed anything or anyone. Yes, I’d liketo say thank you to True Value Hardwarefor the telephone answering machine.Thank you from all of us.
If you growl all day,Naturally you feel dog tired at night.
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An Act of KindnessBy Graeme Graydon.
I was asked aboutkindness, and so Ilooked back to findany outstanding mo-ments that had stuckwith me to see whatmade them memo-rable.
My Great-grandfather, one JamesRussell, was born in 1839 , a Scott whoemigrated to New Zealand. Life was noteasy in that remote and wild colony, buteveryone who went there had chosen theunknown hardships rather than sufferunder the stifling rigidity of the Britishclass system. It took him two years tosurvey The Remarkables, a massivechain of high mountains nearQueenstown. Then he became a contrac-tor and built the beautiful GovernorGeneral’s Residence at Tinakori Road.He took part in civic affairs and in his laterlife found ways to share his success. Hisbirthday celebrations became legendary.On his birthday, he would invite all thechildren in his part of Wellington to atruly wonderful party and then give each
one an expensive gift. My mother wasone of those kids of course. He died be-fore I was born yet still his presence wasfelt. An investment that he left to his chil-dren multiplied through three genera-tions to give me a share that would pay fora herd of dairy cows when I first wentshare-milking. It seems that he had a pas-sion for bringing joy to others. I can imag-ine him planning his birthday with almostfiendish delight just about bursting withthe anticipation of watching his presentsbeing opened. My mother was a lot likehim. Every Christmas, she would bakebig fruit-cakes to give to the shop-keep-ers in our village and the men who deliv-ered our milk and mail. All through thewar, the cakes , with other goodies weresent in food parcels to relatives in Britainshe had never met. When there was adeath in the neighborhood, even thoughthey weren’t friends, she would bake acake, gather flowers from her garden anddeliver them - with nothing said. Whenwe kids grew out of our clothes, theywould be made like new again, tied up ina brown paper parcel with string, andtaken to “Old Mary”, an ancient Maorilady who bore a “moko” or tattoo on herchin, a mark of rank at the Porirua Tribal
Village. My mother knew that the clotheswould be wisely distributed. It was a wayof life for her.
When I think about being on the receiv-ing end of kindness, I remember a time Irode 150 miles on my motorbike for a jobinterview. I was crossing the high CentralPlateau of the North Island on the lonelyDesert Road. As I got to the highest sec-tion, it started to snow and began to accu-mulate on the road. I crawled along withmy feet acting as sled runners and startedto freeze. I got off my bike and stompedaround to try to warm up. There had beenno traffic at all, so I was surprised when alittle car pulled up beside me. A fewmoments later, the window rolled downand a cup of steaming cocoa was put inmy shaking hands by a beautiful ladywho smiled and said, “I think you needthis more than I do.”
Kindness like that comes from compas-sion - the super-normal power to identifywith the plight of another and then re-spond with an action that genuinely liftsthat one without expecting or creating theneed for any response. Those who enjoypracticing kindness have come far in theirjourney on this planet, they have done itall, they’ve been there, they understand.They know exactly how to help or bringpleasure, and get a kick out of doing it.
High Temp Low Temp Avg Avg Inches # Days Rainy PeriodMonth(s) Temp Month(s) Temp High Low Rain Rain Month Days Inches
1999 Oct 79 Nov 29 58.8 45.8 76.09 156 Feb 25 16.351998 Oct 79 Dec 22 59.0 46.7 97.25 175 Nov / Jan 24 / 29 22.96 / 17.741997 Sep 80 Jan 26 61.0 46.9 68.7 156 Jan / Mar 14 / 22 12.11 / 10.491996 Sep 83 Feb 29 59.9 45.8 107.55 166 Dec 25 24.671995 Aug 77 Dec 32 60.9 47.5 83.31 164 Jan/Dec 27 / 24 19.47 / 16.251994 Sep 89 Nov 27 60.0 45.4 66.46 143 Nov / Dec 22 / 20 11.24 / 11.191993 Oct 82 Nov 27 61.0 45.7 72.61 165 Apr / Dec 27 / 16 13.04 / 14.781992 Aug 86 Dec 30 62.7 47.2 55.56 141 Dec 26 14.541991 Oct 88 Jan 27 61.4 45.5 55.53 127 Nov 23 7.611990 Sep 84 Dec 13 60.1 45.7 67.36 151 Jan 23 14.651989 Sep 86 Feb 19 60.6 45.0 57.46 136 Mar 30 16.03
Temp Temp Avg Avg # Days Rain for Most In Cumulative Rain For YearHigh Low High Low Rain Month 24hrs Days Inches
Jan 62 53 52.4 39.9 18 12.76 3.47 18 12.76Feb 58 33 51.2 41.0 25 16.35 2.46 43 29.11Mar 64 29 51.6 38.4 21 11.19 1.85 64 40.30Apr 77 35 55.4 41.6 13 4.18 1.00 77 44.48May 69 36 57.0 44.4 15 5.57 1.31 92 50.05Jun 69 42 62.3 49.4 7 0.70 0.30 99 50.75Jul 69 47 63.0 51.5 2 0.03 0.0 101 50.78Aug 76 48 67.7 54.3 3 1.47 0.83 104 52.25Sep 77 47 66.3 51.9 1 0.03 0.03 105 52.28Oct 79 30 64.4 47.2 11 4.06 1.74 116 56.34Nov 77 29 58.9 47.8 24 12.57 2.02 140 68.91Dec 69 35 55.1 42.1 16 7.18 1.64 156 76.09All Year 79 29 58.8 45.8
Number of Days in Temperature Range(Highs) (Lows)
70 60 50 40 30 60 50 40 30 20Jan 4 18 9 1 14 16Feb 21 7 17 11Mar 2 21 8 15 15 1Apr 1 5 21 3 19 11
May 6 24 1 2 25 4Jun 22 8 17 13Jul 27 4 24 7
Aug 6 22 1 23 3Sep 9 16 5 25 5Oct 5 11 2 2 6 12 2
Nov 2 8 17 10 16 1 Dec 4 25 2 4 14 12
Total 23 127 166 32 1 112 160 71 2
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Port OrfordWeather Statistics
Courtesy of Gene TraglioCompiled from:
Data furnished by the City of Port OrfordPublic Utilities Department,Climatological Station Location: CityWater Plant, north side Buffington ParkTime of Observation: 8:00am daily
* High and/or Low Temperatures were notrecorded for 4 days in August, 11 days inOctober, 3 days in November, and 1 day inDecember.
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Water Sewer MeetingThe City of Port Orford sponsored aninformational type meeting on budgetingand rate setting for the sewer and watersystems last Thursday night. ChrisMarko representing the Rural Commu-nity Assistance Corporation (RCAC) puton the presentation. Marko explainedthat RCAC is a private non-profit corpo-ration, which works with rural communi-ties concerning water and wastewatersystems. They receive funding fromamong other sources the US Departmentof Agriculture, the EPA and the Depart-ment of Health and Human Services. Hesaid the purpose of his talk was to explainaspects that need to be considered whensetting rates.
Marko brought him several pages ofboilerplate material, which he displayedand reviewed using an overhead projec-tor. His extensive presentation lastedover two hours during which more thanhalf the audience left before the end.
Marko started with a presentation on thethree parts of a utility program includingthe board/council, the management andthe operations. He then moved into thefive steps toward ensuring effective op-eration and maintenance of the sewer andwater systems.
Another chapter was devoted to smallwater system financial management,which stressed the importance of the bud-get. The City of Port Orford providedcopies of the water operations fund bud-get for the year ending June 30, 1999 andthe sewer fund for the year ending June30, 1999 but there was no discussion ofthe specifics of these reports.
Marko presented another segment of histalk on four different rate structures in-cluding a uniform flat rate where all cus-tomers pay the same no matter how muchwater they use. However, according toMarko’s chart this is used in un-meteredsystems. There was public opposition to
a flat rate because it wouldn’t encourageconservation of water. Other rate struc-tures that were in his chart included singleblock rate where customers are charged aconstant price per gallon regardless of theamount of water used; an “increasingblock rate” where the price of water in-creases as the amount increases; and a“decreasing block rate” where the priceof water declines as the amount of waterused increases.
Marko was asked if the purpose of thismeeting was to increase rates and his an-swer was he was here because of the needto meet costs.
This meeting was just the beginning ofthe process to possibly change the wayCity water and sewer rates are charged.Now the City needs to buckle down andhave a meeting regarding the specifics ofPort Orford’s water and sewer rate struc-ture.
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Handbook AcceptedBy Evan Kramer
The Port of Port Orford Commission metlast Tuesday night before a small but in-terested group. It was announced thatGTE had removed the pay phone from thedock.
Commissioners first considered a changeorder in the permanent dock project. Thechange was in the outfall pipe from galva-nized steel to HDPE (high-density poly-ethylene) at an additional cost of$862.30. Commissioner ScottMacdonald made a motion to approve thechange order and it passed unanimously.
Commissioner Macdonald spoke aboutthe surge pushing boats away from thenew sheet pile wall dock. Port ManagerGayle Paige said the new fender system tobe installed would help solve that prob-lem. Commissioner David Darnell saidthere was a need for more pilings in thetemporary product hoist area. Paige saidthe permanent pilings would have moregive. Darnell also spoke about the needfor more lights at the hoist area.
The commission moved into dredgingissues. It was noted that the jetty had beenfurther damaged by Sunday’s storm.
Roaring Sea Open HouseEveryone is invited to enjoy the featuredartists and musicians at the last-Sunday-of-the-month Open House at RoaringSea Arts, 41687 Highwy 101 South,Port Orford, from 2:00 to 5:00, Sunday,January 30.
Guest artists this month include Myrnaand John Austin and Sandy Todd, of Aand T Myrtlewood, award-winningwildlife sculptors; Georganne White,showing some of her colorful silk work,which Karen Butts will also display onher hand made paper books; and SusanPalmer, exhibiting bead work andmasks.
Informal music is provided during theafternoon by the Kammeroque En-semble, with original prose or poetry byJoyce Mueller.
Refreshments and pot-luck snacks areserved. Come share the afternoon withus. For more information, call Donna at541-332-4444.
Paige said the Sandwich dredge bargewould be coming to the Port in April. Thegood news is “Captain John” will be pi-loting the barge.
The Commissioners reviewed thechanges to the Employee Handbook andcommissioner Dave Knapp made a mo-tion to approve it with changes on pagesthree and eight. The employees will nowget nine holidays a year with the additionof President’s Day, Veteran’s Day andMartin Luther King Day. The motionpassed 5-0.
Commissioner Chris Hawthorne made amotion to approve the employee job de-scriptions for Port employees, whichpassed 5-0. Scott Macdonald followedwith a motion to adopt the new employeereview and appraisal form to unanimousagreement.
Discussion then focussed on the Cast-away Motel discharge pipe and survey ofPort property. The discharge pipe hasbeen found to be on Port property. ScottMacdonald noted a property ownercouldn’t dump water on another person’sland nor bury survey markers. He said thePort needs to notify the Castaway theyhave encroached on Port property. The
Commissioners will meet on Fridaymorning at 7:30am, at the site.
Gayle Paige went through a lengthy his-tory of Port dealings with the Division ofAeronautics regarding the Port retainingcontrol of Cape Blanco State Airport.Paige will send Aeronautics a letter thatthe Port Commission has reaffirmed theyare still interested in the Airport. Sheestimated it would take $2,000 a year tomaintain. Curry County owns 64 acres ofland adjacent to the Airport and theCounty Commissioners have expressedinterest in the Airport.
The Port Commission held a meeting onFriday morning, January 21, 7:30am.First they inspected the site where watercoming out of a pipe is running off fromthe Castaway Motel onto Port property.Then they held a brief meeting and di-rected their attorney, Richard AuFranc,to write a letter to the contractor contact-ing him about the problem.
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Letter to the Editor,Due to some upcoming changes to theGym at Tracy’s Place my hours will beMonday through Friday from 10:00am to6:30pm and closed on Saturday and Sun-day.
After the remodeling gym members willhave seven-day access with a combina-tion door lock.
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A While AgoBy Jane Cramer
A while ago the fishing vessel Three Sis-ters was overturned by a large wave. Themen on board were rescued and the boatwas recovered because of quick action bylocal fishermen. This dramatic situationreminded me why the Cape Blanco Light-house and the Port Orford Lifesaving Sta-tion were built many years ago.
In those days Port Orford was a busy deepwater port. Reliable weather forecastingand reporting was not available and shipswere often caught in dangerous situa-tions.
Port Orford was chosen for a lifesavingstation because there was no treacherousbar to be crossed by a courageous lifesaving crew setting out to rescue peoplefrom ships in distress. Ironically, the ab-sence of a bar was one of the reasonsgiven for closing the lifesaving station inthe early 70’s. Other ports with bars tocross were not as safe as Port Orford andneeded the Coast Guard more.
Memorable shipwrecks of the many thatoccurred along the rugged coastline nearPort Orford include:
The Phyllis March 9, 1936 near RockyPoint. The salvage operation gave workto local people during the depression.The cargo contained toys at a time whenmost families couldn’t afford to buythem. When the hull broke open and sal-vagers were losing the race to save all thecargo, people were allowed to take thingsthat would have been lost anyway.
The Cottoneva February 1937 at BattleRock Beach. The crew of the lifesavingstation saved the entire crew by using abreeches buoy (a combination of life ringand canvas pants moved by a pulley sys-tem). Lifesaving crews drilled regularlyto increase their speed and endurance forthis strenuous work.
The Willapa December 2, 1941nearHumbug Mountain. The story of that res-
Cinco De MayoThe Light’n Bugs are holding a fundraiser to celebrate Cinco De Mayo andtheir planning committee is welcomingyour involvement in planning and orga-nizing a family and friends day of cel-ebration and fun. A meeting will be heldon Thursday, February 10th at 6pm at thePort & Starboard Restaurant. Be there orbe square. For more information contactLiz Stone 332-2830 or Flo Lichtig 332-6060.
cue is a tribute to the valiant crew thatsaved lives under perilous conditions us-ing the boat now located at Port OrfordHeads State Park.
The Bunkalation was unloading materi-als for construction of the Cape BlancoLighthouse when a storm came up onMay 18, 1870. No lives were lost just theunloaded cargo.
The Bawnmore September 6, 1895 nearFlora’s Lake. The crew was lucky anengineer was camped nearby who had theskills to rig a device to save them. He lateracquired salvage rights and hired a lot oflocal people to help. The iron drums ofbright yellow paint included in the cargoresulted in an epidemic of yellow build-ings in Curry County.
The Anna Hormine didn’t sink atBlacklock Point because of a storm oradverse weather conditions, but becauseit was an unseaworthy craft that washeavily loaded with sandstone from theBlacklock Quarry.
Take a walk at low tide when the sandhas been scoured off the beaches by win-ter storms and you might glimpse a pieceof a shipwreck of a while ago.
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Decision Upheldby Evan Kramer
The Port Orford City Council met onThursday night to review a decision madeby the city planning commission at theirDecember 14 meeting. The commissiongave the owner of the Agate BeachManufactured Dwelling Park, CamilleMouchawar, a one-year renewal of theconditional use permit to completePhases 1 and 2 by January 12, 2001.
Councilor Jane Cramer said the councilcould not appeal the decision because itwas beyond the 15-day appeal period butthey could have an open discussion aboutthe issue. Councilor Ralph Donaldsonsaid he couldn’t imagine why the councilwould want to intrude on a decision madeby the planning commission. CouncilorRobert Warring said the job of the citycouncil is to supervise the commission.
Jack Pruitt spoke and said the applicantwas in violation of several parts of theconditional use permit.
City planning director Chuck Nordstromdescribed the Agate Beach developmentas a “mobile home park” not subdivision.He continued with a history of the devel-opment saying it was first approved on
Letter to the Editor,In the Wednesday, January 19, 2000 is-sue of the Port Orford News, it was re-ported that folks at the Port Orford Chris-tian Center came to the aid of somestranded motorists, when the highway
First Aid and CPR ClassWould you know what to do if a friend orrelative stopped breathing? What wouldyou do if they received a deep cut or abroken bone? If you’re like most peoplein coastal communities, you are somedistance from medical help. One way tohelp be prepared is to take a Medic Stan-dard First Aid and CPR class.
SWOCC will offer this important andpractical class on Saturday, January 29th.The class is from 9am to 5pm at the GoldBeach SWOCC center at the CurryCounty fairgrounds. The fee is $26: pre-registration and prepayment are required.
Students will learn first aid, and the skillnecessary for the immediate and tempo-rary care of the sick or injured, until quali-fied medical help arrives. Adult CPR isincluded.
Call SWOCC for more information or toregister: Gold Beach 247-2741 or PortOrford (Fridays) 332-3023.
February 10, 1998. He said that CamilleMouchawar, owner of the development,had told him he had spent $57,000 so fardeveloping the property between landclearing, building permits and erosioncontrol devices for the lake. They haveuntil January 12, 2001 to complete Phase1 of the development and must have done“substantial construction” of Phase 2 bythat date. Councilor Norm Leeling askedif the 19 sewer and water connections hadbeen paid for at a cost of $76,000 andNordstrom told him no.
Councilor Robert Warring asked that anaction item by added to the next citycouncil agenda that the city administratorgives the council a definition of whatconstitutes substantial construction.
Councilor Jim Campbell made a motionto “let the Planning Commission decisionstand and not pursue an appeal.” Thecouncil voted 6-0 in favor of his motion.
was shut down due to the tanker truckoverturning. This part is true, however, itwas the Youth Group from the PortOrford Christian Center who decided toopen the Church up to stranded motorists.Gary Doran, Milo Arnesen and I openedthe church to have Youth Group thatevening, when Milo made his suggestionto have a place for the stranded motoriststo come. Our Youth Group consists of sixyoung men ages 12-18. This informationwas inadvertently left out of the articleregarding the “friendliest town in thewest.” These young men went out of theirway to knock on car windows and invitethe stranded motorists back to the churchwhere hot coffee, cocoa, fresh-bakedcookies and popcorn awaited them.
It is important for the community to knowthat not all teenagers are out “slashingtires.” These young men care about thecommunity they live in and will make adifference!
Thank you,Dena Owens, P.O.C.C. Youth Leader
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Fashion Show and High TeaIt s time to dust off that fancy hat and puton your best dress for the Bree’s FashionShow and High Tea, “Fashions InTime,” to be held Saturday, Feb. 26, at 1p.m. at Heritage Place in Bandon.
A silent auction begins when the doorsopen at 12:30 p.m., with food served andthe event beginning at 1 p.m.
The annual fashion show is a benefit toraise money for breast cancer awarenessand screenings. This is the third year theevent has been held, and last year theshow was sold out, with 250 people at-tending and almost $1,500 raised.
This year the idea of a “High Tea” waschosen to complement the fashion show.Cost of the event is $10 per person, andincludes a generous array of salads,sandwiches, desserts, beverage, and ofcourse, tea.
Kathy Pennington, founder of the Bree'sFoundation and Bree’s Upscale Resale,a clothing store in Bandon dedicated tomaking breast cancer screening avail-able to all women, regardless of income,is coordinator of the event. Clothingfrom the store is modeled at the show.Pennington is looking for loans of vin-tage clothing to be displayed in keepingwith the fashion show s theme.
Pennington is dedicated to the breastcancer cause in part because her owndaughter, Sabrina, was diagnosed withbreast cancer at a young age and under-went a mastectomy. There was no his-tory of breast cancer in the family.
Sabrina’s experience led Pennington toform the non-profit foundation, and tohold a luncheon to raise money and to
provide a forum to talk about the diseaseand its implications and prevention.
All proceeds from the store and the an-nual fashion show are used for the pur-pose of making people more aware ofthe signs, symptoms and prevention ofbreast cancer and for mammograms forthose who can t afford them. The Bree’sFoundation will pay for all or part of thecost of a mammogram for any woman.
New to the fashion show this year willbe a Cancer Survivor s Wall, a collage ofnames and/or photos, of women whohave survived breast, cervical or anyother type of cancer.
As Suzy Kling, a cervical cancer survi-vor who spoke at last year s fashionshow eloquently put it:
“Breast and cervical cancers need tocome out of the closet, and women needto talk about it and write their congress-men and lobby for more money for re-search of these silent killers of women,”she said.
A wall of cancer survivors makes it more“real” to everyone, thus raising aware-ness.
A cancer memorial quilt is also beingsewn in honor of those who have had thedisease. Blocks for the quilt are still be-ing accepted, and the quilt will be dis-played when completed.
Once again, the Bree’s Foundation isasking local merchants to donate for the
silent auction and for door prizes. Alldonations are tax deductible and willonly be used to raise money for the foun-dation. For more information on the si-lent auction or to donate, call MicheleWinchell at 347-9836.
Tickets are now available at Bree’s, lo-cated next to Mother s Natural Groceryon Highway 101 in Bandon, or at theBank of America, Bandon Branch.
Because the fashion show usually sellsout, no reservations will be taken, andtickets must be purchased prior to theevent. Tickets will not be available at thedoor. For more information about theevent, contact Pennington at Bree's,347-4435 or Judy Gonet at Bank ofAmerica, 347-9422.
Pancake Benefit BreakfastPort Orford Volunteer Fire Departmentinvites you to attend a pancake benefitbreakfast on Sunday, February 6, from7:00am to noon at the fire department at19th and Idaho Streets.
Cost of the breakfast is $5.00 for adultsand $4.00 for seniors and children.
All proceeds will equally benefit the Year200 Drug and Alcohol Free GraduationCelebration and Port Orford VolunteerFire Department.
If at first you don’t succeed,Try, try again.If you still don’t succeed,Redefine success!
Spaghetti West “Weekend Brunch Menu”236 Hwy 101 Phone 332-9378 Reservations Welcome
Saturday Night - Live MusicChef Owned & Operated Hours: Sat.- Sun. 9 A.M. - 2 P.M
**Includes champagne mimosa, sourdough bread, home made fruit preserves & fresh fruit cup**
* Portabella & Pesto Frittata W/Potatoes ......................................................... $7.50* Fresh Salmon & Scrambled Eggs In A Puffed Pastry ..................................... $8.50* Chinese Chicken Salad In A Hoisin Sauce ...................................................... $7.95* Gorgonzola Cheeseburger With Red Potatoes ................................................ $7.50* Eggs Benedict On Puffed Pastry With Hollandaise ........................................ $8.50* Tiger Prawns Scampi With Angel Hair Pasta ................................................. $7.50
Children’s Menu - 12 And Under Only* Blueberry Pancakes $3.50 * Scrambled Eggs & Croissant $4.50
* French Toast With Sauteéd Green Apples & Almonds $4.50In order to provide our customers with exciting new tastes
and maintain quality freshness of our products our menu changes dailyChamber Awards
By Evan Kramer
The Port Orford Chamber of Commerceheld their annual awards luncheon onMonday at the Wheelhouse Restaurant.John Ineson, new president of the Cham-ber, welcomed everyone to the first meet-ing of the millenium. He spoke about themany challenges facing the Chamber thisyear and asked for the cooperation of themembership. He urged members to payattention to what is going on in our com-munity.
The first award was to Buck’s SentryMarket for 1999 business of the year.Ineson presented a beautiful myrtlewoodplaque to store owner Al Luis. Luis saidhe has a great staff at his store. Inesonexplained that Sentry Market does a lotfor this community. He said it helps ev-ery charitable organization and hashelped the community grow and prosper.
President Ineson then announced AlAffonso as 1999 person of the year and
presented him with a myrtlewood plaquefrom the Wooden Nickel. Ineson saidAffonso has done much for our commu-nity researching the sewer and water situ-ation and keeping the citizens advised.
Ineson then thanked outgoing presidentJay Stoler and said he had done a lot forthe Chamber last year. Ineson thenthanked Chamber office managerMechelle Billings and the volunteers forthe great job they’ve done at the VisitorCenter at Battle Rock Park. Ineson addedthat people are spending more time in ourtown than before.
Bob Sutton displayed the new Jubilee Pinfor this year. It is entitled “Up Up andAway in Y2K” and features a seagullpainted white with a yellow beak.
1999 Visitor Center StatisticsVisitors to the Center: ................ 17,244Requests for Visitor Info ............. 7,022E-Mail requests or letters ............... 743Relocation letters .............................. 88Phone messages ........................... 1,281
Police LogJanuary 17, 1:00pm: Report of assault at1120 Arizona Street – unfounded.
January 17, 2:03pm: Report of trespass at656 9th Street – unfounded.
January 18, 11:40am: Report of prescrip-tion theft – under investigation.
January 18, 2:30pm: Animal abuse 12thStreet boat ramp – report taken.
January 19, 8:30am: Theft of sign post1901 Arizona Street – recovered and re-turned.
January 20, 6:30am: Menacing com-plaint Silver Springs Trailer Court – re-ferred to Curry County Sheriff’s Office.
January 21, 4:20pm: Complaint of Tres-pass at 1205 Idaho Street – report taken,being monitored.
January 21, 10:20pm: Complaint ofCriminal Trespass at Port and Starboard –unwanted person removed.
Sixes Store & CafeWeekly Specials
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John Deere Tractor w/Front End Loader-Tiller-Back BladeConcrete Hand Tools
Many other tools too numerous to mentionWe may not have everything you’ll need,
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Commissioners ResolutionWhereas, there is a shortage of health careproviders who are willing to serve Or-egon Health Plan clients in theBrookings-Harbor area; and
Whereas, a significant number of ourcounty residents are left without a localhealth care provider and undergo greathardship in traveling long distances toobtain medical services, and
Whereas, the shortage of health care pro-viders willing to serve Oregon HealthPlan residents in the Brookigns-Harborarea has a serious adverse impact onhealth care srvices and providers in therest of Curry County, and
Port Orford Children’s CenterNew hours of Mon-Fri 7:30am-5:00pmwill start at the Port Orford Children’sCenter Feb. 1. We will need to be noti-fied by 12:30 if your child needs care thatday because of a space availability prob-lem. Our phone is 332-0608.
Whereas, Oregon law provides a taxcredit to specified health care providerswho work in rural areas, but does not re-quire those proveders to provide servicesto Oregon Health Plan clients;
Now, Therefore, we the Curry CountyCommissioners do jointly agree and de-clare that a County state of Medical CareEmergency exists, and do urge all countyhealth care providers to accept their com-
munity responsibility to provide servicesto Oregon Health Plan residents of CurryCounty;
We further urge all our elected legislativerepresentatives to provide immediateemergency funding to the Oregon HealthPlan, sufficient to provide services to allOregon residents who are eligible for theservices, and sufficient to encouragehealth care providers to participate in pro-viding services;
We further urge our elected legislativerepresentatives to require that rural healthcare providers who are accepting a taxcredit, must demonstrate willingness toserve Oregon Health Plan clients in orderto be eligible for the tax credit.
Curry County Board of CommissionersCheryl Thorp, Chair
Bill Roberts, Vice ChairLloyd Olds, Commissioner
Port Orford Engineering
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Lake WatchThe water level in Garrison Lake is on therise once again. Ocean water entering thelake at the exit channel has pushed thelake up several feet since last week.There is now some water under the 12th
Street boat ramp and only two concreteweights were showing on the sewer out-fall pipe. Arizona Street between Mad-rona Street and Geer Circle was reopenedat the end of last week.
The special meeting of state agencies,Curry County and the City of Port Orfordregarding Garrison Lake levels plannedfor February 1 has been cancelled.
Gun Club NewsBy Bill Oleson
Members finally tired waiting for theweather to improve and held a well at-tended trap shoot Sunday – in a down-pour.
All of us have been saddened by the pass-ing of club members and members of clubmembers. Catherine Morrow, wife ofJim Morrow has struggled for many yearswith health problems. Catherine was ateacher and librarian in the Fairbanks,Alaska School District before moving toPort Orford.
Tim Coombes, longtime resident andrancher up the Sixes River was an experttrap shooter. His name appears a numberof times in the Pacific InternationalTrapshooting Manual. Tim kept theBattle Rock Club in operation for manyyears. He also is remembered for his ex-ploits as a crop duster pilot. Ron Johnson,long time member of our club and alsoPresident of the Bandon Trap Club losthis long time companion, Penny. Pennyprepared many meals for us when wecompeted at Bandon.
Superintendent SearchThe Port Orford-Langlois School District2CJ Board of Directors has contractedwith the Oregon School Boards Associa-tion (OSBA) to conduct an executivesearch to fill the Superintendent positionfor the district which will become vacantJuly 1, 2000. Dr. Jim Carnes, LeadershipDirector with the OSBA, will meet withthe community on January 27, at 7:00pmin the high school library to distribute aninput form for qualities and qualifica-tions of a new Superintendent. Dr.Carnes will also meet with the districtstaff on the 27th at 4:00pm. Input formswill be available in the District office forthose wishing to participate but unable toattend the meeting.
Don Chase, high overall trap shooter inour first Annual Trap Meet lost his fatherWayne Chase. Mr. Chase is rememberedby many of us as the manager of our localTrue Value store.
As said before, Sunday’s shoot startedand ended in a downpour of rain. Com-petition in the 16 yard Singles was fierce.Four of us were tied at 25/25 going intothe second half. They were ScottMacdonald, Mike Sullivan Coos Bay,Rudi Breuer and Bill Oleson. Two of usfaded leaving Scott and Mike tied at 49/50. Scott Macdonald won by one target inthe shoot off.
The Handicap Event was won by RudiBreuer, Breuer Construction. CorkyBrewer, Brookings was runner-up.
The second annual League Trap Shoot atMyrtle Point has completed its secondweek. Last year the two teams represent-ing Cape Blanco were number one andtwo overall. In order to make the leaguemore competitive all of us have been dis-persed among the other squads. ScottMacdonald had the highest score in theAA division; Bill Oleson tied for first inthe B division. Scott Wurster is only atarget or two from being high overall.
Come visit our beautiful club setting offGrassy Knob Road Wednesday eveningsfrom 5:00 to 7:00pm or on the second andfourth Sundays of each month.
Membership eligibility required.
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R.A.D.by Audra Loeber
The R.A.D. outdoor club is a group ofstudents from Pacific High who are inter-ested in learning about the outdoors anddesperately want to get out and do stufflike hiking, camping, and rafting, butthese all cost money. To deal with this wehave been brainstorming about fund-rais-ers that we could do. The last one we triedwas a gift wrapping service, where youcould bring your Christmas presents infor us to wrap. This was not as successfulas we would have liked, but we receivedgenerous donations from communitymembers and local businesses.
Our leader Cathy brought up a great idea,a little odd at first. Her idea was to makeand sell dog biscuits, at the SeaweedNatural Grocery. Now the not so limpbizkits for dogs are in high demand. Atone dollar a bag these treats are definitelymaking money for us.
Our next great adventure will take placeFeb. 18-21. We will be teaming up withthirteen other students from a Eugenehigh school for a trip to the redwoods inCalifornia. We will be staying at a youthhostel and enjoying many educationalhikes throughout the Redwoods NationalPark.
Our club is also planning to adopt a forestthrough the Powers/Gold Beach RangerDistricts. The roadless area, PotatoMountain, has already been hand-pickedby us. We are planning on getting toknow this area very well, and taking agreat many adventures in it.
Our next scheduled fund raiser will be abake sale with many home made goodiesfor everyone to buy. It will take placeSaturday, January 29th in Sentry Market.Dog bizkits and raffle tickets for a nightout on the town will be available too. Wehope you all will stop by and help us to goto the Redwoods.
Any questions contact Cathy Boden atNCFCC 332-1042.
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Giardia, E. Coli, Coliform, SedimentPhone/Mail order available. Bandon 347-9586
REAL ESTATE & RENTALS
CABIN FOR RENT: Country in the cityat Silver Springs Residential Park, 42746Port Orford Loop Road, about one milenorth of town, at Zumwalt Lane. Thereare 6 rental units on 2.5 secluded acres,half open and half in woods. This free-standing 20x20’ cabin has a studio styleinterior, with a modern bathroom andkitchen, including a new stove and newrefrigerator. LR/BR area is about 12x20’.Water and sewer is included in $245/morent. Deposit and references required. Call332-0905.
FREE COMPARATIVE MARKETAnalysis on your home or property. CallNorma Morrow, Siskiyou Coast Realty,332-7777.
RENTAL 2 BEDROOM MOBILE,Langlois. New kitchen. $325/mo. + $325deposit. Pets ok. Refs. Reqd. 332-6060weekdays till 6:30 p.m.; or 348-2208.
RENTAL 2 BDRM MODULAR,Langlois. Laundry & dishwasher. $400/mo. + $400 deposit. Pets ok. Refs. Reqd.332-6060 weekdays till 6:30 p.m.; or348-2208.
FOR RENT: 2 BDRM MOBILEShorepine mobile, no smoking, first lastdeposit $350.00. Still wanted old or uniquebuy sell trade Timeworn Treasures 332-2046.
HOME OR BARE LAND. Buy or sell?Call C.A. Smith Real Estate for informa-tion or free market analysis, 27 years ofservice in Port Orford, 332-4132 or 332-6802.
SERVICES
KEY’Z LOCKSMITH SERVICE –keys, installations, repairs, locks opened.Auto, home, business. Bonded 332-7404.
COUNSELING for individuals, couples& families. Ernest Thayer, counselor for20 years, maintains a practice in PortOrford & Bandon. All issues includingrelationships, parenting, depression &abuse. Sliding fee scale (sorry no insur-ance). Call for a free confidentialassessment. 332-3210.
JOHN B. HOUSER, Barber-Hairdresser,553 – 19th Street, Port Orford, 332-2050.Hours Tues., Thurs., Fri. from 10 to 5 andSat. 10 till 3. Closed Sun., Mon., & Wed.
CARPETS DIRTY? Need JanitorialServices? Call Sunrise Carpet Cleaning!And insured. Free estimates. Call Cliff at347-3164. Residential and commercial,licensed.
LOST & FOUND
LOST CAT Female, white with blackspots, about six months old. Lost nearCity Hall. 332-1655.
PUBLIC NOTICE
THE CITY OF PORT ORFORD isseeking three volunteers to fill three va-cant positions on the Budget Committee.There are two positions for a three yearterm and one position for a one year term.Any resident of the City, excluding CityCouncil and City Employees may apply.Please submit a letter of interest to theCity of Port Orford c/o Mayor Gary Doran,PO Box 310, Port Orford, OR 97465. Weare an Equal Opportunity Employer.
THE CITY OF PORT ORFORD isseeking to fill one vacant position on theBed Tax Committee. Position is for atwo-year term of service. Any resident ofthe City, excluding City Council and CityEmployees may apply. Please submit aletter of interest to: The City of PortOrford c/o Mayor Gary Doran, PO Box310, Port Orford, OR 97465. We are anEqual Opportunity Employer.
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SCRAPBOOKING, CARDS, Lots offun applications. Host a home show, earnfree products or sell it yourself. Call Karenrep for The Angel Company 332-0137
VALENTINE’S WREATH Workshop,Marsh Haven Farm, Feb. 5th or 6th, 12 –3 p.m. All materials provided $20.00each. RSVP 348-2564.
VALENTINE’S DAY “Heart” Jewelry– bracelets, earrings, necklaces, wovenbeaded bags, kelp hearts. Prices from$10.00 to $100. TransAction Gallery,Port Overlook, Open daily 9-3pm. 332-1027
HANDYMAN for just about anythingaround your home. Graeme Graydon 332-6295.
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FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Seasoned softand hard available. Call Dylan at 332-7073 to place your order.
CHLOE’S CLOSET located in the Con-tinuum Center in Downtown Bandon.Specializes in infants and children’s newand “gently used” clothing. Come by andsee us for quality clothing at great prices.347-4779.
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GREAT COMEDIES THIS WEEK!The big hits of the week are the runawaycomedy, “Runaway Bride” and“Illuminata” which sounds from the boxlike the movie will be much better thanit’s title. Another comedy new this weekis “the Sex Monster” (Does it hide under
the bed?) We also got three dramas, “TheTempest”, “Business for Pleasure”, and“Twin Falls Idaho” and one Western,“Blood and Honor.” Hope you enjoythem! To rent videotapes, Sega, Sony,and Nintendo video games, or DVD’sremember The Downtown Fun Zone. Weare open 9:30am till 6pm Monday thruThursday and from 9:30am till 7pm Fri-day and Saturday. Closed on Sunday.
STOP! Lots to see at L&R Variety, 3,000sq. ft. Used - old & new. Spices, tools,beads, household and gift items, books,collectables, too much to list. 10:00am -5:00pm, 1819 Oregon St., Port Orford.
CREATIVE HANDS ART CLASSES.A fun and innovative approach to art forchildren of all ages. Join us for classesheld once a week in Bandon. Call forclass fees and schedule. 347-8189. Lisa
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Letter To The Editor, I have been living in Port Orford for al-most 11 yrs now and have enjoyed myresidence due to the beautiful scenery,fishing, hiking, and the aquaintance ofsome very special people. I have alsohad to deal with those who feel that their
lives are more important than the rest ofus. I recently read an article from a per-son who was considering moving to thisarea and chose not to because of somecommunity problems due to the Lake Fi-asco. I am glad that these problems are(so called) resolved, Unfortunately Ihave seen these problems in the past andfind that life in this wonderful town hasit’s up’s and downs. I tend to wonderwhere some of us come from!! I enjoyhearing the stories of those who havelived here all of their lives and yet Iequally love the expressions of thosealien to our little environment.
Life is only what we make of it and Iwould like to thank the editors of thisFREE mini mag for their input and timeto give new information and keep us in-formed with an unbiased as possiblepoint of view.
J. H. WittPort Orford
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but didn’t set a specific date nor did theyset a specific date to deal with the priori-ties they reached in this workshop meet-ing. The council can’t make motions inworkshop meetings.
Council Sets PrioritiesContinued from Front Cover
Watershed LetterJanuary 18, 2000To Mayor Gary DoranRegarding: Acquisition of Sorenson and
Bussmann propertiesHonorable Mayor:
I am writing to you, as the State ForestPractices Forester for Curry County andas a resident of southern Coos County, toencourage the City of Port Orford to ac-quire ownership of the North ForkHubbard Creek watershed. I know youare well aware of the importance of thewatershed as Port Orford’s primary com-munity water supply. Equally importantis protecting the water resource in thefuture. Currently, the watershed is beingassessed for water quality risks underOregon’s Drinking Water ProtectionProgram. I firmly believe many of theexisting and future risks can be mitigated
if the City acquired physical ownershipof the watershed.
While government agencies are man-dated to protect water quality, it is notalways the main objective for privatelandowners. Water quality prioritieswithin the watershed will always be atrisk while land use and resource manage-ment decisions are made by diverse indi-vidual property owners. If the City wereto acquire ownership, water quality couldbecome the priority land managementobjective.
I believe City ownership of the watershedwould prove to be an asset not only for theresidents of Port Orford but also for thecommunity at large. The land could bedeveloped or not, for the public good. Iask you to envision the many possibilitiesfor water quality protection, recreation,education, or infrastructure expansionpresented by City ownership.
Two properties within the watershed arefor sale. They are the 140-acre Sorensontract (formerly owned by David Wilken)and the 80-acre Bussmann tract. Both areat risk for future land uses that may nega-tively impact water quality. I urge you todo all within your power and authority to
promote and acquire these properties forthe Port Orford community.
Sincerely,Kathy Wiggins
Forest Practices Officer
Reserve Deputy ProgramCurry County Sheriff Kent Owens an-nounced three community meetings toprovide information and application ma-terials for a Sheriff’s Reserve program inCurry County. Interested men andwomen, over the age of 21, physicallyactive, with good driving/criminalrecords and residents of Curry County areinvited to apply.
As a community service the training pro-gram will provide free of cost by South-western Oregon Community College(SWOCC), alternating between theirBrookings and Gold Beach campuses.Successful completion of the programwill provide a Certificate in Basic LawEnforcement, meeting the requirementsof the Department of Public Safety Stan-dards and Training (DPSST) certificateprogram. The standards for a ReserveDeputy, though serving on a volunteerbasis, without compensation of any kindare exactly the same as for a full-timecareer deputy.
Reginald W. (Reg) Dewar will act as thesheriff’s representative at the three Janu-ary community meetings. The meeting inPort Orford will be held on Friday, Janu-ary 28, 7:00pm, in the city hall councilchambers. Reg will explain the program,answer questions and provide applicationmaterials at the meeting.
The formal Reserve training program isscheduled to begin in the latter part ofFebruary, following completion of theprerequisite application processing andindividual Reserve applicant interviews.
Reg emphasized that both men andwomen would be given equal consider-ation and that active retired and semi-re-tired persons are also encouraged to ap-ply for the Reserve program.
