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Tseriadun State Park ReopensBy Evan Kramer

The much anticipated reopening of Tseriadun State Park at Agate Beach is here. The park reopened to the public on Tuesday morning, November 20. The gates have swung open and people are welcome. The park is open daylight hours during this winter season.

State Parks Manager Frank Eckley was smiling on Monday morning as he an-nounced the news of the park’s reopen-ing. It has been closed since January of this year for major construction proj-ects. They include a 300 foot long bur-ied concrete culvert which will serve as the overflow outlet for Garrison Lake intended to stabilize the lake level. It “kicks in” and water starts flowing through it when the lake reaches 14.5 feet. Garrison Lake was at 12.8 feet on November 12 but with the heavy rains this past weekend reached 15.1 feet on Sunday and the water was flowing through the culvert.

The other main public works project at the park was construction of an outflow creek from the concrete culvert out to the beach dunes.

There is a well marked gravel parking area for visitors. Eckley asks that people

stay off the newly seeded areas and keep their cars and trucks on the gravel lot.

Eckley said the cost for the project is close to $2 million. Laskey-Clifton was the general contractor on the project. There was $150,000 worth of archaeo-logical work done at the site before major construction began. Nothing was found to stop construction.

Eckley said the old outflow ditch will eventually disappear with the winter storms. He also asked that people stay off the dunes as they are fragile and have suffered a lot of damage. Also he asked that people leave them alone and not do any digging.

Happy Thanksgiving! And now go and enjoy the park and the beach access!

City Council Meets

The Port Orford City Council met on Monday night. Mayor Auborn began the meeting by saying the public hear-ing on the CR (commercial residential) Overlay Amendments would be contin-ued until the December council meet-ing. This concerns an area of the City above the Port of Port Orford. Auborn than asked police officers John Fink and Sergeant Scott Halse to step forward and he recognized them for their service to the department and the city. He noted

that office Fink has received his DPSST (Department of Public Safety and Stan-dards Training) certificate and has been certified as a Taser instructor. Auborn said that Sergeant Halse had met all his requirements for an intermediate cer-tificate. Auborn read a letter from Police Chief Mark Creighton acknowledging the work Halse did in saving the life of a community member with his quick and decisive actions.

The City continues to lose water at an unacceptable rate. City Administrator Mike Murphy’s monthly report showed that the public works department treated 4,295,000 gallons of water for consump-tion and metered 2,401,630 gallons of water. The city lost 1,893,370 gallons of water for a loss rate of 44%.

Police Chief Creighton spoke about the program he and Fire Chief Gayle Wilcox participated in at Pacific High School talking to the students about safe driv-ing. He said it went well and was ap-preciated. The police department issued 154 citations in October and received $22,500 money collected for citations

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during October. The department made seven arrests in October and worked a total of 54 criminal cases.

Councilor Dave Smith is the Chamber of Commerce president and chamber li-aison to the council. He said at the last Chamber meeting that Ed McQuade had spoken about Charter Communication and high speed Internet for the Port Or-ford area. McQuade told the Chamber that the District Manager for Charter had told him that Port Orford is in the 2008-09 budget for high speed Internet. It needs to be noted that the request is in the budget and the main point is that it has not (yet) been denied.

The parks hosts at Buffington Park have resigned. The city will advertise for a replacement.

The council passed a motion made by councilor John Hewitt that the city ac-cepts a transfer of $850 from Curry ISP to the city. Curry ISP is being dissolved. No stipulation was put on how to spend the money but it was suggested it be

used to bring high speed Internet to Port Orford.

The council heard testimony from Port Orford resident Chris Hawthorne on why he should not have to pay his water bill. He received one for September for $958.16 which showed a water usage of 98,670 gallons of water. This was caused by a water leak on his side of the meter. Hawthorne told the council the meter had been replaced two and a half years ago and that a new box had been put in. He indicated that the leak was caused by the meter reader stepping adjacent to the box causing it to slowly move and cause the water pipe to break. City Adminis-trator Mike Murphy had looked into the situation and felt the water leak was not caused by the city.

The council had a wide range of opin-ions on how to proceed from councilor Steve Abbott who said if the city was involved the bill should be excused to councilor Milton Finch who thought the issue had been resolved at the October council meeting. Councilor Ed Beck said he wanted to look at the situation for catastrophic water losses starting

with when the new rates were imple-mented. The way the rates are now the more water you use the higher the rate and it can go up to $10.00 per thousand gallons. Beck advocated a policy for catastrophic water losses. The council ordinance committee will work on the situation and come back with an ordi-nance that deals with the problem of catastrophic water loss. Hawthorne’s bill stands for now.

City Administrator Mike Murphy spoke about the city burn pile. He was asked if it has been reopened and he said no. Murphy said the issue of the smoke caused by the burn pile would have to be dealt with before anything could hap-pen. Councilor Dave Smith said he lived near the burn pile and that the smoke didn’t bother him and Murphy replied that he had received complaints from many people that it bothered them. For now the burn pile remains closed indefi-nitely.

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letter or leaving him a note at city hall with complaints yet not leaving him their name. He asked that people not send in complaints or other correspondence anonymously and asked that people put their name on it so he can address the issue and get back to them.

Feeling ThankfulAs Thanksgiving approaches, I am re-minded of how we set aside these spe-cial days to express our gratitude for the good things we have been given. Health, food, homes and good education- are all too often taken for granted. I’d like to contemplate the very nature of these gifts.

There are many who go without meeting fundamental needs. As money continues to be extracted from many social pro-grams, we the community, start to feel the weight of responsibility shift. Ris-ing costs of homes, rent, food and gas prices, health care, etc., affect every one

Robert Mielenz FilesPort Orford resident Robert Mielenz has filed to run for Curry County Commis-sioner, position #2 in the Republican pri-mary. The position is currently held by two term incumbent Marlyn Schaefer. Mielenz is a Port of Port Orford Com-missioner and is co-owner of the God’s Green Earth Nursery and Compliance Solutions Safety Consultants.

of us. But it especially hits those who cannot afford it the hardest. What once was a necessity, becomes the luxury. And we are left a community to share in shouldering the unmet needs of a grow-ing number of people.

This is our community. If we don’t take care it- or one another, our communi-ty begins to fall apart. In the Spirit of Thanksgiving, it’s time we pull together to help our neighbors, our schools, and our community.

What can you do to help? The 5 for 4 fundraiser is still desperately trying to attain its goal of $5000. Right now, we’ve only raised a total of $370 in 3 weeks. With 2 weeks left, we have a long way to go. By donating your $20 ($5 for 4 schools) into the 5-for-4 ac-counts at CFCU and Sterling Bank, you can be a part of the community who helps out our schools.

Wilderland Montessori, another par-ticipating school, has a couple of very important needs. Since they’re a private school, excluded from federal funding, they rely solely on tuition and fundrais-ers. Like many schools this year, their

enrollment is down. “As a school in its first years, we have a dire need for books of all sorts- (early readers, work-books, and special interest), Montessori materials, and playground equipment. In addition, we would love to estab-lish a scholarship program that enables more students to attend,” comments K-1 teacher, Teal Fleming.

Right now all the schools need your help. It’s time fore every parent, grand-parent, and concerned citizen to actively demonstrate your appreciation for com-munity education. Step forward and do-nate! Something- anything- will make a difference. Isn’t a child’s education worth it?

School Food DriveBlanco, Driftwood & Pacific High Schools did a wonderful job collecting food for our community. Between all three schools they collected 5 barrels of canned & boxed food. We were able to give Langlois Church 1 barrel and the Common Good 450 lbs of goods, which will help for the Holiday Season. We had high school students sort the food for the Common Good as they had asked, and it worked out so the high school students received community service credits. Thanks to all the students and to the Librarians; Jean Marsh, Sue Blount & Cindy Pogwizd for collecting all the food and to Daryl Thomas from the Common Good for helping sort and tak-ing the food to the Common Good.

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At a meeting held in Newport, Oregon this week, representatives of five coastal Dungeness crab marketing associations and six seafood processing companies met with Oregon Department of Ag-riculture (ODA) officials to conduct state supervised price negotiations in advance of the scheduled December 1 season opener.

The two-day bargaining session came to a successful conclusion early Wednes-day when the parties agreed on an open-ing price of $2.00 per pound, which must now be ratified by ODA Director Katy Coba before becoming official.

Encouraged by pre-season tests that in-dicated good ‘meat-fill’, the parties in-volved in the negotiations were anxious to get Oregon’s annual crab harvest off to an orderly and ‘on time’ start this year and avoid the chaos of delayed openers seen in recent years. As a result, fisher-men will be able to take advantage of the 64-hour ‘pre-soak’ period, seen by many as an important safety factor in this harsh winter fishery.

Nativity to Share?Do you have a Christmas nativity scene you’d like to share with the community? St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church will again be celebrating “High Tea and Na-tivities” on Saturday afternoon Decem-ber 8, and would love to display your special crèche, along with our own, for the community to enjoy. If you have a crèche you’d be willing to share, please call Pat McArdle at 332-0947 or Stanley Corklin at 332-0998. Set-up in a secure environment will be on Friday afternoon December 7 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. When the event is over you may pick up your nativity on Saturday afternoon between 4:00 and 4:30pm or on Sunday morn-ing December 9 between 11:00am and noon. If these times are inconvenient, we can make other arrangements.

Be a part of this special Christmas activ-ity that reminds us all of the true mean-ing of the holiday.

Coastal processors can now begin work-ing with retailers to insure good supplies of fresh Dungeness crab are available at seafood counters around the state in ad-vance of the upcoming holiday season.

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Curry County HistoryLocal historian Walt Schroeder will dis-cuss and sign his new book on Curry County at 3 PM this Sunday, November 25, at Gold Beach Books. The oversize softcover, titled Characters, Legends and Mysteries of Curry County, Or-egon, presents accounts of over 80 past and current residents and their families, including such colorful characters as Hathaway Jones of “tall tales” fame, novelist Zane Grey, Hall of Fame base-ball player Bobby Doerr, numerous pioneers and their families, along with dozens of previously unheralded figures important to local history.

The volume includes a section about many “mysteries” and notable events in Curry County, such as a purported Big-foot sighting on the Sixes River, the ef-fort to establish a new state called “Jef-ferson,” the Port Orford meteorite affair, and accounts of lost mines and towns, among many other colorful historical episodes. Most entries are illustrated; on the whole, the book features over 200 photographs, including several sole sur-viving depictions of early settlers.

The book is published by the Curry His-torical Society and is dedicated to “the hardy pioneer families and individuals who came into Curry County when it was an isolated wilderness and hewed out a living,” as well as “to those who came after, and through their individual and family efforts, made Curry County what it is today.”

At Sunday’s event, which is open to all ages, Schroeder will discuss his book’s conception, development and publica-tion, and will also read some of his fa-vorite passages. Schroeder says he found the task of selecting from so many pos-sible past and current residents daunt-ing: “Each time I worked on a biograph-ical sketch of one individual, it brought to mind one or two more who also had an important part in the development of the county; to include them all would

Letter to the Editor,I wanted to thank the town of Port Orford for allowing me to be the Editor of the Port Orford News. I had a great time and learned quite a bit working with Willow-Song, Pam and Shirley. Due to financial reasons the new owner has decided to outsource the paper to Roseburg, Ore-gon and I was given a two-week notice. Fortunately the Curry County Reporter offered me a job as City Editor and I am excited to join a great team. Good luck Pam and Shirley

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have made this book larger than the Los Angeles phone book!” He admits to al-ready planning a supplement which will contain accounts of several more Curry County “characters and legends.”

According to bookstore owner Ted Wat-kins, “Aside from newspaper records, there are four standard references to Curry County history, and Walt has now authored two of them; his new book joins Orvil Dodge’s account published in 1898, Emil Peterson’s and Alfred Powers’ 1952 history, plus Walt’s own 1999 book, They Found Gold on the Beach, a history of the Gold Beach area.” Watkins adds, “Like the others, this wonderful volume will be a peren-nial bestseller among area residents; the difference this time is that the new book is even more accessible to the casual reader, with colorful accounts compris-ing brief individual chapters.” Watkins believes Schroeder is deserving of high praise for his many years of research in producing the new book, saying, “Much of what Walt has so carefully recorded would otherwise be lost to history.”

Schroeder, who has resided in the Gold Beach area with his wife Sally for over 40 years, is a retired agent for the Or-

egon State Extension Service and a for-mer representative to the Oregon State Legislature. In addition to They Found Gold on the Beach, Schroeder is also the author of Curry County Agriculture (1998).

Admission to the book signing is free and open to all ages. Those unable to attend may advance order signed copies by telephoning the bookstore at (541) 247-2495. Gold Beach Books is located at Pacific Highway 101 and First Streets in Gold Beach.

Raffle Procedure & PrizesBy Carol Berger

Over $400 worth of prizes will be raffled off during the Holiday Arts Guild’s Art Giveaway Raffle during the next six weeks. There will be a weekly drawing

Remembering Kass...© Sandy Westerman, Feb. 6, 2003

Morning at the Beach with KassPurest jade beneath the curl,Waves break on rocky sentinals,Fishing boats easy on the swells.Ocean kisses leave Wet socks and sand in my shoes.We belong here.

Under a baseball capWind teases red hairBlue eyes sparkleQuick smile comes and goesYellow boots scamper here and thereSister to the sandpipers.

Warm sand beneath our kneesAgates wink their greetingsLittle cries of delighted discoveryShared treasures from hand to handEssence of leaf, a driftwood frame--Expect the unexpected.

Silences easy and words flow freeThe connection known and realA shy smile, an apple shared,Brief tears of a touched heart.Freedom to speak, trust to disagreeNo face to save or lose.

Free for this time, not owned By pain, by needs, by shouldsThese moments known and savoredCan feed me now and laterStand as proof of the possibleMy choice to stay awake.

Thank you Kass for being and caring and sharing.Paradise Point, Port Orford

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The prizes, handmade by Guild artists, include a Sugalite and silver pendant by Sharon Hebel ($40 value), a pack of 5 note cards by Jean McLaren-Sharpe ($15 value), “Gone Crabbing” pastel by Elayne Omstead ($65 value), a mounted print by Sunja Goldenrose ($45 value), a ceramic dish by Dominique Fougerolles ($15 value), Shirley Nelson’s book, It Happened Here (donated by POAC - $10 value), and a Dreamcatcher gourd by Dawn Ferrari ($30 value).

In addition, at the end of Guild, all patrons who made a purchase at any time during the Guild will be eligible for the raffle for the Grand Prize, a bronze buffet lamp with sea kelp shade ($200 value) by Cindy Prince. The winner of the Grand Prize raffle will be drawn on Dec 22nd.

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Flu and Vaccine ClinicThe Curry County Health Department has received a grant to promote aware-ness and prevention of vaccine-prevent-able disease for adults. The department will hold a flu and adult vaccine clinic on Tuesday, November 27 at the Port Orford North Curry Service Center (14th and Hwy 101). The clinic will be open from 9:00-11:30am and 1:00-3:00pm.

The Health Department will have the pneumonia vaccine available for $45, Hepatitis A for $55 and Tetanus for $50. Adults, now is the time to update your vaccinations.

Kass McLaughlinKatherine (Kass) McLaughlin “left the building” on November 7, 2007 after many years battle with cancer. She was born April 18, 1951. She left us all with the memories of her life, music, and creativity. She loved nature, people, and music.

The two proceeding writings were published in the book “A Dozen Pens” published by the Port Orford Writers Roundtable in 2002

I Know the Battleby Kass McLaughlin

I know the battleThe line has been drawnStrategies chosenCan’t wait for the dawnI know the battleSeeps into my dreamsFogging my futureMuffling my screamsI know the battleHear the clarion callIt seeks to destroy meWinner take allI know the battleI will not runMy breastMy bodyMy time will comeThe clouds shifted, allowing fingers of warmth from the bright giant ball above to reach out and touch the ice tower standing on the edge of the earth.

Within a blink of an eye, the tower shed a watery transformed piece of itself onto the earth, where it rolled around with the dirt, leaves and rocks, inviting pieces of everything it touched to become part of it.

As it rolled from the mountain and through the streams it collected the memories of all it met and encountered,

until one day, the flow led it to Port Or-ford, where it is currently resting and gathering the strength of friendship and knowledge needed for the next ride on the trade winds of Mother Earth.

And when the day comes for this trans-formed being to move on, you may hear someone say, “Kass has left the build-ing.”

Because of all her work for the Port Or-ford Music Nights, Theatre 101 will be having a Tribute to Celebrate the Life Kass McLaughlin, A Music Night, Fri-day, Dec 14, 7:00pm so, if you would like to play something, read a poem, or share something in honor of Kassy, let me know... Stacy Romele, 332-1140, bluglass@harborside.com

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Christmas Tree PermitsIt’s that time of year again when people are looking to head to the great outdoors to cut a personal-use tree for Christmas and other holiday celebrations. The lo-cal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at the Coos Bay and Medford Districts and the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest are selling permits for $ 5.00 per tree. Through a partnership among the Medford and Coos Bay Districts of BLM and the Rogue River-Siskiyou Na-tional Forest, you can purchase a permit from any of the agencies and harvest your tree from any of the southwestern public lands open to tree harvesting. The tree permits cover both BLM and Forest Service lands. When you purchase your permit, maps and information about cut-ting areas and restricted areas will be provided.

Permits from the BLM’s Coos Bay of-fice will be available starting on Friday Nov. 23 while Forest Service permits are available now. Permits are also available through vendor locations. For a list of vendor locations, please contact your local Ranger District office. All federal offices are closed Thanksgiving

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or BLM office before your trip to obtain a map and directions to cutting areas as well as local road condition information. Please be aware that some roads may be closed at any time due to weather condi-tions.

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Cut a tree early in the season before snow may limit access.

Notify friends or relatives of where you are going, when to expect to return and what route you will traveling.

Set out early in the day to find your tree.

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Bring emergency food and water and have a full tank of gas in your vehicle.

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A Financial IssueRepresentatives of the Oregonian news-paper at their Portland office state the reason home delivery and sales of the paper have stopped in both Bandon and Port Orford is because it is too expen-sive to deliver it. It was referred to as a financial issue with the paper. The Sunday edition of the Oregonian is still available for sale at both Ray’s Market and Circle K.

Marine Reserves MeetingThe Oregon Ocean Policy Advisory Council meets in Gold Beach on Thurs-day, November 29 and 30. On Thursday they will hold a working group meeting regarding marine reserves from 8:30am-3:00pm. They will follow it with a wave energy working group meeting from 3:30-5:30pm. The meetings will be held at the Event Center at the Beach (Curry County Fairgrounds). These meetings are open to the public.

New Bus ShelterThe Port Orford Police Department was contacted regarding a potential child safety issue on Hensley Hill and Salal Drive. Efforts had been exhausted to find a community organization to help build a bus shed at that location which is the end of the bus route. Six chil-dren who attend Driftwood Elementary

Rotary Club NewsBy Anita Thomas

The program at Thursday’s meeting of the Rotary Club of Port Orford was presented by Gary L. Brink, the visiting speaker. Gary is the Community Devel-opment Coordinator of the Department of Human Resources in Coos and Curry Counties. He manages and directs the many services provided by the Depart-ment of Human Resources. The services are all designed to assist both individu-als and families with special needs and improve their quality of life. To inquire about services available you may call the Coos Bay office at 541-888-7141 or e-mail Gary L. Brink@state.or.us

To keep informed about the Rotary Club please visit www.portorfordrotary.org.

Waterfront PlayersThe Waterfront Players have again been invited to perform at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort for their New Year’s Eve Gala event on December 31.

This year the Waterfront Players will provide a lively mix of music and com-edy as they present a GLF Radio broad-cast ‘live’ from the lobby of the lodge with GLF Radio with Dick McMahon as emcee. Appearing with McMahon will be Darren Dirk and the Dirkettes con-sisting of Marla Taylor, Judy McDonald and Teri Dirk. The production contains

School were forced to stand in the rain, wind, and near traffic to wait for the school bus. The Reserves and other per-sonnel teamed together and constructed the shed with donated materials, then placed it at that intersection. Accord-ing to Chief Creighton “Even though this type of project is usually done by community organizations there wasn’t any interest to help these children so my officers got together and in the spirit of Community Policing came through with this project which is a great example of police and community working together to solve problems”.

all new material for the Players, with some familiar songs and skits.

The GLF Radio show will be performed three times during the evening’s events. The Director of the show is Johnna Hickox, and Pat McDonald will be the Technical Director with Darren Dirk.

For more information, call the Water-front Players at 541-756-2900.

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Movie ReviewsBy Ginelle Weber

For your Savoy fare this week Fred Claus played by Vince Vaughn is in the classic plot of ruining Christmas. Yes, its that time of year again. This film looks to have a lot of laughs and a great supporting cast of familiar faces like Kathy Bates and Kevin Spacey should keep things lively.

It’s all about the French in the newest ar-rival section of the Fun Zone rental de-partment. Paris, Je T’amie, (Paris, I Love You), is a series of vignettes placed in different sections of the City of Lights. The theme is love and how it can affect every aspect of life. Concentrating not only on romance this movie will have a story about love that you have experi-enced and will remember again.

La Vie en Rose is one I have been look-ing forward to; it is the story of singer Edith Piaf and how she became the voice of Paris. Marion Cotillard is the embodiment of the Sparrow and has been lauded as giving one of the best acting performances in cinema history.

Giving Tree 2007Christmas is almost right around the corner and it’s time for the Port Orford’s Giving Tree.

Make a child happy this holiday season by selecting a gift tag from one of the fol-lowing locations: Port & Starboard Res-taurant, Chetco Federal Credit Union, and Sterling Savings & Loan. Tags will appear just before Thanksgiving. Each tag will be marked boy or girl, along with the age, sizes, colors, favorites, and music, to help with shopping and a

Letter to the Editor,Thank you to all the photographers for a wonderful show at the American Legion Hall. It was great and very inspiring.

Joanne L. Ruoff

And for all the action fans Live Free or Die Hard is here! A little sweat and blood on Bruce Willis never fails to ex-cite my saliva glands and nothing helps you digest your turkey dinner like rapid scenes of impossible car jumping, roof hopping and super explosions.

For getting you in the holiday spirit, in case you’re having trouble, we have three new Christmas movies Deck the Halls, Santa Claus 3, and Santa Baby. Plus we have all your classic favorites now on display. Come get piping hot holiday entertainment today!

phone number to call in case you have a question. Please wrap the gift and attach the tag you selected and return it to any of the locations listed. If you would like to adopt a family, please call 332 2750 ASAP, before we distribute the tags to the various locations.

For those who wish to sign a child up for the Tree of Giving, please sign up at Common Good, Wednesday’s from 10am to 11:45am and 1:00pm to 3:30pm. You must sign up by December 5, to ensure your child receives a gift. Gifts will be distributed to the children on December 22. You must be the legal guardian to apply.

A special thank you to everyone who adds a child to his or her Christmas shopping list! May the joy you bring to a child be returned to you ten-fold this holiday season!

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Library Christmas BazaarWe’d let to let everyone know that our Christmas Bazaar will be held on Sat-urday, December 1, at 9:00am in the city council chambers. It will feature wonderful white elephants like CDs,

Post Thanksgiving SaleDon’t forget the Friends of Cape Blan-co’s Post-Thanksgiving Day Sale on Fri-day Nov. 23rd and Saturday Nov. 24th from noon to 5 pm at the Cape Blanco Lighthouse and Historic Hughes House Gift Shops. Please see our ad elsewhere in this week’s issue of this paper.

Port Orford Cedars SaleThe Port Orford Arts Council will be selling Port Orford Cedar seedlings again this holiday season. We have re-served 1,000 bare root seedlings, which will sell for $2.50 each.

We have not yet been given a delivery date, but we will be taking pre-paid orders at the Holiday Guild and at the ESA Bazaar. The trees went very fast last year, so make sure you order yours right away.

The BookmobileThe Internet Archive BookMobile made its first appearance at The Port Orford Public Library last Saturday following Diana Coogle’s “Reading Houses” pro-gram. The crew bound books and distrib-uted public domain works to the people who attended the event as they exited the program. The BookMobile belongs to The Internet Archive, a nonprofit or-ganization that is building an Internet li-brary of historical collections and books in the public domain, and offers perma-nent access to this information free of charge. The BookMobile was brought to the area by Rebecca Malamud, a lo-cal gallery owner, through her internet design work with the Internet Archive on Open Library, a web site that collects information about all the world’s books

Winter Yoga ClassDeb Lohry has signed on to teach the Winter yoga class through SWOCC. Classes will be held at Driftwood School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00-6:20 beginning in January. SWOCC Winter catalogs on the post of-fice table now!

and makes it available for everyone to view and update. It is also home to 400,000 downloadable public domain books. (See demo.openlibrary.org.) The BookMobile will be in the area through December. Watch your local paper for details on additional appearances.

candles, pottery, Christmas decorations, and stocking stuffers, as well as our usu-al great baked goodies.

We also want everyone to know that ev-ery dollar we raise this year will go to re-tire the bond issue that passed last May. Remember the $450,000 bond issue? Well, it’s looking more like $150,000.

Let’s Beat the Bond! We hope never to implement it at all and with the help of the community let’s make that happen. Last year’s bazaar brought in nearly $2,800. We think that we can top that this year.

We need donations of good, clean gifts, quality items and handcrafts. Drop them off at the library during open hours and especially on Friday, November 30 be-tween 10:00am and 5:00pm. Thanks!

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The Cat’s MeowVacation Cottage

Quaint, comfortable, affordable503 Jackson St. (866) 503-5003

80’ to beach accessAll reservations made in advance.

Remember 332-8601

The Crazy NorwegiansNew Hours: 11:30am-7:00pm Wed-Mon

Happy Thanksgiving!Closed Thursday & Friday

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CLASSIFIED ADSClaSSIFIeD aDS are $3.50 for the first 25 words or less, and 10¢ each for any additional words. Normal deadline for submission is 3:00pm Tuesday. Downtown Fun Zone, Inc., 832 Hwy 101, Box 49, Port Orford, OR 97465 (541) 332-6565.

REAL ESTATESISKIyou CoaST realTy offers help with selling and buying real estate. Information is free! Our new office is open 7 days a week. Call Sandra 332-7777 or 290-2047. See listing at SiskiyouCoast-Realty.com.

renTalS: “anChor Inn Trailer Court.” 557 9th St. Port Orford has trail-ers for rent $360.00 to $425.00 monthly and R.V. Spaces $275.00 monthly. Quiet downtown location near beach includes: water, sewer, garbage, cable and laundry. (541) 597-2827.

For renT: 2BD 1 BaTh a-Frame Cottage, $650.00. 1st, last, security. No pets. No smoking. Avail. Oct. 1st. (541) 332-8265.

neeD oFFICe SPaCe with DSl? 24/7 high-speed connection (same as the Library). Commercial office space for rent. Alarm system, own restroom, dedi-cated parking. Approx. 450 sq. ft. Utilities negotiable, 332-0880 $650.00/mo.

For renT: 3 BD 2 BTh recently com-pletely remodeled, 2 car garage, decks, seasonal pond fenced yard washer dryer. $850 per mo. 1st, last, and sec. deposit. Non smoking. Smaller pets a possibility 332-8265.

10x16 BuIlDInG For leaSe at the Port. 332-7121 or Port Office.

renTal SenIor only 925 sq. ft., 2 bed, 2 bath. Water, trash pd. Mobile home. No smoking / pets. Arizona St. Space 13. Available Dec. 1st. $595 (858) 229-5670.

larGe aPT. For renT – By dock: 533 Harbor (Washington) $525. Call Sandra: (541) 332-7777.

rooM For renT 3 bedroom, 1½ bath, 1/3 acre, woodstove, organic garden. For responsible working person retired or student. No alcoholics, drug addicts. Good deal for the right person. $300.00 1/2 electricity. 332-0969 (541) 999-9176.

laKeSIDe GarDenS - 3 Bedroom apartment, $519 per month. Please call 541-269-5561 for an application. Income restrictions apply. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

ShoreVIeW GarDenS - 2 Bedroom apartments, $375 per month. Please call 541-269-5561 for an application. Income restrictions apply. This institution is an Equal Opportunity Provider.

GARAGE SALEholIDay BaZaar Nov 23 & 24 at Ladies Dew Valley Club located 5 miles south of Bandon. There will be quilts, cutlery, candles, jewelry, tatting, and much more. Hours are 9 to 5.

a holIDay TheMeD InDoor Flea Market is scheduled for Dec. 6th, 7th and 8th. The event will be held in the Beach Market Building, Bandon. Reserve your space now! 404-5249.

SERVICES“PaInTer Man” painting service located in Port Orford. “Dependable” inte-rior or exterior painting service. Excellent references available. 332-0931.

InTerneT For leSS!! Briskweb, Inc. Serving Port Orford Northward. Unlimited usage, nationwide dialup. Great for traveling. $16.00/Monthly. http://www.briskweb.net 332-1337.

Mr. anD MS hanDy We do what you don’t have time to! Leaks, window cleaning, painting, caulking, yard work. No job too small! $40 minimum. Call us today, it’s local! 366-1012 or 366-1011, 332-0429.

loCal CoMPuTer TeCh! Friendly and knowledgeable with good reputation. Tutoring, computer repair, networking (Cisco trained), house calls, will travel. Reasonable rates. Call James 332-1337.

ConCreTe custom color stamping, driveways, sidewalks, patios, manufac-tured home foundations. Quality work-manship, reliable service. Steven Jans Coatings, Inc. 260-5611 ccb# 168749.

TWo GuyS anD a TruCK –$60.00 an hour with a one hour minimum. 10% Senior citizen discount. Call Shane @ (541) 332-0981.

DIal a rIDe For Everyone. Mon-day, Wednesday, Friday 9:30am until 1:30pm. Call Port Orford Senior Center 332-5771.

Key’Z loCKSMITh SerVICe – keys, installations, repairs, locks opened. Auto, home, business. Bonded 332-7404.

neeD your hoMe CleaneD for holidays? Excl. local refs. Call 332-1093 or (541) 784-7855.

hanDyMan as easy as 1234. Gutter cleaning, window cleaning, painting, leaks, tree trimming, yard work, etc. For a free quote, call 332-1234.

Painter Man541-332-0931

interior or exterior paint-ing service

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Port Orford CounselingChristine Richardson Ph.D., C.H.T.

(541) 332-0381

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The Powder HouseVacation Rental

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aCuPunCTure and Chinese herbal medicine for body, mind and spirit. Excel-lent natural healing for pain, illness and emotional disharmony. Tina Vecera L.Ac. (541) 347-4539. Bandon.

Free MaSSaGe for anyone who has never had a massage, by highend multi-disciplined therapist with 18 years experi-ence. Must live in Port Orford area. Eve Levrae 332-0969 (541) 999-9176.

MISCELLANEOuSroCK, SoIl, SanD & BarK by the yard, God’s Green Earth Nursery 541-332-0880.

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MInI SToraGe/u-haul. 200+ storage units, 150+ climate controlled. Airport-U-Stor, across from Ocean Spray 347-4356.

neW VIDeoS: “Live Free or Die Hard”, “Santa Clause 3”, “These Fool-ish Things”, “Rescue Dawn”, “Broken”, “Stir of Echos”, and “Santa Baby”. Please remember items are due back by 3:30pm the next business day. Reservations must be prepaid so cannot be taken over the phone. Downtown Fun Zone, Inc. Open 9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and 9:30-7 Friday and Saturday. Closed Sundays.

GraVel By The yarD, keep your driveways in good shape through winter. God’s Green Earth Nursery 541-332-0880.

orGanIC CranBerrIeS Frozen 3lbs $12.00. 10lbs $35.00. 25lbs $75.00. Brush Prairie Bogs, Sixes 348-2370.

olD TraPS and trapping equipment wanted. Old or unusual traps, large or small. Will also buy good working traps. (541) 957-5354.

GIVe uS your ChrISTMaS lIST! Fresh noble fir wreathes – we hand tie and custom make every wreath. A great thank-you or hostess gift as well. We ship or deliver. Sea Breeze Florist. 332-0445.

100 & 250MIn Phone CarDS are now in stock at the Downtown Fun Zone! $5.25 & $12.00 respectively..

50% oFF Sale: All plants and gift items are now 50% off through December 14. At which time we will be closing for winter until March 1. Sale items include all trees, shrubs, and perennials. It also includes all gift items: books, garden flags, statuary, blown glass, pottery, wind chimes, lotions, candles and stepping stone kits. Consign-ment items not included. God’s Green Earth Nursery, open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5:30pm until 12/14/07.

DoDGe raM PICK-uP 1995 V-10 162+K miles, good condition. $4500 or best offer; Pet cages and aquariums. Large and small. $5-$100. 332-7012.

holIDay SeaSon IS here and we have gift baskets for you! Yemayah Cof-fee and Tea Company has coffee and tea products at Jeffrey’s Too. Custom orders available as well. 332-0396.

B&B FarM SuPPly Langlois, OR 10% off flea drops from 11-12 to 12-13 while supplies last!

2 TrITronIC hunTInG and Home Training dog collars. Beeper button, momentary stimulation and continuous stimulation settings. Also Tritronics best bark limiter XS. Jan 332-0322.

BoxeS oF SCraP Myrtlewood, a little over half cord. $50.00 each. Wooden Nickel, 1205 Oregon St. 332-5201.

48” rounD oaK TaBle, pedestal style. Sturdy and attractive. Two large leaves. $100.00. 332-9745.

DaD’S CoInS, ColleCTaBleS and Antiues. We will be closed Thanksgiving Day but open Friday 11 to 4, Saturday 11 to 6, Sunday 11 to 4. Please stop in to see our rearranged shop, new inventory and lots of sale items! During school – weird hours! Closed Mondays. Tuesday to Thursday 4 to 6, Friday & Saturday 11 to 6, Sunday 11 to 4.

noW & Then Hello. “Change is life,” they say. For the few months the store will be closed but the current merchandise will be available through contacting us on our web site, www.portorfordmercantile.com or the phone number, 332-0516, which will be forwarded to me. Not all merchan-dise in the store is listed on the web but I assure you if it is in the store I can ar-range delivery. Please contact me. I regret any inconvenience especially during the Holiday Season but this is unavoidable and unplanned. I look forward to seeing you all in the Spring. Like the Phoenix I will return. Sincerely, Grace.

Port & Starboard Restaurant

Choices? We have the most varied menu around! So for good food at great prices there is only ONE Choice!

Orders To Go 332-4515 Open till 9pm 7 days a week Lounge open for food after 9!

What’s for Dinner?

*Salads? *Pizza? *Pasta? *Steaks? *Fresh Fish?

Port & Starboard Lounge

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9:00 pm to 2:00 am

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Bonnie’s Brain TrustBy Dana Amarisa

As many of you know, Bonnie and Mi-chael at the Seaweed Cafe are under-going huge expenses for the treatment (successful) of Bonnie’s brain tumor. For those of you who appreciate all they add to our community with delicious food, loving energy, and organic grocer-ies, we’ve started a fund-raising cam-paign called Bonnie’s Brain Trust, and I’m asking for your support.

Knowing that there’s no way in a mil-lion organic fruit pies they could ask for help, even though they could really use it, it took a lot of convincing before they agreed to let us start this fund-raising ef-fort publicly. So, if you’ve ever received help when you least expected it, or if you’ve been wanting to make a tangible difference in someone’s life, here’s your chance:

Chetco – At Chetco Federal Credit Union make a deposit to “Bonnie’s Brain Trust” account.

Downtown Fun Zone – Put $$ into the Bonnie’s Brain Trust jar on the counter.

Java John’s – With your brew, put some $$ into the Brain jar there.

Letter to the Editor,As hard as it is to believe, the Christmas season is almost upon us. Right now, we’re starting our preparations for the annual Children’s Free Christmas Ba-zaar. The event this year will be held on Saturday, December 15, from 11:00am-2:00pm.

US Mail – Send checks to: Bonnie’s Brain Trust, c/o Chetco Federal Credit Union, PO Box 487, Port Orford, OR 97465

Email – Send this press release to ev-eryone you know asking if they want to help. Email me for an e-copy of this ar-ticle: danaamarisa@gmail.com

Call –I’ll gladly bicycle your donation to the bank. Dana 253-6136

Donate big or small, but please give whatever $$ you can—everything helps. All donations will be used to pay medi-cal bills. Thank you!

Last year, about 100 children picked out and wrapped almost 700 gifts for family members. Without the help of donating both gifts and their free time helping at the bazaar, we would never have been able to accomplish this.

So, here I am again asking for your gen-erous donations of new or gently used items for these children of ours, and for your help in volunteering; all so that we can provide the opportunity for these kids to experience the joy of giving at Christmas!

Your gift donations can be left at Chetco Federal Credit Union any time during business hours. And if you would like to get more information about volunteering on December 15, just give me a call at Chetco (332-3711), and I’ll be happy to give you more details. May God Bless you all this Christmas Season,

Gail Conwell Women’s Ministry

Port Orford Christian Center