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Vol. 18 Number 07

Dead Treesby Jay Stoler

Almost six months ago, in August of 2006, the Port Orford Parks Commission started dialogue on the safety of the Nature Trail in Buffington Park as part of its’ responsibil-ity to look after the Parks system.

After several months of discussion a recommendation was make to Port Orford City Council in October of 2006 to have the dead and decaying trees removed us-ing the services of volunteer Ken Hughes, who has donated his time. The Council agreed and voted to give permission to remove the trees

Because this was low on the priority list of the City Administrator and staff was short, the tree trimming was put on hold until a convenient time was available for city personnel and the volunteer so that there would be no insurance liability.

As several months went by, Parks Com-missioner Joanne Ruoff asked to have the decision reversed and or given a stay of execution so that a plan could be worked out to keep the trees, instead of cutting them down.

Finally, at the last Park Commission meeting on February 6, the Parks Com-

OSU Research in Port Orfordby Jay Stoler

A group of graduate students from Oregon State University came to Port Orford last weekend as part of their on-going research studies, and as part of OSU’s frequent affiliation with the Port Orford port and ocean surroundings. The group of nearly a dozen included Michael Hart and Gil Sylvia of the OSU staff and a half-dozen grads, some with wives, children and pets along for the ride.

The group was hosted on Saturday after-noon by the Ocean Resource Team for a tour of the dock and Nor Cal fisheries live holding tanks, in addition to escorting the group to points like Cape Blanco and just south of Humbug Mountain.

There were a number of different rea-sons the students were doing this study trip. Some of them were doing studies in the marketing and analytical field, some were studying GIS and mapping of the ocean. Several students were more scientifically oriented, and one man was pursuing Oceanography and a career as a Naval pilot.

Leesa Cobb and Valerie Mecum and several other members of the Ocean Resource Team walked the group down to the old Premium Pacific seafood plant, now operated by Nor Cal, to let them see

how Port Orford is “fishing smarter, not harder,” with a tour of live tanks.

Scott Spencer from Nor Cal gave an in-depth presentation, explaining the technical process of holding and dealing with the live fish, as well as pointing out the marketing and sales aspects. Spencer explained how and why certain live fish bring nearly $8.00 a pound in the San Francisco market, mostly from the dense Asian population.

One of the more unique aspects of selling “live fish” is that the supply line has to be ready to move the fish without hav-ing to hold them a second time. So, the high-dollar China Rock fish goes from Port Orford to a major supplier who has trucks waiting to take the fish immediately to markets and restaurants.

After spending a full day with the Ocean Resource Team, the OSU group headed over to Pitches Tavern to socialize with local fishermen and get to know the com-munity better.

The Ocean Resource Team and the Port and Dock are attempting to attract as many research groups to Port Orford as possible to take advantage of the dock, natural reef and unique features of the area. Hopes are to build a permanent Research Facility at the Port.

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mission re-affirmed their decision to have the trees removed. Safety was cited as the number one concern of the majority of the Commission.

A week later, letters began flooding the local papers, with a memo to the Parks Commission from Kalmiopsis Audubon Society President Ann Vileisis appear-ing on the front page of the Port Orford News, urging the Parks Commission to allow the trees to remain. The majority of the letters in the local papers were in agreement with Vileisis, and the writers wanted to see the trees remain.

But, perhaps all this hub-bub is for naught as the Council has already decided, and it may be against Council and/or State rules for an appointed committee to reopen a closed Council decision.

An emergency Parks Commission meet-ing scheduled for Sunday afternoon was cancelled until after the City Council meeting on Tuesday evening.

Police Reportby Chief CreightonCreighton@popd.org

02-07 Police assisted Port Orford Am-bulance with a subject having medi-cal problems and during that medical emergency, another medical emergency occurred in town. Another police officer responded immediately and additional medical responded immediately to the other scene where they rendered aid until the other ambulance could arrive shortly thereafter.

NOTE: It is good to have so many quali-fied medical and enforcement personnel available for emergencies like this. From what I observed it was handled extremely well by ambulance personnel, police and other first responders. This type of collaboration by medical, police and fire is something that our community was lacking in years past. With our agencies now training and working well together a quick and professional team of first responders has been developed. Gayle and her crews have worked very hard to make this a reality and our community should be very thankful to all the first responders.

I am confident that our emergency staff can professionally and proficiently handle any emergency.

02-08 Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian crash near the Port Orford Post Office. Upon arrival it was determined that two males had been struck by a single vehicle. The two male subjects were transported by ambulance to the hospital. The crash was investi-gated, and a female driver was arrested, and transported to the Curry County Jail where she was charged with DUII and Reckless Driving.

02-09 In the early morning hours, police responded to Arizona Street on a 911 call of a possible assault in progress, and what sounded like a screaming child in the background. It was a hang-up 911 and suspicious in nature. Dispatch re-contacted the home a subject told them there was no problem. Police responded to the residence but could not get a response from subjects inside. Port Orford Rural Ambulance responded to stand by for pos-sible medical problems, and then Police,

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Letter to the editor,I feel a need to correct some of the infor-mation given by Jay Stoler in last week’s article on “Chamber News.”

He wrote that “Carol Berger suggested that the Chamber pick a list of candidates for induction [into the Senior Hall of Fame] and then create a float for the Jubilee parade with the Hall of Fame inductees.” I am the chair of the Chamber’s Senior Committee. It is true that I did suggest drawing up a list of candidates, and that I will be working on the float, but I would be remiss if I did not point out that the credit for the ideas of the Senior Hall of Fame and the Jubilee float, as well as that of having the Senior Hall of Fame inductees ride on the float, goes entirely to Chamber President David Smith. So let the record give credit where credit is due and state that these were David’s ideas, not mine.

Carol Berger

assisted by a Sheriff’s Deputy, entered the residence. After an investigation it was determined there had been an incident but when police responded the subjects inside would not answer the door, and thought we would just go away. A female subject was cited to appear for Misuse of the 911 emergency system, and a small child was removed from the environment and placed with relatives pending further investigation.

02-10 A local subject was in extreme need of medication from Gold Beach. Working with Curry General Hospital and the Curry County Sheriff’s Office our officer contacted a Sheriff’s Deputy at Prehistoric Gardens and relayed the medication to the subject.

02-10 Police responded to a silent alarm. The residence was checked to be ok no other action taken.

Speeder of the week: Saturday was very rainy and windy, and police stopped a driver for traveling 52 mph in a posted 30 mph zone who commented after be-ing stopped “I didn’t think there would

be any cops out here in this stuff”. The driver was cited.

02-15 Port Orford Police assisted by a Curry County Sheriff’s Detective executed a search warrant at a local RV Park at approximately 1:50pm. During the search, numerous items were seized.

CHIEFS NOTE: Sergeant Halse and Re-serve Officer Forgatsch recently attended and completed the Oregon Regional Forensic Academy in Roseburg. This was a class to develop our officers training in evidence collection, evidence processing, and preservation abilities. This past week our department was involved in the Three Flags Seat Belt Blitz, and we are finding that more people are wearing their seat belts, so the enforcement program must be having an impact, and we have augmented this program in our traffic enforcement plan. Our Department was awarded grant funding to pay officers overtime to work additional hours in this enforcement our department was just awarded another grant for our Pedestrian Safety Enforce-ment and DUII enforcement program for this year. The enforcement and court diversion program we included last year in our enforcement plan was very well

received by the community. These en-forcement/driver training programs are essential elements for traffic safety in our community, and if we can get additional funding for man hours I’ll continue to seek it. With the additional pedestrian grant our city will receive over $10,000.00 in additional funding to pay additional man hours. That increases the time an officer is on the street working at no additional cost to you.

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Town Hall MeetingThe Coos Curry Electric Town Hall meeting in Brookings on Thursday night, February 15, was attended by many (full council chamber) who were very concerned about reports from board member Dave Itzen that if the $12 million upgrades to the second transmission line to Brookings are delayed any length of time, the people of Brookings-Harbor will be experiencing brown outs. Unfortunately, they were misinformed thinking they only have one transmission line currently when they actually have two well maintained transmission lines.

Letter to the Editor,It was a pleasure to see the letter from Louis Mincer supporting my recom-mended reduction of the base rates for the General Services class churches, non-profits, governmental entities and small businesses. Since the ‘We Own Coos-Curry’ group never mentioned any other base rate reduction besides the $33 rate, I mistakenly assumed that they did not include the $35 and $45 base rates for the General Service classes in their recommendations.

Director Schlottmann stated at the Gold Beach member meeting that it would take $160,000 in rate reductions to do the General Service classes as well. Chair-man Robison in the Brookings member meeting said that the Board was looking seriously at the reduction.

I am not advocating another $160,000 in increased expense, as George Welch stated. Rather, I am advocating that the board approved total rate reduction of $1,450,000 be spread to all these classes equally and fairly. Thus a base rate re-duction of about $9 instead of $10.25 per meter for both the Residential class and the General Services class members would equal about the same total rate reduction expense.

I would have personally liked to have seen a smaller total rate reduction that was not financed primarily by cuts in postponed tree trimming, delayed building mainte-nance and taking BPA’s 2006 $347,000 true-up kilowatt refund, which became a 2007 ‘expense reduction’. Although the BPA refund is a legitimate maneuver, it is hardly a cut. The $1,000,000 2005 BPA

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Skateboarders Newsby Jay Stoler

For the last ten years or so, the dedicated group of teens, adults, and random sup-porters who got the Skatepark in Buffing-ton Park, have not had a formal name and are not a non-profit entity.

That may be about to change. To give the group an organizational structure and an opportunity to manage the grants and do-nations they have been able to secure they may seek to become a registered 501 (c) (3) not for profit Oregon Corporation.

Another thing that the group hopes to ac-complish is the addition of a “beginner’s area” or smaller bowl alongside the existing bowl, along with some other upgrades to help make the bowl easier to maintain.

The skateboarders discussed these and some other issues at an hour-long meeting Sunday afternoon at the Visitors Center. It was an informal meeting, attended by less than a quorum of the Parks Com-mission.

Parks Commissioners Jim Billings, Millie North and Jodi Bulaich met with Brenda Dell and skaters Jason Shoemaker, Zack McKenzie and Russ McKenzie to discuss the skater’s presentation to City Council for building approval.

The skater’s have already secured a letter of support from the chamber of commerce and other organizations and individuals. They plan to pay for the addition with either donations or a possible Tony Hawk $25,000 grant.

“Either way, we should be able to get the funds and get it done quickly,” said Jason Shoemaker. He added that there has always been a great deal of support for the Skatepark and felt, that with permis-sion, this could get done easily in a short period of time.

The City Council meeting will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 20.

Reading Wizard of Od’The Reading Wizard of Od’ (Earl E. Mohr) will be captivating his audience with oral interpretive readings on Sat., February 24 at 2 p.m. at the Port Orford Commu-nity Building. He re-enacts a variety of literature and breathes life into stories. A popular Gold Beach figure, Mohr takes storytelling to new heights. Admission is free and this program is geared to school-age children and adults. This program is sponsored by the Langlois and Port Orford Public Libraries, Johnson Gallery, and Winter River Books.

Kim Kamph at 290-0280. The trainings are made possible through a grant from the Ford Family Foundation-Enhancing the Skills of Parents 11 program with technical support through Oregon State University.

The project’s goals are to increase positive and effective parenting and help adults with children to understand and fulfill their role as the primary nurturers and educators of their children through ongo-ing parenting education.

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Letter to the Editor,In the February 10th issue of the Pilot Dale Thomas wrote that Jenson failed to mention that according to the Genera l Manager at the January board meeting there were recently 20 to 25% increase in hourly contract rates for tree trimming. At the CCEC Forum February 13th at Gold Beach City Hall a member of the board said the actual increase was 2 to 2½%.

Dale Thomas claims that the fact the board has chosen to put the Brookings transmission line (T line) completion on hold increases the risk of brownouts for Brookings and Harbor. What he fails to mention is that there are 2 lines to Brook-ings. It was also stated by the board at the forum that the capacity of these lines is individually sufficient to carry the load to the Brookings and Harbor areas without fear of brownouts. The cost to complete the upgrades on the T line is estimated at 12 million dollars. There are conflicting reports for the necessity of the upgrades. The board has chosen to delay a questionable investment until all of the facts are known.

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Don Jenson

Ted has worked in the oil production and exploration field for 41 years and has made a hobby of studying energy solutions. In this slide presentation, he will discuss past, present, and future aspects of energy production, explaining how the problem is far bigger than high prices at the gas pump. Ted will share his reflections and discuss possible solutions for ending our nation¹s petroleum addiction.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free program. If you bring your best energy-conservation idea to share, you can enter a free raffle to win an energy-saving, compact florescent light bulb. Refresh-ments will be served.

This presentation is sponsored by the Kalmiopsis Audubon Society as part of its Port Orford Winter Speaker Se-ries. The next program--about Black oystercatchers‹will be held at City Hall on March 7, at 7pm.

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The Chamber of Commerce is anxious to get more seniors involved in its programs to promote Port Orford and Port Orford events. It has created a Senior Member category that is only $15 a year. You do not need to own a business to join. Being a Senior Member is a great way to find out more of what’s going on in

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the community, voice your opinion and ideas, and contribute to the community through helping with Chamber events and projects.

As chair of the newly-created Senior Committee, I would like to ask interested seniors to consider joining us. The Senior Committee is presently in the process of planning our Jubilee float, and we need Senior Members who would enjoy work-

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Mankey remained missing on Saturday and the search was resumed on Sunday with additional assistance from Jackson County with their Civil Air Patrol heli-copter which is piloted by Randy Pace and Randall Jones, both of Medford. At about 10:00am Pace and Jones spotted a reflection in the Emily Creek drainage and after further investigation located Mankey in the creek bottom. Mankey had heard the helicopter and used his machete to signal them. Ground personnel from the Curry and Del Norte County’s Search and Rescue Teams were able to contact Mankey on foot.

Mankey who was hypothermic and unable to walk on his own was carried by the ground team to a landing zone where the helicopter could land and transport him to the ambulance. At one point the team had to utilize a rope system to ferry Mankey across a deep ravine and swift creek waters. After getting Mankey to safety the helicopter returned and transported the remaining Search and Rescue Team members to Loeb Park.

been issuing a “Most Wanted” persons weekly press release. Several newspapers and radio media outlets have been relaying this information to the public as a public service. The “Most Wanted” persons are subjects selected from warrants issued by the Circuit Court of Curry County. These subjects have been arrested and Failed To Appear (FTA) in Court, or these subjects have been indicted by the Curry County Grand Jury and have eluded arrest by law enforcement. Once warrants are issued they are maintained by the Sheriff’s Of-fice by statute.

As the result of the “Most Wanted” publications, the following arrests have occurred:

February 13: Joseph Adam Trott, age 26, Gold Beach address, came to the Sheriff’s Office lobby and surrendered himself on an outstanding Probation Violation warrant within days of the publication of his name.

February 16: Donald Ray Benton, age 22, a Montana resident, came to the Sheriff’s Office and surrendered himself on a warrant charging Benton with As-sault 3, Assault 4, Hit and Run, Attempt to Elude, Reckless Driving, and Reckless Endangering. Donald Benton had called the Sheriff’s Office on January 25, a few days after his name appeared in the news media as a “Most Wanted” subject. Donald Benton, who had moved to Montana, told Deputies that people in the Brookings area had called him telling him of the warrant. Benton advised that he was going to return and surrender himself, which he did.

Crime Stoppers and other law enforce-ment agencies have received information about the location of other “Most Wanted” persons through calls to the Crime Stop-pers phone number, (541) 412-0989 or (800) 974-0000. Members of the public may provide information anonymously through these telephone numbers. Law enforcement will use that information to pursue and arrest wanted subjects.

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Basketball-ManiatBy ruby Price

The fever has hit not only the schools, but the entire community is excited about the success of our basketball teams this season. Driving from Port Orford to Laurel Grove are signs of support in the windows of homes and businesses with “Go Pirates”.

I had the pleasure of attending the home-coming festivities and games last Saturday night. It was standing room only as an entire community came to cheer for their home town teams. The band was play-ing, the students were chanting, and the teams gave them their money’s worth. Several visiting families commented on the support and the superb behavior of the student section. It made me very proud to admit that I was the principal of this great group of students, and the superintendent in such a supportive community.

Both varsity teams ended their season as co-league champions. To the best of my knowledge, this is unprecedented in our district! They will be playing State playoff games during the next two weeks to culminate a fantastic first year in the Skyline League.

CCEC Open HouseThe Coos Curry Electric Board of Direc-tors is holding an open house forum for the public on Monday night, February 26, from 7:00-9:00pm, at the Coop headquar-ters in Port Orford. The board will take questions about the Coop from the public. All owner/members are invited and en-couraged to attend and learn more about the workings of their electric coop.

Common Good MeetingThe Common Good’s next board meeting is February 22 at 4:00pm at the Senior Center.

Letter to the Editor,Last week we lost a very dear man Ge-rard Pobuda. Gerard had such a great outlook on life. He never took anything for granted. He was always saving young seedlings in our park. He loved the out-doors and cutting wood; how fitting that is where he died, outdoors cutting wood doing what he loved. In memory of our dear friend we have donated $100 to the library fund and hope you will too. If not for Gerard, maybe a loved one of yours or for the future of your children.

Gerard will be missed but never forgot-ten...

Tim and Cindy Pogwizd

We will be graduating a total of 16 senior basketball players this year - but hold onto your hats! The junior varsity teams are also having a winning season, so the success (and support) looks to continue. Go Pirates!

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551 19th Street, Port OrfordTue – Sat 10am-5:30pm

Follow Your BlissGold Beach Books will host a free pre-sentation by Robert Walter, the Execu-tive Director of the San Francisco-based Joseph Campbell Foundation, this Friday, February 23, at 7:30pm. Walter will be speaking on Campbell’s maxim, “Follow Your Bliss.” Campbell and his multi-na-tional studies of heroic myths attained a widespread audience following his tele-vised interviews with Bill Moyers on the Public Broadcasting Service, which aired shortly after Campbell’s death.

Campbell’s full statement was, “I say, follow your bliss and don’t be afraid,

and doors will open where you didn’t know they were going to be.” According to Walter, “Campbell’s maxim is often misinterpreted; I’ll offer an explanation of what he meant, explore how to apply his insight, and share some tools for discovering and transforming the myths that inform our own lives.”

Walter will be joined by Chungliang Al Huang, founder of the Living Tao Founda-tion; the two will describe their ongoing collaborations designed to encourage a synthesis of eastern and western cultures. At the conclusion of the evening, Al Huang and visiting Living Tao seminar-ians from around the world will offer a

brief demonstration of Chinese artistic disciplines.

Al Huang, a Tai Ji master, author and inter-nationally known authority on East-West cultural synthesis, presented seminars with Joseph Campbell for ten years at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur. Al Huang is a research fellow at the Academia Sinica, a member of the World Academy of Art and Science, and a recipient of the Republic of China’s Gold Medal of Education.

The event is open to all without charge. The bookstore is located on Pacific Highway 101 and First Streets in Gold Beach.

Pampered PoochesDog GroomingCounty Dog licenses

332-0520 For Appointment

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 Norwegians11:30am-7:00pm Wed-Mon

Reservations stillAvailable!

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SISkIYOU 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.

REAL ESTATE - RENTALSlITTle HOUSe @ Paradise Pt- vaca-tion cabin. 90 year old original homestead cozy cabin, sleeps up to 4. On Garrison Lake, secluded, w/prvt beach access. Pets welcome w/deposit, non smoking. Rates for daily, weekly or monthly. (800) 987-4946.

FOr reNT: 2BD/1Ba HOUSe w/ at-tached garage. Fenced yard, washer/dryer. No smoking, no pets. Drive by and then call. 1059 W. 13th St. $700.00 per month (avail approx. 4/1) (541) 290-9862.

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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) 821-3003.

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1 BDrM laNGlOIS $365/mo pets ok refs required (541) 425-0106 laundry available for extra. Security deposit & last month rent payable in installments.

FOr reNT – 3Br/2B HOMe in town. 2 car garage $900.00 month, first and last, $400.00 cleaning deposit. Available 3/1/07. (541) 332-0531.

QUIeT COUNTrY SeTTING, just minutes to beach and town, completely remodeled 2 bedroom 1 bath with separate sunroom. New appliances, oak floors, pantry, 2 decks with French doors, and private garden. Coin washer & dryer on premises. Water / sewer / garbage and base electric paid. No smoking. Available now $700.00 per month plus deposit. (541) 597-4407 or cell (541) 660-0099.

SERVICESSaMMe’S laUNDrY SerVICe wash and fold $1.00 a pound. Comforters, blankets, sleeping bags, tablecloths, shirts, pants, etc. Wash, press, and alterations. Tues-Fri 9am-3pm, Closed Saturday - Monday. 347-9493. After hours drop box available.

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.

THe GUrU IS IN! Here’s a computer technology expert who can deliver what you need. Set-up to overhaul, desktop to network, web page to database, tutoring to training, friendly ‘techie’ at your service. Scotty 332-0530.

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.

“PaINTer laDY MaN” painting ser-vice located in Port Orford. “Dependable” interior or exterior painting service. Excel-lent references available. 332-1048.

NeW CONSTrUCTION, Remodel or an addition. Call Daniel Wilson Construc-tion Lic. # 61322. 20 Years experience in the Bandon, Langlois, Port Orford area. Call 332-5321.

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

rUDDY’S CHaIN aND SaW, Oregon® chain full chisel $0.85 per bar inch. Chains sharpened $4 depth guaged $2 Echo® power saws Port Orford 332-8030.

TWO GUYS aND a TrUCk – skilled labor, jack of all trades. $60.00 an hour with a one hour minimum. 10% Senior citizen discount. Call Shane @ (541) 404-9347.

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The Wooden nickelStore hours

Mon. thru Fri. 8:00am - 4:00pmSaturday 9:00am - 4:00pm

www.oregonmyrtlewood.com1205 Oregon St. (541) 332-5201

Painter Lady Man541-332-1048

interior or exterior paint-ing service

Steady Hand & eye for detail

Jim’s GemsRock Shop & MuseumRocks, Polishers, Grit

robbins Nest r.V. Park50 Amp

75’ Pull ThrusBeach Loop & Hwy 101 347-7400

Port Orford CounselingChristine Richardson Ph.D.Specializing in depression, anxiety and stop smoking.

(541) 332-0381

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WEB HOSTING • ADVERTISING • PUBLISHINGGet your own Blog! Call Jay 332-3106

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

HOUSe CleaNING SerVICeS. Home, apt., rentals, sales. Maintenance and cleanups. References. Call Cindy (541) 332-0798.

MISCELLANEOUSTraDITIONal CHINeSe Medicine formulas available for cold, lung support, cardiac, sleep, back. Additional formulas available. Sea Breeze 332-0445.

MINI STOraGe/U-HaUl. 200+ storage units, 150+ climate controlled. Airport-U-Stor, across from Ocean Spray 347-4356.

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

NeW VIDeOS: “Prestige”, “Man of the Year”, “Flushed Away”, “Keeping Mum”, “School for Scoundrels”, “Chronicles of Narnia – Silver Chair”, “Flight of Fury”, “Crossover”, “For Your Consideration”, “Babel”, “White Air”, and “A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints”. Please re-member 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.

WOOD FOr Sale $150.00 cord of fir. $225.00 a cord for hardwood. 332-1152.

DIGITal CaMera 5MP, Video or stills. Records to SD cards. Case, tripod, battery & charger etc. New $139.99 Downtown Fun Zone, Inc. 832 Hwy 101, Port Orford. (541) 332-6565. While supply lasts.

akC COCker SPaNIel PUPPIeS ready 2-14 $250.00 first shots wormed. (541) 348-2430.

COOkWare – We stopped doing dinner parties! Have some beautiful 17-piece sets left! Heavy, 7-ply surgical stainless steel! Waterless and Greaseless! Brand new! Were $2000, 3 day price only $299! Vaposeal.com 1-800-434-4628.

IN BlOOM/BUD Heather, Pansies, Violets & Primrose God’s Green Earth Nursery, 551 19th St. (541) 332-0880

WOrkSHOP Propagation: Saturday 3/3/07 10am-12pm. Call to pre-register. 332-0880. Look for more information in the next week’s edition.

PaNSY, PrIMrOSe aND VIOla for $1.25 at Creighton Plants and Supplies, 325 16th St. 332-0149.

SHOP OF HOrrOrS! Lots of new stuff!! New toaster ovens, butcher block cart, really cheap. Fan shaped wicker chairs! Pretty fish soap dishes with soap and aromatherpy shells! New dish towels! Three kids bikes 10.00 each! Come see! 572 14th street. 332 0933.

elDerHOMe aDUlT FOSTer Care has an immediate opening for a long term resident. Large, sunny, freshly painted, private room. Great home, great staff, great care. Call John at 332-1007.

SaINT PaTrICk’S DaY: Everyone is Irish! Sixes Grange for a wee bit’o fun, food and music. “Corned beef, Cabbage and Karaoke.” 5 pm, Sat. 3/17/07. Info. 332-1581 or zenagin@harborside.com.

School NewsBy Scott Greenhow

The big news at Driftwood is that we have started TESA (Technology Enhanced Student Assessment) testing. It is all going very smoothly. The students have really taken to doing testing on computers. The students who have already finished a test have shown very good scores.

We recently had the Oregon Coast Aquarium visit and do assemblies for the K-3 and the 4-5 students. The as-semblies were wonderful. We learned all kinds of interesting things about the ocean, the coast, and the mammals who live at the coast.

Earl Mohr, the “Wizard of Od”, has been coming to our building to read aloud to our students. He is an oral interpretive reader. He helps students see the excitement in books. Our teachers and students enjoy having him here. He is hard to miss as he roams the building, going from class to class, wearing his floor length, book covered cape.

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