Thursday, May 1, 1997Vol 8. Number 17

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State OkaysAuto Racing

By Evan Kramer

Auto racing is back onagain at Cape Blanco StateAirport this Labor Day

Weekend. The reinstatement of racingwas the result of a teleconference set upby Betsy Johnson, head of the OregonDepartment of Transportation Aeronau-tics Division. Those people included inthe call were Jim Campbell representingthe Port Orford Chamber of Commerce,local business owner of NC Electronicsand airport user George Welch, SixesFire Chief Joe Yost, Port of Port Orfordmanager Gail Paige and Curry CountyCommissioner Lloyd Olds.

The group agreed to a teleconferencewith Johnson because her schedule wouldnot permit her to get down to Port Orforduntil the State Legislature adjourned some-time at the end of June or beginning ofJuly. The scheduled public meeting con-cerning the auto races on Friday, April18, had been cancelled because of badweather. Betsy Johnson and LindyZimmerman from Aeronautics hadplanned on flying down to Cape BlancoAirport to attend and lead the meeting.

The Port Orford Chamber of Commerceagreed to the following conditions for

reinstating the races. The airport willonly be closed for the 4 days of racingwhich are Friday, Saturday, Sunday andMonday, August 29, 30, 31 and Septem-ber 1. The Chamber of Commerce willpay the State Division of Aeronautics$1,000. Team Continental has agreed toshare the cost with the Chamber and willpay $350. This money will be put in areserve fund by the Aeronautics Divisionto pay for possible repairs to the airport.Thirdly, the Chamber of Commerce hasagreed to an immediate clean-up of theairport once the races have concluded onLabor Day. Jim Campbell told me he hastaken personal responsibility for seeingthis clean-up is done and he has manyvolunteers who will work with him.

County Commissioner Lloyd Olds saidhe was happy with the Aeronautics’ deci-sion when I spoke with him on Fridayafternoon.

Port Orford’s New Translator

Turn on your FM radio and you’ll findthat Port Orford is listening to an additionalradio station as of Tuesday morning!Jefferson Public Radio has added a secondFM station to Port Orford and beganbroadcasting by popular demand thisweek. The new station is a sister stationto the classics and news service of KSOR90.5, part of the National Public Radio

Network. The new station can be foundby adjusting your dial to 89.3 KSBA(rhythm and news) on your FM radio.Several people deserve credit for bringingthe new station to Port Orford. Localmusic lover Jim Britell took the lead rolecontacting the management of JeffersonPublic Radio and talking them into addingthis service. Members of the Port OrfordCommunity Resource Team assisted himin his efforts.

The public can show their appreciation toJefferson Public Radio by joining as asubscriber, renewing their subscriptionearly or increasing their annual member-ship donation. JPR spent $2,500 install-ing the new translator on Coast GuardHill. Now they’re asking for supportfrom this community. JPR can be reachedat 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR97520 or by calling 541-552-6301. I’mpersonally so jazzed by the addition ofthis station I finally sent in my member-ship renewal to Jefferson Public Radioand even upped my donation.

New Doctor at ClinicCurry Family Medical Clinic has an-nounced that William Cox, M.D., willserve as doctor at the clinic during themonth of May. He will begin working onMay 1. A spokesperson for Curry Health

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Jetty Cats Silent Auction

The Bookworm Bookstore will be hold-ing an auction of art, crafts and gifts withall proceeds going to benefit the jetty cats.The auction takes place between April 28and May 3. This location also hosts themagical May art show. Call 247-9033 fordetails.

Storytelling Workshop

Storyteller Will Hornyak will lead a work-shop entitled “The Art and Craft ofStorytelling” on Sunday, May 4 atQuilter’s Corner from 1-4 pm. The fee is$10.00 per person. Five scholarships areavailable for high school students.

The workshop will explore the role of thestoryteller, an overview of the oral tradi-tion, kinds of stories including myths,legends, folk tales and personal stories,how to find the stories you want to tell andperformance techniques including voice,gestures, sounds and movements.

Will Hornyak has been a professionalstoryteller for 14 years. He has per-formed at festivals, fairs, schools, andteaches storytelling techniques atMarylhurst College.

Registration is limited so please call 332-4340 or 348-2008 to reserve your spot onthe magic carpet ride through storytellingland.

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May 3 & 4 is the annual Clam ChowderContest and Inominata Garden ClubFlower Show and Plant Sale. CurryCounty Master Gardeners will be there,selling plants. They’ve raised vegetables,flowers, something for everyone. Thecontest and show is open from 10:00amto 6:00pm Saturday and 10:00am to4:00pm on Sunday at the Curry CountyFairgrounds in Gold Beach.

Senior NewsBy Mary Yoder

April is gone now, as you all know.Remember I said use your shovel andhoe? Look around you and it will show.Flowers are blooming in row after row.

These are the volunteers working April24: Greta Carver, Jan Dacayana, JuneBlack, Mary Yoder, Beth Newkirk didthe flowers, June Dennison did the diningroom set up, Bill Butt and Chet Dacayanadid the dishes.

Saturday the 26 was the rummage giveaway. Every thing was free. The workerswere: Henry Kron and what’s his name –did a good job. The luncheon was thesame day. These are the volunteers whomade it so nice: Pattie Young, RoaldYoung, Kay Neal, Lorraine Hass, ThelmaLagace, June Dennison doing her thing inthe dining room – dishes were done byBill Butt and What’s his name. Dave andPenny Walkup helped too. Clair Stahl,bless his heart, taking care of the whereyou pay table.

The dance on April 26 – the music wassuper by the Champaynes. It looked liketo me that everyone had a good time. Asalways Lee Hyle and June Dennison did

their part. Nice lunch at the break. Cometo the next dance – bet you’ll like it.

On May 10 there will be a luncheon at11:30am and a rummage sale from 8 till1:30. On May 4 will be the May birthdayparty where all are welcome. Here are thebirthday people: June Black the 4th,Mildred Hill the 6th, Casey Tooley the10th, Gladina Foster the 14th, LucilleKirtch the 16th, David Kyle the 19th,Evelyn Oscarson the 21st, Patricia Youngthe 23rd, B.J. Heinauer the 29th and AudryBustner the 30th. Hope you all have avery happy birthday.

May 5 is pinochle at 7pm and May 10 theluncheon will be at 11:30 and the rum-mage sale from 8 till 1:30. There will notbe a breakfast or rummage sale on May11, which is Mothers Day. Mothers stayhome and enjoy!

Just a few words here about the ladieswho help make the Sing A Longs sospecial: Glorene Godfry told me PaulineLenox and Thelma Lagace help with thepaper work etc. and Francis Smith playsthe piano – said she thanks them for theirhelp. Well guess I’ve said it all – willclose with this:

Spring is coming, spring is coming

Can’t you hear the birds are humming?Flowers that were gently sleepingNow are working and upward peepingSpring is coming in the skyThe birds are singing and so am I.

RICHARD AuFRANCLAWYER

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Having a Problem, Deer?By Donna L. Hoffmann

You may recall the Master Gardener’s“Garden Pest of the Year” contest duringthe Curry County Fair last year, and deerwere the first on a list of ten. That doesn’tsurprise you, I’m sure! What may sur-prise you, is deer were the 1996 #1 gardenpest in a Sacramento Bee newspaper con-test, in all of Sacramento County. Bambiand family are alive and well and grow-ing!

There are people who feed deer and Icould go into a long discourse on reasonsnot to feed deer, but I’m not addressingthat here. What I would like to do, issuggest what to plant so that deer don’tthink it’s their invitation to dine in yourgarden. One of the Master Gardeners,Midge Hayes, devoted hundreds of hourscompiling a deer “resistant” plant whichcan be grown here in Curry County andwas available at the Fair last year. It’s a

wonderful list and I’d like to mentionsome of the plants tested tried and true-well, as best can be, because we’ve founddeer don’t read lists. It actually starts verysimply-native. Look around you; whatdo you notice? Rhoddies, salal, myrtle,huckleberry, conifers, naturalized daffo-dils and wild iris. This is a good start.They also leave rosemary (both bog andcreeping), juniper, daisies, Californiapoppies and grevilleas alone. Knick-knickis a great ground cover, especially for adifficult to cover bank. Camellias aregood too, but need to be protected whileyoung. Also some of the dwarf hybridrhoddies. Tomato cages with bird netting(the black plastic kind that protects fruittrees from birds) works very well. Hasfor us. And believe me, Siggi and I livein a deer hunter’s paradise!

If you’re by the extension office, stop byfor the Curry County Master Gardener’slist. You’ll find lots of plants to pickfrom. And by the way, Master Gardeners

are now there on Mondays in addition toWednesday, from nine until noon. Giveus a call about your gardening problemsat 1-800-356-3986.

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Fishermen’s MemorialThe Port Orford Women’s Fishery Net-work has suggested to the Oregon De-partment of Transportation and the Com-munity Resource Team that a fishermen’smemorial be included in the plan for theBattle Rock Wayside. We are askingpeople to bring design ideas to the nextCRT meeting on Thursday, May 8,7:00pm, at the Senior Center.

The sculpture must have a low profile andhave a wide solid base, as it cannot beanchored in the ground.

Lionel B. Simonson

The Reverend Lionel B. Simonson hasresigned as pastor of Zion LutheranChurch in order to accept a call fromPetersburg Lutheran Church of Peters-burg, Alaska.

Reverend Simonson has served as part-time, retired pastor of Zion Lutheran sinceJanuary 1992. He came to Port Orfordafter nine years of ministry in Germany asan exchange pastor to the Lutheran Churchfrom the Evangelical Lutheran Church inAmerica.

In his new place of ministry ReverendSimonson will be engaged in anevangelism education visitation ministryas retired, part time associate pastor. Hewill be in Petersburg for eight monthseach year, four months there and twomonths away, on a rotation schedule.This enables him to continue in pastoralministry and yet meet some other prioritieshe now has – retired and with a desire tohave more time each year with his wifewho lives and works in Germany and alsowith his sons and siblings where they areliving.

While in Port Orford Reverend Simonsonhas been a member of the Rotary Club,

the Board of North Curry Family andChildren’s Center, the Advisory Councilof Retired Senior Volunteer Program andof the Port Orford Senior Center. He hasalso served as dean of the Southern CoastCluster of the Oregon Synod EvangelicalLutheran Church and on the Global Mis-sion committee of the Oregon Synod ofthe ELCA.

Reverend Simonson’s last service at Zionwill be a Holy Communion service onSunday, May 4, at 11am.

The congregation, under the leadershipof a call committee, appointed by the,church council , of Siggi Hoffmann, JerryStoopes and Carl Eskelson, is in touch

with the Oregon Synod Bishop in Port-land in seeking a successor to ReverendSimonson.

Storyteller Performing SaturdayWill Hornyak, one of the Northwest’s premier

storytellers, will present stories for the entire family at

7:30 p.m.Saturday, May 3,

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Admission is $5.00 for adults.Children and students admitted free

Sponsored by: The Langlois Public Library,The Friends of the Port Orford Library,

North Curry Families’ and Children’s Center (NCFCC)The Port Orford Arts Council

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Fair & Rodeo Court

The Curry County Fair & Rodeo Courtwill be sponsoring a benefit Horse Showand Gaming Day on Saturday, May 10th,at the Curry County Fairgrounds IndoorArena.

The Horse Show sign ups will begin at9am, show starts at 10am, showing bothEnglish and Western styles of riding. TheGaming events will follow afterwards.

Awards will be given for high point show,high point gaming, and high point over-all. Concessions will be handled by “Overthe Rainbow.”

Each event will cost $3, or $25 to spendthe entire day. Camping at the fairgroundsis available on Saturday night for thosewishing to attend the South Coast Barrelsevent the following day. Stalls rent for$10 per night. For more information,please call (541) 348-2358.

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Letter to the Editor,

The Oregon Department of Agriculture isholding a hearing in Gold Beach on May6 to consider allowing the Animal Dam-age Control agency the use of the chemi-cal compound 1080 in sheep collars. Inaddition, an ejector device – M-44 wouldspray sodium cyanide into the face of anyanimal triggering the release. The coyoteis the primary target and whether by col-lar or ejector the results are fatal though itmay not always hit the target animal.

After months of meetings the Commu-nity Resource Team has come up withsome plans for the betterment of PortOrford and Curry County; the Forest Ser-vice, our County Commissioners, EgretCommunications are promoting programswith the help of federal money to makeour area more attractive to tourists. Pre-sumably all of these involved citizenshave overlooked the potential appeal ofCurry County as the killing fields.

Come join the debate, Tuesday May 6,7pm, Curry County Fairgrounds.

Bob WilsonPort Orford

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Acceptable AmbulanThere seems to be the opinion generated mostlyfrom the employees of Port Orford Ambu-lance and Bay Cities Ambulance that theCounty Board of Commissioners may stillconsider their late or incomplete A.S.A. appli-cations.

Mr. Gerard Herbage, County Counsel, wasasked by the A.S.A. Committee ChairmanDominic Taurone to provide a legal opinionon whether Curry County should accept PortOrford Community Ambulance, Inc.’s appli-cation for A.S.A.-I.

On March 6, 1997 County Counsel G. Herb-age, rendered the following opinion:

MEMO

To: Dom Taurone, ChairAmbulance Service Area Committee

From: M. Gerard Herbage

Date: March 6, 1997

Re: Port Orford Community Ambulance,Inc. Application for ASA-1 - NorthCurry County

I have been asked to provide a legal opinion onwhether Curry County should accept PortOrford Community Ambulance, Inc.’s appli-cation for ASA-1. My opinion is that it shouldnot be accepted for the reasons explainedbelow.

The facts underlying the opinion are as fol-lows:

1) Earlier this year the County issued an RFPfor ambulance service areas pursuant to Article2, Division 1 of County Ordinance 96-7.

2) The advertisement for proposals provided inpertinent part that “Completed Applications(New or Amended) will be received by theCounty Health Officer, care of the CountyBoard of Commissioners, 94235 Moore Street(P.O. Box 746), Gold Beach, Oregon 97444until 5:00 p.m., March 3, 1997.” (See Attach-ment “A”)

3) By 5:00 p.m. on March 3, 1997, the Commis-sioners’ Office had received by FAX only 3pages of the Port Orford Community Ambu-lance, Inc. application. (See Attachment “B”)This was a very small portion of the totalapplication.

4) Fifteen (15) copies of the complete applica-tion were delivered to the Commissioners’ Of-fice at 5:40 p.m. on March 3, 1997. (For a fullerreview of the underlying facts regarding thedelivery of the documents, see Attachment “C”).

I interpret the language of the request for pro-posals as requiring complete applications by5:00 p.m. on March 3, 1997. The three (3)pages FAXed to the County in no way consti-tutes a complete application.

This is a paid

ce Service Area BidsThe language which follows the deadline sen-tence in the advertisement indicates that “noother data may be filed after the 5:00 p.m.deadline unless the Board or ASA Committeespecifically requests further information.” Ibelieve this sentence must be read consistentlywith the first, which means that completedapplications are still required by the deadline.Supplemental information can be requested insuch situations where there is a need for aclarification. That is not the case here.

The County’s position is consistent with thepolicy of the State of Oregon. OAR 137-30-070 provides as follows:

Late Bids and Proposals, Late withdrawals, andLate Modifications

137-30-070 (1) Definition. Any bid or proposalreceived after the time and date set in thesolicitation documents for receipt of bids orproposals is late. Any request for bid or pro-posal withdrawal or modification received afterthe time and date set for bid or proposal closingis late.

(2) Disposition. No late bids, late proposals,late modifications, or late withdrawals shall beconsidered.

For the above-stated reasons, it is my opinionthat the Port Orford Ambulance, Inc. applica-tion should be rejected.

Copy to: The Board of CommissionersJeri Allemand

Although this opinion was directly concern-ing Port Orford Community Ambulance, Inc.,it would also apply to Bay Cities in that theirapplication was incomplete. Any additionalinformation needed to complete the applica-tion would not have made the 5:00 p.m. March3, 1997 deadline.

We concur with county counsel’s legal opin-ion and the A.S.A. committees rejection ofPort Orford and Bay Cities bid. “To dootherwise (accept late proposals and bids)would undermine the integrity of the system,promote sloppiness, and give certain appli-cants or bidders an unfair advantage.”

It would be improper for Ambulance Serviceemployees or citizens from the community totry to manipulate the commissioners to “bendthe rules” or to venture into unethical businesspractices.

Southern Curry Ambulance (soon to be namedSouth Coast E.M.S.) and Central Curry Am-bulance (a volunteer ambulance service) hadbids that were complete and on time. No otherapplications may be considered.

We support the existing application process.And are confident that the Commissionerswill accept the bid which provides the mostadvanced medical care with fast on scene timefor the citizens of Curry County.

David B. CartwrightGeneral Manager

Southern Curry Ambulance

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Letter to the Editor,

This is in response to the False Statementmade by David B. Cartwright.

I designed the building behind Circle K asa multi-use type building, that propertyand our Hensley Hill property are bothlisted thru Century 21 for sale on a firstcome basis. It is unlikely that Bay CitiesAmbulance or Southern Curry Ambu-lance will be buying property in PortOrford. Like the U.S. Post Office, theseoutfits look for a place to lease. Ourbuilding is not for rent or lease.

My reason for writing against the PortOrford Ambulance is as follows: On 6/9/96 our granddaughter fell and cut her faceon broken glass. 9-1-1 was called for theambulance to meet my daughter at theClinic across the street from Hogard’s.First they went to the wrong place, thenwhen they did arrive, they did not askwhat had happened, they tossed my daugh-ter a cold pack and told her to transportthe Granddaughter herself. They had toget back to what they were doing andrefused to transport. They told the Hospi-tal it was a dog bite, so while our Grand-daughter was in the ER having 36 stitchesput into her face by Dr. Taylor the ambu-

lance was probably busy making theirfilm at Cape Blanco. I have no use for anoutfit that refuses to transport an injured4 year old child. If Southern Curry Am-bulance gets the bid it will be just more ofthe same bunch, doing the same thing.

Clarence “Dan” SmithPort Orford

Riders Gamble for CauseBy Kathy Hazard

Saturday May 3rd is the day and PortOrford is the place to be if you and yourhorse love to trail ride. The 7th annualOver The Rainbow benefit poker ridewill be held at Buffington Park Arena tohelp raise needed funds for Curry Coun-ties own special needs riding program.

Horses will carry entrants over nearlytwelve miles of scenic woodland trail andbeautiful beach where riders will choosefive random sealed cards at selected pointsalong the way. Cards are scored at facevalue with the high point winners in bothadult and junior divisions receiving atrophy. Lowest score or “worst hand”also receives a special prize. Sign-in be-gins at 8am and continues until 10:30amwith the last horse out no later than 11am.

Entry fee is $8, which buys you a pokerhand and hamburger lunch with a freeticket for one of the exciting prizes beingoffered. Tickets will also be available topurchase a chance on a one of a kindblown glass vase created by local artistTom Whitehead. Extra poker hands maybe purchased as well at $3.50 each and ahamburger lunch plate is also available tospectators at $3. All proceeds from theride go to Over the Rainbow SpecialNeeds Riding Program. Over The Rain-bow is unique in that, unlike similar pro-grams, it takes its horses on the road tovarious locations throughout the countyto provide riding opportunities to handi-capped youngsters and adults at no charge.

Barrel racing and other games on horse-back will begin as near 3pm as possible.Entry fee for game events is $2 per class.One overall high point award will begiven and many other prizes will beawarded.

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Community Resource Team

The May meeting of the Community Re-source Team (CRT) will be held at 7pmon May 8 at the Port Orford Senior Cen-ter, 1536 Jackson Street. As usual therewill be a time for informal discussionbeginning at 6pm. The community isinvited to attend.

Most of the meeting time will be devotedto the Wayfinding Point at Battle RockPark. With construction scheduled forthis summer, the Wayfinding Point is ahigh priority for the CRT. Joe Paiva of theOregon Department of Transportation(ODOT) will be presenting more detaileddesigns for the Wayfinding Point on May8.. These plans were prepared based oninformation gathered at the April CRTmeeting. He will be seeking commentsand suggestions on the plan as developedto date.

Perhaps the most important aspect of theWayfinding Point is the signage. Thesigns will include information about his-torical, recreational, cultural and scenicattractions that otherwise might be missedby tourists. The professional firm, SunReach, Ltd., will be preparing the signsfor ODOT. Their representatives will be

Letter to the Editor,

Citizens for Better Government wouldlike to thank all the citizens of CurryCounty who have signed the petitions forrecall of Judge Mickelson, Judge Downer,and Sheriff Charles Denney. We almosthave enough for Judge Mickelson, andCharles Denney. Judge Downer is a Cir-cuit Judge and Coos County must sign3800 petitions for us to have enough toqualify for an election, as we have the1376 from Curry County that are neces-sary. The total must be 5176 for JudgeDowner. If you agree with the recall andhave not signed the petition, please call(541) 469-6846, and we will let you knowwhere to find a petition to sign.

Carol TickeyBrookings

at the May 8 meeting. They will be veryinterested in learning what the commu-nity would like to see on the signs. Theresidents of Port Orford are encouragedto attend the meeting and share theirstories, photos and any available docu-mentation relating to the Port Orford areawhich will provide input on the content ofthe signs.

Democratic Women

Democratic women in Curry County aremeeting at noon for a no host luncheon inthe conference room of the Best WesternBrookings Inn.

In honor of Earth Day, the program willfeature the video ‘Keeping the Earth’with prominent sceintists and religiousleaders offering their perspectives on theneed to protect our environment and thediverse species that share it. Discussionwill follow.

All are invited to attend. For more infor-mation, call 469-4215 or 247-7944.

South Coast Head Start

South Coast Head Start is currently ac-cepting applications for fall enrollment inprograms offered throughout Coos andCurry counties. Head Start is a compre-hensive social service and pre-school pro-gram for three and four year old children.The program is provided at no cost toincome eligible families. Head Start pro-vides social services, health and nutritionscreening, and a preschool environment.For an application or more information,please call South Coast Head Start, (541)267-0798 or 1-800-628-9629.

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Battle Rock Wayfinding PointBy Nancy and Ed Dowdy

We are writing to clarify the source offunds for the Battle Rock WayfindingPoint. No grant money will be spent onthe Battle Rock Wayfinding Point. TheWayfinding Points are constructed underthe direction of the Oregon Departmentof Transportation (ODOT) and paid forfrom their budget, just as paving a sectionof the highway is one and paid for byODOT. They will be spending in theneighborhood of $200,000—money al-ready designated for Wayfinding Pointconstruction—on this Wayfinding Point.It will be located in Port Orford ratherthan in some other town only because the

City Council, City Manager, just aboutevery service organization in town, andthe Confederated Tribes of the Siletz wrotestrong letters, fourteen in all, asking thatthe Wayfinding Point be put here. Thecommunity of Port Orford should takepride in this demonstration of communityspirit. It shows what great things canhappen when we work together.

The grant money that was mentioned inthe April 17 Port Orford Today articlehas, as the article stated, been requestedfrom the U.S. Forest Service to pay for amaster plan for beautification of High-way 101 through town and for construc-tion of new entrance signs of stone withmetal lettering and sculptures in a design

similar to the rock walls in the WayfindingPoints. The design was selected by thecommunity at the February CommunityResource Team (CRT) meeting. TheCRT is working with the City, which isthe official grant applicant, on these andother projects. Their overarching objec-tive is to assure widespread communityinput and involvement from the earlieststages of projects so that quality of life inthe community is enhanced.

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Two Glass Floats Found

Two more of the elusive glass fishingfloats turned up in Port Orford recently.One was found by Jane Cramer who waswalking along the beach between BattleRock and Hubbard Creek and saw thebarnacle encrusted intact small glass floatwashed up on the sand. Stacy McKnightfound the other glass float. She and hermother Sharon had walked down the 500steps from the Coast Guard headquartersto Nellie’s Cove where Stacy wanted togo boogey boarding. Stacy saw the largeglass float in the water, put on her wet suitand went out after it. There is a slightlysad ending to this story. Sharon saidStacy took the float home and in the

Letter To The Editor,

We, the citizens of Oregon, are outragedover the conduct of Senator Tarno and hisfellow predators in the State Legislaturethat have once again declared open sea-son on cougars and bears with the intro-duction of SB 402, SB 403, and HB 3344.

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process of washing it the top broke off.Nevertheless, it’s still possible to find areal treasure along the beaches of PortOrford.

Their action is little more than vindictiveretaliation against the voters of Oregonwho passed Measure 18, banning the useof dogs and bait stations, and overwhelm-ingly rejected its repeal with Measure 34.We urge the citizens of the state to contactthe governor and their elected representa-tives and demand that SB 402, SB 403,and HB 3344 be defeated.

Sincerely,Committee to Elect Rocky Raccoon

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REAL ESTATE & RENTALS

COZY THREE BEDROOM , two bathwith wooded interior. Home has manyamenities, large attic, attached green-house, 20 x 40 shop with lots of cabinetsand a shower. Long driveway to park anRV home. Sits on a 50 x 100 city lot, closeto library, churches, stores, and restau-rant. $79,500 terms. CA Smith Real Estate,Sharon Lagace 332-8235

JUST LISTED! Gold Run Creek subdi-vision! Ocean view lots facing BattleRock Park and beaches. Good Terms.C.A. Smith Real Estate, Sharon Lagace332-8235

FULLY FURNISHED efficiency apart-ments - ocean view - q-sized bed, fullbath. Day, week or month. Call (541)332-6610, above Grantland MayfieldGallery.

3 ADULTS WANT to rent 3 bedroom, 2bath apartment or house. Call 332-2209Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 9amtill 7pm.

HOUSE FOR RENT PORT ORFORD.3 bedroom, 1 bath, appliances, pellet stove,washer/dryer hookup. $460 + security.Available now. (541) 247-2005.(4/10, 17

FOR LEASE OR SALE: Very nice 2bdrm., 3 bath home, 2 car garage pavedstreet, 2.5 acres, no indoor pets, $750/$1000 deposit, Langlois 332-2014.

WHITEWATER VIEW lot sale$110,000 Shelter Cove subdivision, PortOrford, King St. 1.2 acre paved road andutilities. Call (541) 347-8147.

FOR LEASE 24’x 48’ metal shop/stor-age building Langlois, $200/mo. Call332-2014.

2 BDRM. APT. Utilities included - first& last & security deposit $400 to $475depending on family size 332-9575.

VIEWS GALORE from this 3 story“Lindal Cedar Home!” Has mother-in-law quarters. Sits on a 200x300-city lot.Terms available. C.A. Smith Real Estate.Sharon Lagace 332-8235(

SERVICES

BANKRUPTCY, DIVORCE, Wills,Trusts, Deeds. Join our list of satisfiedcustomers. For a low cost, sensible non-lawyer alternative call Summer RainServices. 347-9196.

DANNY’S LAUNDROMAT open (7)days a week. You wash or we wash.Attendant on duty. Located between 10th& 11th St. in Bandon.

MOBILE LOCKSMITH SERVICE -keys, installations, repairs, locks opened.Auto, home, business. Bonded 332-7404.

TREES! TREES! TREES! Danger treesour specialty. Tree topping, limbing andremoval. Free estimates. 347-2817 nightor day.

FINE CUSTOM FRAMING returningin May. Call Carol - a local call from PortOrford - Airport Road. 348-2812.

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.

DO YOU NEED plans drawn and a com-pleted quality project done for a reasonableprice? If so call Edleweiss EnterprisesRepresentative Anthony Evans (541) 332-7039.

JOHN B. HOUSER, Barber-Hairdresser,553 - 19th Street, Port Orford, 332-2050.Hours Tues. Thru Fri. From 9 to 5 andSat. 10 till 2.

WHY LITIGATE? NEGOTIATE!Trained negotiator resolves disputes, 27years experience. Low rates. Divorce,business, neighbors, Paralegal Services,court forms, bankruptcy, subpoenas. 247-2336.

ELECTRIC KEYBOARD BASIC mu-sic theory lessons. Beginners tointermediate level sight and ear training,chords, inversions, bass and melody linespassing tones. Some improvisation, etc.Standard rate $9 for ¾ hour. Reduced rateto A.D.D. and P.T.S.D. children andadults. Al Green, Space 19, Camp BlancoRV Park, 2011 Oregon St., Port Orford.

PLANTS! RHODIES, FUCHSIAS ,pansies, petunias, and more: Coastal Gar-dens Nursery now open 9-5 - Tuesdaythru Saturday, Arizona St. near dump.332-9018.

DULL GARDEN TOOLS? Get themsharpened at the Drive thru EspressoTruck, in front of the Sea Breeze FloristShop. Knives & scissors too.

SPECIAL NEEDS PET services. Needtransportation to take your pet to the vet?Take care of your pets special needs? Callfor information: 332-0225

CARPETS DIRTY? Need JanitorialServices? Call Sunrise Carpet Cleaning!Residential and commercial, licensed andinsured. Free estimates. Call Cliff at 347-3164.

GARAGE SALES

GARAGE SALE – Sat. 5/3/97 from10am-? Quonset Hut, Hwy. 101, Langlois.Most of existing inventory reduced up to50% off including new tools & jewelry.Lots of new arrivals, picnic table, 4 posttwin bed, lamps, 2 microwaves, clothing,curtains, CD’s, old post cards and prints,and too much more to list.

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Port Orford Discount DrugWe have NSC-24 recommended by Dr.Carrow. Reliable service, reasonablepricing. We carry cards and gift itemsand can process your film. 755 N.Oregon St. 332-1100, Fax 332-0120

GARAGE SALE: Langlois Lions Flo-ras Lake Rd. Friday 2nd, 4-8pm., Sat. 9-3.Big truck load of new items: couch, chairs,rowing machine, electric chain saw, elec-tric organ, Foos Ball table, linens, golfclubs, water pump, throw rugs, tools,baskets, clothes, electric stove, bicycles,lots more misc. items.

EMPLOYMENT

FOUND: One pair of eyeglasses, brownin color, at 12th Street boat landing in theGazebo. Phone 332-9765..

MISCELLANEOUS

FOR SALE SEASONED firewood bythe cord. Call 332-9031.

CELEBRATE NATIONAL HERBWeek May 5-11 with a trip to SweetAnnie’s Herb Nursery. Join us in a dem-onstration of “Art of Bonsai” with HankMiller on May 10th at 1pm. 47338 So.Floras Lake Loop, Langlois.

FOR SALE: 2 GECKO’S w/5 gallontank and heat rock. 332-0168 $25.

SATELLITE RECEIVER /Decoder, C-Band, w/Rem. Chapparal - $105; Large“Sales” suitcase $21; Elna Sewing Ma-chines, “5000 Computer” $375,“Elnasuper” $170; 10% off to 4/30/97,332-4444.

RIDE A TENNESSEE WALKER . Ce-dar Grove Farm will again be offeringriding lessons for beginners. All ages.Coaching for advanced riders English,western. $16 for each two hour session.Six lesson program with Certificate, rib-bon 332-2675.

WHIRLIGIG WORLD: Arizona St.,North of Paradise Point Rd., Port Orford.Must See.

FOR SALE: COLEMAN Rebel tenttrailer 1980. Good condition. Sleeps 4. 2-burner propane stove, portable ice chest,electric heater, cooking/eating utensils.$750. Cash 332-9002.

ELECTRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT :Sylvania type 216 60Mhz signal genera-tor $30. Eico model 460 oscilloscope$35. Valerie at The Downtown Fun Zone332-6565.

82’ CHEV. BLAZER, Power steering,power brakes, new automatic transmis-sion, tilt steering excellent condition.Clean blue and white. $4000 OBO 332-3483.

ALL REGULAR NINTENDO gameson sale. This week’s new releases includeBill Murray in Larger Than Life, ThePreachers Wife, Secrets & Lies, SpaldingGray in Monster in a Box. We specialorder new movies at The Downtown FunZone.

BASILS, GENOUESE, “SWEET”Rubin and Mexican Spice are ready foryour tender loving care. Sweet Annie’sNursery, 47338 So. Floras Lake Loop,Langlois, 348-9989. Also taking reserva-tions for the “Herb Make and Take” classon May 10th. “Never enough Tyme” clocktaught by Patte 347-9590.

COFFEE FACT: The authors of thebook “Coffee and Tea” suggest the site ofFort Laramie” …was swapped for tools,rifles, and coffee. Come get your Mocha’sand Latte’s at the “Rise n’ Shine” drivethru Espresso Truck. Please no riffles.

IDAHO ST. FLEA MARKET : Surf-boards, wetsuits, exercise equipment,microwaves, jewelry, bikes, clothes, airconditioner, books, antiques, and muchmore! House for sale, too. Consignmentsaccepted. Saturday and Sunday 10am-3pm. 1160 Idaho Street, Port Orford.John 332-9585.

L&R VARIETY open 7 days a week9am-5pm. Something for everybody:gifts, collectibles, tools, books, knives &jewelry. Good prices. 1819 Oregon St.,Port Orford.

BEN’S THRIFT STORE if you’re light-ening the load, moving in or out,remodeling or redecorating, lost or gainedweight, or quit a hobby, or have leftovergarage sale goodies - please donate toBen’s. We’ll sell your better furniture fora 20% consignment fee. All profits go toanimals. Call 347-3492, Mon. - Sat.

FOR SALE: Sofa couch-pull out bed ingood condition. Call 332-7061.

MINI STORAGE/U-HAUL . 200+ stor-age units, 150+ climate controlled.Airport-U-Stor, across from Ocean Spray347-4356 .

Mary’s HerbsFor all your health shop needs

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wellness - multiples, etc.Low cost home water filtration system removes

Giardia, E. Coli, Coliform, SedimentPhone/Mail order available. Bandon 347-9586

PORT ORFORDGLASS & SCREEN$ Insulated Windows$ General Maintenance$ RV Repair

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The Ultimate Decking

State OKs Auto RacingContinued from front cover

District said Dr. Cox, who is from CoosBay, will serve as doctor here temporarilyduring May while the Health Districtcontinues searching for a permanent doc-tor for the clinic. Physician AssistantPhillip Gosvener resigned from the cliniceffective last week. He and his familywill be moving to the Newport area soonwhere he will work. We sure enjoyedhaving them in Port Orford for the limitedtime they have lived here.

RSVP Recognition Dinner

Saturday, April 19, 1997 at 3pm, CurryCounty RSVP Program held the AnnualVolunteer Recognition Dinner at DociaSweet Hall in Gold Beach. Across thenation this year the National Corporationof Service, which funds the RSVP pro-gram along with Curry County, is cel-ebrating the 25th anniversary of RSVP.Celebrating in Curry County were 245volunteers and guests who attended thedinner. Among the honored guests wereBoard of County Commissioners Chair-man, Bill Roberts and the RSVP Com-missioner liaison T.V. Skinner, GaryDoran, Mayor of Port Orford and City

Manager of Port Orford, Dottie Myersand Elmo and Lorraine Williams fromBrookings.

The Oscar winning Elmo Williams andhis wife were there as part of thecelebration and the Premiere of the CurryCounty RSVP Video that was producedby Young Productions of Pacific HighSchool. Paul Young, teacher at PacificHigh School and his video team students,Mandi Kent, Director, DamianHawthorne, audio, camera and lights;Melissa Gallentine, audio and 3-D studio;Rachel Swenson, editing and MaxWilliams, camera; produced the video asa project for RSVP featuring the manystations where volunteers spend their time.All of the “actors” in the video are actuallyRSVP members. The video will be usedas an orientation for new members andwill be submitted to the Annual RSVPDirectors meeting in the fall.

The wonderful sit down dinner was ca-tered by Rod and Reel Restaurant andserved by the boys and girls Gold BeachHigh School Golf Teams. The service bythe teams was very well done and ScottHoy, Director of RSVP said that it wasabout time that the dinner was “served” tothe volunteers who have volunteered over

53,000 hours to the communities in CurryCounty, Gold Beach Summer theatre pro-vided the libations throughout the evening.A very special thank you Bobbi Kelly andthe Curry County Fairgrounds for theirhelp in making the celebration a success.Also a thank you to the hard workingRSVP Advisory Council; Patty Burfield,Harold Whitson, Ellen Estes, BarbaraCleland, Ray Johnson, Barbara Stover,Marjory Thornton, Jerry Biewend, WallyHoneycutt, Bobbi Kelly and JeriAllemand.

Master Gardeners

Curry County Master Gardeners will beout in force for the 1997 Flower Show atthe Curry County Fairgrounds May 3rd &4th. The President of the Curry CountyMaster Gardener Association, SiegfriedHoffmann will be giving a demonstrationon plant propagation at 2pm Saturday,May 3rd and Paula Cracas, a veteran Mas-ter Gardener, will be demonstratingVermicomposting, commonly known asworm farming, at 2pm on Sunday, May4th. Another veteran Master Gardener,Ramona Bloomingdale, has created anoutstanding display on Native Plants,which will be shown both days.

The rest of the group will be staffing theirplant sale and plant clinic from 10am-4pm both days of the show. They willhave a variety of perennial, annual, andbiennial outdoor plants for sale. Theywill also be available to help answer yourgardening questions. A number of OSUfact sheets will be available on a widevariety of gardening topics. The MasterGardeners have each completed an exten-sive training program provided by Or-egon State University Extension Services.In return each Master Gardener volun-teers a minimum of 50 hours to share theirknowledge with Curry County residents.

Planning Commission Meets

The Port Orford Planning Commissionwill meet on Tues., May 6, at 7pm, in thePort Orford city hall council chambers.