Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Wednesday, April 11, 2012© 2012 by Downtown Fun Zone, Inc.
Downtown Fun Zone, Inc.Evan & Valerie Kramer, Owners832 Highway 101, P.O. Box 49
Port Orford, OR 97465541-332-6565 (Voice or FAX)
www.mydfz.com/dfz.htm
Please send advertising-related email to [email protected]; press releases and letters to the editor to [email protected]. Deadline 3:00pm Tuesdays.
Mon-Thu 9:30-5:30pmFri & Sat 9:30-6:30pm
Port Orford Today!Read us online at www.mydfz.com/dfz-pot.htm
Vol. 23 Number 13
Continued on Page 2
So Long!And thanks
for all the crabs!
Thank You Port OrfordBy Evan Kramer
This is our final issue of Port Orford Today and also the final week our store is open for regular business and mainly I want to remember a few people and events and thank the people of Port Orford who supported us for 21+ years.
We started our paper, Port Orford Today!, in our house using a copy machine with the first issue coming out on November 2, 1990. It was one 8 ½ by 14 gold sheet folded over. We had seven display ads including one from the Silver Door, owned by Paul and Pat Lee, which became known for the slogan “Remember the Silver Door”. The only one of the seven original advertisers still in business is the Rick Cook Gallery. Rick Cook had enough faith in us to put in ad for his latest art show and it helped us get started. Thank you Rick. Looking back at all the businesses that have advertised in our paper reminded me how many stores, restaurants and art galleries have come and gone over the years. The pace of change even in Port Orford is relentless and it continues to this day.
Our second issue featured eight advertisers including the Port and Starboard Restaurant. The Smith Family
have been constant advertisers in this paper and we appreciate the early help. They are the only business left of the eight in that paper and I was constantly reminded of the amount of change in Port Orford since 1991.
We’ve had many people work with us at the Downtown Fun Zone over the past 21 years. We opened the store in February of 1991 and soon thereafter Glenna Smith started working for us. She was a very popular and well-loved person in Port Orford and did a lot to help us with the paperwork and billings. She was tragically killed in a one car auto accident on her way home for lunch on June 2, 1993 and is still missed. Later on Nancy Broadhead came to work at the DFZ and added her talents to the store. She was a dedicated, hard worker who later went on to work at the library. She moved to California after having had successful surgery for a cancerous tumor and later passed away down there.
Many other people have worked at this store but the one who has lasted the longest and had the most effect is Brenda Dell. She has been here over twelve years and has managed to focus on many areas and really made them her own. She handled the UPS shipping, business cards and rubber
stamps, the “front” room, ticket sales for different organizations, and much more. She is really more the face of this store than Valerie or I. Brenda also handled the reservations for the Port Orford Community Building for the past many years. This was another thing that went on here that was part of our volunteer efforts and one can only hope someone at the City wakes up and has the courtesy to thank Brenda as her efforts made it possible for people and organizations to rent the building. It brought in a few thousand dollars for the City coffers and it was Brenda who handled the transactions so professionally. And while the city is thanking Brenda how about them reconsidering their purchasing practices and shopping locally.
So many other people worked here over the years including Levi Thompson who has been holding up the fort on Saturday since we decided not to work on that day. Thanks to him and Ginelle Weber, Holly Klein, Sandy Eisman, Greg Broadhead, Flo Lichtig, Carol Malley, Larry Rhodes, and Tammy Fanning for their time here and for putting up with Valerie and I which was sometimes no small task. She may not have worked at the Fun Zone but Bonnie Allen who was the co-owner of the Seaweed Grocery
Page 2
Gifts & Thrifts9-1 & 3-5
Wed - Sun
572 14th St.541-332-0933
Duds-N-SudsLaundromat
20, 30, & 40lb Dexter machines
Mon-Fri ......6am-9pmSat-Sun .......7am-9pm
Paradise ConstructionMartin Batch
Build it, Remodel it, or Fix it.All areas of construction.
Big or small. Call for estimate.Also, Professional House
Painting.CCB # 186233
Cell: (541) 655-0246
Thank You Port OrfordContinued from Page 1
Continued on Page 3
Tide Predictions For Port Orford - 42° 44.735 N 124° 30.832 WProduced by “WXTide32” version 4.7 by Michael Hopper - http://wxtide32.com
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
04-12 LQtr 04-13 04-14 04-15 04-16 04-17 04-18 H0416 7.3 H0524 6.7 L0058 3.2 L0220 2.7 L0326 2.2 L0420 1.5 L0504 1.0L1129 -0.4 L1236 0.0 H0643 6.2 H0803 5.9 H0916 5.9 H1017 5.9 H1109 6.0H1822 5.7 H1932 5.8 L1342 0.4 L1443 0.7 L1535 1.0 L1620 1.3 L1659 1.6L2332 3.2 H2034 6.0 H2124 6.3 H2205 6.6 H2239 6.9 H2310 7.1
with her husband Michael was the heart and soul of this building and we miss her a lot. She was an excellent cook, businesswoman, friend and helped out so many people with their nutritional needs and questions.
Thanks also to Port Orford City Councilor Caroline Clancy for her efforts on behalf of the people of the City of Port Orford. She questions and probes city business on a level the other councilors don’t and for that she is much appreciated. Keep asking questions Caroline and be a voice for Port Orford and remember to ask about the water rate study.
People keep asking me if we own the whole building at 832 N. Highway 101 which we bought in 1993. The answer is yes and we have two long time tenants and friends in the building who will continue to be here for your business. They are Carol Malley at Uptown Frames and Michael McDonough at the Seaweed Grocery and once our closing out sale is over remember this building
will be far from empty. The phrase “shop local” is spoken and written about constantly and is worth supporting but often many of us are all too willing to sacrifice our local businesses for supposedly lower prices. The quest for the best deal out of town or on the Internet cost the Borders bookstore chain their business but they are just a big example of what is happening in America as all the big video store chains collapsed as well along with countless small owner operated businesses.
The store is closing for business reasons as our business “model” so to speak was heavily reliant on video, DVD and game rentals and that part of the business has dropped way off. The other things we sell like computer parts and ink sales, photocopies, stationary, UPS, and Port Orford Today do not generate enough money to keep the store going any more. While we could reinvent ourselves and continue, we have both reached retirement age and chose not to make the effort. We appreciate the support the town has shown for us over the years but the main piller holding us up moved over to NetFlix, streaming,
Red Box, free rentals and 250 channels on cable or satellite. The demographics of Port Orford have changed radically since 1991 with far fewer families with children coming in our store. The Port Orford Today free weekly paper was in the long run our most popular offering which has been proven to me over and over again in the past three weeks with an outpouring of support that has been overwhelming. It took a long time to gain this kind of acceptance as our paper isn’t put out on newsprint, was never the paper of record for Port Orford or other government entities but over the years the people took it to heart and accepted it and looked forward to the latest offering. It started out as a free paper and ends up that way and is part of the trend in this country for free weeklies which you can find everywhere from Portland to Los Angeles. We printed more than a few letters to the editor over the years that upset many people but we always tried to print all sides and as much as we had room for in this small format paper.
What’s next? We will reopen next Saturday and Sunday but only to sell off
Page 3
Fifth Annual Port Orford
Water FestivalSaturday, April 14, 2012
Exhibits and activities include Tsunami and Marine Debris Workshop, OMIB 25’ whale, Live marine life and salmon observations, wetland clean up, animal pelts and skeletons, tidal pool touch tank, hat making, Bag It film presentation and much more!
8:30 AMCommunity Breakfast 9:00AM - 2:30PM
Exhibits Open 11:00AM & 1:00PMShark Dissection
10:00PMTsunami Debris Workshop
2:30PM – 4:30PMSurfing & Fishing Lessons
This is a free event at the Community Building and the American Legion.For more information call 541.332.0627 or visit
www.waterfestival.oceanresourceteam.org
Showtimes: 541-332-FILM (541-332-3456)Office: . . . . 541-332-3105
MIRROR-MIRRORStarring Julia Roberts
7:00pm nightlyplus 4pm Saturday
Closed Sunday
Savoy Theatre811 Hwy 101, Port Orford, OR
http://savoytheatre.tumblr.com/
Thank You Port OrfordContinued from Page 2
the videos, DVDs, games and what we have left of the stationary and computer supplies and then we will decide whether to attempt to sell the building and land or rent our part of the building. We will continue to be part of the community but won’t have much of a voice anymore without the Port Orford Today! It’s an odd feeling but all things must pass as George Harrison once sang and so must the Downtown Fun Zone. The owners aged quite a bit over the years and it’s time to retire. Thank you and thank you again for your love and your support over the years. Things are good in Port Orford so let’s enjoy what we have here and all our fine people and businesses. And good luck to Theresia Hewitt who has purchased our duplicator and plans to have the first issue of her paper out by next Thursday. We wish her well.
Bag It Comes To Port OrfordCommunity leaders at Rogue Natural Living are hosting a screening of the new, award-winning environmental documentary Bag It at the Port Orford Water Festival, noon, Saturday April 14.
Bag It follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he tries to make sense of our dependence on plastic bags. Although his quest starts out small, Jeb soon learns that the problem extends past landfills to oceans, rivers and ultimately human health.
The average American uses about 500 plastic bags each year, for about twelve minutes each. This single-use mentality has led to the formation of a floating island of plastic debris in the Pacific Ocean more than twice the size of Texas.
The film explores these issues and identifies how our daily reliance on plastic threatens not only waterways and marine life, but human health, too. Two of the most common plastic additives are endocrine disruptors, which have been shown to link to cancer, diabetes, autism, attention deficit disorder, obesity and infertility.
School Board ChangeThe regularly scheduled Port Orford-Langlois School Board meeting for April has been postponed from April 9 and has been rescheduled to April 16, at 7:00pm.
The screening at the Port Orford American Legion Hall, 421 11th Street, is part of Bag It’s campaign to urge towns across the country to become “Bag It Towns.” Doing so would require Port Orford to ban plastic bag use voluntarily or via ordinance and/or to pass an ordinance that places a small charge on single-use disposable bags. Cities including Washington, DC and San Francisco, as well as Ireland, Italy and China have already implemented similar policies to curb their plastic use.
Rogue Living recognizes the importance of reducing single-use plastic use for the safety of our community and environment. Rogue Living specializes in Organic Baby, Mama, Family, Detoxify Your Home, Office, School, Green Consultations, and we are soon to be a certified Holistic Health Coach. Rogue Living is located at 103 N. Redwood Hwy. Suite B, Cave Junction, Oregon or online at www.RogueNaturalLiving.com .
The Port Orford Water Festival and the Bag It Screening is open to the public.
For additional information, please contact Lisa Rohde (541) 415-2337waterfestival.oceanresourceteam.org/
Page 4
Residential Care CenterSpecializing in Elderly and Dementia Long Term Care
RN Coverage“Medicaid Accepted”
Approx 7 miles N. of Langlois on McTimmons Lane
(541) 347-7709 or (541) 347-9631Affordable Health Care!
Openings
Availa
bleHarmony Estates EARN EXTRA MONEY
as an independent contractordelivering The World newspaper
Mon-Thurs by 5pm,Saturday by 8amOpen Routes in:
Port OrfordSixes
LangloisSouth Bandon
Motor Routes require valid driver’s license and insurance.
Profit varies. Contact Cindy Rawlings at 541-269-1222 ext. 248
Absentee BallotsCurry County Clerk Renee’ Kolen would like voters to know that absentee ballots are available for the May 15, 2012 Primary Election.
Ballot packets will be mailed out to registered voters in Curry County between the dates of April 27th and May 1st.
Any voter that will be out of town during the May 15, 2012 Primary Election can contact the Curry County Clerk/Elections Office at (541)247-3297 or toll free at (877)739-4218 for information on requesting an absentee ballot.
Police Chief’s ReportI would like to address ORS 811.365 Making an illegal u-turn. We have been observing that many of the drivers have been making illegal u-turns inside of the City of Port Orford.
A person commits the offence of mak-ing an illegal U-turn if the person is operating a vehicle and the person turns the vehicle so as to proceed in the op-posite direction in any of the following places:
Section (B) Upon a highway within the limits of an incorporated city between intersection.
Please pay attention to this, we have been issuing warning and a few citations for this violations. The fine for this vio-lation is $145 dollars or $260 dollars if involved in a motor vehicle crash.
Over the last two weeks we responded to two separate business burglaries. The first was at Don Rey and the other at the Crazy Norwegians. Anyone with information are asked to call the Police Department.
Week of 04/01/2012 through 04/08/2012
Rural Fire Board MeetingThe Port Orford Rural Fire District board of directors meet on Thursday, April 12, 6:00pm, at the Elk River Fire Station this month. The fire station is located approximately three miles up Elk River Road on the right hand side of the street.
04/02/2012 at 259 Sixth Street Burglary of Crazy Norwegians
04/03/2012 Outside agency assist for parole and probation department.
04/04/2012 Report taken reference phone harassment. Erin Gallagher was cited for two counts of phone harass-ment.
04/06/2012 at 1045 Twelfth Street Theft of fuel, report taken.
04/06/2012 Subject arrested for DuII and taken to Curry County Jail.
We are having problems with someone pushing over the stop signs and other signs inside of Port Orford. This may sound like a simple matter, but this is not. By knocking down these signs someone may get hurt or killed. The person who knocked down the sign or stolen the signs could be charged with a crime. Please leave the signs upright for the safety of this community. Our city public works department has plenty of other projects that need their attentions, not putting signs back up.
I want to thank Evan and Valerie Kram-er for keeping this community updated
with the Port Orford Today paper. I wish them the best on their retirement.
Page 5
Blue Sky Tree Serviceand Preservation
541-347-7400$ Close Quarter
Specialist
$ Storm Damage Clean-Up
$ 60’ Boom Truck
$ 18” Chipper
$ Stump Grinding
Free Estimates!Certified Tree Risk Assessor # 1167
CCB # 152469
Jim GregoryPN-7183A
Home For Salein
Port Orford, OregonA 55 + Adult Community Park
This 2 bedroom home with 2 full bathrooms is in excellent condition and remodeled in 2006/2007. With insulated aluminum lap siding that never needs painting, new insulated vinyl windows, and a 30 year roof installed in 2006. A 48 foot attached carport on the north side of the house, with a 10x14 storage section under the carport. The house is surrounded with trees on two sides and a wetlands spring 100 ft below.The 55 + adult community park is rustic, no paved streets or side walks, but neat and clean. Rent space is $315.00 per month. No amenities are needed, the town has sidewalks, it’s less than 2miles long and you can walk anywhere, grocery store, bank, post office, restaurants, churches, all in less than 30 minutes. And no traffic lights to contend with. There are two beautiful beaches within 15 minute walk and a park high above the ocean that you can drive to in less than 5 minutes.The living room, dinning room, kitchen and hallway have DuPont laminated wood floors. The kitchen sink, counter tops, stove top, refrigerator, bathroom sinks, and hot water tank, (enclosed outside the house) all replaced in 2006/2007. The washer is older but the dryer is new 2011.Price: $75,000. Lot Rent: $315. Additional pictures and information available, call 541-332-6490 or cell phone 208-660-0669, or email me, [email protected]
Gathering to honor the life of
Frank CaliSunday, April 15
From 2:00 – 5:00pmKing Street, left off of Coast Guard Road.
Park in cul de sac area. Home is on the right.
Call 541-332-0445 or 541-332-384 if you have questions.Food, Books and More
By Evan Kramer
Several people have asked me what my second favorite organization was in Port Orford after I mentioned my favorite organization is the Common Good after I wrote about them in the paper. I have voted over and over with my donations of money, food, and clothing to the Common Good and with money and books to the Port Orford Public Library
so these are the two organizations closest to my heart, wallet, and mind. Food is the building block of life and making sure people are fed is very important to me but the care and feeding of the mind comes in a close second and that’s where our library excels. This doesn’t take anything away from our other fine organizations like the Rotary Club, Community Ambulance, Senior Center and so many others which all deserve our support.
Elvis has left the building!
Page 6
Sea Breeze Florist
World Wide Wire Service541-332-0445 Shop 311 6th St.888-484-2234 (toll free) Port Orford
GODSPEEDwith love
see the video atwww.ElectSusanBrown.
comPaid for by the Committee to Elect
Susan Brown
PORT ORFORDDAILY NEWS:
Published WeeklyWe will be publishing our paper soon.
Announcements, Ads & [email protected] @portorforddailynews.com
Reporter @portorforddailynews.info(541)332-0381
Advertisers who help us in the begin-ning in April can get discounts and
no price increase up to one year.
Last Chance Sale!The Downtown Fun Zone will open
Saturday, April 21and
Sunday, April 2210:00am to 5:00pm
For a special sale of our used VHS tapes, DVD’s, Blu-Ray discs and games plus any remaining
stationery & computer items.
NOW OPENCut ‘n Dry
Family Hair Care 351 Hwy 101
(541) 808-7765Stop in or call for an
appointment.
City Council MeetsThe Port Orford City Council meets in a workshop session on Thursday, April 19, at 1:00pm, followed by their regular meeting at 1:30pm, in the city hall council chambers. This is a change in the council meeting time because of a League of Oregon Cities meeting later that day in Bandon.
Letter To The Editor,It’s hard to think... to really think and process information today. It is a cogni-tive process that doesn’t confuse “feel-ings” with critical thinking. It doesn’t confuse sound bites, hearsay and just crap with the facts. When someone pref-aces their comments with “I feel”, you might be suspect of any factual content to follow.
Recently in the Port Orford Today, a claim was presented that the recently signed Executive Order (EO) of 16 March, 2012 is akin to some sort of dictatorial coup by the Obama admin-istration. This uninformed conclusion is crap.
In 1950, President Truman signed in to law the Defense Production Act of 1950 (the “Act”), at the outset of the Korean War, to ensure the availability of the na-tion’s industrial resources to meet the national security needs of the United States. As recently as 2009, a bipartisan vote by unanimous consent, affirmed the reauthorization of the Act. The 2009 reauthorization was co-sponsored by Christopher Dodd [D-CT] and Richard Shelby [R-AL].
Title 1, Section 104 of the Act clarifies the limitations and constraints of the Act without having prior “Congressional Authorization”.
Additionally, without further congres-sional action, this Act terminates on September 30, 2014.
The Executive Order of 16 March is titled, “National Defense Resources Preparedness”.
The EO’s “Sec 103” specifically ad-dresses the “Act” with the intent to improve preparedness, communication, efficiencies and response within the Act.
This EO is not markedly changed from previous EO’s related to the ACT.
Presidents since Truman have had the powers of this “Act”.
Let that sink in for a moment...
Dave Wilhite
Page 7
Big Mike’s Cleaning CompanyCarpet Cleaning
Floor WaxingWindow WashingGutter CleaningAlso Serving Port Orford
541-260-2703 Bandon, OregonHappy National Library Week
(April 8-14)First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation’s libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support. All types of libraries - school, public, academic and special – participate. The first National Library Week was observed in 1958 with the theme “Wake Up and Read!”
So wake up from a long winter and visit the Port Orford Public Library. Stop by this week to enjoy the new art display, attend Game Time on Saturday, read magazines, play chess, check your emails, read poetry in the kid’s room, and—oh, yes—check out some books!
Letter To The Editor,Since taking office, Commissioner Waddle’s “management style” has been a series of petty pay-backs and personal vendettas.
Most public have been the departures of the former elected County Treasurer of twelve years, Izzy Brock, and the former Economic Department Director, Susan Brown. After many publicized incidents and the stripping away of her staff, Izzy Brock suffered health issues, took leave and ultimately resigned her office last year.
Waddle and Rhodes tried twice to get rid of Susan Brown and the Economic Development Department. The first time, while former county commissioner Georgia Nowlin was still on the board of commissioner, the public outcry and push back stopped their efforts. Last year, with David Itzen on the BOC, they succeeded. Now the lottery funds
for Economic Development go to the Commissioner’s Office.
Less public, but equally disturbing are other incidents of attempted intimidation of county employees and department heads. In March, 2010, county planners bravely investigated and wrote up county and state violations involving a contractor and Commissioner Rhodes at the Brookings Airport. In response to their diligence, Waddle went down to the department looking for the director and “expressed his displeasure” in several ways, per a dept. memo. The two planners are no longer with the county.
Former Veteran’s Service officer, Frank Van Meter also felt “an attempt to intimidate” expressed in a May 2011 county email to Waddle shortly before he retired four months later.
It’s time to Vote Out Waddle and end his mean-spirited brand of “management.”
Linda Elfman
Page 8
Redfish Rocks Community Team Presents Ocean Inspired Art2012 Art Contest and Auction
Featuring live music from the Pistol River Trio$ Entry is free and open to 3 groups: under 15, amateur, and professional artists $ All art is accepted (paintings, drawings, screen prints, sculpture, furniture, etc…); however, NO photography please. (We had a photo contest last year…try-ing to do something different this time!) $ Contest entries open from April 2nd until May 19th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. $ Contest winners will be chosen by the attendees. Judging will take place at the Port Orford Community Building (419 11th St.) on Saturday, May 19th from 5 – 7 p.m. All submissions will be on display and the community will vote during this period. An ongoing slide show will highlight the photography of Port Orford (Photo contest entries from 2010 will be included). Please contact the RRCT Staff for official rules and regulations and associated forms: [email protected] or 541-373-1861 or stop by our office at 444 Jack-son Street
Yoga Calendar Of EventsHeather Lambright’s Vital Currents Yoga schedule in Port Orford Oregon for the Month Of April. Singing bowl meditations Wedsdays and Teachings on Saturdays.
I will be doing “Private Sessions” at the Port Orford RV Park Port Orford Loop Rd.
1 to 3 people with the bowls can “fit In the truck”....for Ascension bowls with the keyboard 1 person only.Space/room is the dictator of this. . Please email me via this web site for your Preferance..go to the,”contact” Tab and use the,” Personal “tab.
At T “Vital Current Yoga” Practice Center Here in Port Orford
Here is the,”Vital Current Yoga” location Class Schedual 1.5 mi. North of Port Orford On the West Side of Hwy101....
Beginning WEDS April 11th and each Wednsday til the end of April 18th,25th
Ascension Singing Bowls at 7:30pm after Heathers Yoga Class!. 1 hour. Yes,Yoga then Meditation! So if you
Port Orford Weather ReportThe City of Port Orford Public Works Department recorded 22.49 inches of rain in March. There were only five days during the month they recorded no rain. The most rainfall in one day was 3.54 inches on March 21 followed by 2.85 inches on March 30. The biggest two day total was on March 21 and with 6.11 inches of rain. The high temperature for the month was 64 degrees recorded on March 4 while the low temperature for the month was 32 degrees recorded on March 7.
Thank you to Alan Wagner and the city public works crew for providing us with this information. We thank the crew along with our police department, volunteer fire department and ambulance crew for making Port Orford such a functioning and livable place.
This Week In The GardenBy Jennifer Ewing
It has been a lot of fun writing these gardening articles for the Fun Zone paper this year and last year. Evan has been so kind and gracious to me as he deciphers my Underwood typewriter peckings and I want to thank him for allowing me to be a part of his newspaper.
The support and recognition from the community has been overwhelming and I thank you all for that.
come for Yoga at 6pm you may stay for the extended time til 8:30pm..allocate 2.5 hours for these weds.
Beginning SAT. April14th, 21st,28th.1:45-4:15pm 2 hours-Teaching class’ of 2 of Lili’s great Teachers on recorded disc or tape...Joel.S. Goldsmith, and Barbara Mary Muhl...
Barbara’s class’ on Relationships, and SKF Script Kid and Fantasyland.” The Truth that makes you free.” This is what Barbara called these works.
I’m all about education in order to get to know a subject better and that is all I have tried to do is educate you new gardeners and the accomplished gardeners. My phone has rung with questions from the readers and I’ve gone to your homes to give advice and do consultations. The Port Orford Educational Demonstration Garden at the Senior Center is a living example of gardening for everyone to see. The Community Garden at Buffington Park is going on its third year of being sold out and I find that to be a great indicator of just how much gardening adds to your life and to the community.
Growing without chemicals, herbicides and pesticides is easy if you start with healthy soil and healthy plants. My motto is always ‘Observe’ your garden and its plants. Mother Nature will tell you what she wants and needs.
Keep up the good work, continue to educate yourselves and remember that I’m just a phone call away. Happy gardening! Thanks for reading T.W.I.G.
Page 9
1 Mile South of Bandon
541-347-4356Cu r r yd a l e
HEAPS of new Dog & Cat ToysJust Arrived!
Come check out the situation...12 sizes of pet crates in stock
* small on sale for $19.95 *Pet Crate Pads from $7.9512 sizes of cozy pet beds
* small lounger bed on sale for $12.95 *Gravity feeders & waterers
* One gallon size on sale for $13.95 *Cat toy of the week: Yeowww! Catnip Sardines
* On sale for 2.75 * You must come smell this amazing catnip!
Dog Treat of the week: ZUKES Dental Z-BonesGrain free $ 3 different flavors $ mini sz on sale for 75¢
FREE FRISBEE to the first 50 people
that present this couponSale prices valid
through April 18th.
Page 10
1 Mile South of Bandon
541-347-4356Cu r r yd a l e
DOG & CAT FOODCountry Dog 40# ................ Sale Price $17.95
Country Cat 20# ................. Sale Price $12.95
Country Cat 40# ................. Sale Price $25.95
Brands in Stock: Diamond (Cat & Dog) Natural Balance (Dog) Science Diet (Cat & Dog) Nutro (Dog) Premium Edge (Cat & Dog) Blue Buffalo (Dog) Chicken Soup (Cat & Dog) Taste of the Wild (Cat & Dog)
Brands Special-Ordered Weekly: Blue Buffalo (Cat) Eukanuba Prina Pro Natural Balance (Cat) Fromm Canidae Nutro Max (Cat) Iams Felidae Diamond Pedigree Royal Canin Weruva Sojo’s Ziwipeak Merrick Stella & Chewy’s
Page 11
1 Mile South of Bandon
541-347-4356Cu r r yd a l e
NEW ARRIVALS!!!Barred Rocks
Golden Sex LinksRhode Island Reds
Buff Orpingtonsall pullets $275 each
Chicks arriving April 14th:
Buff OrpingtonsBlack AustralorpsRhode Island Reds
Chicks arriving April 19th:
White Leghorns
Chicks arriving April 21st:
Silver Laced WyandottesBarred RocksRhode Island RedsAmeraucanaus
Page 12
1 Mile South of Bandon
541-347-4356Cu r r yd a l e
NYJER THISTLE SEEDON SALE NOW!
Also in stock:Wild Birdseed $ Black Oil Sunflower
Sunflower Hearts $ Dove & Quail BlendSafflower Seed $ Chickadee Delight
No Sprout blend $ Backyard Wildlife DietCracked Corn $ Whole in-shell Peanuts
Deluxe Bird Lovers Blendand more...
Sale price valid through April 18th
$999for 10lbs.
Page 13
Port Orford Library offers new service.Local organizations can now rent our
Electronic Reader Board to advertise events.
$5/day or $25 for 7 daysCall 541-332-5622 for details!
Driftwood Wetlands TourThe Port Orford Water Festival is this Saturday, April 14, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The Water Festival is being hosted by the Port Orford Ocean Resource Team and the Surf Rider Foundation and takes place at the American Legion Hall and the Community Building.
Please join us at the Driftwood wetlands, behind the school at Washington and Twelfth Streets. Learn from students how to protect watersheds and help save the local environment, while clearing out invasive species to help save the Driftwood wetlands. For more information, call Cathy Boden at 541-332-5039. Please help us protect the native wildlife, other precious native species, and out local watersheds today.
Letter To The Editor,Lucie La Bonte is the best choice for County Commissioner. She knows our County and she understands how government, at all levels, works. She will bring solutions to Curry’s financial problems and lead us into a secure and prosperous future.
During her tenure as Commissioner she was successful in bringing Federal
Port Orford Jubilee NewsThe Jubilee would like to thank Evan and Valerie for their years of help. Without them who knows if our yearly 4th of July bash would have ever come off as big and smoothly as it has. Their aid will be sorely missed. To show how important they are/were, the Jubilee would like to announce that the talent/variety show has had a very large response. So big, that on June 2, 7:00PM, we are inviting our town and our neighbors to a bash of epic proportions. Dave Bartholomew, the Jubilees’s talent director has reported that we can offer a show of two and a half to three hours long. Thanks to Chris Speed and the Savoy Theater, the Jubilee is asking for a $10.00 donation, to view our talented locals and raise money for the fantastic fireworks show that we all have appreciated in the past. Let’s keep it going. Tad - VP Jubilee@541-332-0207.
P.S. On the same but different note the Jubilee has procured a dunk tank for the Fourth of July festivities. Think of the possibilities. You don’t like somebody, get them to participate. We are actively seeking out the most “hated” people in town. Tad and Milton have to make every list. Who wouldn’t want to throw at them? We are on the list. No tomatoes. Anybody else?
The Jubilee wants to thank everybody for their past participation and future participation. The Jubilee is a non-profit organization just for the 4th of July.
Student Of The MonthMarcus Scaffo has been chosen as the March Rotary club student of the month at Driftwood School. He is an outstanding student with a great attitude for learning and life. He completes top quality work and turns it in on time. He asks excellent divergent questions, is outgoing, friendly and helpful to both students and staff. Marcus enjoys
monies into our County. She found other sources of financial support through aggressively seeking grants for various County departments.
She supports our fishing industry and has diligently protected the rights of fishermen. She has always supported sustainable uses of our natural resources. She has the vision to bring development in the right way. She seeks to solve our financial problems with jobs in industries that will be supported by our natural environment without harming it.
She has proven to be honest, innovative, and hard-working. We don’t need the same worn-out suggestions to solve Curry’s problems. We need Lucie La Bonte. Please join me in voting for Lucie on Election Day.
Thank you,
Jan HenaultBrookings-Harbor
reading, sports, and his dog Scout, along with participating in soccer, basketball, and the knowledge bowl. He is commended for planning for the future with interests in college, the Navy, and becoming a biologist. Way to go Marcus!
The Rotary Club has invited Marcus and his parents to a luncheon at the American Legion Hall on Thursday, April 12, at noon to honor him as student of the month.
Page 14
UPCOMING LIBRARY EVENTSSaturday, April 21 @ 2pm
Free Flight Bird Rehabilitation CenterWill visit the Port Orford Public Library
Come meet the Birds of Free Flight and join us in an entertainingAnd interactive children’s activity as we “Build A Bird”
Sponsered by the Langlois and Port Orford Public Libraries
Saturday, April 28 2-4pmOpen House
Hosted by Friends of the Port Orford Public LibraryJoin us in the Freedom of Speech Room for Coffee, Tea, and Goodies
There will be a Raffle!Share PAINLESS ways to support and help the Library
Meet members of the Library communityYou don’t have to attend Friends’ meetings to have your voice heard!
Letter To The Editor,Dear Evan and Valerie: Your dedicated years to providing so many of us with so many services and talents have not gone unnoticed, although I know we have not said thank you anywhere near enough. From providing professional reporting of the news day in and day out, remarkable tech support for us prehistoric non connected sorts, to movies old and new, independent and mainstream, office supplies, attending countless meetings, putting up with irate and inconsiderate citizens....the list goes on and on. We have always counted on you both for truthful, staightforward
Pacific High Track MeetTuesday April 10th 2012 we will be hosting our only high school track meet at Pacific High School starting at 4:00 PM. We are still in need of volunteers to help run events. If you are interested in helping during the meet please call Ben Stallard or Mr. Hughes at the High School at 541-348-2293.
Port Orford Candidate ForumAll nine contenders for the office of Curry County Commissioner have indicated their intentions to participate in the Port Orford Candidate Forum sponsored by League of Women Voters of Curry County. The forum will take place at Port Orford Public Library Wednesday, April 18 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The forum will have a split format with candidates for Position #2 speaking between 7:00 p.m. and approximately 8:15. They are George Rhodes, incumbent; Leroy Blodgett, Randy Dubbs Dowler, Lucie LaBonte of Gold Beach and David Smith from Port Orford.
Candidates for Position #3 will speak between 8:20 and 9:30 p.m. They are Bill Waddle, incumbent; John Herzog, and Greg Empson and Susan Brown of Gold Beach.
Each candidate will have up to 3 minutes for an opening statement and will then answer written questions from the audience, with up to 1 ½ minutes per answer. Shirley Nelson will moderate the forum. Similar forums will be held in Gold Beach April 17 and Brookings April 19.
information and help. I doubt any of us will realize how much we counted on you until the doors truly close. You are a way of life in Port Orford. You have embodied what is great about small town life. Port Orford Today has been a much loved and admired gem. You will be missed on a daily basis.
Thank you for everything.
When going on a journey, take a loving thought along.
Sincerely,
Gayle Wilcox
Page 15
Evan & Valerie
Thank you for your many years of commitment to volunteer emergency service in our community.
Best wishes for your future endeavors.
Port Orford Community AmbulancePort Orford Volunteer Fire Department
Letter To The Editor,Well, I’ve been sitting here for about an hour now wracking my brain for the “right” words to express to Valerie and Evan, and yes, Brenda and Levi also, how we feel about the closing of the Downtown Fun Zone and Port Orford Today. Most of what I’ve come up with, while sincere and heart-felt, either falls short or sounds a little “hokey”.
But then, looking over the last few issues of Port Orford Today and reading the “Say it isn’t so” notice and the letters from “Reader in Bandon”, Elijah and Beverly Hawk, and Jennifer Ewing I sense sincerity and warmth: nothing pretentious or self-serving. I can do no better.
Valerie and Evan, thank you for your civic devotion and unflagging integrity. You will be missed.
Damn! (or Darn!) I’m also going to miss those great travelogues. I think
Youth Sports & BoostersBooster meeting scheduled for April 16, 6:30pm at the Driftwood cafeteria. We need to see new faces in order for this program to continue, please come share your ideas and support.
Port Orford Youth Sports, Clean up day scheduled for April 29 at Buffington Park, drop off hours are 10am to 2pm. If you have any sports equipment that belongs to the Cape Blanco Soccer Club or Coast Baseball League, please bring it to Buffington Park for dry safe storage. Volunteers and pick-ups are needed to help clean and transport equipment for our kids, please come. Any questions or concerns please contact Sarah Miller at 541-253-6667.
you should send them, in the future,as “Letters To The Editor”.
Respectfully
jim hajek
Coquille Art ShowOn it’s 100th Birthday, Old City Hall, Coquille, has partnered with the Coquille Valley Art Center to sponsor an art show. “Impressions of Old City Hall,” invites you to create a work of art to submit to the Coquille Valley Art Center with your impressions of the historic little building that has served the Coquille community since 1912. A $2.00 entry fee is to be paid to Coquille Valley Art Association.
Entries are limited to paintings which must be ready to hang with wire. No photography or digital computer.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three winners of the show which will be judged by public vote. Names will be covered. Enter at CVAA from May 1 to May 3 - 10 to 3 pm.
Call Anna at 541-396-3294 or Nell at 541-824-0779 for more information.
Page 16
Bandon Beds and Furniture88298 Hwy 42S, Bandon
541-347-7800
Mattresses by Restonic and the Oregon Mattress CompanyTwin Sets from $199 $ Queen Sets from $299
Queen Pillowtop Sets from $399 $ King Sets from $499We also have sofas, loveseats, bunkbeds, tables, dressers,
everything needed for the complete household.
Free delivery and set-up to all surrounding areas.*No credit check financing available
with 90 days same as cashFind us on Facebook to see our complete showroom
* (with purchase of $399 or more
A&G Auto RecyclingUsed & aftermarket automobile parts.
All makes & models availableParts delivered to Ali’s Auto in
Port Orford.Shipping available.
Call Windell or Ali @866-643-2714
Pistol River ConcertThe Pistol River Concert Association proudly presents: James Keelaghan, at the Pistol River Friendship Hall, April 14, 2012, 8:00 pm
James Keelaghan is an artist who has proven to be a man for all seasons. As the calendar pages have turned, for almost a quarter of a century now, this poet laureate of the folk and roots music world has gone about his work with a combination of passion, curiosity intent and intensity.
Possessed of an insatiable appetite for finding the next unique story line, Keelaghan forges his pieces with bril-liant craftsmanship and monogrammed artistic vision, making him one of the most distinctive and readily identifiable voices on both the Canadian and inter-national singer-songwriter scenes.
“I’ve always had the urge to write,” says the Calgary native who has been calling Winnipeg home for the past few years. “Some things weren’t being said in the way I wanted to say them, some thing were not being written about at all. That’s why I started to write the histori-
cal material. That led me to writing my own personal narratives as well.”
Keelaghan is a disciplined visionary with several aces up his sleeve. He loves language and history, a subject in which he earned a degree; he is a skilled thes-pian, which explains his ability to make an immediate connection with a live au-dience; and he has an ear for memorable melodies and harmonies that make those melodies glisten.
“ ... Performance-wise, James is as classy and compelling as ever, his gor-geously rich baritone voice and exem-plary guitar work the hallmarks of an artist in full command of his material and his resources.” - Netrhythms
Tickets are $15.00 and available at Wright’s Custom Framing in Brookings, and Gold Beach Books in Gold Beach. Tickets may also be reserved online at www.pistolriver.com/tickets or by call-ing 541-247-2848. A $5.00 student dis-count or refund available at the door with student ID.
Brookings Art WalkBrookings 2nd Saturday Art Walk offers art, music, interview, two demos and
more. It all happens 4 to 7pm, Saturday, April 14 —The Brookings 2nd Saturday Art Walk — and as usual, it’s packed with things to see, taste and listen to, including four special events.
First, 430 p.m. at Wright’s Custom Framing & Gallery, artist Dusanka Kralj demonstrates how she uses Golden Paints to create stunning abstract im-ages.
Then, at 5:30 p.m. at Manley Art Center, Diane Price demonstrates her watercol-or painting techniques.
Following that — 5:30 p.m. at Brian Scott Gallery —artist Pete Chasar helps us get to better know artist and art in-structor Sara Broderick when he inter-views her as part of “An Artist’s Life series.
Special events then conclude at 6:00 p.m. at Chetco Public Library with a preview of the upcoming April 22nd Spring Concert performed by the new Brookings choir “Resonance.”
And, as in the past, refreshments are served at most venues, even those with-out special events.
Complete list of Art Walk venues and activities
Signatures Gallery – 515 Chetco Av-enue (541-469-1085)
Continued on Page 17
Page 17
Port OrfordCoastline Garage, LLC
541-332-20009th St. (Behind Circle K)
Monday-Friday 8am-5pmFree Estimates
Financing Now Available
Call Us First For Your Automotive Needs. We Do A Wide Variety Of
Automotive Repairs And Services.
McNair True Value HardwareHelp is just around the corner
1935 N. Oregon St., Port Orford541-332-3371
Thank YouDowntown Fun Zone.
We’ll miss you.
• Featured: Master Pastelist Albert Handell - included in every book on pastels ever published in the US
• Kevin Roeckl (mixed media), Drew Struzan (Pasadena), Karon Walstad (Huntington Beach), Thomas Sheets (Brookings), Duncan Regehr (Cana-da), Sandy Bonney (Brookings), Jan Kunz (San Francisco)
• Music: Marshall Thompson (guitar/vocals)
Brian Scott Gallery - 515 Chetco Ave (541-412-8687)• Featured: “Incredible Inedibles” by
Audi Stanton – A visual feast!• Pete Chasar, Lorraine Filippone, Kath-
leen Kresa, Christina Olsen & Horst Wolf (acrylics); Elio Camacho, Ran-dall Tillery (oils); Dale Wells (water-colors);
• Donna Goss, Manuel Lopez, Nancy Tuttle (sculpture); Jewell Johnson (jewelry); Jane Opiat (weaving); Dan Sawyer, Craig Barnes (wood carving)
• 5:30 pm – Pete Chasar interviews artist and art teacher Sara Broderick
Manley Art Center - 433 Oak St (541-469-1807)• Featured: The watercolors of Diane
Price, who will also be demonstrating• Gallery theme is “Small Things” –
Nothing over 12 x 12 inches• Panel Displays: Sharon Guinn, Cur-
tis Wohlgemuth, Brookings Textile Group, Yvonne Peterson, Sherryl Griffin, Christina Olsen, Philip Wad-sworth
• 5:00 pm – A watercolor demo with Di-ane Price
Chetco Library - 405 Alder St (541-469-7738) • Gallery: “Chasing Challenges in
Paint” with artist Audi Stanton• Showcase: Display from the Curry
County Court Appointed Special Ad-vocates (CASA) and the Oregon De-partment of Human Services
• Music: The Boondock Band (Carl & Friends) – Audience participation en-couraged!
• 6:00 pm – The new Brookings Choir “Resonance” will give a preview of their upcoming April 22nd Spring Concert
Salon Dolce - 509 Chetco Ave (541-469-2661)
• Featured: Multi-talented artist Claudia Mach – Artist will be present to talk about her many art mediums
• Music: Giraffes on a Raft (acoustic swing - violin/guitar/vocals)
• Refreshments will be served
Art Walk Alley (below Chetco between Willow & Oak)
Dewey’s Digs (Curry Coastal Pilot con-ference room, accessed from Art Walk Alley)• Featured: Photography by Lucinda
Williams• Music: Hither, Thither & Yon (Interna-
tional music, bouzouki/guitar/vocals)
Dr William McDougall’s Office – 648 Chetco Ave, across from Redwood The-ater – 541-813-1797
Continued on Page 19
Brookings Art WalkContinued from Page 16
• Featured: Works by Contemporary Realist Sandy Bonney (oils/pastels/prints)
• Board Certified – Internal Medicine, specializing in arthritis pain manage-ment, accepting new patients
• Come meet our staff – Refreshments will be served
Dottie’s Corner - 703 Chetco Ave, en-trance in back (541-661-1853)• Featured: Joyce Costille’s new Wish
Fairy, with a fairy dust pouch• Refreshments will be served
Feather Your Nest - 703 Chetco Ave, en-trance in back (541-469-4300)• Tammy Tanner of Jewel Notions will
present unique hand-crafted jewelry• C&C Art Glass Studio custom stained
glass designs; windows, fused art & mosaics
• Refreshments will be served• Music: Spectrum Sounds with John
Marshall (guitar/vocals)
Wright’s Custom Framing - 810 Chetco Ave (541-469-7900)• Featured: Dusanka Kralj (acrylics) –
Artist will be present during art walk
Page 18
Pampered PoochesMonday thru Thursday
9:00am – 3:00pm541-332-0520 For Appointment
The Cat’s MeowVacation Cottage
503 Jackson St. $ (866) 503-5003 80’ to Battle Rock beach access
All reservations made in advance.view at VRBO.com/300883
Wi-Fi
Continued on Page 19
see the video atwww.ElectSusanBrown.
comPaid for by the Committee to Elect
Susan Brown
REAL ESTATE / RENTALSRV OR VEHICLE STORAGE available at Seaside Storage. Open fenced lot in great location. $35/mo and up depending on size. Call 541-991-2363.
SEASIDE STORAGE has units avail-able. 541-991-2363.
FOR RENT: 3 BED 2 BATH 5 year old manufactured home. Raised garden beds, skylight, soaking tub, garage. $800/month. 3 bed 1 bath very private, wood stove, sky light, beamed ceilings, slate floors, barn $1000/month. 2 bed w/bonus room, Garrison lake front, bamboo floors, private courtyard, sun porch $850/month. 2 bed 2 bath upper unit, adorable, lots of light 650/month. Studios starting at $350. Centrally located, laundry facilities. For more info call Port Orford Property Management 541-253-6107 www.rent-portorford.com.
RV OR MOBILE HOME SPACE avail-able in park. Nice setting. $300/mo. inc. water & garbage. (541) 991-2363.
NEW COTTAGE ACCESSORY build-ing 1000 sq. ft. living plus garage, R.V. cover with services Oceanview, Garrison Lake frontage 220K terms 541-660-8080 1155 13th St. P.O.
RENTAL. Studio in Langlois mobile home park. $390/mo. Pets Ok. Clean. Background check charged. 541-253-9253.
COY CREEK Ocean view home, Nearly 3000 square feet, four bedroom/suites. Ideal floor plan for Bed and Breakfast Inn. 11 Acres. Call Fred at 541 290 9444 David L. Davis Real Estate 1110 Alabama Bandon.
SERVICESKEY’Z LOCKSMITH SERVICE – keys, installations, repairs, locks opened. Auto, home, business. Bonded 541-332-7404.
STORMY WEATHER CLEAN-UP - call us to clean up those downed trees and debris. We’ll keep your property in top shape! By the Yard, Inc. 541-332-1503.
SAVE THIS AD for future reference: I will take that eyesore to the dump for you. Yard maintenance, clean up and general labor. Reasonable and reliable. Call Dave 530-559-1414.
EMPLOYMENTLANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE Laborer, $10/hr to start, ODL required. Call 541.332.1503 for application and interview.
EXPERIENCED COOKS AND Wait-ress needed. Apply for interview at 541-332-8985.
LOST & FOUNDLOST: CYLINDER RAM for wood-splitter 27 ton Troy Bilt on April 5th 2012 between 18th St. and Hensley Hill $25.00 reward. Call Richard 541-366-1768.
FOUND: SPARE TIRE Hwy 101 south of Elk River Road. I.D. & it’s yours. 366-1021.
GARAGE SALEWE HAVE BEADS, FINDINGS, jew-elry, agates, wood creations, knit goods, jams, collectables, much more, at the Sixes Grange Market Place. Daily 9-4. Check us out.
MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE/MOV-ING Sale: Collectibles, furniture, kitchenware, linens, houseplants, garden tools, much more. No early birds. Friday/Saturday 10:00-3:00, 42775 Myrtle Lane (off of Silver Butte Rd.) Follow signs.
MISCELLANEOUSMINI STORAGE/U-HAUL. 200+ storage units, 150+ climate controlled. Airport-U-Stor, across from Ocean Spray 541-347-4356.
LAST CHANCE to get your CDs, DVDs or Game discs cleaned! (single sided) $3.00 for basic cleaning, $5.00 for deep scratches. See Downtown Fun Zone for details.
CUSTOM PHOTO, negative and slide scanning, Photoshop work and restoration of images, archival printing. 541-332-0353 or [email protected].
OMMP INFORMATION CENTER: We have moved. (541) 332-0381.
DEAR VALERIE @ FUN ZONE Thank you for the many years of excellent ser-vice. David L Davis Real Estate, Fred Gernandt Owner.
CARTER’S NURSERY Jumbo 6 paks lobelia, petunia, alyssum, sweet peas and snap dragons $3.50 ea. Jumbo 6 paks broccoli, Brussels sprouts, red cabbage, cauliflower and assorted lettuce’s $3.50 ea. 1G gopher purge $5.50 ea. - open 10-4 Sat. & Mon. 41863 Old Mill Road (off of Cemetery Loop) 541-332-8899.
HELP CELEBRATE 12th year anni-versary of Dad’s Coins Collectables and Antiques this comeing week April 16th thru 21st. 11am to 5pm. Lots of specials. 332-7676.
Page 19
Hospice Volunteer Training6-week course begins Thursday, April 12, 9am-Noon in the City Hall Council
Chambers, 555 W. 20th St.To register, call Pattie 541-512-5040
Elect Lucie La BontéCounty Commissioner #2
She Works For You!Garrison Lake,
Preserving the Port Orford Watershed, Supports Fishermen
Supports Sustainable Natural ResourcesShe Knows Where to Get the Dollars!
Vote For County Experience!Paid for by: Lucie La Bonté for Commissioner Committee
GOING NAKED? Not an option at Sec-ond Act Clothing, Sixes Grange Market Place. Open Daily 9-6.
SPRINGTIME IS (Argentine) tango time in Langlois. Now accepting new students. Free for beginning couples. If you can walk and hug at the same time, you can tango. 541-348-2021.
PERUVIAN SEABIRD GUANO, best organic fertilizer. 12-12-2.5 55lb. bag, $55.00. Sixes 290-2638.
ORGANIC CRANBERRIES 30lb. box $120.00. 290-2638 Brush Prairie Bogs.
ATTENTION RETAIL STORE Own-ers: Your Community is losing its in-store retail UPS shipping outlet. Your store could be the perfect replacement location! Will your store be the first one in your market area to qualify for this great traffic-building revenue generating service? Visit www.packageexpresscenters.com and take the brief online survey to measure your store’s potential for success, or call (800) 274-4732 for more information.
LANGLOIS LIONS BINGO Friday, April 13, 6:30pm. Jackpot now $315.00 at 54 numbers.
UPTOWN FRAMES will miss Down-town Fun Zone. Love you Brenda, Val, Evan and Levi.
PERSIAN TRIBAL RUG SALE Har-bortown “Old Town” Bandon Saturday, April 15 9 to 6; Sunday, April 16 9 to 5. Presented by Walk On Art. Roaring Sea Open House
The next Roaring Sea Open House art show and gathering will be held on Sunday, April 29, from 1:00-4:00pm, at the home of Donna Roselius.
Community Soup Dinner,The next free Community Soup Dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 24, from 5:30-6:30pm, at the American Legion Hall in Port Orford. Everyone is invited.
• Photos by Pat Brewer, Warren Dowler, Vi Burton & Steve Tadin; Woodwork by Mike Tompkins, Gary Vickerman; Gwen Childs (ceramics); Len Burton (prints); Dale Wells & Sara Broderick (watercolors/mixed media); Sharon Guinn, Gordon Marsters (acrylics); Wayne Bricco (pen/ink); Jane Opiat (scarves)
• Music: Lorna Rodriguez (flute)• 4:30 pm – Dusanka Kralj will be doing
a demo with Golden Paints
Ray’s Food Place – 906 Chetco Ave - (541-469-3743)• Join us for the 2nd Annual Peep-O-Ra-
ma and marvel at the Peep Creations!• Sample food & wine - “Tasty Cre-
ations” with Lorraine Swigert• Music: Jurassic Country (classic coun-
try music)
Chetco Activity Center - 550 Chetco Ln (541-469-6822)• Featured: The artwork of Bonnie
Loewen (acrylics) – Artist will be present to meet with visitors
• Treats will be served – Come and get acquainted!
Brookings Art WalkContinued from Page 17
Classified AdsContinued from Page 18
• Music: Warren Barr (acoustic light rock)
A Wild Bird & Backyard General Store - 1109 Chetco Ave (541-412-9453)• Featured: Meet talented photographer,
Marianne Werner, and see her beau-tiful wildlife photography from her travels in Costa Rica, Africa, Australia & Mexico
• Refreshments will be served• Music: Karina & Marco (Italian Café
Music)
Art Walk Supporters will remain open during the Art Walk.• The Art Alley Grille - 515 Chetco Ave, downstairs (541-469-0800)Chef George Rhodes offers Northwest beef, fresh seafood, pastas, wine and art
Following Art Walk, there’s a full re-port, complete with photos, at www.wildriverscoastart.com.
Page 20
Downtown Fun Zone, Inc.832 Hwy 101 541-332-6565
Computer Ink/TonerThese inks are still available:Canon: CLI-226 blackEpson: T043120, T044120,
T009, T0481-T0486, T0602-T0604, T069 yellow, T079 as-std
HP: 02 cyn, 23, 57, 60 Tricolor, 74, 75, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 110, 12A (laser toner)
UX3CR & UX15CR fax ribbonsLexmark: 1Lots of photo papers and Avery label products still available.
Abbott Law OfficeCivil/Criminal Law
Coos / Curry Counties
2nd & Adams, Coquille
Appointments available in Port Orford.
541-332-7077and Coquille
541-824-0777
Ali’s Auto, Inc.See all our inventory
online athttp://alisautos.comLot across from the School
Office 332-0333 Ali’s Cell 541-222-0894
College and Earth DaySeveral departments throughout South-western Oregon Community College, as well as community partners Coos Watershed Association and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve have assembled activities in celebration of Earth Day on April 22.
Ocean Frontiers Documentary:
Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship, a new film by Green Fire Productions, is premier-ing across the nation—to inspire and mobilize communities from coast to coast to better manage and conserve America’s vital ocean resources. Ocean Frontiers will play at Southwestern Or-egon Community College on Monday, April 23, 2012, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, at the Hales Center for Performing Arts on the Coos Campus. Oregon First Lady Cyl-via Hayes and Co-Speaker of the House, Representative Arnie Roblan will both be joining us to introduce the film. The film premiere is free.
Green Fire Productions’ executive di-rector and producer of Ocean Frontiers’ Karen Meyer stated, “At a time when conflicts over ocean resources dominate
State Explores OptionsThe Oregon Office of Emergency Man-agement (OEM) announced today that the Governor’s final appeal to FEMA for financial assistance for private homes damaged during the January 17 – 21 severe winter storm has been denied.
It was determined that the impact to Oregon residences did not meet the criteria established by the Stafford Act to qualify for the Individual Assistance Program. The state will explore all other options to assist people who had dam-age from this event. This includes other federal agencies, voluntary agencies and the private sector.
FEMA is currently working closely with the state and its local governments to provide assistance for damaged public infrastructure which was approved for 12 counties along with hazard mitiga-tion grant money for projects statewide as requested.
the media, we are excited to present the solution-oriented, bi-partisan stories of Ocean Frontiers. Ocean Frontiers clearly conveys that people across the country want to work together to sustain their coastal and ocean economies that depend on a healthy ocean.”
The Ocean Frontiers film premiere in Coos Bay, OR, is co-hosted by South-western Oregon Community College Associated Student Government, South Slough National Estuarine Research Re-serve, Coos Watershed Association, and Green Fire Productions.
Green Fest:
Southwestern Oregon Community Col-lege, Coos Watershed Association and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve are organizing their first annual Green Fest Vendor Fair, Wednesday, April 18 from 11 am to 2 pm, Hales Center for the Performing Arts Lobby. We will be teaming up with local businesses, government agencies, and non-profits to help show case and provide an opportunity to promote pro-grams around sustainability and natural resources to students and community members. This will be a great oppor-
tunity to show case our community or-ganizations and what they have to offer to the students and the community. The community is welcome to attend and/or participate. Please contact Karina Smith at 541-888-7316 for more information.
