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Vol. 14 Number 48
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Christmas in Port OrfordBy Evan Kramer
Christmas comes earlyto Port Orford this year.This Saturday residentsand visitors can enjoyfour Holiday bazaars inthe area. This is also thesecond year for Port
Orford’s Bargain Holiday, which is afundraiser for the Port Orford PublicLibrary. Sixty-one area businesses havepledged either a cash donation or con-tributing a percentage of their sales thisSaturday, December 6 to the building ofthe new Port Orford Library. Last year’sBargain Holiday was a big success andthis one looks even better.
Port Orford’s Bargain Holiday is spon-sored by the Port Orford Friends of theLibrary, the Port Orford Library Foun-dation and the Chamber of Commerce ofPort Orford and North Curry County.The Chamber has donated the typeset-ting and printing of the Bargain Holidaybrochures, which are available at busi-nesses all over town and the posters,which adorn participant windows.
Port Orford Public Librarian Tobe Por-ter wrote a description of the four holi-day shopping bazaars and rather than try
and reinvent the wheel, here it is in herwords. . .
The shopping starts at 7:30a.m. at theBeachcombers’ “Early Bird Bazaar” lo-cated just 2 miles north of town on Nichol-son Drive. This home-grown bazaaroffers quality craft and food gift booths,a special quilt raffle, and fresh—rightout of the oven—homemade cinnamonrolls.
On your way back into town, stop at theFriends of the Port Orford Library Christ-mas Bazaar at 555 W. 20th Street (CityHall Bldg.). Stock up on books and othergift items, plants and deliciously deca-dent baked goodies. 100% of the day’ssales will go to the library building fund.
Just across town, at 15th and Jackson,you will find great fun at the SeniorCenter Bazaar. You can enter a cake-walk, enjoy lunch, and choose among asleigh full of hand crafted treasurers.And, don’t miss the tall man with the“Pick-a-Pocket” apron.
You can’t miss the biggest bazaar rightin the center of town at the CommunityBuilding on East 11th Street. What anarray of crafters, all offering their finestwares! Take a chance on the ever popu-lar Christmas Basket, grab a bite to eat,and—best of all—visit Santa.
Enjoy a weekend on the spectacular southcoast, finish all your holiday shopping ...and help build a library.
I can’t think of another person in PortOrford who inspires the kind of loyalsupport that Tobe Porter does in her roleas librarian and also in leading the effortto build a new library at Highway 101and Fifteenth Streets.
The 61 supporting merchants deserve apat on the back and a “thank you”, plusyour support not only on Saturday butyear round. They are the Antique Motor-cycle & Auto Museum, The Art Gallery,Bartlett’s Café, Bonnie’s Ice CreamShoppe, Bread Zeppelin Coffee Houseand Drive-thru, C.A.Smith Realty, Camp-bell Realty, Castaway by the Sea, ChetcoFederal Credit Union, Coast Candle,Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc.,Crazy Norwegian, Dads Coins, Collect-ibles and Crafts, Dock Tackle & Sea-food, Downtown Fun Zone, Duds andSuds, Ecoforestry Management Associ-ates, Hawthorne Studios, and HealthQuest International. Howard S. Lichtig,Attorney at Law, Java Casa, Jewels bythe Sea, the Joan of Arc Vacation Prop-erty, Johnson Gallery, Kar Kare AutoParts, Kerr Resources, Klamath First,Madrona RV Park, Mary O. Loan Book-keeping, McNair True Value Hardware,
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The Port Orford and North Curry CountyChamber of Commerce holds theirmonthly board meeting on Monday, De-cember 8, 1:00pm, at Bartlett’s Café.
Senior NewsBy Mary Yoder
December has arrived. So here is thevolunteer of the month – who? ElainePendleton. Very nice choice.
December 1 was pinochle.
Every Tuesday morning blood pressure.Mondays TOPS 9:30am and 6:00pm.Osteoporosis exercise on Monday – alsoWednesday at 5:30pm.
Walking group Tuesday, Wednesday andThursdays at 8:30am.
Art and quilting at 5:30pm.
Rotary Club every Thursday at noon.
December 6 Bazaar from 8:00am to4:00pm. Rummage sale also – from8:00am to 1:00pm.
December 8 party for Betty Berger andBobbetta Henry Kron at 1:00pm. This isto wish them happiness in their moving.
December 9 nutrition meeting at 9:30am.Board meeting at 10:30am instead of11:00am from now on.
December 10 hearing aid from 9:30am tonoon.
December 13 rummage sale from 8:00amto 1:0pm.
December 18 is the trip to Shore Acres.The cost is $20. This includes ride,dinner, and sight seeing. You can signup at the Senior Center.
December 14 is breakfast from 8:00amto 1:00pm and rummage sale from 8:00amto 1:00pm.
I’d like to say what a wonderful turnoutfor the Betty Harper Memorial. DougJamieson was the minister. Couldn’thave been nicer. People came from nearand far away. The food was super. It waswonderful to see friends greeting eachother and family. Betty was very muchloved in her life – a wonderful person.
The bus is here for you Monday, Wednes-day and Thursday from 9:30am to1:30pm. Just call 332-5771.
Hope I haven’t missed anything or any-one. See you at the Center on Saturday,December 6. Yes there will be a rum-mage sale from 8:00am to 1:00pm.
Oh I wish I had a rainbowI’m waiting for a sign.
To brighten things around meLeave the shadows all behind
Then I put beside the wishingAll the waiting time is gone
Now it’s time to make things brighterWith some rainbows of my own.
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Missing Turkey Found!
Missing Turkey found in Port Orford’sGood House “Holiday food special 13thbox of the year”. Thanks to the generos-ity of the people in and around PortOrford all the turkeys for the needy fam-ilies have been rounded up and are await-ing distribution in the Holiday boxes dueto be distributed on December 20.
There are some items still missing thatmake the holiday meal complete likecranberry sauce or stuffing. But items arecoming in as people add a few extra itemsto grocery carts and bring them to the“Good House” Wednesdays from 10-11:45 am or 1-3:45 pm.
Everyone has something special at theirHoliday dinner table and if you wouldlike a needy family to share that some-thing special you can drop it by Wednes-days or perhaps drop a check in the mailby making it out to: The Common GoodInc PO Box 564 Port Orford 97465.
Last year the “Good House” provided 84Holiday food boxes for needy familiesand with the downturn in the Economywe are expecting nearly 100. In Novem-ber there were 98 food boxes that served224 people including 45 children.
Needy families are served one box offood and necessities once a month eachmonth of the year with a 13th box for theHoliday, as an ongoing gift of loveproject.
A crew of neighborhood volunteersspends precious time on Wednesday asthey take clients request, pick items fromthe shelves and pack them in box or bags
to help those who need just a little boostto get by that month.
It takes many hours and miles to bringfood donations from Coos Bay. Organi-zations like the Oregon Food bank locat-ed in Portland Oregon, the South CoastFood Share and SW Oregon CommunityAction located in Coos Bay all workingin harmony with the “Good House” toprovide this service to the greater PortOrford Community.
For more information about receivingfood or making a donation please dropby on Wednesday or contact Frank Cram-er (332-2113), Mike King (332-0289) orRay Johnson (332-6325).
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Friends Ask for SupportBy Evan Kramer
The Port Orford and North Curry CountyChamber of Commerce hosted JerryBecker and Jim Rogers at their Monday,November 24 meeting at the WheelhouseRestaurant. Becker and Rogers are boardmembers of the Friends of Elk River.This group is working on getting nation-al legislation passed which would makethe 11,000-acre Copper Salmon area aWilderness Area.
The meeting began with Rogers and Beck-er showing an 11-minute video theFriends of Elk River had made about theCopper Salmon area. The video beganwith the sound of marbled Murrelets andfeatured much footage of the North Forkof Elk River and interviews with localpeople and former county commissionerLloyd Olds.
Jerry Becker said the Friends are askingthe Chamber for a letter of endorsement
for the Copper Salmon Wilderness des-ignation. He said the Friends had theendorsement for the wilderness designa-tion from 30 area businesses. The PortOrford City Council, the Curry CountyBoard of Commissioners, and the PortOrford Watershed Council have alsoendorsed the proposal.
Becker said that good quality clean wateris needed coming out of the headwatersof the Elk River. He said the Elk RiverFish Hatchery needs high quality waterto function, adding that protecting theCopper Salmon Wilderness protects thehatchery. Becker said there were fivespecies of fish coming up the Elk Riverincluding Coho and Chinook salmon,and steelhead, rainbow, and cutthroattrout. Becker estimated 15,000 salmonwill return to the river this year and ofthat number 5,000 are needed for spawn-ing leaving 10,000 for fishermen. Heestimated that a sport fisherman can spendfrom $600 to $1,000 in the area on a threeday fishing weekend.
Jim Rogers read several letters of sup-port on behalf of the Copper SalmonWilderness designation including onefrom former Oregon Governor JohnKitzhaber and the American FisheriesSociety. Rogers said that the only thingthat would change in the Copper Salmonarea if it was designated Wilderness wasthere would be three miles of loggingroads decommissioned. These wouldbecome hiking trails.
The Friends of Elk River asked the Cham-ber for a letter stating the Chamber sup-ports the proposed Copper Salmon Wil-derness and that protecting the headwa-ters of the Wild and Scenic Elk River willhelp safeguard our world-class salmonruns and the economy of Curry County.The Chamber was asked to include intheir letters to our two US Senators,governor and representative that theChamber encourages they enact this leg-islation as soon as possible.
Chamber members have received a bal-lot in the mail this week and will vote onwhether to write a letter of endorsementor not.
More information about the Friends ofElk River and the Copper Salmon Wil-derness is available at the Friends website: www.FOER.org.
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To: Tim Belmont
From: Onis, Mary, & Ally
Author Tim PalmerBy Tobe Porter, Library Director
The Port Orford Public Library invitesyou to celebrate the release of author TimPalmer’s new book at a Book OpeningParty on Saturday, December 13, at7:00pm in the City Council Chambers.
Palmer has written a dozen books aboutthe American landscape and its rivers,including The Heart of America: Our
Landscape, Our Future; Lifelines: TheCase for River Conversation; and TheColumbia which received the NationalOutdoor Book Award.
His latest book, Oregon: Preserving theSpirit and Beauty of Our Land, is collab-oration between Palmer and photogra-phers Terry Donnelly and Mary Liz Aus-tin. This stunning book contains strikingcolor photography and text that revealsthe intricacies of nature and the insepara-
ble connections between people and theland. Filled with the treasures of thestate, Oregon is a celebration of thisextraordinary place.
At the Book Opening Party, Palmer willshow slides of some of the photographsin the book, and read some of his accom-panying text. Palmer is a very engagingand knowledgeable speaker; he is theperfect guide for this most interestingarmchair tour of Oregon’s wilderness.
35th Annual Community Christmas BazaarSponsored by ESA
December 6th 9:00 - 4:00Port Orford Community Building
Baked Goods Stocking StuffersRaffles Luncheon
Come and see the wonderful raffles and gifts that our localorganizartions and crafters have to offer
Come and visit Santa and have your picture taken from 1:00-3:00
Luncheon provided by The Eastern Star
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Port Orford Ambulance News
Effective November 19, 2003, the PortOrford Community Ambulance, Inc.Board of Directors made a change in thewording on the “subscription” applica-tion. This will affect only new and re-newal applicants. The wording statesthat upon receipt of payments from allinsurance companies the subscriber willbe responsible for 50% of any balancedue. Under the old application if theinsurance payments would total over 50%of Port Orford Community Ambulance,Inc.’s normal and customary fees for theservices rendered the insurance paymentswould be accepted as satisfaction in fullfor all charges. Should the paymentsfrom all insurance companies combinedbe less than 50% of the normal charges,then the difference between the amountpaid and 50% of the normal and custom-ary charges would be considered pay-ment in full. In other words, if you haveexcellent insurance you could wind up
Public Meetings
City of Port Orford Planning Commis-sion meets on Tuesday, December 9,7:00pm, in the city hall council cham-bers.
Port Orford-Langlois 2CJ School Dis-trict Board meets on Tuesday, Dec. 9,7:00pm, in the PHS Library.
having to pay nothing for the service.This could happen when a subscriberwas employed by a large company. TheBoard decided that it would only be fairto every subscriber if everyone’s billwould be discounted by 50% after insur-ance payment and the balance to be paidby the subscriber.
If the subscriber patient has no medicalinsurance or insurance denies payment,the normal and customary charges willbe discounted by 50%. All of the chang-es apply to 911 emergency services only.Courtesy transports will continue to becharged at the usual and customary ratewithout discount.
A new program has been installed on theoffice computer and you will be receiv-ing notice of renewal approximately 40days before your subscription is due. Allsubscriptions are due one year after ap-plication and payment.
The new Board of Directors are workingvery hard to make constructive changesin the working order of the Port OrfordCommunity Ambulance, to try and in-sure that our community will alwayshave ambulance service. They welcomeany help that anyone of you can volun-teer. Call the office at 332-0384 if youhave any questions and there will also bea booth at the Community Bazaar whereyou can obtain a copy of the new appli-cation and ask questions of an EMT.
Board of Directors, Port Orford Com-munity Ambulance, Inc.
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WALKING DAY!WALKING DAY!WALKING DAY!WALKING DAY!WALKING DAY!Speakers: Caroll Milne, FNP; Kathy O. Davis and Cathy Boden
Learn about the benefits of walking and how to getstarted!
Meet other walkers!
Learn how to join organized walking groups aroundtown and Curry County!
Time: 2 p.m. Date: Friday, Dec. 12Place: Port Orford Senior Center
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Bargain HolidayBy Tobe Porter, Library Director
Christmas at Shore Acres
The Christmas lighting tradition is aliveand well at Shore Acres State Park inCharleston. They are enjoying their sev-enteenth annual Holiday Lights and OpenHouse at Shore Acres this year. Thisyear the displays at Shores Acres featureover a quarter of a million lights spreadout over seven acres of the old Simpsonestate. The Christmas light display runsthrough January 4 and includes Christ-mas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eveand New Year’s. The light display runsfrom 4:00 to 10:00pm daily.
The festivities also include an open housenightly with cookies, hot cider, punchand coffee located in the decorated Gar-den House.
There is a $3 fee per vehicle to park atShore Acres but no additional charge forthe light show. This annual Christmastradition is sponsored by the Friends ofShore Acres.
Port Orford’s Bargain Holiday on Satur-day, December 6 is a wonderful exampleof people working together for the goodof all. Sixty-one businesses and fourholiday bazaars have pledged their fi-nancial support for a new library, and thelibrary and the Chamber of Commercedonated over 600 advertising dollars tobring shoppers into town. Our sincerethanks go to all the businesses and ba-zaars for their support.
If you want a hammer, a car part, fineartwork, a cup of coffee, a good meal,furniture, fresh wreaths, cards, T-shirts,bird houses, jewelry, a hair cut, video orDVD, ice cream cone, wooden-ware,fresh fish, a beautiful antique, a place foryour guests to sleep, a new outfit, quilt-ing supplies, vitamins, shell décor, or seevintage motorcycles then right here athome is where you should shop thisSaturday!
A brochure listing all the participatingbusinesses and details about the bazaarshas been distributed throughout town.Please pick up one and make sure youvisit all the merchants and the four ba-zaars (listed below).
Start at the Beachcomber’s Early BirdBazaar, 7:30am-2:00pm at Beachcomb-ers Cove; check out the Friends of thePort Orford Library holiday Bazaar,9:00am-3:00pm, City Council Chambers;move on to the Senior Center ChristmasBazaar, 8:00am-4:00pm, Senior Center;and visit Santa at the ESA CommunityBazaar, 9:00am-4:00pm, in the Commu-nity Building.
Come on everyone, let’s get out thereand shop during Port Orford’s BargainHoliday, Saturday, December 6.
LighthousekeeperSee us at the ESA Bazaar in the Community
Building this Saturday, Dec. 6 9am-4pm
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Sale on our famous yummy orange cranberry bits!
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Letter to the Editor,
Coos Curry Electric has not yet hired anew accountant to take the place of BobEwalt who was fired in August 2002.When asked what the status was, at the11-21 meeting, it was stated that an ac-countant would be hired sometime in thenext 2 months. Then Director GrantCombs stated that Jim Arntz was pres-ently overseeing someone on staff whowas handling this work and that it wasworking so well that CCEC might justcontinue with that policy. There are sev-eral problems with that plan.
#1. The CEO is controlling the account-ing procedures and assistant who is notcertified in accounting procedures or thelegal ramifications of CCEC’s $$ num-bers.
#2. As we have seen frequently through-out this past 2 years, Mr. Arntz is havingdifficulty completing his own work ontime and has not provided the Board withrequested information even with amonth’s leeway. Remember it took 22months to complete the 2001 Audit andpay taxes. If Mr. Arntz doesn’t have timeto complete his own responsibilities in atimely manner, he certainly does nothave time to adequately train and super-vise an assistant.
#3 It is organizationally unsound to haveone person control money documenta-tion, borrowing, spending, and also bethe CEO. The accountant should report
Riders in the Wind
The Riders in the Wind 4-H horse club isholding a can drive on Sunday, Dec. 7,from 1:00-4:30pm. Members of the groupwill be going door to door in Port Orfordcollecting cans. Call Melissa at 541-253-7506 for can pick-up.
Walking Day
Whether it’s doctor’s orders or a yearn-ing to explore your neighborhood, walk-ing for health and fitness comes easy inPort Orford. That’s what Curry FamilyMedical (CMF) staff and friends willdemonstrate when the they host “Walk-ing Day,” a walk-and-talk workshop forwalker-wanna-be’s, at 2 p.m., Friday,Dec. 12, starting in the Port Orford Se-nior Center.
Speaker Carol Milne, FNP, certified fam-ily nurse practitioner, will begin the eventwith a sit-down presentation about thestartling health benefits of walking.
Then the audience will join Kathy O.Davis, volunteer senior center walk lead-er, and Cathy Boden for an outdoorswalk-and-talk. Davis also teaches aSouthwestern Oregon Community Col-lege class in osteoporosis preventionthrough exercise. She will discuss what’sneeded to join her free walking group.
Boden leads Curry Family Medical’s fa-vorite outreach program, “ExploringYour Own Backyard.” A professional
to the Board and not be obligated to theGeneral Manager.
The CCEC Board needs to set up a sys-tem of checks and balances all along theline.
Jean ShankConcerned Opinion
outdoor guide, Boden will discuss “HowTo Dress For Success.” She will sharetips on “smart and comfortable walkingwear, whether strolling around town orhiking in the backcountry.”
CFM’s “Walking Day” is free and opento the public – rain or shine. The event isaimed at those who want to learn thehealth benefits of walking, meet otherwalkers or join organized walking groupsin Port Orford and throughout the coun-ty.
Participants are requested to dress for theweather. For details, phone Cathy Bodenat (541) 332-1042.
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Hughes HouseBy Becky Flake
Occupied by the Hughes family for overa hundred years, the Hughes ranch isnow part of the 1,800 acre Cape BlancoState Park. Located eight miles north ofPort Orford, it is listed in the NationalRegister of Historic Places. The Friendsof Cape Blanco have restored the interior
Letter to the editor,
On the eve of Thanksgiving around 5:00pm, I experienced the true meaning ofThanksgiving. I was very busy waitingon customers when one of our regularcustomers came through my line pur-chasing one item.
I asked him if he was ready for theholiday. He answered in a soft voice, “Idon’t have money for food right now.” Itold him to pick out dinner because I wasgoing to pay for it. Being the person he is,he responded “oh I couldn’t.” I told himI wouldn’t let him leave the store withoutdinner, as he walked away.
The next gentleman in line wanted onlya pack of cigarettes. As I handed them tohim he asked if it was true that the manbefore him didn’t have any money for aThanksgiving dinner. I said yes, it wasindeed true. The man took my hand, putmoney in it and said, “I’d like to helpalso, God bless you.”
As he walked out of the store I openedmy hand and there laid $60.00 from acomplete stranger. By that time everyonein line was in shock. I called to mycustomer and told him what had justhappened. He tried to find the man tothank him but he was already gone.
This wonderful act of kindness from aperfect stranger truly touched our heartsthat night. It’s something I will neverforget and all of us at Ray’s Food Placewould like to thank this man for hiskindness and may god bless you always.
Mary Hathorn
to the turn of the century. The HughesHouse was built by P.J. Lindberg forPatrick and Jane Hughes in 1898 at a costof about $3,800. The eleven room, 3,000square foot home was framed by two byeight inch Port Orford cedar and is anoutstanding example of Eastlake archi-tecture. Standing on a terrace northeastof Cape Blanco, it is tucked comfortablyagainst a rising hill on the south andprotected from south-westerly winterstorms. The sweeping view from thehouse is spectacular. The eye travelsfrom the Pacific Ocean to the west, alongthe Sixes River, to the far-away hills ofthe coast range. One can imagine wakingearly and looking out over the greenvalley, dotted with cattle and sheep, as anindigo sky, blushing pink, silhouettesthe dark-timbered hills.
[Editor’s note: This article about Hugh-es House was taken from Becky Flake’s2004 Port Orford calendar “Footnotesand Foot Prints” for the month of Octo-ber. The calendar is on sale at SalsaRita’s, Finch Custom Jewelry and theDowntown Fun Zone. This calendar ismade in Port Orford from the photogra-phy to the writing to the printing.]
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Library Events
Toddler Time will resume on Friday,December 5 at 10:30 am in the PortOrford Council Chambers. Join us in astory hour with your toddlers. AmandaKamph will bring you stories, songs andgiggles. Toddler Time is scheduled onFriday’s at 10:30 am except for the weekof Christmas.
Story Soup presents “Sleds and Sloth’s”to be held on Thursday, December 11 at6:30 pm, in the Port Orford CouncilChambers. Bring your whole family andenjoy the magic of the season with sto-ries to wake the imagination and warmthe heart.
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Senior Center Bazaar
The Port Orford Senior Center will behaving their annual Christmas Bazaar onSaturday, December 6, from 8:00am to4:00pm. The kitchen will be open withcoffee, muffins, and such in the morningand lunch will be available. Along thefood lines there will be a cakewalk at10:00am, noon, and 2:00pm. There willalso be many baked goods for sale.
Come support the Senior Center and buysome Christmas presents. There are manyhandmade items. You can buy raffle tick-ets for the Peacock Hill quilt and the“Sea Rocks”, an original watercolorpainting by local artist Jean Shank. The
tickets are $1 each of six for $5. Thedrawing for the raffle will be at 3:00pm.You need not be present to win. TheBreast Cancer awareness quilt is also ondisplay. The money goes for the benefitof the Senior Center.
If you have any questions or other itemsto contribute call Elaine Pendleton at332-3101 or the Senior Center at 332-5771.
Letter to the Editor,
We are fortunate in the Port Orford areato have a dedicated group of people whovolunteer their time and energy to serve
our community as Emergency MedicalTechnicians and ambulance drivers.Twice in the last week it was necessary totransport my mother to the hospitalemergency room in Bandon. Gail Wilcox,Bob Hergert, Katrina Montgomery, BobMielenz and Wade Phillips left their jobs,homes and families on a moment’s noticeto help us in our time of need. A verypublic thank you to these people whoassisted us and to the other volunteerswho also serve. We are lucky to havethem in our community.
Patricia McArdle
Build our new library togetherShop Port Orford’s Bargain Holiday!
Saturday, December 6th
Four unique bazaars and 61 supporting businesses,all contributing to the construction of a new library.
Beachcombers“Early Bird Bazaar,”
7:30am - 2:00pm2 miles north of town
Hand crafted gift itemsEarly morning, fresh cinnamon buns
“Stocking Up”at the Friends of the Port Orford
Public LibraryHoliday Bazaar9:00am - 3:00pm
City Council Chambers, W. 20thStreet
Home baked goods, plantsBooks and other gift items
Senior CenterChristmas Bazaar
8:00am - 4:00pmSenior Center, 15th & Jackson
Enter a cake walk and “Pick a Pocket”Enjoy a sleigh full of crafts
The Community Bazaar“The Biggest Bazaar”
9:00am - 4:00pmThe Community Building, E. 11th
StreetVisit with Santa, 2:00-4:00pm
Full lunch availableDozens of local crafters
This fund raising event is sponsored bythe Port Orford Friends of the Library,
Port Orford Library Foundation,and the
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Drama Club Presentation
The Pacific High School Drama Clubpresents a staged version of “The Ap-ple”, written by Jimmy Brunelle 2003.An aspiring artist turned janitor is calledaway from his post to clean up a spillelsewhere in an art museum. He un-knowingly leaves his most controversialwork upon an empty display pedestal,his afternoon snack. Many soon-to-be-memorable characters, including a cam-eo by Elvis himself, react to the mysticalfruit proving that “some people mistak-enly think a work of art is responsible fortheir perceptions, and how sometimesthis thinking can culminate in an act ofcensorship” Brunelle.
Performances are scheduled Thursdayand Friday, December 11 and 12 at7:00pm at the Port Orford CommunityBuilding. Tickets for both performancesare available through Pacific HighSchool, and at the door the night of the
Parents Unite
The Parents Unite December schedule isas follows:
Mommy and Me on Wednesday morn-ing, Dec. 10, from 10:00 to noon. Kid’shealth and safety and tummy upsets.
Mommy and Me on Wednesday morningDec. 17, from 10:00am to noon. How totell if my child is hyper or just energetic.
Update on Bonnie Woodley
There will be a new article written byBonnie, on her web site as soon as her“webmaster” gets back to Port Orford.
In the meantime especially on these rainydays, the days are long so she enjoys andencourages visitors. You can drop byand visit Bonnie or you can call first at332-0134. Bonnie would enjoy morecompany and likes a good conversation.Sometimes the greatest gift we can giveeach other is the gift of our time. Bonniewould appreciate a little of your time.
If you are on of the many people whohave brought food for Bonnie and Clyde,please come by to reclaim your dishes.
www.friendsofbonnie.org.
Wind Meeting
The Curry Coastal Alliance is sponsor-ing a meeting on Thursday night, De-cember 4, 7:00pm at Blanco MiddleSchool cafeteria in Langlois. The meet-ing concerns the appropriate siting ofwind turbines and local citizens support-ing placement of wind energy develop-ment that minimizes conflicts with CurryCounty wildlife, environment, economyand residents. The meeting is open toeveryone.
performance. Tickets are $2 for childrenand $4 for adults.
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Bartlett's CafeThursday, December 4
Happy Birthday JosephFriday, December 5
SnapperMonday, December 8
Taco SaladTuesday, December 9
Meat LoafWednesday, December 10
Soup ‘n Sandwich(Menu subject to change)
Sell Your Art
The Port Orford Arts Council is invitingtheir members to have an opportunity tosell their artwork at the Arts Council’stable at the ESA Christmas Bazaar onSaturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm. “Wewant to give local artists an opportunityto sell their artwork as well as support theArts Council,” said Stacy Romele, ArtsCouncil president. Members must speak
Holiday Party
The Port Orford and North Curry CountyChamber of Commerce is holding a hol-iday party for the community on Sunday,December 14, 3:00pm, at Driftwood El-ementary School.
Enjoy the tree lighting in front of theschool as well as a visit from SantaClaus. Everyone is invited to join thefun. Music by the Bell Choir will beprovided as well as cookies.
Students are asked to sign up on theSanta list in the school office.
Letter to the Editor,
Many thanks to Mickey Struck for find-ing my ring at McNair True Value Hard-ware and thanks also to True Value Hard-ware for putting up a found sign on theircounter.
A special thanks to Milton Finch for hisfine artistic craftsmanship in making itwearable again.
With much gratitude,
Jean Brown
with Romele by Friday at noon becausetable space is limited. She can be reachedat her home at 332-1140.
VISITORS WELCOMECALL 332-4444 DONNA ROSELIUS41687 Hwy. 101 S. Port Orford, Oregon
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Dock Tackle & SeafoodWinter Hours: 10 to 5 Thu, Fri, Sat.
Local catch Fish-n-Chips, Clam ChowderBurgers, Gifts, Fishing Gear, and BaitFresh local fish fillets when available.
(541) 332-8985
Remember
The Crazy Norwegians11:30am - 7:00pm Tues-Sun
We Support The Library332-8601
Alanna’s Gallery10% off thru 12-24
Open 11-5pm Wed-Sun264-C Hwy 101 332-7403
Alanna’s - 12-04,11
Mary’s HerbsFor all your health shop needs
Full service herb & vitamin shopEnergy - weight loss - detox -
wellness - multiples, seasilver, etc.Low cost home water filtration system removes
Giardia, E. Coli, Coliform, SedimentPhone/Mail order available. Bandon 347-9586
REAL ESTATE & RENTALS
FREE BROKER PRICE OPINION onyour home or property. We sold manyproperties this past year and need moreproperty to sell. Call Sandra or Sara atSiskiyou Coast Realty (541) 332-7777.
THE CAT’S MEOW vacation cottage.Welcome sports fishermen for the up-coming Fall run, out of town guests, andfamilies. Great location! Please call tollfree (866) 503-5003 for reservations. Non-smoking.
RENTAL NOW AVAILABLE: Threebed; two bath on 12 acres; $750/month;plus deposit. Oregon Properties PropertyManagement: 541-347-1876.
RENTAL PORT ORFORD 2 bedroom,1 bath, upstairs unit $500.00 includesshared washer and dryer, utilities andgarbage. Non-smoking, no pets preferred.Quiet. 332-2021.
FOR RENT: 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATHhome in new subdivision $800.00 month.Call Larry (209) 576-8853.
LOOKING FOR FURNISHED Roomto rent in Port Orford starting Jan 1st. Call332-2903, ask for Sandi.
VACATION RENTAL. 2 Br. Cottageduplex in town. Cute & clean. Day / Week/ Month. 3 day min. 332-7195.
SERVICES
GIFT OF MUSIC lasts a lifetime. Learn-ing to play guitar is fun and rewarding.Guitar lessons by experienced patientteacher in your home. Guitars for sale,rentals. Steve Montana 332-8048.
COUNSELING for individuals, couples& families. Ernest Thayer, counselor for20 years, maintains a practice in PortOrford & Ashland. All issues includingrelationships, parenting, depression &abuse. Sliding fee scale (sorry no insur-ance). Call Ernie at 332-3210.
JOHN B. HOUSER, Barber-Hairdresser,553 – 19th Street, Port Orford, 332-2050.Hours Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,Friday from 12 to 5.
EXTERIOR PAINTING and Remodel,lots of local references. Decks, additions,window packages, siding, and painting.Quality workmanship. Licensed, bondedand insured and BBB member. CCB#132941. Call 347-2259. Eugene Hill Con-struction.
THE GURU IS IN! Here’s a computertechnology expert who can deliver whatyou need. Set-up to overhaul, desktop tonetwork, web page to database, tutoringto training, friendly “techie” at your ser-vice. Scotty 332-0530.
HANDYMAN: Household repairs, prop-erty cleaning, labor, odd jobs, chainsawwork. Have truck and tools. 332-0511.
BLUE SKY TREE SERVICE – Profes-sional stump removal by grinding. Nostump too big. Lowest price guaranteed(with accessibility.) Still serving PortOrford area for all your tree-care needs.Free estimates! CCB# 152469. 347-7400.
NEED HELP? We will mow it, move it,haul it. We are a husband and wife team,with a pickup… Reasonable rates, flexablehours. No job too big or too small. Call foran estimate. Kevin and Anne Cales 332-0129.
LOST & FOUND
LOST: POSSIBLY ON THE HEADStrails over Thanksgiving wek. A camerawhich may have the name “Byer” and“Richmond, CA” on it. Call Lee Kincaid332-9745.
Creighton InvestigationsA Full Service Investigation and
Consulting Firmby appointment only
(877) 332-0911 or visitCreightonInvestigations.com
TWO MOVING SALES 1111 Deadyand #3 Doug Johnson Lane, top of Deady,Saturday 9-4 outside furniture and fire-place, generator, air compressor, plants,some furniture.
MISCELLANEOUS
JUST IN! MR. WONDERFUL doll,Porcelain dolls, mermaids, sound acti-vated stick ponies, planes, trucks, cars,atv’s, military vehicles, sand toys, cooljump ropes/balls, glow sand pictures, andand and....at the Shell Shack
MAKE HOLIDAY SHOPPING EASYby signing up for the “Holiday Wish ListRegistry.” We keep your selections andsizes on file. It’s easy and free. Availableonly at Jewels By The Sea, 755 OregonSt. #A, (Hwy 101).
HOLIDAY WREATH WORKSHOPat Marsh Haven Farm, Dec. 6th or 7th 12-3pm. Fresh and dry materials provided.RSVP 348-2564. $30.00 each.
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR at the SeniorCenter: Gifts, art, crafts, raffles, games.Serving coffee, muffins, cinnamon rolls,soup, sandwiches all day Saturday, 8 to 4.
1982 DODGE ½ TON FLATBED, 6 cyl4 speed. Good running work truck. Newbrakes, radiator, alternator, regulator.$450.00 332-0045 or 332-9891.
WHERE CAN YOU FIND shell cur-tains and swags, shell mirrors, shell frames,shell chimes, new line of designer shelldeco for kitchen and bath, many” handpicked” one-of-a-kind pieces, only at theShell Shack at BattleRock Park
GET YOUR JEWELRY READY forHoliday Parties with a free ring clean andpolish at Jewels By The Sea, 755 OregonSt. #A (Hwy 101). We can also changeyour watch battery.
ANGEL SEEDS, “ Red Hat” pins, scentedgifts, candles, diaries, new jewelry lines,sarongs, trinket boxes, new from the show,fun and funky gift lines for young girlsand older girls at the Shell Shack
THERE’S STILL TIME for placingspecial orders for the Holidays. Rings,earrings, pendants and bracelets, gifts formen too. Something for every budget sizebudget. Jewels By The Sea, 755 OregonSt. #A (Hwy 101).
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING? Greathand-crafted bargains! Silver jewelry,pottery, music boxes, leather wallets,beaded pouches and more. 10-20% offduring our pre-Christmas sale. 530 8th St.Johnson Gallery, behind the movie the-ater, open Thurs – Sun. 11-5. 332-0599.
THAT BIRD STORE Grand Opening!December 01 thru 06. Free coffee andgoodies. Door prizes, too. 535A 12thStreet. Half a block off 101. Come andhelp me celebrate..
KOSS DVD PLAYERS $49.99 whilethey last. 52x External USB 2.0 CDRWdrive $89.99. USB Memory Drives from$13.99. The Downtown Fun Zone, 832Hwy 101, Port Orford. 332-6565.
DOES YOUR JEWELRY SIT in a boxbecause it needs repair? Bring it to JewelsBy The Sea, 755 Oregon St. #A (Hwy101) for a free repair estimate. We canhelp make your jewelry wearable again, itmay not cost as much as you think.
WHISKEY FLASKS, pirate T-shirts,new line of men’s nautical “desk deco”,stupid stuff and stocking stuffers at theShell Shack at BattleRock Park
READY FOR A WEBSITE? JTDataworks specializes in web design,upgrades, maintenance and training. Rea-sonable rates. Call Judy at 332-0850 oremail [email protected].
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Free Children’s Christmas BazaarComing Soon!
If you would like to be a part of helping children in Port Orford be able togive presents to their family members and experience the joy of giving,please take your donations to either Chetco Federal Credit Union, orCompliance Solutions on 19th St. across from the Fire Station. Presentsfor all ages, both male & female needed.
Bazaar will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13th at the Port Orford ChristianCenter from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Presents will be wrapped and lunchserved to children & parents, all for free.
ALHPH GOLD 5TH WHEEL 1991model, located in a park in Ophir. Asking$11,500. 541-247-7488.
HOLIDAY BARGAINS! SAVE 25%on Fine Jewelry, 20% on Black HillsGold, 15% on Sterling Silver and BeadedJewelry, 10% on Beads and Supplies. Allitems on sale through December 24th.Jewels By The Sea, 755 Oregon St. #A(Hwy 101).
GREEK FISHERMEN’S HATS, ex-cellent selection of sizes and colors, andthe best price around! At the Shell Shackat BattleRock Park.
GIVE US YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST!Fresh noble fir wreathes – we hand tie andcustom make every wreath. A great thank-you or hostess gift as well. We ship ordeliver. Sea Breeze Florist. 332-0445.
COLOR LASER PRINTER (used, ex-cellent cond.) Tektronix Phaser 740 withduplexing unit, extra toner and more.New imaging unit and fuser units. $1,000see at The Downtown Fun Zone, 832Hwy 101, Port Orford 332-6565.
PACIFIC WAVE FITNESS (541) 332-7777, (541) 332-2025. Now offeringSatellite TV. Membership fees $30.00per month. 24 hour fitness. Call for freetour of gym. Join now to get in shape!
MISTY MEADOWS JAMS and syrupsat the Shell Shack at Battle Rock Park, alocally made Oregon product!
CARPET TECH Carpet and UpholsteryCleaning now serves Port Orford. Satis-faction guaranteed or the job is free. Allwe leave is the clean. 347-2259.
MINI STORAGE/U-HAUL. 200+ stor-age units, 150+ climate controlled.Airport-U-Stor, across from Ocean Spray347-4356.
PREPAID PHONE CARDS $7.00 – 2-hour cards – no minimum usage! TheDowntown Fun Zone.
NEW MOVIES THIS WEEK: “Piratesof the Caribbean”, “Beethoven’s 5th”,“The Cuckoo”, “My House in Umbria”,and “Concert for George”. Please remem-ber items are due back by 3:30pm the nextbusiness day. The Downtown Fun Zone.Open 9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and 9:30-7 Fri-day and Saturday. Closed Sundays.
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The Meeks Family KOA in Langlois,Micki’s on Main, N.C. Electronics, Par-adise Café, Paula’s Bistro, Port & Star-board Restaurant, Port Orford Bread-works, Port Orford Garage, Port OrfordNews, Port Orford R.V. Village, Quil-ter’s Corner, Ray’s Food Place, RickCook Gallery, Rogers & Associates For-estry Consultants, Sea Breeze Florist,Sea Crest Motel, Seaweed Natural Gro-cery & Café, The Shell Shack, ShorelineMotel, Siskiyou Coast Realty, Sixes RiverLand Company, Sixes River Peddler,Susan’s Handmade Chocolates, That BirdStore, Timeworn Treasures, TransAc-tion Gallery, Uptown Frames, Western
Builder’s Supply Inc., Wheelhouse Res-taurant, Wild Horse Salon and the Wood-en Nickel.
Tim Mitchell wrote an article in E Mag-azine about the effects of shopping local-ly. He says the good news is “A dollarspent at a locally owned store is usuallyspent 6 to 15 times before it leaves thecommunity. From $1, you create $5 to$14 in value within the community.”Mitchell writes that the bad news is“Spend $1 at a national chain store, and80% of it leaves town immediately.”(Assuming the town has national chainstores, if not the figure would be closer to100%). The Holiday Bazaars in PortOrford feature the work of local artistsand craftspeople and the items are large-ly made in our area. Shop locally andsupport our town.
School Christmas Concert
The community is invited to enjoy theannual Christmas concert at DriftwoodElementary School on Thursday, De-cember 4, at 7:00pm. The concert fea-tures students in kindergarten throughfourth grade and will be held in theschool cafeteria.
