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Four Fishermen Lost at SeaBy Evan Kramer

The fishing village of Port Orford hasbeen hit by a tragedy of unimaginableproportions. On Saturday, December 16,the 43 foot fiberglass hulled fishing boat,the “Ash” captained and owned by 44year old Rob Ashdown sunk after gettinghit by a large wave at the Rogue River barin Gold Beach. Ashdown’s three mancrew consisted of Mark Daniel Wagner(age 40) and Joshua Northcutt (age 30)from Port Orford; and Louis ThomasLobo (age 39) from Las Vegas, Nevada.All four men are missing as well as theboat.

The boat had recently been bought andrefurbished into a crab boat by Rob Ash-down and was headed out on its initialtrip to sea with a load of crab pots whenit capsized.

The boat went down at 3:30pm on Satur-day afternoon. A Port Orford fisherman,who had been talking to Rob Ashdown’sfather Mike Ashdown on a cell phone atthe time, watched the boat as it wasoverwhelmed by the wave and disap-peared. He called 911 immediately andwithin minutes the Curry County Sher-iff’s Department was on scene. The CoastGuard responded with helicopters sentfrom their air stations in North Bend and

Humboldt Bay along with a motor life-boat from the Chetco River station.

The Coast Guard, Sheriff’s Department,and members of the Port Orford Volun-teer Fire Department were involved inthe search as well as many fishermen,family members and people from PortOrford who went down to Gold Beach onSaturday night and Sunday to aid in thesearch for the missing fishermen andboat. They found the vessel’s life raft,two survival suits and other pieces ofdebris from the boat.

The Coast Guard suspended their searchfor the crew of the fishing boat at 4:55pmon Sunday night. People continue tosearch the shoreline for the crew mem-bers and boat.

The Port Orford City Council began theirMonday night meeting on a somber notewith a moment of silence for the fourmissing fishermen. They then heard fromFire Department Chief Gayle Wilcoxabout what members of the communitycan do for the families of the missingmen. She said the ESA Sorority has setup four separate accounts, one for eachfisherman’s family at Chetco FederalCredit Union. The ESA Sorority is a nonprofit charity so your donations will betax deductible.

Wilcox said there would be a memorialservice for the four men this Saturday,December 23, at 11:00am, at the SixesGrange with Pastor Doug Jamieson pre-siding. It has been asked that peoplecarpool to the Grange Hall because of thenumber of people who will be attending.There will be a potluck lunch after thememorial service.

The Port Orford and Sixes Fire depart-ments will do a processional throughPort Orford to the Sixes Grange at10:00am that morning in honor of RobAshdown who was a long time memberof the Port Orford Volunteer Fire De-partment. The procession of fire depart-ment vehicles will begin at the north endof town and proceed to the south end andthen turn around and go the Sixes Grange.Wilcox asked that people line the streetsto honor the processional as it passesthrough town. Wilcox pleaded with peo-ple not to listen to rumors about therecovery of the fishermen and not repeatthe rumors they are hearing around town.There have been many inaccurate ru-mors going around town. She said theCurry County Search and Rescue squadwill continue to look for the men lost atsea.

Jay Stoler said that the Oregon Dunge-ness Crab Commission has donated mon-

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ey to the four accounts of Chetco. TheCrab Commission and Newport Fish-wife’s Association has donated $1,000into each of the accounts at Chetco.

A memorial fund has been set up atSterling Savings Bank for the four fam-ilies. The account is under the name “FVAsh”.

It’s time for the Port Orford communityto band together and help these fourfamilies in this time of loss with youlove, prayers and donations.

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CCEC Board Lowers RatesBy Evan Kramer

Good news came nine days before Christ-mas for Coos Curry Electric members asthe board passed a 2007 budget with arate decrease in the base meter charge.

The board met in an unusual Saturdaymorning session to accommodate theavailability of all board members. Therewere more members of the public inattendance than at most meetings.

Board chairman Daryl Robison present-ed former board member Gary Doranwith a plaque for his time on the board.He then presented former board memberDale Thomas with a lamp/electric meterfor his term on the board.

Chairman Robison then went around theroom and invited the members in atten-dance to address their concerns if theyhad any. Dale Thomas read a two pageletter to the board. He was aware thatlater on in the meeting the board wasgoing to announce the results of theirrate decrease and spoke to that issue. Hesaid that one rate class (residential) shouldnot be subsidized by another (business).He said the $2 million surplus should bereturned to the members as a lump sumrefund to all members. He said all ratereductions should be equitable with 33%going to residential and 67% to business.He said the board would be stealing fromone rate class to give to another.

Rick Hazard talked to the board aboutlooking into the net metering charge andalternative energy. Former CCEC em-ployee thanked the board for holding themeeting on Saturday.

The board approved the consent calen-dar including the minutes by unanimousvote. They also approved the generalmanager’s safety report.

Board member Grant Combs gave theORECA (Oregon Rural Electric Cooper-ative Association) report. He said at therecent meeting he attended there was agood discussion on wave energy and saidit was the way we are headed. He saidBrookings was one of the seven sitesconsidered for wave energy. The formerInternational Paper mill site in Gardineris also being considered.

The board discussed a policy changerecommended by the policy review com-mittee. It is the whistleblower policy asrecommended by the Coop’s auditor. Itis policy bulletin #84 and involves doc-ument destruction and whistleblowing.The board voted unanimously in favor ofthe policy bulletin. The board of direc-tors will now be involved with the whistle-blowing program along with the generalmanager.

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CCEC Board Lowers RatesContinued from Page 2

The board discussed the Round-Up pro-gram where CCEC members can roundup their bill to the next even dollaramount. The money raised this way goesto subsidize low income users. The mostyour contribution could be in a monthwould be ninety nine cents. The money isdistributed by Community Action.

Daryl Robison told the public the boardhad spent a lot of time working on the2007 budget. Robison said there wouldbe no change in the outsourcing at thispoint. He said the Coop was saving$40,000 by having its billings outsourced.Board member Gary Schlottmann saidthe outsourcing decisions were made inthe best interests of the Coop. The boardwill continue to investigate and look intothe areas which have been outsourcedand will have more facts to work withnext year. Members were told they couldfill out a request for information for morefacts about the budget.

Dale Thomas asked several times for afull presentation of the budget and at onepoint Gary Schlottmann told him to dropit. Board member John Herzog made a

motion the 2007 budget be approved aspresented. It passed unanimously

The board discussed a proposed changein the base meter charge (also known asthe minimum meter charge) for residen-tial users. The proposal was for the rateto go down from $33 to $22.75 permonth; a savings to the consumer of$10.25 per month. The energy charge forthe months of May through Novemberfor residential users will remain at 6.30cents per kWh per meter and the rate forthe December through April billings willincrease from 4.68 to 5.30 cents per kWhfor usage over 1,000 kWh per month.This is known as the declining blockrate. Total revenue impact on the Coop’smargin from these changes was estimat-ed at $520,000 based on the rate reduc-tions. Board member David Itzen said hewas opposed to the change since it wasn’tacross the board. The motion made byboard member John Herzog for the ratechanges passed.

The board passed a motion to decreasethe base meter charge for the “generalservice” class which includes schools,public buildings with single phase elec-trical service and small commercial with

three phase service. Single phase com-mercial will drop from $37.50 to $35 andthree phase will drop from $47.50 to $45per month. The rate decreases are effec-tive on the electric bills after January 1,2007. This will have a $53,000 effect onthe Coop’s margin. The board adjournedthe meeting before 11:30am but contin-ued to work on into the day in executivesession.

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The service lasts about one hour and willbe followed by a potluck supper at thehome of the priest. Those attending thesupper after the service are asked tobring a covered dish to share.

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12-11 Police responded with Port Or-ford Fire, Ambulance, and Sixes Fire toa rollover Tractor Trailer accident onHighway 101 near Battle Rock Park. Alarge empty Chip Truck was travelingsouth on 101 during the high winds andwas blown over onto its side. The truckdriver was not injured. Oregon StateHighway Division controlled the trafficflow until Mast Brothers could respondfrom Coos bay and remove the vehicle.The crash investigation was handled byOregon State Police.

12-12 A set of keys were turned in to thePolice Department. If you’re missing aset contact our department at 332-9013or come down and identify them.

12-12 A report that someone was drivingcrazy on the beach, Police contacted thesubject and advised him of state law.

12-13 Police took a domestic assaultcomplaint. During the investigationMichael Davis was located and arrestedon 18th Street without incident. He wastransported to the Curry County Jail andLodged for domestic assault.

12-14 Police assisted Port Orford Fire,ODOT and OSP on another tractor trail-er rollover accident near Battle RockPark. Traffic was diverted for some timeuntil the vehicle was removed to a safelocation. Remember: Big Truck Vs. HighWinds, Equals Big Crash.

12-15 During the accident police issueda subject a citation for driving throughall the fire trucks, police vehicles, and an

ODOT truck that had their lights on.Maybe they looked like ChristmasLights?

12-15 A subject was cited into Munici-pal Court under city ordinance for dog atlarge on Jefferson Street.

NOTE: The two biggest complaints wereceive in our community are dogs atlarge, and speeders. We have been ac-tively enforcing this ordinance since 2005and the fine can be $360.00. Please keepyour dogs on leashes or under your con-trol.

12-15 Police received a complaint re-garding telephonic harassment. The sus-pect was called by complainant at thescene and told not to call or contact heragain.

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12-16 Police were contacted regarding asubject drinking at Battle Rock Park.After contact the subject decided to finda less obvious place to be.

Several surprise decisions made by ourPort Orford Municipal court Judge.

Driver cited for traveling 44 mph south-bound between the intersections of 20thand 19th Streets. The decision: give thedriver a refund because “Oregon at thatlocation is a deceleration zone”.

Driver cited for traveling northbound 48mph at 19th street. The judge’s decisionwas “Defendant was accelerating from a30 mph zone to the permitted 45 mphzone” This citation was dismissed.

CHIEFS NOTE: Keeping the public in-formed is one of my highest priorities soI felt the public needed to be alerted ofthese two Port Orford Municipal Courtdecisions. The impact of the above deci-sions change state set speed limits in ourtown by allowing a one-quarter mile de-celeration, and acceleration speed zone.This allows a driver to travel at least 18MPH over the speed limit in a 30 mph

zone. You don’t have to be a rocketscientist to understand that speed zonesstart and end at the speed zone signs, andyour local officers enforce those lawsexactly as set forth by Oregon Statute.The results of re-defining set state law,changes the way people drive and vehi-cle speeds will begin to increase. Peoplewill start driving even faster in our com-munity because they know the ticket willbe dismissed if they are speeding in thosenewly created speed zones.

We have speed limits to protect our cit-izens from injury and death. A pedestri-an has over a 90% chance of being killedby a vehicle moving 40 mph or higher,and over 11% of all traffic fatalities arepedestrians. A typical vehicle crash inour city is the T-bone crash becausedrivers feel they have more time to pullout onto highway 101 but realize too latethat vehicles traveling at high speeds getto them sooner. A passenger or driverinvolved in a T-bone motor vehicle crashis more likely to be killed or seriouslyinjured than any other traffic crash. Thefaster a vehicle is traveling the moreserious the injury.

According to our Municipal Court Judgewe now have a special speed zone that

runs from 19th Street to the bridge andapparently one located at the south endof town ending at Jackson Street. Theconfusing part is what about the schoolzone? The school zone is less than one-quarter mile in length so according tothis new change the school zone speed of20 mph doesn’t exist because when en-tering or leaving a school zone you wouldeither be decelerating or accelerating. Inmy more than 30 years in Public Safety Ihave never seen such callous, and insen-sitive decisions the result of which candecrease our safety. Therefore I haveinstructed our officers to continue toenforce the laws as they are written underOregon State Statute, and not by thecourt’s new definition.

Grandparents ROCKGrandparents ROCK (Raising Our Chil-dren’s Kids) will hold their ongoingmonthly support group on Friday, Dec.29 at 5:30pm at the Faith LutheranChurch, 2741 Sherman Avenue, NorthBend. The program this month will be“Our Year in Review; Our Year intoView”, a look at where we have been andwhere we want to go. The discussion willfocus on the collective as well as anyindividual sharing that participants wantto do. There will be pizza and juice forthe kids; hot soup and bread for theadults.

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Police ReportContinued from Prior Page

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Clamshell Idea SunkBy Jay Stoler

With Crab season opening and the weath-er getting nasty, the Port of Port Orfordis still wrestling with the shoaling prob-lem of sand building up under the hoist,preventing fishermen from getting out.

The unusual timing of the 2pm meetingon Wednesday was indicative of the se-riousness of the problem. All Port Com-missioners, Manager Gary Anderson,POORT director Leesa Cobb, fishermenScott Mecum and reporter Jay Stolerwere present at the meeting in the Portoffice.

The main topic of the meeting was togive Manager Gary Anderson directionon pursuing grants and help. Part of thediscussion centered around the Port op-erating its own clamshell dredging set-up, with two possible dump sites, eachwith it’s own set of problems.

The Port is only allowed to pump 7,000cubic yards of sand over the back of thejetty on an annual basis. This is only adrop in the bucket to what is actuallyneeded, according to virtually all PortOrford commercial fishermen.

During a stormy season, 7,000 cubicyards of sand could be removed one dayand be right back under the hoist the nextday. This has many fishermen visiblyfrustrated as their life-long careers hangin limbo.

A second problem would be getting theremainder of the shoaled sand to a dumpsite further out, one that would needabout 1,000 feet of special tubing andhigh pump pressure to move it to an areaapproved for a much greater volume ofsand. That area is 200 feet beyond theocean end of the jetty.

Material durability would be a graveconcern according to Port President, ScottLuhr, a veteran of the pumping and drill-ing industry. Luhr had little hopes of thatas a realistic fix.

After much conversation on the pros andcons of this subject, the funds availableand the uncertainty of the future, theCommission unanimously decided toscrap the idea of doing clamshell dredg-ing on an in-house basis and go back tothe drawing board.

Commissioner Dowdy made the motionand said he had reservations about the

viability of the Port being able to actuallydo the clamshell dredging, and the im-pact it would have on the Port’s relation-ship with the Army Corps of Engineers(ACOE), and perhaps even other nearbyports.

Both manager Anderson and Commis-sioner Ed Dowdy were in favor of keep-ing the ACOE in the loop and not sever-ing ties with them.

Commissioner Bob Milenz was in favorof hiring an engineering company, pos-sibly SHN, to answer key questions aboutthe future possibilities of doing in-housedredging and making sure the Port stayedopen. While Milenz voted to scrap theclamshell idea, he felt there were still toomany unanswered questions, both of atechnical and process nature, to just pro-ceed without some serious engineeringresearch. Milenz said he knew that SHNhad experience in this type of work.

Manager Anderson said SHN was one ofseveral possible engineering firms thatcould be consulted for this research andhe said he would look into defining thescope of what the engineering firm woulddo. The Commission was in consensus to

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Port Commissioner Dave Rickle sug-gested that the Port go back to using draglines and bring the sand back into theshore using buckets, something done inthe distant past. It was even suggestedthat the sand could be sold for filler asthat had also been done in the past.

There was some interest among the Com-missioners to include this idea as one tobe looked into, via the engineering re-search, and possibly used as an operativeplan or part of a plan.

With the failure of the ACOE dredge, theNehalem, to show up and pump sand, thefishermen in the room, Mecum and Rick-le, were strongly making the point thatsomething needed to be done now tosave this fishing season. With Crab sea-son kicking off, it is imperative the Portand fleet have a good season to salvagewhat has been a very rough year for thelocal industry

The Commission, after an hour and for-ty-five minutes voted to look for alterna-

tive ways to dredge the Port, includingkeeping in touch with the ACOE andasking for help from Washington. Ander-son will be visiting the Capitol on March12 to lobby for the Port.

Anderson, at the behest of Commission-er Dowdy, will call the ACOE and ask forassistance from a Coastal Engineer, hope-fully at ACOE expense to try and mini-mize Port costs.

Anderson will make a report at the regu-lar meeting on Tuesday, December 19 at7pm in the Council Chambers and PortOrford City Hall.

Clamshell Idea SunkContinued from Prior Page

Dial-A-Ride ServiceThis letter was written to a businessperson in Port Orford by Curry CountyCommissioner Marlyn Shafer regardingthe Dial-A-Ride program.

“No decision was made to cut the Dial-A-Ride service to Port Orford. We have

asked for additional information on theother two cost centers (Brookings andGold Beach).

Could you help me and see if you canfind two people from the Port Orfordarea to serve on the Public Transit Advi-sory Board. Since nobody from the northsits on this committee, in fact it is allBrookings people at this time; we don’tget a balanced perspective. Also we needa driver for the bus. I think this can beworked out but we need some supportfrom people up there.

The application is on the county’s website for appointment to committees andadvisory boards. The web site iswww.co.curry.or.us/ Mike Murphy hassaid that if someone doesn’t have accessto a computer he will print off the appli-cation for them and fax it to us at 247-2718. We really need a voice from thenorth so it would be really great if youcould help.”

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St. John’s Church NewsBy Viv Williams

The Parishioners of St. John’s CatholicChurch cordially invite you to attend ourChristmas Liturgy Monday December25 at 8:30am. For more information,please call 253-6250.

From our family to yours, we sincerelywish a Blessed Christmas and aPeaceful New Year.

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May the roads rise up to meet you;May the wind be always at your back;May the sun shine lightly on your face;May the rain fall softly, softly on yourfields;

And until we meet againMay the Lord hold youIn the palm of his hand.

May the days be filled with gladness;May the years forget to touch your brow;

School Exclusion DateThe Curry County Health Departmentwants to remind parents that the SchoolExclusion Date is fast approaching. Ifyour child is not current on their vac-cines, they will not be allowed to attendschool.

May joy of friendships be remembered;May the saints sing loudly, loudly ofyour deeds;

And until we meet againMay the Lord hold youIn the palm of his hand.

Godspeed

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If you aren’t sure if your child is currenton their immunizations, please contactthe school, or come to the health depart-ment with your child’s vaccine recordand we will be happy to help you.

The Port Orford Health Department of-fice is located at 1403 N. Highway 101.They hold their open vaccination clinicevery Tuesday from 9:00 – 11:00am and1:00-4:00pm, of you may call 541-332-4041 to schedule an appointment.

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Excavator/Backhoe DemolitionLand Clearing Septic InstallationUnderground Utilities Installation

Bonded & InsuredCCB #105103 DEQ#38407

(541) 251-0462PO Box 1308, Port Orford

Breuer Construction LLC“Fine Homebuilding for the Coastal Northwest”

541-332-1502Rudi BreuerGeneral Contractor

Since 1964

CCB111694 www.breuerconstruction.comBonded & Insured P.O.Box 1441, Port Orford, OR 97465

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or contact us at (541) 332-9463

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‘Neath The Wind Realty, Inc.

Refinement Plan IIAbout 35 people turned out for the kick-off of Phase II of the Port Orford Refine-ment Plan last Wednesday at City Hall.The presentation is aimed at cities likePort Orford, where the main highwayruns directly through town. This is acommon problem in Oregon, and an ex-perienced team of planners, architectsand consultants came to town to suggestsome creative solutions.

The project is being funded by a $30,000ODOT grant that has several functions,the highway being only one of the parts.The other part of the plan is to developwhat is know as the Battle Rock Shop-ping area. This area basically involvesthe entire south end of town, includingthe Port and Dock and the Triangle Squarearea,

The project is the next step in processstarted about six months ago by Planning

Consultant Crystal Shoji, who is also thecontract Planner for the Port Orford Plan-ning Commission.

The main presenter, Karen Swirsky ofDavid Evan Associates from Bend madea very interesting PowerPoint presenta-tion on what other cities have done andwhat Port Orford might implement. Swir-sky also had a nicely bound book foraudience members to take home.

Swirsky was very adept at explaining thesubtle and not so subtle factors that gointo this specialized type of planning.She paused many times to clarify pointsand answer many questions.

The presentation was broken down intothree sections; the overview of a citywith a highway running though it; Streetimprovements, walking and parking andinfill, redevelopment and facades.

Also speaking was Nils Eddy of NilsEddy Consulting of Bend and HilaryBaker an Architect with Crow/Clay &Associates in Coos Bay. Baker showed amix of architectural ideas that rangedfrom ornate to casual, but they all hadone thing in common, they made thetown more functional and more attrac-tive.

Exactly what will happen in Port Orfordis to be decided. Crystal Shoji said therewould be only one public workshop andthat the project plans, including the partwith the Port must be wrapped up byJune.

Be watching local publications for up-coming meeting schedules and attendingPlanning Commission meetings on thesecond Tuesday of the month at 7pm.And check the city website atwww.portorford.org for Phase II infor-mation.

Campbell Realty324 6th Street, P.O. Box 1469

Port Orford, Oregon 97465

541-332-9109 1-800-808-4663Fax: 541-332-9309

E-mail: campbell@harborside.comwww.campbellrealtywestcoast.com

After Hours Please Call:Esther Winters ................................... 541-332-2021Toby Dillingham ................................. 541-332-6661Pat Campbell ..................................... 541-332-2745Betsy Bures ....................................... 541-332-7815Jodi Bulaich ....................................... 541-260-3159Jamey Knapp ..................................... 541-290-7818Jim Campbell, Principal Broker .......... 541-332-2745

FOUR PLUS ACRES - 4-C ZONINGFronts on Hwy 101 and Jackson.

Nice flat parcel.City sewer and water available. # 1008

Rain GearHelly Hansen

CarharttWater Shed

Happy Holidays!1 Mile South of Bandon

(541) 347-4356

Chamber NewsBy Jay Stoler

In cooperation with the Chamber of Com-merce, Santa and his helpers visited the

Letter to the Editor,We have been attending the monthlyboard meetings of Coos Curry ElectricCo-op. We wish more member/ownerswould attend and discover how theirboard functions. They do make decisionsthat affect all of us. Check outwww.ccec.coop or www.cooscurryelectric.com to find out the dates. Onecan also find past months agendas andminutes.

Today the Board of Directors of CoosCurry Electric Co-op presented its mem-ber/owners with the best of good wishesfor a Happy New Year. Starting with thebilling in January of 2007 there will be areduction of $10.25 on the meter baserate from $33.00/meter to $22.75/meter/month!! For those members using over1000kwh per month during December toApril the kwh will rise from .0468kwh to.0530/kwh. There was also a reduction insingle phase and three phase of the Gen-

2CJ School system last week. Santabrought candy and fruit and spent timetalking with the children in each class-room. The helpers were Chamber vice-president Cindi Hamby and LynnVoshall. Santa arrived via fire truck,thanks to Fire Chief Gayle Wilcox.

Santa also visited all the nursing homesin Port Orford on Saturday and was seenaround town for the Shop Local DayPromotion. Santa drew the winner of the$100 bill on Monday. The winner’s namewill be in next week’s paper.

Chamber board elections are over. Theboard for 2007 will be David Smith,Cindi Hamby, Kiki McGrath, Jim Bill-ings, Cindy Schaumburg, ChuckSchaumburg and Dian Marple. The newboard will meet on Monday, January 8 atthe Port and Starboard Restaurant andwill elect new board officers at that time.

All green nomination forms for the awardsof the year must be returned to the Cham-ber by January 5. Please mail them toPOB 637, Port Orford, OR, 97465.

The Awards Banquet will be on Satur-day, January 20. Tickets are on sale at theChamber office or by calling 332-8055.

eral Service class of $2.50/month effec-tive the first of January. The board passedboth without incident from the boardmembers; there were no nays. Also passedwas a new whistle blower policy.

The initial proposed budget for 2007,with the current base rate of $33.00,would produce a margin of $2.949 mil-lion. The final budget for 2007 passed bythe board on December 16, 2006 willproduce a margin of $2.429 million. Thisreduces the margin by some $520,000,but it also is at the lower base rate of$22.75 per meter. What good news.

Thank you board members for all yourdiligent work in making these importantchanges.

Don and Kay Jenson

Pampered PoochesDog GroomingCounty Dog Licenses

332-0520 For Appointment

The Cat’s MeowVacation Cottage

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

80’ to beach accessAll reservations made in advance.

Remember 332-8601

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

Merry Chirstmas!We will be closed Dec. 25 & 26

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CLASSIFIED ADS are $3.50 for thefirst 25 words or less, and 10¢ each forany additional words. Normal deadlinefor submission is 3:00pm Tuesday. Down-town Fun Zone, Inc., 832 Hwy 101, Box49, Port Orford, OR 97465 (541) 332-6565.

REAL ESTATE - SALES

BUYING PROPERTY? We show allavailable properties in this area. Contacta Broker at C. A. Smith Real Estate at541-332-4132 or stop by our office at thecorner of Highway 101 and WashingtonStreet.

FREE HOME WARRANTY to Buyersand Sellers when you buy or sell yourproperty using the services of All OregonReal Estate. 246 6th St., Port Orford,(541) 332-1130. Call Today!

SISKIYOU COAST REALTY offershelp with selling and buying real estate.Information is free! Our new office isopen 7 days a week. Call Sandra 332-7777 290-2047.

HOME NEEDS GOOD DOG and own-ers! $159,900 buys this newly remodeledcedar cottage. New windows, flooring,new cedar siding and roof. 23 Hamlet St.332-8048.

REAL ESTATE - RENTALS

LITTLE HOUSE @ Paradise Pt- vaca-tion cabin. 90 year old original home-stead cozy cabin, sleeps up to 4. OnGarrison Lake, secluded, w/prvt beachaccess. Pets welcome w/deposit, nonsmoking. Rates for daily, weekly ormonthly. (800) 987-4946.

SENIOR MANUFACTURED HomePark. Quaint parklike setting, water sewer,trash. 9th and Arizona. Close to all. 858-229-5670 $240.00/month.

RENTALS: “ANCHOR INN TrailerCourt.” 557 9th St. Port Orford has trail-ers for rent $360.00 to $425.00 monthlyand R.V. Spaces $275.00 monthly. Quietdowntown location near beach includes:water, sewer, garbage, cable and laundry.(541) 821-3003.

STORAGE - SHOREPINE New, clean,in town 10x20’s, 8x15’s corner of 9th &Arizona, Grey building. 332-2046. Freeclean fill wanted. 858-229-5670.

DOUBLE WIDE SPACE Available inquiet park $265/mo all utilities exceptelectric included. (541) 991-2363.

RV SPACE AVAILABLE at SilverSprings Park. Quiet, maintained $200/mo plus electric (541) 991-2363.

FOR RENT OR LEASE New 675 sq. ft.office or retail space in the new SeasidePlaza located right on Hwy 101. Last oneleft! Call Jack at (541) 991-2363.

30’ 5TH WHEEL IN RV SPACE avail-able in quiet maintained park $300/moincludes water/sewer garage. (541) 991-2363.

FOR RENT Home with waterfront view.3BR / 2B, down stairs. 1BR / 1B, partiallyfurnished $1000.00 per month first, last,$400 cleaning deposit. (541) 332-8630.

SERVICES

KEY’Z LOCKSMITH SERVICE –keys, installations, repairs, locks opened.Auto, home, business. Bonded 332-7404.

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES.Home, apt., rentals, sales. Maintenanceand cleanups. References. Call (541) 332-0798 or cell (541) 260-4195.

INTERNET FOR LESS!! Briskweb,Inc. Serving Port Orford Northward.Unlimited usage, nationwide dialup. Greatfor traveling. $16.00/Monthly. http://www.briskweb.net 332-1337.

LOCAL COMPUTER TECH! Friendlyand knowledgeable with good reputation.Tutoring, computer repair, networking(Cisco trained), house calls, will travel.Reasonable rates. Call James 332-1337.

“PAINTER LADY” painting servicenow located in Port Orford. Interior orexterior painting service. Steady hand &eye for detail. 32 years of experience.541-332-1048.

NEW CONSTRUCTION, Remodel oran addition. Call Daniel Wilson Con-struction Lic. # 61322. 20 Years experi-ence in the Bandon, Langlois, Port Orfordarea. Call 347-9143 or 332-5321.

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

RUDDY’S CHAIN AND SAW, Oregon®chain full chisel $0.85 per bar inch. Chainssharpened $4 depth guaged $2 Echo®power saws Port Orford 332-8030.

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.

THE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELStore Hours

Mon. thru Fri. .... 8:00am - 5:00pmSat & Sun ......... 9:00am - 5:00pm

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PAINTER LADY541-332-1048Interior or exterior

painting service

Steady Hand & Eye for Detail

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

(541) 332-0381

Going away for the holidays?Pet SittingExcellent References(541) 982-0414

NEED A BABYSITTER so you can getsome holiday shopping accomplished?Contact Christeen 332-0396. Late hoursand weekends okay. References upon re-quest. New Year’s too!

SAMME’S LAUNDRY SERVICEwash and fold $1.00 a pound. Comfort-ers, blankets, sleeping bags, tablecloths,shirts, pants, etc. Wash, press, and alter-ations. Tues-Fri 9am-3pm, Sat 9-1:00pm,Closed Sunday & Monday. 347-9493.After hours drop box available.

LOST & FOUND

LOST DOG Female German Shepardhas rabies tag on dark collar. Last seen inSixes, Cape Blanco area. Reward if re-turned. Please call 332-8885.

GARAGE SALE

SATURDAY DEC. 23 702 Jackson, 9-4.Framed photos, scarves, throws, babyblankets, furniture, decorations, fishingpoles, crabnet, automotive tools, books,toys, recreation room cushions, hassockand more.

MISCELLANEOUS

CD RATES TOO LOW? Let’s talk.Call Bart Stein at Edward Jones Invest-ments at 347-8360.

TRADITIONAL CHINESE Medicineformulas available for cold, lung support,cardiac, sleep, back. Additional formulasavailable. Sea Breeze 332-0445.

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

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: “I wishwe could put up some of the Christmasspirit in jars and open a jar of it everymonth.” Harlan Miller compliments ofNow & Then Port Orford Mercantile.Your Home Town Store and also on theweb: www.portorfordmercantile.com

100 & 250MIN PHONE CARDS arenow in stock at the Downtown Fun Zone!$5.25 & $12.00 respectively..

NEW VIDEOS THIS WEEK: “Ameri-can Pie: Naked Mile”, “My Super Ex-Girlfriend”, “The Wicker Man”, “Lady inthe Water”, “All the King’s Men”, “TheCelestine Prophecy”, “Altered”, “LittleMiss Sunshine”, “Step Up”, “A ScannerDarkly”, “Invincible”, “Brooklyn Lob-ster”, “Jet Li’s Fearless”, and “NationalLampoon’s Pledge This”. In our NewArrivals section we’ve added four vol-umes of “Super Mario Bros. Super Show”,“Mike Hammer”, “The Penguin’s Story”,“Sweet Bird of Youth”, “Family Pictures”,“Virus”, and “Innocent Victims”. Pleaseremember items are due back by 3:30pmthe next business day. Reservations mustbe prepaid so cannot be taken over thephone. Downtown Fun Zone, Inc. Open9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and 9:30-7 Friday andSaturday. Closed Sundays.

UNEEK CARGO LLC, 45320 Hwy 101,between Langlois & Port Orford @ milemarker 294. Open every day until Christ-mas 12 to 5:00pm. 10% disc. until Janu-ary 15.

GREEN SCAPES NURSERY…Rhodies are here! Over 50 different flowervarieties to choose from. In Riverton onHwy 42S between Bandon & Coquille,follow signs. (541) 396-5000 Wed-Sat.10-4, Sun. 12-4.

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS for sale1990 Mazda 323 hatchback runs well400.00. 2001 Honda XR80 motorbikegood condition 750.00. Lightweight trailsaddle 95.00. Sharp digital viewcam videocamera 100.00. Please call (541) 510-6598 or (541) 332-8885.

TWO SOFAS, ONE LOVESEAT, aking size bed an oak dining room set, andtwo side tables. 348-2471.

BANDON VIDEO is discounting elec-tronics 25” Sharp TV’s was $229.95,now $199.95. Toshiba combination DVD/VCR $99.95, now $92.95. Toshiba DVDPlayers were $64.95, now $59.95. Lost ofnew and used videos and DVD’s for sale.New Disney Videos $8.95 each. We spe-cial order your favorite movie or game –not too late for Christmas! We still havepremium phone cards from $4, on up.

SHOP LOCAL Now & Then Port OrfordMercantile. Your Home Town Store withextended hours, open until 8 or ?, onFriday the 22nd. Prices from $5.00 to$95.00, Fisher Price toys, Fine Sterling &Gold Jewelry, Fishing Kites, Hand CraftedLocal things and Fun things for everyoneat Now & Then Port Orford Mercantile,your Home Town Store.

CRAFT SALE Now through Dec. 22.Last minute gifts. Call before coming.92504 Paradise Pt. Rd. 332-2453.

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NAN KANG 5 LUG STEEL RadialTires. Set of four, size 165-R13. $100.00.348-2675.

BARE-ROOT PORT ORFORD Ce-dars: $1-$2 each Saturday mornings from10am to 1:00pm at the Seaside Plaza.Free carving wood too!

WANTED TO BUY: Full sized tractor;running or not. Call Tom 332-2300.

BLUE OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 92for sale. New tires. $2,500 or best offer.Call (541) 232-2008.

WANTED AUTHORS OR WRITERSfor interviews. Contact Catherine at EmailCatherine@booksatfarwest.com.

THE SACRED PRIMORDIAL givesvoice to creation through the spirit oflove. “Peace love and understanding!”

ELDERHOME ADULT FOSTER Carehas an immediate opening for a long termresident. Large, sunny, freshly painted,private room. Great home, great staff,great care. Call John at 332-1007.

HOT SOUP AT SEAWEED to warmyour heart.

SHOP OF HORRORS will be openDec.24th 9am to 1 pm for any last minuteitems. Will open on Dec 26th.All remain-ing Christmas decorations will be 40 to50% off. Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!Scott & Sandee!

PURE MINI DOXIE PUPPIES. Twofemales left. $150.00 or offer. Ready now.332-4057 or (541) 251-0557.

COMMUNITY PRAYER ROOMOpen on Tues. 12:00-1:30. “Do you haveassurance, that if you died today, thatyou’d be in heaven with Jesus” (Rom.10:9-10) Come. We’ll pray. 9th & Wash-ington, Port Orford Christian Center.

“DANCING WITH YOUR STAR” yet?Salsa, Foxtrot, Swing, and AmericanTango classes (beginning & intermedi-ate) start January 6, 2007. Gift certificatesavailable. Class space going fast! CallMarLo Dance Studio: 347-4616 or email:Marlo@marlodance.com.

Letter to the Editor,One day last week while some friendsand I were out for our morning walk wewere approached by a gentleman we haveencountered many times. We stopped toexchange greetings with him and hehanded me a one hundred dollar bill andsaid he wanted to make a donation to thePort Orford library. He didn’t want areceipt and said he wished to remainanonymous. I am continually amazed bythe generosity of the people of thiscommunity.

My husband and I moved to Port Orfordseveral years ago and one of the firstthings we did was visit the library. Wewere very impressed with the friendlinessand helpfulness of the staff. I joined theFriends of the Library and have been anactive member ever since. I am committedto seeing the new library become a realityand for that reason my husband and Ihave decided to make an additionaldonation to the building fund and urgeeveryone in the community to do thesame. Every dollar counts.

Of the many places we could have chosento live we have never regretted ourdecision to live in Port Orford and it isthe fine citizens of this community thatmake that possible. Please continue tosupport the library and thank you foryour past generosity.

Ann VoltinVice President, Friends of the LibraryPresident, Port Orford Library Board

Victorian TeaThe Friends of Cape Blanco held a Vic-torian Tea at Hughes House on FridayDecember 15th to thank the many volun-teers who helped to decorate the house

for this season’s Holiday Open Houses.In the elegantly decorated dining room,FoCB members Linda Smith, HeleneHarrington-Collins, and Dolores Careserved an enthusiastic group cups ofWhite Christmas tea. Guests enjoyednumerous sweets, sweet breads, cookies,and cucumber sandwiches, as well astraditional scones with lemon curd.Guests were also welcome to tour thehouse and see the final results of all theirhard work.

Groups and individuals that decorated aroom this year include the Friends ofCape Blanco, the Friends of the PortOrford Public Library (Charlie & DianeMcCoy), the Sunset Garden Club, In-nominata Garden Club from Gold Beach,the Brookings/Harbor Garden Club, theRed Hat Society of Port Orford, PortOrford R.V. Village, St. John’s CatholicChurch, Now and Then Port OrfordMercantile, Oregon State Park Hosts,Mary Colozzi, and Rose Panozzo andDolores Care. Each room is completelydifferent and exudes the spirit of a Victo-rian Christmas.

The public can view Hughes House andthe Cape Blanco Lighthouse on Dec. 23,26, and 27 from noon to 5:00pm.