Serving Oregon`s Wild Rivers Coast: Port Orford, Sixes, Langlois

Volume 4 Number 0198~ Wednesday ~ 01 27 2016
Serving Oregon’s Wild Rivers Coast: Port Orford, Sixes, Langlois & Bandon
EVENT CALENDAR
Recurring Events
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Photo by Port Orford Sustainable Seafood
Eagle III
January 19, 2016 the Eagle III was
lost off Coos Bay, with four men on
board.
Captain Glen Burkhow
survived. Blaine Steinmetz, was
found deceased, and his services
were held this past Monday. Still
missing are Daniel N. Matlock, and
Joshua W. Paulus.
Port Orford Sustainable Seafood
has set up a special account at
Rogue Credit Union for those who
wish to contribute to the aid of the
families affected by this tragic
accident.
Donations may be made to: Eagle
III Memorial Fund at any Rogue
Open Hearth, 1st Tuesday’s,
ALH, 5:30 pm
A.L. Post 0076 Meets, 6pm,
2nd Tuesday’s
Narcotics Anonymous,
Tuesday’s 7 PM, Zion L. Ch.
Sixes Grange, Every
Wednesday 5:30 potluck,
6:30 bingo
Taco Thursday’s & Thrift
Store, SR CTR, 11:45 Lunch
Langlois Lions Benefit
Bingo, 2nd Friday’s, Lions
Hall, 6:30 PM
Ping Pong 2nd & 4th Friday’s
Senior Activity Center
Photo by Karen Dowd-Hansen
branch, or by mail to: c/o Eagle III
Memorial Fund, POB 487, Port
Orford, OR 97465
NEW
EVENTS
Lois Miller
Lois has left a void in the hearts of
many. She was a very good friend,
and
a
phenomenal
bird
photographer. I have long called her
the “Bird Whisperer”… why else
did the humming birds fly into her
living room, check on her and fly
back out?
There is no doubt we, as a
community,
will
be
deeply
saddened by the loss of Lois and the
tragedy of Eagle III.
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01/30: Crab Feed, 6 pm,
Community Building
01/31: Last day to file hunt
reports for big game
01/31: Roaring Sea Art 1pm
02/01: Flagger Training,
SOCC, 8:30 am, Pre-Reg.
02/02: Open Hearth Dinner,
American Legion Hall 5:30
02/06: Chess Coquille
03/25: Poet’s Reception
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Olives, Sauces,
Mustards, Vinegars,
Fresh Baked Goods
Fine quality
ingredients for your
cooking & dining enjoyment.
Wednesday—Sunday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
832 Oregon Street
Port Orford, OR 97465
Nancy Fraser, Owner
541-253-8499
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Open Hearth Dinner
Roaring Sea Arts’
The February Rotary Open Hearth
dinner will feature chili and hot
dogs or chili alone with corn
bread, salad, Valentine’s cake,
and coffee, tea, or milk. This
February dinner will be prepared
and served by the Community
Church on Tuesday evening,
February 2 5:30 to 6:30 pm, at the
American Legion Hall.
Roaring Sea Arts’ January Open
House will be on the last Sunday
of the month: January 31, which
happens to be also the last day of
the
month..
Please
join
us then, from 1 to 4 PM, to enjoy
the music, art, prose, poetry, potluck snacks and refreshments.
By Ronn Kerr
Anyone who wants or needs a free
meal is welcome to come and
enjoy this great restaurant-style
meal. The Open Hearth program
is a project of the Rotary Club of
Port Orford in partnership with
churches and other organizations
in the area. Every month, Rotary
provides funding for food and the
meeting place and twelve
participating organizations rotate
to cook and serve the meals.
Currently,
the
organizations
involved in the rotation are all six
Port Orford Churches -- Zion
Church, The Christian Center,
The Community Church, St.
Christopher's Episcopal Church,
St. John's Catholic Church, and
the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints -- as well as the
Port Orford Co-op, the Main
Street Organization and the Port
Orford Arts Council, the Senior
Center, the American Legion, the
Port Orford Ocean Resource
Team, and the Rotary Club of Port
Orford.
For more information Port Orford
Rotary is “having fun helping
others,”
visit
http://
www.FaceBook.com/
PortOrfordRotary.
By Donna Roselius
Musical entertainment will be
provided by the Kammeroque
Trio (Suzanne Monks, Stephanie
Hazle, and Donna Roselius) as
well
as
flutist
Heidi
Connolly. Diane Cassel has been
invited to perform, and she will
also present some of her piano
students. Poets including Weld
Champneys,
Joyce
Mueller,
Cairehn McGowan will also offer
their original creations.
All musical, poetic, and artistic
participants
and
audience
members
are
welcome.
Impromptu
creations
and
presented
artworks
are
encouraged for anyone who wants
to add art to the "gallery". Please
join us to enjoy sharing sights and
sounds, and snacks. Refreshments
are provided.
The entrance to the Roselius
home, where Roaring Sea Studio
is located, is the driveway shared
with the Sea Crest Motel. Turn
left from the driveway’s end and
park at the first house (#40). Park
along the main driveway, or in
neighboring driveways, wherever
there is room. John Lincoln,
neighbor at the cull-de-sac, allows
parking on the right hand side of
his driveway.
For further information please call
Donna at 332-4444 or Suzanne at
332-0540.
attendance. This is a great
opportunity to develop your skills,
learn tournament rules and
prepare for regionals and state.
Chess Tournament
By Dr. Nancy Keller
Rotary News
Saturday, February 6th, Coquille
will host the Coos Curry County
Regional Chess For Success
Tournament in the Coquille High
School Library. Preregistration is
required and the fee is $21. Since
a late fee will be charged through
the Chess for Success website
during the two weeks before the
tournament, it is best to contact
Dr. Nancy Keller, tournament
director,
at
drnancykeller@yahoo.com or 541
290-8479 to register and get the
$21 fee. Tournament starts at 10
a.m. to allow Curry travelers time
to arrive. This competition is for
K-12th grade players. There are
two team divisions Elementary (K
-5) and Middle School (6th-8th)
each can be made up of 3 to 10
team members (top four scores
make
up
the
team
score) . Individuals are competing
for grades K-4th, 5th, 6th, 7th,
8th, and high school regional
titles. Team and Individual
winners are then invited to the
Chess
for
Success
State
Championships to be held April
8th (teams) and April 9th
(individuals) at the Oregon
Convention
Center
in
Portland. All are invited to
compete!
Denise Willms, Director of the
Port Orford Public Library, gave a
State of the Library talk at the
Thursday, January 21st meeting of
the Rotary Club of Port Orford.
After an adjustment period
following the retirement of Tobe
Porter and two senior staff
members, the Port Orford Library
is now percolating along. Patrons
can look forward to a new, fiber
optic system which will make all
the difference between Highway
101 and the Autobahn. Next year,
to add to its current resources, the
Curry libraries will enter into a
collaboration with the Coos
County libraries. Ms. Willms
explained how to access e-books
and Talking Books, a program
bringing a free machine and tapes
from a huge collection for the
sight impaired. A grant received
by the Library helped fund laptops
which will be used for beginner
computer classes. Another grant
provided two musical artists in
residence for our local schools.
The library outreach program
provides weekly storytelling for
Head Start students. Rotarians
were invited to participate in the
upcoming
Poetry
Roundup
sponsored by the Library.
A great practice tournament is
available the weekend before on
January 30th at the Coquille High
School
Library
at
10
a.m. Registration is allowed on
site and is $10 with adults to play
free. Trophies will be awarded
with divisions to be determined by
Tickets are still available for the
Rotary Crab Feed, Saturday,
January 30, 6 p.m. at the Port
Orford Community Building.
Tickets, at $30 per person,
includes crab, coleslaw, beans,
bread and dessert. A no host bar
is available, as well as live music
By Jo Rieber
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Florist
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garden art, jewelry, flowers and
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Port Orford
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and dancing.
Childcare is
available in the American Legion
Hall. Tickets can be purchased at
Umpqua Bank, Gold Beach
Lumber, and from any Rotarian;
or, call 541-332-4261. Proceeds
from this event go to Rotary
Scholarships and other community
service projects.
Wood Shop Program Continues
to Flourish
By Chris Nichols
The District 2CJ School Board
met on Tuesday, January 19th for
their regular business meeting.
The highlight of the meeting was
the Academic Spotlight.
Jim
George, the Industrial Arts
instructor, provided an update of
some of the projects and activities
that our students have been
working on.
The program
continues to provide great
products for sale to visitors and
the community at their booth on
the Grange Hall. The hot item
right now is the Fish Wacker.
Other
projects
include
refurbishing a drift boat, building
a new drift boat, building a
chicken coop so that the
horticulture class can sell fresh
eggs, plant boxes, a firebox
smoker and the latest project with
the welding class, repairing the
bell for the Zion Lutheran Church.
Following
Mr.
George’s
presentation, Mr. Joe Colo, the
auditor for the District, gave his
summary of the annual audit of
the district finances.
He
commended the systems and
protocols the district had in place
and said we managed our sparse
resources well. Cathy Boden also
gave a presentation regarding a
federal grant she will be writing
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A & T Myrtlewood
A & T MYRTLEWOOD & Rock Shop
just north of Pacific High School, east side of 101,
Sixes, Oregon
All types of agates — beautiful colors, handcrafted jewelry,
stones for wire-wrapping, winning Myrtlewood carvings, clocks,
cribbage boards, and pine needle baskets. Our storyteller (that’s
John) has three books you won’t want to miss!
See Ya! Sandie & John.
with local farmers and the school
district as a partner.
The board ratified the Certified
Teachers Agreement, adopted
policies and gave reports about the
recent school visitations that had
taken place.
Finally, Superintendent Nichols
informed the board that she would
be leaving at the end of her
contract year to be closer to her
daughter, who is expecting twins
in June. She commented on her
joy of working in this district and
thanked them for “giving her the
opportunity of a lifetime”. The
board will conduct a special
meeting the first week of February
to begin the recruitment process
for Ms. Nichols’ replacement.
U.S. Coast Guardsman
Receives Award
SEATTLE, WA—Petty Officer
2nd Class Darren Harrity, an
aviation
survival
technician
assigned to Coast Guard Air
Station North Bend, Oregon
received the Coast Guard Medal
for his heroism surrounding the
wreck of the Jamie K on the beach
at Cape Blanco in August of 2015.
Rear Admiral Richard Gromlich
presented the award to Harrity in
Seattle, on January 20th, 2016.
Harrity’s fiancé Chelsey Larsen
accompanied Harrity to Seattle for
the ceremony.
The Coast Guard Medal is
awarded to any member of the
Armed Forces who, while serving
in any capacity with the Coast
Guard, distinguishes himself or
herself by heroism not involving
actual conflict with an enemy.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer
1st Class George Degener
“Singing Valentines”
By Chris Beebe
The Gold Coast Chorus will offer
singing Valentines on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, February
12th, 13th, and 14th. For $30, a
well-attired quartet will appear at
the venue of your choice, deliver a
long-stemmed red rose, bring a
hand-made Valentine Day card
inscribed with your personal
message, and sing two Valentine’s
songs in four-part harmony for
your Valentine.
Customer Service will be taught
by Marty Giles. Giles is owner/
operator
of
two
businesses:
Wavecrest
Discoveries, a nature-guiding
service that specializes in “mindrefreshing” explorations of the
Southern Oregon Coast; and
Sharp Point Writing & Editing,
contract writing and editing
services specializing in semitechnical and non-fiction. In
addition to gathering over forty
years of experience in many
aspects of communicating about
nature—from program delivery to
teaching and supervising to
writing—she has facilitated a
variety of business development
opportunities. Giles participates
in
many nonprofit
groups
involved in natural resources,
cultural
resources,
and
community.
She
lives
in
Oregon’s Bay Area with her
family.
A fee of $45 per person will be
charged.
Seating
is
limited. Preregistration at http://
Sure, a barbershop quartet is kind
of old-fashioned, but that’s the
charm!
The quartet will be
performing in Coos Bay, North
Bend, Bandon and Coquille, so
please call Cupid Central to
coordinate the time and place.
Call Tom at 541-267-7892 or John
at 541-347-2679.
Customer Service
Workshop
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern
Oregon Community College’s
Small Business Development
Center (Southwestern SBDC) is
offering an interactive workshop
on Customer Service on Thursday,
February
25,
2016 at
The
Business Center. Are your
customers getting the service they
deserve? Do they leave your
business saying “Wow, I can’t
wait to go back”? Great customer
service means giving customers
what they want…but how do you
know what they want? This is a
class to learn more about
exceeding customer expectations
every time. This training will
cover getting to know customers
and delivering “wow” customer
experiences. Getting and using
customer feedback will also be
discussed.
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www.socc.edu/sbdc is r equir ed
to insure seating availability and
materials. The workshop will be
held in North Bend at The
Business Center, 2455 Maple Leaf
from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm on
Thursday, February 25, 2016.
Contact the Southwestern SBDC
at 541-756-6866 or email Mary
Loiselle at mloiselle@socc.edu for
more information.
P.O. Friends of Feral Cats
By Judith Wickley-Janus
What a beginning year we've had!
It'll be one year ago this month
that I saw that little article in the
Port Orford Beacon about a group
of concerned residents who were
going to have a meeting at the
library in February 2015 about the
"feral" cats that were living at the
Ray's parking lot & anyone was
free to attend.
Within one month of that meeting,
we were able to able to raise
enough money to apply for our
501 (3) c status, get trapping
equipment loaned to us, & a
$1000 donation for spay/neuter
funds from the fabulous people at
FOCCAS. From there, our feet hit
the ground & we haven't stopped
running!
We are very proud of what we
have accomplished in such a short
time. We TNVR 398 cats in 2015,
with many of them placed into
homes, never having to live the
"feral" life again.
Quite impressive for a small core
group of 5 dedicated members &
3 awesome, reliable & equally
dedicated volunteers. Each one of
us doing this for the love of it, for
none of us receive any pay for
what we do. All of our funds go
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strictly to our cause & the
animals.
We would like to thank everyone
for their support & generosity to
our cause. We couldn't do what
we do without your support. We
would also like to thank our
volunteers, we couldn't do as
much as we do without them.
We'd also like to thank everyone
at
Curry
County
Shelter,
especially Mark Curran for all of
his
guidance,
support
&
willingness to create a "farm cat"
adoption program. And lastly, but
hugely, a BIG thank you to the
wonderful organization FOCCAS
(Friends of Coos County Animal
Shelter). We could have never
begun, yet alone, accomplished
what we have without their
extreme generosity!
We're excited to see what 2016
brings to us. We're waiting for
new trapping equipment to arrive,
so that way we can work multiple
projects at once. We have 2
projects outstanding from 2015 to
complete & 4 new projects that
we started with new year.
Once again, thank you to
everyone for your support &
generosity. We can't do what we
do without your support.
Submarine Veterans
Gathering
CANYONVILLE,
OR—The
United States Submarine Veterans
Incorporated (USSVI) RogueUmpqua
Base
membership
meeting will be held on Friday, 29
January 2016. We will again be
meeting at Seven Feathers Casino,
146 Miwaleta Lane Canyonville
OR. Meeting will be held in the
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Photo by Knute Andersson
Obituary
Lois Miller, 59
Lois Denise Miller, 59, lifetime
resident of Port Orford, Oregon,
passed away following a brief
battle with cancer on January 13,
2016.
Lois was born on Castle Air
Force Base in Merced, CA. Her
father, Major Patrick B. Miller
served in the U.S. Air Force and
her mother, Clara L. (Hatcher)
Miller, served in the U.S. Navy.
Lois’ warmth, talents and generosity were well known in her
community. She had a smile for
everyone. Many knew her as the
Manager of McNair True Value
Hardware in Port Orford for more
than 20 years. She was an avid
horse-lover and active in local
equestrian activities throughout
her life. Lois will be best remembered through her legacy of art –
photography, paintings, tile mosa-
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ics, and wood carvings. Lois’
award-wining wildlife photography has been published in dozens of books and magazines, and
featured in numerous gallery exhibits throughout the country.
Locally, she provided wedding
and senior portrait photography
and coverage for events such as
the 4th of July festivities and the
Cape Blanco Country Music Festival. She enjoyed bird watching,
especially at Paradise Point, the
Port of Port Orford, and in Costa
Rica. Her greatest joy was her
grandchildren, who absolutely
adored her.
Lois is survived by her daughter,
Lisa Sheffield Guy and son-in-law
Troy Guy; two grandsons, Miles
and Dylan Guy; her sister Patsy
Marsh and brother-in-law James
Johnson; and her nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
at 11:00am. A celebration of her
artwork will follow at Point.B
Studio, 351 6th St, Port Orford at
1:00pm. Lois wished for any donations in her memory to be made
to Port Orford Rotary to support
scholarships and local charity efforts.
Lois will be missed tremendously
by her family, friends, and community. She has left us with
heavy hearts, but also with a deeper appreciation for the natural
beauty that surrounds us.
Memorial donations to Rotary
may be mailed to: Port Orford
Rotary, POB 1284, Port Orford,
Oregon, 97465
Or your can still mail payments to:
Lighthousekeeper
POB 1444
Port Orford, Oregon 97465
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FOR SALE: All items new or
almost new; used for trip
here. Items located in Port
Orford. Call 980-429-5153 for
information before you come to
see: 15th edition “Free and Low
Cost Campgrounds” $10; Garmin
GPS, stand and manual, lifetime
updates $50; CD player and radio
(boom box type) candy apple red
$15; auto chains sealed in box
$10; Black and Decker battery
maintainer and manual $15; 2
twin narrow air mattresses and
battery powered motor $25.
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Lois is preceded in death by her
parents, Patrick and Clara Miller;
as well as her twin sister, Louise
who passed away at birth.
Memorial services will be held for
Lois on Saturday, March 5th at the
Port Orford Community Building
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Police Reports
Port Orford Police (2 weeks)
01/12-16:18: 2000 block Idaho,
Assault, Cold, Trevor Bruce
Arrestee
01/13-18:04: 2000 block Idaho,
Criminal Mischief
01/13-1922: Behind Chevron,
Suspicious Conditions
01/15-15.24: 100 block 25th St.,
Threats
01/16-15:00: Ray’s Outside Assist
01/17-18:45: 1200 block
Washington, Dispute in Progress
01/17-20:03: 900 block Arizona,
Assault in Progress
01/20-16:57: Probation Violation,
Arrestee Robyn Culley
01/21-12:14: 600 block Jackson,
Mental Subject
01/22-14:43: 400 block Madrona,
Theft
Traffic 22, Area Checks 21,
Animal 3, Incomplete Calls 3,
Unknown Problem 1, Info etc. 15
Port Orford Ambulance: 15
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Submarine Veterans continued
West Wing Juniper room. Take
exit 99 off of I-5 and enter thru
the Convention Center to left of
the main casino. Lunch will be at
1130 am and will include Chef’s
choice of assorted deli sandwiches
with choice of one salad, pickle
spear, choice of dessert, coffee,
ice tea and lemonade to be served
at your table. Charge for lunch is
$15.00 per person and will be paid
at the door during sign in. Please
RSVP to Chuck Pratt at
cpratt33@gmail.com or 541-4592911 so we can give advance
notice to their wonderful chef. All
local Veterans are invited to
attend as our main speakers for
this meeting will be any base
member that will volunteer to tell
their short story. We want to get
to know one another better and the
best way to do that is listening to
each other’s stories. Join us to
honor our shipmates on “Eternal
Patrol” with a “Tolling the Boats”
ceremony and a heart-felt sharing
of each other’s histories.
Service in Submarines is an
inherently dangerous business,
and it takes a special breed to earn
“The Pin” signifying qualified
membership in this special
fraternity. Since the founding of
the US Submarine force in 1900,
sixty-five submarines and over
4,000 men have given up their
lives in the service and protection
of our country. The great majority
of these young lives were lost
during WWII when fifty-two
submarines were lost.
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