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Road Trip, Part 2By Evan and Valerie Kramer

[Continued from ourFeb. 19, 2004 issue]The next day Valerieand I drove down toGardena to a video dis-tributor where we pur-chased a number of new

DVD’s for the store.

We then headed back to Baldwin Park togo to the In-N-Out Company Store butnot without some adventure on the way.Our first choice of routing was foiled.The police had blocked traffic on EastImperial Highway and had apparentlyapprehended some people, though wenever learned what had happened. Se-lecting an alternate street, we eventuallyfound ourselves on a road that dead-ended in the middle of Watts. Fortunate-ly it was the middle of the day and allseemed peaceful. We continued to zigand zag end eventually found our way tothe store.

Valerie started to take my picture but wasstopped by a guard who informed herpolitely that picture taking was forbid-den on company property. She backedup a few feet into the street and proceed-ed to get the pictures anyway from publicproperty. The store was small but inter-

esting. They had a large selection of T-Shirts with various drawings of cars andIn-N-Out Burger stands, license plateframes, key rings, etc. We thought theymight have a museum or at least somehistoric photos but they don’t. For thatyou’ll just have to look at the drawingson the shirts.

From the store we drove a few blocks tothe In-N-Out Hamburger Institute wherethe privately held company trains theirmanagers and used to train their employ-ees. Attached to the institute is a smalldrive through In-N-Out where we atelunch. This is located adjacent to thesouth side of the San Bernardino Free-way on Baldwin Park Boulevard. Just onthe other side of the freeway, also onBaldwin Park Boulevard, is In-N-OutNumber 1. The company started sellingtheir burgers in 1948. The employees ofIn-and-Out were all as nice as could beand seemed to enjoy their jobs very much.

We left for Port Orford on Thursdaymorning and drove to Santa Monica fora trip along Highway 1 to Point Muguand the weather and scenery were bothfantastic as usual. The idea for this partof the trip was Valerie’s. She’s been re-reading the “Three Investigators” seriesof books and the kids in them are basedout of the “Jones Salvage Yard” in “RockyBeach”. Rocky Beach is a fictitious

town that appears to be located some-where near Malibu. Valerie wanted tosee if there might be any existing build-ings or other features that could havebeen used as inspiration for the booksbut we didn’t really find anything worthmentioning. Still, it was a lovely driveand well worth doing for it’s own sake.Unfortunately the battery in Valerie’sdigital camera died so we didn’t get anyphotos from this stretch of road. As weleft the road and came into Oxnard, westopped at a roadside stand and bought abasket of strawberries right from thefield. They were large, red, and verytasty. It’s sad to see how many fieldshave been paved over for strip malls,industrial complexes and other commer-cial buildings but there are still a lot ofacres of prime farmland left.

We took the shore road north and inVentura we joined Highway 101 andfinally started to make some miles. Aftera beautiful red sunset in the west andwith a full moon to the east, we arrived inKing City where we stayed the night.

We saddled up early Friday morning andgot off Highway 101 in Salinas on JohnStreet, named after John Steinbeck. Wewere intrigued by the sign for the Nation-al John Steinbeck Center in downtownSalinas and found it at one end of the

Road Trip - Part 2

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Snowy Plover HabitatOregon State Parks and Recreation(OPRD) are currently working on a Hab-itat Conservation Plan for the recoveryof the Pacific coast population of thesnowy plover. Tentative plans have beendrawn up which affect 57 miles of Ore-gon’s 230 miles of sandy beaches. Thereare 23 “emphasis” areas for snowy plo-ver habitat divided into areas in whichthe snowy plover now habitats and areaswhere it currently does not habitat. Theseactions are being triggered by concernsover the State of Oregon’s liability underthe Endangered Species Act. The snowyplover is protected by the Oregon En-dangered Species Act (since 1987) andthe Federal Endangered Species Act(since 1993). The Habitat ConservationPlan, if adopted will be submitted to theUS Fish and Wildlife Service, which hasauthority for managing species that areon federal threatened or endangered spe-cies list.

Curry County beaches affected are NewRiver to Floras Lake which is a 6.09 milearea currently occupied by the snowyplover. There are four unoccupied em-phasis areas in Curry County includingthe Sixes River mouth area (0.83 miles);Elk River spit (2.27 miles); Euchre Riverspit (1.13 miles); and Pistol River (fromthe rock south 1.87 miles).

The state park plan describes unoccu-pied emphasis areas as future breedingsites for the snowy plover. The reportsays, “Unoccupied emphasis areas arethose sites where snowy plover may havenested in the past, but not within the pasttwo years. Once nesting occurs at theseemphasis areas they will be considered“occupied emphasis areas” and managedaccordingly.”

OPRD is recommending the followingrestrictions for emphasis areas duringthe snowy plover breeding season (March15 – September 15): Note that occupiedemphasis areas have more restrictions

that unoccupied emphasis areas and thatnot all the restrictions are listed in thisarticle.

In all emphasis areas, dogs will be pro-hibited.

In all emphasis areas, camping prohibit-ed, except in specially designated areasand by OPRD permit.

In all emphasis areas, fires will be pro-hibited, except for specially designatedareas and by OPRD permit.

In all emphasis area, driving on the beachwill be prohibited without a permit fromOPRD or for emergency related purpos-es.

In occupied emphasis areas, kite flyingwill be prohibited.

In all emphasis areas, horseback ridingwill be restricted to the wet sand.

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In occupied emphasis areas, bike ridingwill be prohibited.

In occupied emphasis areas, pedestriantraffic will be limited to the wet sandareas.

Any changes in beach use would notbegin for two years.

State Parks has not made a decision onthese plans and is currently taking publictestimony on them. Public commentscan be mailed or e-mailed to Kathy Schutt,725 Summer Street NE, Suite C, Salem,Oregon 97301-1271 or you can e-mailcomments to OSMP.HCP@state.or.us

Comments must reach state parks byMarch 19 to be considered. There aretwo more public meeting scheduled totake public testimony with both on thenorth coast, one in Pacific City and theother in Tillamook.

OPRD’s habitat conservation plan man-agement strategy and recommendationssurvey for the snow plover emphasisareas is available online at www.prd.state.us/images/PDF/masterplans/osmp.

Snowy Plover HabitatContinued from Page 2

Parks Commission MeetingThe City of Port Orford Parks Commis-sion meets on Wednesday, March 3,7:00pm, at the Visitor Center at BattleRock Park. The Parks Commission isasking for public comment on the futureof the Port Overlook building.

Permit Request WithdrawnThe City of Port Orford notified the presson Monday, February 23, that it iswithdrawing their application for apermanent permit to breach GarrisonLake. Outgoing city administrator ErnaBarnett shared part of the City’s letter tothe Oregon State Parks and RecreationDepartment regarding the withdrawal ofthe application. “The City finds that withthe changes of the past year – especiallythe discovery of rich archeologicalresources in the bluff at Agate BeachPark, we cannot afford to continue takingresponsibility for the lake level in viewof this serious increase of liability.

“Now that Garrison Lake is, indeed, alagoon similar to many, many other lakesalong the southern Oregon and northernCalifornia coast, we realize that breachingGarrison Lake will cause the rapid drawdown of the lake level just as it does in

The Draft Habitat Conservation Plan forthe Western Snowy Plover is available atthe Port Orford Public Library. It can beread at the library but not checked out.Also available at the library is the OPRDDraft Ocean Shores Management Plan.

every other one of the lagoon lakes.Breaching will continue to carry awaysand.

The decision to withdraw the permit wasendorsed by the Council at its 2/17meeting.”

Oregon State Parks and RecreationDepartment had held a public hearing inPort Orford on Wednesday, February 18to take testimony from the City andresidents on whether or not to issue apermit for breaching. There were a largenumber of people in attendance andseveral spoke for and against breachingthe lake. The City’s decision to withdrawtheir application makes that meetingmute.

Garrison Lake level stood at 16.6 feet atthe fishing pier at Twelfth Street onTuesday morning. A request by the Cityof Port Orford to open the lake onWednesday, February 25 was turneddown by Oregon State Parks because ofexpected surf conditions. The City’semergency permit to breach the lake runsout on February 29.

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This Week’s SpecialOne gallon Crocus and Daffodils in bloom $4.00; Rhodies from $9.00

Silent AuctionThe Curry Health Foundation is gearingup for the High on Health Dinner/Auctionfor April 3 which will support variousprograms for children’s health. We areasking anyone for donations to be part ofthe silent auction portion of the evening.If anyone has items for baskets, or display,please contact a co-chair member or theCurry Health Foundation at 247- 3189.We can’t express enough how grateful weare for the support and generosity thecommunity continues to exude. Thankyou in advance. P.S. Have you made yourplans and commitment to be a part of this“extraordinarily” fun and entertainingevening???

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Senior NewsBy Mary Yoder

Well the dance February 14 turned outnicely. The music was special – not re-cordings. There are plans to have anotherone soon and a new time for all.

February 20 was the bus trip to the Eu-gene Mall. It took off at 8:00am. Eachone got to pick their own place for lunch.All had a nice time. There are plans tohave another trip soon so be ready.

Every Monday TOPS at 8:30am and6:00pm.

Osteoporosis exercise 5:30pm everyMonday.

Every Tuesday morning till noon bloodpressure.

Walking group Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday at 8:30am.

Every Wednesday from 9:30am to3:00pm Women’s Workshop.

Every Wednesday Osteoporosis exerciseat 5:30pm.

Every Thursday from 1:00 – 2:00pmgentle exercise.

Second and fourth Thursdays wood carv-ers from 2:00-5:00pm.

Every Friday at 8:30am Tai Chi.

March 1, pinochle at 7:00pm.

Here is a reminder – The bus is ready fora ride five days a week now, Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Fri-day from 9:30am to 1:30pm. And if youneed to go to the doctor or clinic after

1:30pm just call 332-5771 and Isaac cantake you.

Want advice? Speak to people. There isnothing as nice as a cheerful word ofgreeting. Smile at people. It takes 72muscles to frown and only 14 to smile.Call people by their name. The sweetestmusic to anyone’s ears is the sound oftheir own name. Be friendly and helpful.If you would have friends be friendly. Becordial. Speak and act as if everythingyou do were a genuine pleasure.

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Police LogFebruary 11: Report of harassment in-volving two subjects at the Port OrfordInn. Report taken and will be submittedto District Attorney for action.

Report of careless driving on ArizonaStreet. Stopped described vehicle andwarned driver.

February 12: Report of telephonic ha-rassment. Under investigation/report tak-en.

Report of criminal mischief to vehicle atChetco Credit Union. Report taken.

February 15: Report of stolen vehiclefrom garage on Fourteenth Street. Underinvestigation.

Report of prowlers at residence onTwelfth Street. Unable to locate anyone.

February 16: Responded to motor vehi-cle crash at 1250 Arizona St. Non-injury

and non-reportable crash. Informationobtained.

February 17 Report of harassment atPort Orford Inn. Report taken.

February 20: Report of criminal mis-chief/harassment on Wyoming St. Un-founded.

Report of telephonic harassment. Underinvestigation.

Report of trespass and littering on lot ofVista Lane. Report taken.

February 21: Dispute on Port OrfordLoop. Incident under investigation.

Safety Tip of the Week

We have had several anonymous callsproviding the police with tips on crimesin our community. We thank those ofyou who have taken the time to call andleave messages or stopped in to providetips. If you have information about acrime or incident you can call the PortOrford Police Department at 332-9013and leave a message.

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Chamber of CommerceThe Chamber of Commerce held theirannual membership meeting at the Portand Starboard Restaurant on Monday.They heard from two speakers startingwith Ed McQuade, SCORE (Service Coreof Retired Executives) counselor. Hespoke about the business conferencewhich will be held in Gold Beach onMarch 2 in which he is participating asone of the speakers. McQuade spokeabout the main guest speaker for theconference, Len Blackstone, who he saidworks with the Gold Beach Promotioncommittee. McQuade said Blackstonewould do an excellent job as speaker.

The conference will be held at the DociaSweet Hall at the Event Center on theBeach from 9:00am to 4:00pm with acost of $20 ($25 at the door). This in-cludes all the programs and lunch. Mc-Quade noted this was the second year forthis business conference and said this

Free Bus DayCurry Public Transit/Coastal Expresssays due to the extra day in this leap year,let’s have a leap on board for free day!Monday, March 1, will be FREE!

This is all buses, all schedules. This is athank you to all our regular riders and awelcome aboard to our new friends. Tryus; we think you will like our service andthe spectacular views offered on the CurryCounty Coast. This does not cover thecost of diversions.

year there would be more time for peopleto visit the exhibit tables. Dick Benson,owner of the Radio Shack in Gold Beach,will lead one of the workshops this year.His talk is entitled “Do you own a busi-ness – or does it own you? (& What youcan do about it.) Conference forms areavailable at the Downtown Fun Zone andthe Port Orford News or you can sign upat the door.

The next speaker was Tere Tronson, di-rector of the North Curry Families’ andChildren’s Center. NCFCC is a 501C3non-profit organization which recentlyreceived a $300,000 grant from the FordFamily Foundation for the CommunityLearning Partnership program. Tronsonsaid NCFCC was the only communityorganization awarded a grant in the pro-gram with the other 15 grants going toschool districts.

Tronson described some of the programs,which are already in place and will comeout of this grant including the ElderWisdom project, which will record thestories of seniors; a weekly radio pro-gram called “Sounds Fun” on our localradio station 100.9 FM, and which willbe put on by students. This program willair from 7:00 to 9:00pm on Friday nights.Another program is the VIVA SpanishClub for children in grades 1-8 with 40students already signed up. They willlearn Spanish through language immer-sion rather than books. The Artworksprogram, which recently produced the

“Elevator Stop” play at the CommunityBuilding, is working on a new play called“Class Action”. There is also the EdibleGarden Project, which includes vegeta-ble gardens at Driftwood and BlancoMiddle School. Tronson mentioned thealready popular parenting program in-cluding Mommy and Me and the alsosuccessful RAD Outdoor Club, which isworking on a federally funded guide tohiking trails in Curry County.

Tronson emphasized at the end of hertalk that this Ford Family Foundationgrant is a “grant about life long learningfor everyone.”

Tronson passed out copies of the recent-ly printed North Curry Blue Book, aguide to the organization and institutionsand services for North Curry County. It’sa must have resource guide with over200 listings.

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Overstock screws and bolts for $2.00 a box(While supplies last)

Coos Curry Board MeetingThe regular meeting of the Board ofDirectors of Coos-Curry ElectricCooperative, Inc. has been scheduled for10:00am on Friday, February 27, at theCooperative’s headquarters in PortOrford. Items on the agenda include areport by Tom Hall on organizationalassessment and a report on the NRECAannual meeting.

February Port MeetingBy Jane Cramer

Commissioners Gifford Barnes, EdDowdy, Evan Kramer and George Welch,as well as Port Manager Gary Andersonwere present at the February 17 regularmeeting of the Port Commission. Com-missioner David Knapp was absent.

Under New Business, commissionersapproved an amendment to the NorCallease of the cannery building as well asthe draft of a letter from Anderson toOECDD informing them of the currentfinancial condition of the Port and theprogress being made towards reducingthe Port’s debt.

Anderson also reported on the ArmyCorps of Engineers (ACOE) feasibilitystudy regarding the proposal that thePort might be able to do its own dredgingin the future. The ACOE was encourag-ing and said that funding would be avail-able for the project under Section 107.

Commissioners also voted to run anotherad in the 2004 Visitor’s Guide if PacNorWest will again pay half of the cost ofthe ad and voted unanimously to appointAnderson as Budget Officer.

Under Old Business, Anderson reportedthat surplus materials in the upper build-ing were all laid out in lots and ready forthe surplus sale at 9 AM on February 28.

Repairs to the sewer pump station havebeen completed, with the City providing

labor for the project and the Port payingfor $1,457.38 in material.

Regarding an offer from OECDD to pro-vide Port Planning and Marketing fundsto update the Strategic Plan, Anderson islooking into using a company reported tohave done good work for the Port inFlorence.

Dowdy reported he sent pictures of theinterior of the shop building to a techni-cal person at DEQ. After some moreinformation is furnished to DEQ, theywill make an assessment of the extent ofthe pollution and the cost of cleaning itup so the building can be an asset in thedevelopment of Port property.

The Manager’s Report indicated that al-though the crab season was profitable formost boats, it could have been better.Anderson told of his efforts to determineif there was any legal recourse to theproblems relating to the “Gentlemen’s

Agreement”. He also reported on thepermanent concrete-base light the CoastGuard wants to put on the end of the jetty.The report also gave information aboutthe status of the audit and the ice machinegrant.

After a review of the Financial Report,the meeting was adjourned.

Langlois Library’s

Books ‘N’ Stuff SaleSaturday February 28, 9am-4pm

atthe Langlois Lions ClubFloras Lake Loop Road

Great Books!Terrific New and Like-New Stuff!Delelectable Baked Goods!

Delicious Cinnamon Rolls and CoffeeSoup and Sandwich Lunch

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Arrest MadePort Orford resident Bert Ainsworth wasarrested on Monday night by the PortOrford Police Department. Ainsworthhad driven his van into a parked truck onHighway 101 at approximately 8:20pm.The accident forced the unoccupied truckinto the fence at Madrona 101 RV Park.Port Orford Police Chief Bill Rush re-sponded to the scene of the accidentalong with Port Orford Ambulance andPort Orford Volunteer Fire Department,and the Curry County Sheriff’s Depart-ment.

Ainsworth was arrested by Chief Rushand taken to the Curry County Jail andcharged with DUII, Reckless Driving,Criminal Mischief II, and attempted as-sault on a police officer. The DistrictAttorney’s office said that Ainsworthmight also be charged with disorderlyconduct. Ainsworth refused to take aBreathalyzer test. He received light inju-ries from the accident. Security was set at$25,000. Ainsworth asked for a courtappointed attorney and will appear incourt on February 26 with his attorney.

Childbirth Classes in MarchClasses to help couples prepare for child-birth begin in Gold Beach at 6:30p.m.,Wednesday, March 3, in the Curry Gen-eral Hospital Annex, 94220 Fourth St.

To register, phone Curry General Hospi-tal at (541) 247-6621 or 1-800-445-8085.

Letter to the Editor,In her letter to Fellow Democrats lastweek Nella Abbott invited “Curry Coun-ty Democrats...skilled in many areas...Weneed philosophers, patriots, artists, writ-ers and other caring and concerned mem-bers of our community...those with aneconomic vision for our local communi-ty... to “create the party that seeks toserve Curry County”.

While I wholeheartedly applaud everysyllable of this invitation, I think theDemocratic Party is the party of and byeverybody, so I would like to expand theinvitation to everyone, including, but notlimited to: mothers, fathers, teachers,students, waitresses/waiters, small busi-ness owners, handypersons, loggers,truck drivers, the unemployed, the dis-abled, the retired, cooks, sanitation work-ers, flaggers, heavy equipment opera-tors, child care providers, senior citi-zens, the young and possibly inexperi-enced for their refreshing perspective,the over-whatever age for their cunningand experience, police officers, govern-ment workers, mill hands, secretaries,accountants, fishermen, cashiers, nurs-es, clerks, electricians, firemen, book-keepers, tenders, farmers, ranchers, mo-

tel maids, clergy, the rich, the poor, thosewho need health care, members of abowling team, red hat ladies, gardeners,bridge club members, old movie buffs,and just flat out anybody who wants toimprove the Democratic Party.

Anyone interested in or who has ques-tions can call me at 332-6060 weekdaysuntil 6 pm or at 348-2208 other times.

P.S. My husband pointed out that I for-got to include lawyers... Anybody canjoin.

Flo Lichtig

Ocean View Lot100’ x 75’ City Lot

$99,000Perched high above most of Port Orford, this lot on Deady Street affords spectacularviews of the Pacific Ocean, Lake Garrison, the reef and the Cape Blanco Lighthouse.This location is 1/4 mile from Battlerock Park. From U.S. 101, go North on DeadyStreet. For a tour of the property, call

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Rare MillPond Lot150’ x 100’

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This is truly a unique lot in an ideal location.

It is the last available building site with Mill Pondfrontage. Well elevated, this site is on a peninsula,giving it exclusive views of the historic Mill Pond.Zoning is R-2 so a duplex may be built here. Theactual lot size is 150 feet by 100 feet, whichincludes a cleared buildable homesite and a portionof the Mill Pond. All city services are available.

Centrally located, it is close to Buffington Park andshopping while maintaining its privacy and ruralcharm. The ocean and Lake Garrison are withinwalking distance as well as the rest of the town.This lot will not last long at $69,000.

In Port Orford, from U.S. 101 go west on 14th St.Go two blocks to Arizona St. and turn right (north).Proceed to the end of Arizona and park at thebaseball diamond. Across Arizona is a “For Sale”sign. Follow the trail next to it. For more informa-tion, call:

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Jubilee Button ContestThe Jubilee Committee wants to remindall artists who intend to participate in theJubilee 4th of July button contest thattheir submission needs to be in now sothat the committee can choose the designand begin production on the 2004 but-tons. If you have a submission in mindbut have not made up your design yet weneed to know you are in the process soyou will not be left out of the selection. Itis very important to the success of theprogram that we get started early enoughso we can collect enough money for thefireworks. As you know we have a repu-tation for having one of the best fire-

Letter to the Editor,The primary way in which all of us voteis with our pocketbook. If we believe thatprotecting all industry through subsidyuntil that industry becomes large andpowerful enough to leave the countryand take the jobs and money with it, thenby all means buy new American cardsand appliances. If you believe in drivingout small local businesses and destroy-ing community cohesion, then go andshop the huge outlet chain stores. “Shop-ping for less” is the claim I recall. How-ever if you take into consideration all ofthe hidden costs in the price we pay – lossof towns and the labor issues, familybreakdown, the cost of these products isway above what we can afford to pay.Our children’s children will still be pay-ing long after we are gone.

So yes, very assuredly, get out and voteand remember that without our supportthe injustice and despair today wouldcease to exist.

Jere Langston

Young Poets AwardsThe Friends of the Bandon Library andWilliam Piehl are sponsoring the eighthannual Celia Piehl young poets awards.The contest theme this year is “What IHope for in 2004”. Awards are first prize$150, second prize $100, third prize $75,and three honorable mentions of $50each.

Deadline for submission of poems isMarch 11, 2004 with the award date forwinners on March 19, 7:30pm in theBandon City Council Chambers.

Any student between the age of 12 and18, living within the Bandon, Langloisand Port Orford School Districts mayenter the contest.

Any form of poem, rhyme or free verse,with a maximum of 40 lines, may besubmitted.

Enter one original, unpublished poem.Make two copies, typed or neatly writtenon a letter sized piece of unlined paper.On one copy put the poem’s title andyour age and school in the upper righthand corner. On the second copy writeyour name, address and phone number.All poems must be submitted no later

than March 11 and should be at theBandon Public Library available for thecontest judges. The Bandon Library ad-dress is Bandon Public Library, PoetryContest, PO Box 128, Bandon, OR97411.

Celia Piehl, a life long supporter of civiland personal rights, a social worker-counselor and poet, died in 1997. Shedevoted her life to change that wouldlead to understanding, peace and unityamong people, regardless of their vari-ous backgrounds and differences.

works display on the coast. All moneyscollected from the sale of the pins goestoward fireworks purchases and last yearpaid for over a 1/3 of the cost. Send orgive your design to Wilber Green orFrank Cramer, PO Box 1467 Port Orford97465 ASAP. Let’s make 2004 a banneryear with a design from one of the manygood artists here in Port Orford.

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Book Lovers Alertby Viv Williams, Director

The annual Langlois Library Books ‘N’Stuff Sale is right around the corner onSaturday February 28 from 9:00am to4:00pm at the Langlois Lions Club onFloras Lake Loop Road. A terrific selec-tion of books, wonderful new and like-new “stuff”, and delectable homemadebaked goods will be sold! The LionsClub will be serving mouth-watering cin-namon rolls and coffee for all you earlybirds and a delicious soup and sandwichlunch.

Yes, the ever-popular $1.00 a bag ofbooks will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. butyou might not want to wait as many ofyour favorites may be gone by then!

If you were not able to get your booksand ‘stuff’ donations to us last week, wewill be glad to accept them at the Librarythis week.

You may bring your donations of bakedgoods to the Library, Friday February 27from 11am to 5:45pm, and to the LionsClub Saturday, February 28.

Roaring Sea Open HouseEveryone is invited to enjoy the sharingof artistic, musical, and edible treats atthe next Roaring Sea Open House, from2:00 to 5:00 on Sunday, Feb. 29. Last-Sunday-of-the-Month Open Houses areheld at Roaring Sea Studio-Gallery,41687 Highway 101 South, Port Orford.The entrance from the highway is sharedwith the Sea Crest Motel.

Featured this month will be basket weav-ing artists of the South Coast BasketWeavers Association, headquartered inAgness. The group focuses on NativeAmerican basket weaving techniques.They will also demonstrate techniques.

The Kammeroque Ensemble will pro-vide informal music performances dur-ing the afternoon, with guest musiciansCrystal Landucci from Bandon, and Nor-man or Yvonne Rowe from Nesika Beach.An original piece of prose or poetry willbe read by Joyce Mueller.

Refreshments will be served, as well aspot-luck snacks. For further informa-tion, please call Donna at 332-4444.

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VISITORS WELCOMECALL 332-4444 DONNA ROSELIUS41687 Hwy. 101 S. Port Orford, Oregon

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THE CAT’S MEOW vacation cottage.Great location! Winter rates now in ef-fect! Please call toll free (866) 503-5003for reservations. Non-smoking.

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SERVICES

JUANITA REDDING HENNICK Bar-ber / Hairdresser 332-6791.

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-Hairdress-er, 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.

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

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READY FOR A WEBSITE? JT Data-works specializes in web design, upgrades,maintenance and training. Reasonablerates. Call Judy at 332-0850 or emailjt@jtdataworks.com.

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1988 FORD VAN AEROSTAR, runsand looks good can be seen at the YouthCenter in Bandon or call days 347-8336or eve 347-3549 $1200.

OUR THRIFT STORE IN BANDONhas youth beds, champagne glasses, so-fa’s, large oak headboard and dresser anddining tables. Come by and see us. We areacross the street from Blue DiamondNursery. 347-9832.

OUR THRIFT STORE IN BANDONneeds good used furniture, give us a calland schedule a free pickup. 347-9832.

TRADE OR SELL my 1985 33’ South-wind MH ($4,250). See at Madrona RVPark #23. Need a smaller traveling rig,1985 or better. Phone 1-541-332-0933.

SILENT AUCTION Port of Port Orford300 Dock Rd., Port Orford, OR SaturdayFebruary 28 9am-1pm. Winches, rigging,cable, 40’ pilings, 20’ 12”x12” timbers,assorted heavy lumber, much more. Tele-phone (541) 332-7121 for more info.

VIDEO BLOWOUT SALE: 200 videos$4.00 each. Saturday Savoy Theater10:00am – 2:00pm.

SERIOUS BUYER of old postcards andphotographs. 541-347-3881.

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THE SHELL SHACK will be open ir-regular hours and days for the next fewweeks. Sorry for any inconvenience.

DAYBED FOR SALE, posturpedicmatress $200. I need a rectangular dinnertable and two chairs… or just the table. Ionly have a cardtable. 332-1111.

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City Burn PileCitizens are reminded that the City ofPort Orford burn pile at the City Shopson Port Orford Loop is open for commu-nity use as a public service. Materialsbrought to the yard must be either yarddebris or untreated wood with all hard-ware removed. All burns are done underthe supervision of Port Orford Fire Mar-shal George Gehrke.

Limited open burn permits are availablefor burning by private citizens withincity limits by calling Gehrke at 332-5383.

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historic downtown. I’m not a cheapskatebut I didn’t care for the price of admis-sion to the Steinbeck museum, whichwas $10.95 for adults. We were told itwould take two or three hours to seeeverything. I wonder what the author ofGrapes of Wrath, Cannery Row, SweetThursday, and In Dubious Battle wouldhave though about this swell museumthey made in honor of him. The people hewrote about including the Okies, thedown and out, and the apple pickerswouldn’t have been able to afford it. Sowe elected not to cough up the do-re-miand proceeded to get thoroughly lost inSalinas. There were signs from the free-way directing you to the museum butthere didn’t seem to be any to lead youback to the freeway! It wasn’t until I wentinto a gasoline station mini-mart andadmitted to the clerk that I was hopeless-ly lost (men don’t like to ask for direc-tions) that we found our way out ofSalinas and back onto Highway 101.

For our next exciting adventure, wepassed San Jose and began to see a lotmore traffic. We were heading to a largesurplus computer store in Santa Clarabut we’d conveniently misplaced theaddress or directions. Fortunately wewere able to phone them while stoppingfor gas and found the store without toomuch trouble. Valerie had been intriguedby their ads on the Internet but she wasdisappointed when she found a numberof items that she had for sale at the FunZone for the same, or lower, prices. Shehas added it to her list of places that she’sglad to have seen but doesn’t need to seeagain.

Not knowing when enough is enough Igot out my In-N-Out location finder andgot directions to the one in Santa Clara.This company isn’t like the other fastfood chains and all its ingredients arefresh; from the hamburger, which is nev-er frozen, to the French fries, which are

made on the site from peeling the pota-toes to slicing them. The employees startat $8.75 an hour and I’ve never spoken toone who didn’t enjoy working for thecompany. The company provides themwith health insurance and steady raisesand keeps its employees. It is the oppo-site of the Wal-Mart / McDonald’s cor-porate model. Being privately ownedwith no franchises In-N-Out Burger isnot beholden to stockholders and can doit their own way without outside interfer-ence. However, it would be hard to imi-tate or keep up with them in a small townin Oregon because we don’t have thevolume of business, nor the frequency ofdeliveries to offer that fresh of a product.

From there it was up to San Francisco viaHighway 280 and a trip through GoldenGate Park without a stop in the city by thebay save for numerous red lights. Wecontinued on to Willits, which is one ofmy favorite California towns and oughtto be Port Orford’s sister city. Both havea thriving downtown movie theater andWillits hasn’t been bypassed by a free-way version of 101 as has Ukiah andCloverdale so motorists traveling southon 101 have to drive through town, whichis a good thing. Willits has lots of oldmotels; a variety of restaurants and acomfortable feel to it. It used to be thehome, along with Ft. Bragg, of the Skunktrain but as of last year that train wasdiscontinued which is a shame.

We made a short stop at a store called“Real Goods” in Hopland, California.They focus on alternative energy andliving “green”. Their store is very inter-esting with many unusual items but I’mafraid I wasn’t impressed with their pric-es which were higher, sometimes muchhigher, than the same goods cost else-where. As an example, they wanted$6.95 for a mini-flashlight similar to onewe’d purchased elsewhere for 99 cents!

After spending a night in Willits, wecontinued back to Port Orford. We tookour time getting home and drove theentire length of the Avenue of the Giants

(with a stop at the visitor center, of course)instead of the much faster but less scenicHighway 101. The redwoods are my fa-vorite trees so it’s always nice to stop andvisit with the 4% of them that are still leftin Northern California.

Our last stop before home was at FredMeyer’s in Brookings to get gas and afew groceries. We got back Saturdayevening and it sure felt good to sleep inour own bed again! Sunday we put in abrief appearance at the store to check ouremail. Valerie had a mere 7,997 messag-es to examine, 300 of which had somekind of virus attached. It took her a fewdays to work thru all that! Now all weneed is a vacation to rest up from ourvacation.

Women’s Time OutLadies of all ages are invited to a Wednes-day Women’s Time Out buffet luncheonand program on Wednesday, March 3 at11:30 a.m. at Bandon Face Rock GolfCourse, 3235 Beach Loop Dr., Bandon.Cost is $9.00 Inclusive.

Roberta Morin of Hereford, OR will beour music guest and speaker. Roberta isa former nightclub singer for whom mu-sic was both her escape and her salvationfrom events in her life until she foundsomething even more valuable. Robertais a retired schoolteacher whose familyincludes 2 children, 15 exchange stu-dents and 9 foster children. She is cur-rently very active in the Red Cross andrunning her ranch.

To make reservations and arrange com-plimentary child care today, please callMarge - 347-4224 for Bandon/Langlois;Patti - 332-2703 for Port Orford or e-mail Maybelle at maysway@juno.com.Reservations must be honored, given toa friend or cancelled 24 hours prior.

Wednesday Women’s Time Out is spon-sored by Stonecroft Ministries and Ban-don/Port Orford CWC.