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Presenting Your School BoardBy Evan Kramer

The Port Orford/Lan-glois School Board metfor the first time sincethe new school year be-gan on Monday night inthe Pacific High SchoolLibrary.

The District has a new Interim Superin-tendent this school year. His name is DanMorin and he came to this district fromthe North Douglas School District wherehe was principal at North Douglas HighSchool and superintendent of that Dis-trict for three years. The school boardconsists of Joe Brown who is chairman,John Jensen, Shirley Van Loo, AlanBrown, Rosaria Williams, VirginiaHughes and Liz Brady. Karen CooleyJennings is the District secretary.

The school year started last Tuesday with124 students enrolled at Pacific HighSchool and 105 each at Driftwood andBlanco Schools for a total of 334 stu-dents.

Superintendent Morin said the State Leg-islature needed to allocate $5.4 billion tomaintain education at last year’s levelbut had instead budgeted $5.2 billion.He said our District should maintain aprudent reserve of 5% but it is not re-

quired. He said the District needs toreplace a boiler and a roof on one of thebuildings.

Pacific High Athletic Director Tom Dilltold the Board the OSAA (Oregon StateAthletic Association) was reclassifyingall athletic programs. He contacted theOSAA about allowing Pacific High todrop to a 1A school and go into what hecalled the old Skyline League composedof Elkton, Powers, Camas Valley, NewHope Christian, North Douglas and Yon-calla. Dill said this would save on trans-portation costs, as we would be playingschools closer to Port Orford and moresimilar in size. He said the OSAA votedto allow Pacific to drop to 1A. The offi-cial cutoff is 115 students. Over 115 is2A and below is 1A.

Lee Pestana asked the Board for a changein policy on the key for opening the gymat the Langlois School. The Board policyis that keys for buildings have to bechecked out on a day-to-day basis. DanMorin will work with Lee on making thekey more accessible to the gym.

School counselor Jerry Cox presentedpaperwork and a report to the Board inseveral areas including the state assess-ment tests. He said the District studentsmet the minimum federal AYP (ade-quate yearly progress) in each of the

areas. He spoke of the importance ofgetting all students in the district tested.

Cox spoke about the International Ex-change Student policy he had put togeth-er for the district, which he presented tothe Board. Cox said there are four for-eign exchange students this year at Pacif-ic. Cox recommended the in the futurethe program be discussed at the AugustBoard meeting so they can get morenotification of what is happening. Theforeign exchange students are from Ser-bia, Japan, China, and Korea and livewith host families. Cox said he likes theprogram and wants six more exchangestudents saying they had a positive effectat the school.

Dan Morin spoke about the future of thered brick school building in Langlois. Heis going to talk with the county commis-sion/counsel about requesting money fora best use of the property study.

The Board discussed the annual seniortrip. They are requesting a timeline for

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High School Spanish teacher Chris Ei-demiller said he had been approached bymembers of the Rotary Club to partici-pate in a program where he would travelto another area for his professional de-velopment for 4-6 weeks. He asked theboard for an unpaid leave of absencefrom April 26-May 26 for a trip to BajaCalifornia where he will work with teach-ers down there and make contacts, whichwill enhance the Spanish language pro-gram at Pacific. Alan Brown made amotion to okay this request and it passedunanimously.

Dan Morin spoke about goal setting andone of the goals is to hold the Boardmeetings at the other schools. The schoolboard meeting in November will be held

at Driftwood, December at Blanco, Jan-uary through March at Pacific, April atDriftwood and May at Blanco. The Boardwill publicize these different meetinglocations and times and encourage a great-er turnout from the public.

Alan Brown made a motion that the Boardapprove Resolution #05-09 adopting the2005-06 Budget, a total of $4,634,188.The motion passed unanimously.

Virginia Hughes spoke about the budgetfor an executive search for a permanentsuperintendent. The District has $2,500left for the search. Chairman Joe Brownsaid he would like the public involvedwith developing the qualities and quali-fications for the superintendent. Brownsaid there would be two public meetingsin Langlois and two in Port Orford wherecommunity input will be sought.

This year the student representative tothe school board is Hildred Billings.

Technology supervisor Adam House gavea technology report and said he hadworked with the staff in each of the threebuildings and given an orientation to thefreshmen in the computer lab. He saidthe District has acquired ten new com-puters for four classrooms at Driftwood.

Transportation and maintenance manag-er Tony La Plante said everything wentlike clockwork last week and the schoolbus drivers did an awesome job. He saidthe District was paying $2.669 a gallonfor fuel. The Board was concerned aboutthe effect on the budget of the fuel prices,as it hadn’t budgeted for the currentprices for fuel.

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City Hall Updateby Jay Stoler

In the wake of the departure of formerAdministrator Ken Knight, the Port Or-ford City Council met in special sessionon Thursday, September 8 to make a fewhousekeeping adjustments with the cur-rent City staff.

Finance Director Dave Johnson will takeon the extra duty of Office Manager andwill be in charge of the office on a day-to-day basis and report to the Mayor andPersonnel subcommittee in a weeklymanagement meeting. In addition, untila new administrator is hired, Johnsonwill also be the Budget Officer. Johnson,who has been with the city for nearly twoyears, is a native of Port Orford and agraduate of Pacific High School. He hasan accounting degree from Southwest-ern Oregon Community College and near-ly twenty years management experiencein the timber industry.

City Recorder Beverly Manes will con-tinue to be official Recorder. Manes hasbeen working for the City since Decem-ber of 2002 and is a member of theOregon Association of Municipal Re-corders and regularly attends workshops

and training sessions. In addition, Maneswill be taking classes in 2006 to becomea Certified Municipal Clerk.

Patty Clark who is the Utility Clerk willalso be the Elections Officer. Patty hasbeen working for the City since Septem-ber of 2000.

In addition, Terri Hatfield is a part-timeadministrative assistant who fills in asneeded.

This structure will help the city functionsmoothly during the process of findingand hiring a new Administrator.

Carl Eskelson, chairman of the Person-nel subcommittee and Councilor MiltonFinch met at 5pm on Friday, September9 to continue to work on the job descrip-tion and title for a new Administrator.Councilor Jerry Steinhorst, also a mem-ber of the committee, was not in atten-dance.

The committee has put a lot of thoughtinto the description and duties, but main-ly is concerned that the new Administra-tor would not have autonomous powersover hiring and firing or disciplining ofstaff without Council consent. The sub-

committee is also looking at a possibledifferent title for the position.

The committee has not advertised yetand will discuss the job description andthe timeline for hiring a new Administra-tor at the next City Council meeting onSeptember 19 at 7pm. The committee isalso concerned with the Employees hand-book and the many inaccuracies it con-tains. They will schedule a separate meet-ing to deal with that issue.

In a short meeting on Thursday after-noon the Mayor and Public Works sub-committee met with Public Works Di-rector Dave Pace and Finance Director/Office Manager Dave Johnson to discussthe financing of the proposed and ap-proved purchase of a VAC-TOR Truck.

Finance Director Dave Johnson hadlooked at the original deal, which was tobe financed with zero down at a rate of7.5%. Johnson checked out several otherconfigurations with various amounts asdown payments. He was able to work adeal with Sterling Savings Bank for a5.25% annual rate with $30,000 downover a 5-year period at about $16,600 peryear. The down payment money camefrom already budgeted accounts includ-ing Sewer, Water and Equipment Re-placement. The deal will cause the truckto be paid off sooner at a savings to thecity.

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Letter to the Editor,This year the annual “Run to the Rogue”was moved up one week to coincide withthe 152nd anniversary of the signing ofthe treaty creating the reservation at Si-letz, September 10, 1853. This was the11th year that the people of the Confed-erated Tribes of the Siletz have run in the234 mile relay from Siletz to Oak flats onthe Illinois River which retraces the dif-ficult march of their ancestors removalfrom much of the coast and celebrate thestrength of their peoples perseverance.

Last Friday night the Port Orford Com-munity Center warmly greeted membersof the Siletz tribe, the elders, runners,and support team members, to the 8thannual community potluck and musicnight. This night of sharing food, friends,culture, and music has slowly growneach year with support from new andlong time community members of northCurry and Port Orford. Kass and Tim,Dean Duarte, Michael Disbrow, Brenda

Foster and one tribal member sang anddrummed (sorry missed his name) pro-vided music to a room bathed in candle-light making the evening very enjoyable.

The Mayor Jim Auborn and Karen hiswife greeted nearly all the 150 plus guestsbefore joining in the potluck that wasprovided by so many hands. This yearthe Siletz people contributed 50 poundsof salmon fillets that put a smile on manyfaces, complementing all the great har-vest time dishes that arrived.

Many thanks to the Mayor, the Port Or-ford Arts Council, Brenda Foster the“energizer”, Susan Shannon the “orga-nizer” and the galley gang Dana, Karen,and John that baked, rotated, washed andto all those folks that brought flowersand dropped off dishes this is truly help-fully and supportive.

The runners arrived at Battle Rock Parkat midnight stopping to change runnersfor the next leg of the relay. Robert Kenta

spoke about the history of the tribe andthe importance of the run to remembertheir ancestors. He sang a short song thatPort Orford “Jakee” sang many years agowhen he traveled south to the SmithRiver tribal dances adding more color tothe tapestry of this region.

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Alzheimer Info DayOn Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 10am-Noon, a RSVP volunteer will be at ainformation table in the lobby of South-ern Coos Hospital and Health Center,911 11th St, Bandon. Brochures onAlzheimer’s Disease and adapting to theneeds of persons with it, as well as re-source information for caregiving willbe available. A person with A.D. willgradually experience difficulties withpersonal care and activities of daily liv-ing; learn creative problem-solving tech-niques. For more info call 347-1601.

Meals on Wheels ProgramGail Conwell, CoordinatorMeals on Wheels Program

Sometimes things that look easy, reallyaren’t. That’s certainly true of the Mealson Wheels Program here in Port Orford.For the last 3-4 years, elderly and dis-abled people in our community havebeen able to receive a hot meal daily,Monday-Friday. In order to make thispossible for these folks, a lot of thingshave to happen:

The meals need to be made in a licensedkitchen. They also need to be nutritional-ly balanced, as much as possible, for thespecial needs of our people.

Our people need to have their mealsdelivered on a daily basis, Mondaythrough Friday, without fail, because theydepend on us. They also need to havesomeone check on them to see if there areany problems. The need to be able to talkwith someone.

Money needs to be raised for those thatcannot afford the meals. And becauseour program is not affiliated with anygovernment programs, that means themoney comes from donations to us fromright here in the community.

Most of the time, the meals are pre-pared by Rhonda Gore and her staff at theelementary school. These ladies do awonderful job of preparing the food.They make it attractive and appealing toour elderly. Things like homemade piz-za, salads and fresh fruit are part of themenu.

Other involved are Frank, Deb and thecrew at the Port and Starboard. Whenschool is closed, these folks get in gear.Meatloaf, fresh pies and other mouth-watering items are sent out. Along withall of this are the people at Port OrfordBreadworks. The Breadman and Nancyprovide beautiful cookies, bars and otherdelights on a weekly basis as a treat forour folks.

A team of volunteer drivers make it pos-sible for the meals to be delivered dailythrough the week. Dutch, Marylou, Jim,Jane & Frank, Maybelle and Margaret,thank you all for the time and effort youput in to help take care of those on theprogram. Thanks especially for caringabout them and checking on their wel-fare. Thank you Warren, John and Rayfor filling in when our “regulars” are onvacation. Thank you Gayle for the lovelyflowers and little gifts you send throughthe drivers to everyone – how you bright-en up their day!

And now for the hardest part of all – thefunding. Due to a lovely donation duringour fund raising several years ago, we’vebeen able to hold our own and supportthose that can’t afford to pay for theprogram. Because everything is volun-tary, 100% of the money has gone tothose in need. But our funds are startingto deplete fairly rapidly. Over half thefolks currently on the program cannotafford to pay. Every month $300 - $400goes out to pay for food for these people.These are the elderly and disabled whohave very little, and who can barely af-ford the rent they pay.

I know how pressed we all are in today’sworld. Food price increases, gasolineprices going up, and now those poorfolks in the south. Many of us find itdifficult to give more. But folks, I’masking you once more to be generous.Presently, we have only enough funds tolast for about 4-6 months or so. Afterthat, we won’t be able to feed those thatcannot pay.

If you can see it in your heart to helpthose in the community who have solittle, and who are so needy, it would begreatly appreciated. There are cans abouttown specifically for Meals on Wheels –drop your change in if you can. You canalso make a donation at Chetco FederalCredit Union, where we have an account.

Thank you for all you have done in thepast years to keep this program going. Ipray that we can continue for many yearsto provide this service to those in thecommunity who need us.

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Monday is Discount Nite Parks Commission

by Jay Stoler

The Port Orford Parks Commission meton Tuesday, September 6 in the CouncilChambers for their regular monthly meet-ing. Commissioners Joanne Ruoff andJodi Bulaich, and Public Works Super-intendent Dave Pace were absent. Chair-man Jim Billings moved through theagenda that contained several importantdiscussion items. Here is a summary ofthe meeting:

• Discussed the weed and reed problemin Garrison Lake. Dennis Miller and EdMcQuade, both of whom live on lakefront property, told the Parks Commis-sion that Mary Phaust, a PHD from Port-land State University’s Center for Lakesand Reservoirs would be in Port Orfordon September 21 to meet with somehomeowners, view the lake and attendthe Watershed Council meeting. Millerand McQuade wanted to encourage allcitizens who care about the lake to attendthat meeting. Miller and a group of oth-ers are in the process of also writing agrant with DEQ to provide funds to mowor somehow eradicate the invasive un-derwater weed and deal with the over-grown, though not invasive reeds. May-

or Auborn expressed appreciation ofMiller and McQuade for the work theyare doing.

• Discussed the possibility of gettingcoin operated binoculars at Battle RockPark to aid in Whale Watching. Chair-man Billings said if Battle Rock Parkcould get the traffic of 100,000 cars ayear the binoculars would be installed atno charge and the City would take part inthe profit. If there would be less than100,000 cars a year of traffic, the Citywould have the option of paying for theinstallation of the binoculars, and stillcould receive a part of the profit. There isa traffic count currently underway inBattle Rock Park.

• Briefly, discussed the Master Plan whichis in the process of revision and will bethe subject of a Town Hall meeting in thefuture; discussed several grants that areoutstanding for Parks and the Chamberthat deal with tourism and beautifica-tion; discussed the budget and ways toraise funds for dedicated Parks use. Chair-man Billings had some questions aboutthe monthly budget and various expens-es.

• The Old City Jail mini-park is still anuncompleted deal with nothing new toreport.

The meeting adjourned a few minutesafter 8pm.

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Nearshore Resource MeetingThe ODFW’s Marine Resources Pro-gram invites the public to review andcomment on the draft Nearshore MarineResource Management Strategy (Near-shore Strategy), a collaborative, com-prehensive effort addressing marine fishand wildlife, and their habitats. The Near-shore is defined as being from the hightide line out to three nautical miles.

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The coming meetings will provide anopportunity for the public to review thedraft document and ask questions. Thedraft will be online at www.dfw.state.or.us/MRP/nearshore from Sept. 14 to Oct.14. To request a paper copy, call (541)867-0300, ext. 258. All comments shouldbe submitted in writing by 5:00pm Oct.14 via the website or by mail to: Near-shore Strategy, 2040 SE Marine ScienceDrive, Newport, OR 97365.

Lake Weeds on AgendaBy Jay Stoler

A very important agenda item on theWatershed Council Meeting agenda nextweek will be the invasive underwaterweeds and some other problems that aretaking over Garrison Lake and threateningits usability. That public meeting will beon Wednesday, September 21 at 7pm inthe City Hall Council Chambers.

The lake weed problem was brought tothe attention of various local, county andstate agencies nearly two months ago bylocal lake-side residents Dennis Millerand Ed McQuade. In addition, they havecontacted the Center for Lakes andReservoirs at the University of Portlandfor assistance that will come in the formof a visit by Mary Pfauth, PHD, who willalso be at the Watershed Council Meetingand who is familiar with Garrison Lake.

Many agencies and organizations will bepresent at this meeting and local residentsthat are concerned about Garrison Lakeare encouraged to attend.

The meeting in Bandon will be held onTuesday, Sep. 20 from 6:30 to 8:00pm atthe Best Western Inn at Face Rock, 3225Beach Loop Drive, 347-9441.

Letter to the Editor,The following notice has been posted atParadise Point Wayside. The notice is at

the north end of the parking lot about 75feet down the trail to the beach. It states:

“Pursuant to ORS 395.65, notice ishereby given that an application wasfiled with the Oregon Parks andRecreation Department by Mr. ScottMcKenzie requesting a permit to restoresnowy plover habitat. The property islocated along the Pacific shore at ElkRiver spit. A public hearing before theDepartment will be held if 10 or morerequests are received by September 25,2005. If 10 or more requests are received,a time and place for a public hearing willbe set and notice thereof announced andposted.”

If allowed to proceed unimpeded, thiscould have an adverse impact on publicactivity on the beach. If you enjoy salmonfishing on the Elk River, or hiking on thebeach, or just watching the sun set on ourbeautiful coast, you will be affected.Insist on a public meeting. Write or call:

Calum Stevenson, Oregon Parks andRecreation, 8914 Cape Arago Highway,Coos Bay, OR 97420, 541-888-9324.Do this before September 25, 2005.

Note: According to experts, there hasnever been a snowy plover sighted in thisarea. Let’s get this hearing and determineif this is really about conservation or justa backdoor approach to limit or stoppublic activity on our beach.

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Chamber Newsby Jay Stoler

Thanks again to the more than 200 resi-dents and visitors that helped us cele-brate the 154th birthday of Port Orfordover Labor Day. There were many help-ing hands behind the scenes. Thanks toAnne, Millie, Mary, Carol, Lee, and Scottfor the terrific Tuna work; and thanks tothe Arts Council, Parks Commission andCity for being great co-sponsors.

On to the next event…OctoberFest iscoming. Mark your calendars for Satur-day, October 8 from 5pm to 9pm, whenthe Chamber presents an OctoberFestBeer Garden and German Sausage din-ner. In addition, the Portland Rally Clubwill be driving from Portland to PortOrford to help us celebrate. Watch thepapers and portorford.info for more newsabout this.

There is still a vacant seat on the board.It is open to any full chamber member.To apply, call Jay at 332-8055 or drop bythe Visitors Center in Battle Rock Park.

Letter to the Editor,Milton and Deloris Finch of Highway101 Liquor and Stan and Jennete Dishongof the Motorcycle Museum in Port Orfordwould like to thank Chuck Bebernessand Less McConnell for asking us tosponsor a motorcycle surf and turf rideand museum tour here in Port Orford.

The riders came from Junction City toPort Orford, a trip of 170 miles each way.The two clubs were the Oregon VintageMotorcyclists and the Oregon TrailChapter of Antique Motorcycle Club ofAmerica. About 19 bikes of which somewere Triumphs from the sixties andBSA’s, and others with passengers for35 people arrived at 4:00pm. There wasquite a party behind the Highway 101Liquor Store with a band – Rich Youngand the Fools playing until 10:00pm.There were ribs, chicken, crabs and saladsbrought by locals. About 75 peopleparticipated.

We would like to thank Stan and hisdaughter Jennete for co-sponsoring thisevent. We would also like to thank all ofthe guests that brought side dishes, andhelped set up the canopies due to therain. Everyone involved made this asuccessful event especially our cookConrad! Good job.

We hope to do this again next year.

Milton and Deloris FinchRotary Show and Shine

There were 82 registered cars and trucksat the Port Orford Rotary Show and

Shine car show on Labor Day atDriftwood Elementary School. Last yearthere were over 100 but gas wasn’t goingfor $3.059 for regular unleaded. Most ofthe 82 cars and trucks were parked on thepavement at in back of the school withsome including a row of Corvettes parkedon the athletic field.

Three main awards were handed out atthe end of the show including ESA Choiceto Don and Carolyn Baronian of CoosBay with their 1933 Chevy 3 windowcoupe. The People’s Choice award washanded out to Russ and Bev Smith ofMonroe, Oregon with their 1931 ModelA Slant Window. Best of Show went toChuck Mathis of Roseburg with is 1960T-Bird. This car was super customizedand looked like a Chuck Barris creation.The Rotary Club served up their much-anticipated barbecued hamburgers.

Those people showing and attending theShow and Shine were treated to theAmeriquest wildly painted blimp alsoknown as the “Soaring Dreams” airship,which circled overhead a couple of timesaround 2:00pm much to the delight ofthose on the ground.

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Letter to the Editor,A request for help comes from my friendDiane Turner from the New Orleans area.She has evacuated to Baton Rouge withher husband and family. Her pastor, wholost his home in New Orleans, along withrelocated church staff members, is reach-ing out to the evacuees in Baton Rougefrom their newest ministry location. Inspite of their own personal losses, theyrecognize a desperate need to help theless fortunate, who now find themselveshomeless because of Hurricane Katrina.

She has been asked to set up a programfor feeding evacuees and homeless whocome to their church for help. Needed aremoney, bunk beds, refrigerator, stove,microwave, bedding, towels, personalhygiene products, folding tables andchairs, paper goods for serving the food,and cooking utensils, including over-sized cooking pots. They need to convertoffices into dormitories for their dis-placed staff members, now staying intemporary shelters. It’s a big task requir-ing lots of help.

If you can help, please send needed goodsto New Home Family Worship CenterInternational, 3000 Tecumseh Street,Baton Rouge, LA 70805. Checks are tobe made out to Free Spirit Bookstore/New Home at P.O. Box 1282 DenhamSprings, LA 70727 in care of DianeTurner. Inquiries can be sent toMDT324@aol.com. Please write “Oper-ation Hope” in the memo section of the

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Quickbooks TrainingThe Southwestern Business DevelopmentCenter and Hough and MacAdam LLCare sponsoring a series of three Quick-Books workshops that will be offered inCoos Bay.

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SCOTT’S PUMPS(Formerly Oregon Pump)“Fix it, don’t pitch it!”

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Sea BreezeFlorist

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Letter to editor,The Port Orford and North CurryChamber of Commerce would like tothank the community for turning out atthe Labor Day Picnic and Birthday Partyin the Park. It’s not only a celebration ofthe 154th birthday of Port Orford, but awonderful celebration of our spirited andcreative community.

Special thanks to volunteers; MaryTaylor, Millie North, Anne Goetzmanand Carol Strenkowski for prepping theTuna and Lee Strenkowski and ScottLuhr for helping grill the Tuna. Alsothanks to Anne and Millie for use of theirgrills.

Also thanks to Stacy Romele and theArts Council for co-sponsoring the eventand doing a the usual fantastic job, SonjaMason and Rotary for the use of theLegion Hall kitchen, to Tony andHallmark Fisheries for the Tuna, filetand storage, to the Parks Commission forthe use of the Park, to NCFCC for the useof the A-Frame, and to Steve Montanafor the music. Hope I didn’t leave anyoneout.

And thanks again to the over 200 folkswho came, brought a ton of food andtheir festive attitudes to make this eventa truly great time.

Jay StolerChamber of Commerce

Wyden Questions Gas PricesU.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) todaysharply questioned Guy Caruso, head ofthe U.S. Energy Information Adminis-tration, about severe gasoline price hikesnationwide over the past year and fol-lowing Hurricane Katrina, and particu-larly about increases in prices on theWest Coast. At the hearing of the U.S.Senate Energy and Natural ResourcesCommittee to examine factors contribut-ing to current high prices, Wyden specif-ically pressed Mr. Caruso about steepgasoline price increases outpacing crudeoil price increases, and potential post-hurricane price gouging even in the West.Wyden noted that the West Coast is oftencalled “geographically isolated” from oilmarkets elsewhere in the country, buthas seen increases of at least 15 cents pergallon immediately after Hurricane Kat-rina hit the Gulf Coast.

Wyden: “Mr. Caruso, I don’t know howmany times I have heard folks from youragency say that the West Coast is anisolated gasoline market. That’s been theagency’s position again and again. Buteven though the West Coast gets no gasfrom the Gulf, and West Coast refineriesweren’t affected, oil companies raisedprices on the West Coast of the UnitedStates immediately after Hurricane Kat-rina. So if the West Coast is geographi-cally isolated from the gulf, as your agen-cy has been maintaining, how can the oilindustry legitimately justify these over-night price increases for West Coast deal-

ers and consumers that followed Katri-na?”

Mr. Caruso initially disagreed that theWest Coast market was geographicallyisolated, but then stated that West Coastconsumers were being hit by high gasprices both because the West Coast isisolated and also because the market hasbeen affected by price hikes in the wakeof Hurricane Katrina.

Also at today’s hearing, Wyden ques-tioned James Overdahl of the Commod-ities Futures Trading Commission as towhy his agency is not investigating re-cent reports that some oil commoditytraders made exponential profits in thedays after the hurricane.

Senator Wyden has long been a leader inCongress in monitoring and fighting highgasoline prices. Wyden voted against theenergy bill approved in July, in partbecause the legislation did not do any-thing to reduce gas prices facing Ameri-can consumers. Since coming to the Sen-ate, Wyden has released three investiga-tive reports on factors contributing togasoline and oil price increases, includ-ing Federal Trade Commission (FTC)inaction when it comes to protectingconsumers. Wyden noted today that theFTC has not spoken about huge priceincreases in recent days, despite pricelevels having reached record highs. Toread Wyden’s previous gasoline pricereports, go to http://wyden.senate.gov/leg_issues/issue/special.html

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Letter to the Editor,Have you noticed lately the large woodenplanter tubs filled with flowers that aresprinkled up and down both sides ofHwy. 101 going through Port Orford?Take a look! These tubs of flowers aresponsored by the Sunset Garden Clubmembers and friends and are there todress up our town. The folks whose namesare listed below are responsible forplanting and maintaining these tubs,which means hauling water in the drymonths. Sunset Garden Club is also incharge of the flower tub at the PostOffice, the large planter outside CityHall, and the large arangement of grasses

Oregon Beach CleanupThe Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanuptakes place this Saturday, Sept. 17, from10:00am-1:00pm. The state is dividedinto 14 zones including Zone 13, whichgoes from the south side of the SixesRiver to Ophir along the beach. PortOrford area volunteers report to BattleRock State Wayside Park at 10:00am onSaturday morning. The Zone Captain forthis area is John Leuthe. He will hand outtrash bags and assign people to nearbybeaches. People are asked to return toBattle Rock Park by 1:00pm with theircollected trash.

Zone 12 goes from Cape Arago to thenorth side of the Sixes River. Volunteersfor this zone meet at “The Barn” inBandon City Park at 10:00am. BevArdueser is the zone captain for Bandon.This is the 22nd anniversary of thestatewide volunteer beach cleanup. LastFall 2,700 volunteers picked up over 21tons of trash from Oregon’s beaches.

and flowers in the boat at the northentrance to town. This is a large projectthat is nearing completion.

Next time you see these folks be sure totell them “thanks” for helping to makeour town look great!

Ed Beck Ken ListonBarbara Breuer Terry MenzelGary Carter Jenna PatienceMolly Cooley Valerie PhillipsStanley Corklin Richard PuglieseAnn Goetzman Elaine RoemenTrish Hanrahan Stacey RomeleRuth Jamison Linda SmithSherry Johnson Anita Thomas

Evan Kramer Leonard & Bev WebbGail Wilcox

Pat McArdleSunset Garden Club

The Cat’s MeowVacation Cottage

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

80’ to beach accessAll reservations made in advance.

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Remember 332-8601

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CLASSIFIED ADS

CLASSIFIED ADS are $3.50 for thefirst 25 words or less, and 10¢ each addi-tional word (if any.) Our normal deadlinefor submission is 3:00pm Tuesday to bein that Thursday’s paper. Downtown FunZone, Inc., 832 Hwy 101, Box 49, PortOrford, OR 97465 (541) 332-6565.

REAL ESTATE & RENTALS

SISKIYOU COAST REALTY - We arestill having a great selling season withplenty of buyers walking in our door. Ourlistings are depleted and we need proper-ties. Free broker price opinion. Call Sandraat (541) 332-7777.

PROPERTY WANTED! Recent saleshave depleted our inventory! If you areinterested in selling your home, land, orbusiness, contact us at C.A. Smith RealEstate. Located on Hwy. 101 and Wash-ington St or call 332-4132.

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.

NEED A SELLER AGENT only? EdBeck ‘Neath the Wind Realty, Inc. 332-9463. Unsure but considering? Talk to Edat Timeworn Treasures. 332-2046.

FOR RENT: TRAILER AND R.V.Spaces at Anchor Inn Trailer Court, PortOrford’s most conveniently located indowntown recently remodeled. Walkingdistance to beaches, shops, restaurants,theater, stores $260 per month includeswater, sewer, basic cable and garbage.332-8265.

WORKSHOP IN PORT ORFORD verynice dry with electricity may be used forstorage. $150.00 plus electricity. (541)999-9176.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent$500.00 downtown year lease availableSeptember 1st (541) 247-2338.

4 RENT CLEAN AND COZY furnished2BD / 2B house. Large private treed lot.Walk to shopping and Senior Center.Wood stove, covered car port, new deck.No pets / no smoking. $750 month 1st,last, dep. 332-9971.

STORAGE SPACE in Port Orford dry,with electricity. $150.00 plus electricity.(541) 999-9176.

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT 816-AJackson. Water, garbage, cable included.$660.00 month. Call Jim (541) 855-1477.

HOME REPAIRS, remodeling, customcarpentry, painting, windows, doors,floors and more. Quality work, good localref., senior discount. CCB #160805.Arthur McMahon Const. 347-2093.

SERVICES

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

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.

IF YOU’RE NOT SELLING your prod-ucts or services online, you are ignoringover 100 million potential customers! Findout what a website can do for you. CallJudy at JT dataworks today. 253-6868.

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

MR. APPLIANCE IS BACK and doingin-home repairs. Call (541) 297-9530.

PORT ORFORD COUNSELINGChristine Richardson, Ph.D. Behaviormoderation, stress, depression, loss, grief,stop smoking, alcoholism. (541) 332-0381.

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

MAILBOXES Installed, repaired, orcustom built to order. 253-6114.

MASSAGE - CLIENT FOCUSED,versatile, 15 years experience in relax-ation pain relief and TLC Introductoryoffer $45.00 90 min. Eve Levrae (541)999-9176 (Cell) Located in Port Orford.

EMPLOYMENT

P/T HOUSEKEEPERS NEEDED forFall and Winter season. Apply in personbetween 2-4pm, M-F at Sea Crest Motel,44 Hwy 101 South. Must be able to passdrug screen.

PART TIME CAREGIVER needed forelderly lady in Port Orford. Tuesday andWednesday 6pm-9am and occasional fillinfor days. Duties include personal care,light meals and light housekeeping. Mustbe reliable and kind. Call 332-9955.

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Seaweed NaturalGrocery & Café

Store Hours: Mon-Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-5Café Hours: Mon-Fri. 10-3832 Hwy 101, Port Orford 332-3640

Pampered PoochesSelling County Dog Licenses

& Solid Gold Dog FoodsMon.-Fri. 9:00-3:00

545 W. Tenth St. 332-0520

That Bird StoreBirding Gifts & Such

264D Sixth St. (Hwy 101)10:00 to 5:00pm Tue-Sat.

Creighton Plantsand Supplies

Pet Safe Garden Supplies325 16th Street, Port Orford

(541) 332-0149

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EARLY NOTICE: Cape Blanco Cran-berries need Cranberry Sorters from midOctober to mid December. Day shift &swing shift. Must be dependable,hardworking, clean and sober. Applica-tions at 95100 Croft Lake Lane, red build-ing 8 miles South of Bandon on 101,Monday Oct. 10th, 8 am to Noon, Tues-day, Oct. 11th, noon to 4 pm. No applica-tions taken before October 10th.

GARAGE SALE

GARAGE SALE, Saturday Only 10-4pm 650 King St.

BIG FINAL MOVING SALE! Tools,hardware, art. Large & small householditems: furniture, appliances, electronicstuff, books, paintings, frames. Orientalantiques, art glas, rocks, etc. Sept. 16-18;Friday 10-4, Sat. 9-3, Sun. 12-4. RoaringSea Arts, 41687 Hwy 101 South – Enterfrom Seacrest Motel driveway. Call 332-4444 for information.

YARD SALE Port Orford RV Village,2855 Port Orford Loop. Sat. 9:00am.

MISCELLANEOUS

FRESH VEGETABLES this week, wa-termelons, cantaloupes, tomatoes, cornand more at Creighton Plants and Sup-plies 325 16th Street. 332-0149.

LIVE MUSIC AT PAULA’S Friday,Sept. 16th 7:00pm. The Eager Lips Nov-elty Orchestra with Dr. Roscoe. No cover.

PET SAFE SLUGGO and Liquid DeerFence at Creighton Plants and Supplies325 16th Street. 332-0149.

$500.00 REWARD for information lead-ing to the arrest and conviction of theperson taking two hand guns and twoIndian rugs, one small, one large, frommy home in Florence, Oregon. Pleasecontact the Port Orford Police Dept.

NOW OPEN Tuesday – Saturday 10-4 APig In A Poke. Antiques, collectibles, &what nots. Something for everyone. Nextdoor to Langlois Market. Come on down& check us out.

PAULA’S will be closed Saturday night,Sept. 17 for a private party.

TRADITIONAL CHINESE Medicineformulas available for cold, lung support,joint / tendon, prostate, hepatitus c, car-diac, sleep, cholesterol. Sea Breeze 332-0445.

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

NOW IN, Dog and Cat repellent by Liq-uid Fence at Creighton Plants and Sup-plies 325 16th Street. 332-0149.

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HALF BARRELS 4 sale. God’s GreenEarth Nursery, 551 19th St. 332-0880.

SAMME’S LAUNDRY for all your laun-dry needs. $1.00 per lb. For wash andfold. Same day service. 24 hours for washand press. Sleeping bags and comfortersalways welcome. Hours 9 to 3, Tues thruSaturday. Corner of Hwy 101 and June,Bandon. 347-9493.

marisv@isp101.comWANTED: LEADSINGER for original band, lyric writingabilities a plus. 698-7033.

NEW COMPUTER STUFF: ExternalUSB Floppy drives $26.99. USB FlashDrives 128Mb $17.99, 512Mb $36.99.Printer Organizers (Printer stand withdrawers or trays for paper, ink, etc.) $10.99& $12.99. 802.11g Wireless Access Point$39.99. 8-Port 10/100 Ethernet Switches$19.99. And more! Downtown Fun Zone,Inc. Open 9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and 9:30-7Friday and Saturday. Closed Sundays.

WOOD FOR SALE & delivered. Mixedfir, alder, cedar $150 per cord. Hard-wood: myrtle, oak, madrone $210 percord. 332-1152.

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God’s Green Earth Nursery & ThingsPlanting for a second Gardening Season

The planting months of late summer and early fall are perfect for sowing seeds of shortseason varieties which tolerate cooler nights and shorter days and provide tasty fall

harvest. Many annual and perennial flowers can also be sown now for spring displays.Seeds for Late Season Planting (now at God’s Green Earth Nursery)

Flowers Herbs VegetablesAlyssum Hollyhock Arugula Beets Lettuce

Bishops Lace Larkspur Borage Broccoli Raab MesclunCarnation Nigella Chives Broccoli OnionCerinthe Pansies Dill Carrots Snow PeasClarkia Poppies Bronze Fennel Chard Baby Peas

Columbine Snapdragon Parsley (European) Greens RadishesDelphinium Stock Poppy (Asian) Greens SpinachFeverfew Sweet Peas Fennel

551 19th Street (West of Hwy 101)Port Orford

541-332-0880

TRAILER 26’ OPEN ROAD 1973$1000.00 (541) 999-9176.

USED COMPUTER $125.00: PentiumII 400Mhz, 128Mb RAM, 14.5Gb harddrive, Win98 2nd Ed, 40x CD-ROM, 15”video monitor, new keyboard & mouse.And more! See store for details. Down-town Fun Zone, Inc. Open 9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and 9:30-7 Friday and Saturday.Closed Sundays.

HUGE CORK BULLETIN BOARDSchool size. Amost 4ft by 6ft. Organizeyour whole family. $30.00. 332-2400.

THREE CORDS OF WOOD for sale intown. You haul. 19th Street. $100.00 acord. (898) 229-5670.

FREEZERS: 2 standing freezers $75.00and $50.00 in Port Orford. (541) 999-9176.

AKC BLACK LAB PUPPIES Parentship certified (OFA). Dew claws removed,wormed, 1st shots. Males $375, Females$425. Ready 9/27/05. (541) 332-7011 toview. Deposits accepted.

NEW MOVIES THIS WEEK: “TheHitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”, “FeverPitch”, “Madison”, “Empire Falls”,“Chasing Freedom”, “Today You Die”,“It’s All About Love”, “Crash” and“George Lopez, Why You Crying”. Inour “New Arrivals” section we’ve addedJohn Wayne’s “The High and The Mighty”and “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. New mov-ies being released next Tuesday include“The Longest Yard”, “The Adventures ofSharkboy and Lavagirl”, and “Mind Hunt-ers”. Please remember items are due backby 3:30pm the next business day. Reser-vations must be prepaid so cannot betaken over the phone. Downtown FunZone, Inc. Open 9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and9:30-7 Friday and Saturday. Closed Sun-days.

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$100 REWARD for my missing DeWaltcordless 18Volt drill & accessories. JimRhoades 332-1175.

Closed ForeverThe building is now empty and the“Closed Forever” sign has been takendown at the Shell Shack. The populargift shop located at Battle Rock Parkclosed on September 1 “forever”. Own-ers Paula and Dale Dearing sold thebuilding and land and had a great end ofbusiness sale, which went on for most ofthe summer. The Dearing’s bought theShell Shack from the Topes who hadowned and operated it for many yearsand lived in the house next door. PaulaDearing advertised heavily in the classi-fied ads in this paper and it’s because ofbusiness people like her that there is aPort Orford Today. Thank you to Daleand Paula for supporting us for so manyyears and providing a bright, friendlyplace to get birthday and holiday gifts.