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Port Orford News Page 4 • August 13, 2008 Centered seniors By Beverly Dunlap For the Port Orford News “Ambition is the path to suc- cess. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.” — Bill Bradley, former U.S. Senator and basketball Hall of Famer. I felt so good yesterday morn- ing that I set up a real schedule of things that I needed to get done, but had been putting off forever. I kept saying I was wait- ing until I felt better or when I had enough bags around to fill and get rid of. My goodness, have you noticed how many things accumulate in a few short years? How about in ten or fif- teen years? So I had been pro- crastinating for several months. I finally set a plan and it was defi- nitely going to be done tomor- row! I got up on the "morrow" morning and was ready to get to work doing my responsibilities. I noted that it was a beautiful day in Oregon, as it so often is, but I was not going to let that defer me - after all, I had made a promise to myself that I was today going to take the bull by the horns! It worked! And I worked as well as I was able, and I contin- ued all day long! I want to tell you that I got everything done on my outline for the day! Alas, I did not get the entire job done. I looked out the window to the departing daylight and was sad that the day was over and I had Community photos not been outside at all. Also sad that I still had another day's work to do tomorrow. At least then I should have it all taken care of and get a rest! Unfortunately it did not happen. The schedule went into the third day to complete all the chores! Those three days of work had been beautiful. Every time I got a chance, I would look outside to check on the weather and I would find a sunshiny day with no wind! That was sad, but I had completed much of the work that had been in the “need to do” stack for a long time! Yesterday, I had scheduled a day to be out and about and a walk to enjoy the ocean on a sunny day! You guessed it - the sky was overcast with gray clouds or forest fire smoke and the wind was what had brought it there! Now, it did not seem to matter that I had done all that work during beautiful weather and was ready for a walk in the wind and clouds of the new day! Somehow, that is not right. I believe we seniors are pro- grammed to “get it done” from sometime in our life and we don't have the option of free thinking even unto this time - which is much later! I don't want to sound like anyone's judge, but as for myself, I want to do all the work and scheduled activities when it is raining or not nice weather! I want to have enough flexibility that when the weather is lovely, I can take that day and enjoy what the Good Lord has given us! Then, PON and contributed photos ABOVE: Sprucing up St. Christopherʼs with some new siding were Fred Zarlingo, Chris Wagner, Bill McArdle and Mike Wagner. TOP RIGHT: Theatre 101 will present FoxWell Productions, a professional touring theatre company, in its newest comedy, Power Short Shorts, on Friday and Saturday, August 29 and 30. BELOW RIGHT: Molly's Revenge will play at the Pistol River Hall at 8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 23. when it rains or the wind blows like mad, I can stay in my little house and do all those darned chores that need doing! I certainly do not want to break my mothers heart, but I don't need to do the laundry on Monday, when it is a beautiful day outside! If it rains the next day or two, I can take that time to do my laun- dry! I talked to a friend about this idea and she felt that we could not be happy unless all our “chores” are done and up to date! I have great respect for this friend, but believe that we need to smell the roses while they are in bloom, which is better than trying to remember the fragrance later. If I may digress, I want to share another one of the poems from my beloved book of poetry with you. Not the entire poem, but it's title: “I Shall Not Pass This Way Again!” There is nothing worse than a wasted life, or year or day or even an hour! Live each moment as if it were your last before those golden days are past! Remember to be happy every day! Common Good, Inc. receives generous donation from LDS Church The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints donated over 26 cases of high quality canned goods to The Common Good, Inc. food pantry in Port Orford. The Board of Directors, Special Events Chairman, Warehouse Workers and Clients would graciously like to Thank those who provided these much needed food products. Donations in all sizes are val- ued and Tax Deductible. We House for sale by owner 2 bdr, 1bath on 0.68 acres Lg. Shop Includes Two 12x22 Shops & One 12x12, Completely Finished Inside Includes lots of storage Call Carol 541-332-9125 seem to be extremely short on healthy snacks, cold cereals and cheese. Our “Carrot Fund” at Chetco Federal Credit Union is moving up slowly. Remember, you can donate $1.00 to our special fund whenever you cash a check. Moneys in this fund will help defray the ever increasing costs. Our Warehouse Manager, Al, is retiring. The new manager, Rene, has experience in this field and will do a great job. Al remains a good friend of The Common Good, Inc. As always, please watch those expiration dates. If you cannot figure the date out it is most likely past use. Also make sure your donations to the “The Closet” are clean and mended, wearable or useable off the shelf. All our workers donate their time. Some even donate their gas to bring groceries to Port Orford. Some travel to meet- ings, paying their own travel and lodging, bringing important information back to “The Common Good, Inc.” We are a non-profit, equal opportunity provider with VERY supportive citizens. Thank You to all who donate to this rewarding program. — Jackie Granados, Pantry Team Leader PON photo by Matt Hall Rene Ruth is shown with some of the donated canned goods. LETTERS, from page 3 Port Orford – Langlois School District boundary excluding that portion in Coos County. The regis- tered voters in that district would elect their Commissioner and could remove him/her. I understand some have con- cerns that we have made the Sheriff an appointed position and let me explain the reason. Under the current circumstances we are glad that John Bishop was appointed Sheriff and we have every confidence in his ability. We have even written it in the Charter that he will be appointed Sheriff. We are a very small County with a population of only about 21,500 people. Because of the strict State requirements for applicants for Sheriff, when Alan Boyce resigned John Bishop was the only applicant qualified. If we left the Sheriff an elected position, by State law applicants had to be a resident of Curry County for 12 months prior to appointment. This really limits the number of poten- tial candidates. By going to an appointed Sheriff, we were able to change the requirement to a resident of Oregon for twelve months instead of just Curry County greatly open- ing up the opportunity for candi- dates. It does not preclude the Commissioners from selecting someone local. Every City in Oregon including large cities like Portland, Salem, Eugene etc. appoint their Police Chiefs and we felt for a County as small as ours this was a reasonable process. I'm retired from a department of over 7000 sworn officers. The gover- nor of California appointed our Commissioner. Ralph Martin, Vice-Chair, Curry County Charter Committee, Harbor BRIEFS, from page 3 Aug. 16 rummage sale will benefit Theatre 101 All the dramatic members of Theatre 101, and some of our more creative friends, have been cleaning, gathering, and sorting all the stuff we had in our attics and garages over the past year, and are now ready to share it with you! We’re having a garage/yard/rummage sale August 15 and 16 at Theatre 101 in the Seaside Plaza, 1320 Oregon St. There will be lots of stuff, but if you have things you’d like to donate, please give us a call at 332-PLAY and we’ll do our best to take it off your hands. We have beautiful antique furniture pieces, glassware, books, lamps, knick knacks and odd- ities! All profits go to Theatre 101 and your contri- butions are, of course, tax deductible. Doors With OVER 1,000 papers sold each week in the Port Orford, Langlois, Bandon and Gold Beach areas, the Port Orford News is being read by YOUR customers. open at 9 a.m. - we’ll see you there! St. John’s to hold special Liturgies in August In addition to our regularly scheduled Masses on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 9a.m., we will be celebrating two very special Liturgies in the month of August. The first will be at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 14th, in observance of the Vigil of the Feast Day of the Assumption of Mary, Our Mother, into heaven. This will be followed by a delicious Potluck Dinner. On Friday, August 29, at 5 p.m., we will cel- ebrate a Memorial Mass commemorating the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist, our Patron Saint. Do you want to learn just what it is that we Catholics do and why? Please join us at any one of our Masses and let our new Pastor Fr. Andrew explain. Are you new to the area and Lars Larue looking for a Church Home? Are you a Catholic who has been away from your Church Home for a while? We look forward to wel- coming you to any of our celebrations. Questions, please call 253-6250. St. John’s is located at Highway 101 & 15th Street (across the street from Port Orford’s new Library) Final call for artists; sign up for marimba workshops POAC would like to remind artists that Friday, August 15 is the deadline for entering the Arts & Music Festival Fine Arts Show. Please contact Julie Hawthorne at 332-7635 for more information or to request an entry form. POAC will sponsor a free dance featuring Kudana at 6:30 on Sunday August 31 at the Community Center. Prior to the dance, the band will be giving marimba workshops at 1 and 3 p.m. The workshops are $10 per person. Please call POAC at 332-0487 to register. by Gary Romele Port Orford News (541) 260-3638 portorfordnews@gmail.com portorfordnews.net 519 W. 10th St./P.O. 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