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Port Orford News Page 2 • September 3, 2008 Port Orford Police report Aug. 25 Police took a missing person complaint where a subject had not been seen for several days. After an investigation it was determined the person was in another area, and no other action was needed. 1.) A citizen found a bike on Highway 101 near Paradise Point Road and turned it in to the police department. The bike is described as a “Verticle” Fugitive BMX style bike. If you can identify the bike please come by the Police Station and get it. 2.) Police took a complaint regarding several juveniles in violation of curfew. Both were contacted and cited into Municipal Court for curfew vio- lations. Aug 27 Police were contacted about intoxicated juveniles on Ninth Street at two locations. Several calls were received regarding loud and intoxicated people. Upon police arrival a large Correction: In the Wednesday, Aug. 27 issue of the Port Orford News the picture of Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury on page 1 was taken by Mary Jane LaBelle. — Matt Hall, Ed/PON Savoy Theatre 811 Hwy. 101 Port Orford, Ore. Showtimes Mon-Fri-7 pm, Sat/Sun-4&7 pm Pineapple Express 541-332-FILM (3456) Office 541-332-3105 Notice to PON subscribers: Due to a change in job assignments at the Port Orford News some changes in the subscription list; such as address changes, resubscriptions and new subscriptions are now being enacted. I apologize to all affected sub- scribers and thank you for your patience. 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Four officers from the Port Orford Police Department responded to the scene, and all subjects were detained for Disorderly Conduct. One juvenile age 12 was extremely intoxicated and appeared to be suffering from alcohol poisoning. Port Orford Ambulance responded and transported the youth to Curry General Hospital where he was held over night for observation. Two other female juveniles both 13 years old were intoxi- cated and were cited for Minor in possession of alcohol by con- sumption and Disorderly Conduct then released to responsible adults. Thomas Hagelstein was arrested and charged with Disorderly Conduct, four counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor and recklessly endangering. Ryan Beech was arrested for probation violation. Jovita Houglum was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. All three were transported to the Curry County Jail. Jacob Willings was cited to appear in Circuit Court for Minor in Possession of Alcohol and Disorderly Conduct. David Rhodes and Timothy Houglum were cited to appear in Circuit Court for Disorderly Conduct. The case is pending review by the Curry County District Attorney for other charges. Aug. 28 1.) Police responded to Idaho and 12th Street on a call of an intoxicated male subject sleep- ing in someone’s yard. Upon contact the subject was found sleeping next to a rock. He was given a trespass warning and advised to leave the area and it was suggested that he return to his home in Coos County. 2.) Police responded to 20th Street on a complaint of a male subject asleep next to the road- way. Upon arrival the subject from the earlier call was locat- ed. He was given a courtesy ride to a home on Port Orford Loop Road. No other calls received on this subject today. 3.) Police took a criminal mischief complaint regarding a trailer that had been vandalized by someone leaving the water running inside for an extended period of time. The case is being investigated. Aug. 29 Police were contacted about an intoxicated subject near Knapp Road. Upon arrival it was surprisingly determined to be the same person from the day before. He was given a courtesy ride to Langlois where he was much closer to his home in Coos County. No other action needed. Chief’s note: Remember that we are dispatched by Curry County Sheriff’s Office at either 911 or the non-emer- gency listed 800 number below. You can also contact any of your three officers on their cell phones as we take calls on our cellular phones and answer cit- izens questions anytime. My cellular number is listed below. If you don’t want to go through the dispatch center you can call me anytime, and I can help you. We provide 24 hour cover- age seven days a week and have at least two officers ready to respond to any emergency situation. We also use our reserve officers to assist the on call officer. With the cut backs in our Sheriff’s Department they do not have the manpower to ded- icate a deputy strictly to the north county for back-up so we relay on our own officers as backup. This way we don’t have to wait what might be a forty-five minute wait for a single deputy working the 1,600 Square miles of Curry County. Our response to calls when no one is actually working is about five minutes so your community has very good law enforcement coverage, and the bad guys know that. Our reserves generally help as backup units, cold case investigations, and other crimi- nal and traffic matters as they can. Remember they all have other jobs and give of their own free time. Reserve Officers are not paid but aid us in providing good law enforce- ment coverage when needed. Our department is working very well now with Sheriff John Bishop and his crew. Sheriff Bishop recently donated several tack strips to our department. Tack Strips are used to stop vehicles being pursued. They are placed onto the roadway and when the suspect vehicle runs over them they release small spikes into the vehicle tires causing the tires to slowly deflate which lessens the injury to anyone. Our department did not have any of these and it is very important to try and stop a sus- pect vehicle being pursued before it reaches Port Orford so we are very thankful to Sheriff Bishop for getting those for out department. Contact Chief Creighton by e-mail at Creighton@popd.org, by cellular telephone anytime at (541) 253-7547, or call Curry County Dispatch at (80) 543- 8471 or 911 in an emergency. DSL upgrades continuing on schedule Verizon representatives to be at P.O. Library to assist new customers Consumers and businesses in Port Orford will soon have access to Verizon High Speed Internet, allowing them to quickly download movies, share photos or video with friends and family, and create their own Internet content. Verizon technicians are currently installing high-speed Internet equipment, based on digital subscriber line (DSL) tech- nology, at company facilities in the commu- nity. The upgrades will allow Verizon to offer broadband service to customers in Port Orford starting in September. “This upgrade will allow residents and businesses in the Port Orford area to make the high-speed connections that are impor- tant to them,” said Brian Simms, local oper- ations manager for the South Coast region. “Verizon recognizes that broadband access is an increasingly critical link for education, business and everyday life, and our signifi- cant investment here means that many more customers will have access to affordable and reliable high-speed Internet service.” Verizon High Speed Internet service is delivered on a dedicated line from Verizon’s central switching office to the customer’s home or business and is backed by live, 24 x 7 customer service and technical support. The service typically is available to resi- dents and businesses that are located within roughly three miles of the company’s cen- tral switching offices. Verizon High Speed Internet subscribers have access to an extensive collection of features and services, including online pro- tection with Verizon Internet Security Suite; Verizon Enhanced Email; Verizon Premium Tech Support; Online gaming; free news from ABC News Now; free sports from ESPN360; and more. For additional information about Verizon High Speed Internet prices, features and bundled plans, residential consumers can call 877-483-5898 or visit www.verizon.net/highspeed to check their eligibility or to place orders. BRIEFS, from page 1 the route their ancestors trav- eled when they were removed from their coastal ancestral homes and sent to the Siletz Reservation in the 1850’s. As well as being a “trail of tears,” the run also celebrates the strength of their people’s perse- verance. The 234-mile run from Siletz to Oak Flats on the Illinois River is done as a relay, begin- ning on Thursday and continu- ing non-stop until arrival at Oak Flats on Saturday afternoon. Approximately 250 tribal members, including elders, run- ners, and support team members will be stopping in Port Orford on Friday, September 12 to attend a community potluck from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Community Building, hosted by the Port Orford Arts Council and the people of Port Orford. The Love Monkeys will be assisting with this event. POAC invites everyone in the Port Orford community to wel- come the Siletz and recognize the significance of this event. Local musicians are invited to come share a few songs. Please bring a dish that will feed approximately 10 people, so we will have sufficient food for everyone. Cash donations will also be accepted to help defray costs. Come enjoy an evening of food, fellowship, fun, and culture. For more information, please contact POAC at 332-0487. A.W.E. to open Cranberry Festival The “A.W.E. SHOW,” (Artists/writers/exchange) opens Cranberry Festival weekend at the Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center with a reception from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, September 14. Harpist Candace Kreitlow will provide music, and there will be a special program from 2:30 to 3 pm when both artists and writers will share their experiences in the process of creating works for this show. The show, which was con- ceived by Ava Richey, who applied for and received a grant from the Coos County Cultural Coalition to mount the exhibiti- ion, involves nearly 40 writers and over 40 visual artists, each of whom will be displaying two works: one which served as an inspiration to an artist working in a different medium; and one which they created in response to the work they received. While artists and writers often consciously collaborate, such as in writing and illustrating books together, or scripting and photo- graphing films, the A.W.E. SHOW is different in that each artist or writer submitted a work, but subsequently had no contact with the artist or writer who received and was inspired by that work. When the show is mounted at the hospital, the writers and artists involved will have their first opportunity to see what kind of art or writing they have inspired! Ava is working to cre- ate a CD which will pair the visual art and the writing, and these CDs will be available at a modest cost. Since almost all the artists and writers are from Coos or Curry Counties, this has been a wonderful opportunity for peo- ple working in different disci- plines to really pay attention to one another. Richey discovered in Wickipedia that this kind of translation from one discipline to another has a name that goes back all the way to the Greeks; it is called “Ekphrasis.” Here is the list of artists and writers represented in the upcoming show: Participating writers: Valentina Alonso, David Arendsee, Dana Amarisa, Jan Bennett, Kathy E. Baker, Michael L. Carpenter, Donna Brower Watts, John Castaldi, Bortha Chase, Weld Champneys, Charles of Charleston, Robert Z. Cohen, onno Cox, Mary Durel, Anna Crosby, Ginney Etherton, Susan D'Amico, Astrid Fannick, Joanne Drapkin, Candace Favilla, Molly Dufort, Eugene Fitch Jr., Joan Goodman Fox, Lynda Ann Fost, Rosemary Franyi, Joan Goodman Fox, Cheryl Gagnon, Maybelle Groff, Maryellen Hanson, MaryEllen Hanson, Norma Hassell, Jeri Harris, Richard Herr, Sharon Hovsepian, Curt Hitch, Janne LaValle, Sherry Howk, Sharon Leahy, Carol Jones, Jan Lee, Susan Kent, Marjorie Lorange, Willa Landino, Lily Mars, anne LaValle, Lawrence Matthews, Sharon Leahy, Anne Mattingly, Carolyn LeGrand, Ron Miranda, Susan Lehman, Shirley Nelson, Linda Mecum, Anne Nichols- Squire, Pat Patton-Fraser, Linda Nielsen, Patricia Pike, Patricia Pike, Ava Richey, Maggie Rankin, Myra Ring, Ava Richey, Len Rosen, Glenn Rogie, Pat Snyder, Martha Schram, Jean Stephenson, Alex Sylvester, Rod Sullens, Natalie Taylor, Victoria Tierney, Dawn Vonderlin, Arlene Tinsley, Rosaria Williams, Frances Toon, Dorothea Tortilla, Dawn Vonderlin, Randy Warren, See BRIEFS, page 3 Advertise your business or service in the PORT ORFORD NEWS BUSINESS & SERVICE DIRECTORY for only $5 a week - $20 a month! 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