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Port Orford News Page 4 • September 3, 2008 P.O.’s Lois Miller to be on exhibit at OSU By Beverly Dunlap Contributed art- work by Lois Miller and Kimberly Wurster For the Port Orford News “Each moment of the year has its own beauty ... a picture which has never been seen before and which shall never be seen again.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson “Great Horned Owl,” left, was shot by Lois Miller; “Raptor,” right, was painted by Kimberly Wurster. The pair are set to open an exhibit in Corvallis. ‘Images of Nature’ goes to OSU Lois Miller of Port Orford and Kimberly Wurster of Coquille, will share an exhibit at Memorial Union Hall on the campus of O.S.U. from September 8, See IMAGES page 5 By Karen Auborn For the Port Orford News Jack and Maggie Brown from Depot Bay presented highlights from their “Neighbors for Kids Program” started for kids from Lincoln County. The grass roots program start- ed with the Browns taking a few needy kids rowing. Currently, this large and growing program covers kids kindergarten through grade 12. Most kids in the program are from single parents, families below the poverty line, have parents on drugs, and include children with special needs. The current director of the program is a man from a dys- functional family. This man quit high school but managed to rebound and graduate from the University of Oregon. According to Mr. Brown, this enthusiastic leader can look at kids and say, “I have been there, and I made it.” Among the programs, the largest is an after school pro- gram. Other programs include Arts and Crafts, Youth pro- grams, mentoring including older kids mentoring younger kids, rowing and sailing, and even piano lessons. A focus is encouraging kids to have goals. A grant is enabling the program to expand their facilities. Karolyn Milliman from Brookings and is involved in a similar program was a quest at the Port Orford Rotary Club. A rotary scholarship once helped her obtain a higher education. For information on Rotary go to www.portorfordrotaryclub.org. I have a dear friend that took me blackberry picking (that is no easy task as I am so unstable) but she is kind and good and just pleased me to death! I didn't pick many berries, but each one I picked was the most beautiful blackberry I had ever seen! I have just worn myself out trying to decide what I am going to do with my berries - that is besides eat them. If it goes on a few more days, there will not be anything left to worry about. Sooooo good! While I was out on our pick- ing trip, I was reminded that it was such a beautiful day. We had rain for a few days, but on my outing day, it was truly beau- tiful - with sunshine, no or little wind and clear blue skies! The sun was so bright and felt so good on my skin! These are the final traces of summer! I thought about that as I was picking. It is this time of year when we start feeling a little change in the temperature. Not that it is freez- ing cold, the change is very slight, but if you pay close atten- tion, you can feel the oncoming change. The days grow shorter, not by much, but little moments each day! Very soon we can say goodbye to summer! You know me and trees! While I was admiring all the trees around where we were picking, I was told about a tree I had never heard of - Bristlecone Pine. These old fellows have been carbon dated to 4,600 years! We have talked about the Great Sequoias however, they are much younger. These mag- nificent trees only grow on very special soil and high in the mountains. They can be seen on the White Mountains in California, near Bishop. They show beautiful grain marks and the pictures I was able to see are wonderful. Wish I could see them “in person,” so to speak! Don't let the season die with- out a remembered event. Do something to show your respect to the season and your apprecia- tion. It will soon be cold and wet and windy. Getting around for seniors will become more diffi- cult, but we talk frequently about building memories and how precious and important our memories are to each of us. My memory for the summer of 2008 will be my blackberry picking outing with a very dear friend. I will remember how she brought me a leather glove to push branches away to reveal where the berries were hiding! She brought buckets that hung on a belt so that you could just drop the berries in. She knew where, when and how and did not mind sharing with me! I will remember how the sun felt on my arms and the breeze felt on my face as it got warmer. That is my summer memory for 2008 I hope you have put some memories together for yourself. Maybe we can compare notes over a cup of coffee or tea on some of those cold days of winter! You are aware that Labor Day is over! Hope it was a Happy Holiday. You might want to get started on your Christmas Cards and gifts. It is only a short time away. Have you noticed that time goes faster and faster all the time? They told me that it would happen like that, but it goes faster than they prepared me for. Make each of these golden days happy for you and yours. Hope you all have a friend like mine! BRIEFS, from page 3 Guest Speaker is Mr. Warren Glaze, Curry County McCain Campaign Chairman. Come and join this newly formed group. For information callDee Glaze (541) 469-0952, Dianne Daniels, (541) 247-0651, or Sharon Zuber at (541)332-4465. 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 Centered seniors PON photos by Matt Hall LEFT: Jack Brown from Depoe Bay spoke the Rotary last Thursday. RIGHT: Dave Holman, left, and Bill Hawkins showed up all weekend, along with many, many other enthusiastic Rotary volunteers to make the weekend activities a big-time, small-town success. Homeless coalition needs your help The Homeless Coalition will be conducting a warm weather survey to assess the needs and issues of homelessness in Curry County. The survey will be con- ducted during the last couple of weeks in September with the assistance of 40 volunteers. We will be donating canvas bags filled with basic necessities to each person being surveyed. Donations needed (approx 200 each) are canvas bags, Zip- lock bags (all sizes), garbage bags (large), small can open- ers/GI can openers, lids for food cans, toilet paper, See BRIEFS page 5 Just a candidate ... and his backhoe Dave Kitchen proves he is willing to work to ‘dig out’ the N. Curry vote Photo by Valerie Kramer Dave Kitchen, right, candidate for Curry County Commissioner, positions No. 3, stopped off in Port Orford Thursday, August 28, and is shown here shaking hands with Port Orford City Councilman David Smith in front of the Port And Starboard Restaurant and Lounge. Kitchen, who is running as a non-affiliated candidate, drove his backhoe all the way from the California border to Langlois, stopping along the way to stay overnight and campaign in Gold Beach and Port Orford before ending his leisurely drive in Langlois. “The whole reason is to make a statement,” said Kitchen. “Iʼm willing to do whatever it takes to fix the county and get it back in shape. I think it can be done ... and reaching out to all areas is the way to do it.” 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. 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