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Port Orford News Page 4 • January 21, 2009 Centered seniors By Beverly Dunlap For the Port Orford News “To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wis- dom, one must observe.” — Marilyn Vos Savant OK! I will observe! The first thing I notice is we, as a nation are going into unemployment! I did my share, I retired. There is trouble, however, in finding any- one to do a job that needs doing? So I have continued to observe and think there are a few sugges- tions that may help us in our cur- rent crisis. I made a telephone call yester- day and a stogy ole computer answered my call advising me that I had ten options. I listened carefully to all ten options and did not understand a couple of them, but not to worry, because one of those numbers and the entire thing would be read to me again. So I found that number and clicked 7. Oops that was the wrong number - which number got me into accounting. I played the list again, and again did not memorize all the options. So I hung up and I was mad! Then I discovered that my mad had removed me from that blessed computer that was giving me all my options. I waited till I calmed down, and dialed the 800 number again. The voice at the other end advised that my call would be answered in the same order as it had arrived. OK I can handle that! Wrong – 722 people had called before me and when I hung up, I had lost my place in that number! Grand, now I am feeling dumber and dumber! So I sat down at my computer to pass the time while I wait for my turn. Right before I fell asleep, a voice came on the line (a comput- er again) telling me my ten options! We have been here before! Well I knew it wasn’t 7, because I had tried that before. They did make an error, they said I could reply in voice! What a present - I bet you do not know what I said! I wouldn’t want any- one to know. But I said it and among other things I said is that I wanted to talk to a human being! I am not sure, but I think I heard the computer laugh! I was on the phone for an hour and a half. The real people at the other end finally advised me that for the tidy sum of $49, they would tell me how to solve the problem with my computer! In the meantime, they took control of my computer and asked all the questions in the world - I spelled Beverly at least three times. The human being they assigned to my call was from a foreign country and I could hardly understand him. But fix he did by telling me to hold down two buttons while hitting another. If was done and only cost me $49. Here is my point. If so many people are unemployed, why don’t these large firms hire some of them to answer the phone, so at least the company would know why you are using their 800 num- ber! Have you ever had this kind of a thing happen to you? I am sorry to complain, but high unem- ployment and computer answered telephone just does not make since to this ole warrior! Have a great week, and stay happy and don’t call any computers! PORT, from page 2 both buildings to allow for bet- ter circulation between the buildings. This building can be built in three pods or modules of two stories each, one pod at a time, if necessary. Each module would have 5,200 square feet. The individual retail spaces would be left unfinished inside, so that each retailer could finish their space appropriately. The price of the building would depend on now many of the three modules were built, with the base price being approxi- mately $838,000. There would be three large parking/flex lots on the water- front where the present bone- yard is and to the east of it. Area A, closest to the live fisheries and commercial retail buildings, would comprise 50,000 square feet of parking, accommodating about 120 vehicles. Area C, far- thest east, would be utilized for a 20-space high-end market RV park, while Area B, about 37,500 square feet, would com- bine parking with pull-through space for large RVs to access the RV park. The entire area would be stabilized with a rip rap revetment, rather than a bulkhead. Some shrubs and the Fisherman’s Memorial would probably be relocated. Short, aluminum light poles would be used to help minimize light pol- lution. The paving would be pervious, and swales would also be used to help with drainage. Cheramy proposes a 110 x 140 foot L-shaped building for the Fifth and Washington prop- erty. Another building with “lots of windows,” its first floor would consist of a large restau- rant, commercial retail, and a brewpub. It was suggested at See PORTpage 6 PON photo courtesy Point Porford Historical Society/PON file photor Shown above is one of the lifeboats from the Motor Lifeboat Station. Life with Brice: ‘ ... you don’t have to come back’ By Brice Wagner PON staff writer Port Orford’s Motor Lifeboat Station, .S. Coast guard, 1934 to 1970 “You have to go out but you don’t have to come back” was the surfmans motto. Pictured is one of two lifeboats stationed here at the Port Orford Cove Boathouse. The boat crews negotiated 532 steps to get to the boathouse when they received a call. During World War II there were over 100 coastguardsmen stationed here. Some private buildings were rented to put up the extra men that the heads station couldn’t house. The beaches were patrolled on foot by armed radio carrying coast- guardsmen, with trained dogs accompanying them. There were also horse mounted coast guards- men here patrolling the local beaches. 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When Kevin watches “ Deadliest Catch” he feels like he is still there on the boat, “Like he has never left.” Looking back on his 30 years on Alaskan waters he is indeed a lucky man. The huge boat “City of Seattle went down in 1988 after he left as a crew member. The boat “Big Valley sank with four crew members loosing their lives and one surviving. A interesting note about “Time Bandit” is it was built locally in Charleston by Giddings Boat Works in 1991. Kevin summarizes his commer- cial fishing/maritime experience of the past and now has no desire to return to the life on the Bering sea. If he was to go to Alaska it would just be for fun. He lost several of his friends in the past in Alaskan waters so his memories are some stressful ones. Kevin hopes to write a book of his commercial fishing/maritime life in Alaska. His parents taught him well, he is a survivor, with great work ethic, an independent soul, and proud to live in Port Orford and to be able to say “ Yes I was an Alaskan fisherman for many years.” We wish him lots of luck with a very interesting book that he will someday do about life in Alaska. by Gary Romele portorfordnews@gmail.com portorfordnews.net 519 W. 10th St./P.O. Box 5 Business & Service Directory Norma Morrow See BRICE page 6 The Port Orford News’ office at 519 W. 10th St. is now open and staffed by Office Manager Carol Berger from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (541) 332-NEWS (6397) OR (541) 260-3638 RMLS wave took him off the upside down hull. Kevin felt his energy slipping away helpless, and hypothermia was setting in, then he started feeling OK, as happens in hypothermic conditions to the body. Luckily he sensed his legs bumping shore. He pushed him- self free of the launch. He yelled for help to the Eskimos. They were hesitant to try to get to him, as they knew once a per- son is in the water sometimes you don’t come out. Finally a group of people pulled him from the water. They rushed him to a clinic and one and a half hours later his body temperature had reached only 94 degrees. Two days later Kevin got the parts for the main engine and departed. The villagers dubbed Kevin “Walrus man” — and some of them called him other things. The villagers cleaned up the Boston Whaler, tore down the waterlogged outboard and got the launch ready to use. Kevin then took the “parts” out to the Big Valley and finished his tour on the fishing vessel. When the“Big Valley sold, he took a job aboard “City of Seattle” Bering Sea crab fishing for two seasons, then going to work on “Last Frontier” for Brown Crab in the Aleutions. In 1992 he went to work on “The Time Bandit” of present day dangerous catch fame. He worked from 1992 to 1999 for the Hillstrand Family aboard the “Time bandit.” His positions were deckhand, Lars Larue With OVER 1,100 papers sold each week in the Port Orford, Langlois, Bandon and Gold Beach areas, the Port Orford News is being read by YOUR customers. deemed the local station unneces- sary. For many years the old tele- phone poles with multiple wires were visible between Port Orford and Bandon close to the beach for communications between local coast guard stations including Cape Blanco Light and Loran Station. Back to be lifeboats - the early 36 footers were gas powered and would only do eight knots full throttle, then the coast guard repowered to reliable 36 footer’s with a more powerful diesel engine. When viewing the old boat- house location one is marveled as to how 36 footer could make it out of its location in a south storm with crashing swells/waves. The concrete seawall that is built looks spectacular and still looks as sturdy as probably the days after first curing. If you haven’t seen this structure you are missing “a sight to see.” LENT, from page 1 OCEANVIEW Is your roof leaking? Not sure? men were allowed to don “logger tin pants and caulk (cork) shoes for comfort in the winter weather. The Army had 50 men Brice Wagner at Bandon stationed with jeeps and personnel carriers to be moved locally if needed. The harbor entrances up and down the coast had large coastal gun emplacements, and concrete machinegun nests. There were 30 caliber machine guns here at Port Orford, and Cape Blanco. One pri- vate home’s front yard features an old concrete pillbox that was a machinegun emplacement during WWII at Nesika Beach. With the onset of helicopters and politics Port Orford lost its Coast Guard Station. 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