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Port Orford News THE MOST WESTERLY WEEKLY IN THE CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES Volume 53, No. 16 Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Inside Price - Fifty Cents Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon 97465 Whale mural set for park The mural will be painted on the grating at Battle Rock Park P.O.P.D. news, a dog park, hiking trails and more ... Celebrate By Matt Hall PON staff writer Bev and Dean Dunlap recently celebrated a wedding anniversary. — Pages 3 & 4 The Port Orford City Council met for its regular, bi-monthly meeting at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 2, at the Gilbert Gable Council Chambers. Attending were less than a dozen citizen onlookers.Among the officials, both Mayor John Roorbach and Mayor Pro tem Jim Auburn were absent. Roorbach is taking a medical leave of absence, and Auburn has also been excused while recovering from kidney trans- plant surgery. Council President John Hewitt assumed the duties of the absent mayors, assisted by Councilors David Smith, Tim Pogwizd, Bill McArdle, Caroline Clancy and Scott Luhr; as well as city staff and legal representation. Following an announcement from Hewitt concerning the health and absence of the two mayors, Roorbach is receiving treatment and tests while Auborn is “doing nicely in recovery. “Jim Auborn is doing fabu- lously well,” said Hewitt. “He says he has more energy than he has had for years. “And Mayor Roorbach is to have another operation and tests Water Fest Over 500 people throughly enjoyed POORTʼs Water Festival held over the weekend. — Pages 4 & 5 Jazzy Jazz and more are celebated in community photos. — Page 5 Contrubuted illustration Above is what a planned whale mural at Battle Rock Park might look like when finished. - we’ll know more as soon as he gets the results of the tests.” P.O. Volunteer Fire Chief Gail Wilcox was “out of town on business,” according to Hewitt, but submitted her quarterly report in the council packet. City Administrator Mike Murphy reported and a matter of Public Works Superintendent Allan Wagner’s seniority was discussed. “We need it written - we need to make it clear,” said Murphy to the council members. “Allan had 16 years of good service behind him and that’s what we hired him at.” The council agreed, voting 6-0 to insert the language in Wagner’s contract. “This is just an accounting problem,” said Hewitt. “It just wasn’t clear that he had his 16 years of seniority.” In turn, Wagner reported, remarking on inflow pressures on the water system and answer- ing several questions progress on repairs to the system. Smith reported on the See COUNCIL page 7 Fine dining in Port Orford/Northern Curry County Historic Pitch’s Tavern offers ‘mouth- watering broasted chicken’ and more, to go Coming up Basketball at PHS Every Wednesday from 6 - 7:30 p.m., all 2CJ students are welcome to play basketball at the PHS gymnasium. Port Orford Rotary Club The Port Orford Rotary Club meets each Thursday, at noon, at the Port Orford American Legion Hall. Voters forum The League of Women Voters will hold an election forum at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 23. By Brice Wagner PON staff writer In the City of Port Orford’s booming days of logging, com- mercial fishing-salmon trolling boom years, commercial fishing booming years, local agricul- ture’s best years. Indeed way back in the day Pitch’s Tavern came to be. The owners were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Pitcher and that’s where the name “Pitch’s” came from. Before that on the land site was Collins Bar and Grill but fire destroyed that building. From 1955 through 1975 the Pitcher’s were the owner opera- tors. In 1975 Ben Harrington and wife Lucille purchased the PON photo by Brice Wagner Emma Rosenberry is the “sparkplug” of Pitchʼs Tavern. Tavern and ran it many years. Then several different folks tried their hand at operating the establishment and then it went back to Lucille Harrington. Finally in June 1999 close friends Forrest Rosenberry and Jim Laskaris and family pur- chased Pitch’s Tavern. The sparkplug is Emma Rosenberry a fiery redheaded hard working lady and friend to all. Emma never knew a stranger in her work serving the See PITCHES page 2 Also inside Sunset Garden Club news Rays Food Place, McKayʼs Market News briefs ‘Angel in Our Eyes’ concert is Friday “Angel in Our Eyes” next concert will be in Brookings at Centre Stage, a coffee house in Brookings, Friday, April 24th 7-9 p.m., Centre Stage. The address of Centre Stage is 703 Chetco Avenue, Brookings. Angels in Our Eyes (Harmonica Ray and Catherine Rowe), will release a new CD at this concert. For more information call 541-251-2852 . Billed as a "Family Friendly" concert. There will be sing alongs and join in's with kazoos and rhythm. Opening is available to serve on Parks Commission There is currently an opening on the Parks Commission. This is an opportunity to contribute to your community in a meaningful way. The committee is made up of six citizens and one coun- cilor. The commission makes recommendations to the coun- cil for improvements to the Parks, oversees the Visitor Center and works to beautify the city in many ways. Visit Port Orford Library to check Municipal Code Chapter 2.12 to find the Parks Commission and its duties or the Municipal Code on the website at www.portorford.org If you have an interest in volunteering, please pick up an application at City Hall, 555 20th St., Port Orford, or e-mail bev@portorford.org for an electronic copy of the application. Your application may be brought or mailed to City Hall, PO Box 310, Port Orford, OR 97465, ATTN: Mayor Roorbach. Cedar Festival set for Memorial Day The Port Orford Arts Council is planning a beautiful Cedar Festival in Port Orford on Memorial Day Weekend, May 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, which will include the annual See BRIEFS page 4 Garden club plant fair to be held Saturday, May 9 Port Orford Garden Club members are busy getting ready for their 6th annual Plant Fair to be held Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event raises funds for Pacific High Horticulture scholarships, Highway 101 plantings and many other projects to help benefit the town of Port Orford. Vegetables, herbs, flowers and other garden related items will be on sale at prices you won't find anywhere else. Also on tap are demonstrations throughout the day, including yardwaste and worm composting, raised bed gardening and a plant clinic and plant identification service, all for free. If you have anything you would like to donate please bring them to the community building on Friday, May 8th, between 1 and 4 p.m. There will be drawings for garden tool kits donated by McNair Hardware of Port Orford and Greenscape's Nursery of Bandon, plus an EarthBox donated by the EarthBox Corporation. This event will be held at the Community Building on 11th Street east of Highway 101. Always well attended, Garden Club members are advising every- one to be sure and the there early for the best selection. League of Women Voters May 19 election is Thursday Forum is at 7 p.m. A forum for candidates run- ning for contested seats in the May 19 Special Districts elec- tion will be held Thursday night, April 23 at Port Orford City Hall Council Chambers. Sponsored by League of Women Voters of Curry County, the forum will begin at 7 p.m. Candidates who have accept- Rotarians to clean up 101 Meet at Port & Starboard at 9 a.m. The Port Orford Rotary will participate in Rotary International’s Project Day by cleaning up the sides of Highway 101 from the northern outskirts of Port Orford to Elk River Road. The clean up will take place Saturday, April 25, with mem- bers meeting at the Port and Starboard Restaurant at 9 a.m. Anyone who is interested can join in, help clean up the high- way, have some fun, and learn more about Rotary. ed the League’s invitation include David Bassett and Ken Fliszar, Position #2 on the Port Orford Rural Fire Protection District board and Dennis Woodard for Position #4. Also By Perri Rask Rotarian Bob Hale mod- els the safety vests to be used in the clean up. See FORUM, page 3 Theatre 101’s ‘Seascape’ will debut on May 1 For the Port Orford News Photo by Lois Miller participating will be candidates for Southwestern Oregon Community College board: Marcia Jensen, North Bend, What would you do if you were enjoying a sunny day on the beach, and suddenly two large, English-speaking green- scaled lizards came out of the water and asked you to explain humanity? That is what happens to Charlie and Nancy, the two main characters in Edward Albee’s "Seascape", the next play up at Theatre 101 in Port Orford. "Seascape" won the Pulitzer prize in 1975 when it was first released and won a Tony for Best Revival of a Play in 2005. Nancy and Charlie, an American couple on the verge of the major life change of retirement, are having problems deciding how to spend their remaining years. They are dis- cussing these matters on the beach when the lizard couple, Leslie and Sarah, appear. They have evolved to such a degree that they no longer feel at home See THEATRE page 9
