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Port Orford News Page 8 • July 29, 2009 the l890's; the central part of Paula's Bistro is the oldest, built in 1879. The Grantland Mayfield was a community building in the l890's with a dance floor and basketball court upstairs and general store downstairs. We saw many more historic buildings from that era when Grace Bonnell and Wendy Thomas, both passionate histo- By Elaine Roemen For the Port Orford News Rotarians Get a ‘Cooks Tour’ of Port Orford In the mining and lumber days around the turn of the cen- tury, this was a booming little town. Among the architectural treasures left behind are the old Craftsman style farms, Victorian Lindberg homes of Local Fish at Port Orford Ocean Resource Team! All fish are flash frozen, skinless, boneless, & vacuum-sealed in 1-2 lb packages. Support your local fleet. BUY LOCAL! • • • • • • • • Halibut $14.75/lb w/ID $12.50 Blackcod $13.75/lb w/ID $11.65 Deep Water Reds $8.50/lb w/ID $7.20 Vermillion $9.00/lb w/ID $7.65 Cabezon $9.50/lb w/ID$8.00 Lingcod $11.00/lb w/ID $9.35 Petrale $8.00/lb w/ID $6.80 Tuna (market) *Available fish may differ from list based on frozen inventory rians, took us on a slide show tour Wendy's interest in Port Orford was kindled by reading "Fools Hill.” She and Ken Stevens adapt- ed John Quick's stories into the recent play at Theatre 101. She wanted to find out more about Port Orford in the l930's and before long she was knee deep in Port Orford memorabilia, interviewing old timers and exploring archives. Her biggest help came from Alan Mitchell who lent her his extensive historic photo collec- tion, which she and Joyce Kinney exhibited in the Arts Council Gallery during the run of "Fool's Hill." Grace's passion for history comes from her pioneering fam- ily whose roots can be traced back to the Mayflower. She coyly admits that her ancestors helped unite the coun- try after the civil war, when there was a marriage between the Emerson and the Calhoun families. John C. Calhoun from South Carolina was one of the writers of the Confederate Papers and Ralph Waldo Emerson was the transcendentalist writer and preacher from Boston. As a child in California Grace remembers her Grandfather returning from vacations with myrtlewood Photos by Lois Miller John Johnston welcomes Mick Lane to the Port Orford Rotary. INSET ABOVE: Grace Bonnell speaks at Rotary. INSET RIGHT: Mike Hewitt with the “No Fine” badge. mementoes and he couldn't stop talking about a beautiful place on the Oregon coast. Later when she bought the Joan of Arc with its big myrtlewood trees and fascinating history she realized this was the place her grandfather always talked about. You can learn more about historic homes in Port Orford that Grace has documented on www.discoverportorford.com/hi storicHomes.php and keep up with Rotary on www.portorfor- drotary.org. Community tennis Don't forget Community Tennis on Wednesday evenings, 7 p.m. at Buffington park. th Located on 6 street to your left as you head toward the dock. Triangle Square. Hours of Operation: M-Th, 9-noon We will be selling all summer and beyond! Present your LOCAL ID and receive 15% off! th Port Orford Sustainable Seafood, 351 W 6 street, P: 541.332.0627 BRIEFS, from page 7 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., at 1-877-84U-4NOW or 1-877- 848-4669, to get information on enrolling in a 2- or 4-year college or university in Oregon, how to get financial aid, trans- fer credits, or get specific infor- mation on programs for return- ing or first-time students, child- care options, and other areas. The telephone resource line is supplemented by on-line help at www.OregonOpportunities.gov. 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