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Port Orford News THE MOST WESTERLY WEEKLY IN THE CONTIGUOUS 48 STATES Volume 55, No. 16 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Inside Rusted ... Art lies in the eye of the man or woman behind the shutter. The old catapillar shown here is a study in black and white photos, courtesy of our own Lance Nix. — Page 5 Sports Some great pix of the Blanco Invitational Track meet held last week at Pacific High, and the latest in ODF&W and other state hunting and fishing news. — Pages 7-8 Price - Fifty Cents Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon 97465 Exploring the wonders of nature with the Wilderland School E students will get a chance to see and learn about fish of all sizes at the Elk River fish hatchery. In May we will visit our closest neigh- bors when we walk around Langlois and see the Post Office, the Feed Store and the Langlois Valley Flora on Floras Creek, rode horses and visited with miniature don- keys at the Van Den Abeelen’s stables near Bandon, and explored sea- life on Orion Ashdown’s fishing boat in Port Orford. This month very month the students at the Wilderland School make a trip into their community to see first-hand the variety of activities that take place where they live. Just a few weeks ago students went on a fieldtrip to see the Wahl family lambing barn at the mouth of the Elk River. Earlier this year, students vis- ited the cranberry bogs on air- port road for harvest time, went on a scavenger hunt and ate good food in the gardens of Market. And as an end of the year send-off we will make a trip to the beach. The Wilderland School has offered a preschool program for the last four years, and for the last three it has offered K-1. Next year a morning preschool program will be offered with an option for extended child-care in the afternoons. If you would like to visit the school, feel free to give us a call at (541) 348-2414 and set up a time to stop by. Photos by Kelly Fleming RIGHT: Kobe Ashdown, 4, is shown holding a lamb dur- ing the Wilderland Schoolʼs recent visit to the Wahl lambing barn. BELOW LEFT: Tucker Long, 4, reaches down into a pen to pat a soft, wooly head. BELOW RIGHT: Jack Sorensen, 3, has his hands full of his very own little lamb. Ollie Jones It was a lot of fun, and informative at last weekʼs P.O. Rotary lunch. A min-auction and Ollie Jones shared some of her “story” with those present. — Page 10 Coming up David Brock Smith kicks off local campaign By Matt Hall LWV Voterʼs Forum PON staff writer David Brock Smith, Port Orford councilman and president of the Northern Curry County Chamber of Commerce, took time out from a very busy schedule Sunday to host an informal gathering of friends, supporters and interested observers while stating his candidacy for Curry County The League of Women Voters will hold a candidates forum at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 21. See below. P.O. Rotary Club The Port Orford Rotary Club will meet at noon, each Thursday at the P.O. American Legion Hall. Commissioner, Position No. 1. The gathering, which was held in the “Freedom of Speech” room of the Port Orford Public Library, featured Smith at his most earnest, a gathering of over 40 very interested citizens, and of course, due to the family business, the Port & Starboard Restaurant and Lounge, a well-stocked buffet. Smith began by welcoming the crowd, introduc- ing himself, and offering background. “Who am I?,” he asked retorically. PON photo by Matt Hall David Brock Smith at Sundayʼs kick-off event. See SMITH page 4 Astronomy at the library A r t o f f t h e W a l l : Rebekah Wagner always played From 1-5 p.m., Saturday, April 24, National Astronomy Day will be celebrated at the P.O. Library. By Shirley Nelson Also inside L Rays Food Place and McKayʼs Market News briefs LWV to hold voter forums The League of Women Voters of Curry County will hold three candidate forums for County Commissioner candidates in the May 18 Primary Election. The forums will be in Port Orford, Wednesday, April 21 at the public library; and in Brookings, Thursday, April 22 at Chetco Public Library. All forums begin at 7 pm. Three candidates are running for Commissioner Position #1 on a nonpartisan basis. They are David Itzen, Brookings; Lucie La Bonte, Gold Beach; and David Brock Smith, Port Orford. If one candidate receives 50 percent of votes plus one in the Primary, he or she wins the seat. Otherwise, the two top vote- getters run in the November General Election. Voter registration deadline is April 27 Curry County Clerk, Renee’ Kolen reminds residents that are new to Curry County that the deadline to register to vote in the May 18 Primary Election is April 27. “You must register with the county elections office by April 27 if you wish to vote in the May 18 Primary Election and you are not currently registered. April 27 is also the last day to change party affiliation for the Primary Election.” said Kolen. Mail registration cards to Curry County Clerk/Elections Division, PO Box 746, Gold Beach, OR 97444. Voter registration cards are available at your local city hall, post office, library, on line at http://co.curry.or.us/ Clerk/Registering or contact the County Clerk’s Elections Office so they can make arrangements to get you registered. Ballot packets will be mailed out to registered voters between April 30th and May 4th. If you have not received your ballot packet by May 7, or need help in registering, please call Kolen’s office at (541) 247-3297 or toll free at (877) 739-4218. National Astronomy Day at P.O. Library A National Astronomy Celebration will be held from 1-5 p.m., Saturday, April 24, at the Port Orford Public Library. See BRIEFS page 2 For the Port Orford News anglois native Rebekah Wagner can- not remember a time when she was not playing the piano. The Pacific High School senior relates that when she was very young, “Mom would play as I fell asleep at night; mostly Beethoven.” A favorite was the Sonata in C Minor (“Pathetique”), a composition Wagner played in the recent Mildred Hill concert at Zion Lutheran Church. Other numbers on the program, played for a full house, were by Chopin, Brahms, George Gershwin, and Norman Dello Joio. Wagner’s mother, a mostly self-taught pianist, held the two year-old girl on her lap as her little hands played notes. Her mother continued teaching Wagner until the girl began working with other teachers from about age seven. While in the eighth grade she decided she would pursue music as a career. Though her two sisters and two See ART page 5 Photo by Shirley Nelson Rebekah Wagner at Zion Lutheran. Council hears engineer’s report on water system By Matt Hall PON staff writer The Port Oford City Council met at 6 p.m., Thursday, at the Gilbert Gable Council Chambers in the Port Orford City Hall. Present were city staffers Mike Murphy, city PON photo by Matt Hall Steve Donovan of SHN Engineering is shown talking about Port Orfordʼs water. To be wed It was a bad feather day Photo by Lance Nix Kimberly Kerr & David Michael Compton On Feb. 13th, David Michael Compton pro- posed to Kimberly Dawn Kerr. They plan to marry June 4th, 2011, at Oregon Beckenridge See WED page 10 This Stellar Jay was caught in the midst of a “bad feather day,” accord- ing to Port Orford Photographer Lance Nix, who says that he shot the picture of the brilliant blue bird “north of Port Orford.” Itʼs a great shot, Lance, thanks again for sharing. Send your “unretouched, raw” pictures to portor- fordnews@gmail.com. administer; Allan Wagner, director of public works; Shala Kudlac-McKenzie, city legal counsel; Beverley Manes, city recorder, and Marvin Combs, chief of police. Councilors present included David Smith, John Hewitt, Bill McArdle, Caroline Clancy and Scott Luhr. Councilor Tim Pogwizd was absent. Mayor Jim Auborn officiated. See COUNCIL, page 4
