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Port Orford Today! Port Orford’s Most Popular Newspaper! Vol. 14 Number 38 Thursday, September 25, 2003 © 2003 by The Downtown Fun Zone The Downtown Fun Zone Valerie: .......... [email protected] Evan & Valerie Kramer, Owners Evan: [email protected] 832 Highway 101, P.O. Box 49 Brenda: [email protected] Port Orford, OR 97465 Nancy:... [email protected] Port Orford Community (541) 332-6565 (Voice or FAX) Web Site: http://www.mydfz.com Ambulance Wants YOU! Council Takes Strong Stance (the section between Geer Circle and level of the lake had stranded the fish. By Evan Kramer Madrona). Port Orford Public Works Taylor read a brief statement made by superintendent Dave Pace said the sewer city administrator Erna Barnett in her The Port Orford Water- pipe would be replaced and put in the monthly report to the city council stat- shed Council met on middle part of the road, which he later ing, “We have heard nothing from the Wednesday, Sept. 17, referred to as the stable part. Council State Patrol regarding our complaint.” and took a strong stance member Norm Leeling said that Arizona Barnett turned over the entire file on on the ruinous opening Street is considered a secondary feeder June 26 to the Oregon State Police. Bar- of Garrison Lake in road as part of Port Orford’s transporta- nett had been told the state police didn’t April of this year. tion plan. He said the planning commis- have time to pursue the matter. Taylor Before dealing with Garrison Lake the sion was putting together the final draft said the opening of the lake broke no city council heard from Harry Hoogesteger, of that plan. Council member Steve ordinances but a number of state ordi- chairman of the South Coast Watershed Taylor said the committee had been talk- nances had been broken. Taylor said the Coordinating Committee. Hoogesteger ing about the sewer pipe since February city had the option of taking civil action talked about grant funding and said the of this year. He said the committee felt in the matter and said it would cost Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board the situation demanded urgent action. $10,000 to investigate it. He estimated was providing $20,000 for grants to each Taylor said the situation is unacceptable. the cost of repairing Arizona Street be- watershed committee. He said there was He said if the sewer pipe ruptures many tween $100,000 to $700,000. people would be pointing the finger at $100,000 in grants distributed to water- Taylor presented a copy of a letter he had shed committees in Curry County for city hall. Taylor concluded there better not be a sewage spill in Garrison Lake. written concerning the opening of the projects in $10,000 and less increments lake. He said if the act of opening the last year. Hoogesteger brought a couple He made a point that he was directing his comments to the city, not Dave Pace. lake is allowed to go unpunished we of awards with him and began by giving have given him (the perpetrator) carte Port Orford Watershed Council chair- John Leuthe displayed a copy of the most blanche. The letter addressed to Gover- man John Leuthe a coffee mug, tee-shirt recent Garrison Lake study done by EGR nor Kulongoski, Senator Bill Fisher and and certificate of appreciation for his and said he didn’t feel like they present- Representative Wayne Krieger summa- watershed work. He gave watershed ed very sophisticated solutions. rizes the lake situation and gives a histo- committee Pat Rhoades a certificate of ry of the two most recent lake openings. appreciation for her as her long time Steve Taylor displayed a fish print his wife purchased during the Arts and Sea- Taylor concluded his letter with the re- efforts (seven years) as secretary of the mark, “We, the members of the Port council. food Festival. The print is of Garrison Lake perch that were found the morning Orford Watershed Council, urge you to The watershed council discussed the sew- after Garrison Lake was clandestinely work with the Oregon State Police to see er pipe that runs across Arizona Street opened in April of this year. The falling Continued on Back Cover R. AuFranc SOUTHPORT FOREST PRODUCTS LAWYER “COMMON SENSE ADVICE & Buying delivered conifer LEGAL SERVICES” WILLS small saw log sort & conifer pulp logs Excel Accounting Services TRUSTS Lyndell Hauschildt, L.T.C. 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Almost every wak- deep breath or two and observe how your ing moment we are given a chance to feelings and responses change. Have you ever just wished you could respond to circumstances around us, In my thirty years as a health practitioner catch a cloud and float around the world? many of which are seemingly out of our this conscious breathing practice has I overheard part of a conversation the control. other evening that brought this question helped many of my patients as it has me. to mind. A well-used remedy for those seemingly Like the man said, “Try it for yourself. If out of control situations, has and I sus- it works you’ve found a jewel for life.” Just imagine how free that cloud ride pect will always, be the breath. Yes, I Thought for the week: A joyous today would be. A little wind resistance might said the breath. Think about it … the first makes a better tomorrow. bother us if we happened to float into a sacred gift given any of us was breath. storm. We might even get our feet wet We then put breathing on automatic and Send your questions and comments to from time to time. We would be faced don’t give it much thought or attention. “Bringing Out Our Best” @ Port Orford with many changes all in one day. We The ancient practice of honoring the Today P.O. Box 49 Port Orford, OR would be called upon to choose and breath with regular specific breathing or 97465. Any questions/perspectives used respond according to the area that our breathing exercises still has merit. Every in the paper will not use the sender’s new cloud friend took us. spiritual and religious group has some- name without permission. place in their basic teaching the sacred Think about it … how much different breath. Tai Chi Classes would life be riding on that glorious cloud than it is right here, right now? Not Sometime notice when the situation Tai Chi classes begin on Friday morning, much different I suspect. Life is rather around is stressful or tense, how are you Sept. 26, 8:30-10:00a.m., at the Port like a cloud. Sometimes it is fluffy and breathing? If you are like many of us you Orford Senior Center. The classes are soft and other times it is dark and full of will notice that you are holding your sponsored through SWOCC and are rain, or wind or both. Every day we are breath or breathing very shallow. If this taught by Laurie Johnson. Howard S. Lichtig Attorney at Law Board Certified–Consumer Bankruptcy Law–American Board of Certification Bankruptcy Injuries / Accidents Criminal Defense Probate / Conservators 332 - 6060 Hwy 101 (264A W. 6th St.) Port Orford, OR Brewer, Lady by Sandy Linderman and Junior by Zack Jeter. Runner-up tro- phies went to Jim Harrison, Jim Patridge, Monty Linderman, Del Norte, and Bill Oleson. Event #5, 100 Handicap targets provided local trap shooters winning five of the six Gun Club News son, Jack Morgan, Cape Blanco and Ed trophy classifications. Bill Oleson won By Bill Oleson Pillette, Myrtle Point were runner ups within each of their classifications.