Rotarians hear from Dutch exchange student Anne Beyers
Myrtle Point Rotary hosts Miss Anne Beyers a 19 year old Dutch exchange student. She describes Holland’s geography culture and education and compares life in the Netherlands with the United States. She details holidays schools and family life and recalls the 1962 North Sea flood impact and St Nicolas Christmas customs.
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Holland
Netherlands
Anne Beyer
Myrtle Point Rotary Club
Anne Beyers
U.S
Oregon
Lions Club Sponsors Free Christmas Show at Hiland Theatre
Myrtle Point Lions club and Ervin Wiberger hosted a free Christmas party for Hiland Theatre youngsters. The theatre donated the venue and two films, with Santa visiting and treats for children. Wiberger notes attendance exceeded the 550 capacity, with about 600 present.
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Myrtle Point Lions Club
Hiland Theatre
Ervin Wileberger
The
Lions Club
Santa
Wiberger
He Esttmates
Broadbent crossing blocked after UP freight derailment
A Union Pacific freight consisting of six log cars jumped the tracks at a switch into Broadbent siding on Wednesday around 7 p.m. The mile long string blocked the crossing for several hours until crews cleared one car and reattached others to resume traffic.
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Broadbent
Curtiss
Buster) Warrick
Powers
Emory Mubbard
Manley Starr
Jimmy Robertson
R.E
Buck) Lamb
Bruce Winningham
Union Pacific
Broadbent Siding
Crews Clear Tracks After Mishap With Misplaced Cars
Crews using torches and a rail crane spent Thursday resetting the cars and replacing torn rail. By Friday normal traffic resumed on the road after repairs to the damaged section.
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Cros
Forecast One and a Half Inches Rain Could Bring River Rampage
Chief Hathaway warns homeowners and ranchers that the latest forecast of one and a half inches of rain may trigger renewed flooding as the river drops but lowlands remain at risk.
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Chief Hathaway
Inundated River Delays Drainage and Flood Precautions
The speaker notes the river will not drain quickly and will absorb less water after a recent weekend flood. River level must drop to 19 20 feet before handling predicted rain. If heavy rain continues, homeowners and ranchers in low areas should take precautions against possible re flooding. Myrtle Point Police Department monitors river levels hourly and offers information.
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Hathaway
Myrtle Point
Drowning Rumors Follow Coquille River Flood
The weekend flood on the Coquille river caused one confirmed drowning of Aron William Jewkes near the Garrett Ranch west of Myrtle Point. Officials later stated rumors of multiple drownings were unfounded while detailing river crest at 42.63 feet and rainfall of 3.61 inches in 24 hours.
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Myrtle Point
Arego
Powers
Aron William Jewkes
Guerin Hereford Ranch
Jewkes
Don Bartley
Garrett Ranch
Roseburg
The
Guerin Enterprises
George Parry
Weather Bureau
Coquille
Midniight
Community tree shines through unified Myrtle Point effort
The Myrtle Point Christmas tree on A Street has glowed for 25 years despite a dead Port Orford cedar from root rot. The town thanks Albers Pacific Power and Light Leep Logging Floyd Bridgham Myrtle Electric General Telephone and the fire department led by Mitch Myers for supplying materials equipment and manpower to assemble the community tree and downtown decorations.
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Myrtle Point
Port Orford
Ing
Albers
Pacific Power and Light
Leep Logging Co
Floyd Bridgham
Myrtle Electric
General Telephone
Mitch’ Myers
Sound of Music Tryouts By School District 41 At Myrtle Point
The district plans a Broadway musical presentation at Myrtle Point high school auditorium in March with high school and district students filling adult and children roles. Seven children ages five to sixteen will be cast from across the district. Tryouts for children are set for January 6 at the high school auditorium, readings and singing ability assessed, no prior preparation needed.
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Sound of Music
Myrtle Point High School
Santa Claus Reawakens Belief After Long Road to Oregon
A narrator recalls Christmas across Oklahoma Arkansas and Oregon. After travels with family from a cotton farm to Myrtle Point, Santa Claus appears in a Little country school program reviving belief. An orange gift and vitamin promises foreshadow future Christmases.
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Oklahoma
Arkansas
Santa
Santa Claus
Oregon
Myrtle Point
At & Pm
Maggie's
Hten
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Anne
Bob) Powrie
University of Amsterdamn
St. Nicolas
Madrid
Spain
Lions Party
Bulletin
Coos County
Ore
Coquille River
Russell
Dusne (Heron) Farrer
Sitkum
Chamber of Commerce
Haley
Reedsford Road
Duane
Michael
Bruce Gibeau
Damay Woolley
Myrtle Poset Chapel
Police
Carel Hathaway
Marvin Hammack
Hammack
Jeanne Davenport
Vic
Toni
Hanmack
Schroeder Furniture
Rites
United Pioneer Methodist Church
Presto Willis
Cus County
Willis
Coquille Showl
Shirley Francis
Old Saint Hick
Plains
Snate
Bandon School
Banden
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