The Blue Bucket Mine and the Lost Oregon Trail Quest
A recounting of Meek Cutoff era hardships on the Oregon Trail near Fort Boise and The Dalles. It explains how a blue bucket held golden nuggets found by children, sparking treasure hunts along Malheur and Crooked Rivers into modern times with numerous expeditions and dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Oregon
Oregon Country
Fort Boise
Oregon Trail
Frontier
Blue Mountains
Columbia River
Steve Meek
Joe Meek
Jeaders
Reverend White
Meek
Malheur
Crooked River
William F. Helm
Helm
Dalles
Willamette Valley
Golden Creek
Henry Martin
Malheu
Lake
J.L. Adams
Adams
Cummings
Chambers
North Fork
Malheur River
S. Chambers
Burns
Vale
Juntura
Harney
Blue Bucket
Remow Council Grants Extension For Building Razing
Mr Haught new owner of Peats Melody Shop appeared before the council on Monday night asking for an extension of the deadline to raze the bakery building on Spruce Street. The original deadline was January 18 1969 and the council granted an extension to August 1 1969.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haught
Peats Melody Shop
Spruce Street
Public Presentation On Drugs At High School
Public presentation on Mari juana LSD Heroin and Speed by four students Jim Smith Debbie Walker Cathy Hyde and Gloria Hardman at 7 30 p m January 30 in the high school cafeteria no admission charge parents urged to attend experts will answer questions and a film on S D may be shown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Smith
Debbie Walker
Cathy Hyde
Gloria Hardman
Chamber Appoints 1969 Committees
Pete Peterson, 1969 Chamber of Commerce president, announces the year’s committees. Highlights include Membership, Retail Trades, Civic Affairs, Parks and Recreation, Highway and Roads, Budget, Industrial Development, Transportation and Utilities, Publicity and Advertising, Education, Special Airport, Tourist Promotion, Fish Game and Water, Agriculture, Greeters, Coos County Chamber, and officers for 1969. A letter from the City Planning Commission requests study of area dairying to boost milk production for potential Safeway ice cream manufacturing at the local plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Peterson
Chamber of Commerce
Waldemar Gurney
Frank Henry
Roy Robinson
Bill Winningham
Bill Jefferson
Cecil Hartley
Gene Leep
Ben Daniels
Chet Weed
Mitch Myers
Bill Hamilton
Ben Nichols
Milton Schroeder
Curt Beckham
Shirley Francis
Joe Stewart
Tom Coffman
Don Troxell
Dean Mason
Elton Schroeder
Ervin Wilberger
Bob Hogan
Wallace Dement
Harold Stemmler
Bob Haug
Bill Knife
Coos County
Safeway
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship Contest
The Elks annual Most Valuable Student Scholarship opens to top local high school seniors and college students below senior year who need aid. Nationwide contest now in its 35th year offers national awards from 800 to 5000 dollars plus five state awards of 600 dollars each.
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Elks
United States
Elks National Foundation
Flag Returns to Grange Ends County Journey
Paul Meyer of Tacoma returned the Flag to Myrtle Grange from North Bayside Grange, the final stop after visiting every Grange in the county. The flag will be donated to a worthy organization. Other items include Ag report on over using chemicals and milk testing for public protection, Lecture School funding, and Mothers March of Dimes kickoff details with contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Meyer
Tacoma
Wash
Myrtle Grange
North Bayside Grange
Meyer
Russell Evans
Ruth Evans
Portland
Emmett Hammack
Grange Bulletin
Nadina Evans
Myrtle Point Kindergarten Raises Tuition to 13.50
The Myrtle Point Kindergarten monthly meeting on January 14 voted to raise tuition to 13.50 effective February 1. A rummage sale is set for January 30 at the Scout building from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sharron Farrer and Kay Abel will collect rummage the prior week. Contact numbers: 572-5746 or 672-5129. Next meeting February 4 at 1:00 p.m.
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Myrtle Point
Sharron Farrer
Kay Abel
Corrections on resignations in School District 41 report
The paper corrects two resignations. Mrs W Williams resigns effective January 24 and Miss Helen Guy resigns effective at the end of the school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Williams
Helen Guy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pacific Northwest
Schaefer
Harvey W. Scott
Reedsford Road
Craig Chase
Coos Mortuaries
Council Ambulance Committee
Bandon
Oregon Ambulance Association
S&d
Wilberger
Police and Fire
J. R. Howe
Kenneth Dietz
Bill Downing
Ut Uities
Edgar Moon
Linn and
Howe
Coos County Livestock Assn
Arnold Morton
Coquille
Chamber
Myrtle Potst
Grange
Oregon State Elks Association
Ron Larson
Port Orford
Dick Anderson
Jom Nelson
Mothers March OF Dimes
Dick Jamsgard
James Weathers
Betty DeWald
Weathers
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