Council Adopts City Budget with No Objections
City budget approved at Tuesday council meeting, within six percent limit and no election needed. Sewer plans for Cedar Street area dropped after residents opposed. eight responded, six opposed. City foreclosed on delinquent sewer and street assessments while dump hours and after hours pricing updated. Allene Pierson joins OSU Work-Study program to assist with 4 H camping and youth activities. SWOC board members take oath as district seeks new president to replace Dr. Wendell Van Loan.
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Ban Nichols
RE. Cedar Street
Michels
Allene Pierson
Oregon State University
Coquille
Coes County
Fredim
Miss Pierson
OSU
KE. Alberteon
Sidney Fox
Seclin
L. Freeman
Southwestern Oregon Area Education District Board of
Reemey
SWOC
Wendell van Loan
Coos County Lamb Pool Sells 480 Fat Lambs for $10,036
Coos County sheep producers sold 480 fat lambs in the first yearly market pool, grossing 10 03581 dollars. Wooled lambs averaged 23 75 per hundred and shorn lambs 223 30. Sixteen producers consigned, with next pool planned for July 13 grading and July 14 shipping.
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Coos County
Myrtle Point
Lynn Cannon
Associaliorto
Association
Monte Lund
Farrell Rankin
County Extension Office
Coquille
Kathy Winkelman Wins Miss Thunderbird Baton Trophy
Kathy Winkelman a high school senior baton instructor brought home the Miss Thunderbird trophy from the Thunderbird Baton Clinic at Lee Pacific College Port a Miss. She competed with 80 girls and won the trophy again this year after last year’s win. More than 170 attended the school in the sixth year Winkelman has headed the program.
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Kathy Winkelman
Thunderbird
Lee Pacific College
Porta
Miss Winkelman
Mies Winkelman
Tragic Electrocution Claims Fossil Child
Six year old Mack Zimmerman son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Zimmerman of Fossil died after being electrocuted at home about noon Monday. He was grandson of Mrs George Slagle of Myrtle Point and allegedly hung a hose to a water outlet when the accident occurred. State Policeman Ron Lewis performed mouth to mouth resuscitation before the boy was rushed to Condon Medical Clinic where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Mack Zimmerman
Floyd Zimmerman
Fossil
George Slagle
Myrtle Point
Ron Lewis
Condon Medical Clinic
Reclamation Outlines Coquille Valley Irrigation Plan
Bureau of Reclamation officials briefed the Cool Soil and Water Conservation committee on a Coquille valley irrigation plan. The plan calls for more than 10 000 acre feet of storage to support irrigation of about 6 000 additional acres, with releases to guard against saltwater intrusion during low flow periods.
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Bureau of Reclamation
Coquille River
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Cool Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Coquille
Coquille Valley
John Mangan
Corps of Engineers
Corps
Mangan
Coquille Basin
Cool Soil and Water Committee
Fred H. Brown Services Held
Funeral services for Fred H. Brown 83 former Myrtle Point resident who died June 23 in Vancouver Washington were held June 28 at Colonial Mortuary Portland Born Oct 18 1881 in Yoncalla he was the son of James and Mary Wilson Brown He served in field artillery in France during World War I and married Rishia McDonald in 1920 Survivors include four children Offs F W Caneon Kodiak Alaska Donald J Brown Gide Magic Brown Athens Ga Joseph O Brown North Bend a brother Neil S Brown West Linn a sister Naomi Phelan Chilliwack BC and Altonia Weisgaar Las Vegas plus 13 Viet Nam era forces relatives.
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Fred H. Brown
Myrtle Point
Vancouver
Wash
Colonial Mortuary
Portland
Yoncalla
Mr. Brown
James
Mary Wilson Brown
William H. Wilson
Orega
Jesse Applegate
Brown
France
Rishia McDonald
F. W. Caneon
Kodiak
Alaska
Donald J. Brown
Gide
Magic Brown
Athens
Joseph O. Brown
North Bend
Neil S. Brown
West Linn
Naomi Phelan
Chilliwack
Altonia Weisgaar
Las Vegas
Coos County Fair premium books available for exhibitors
The 1966 Coos County Fair premium books with exhibitor details for the Aug 11 to 15 event are now ready. Entries may be obtained at local banks feed and seed stores and chamber of commerce offices. 4 H club leaders and Ve-Ag instructors are among those who can access the books.
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Coos County Fair
Coos County
Chamber of Commerce
Eciee
Ve-Ag
Coss County
Leonard Guild Servee Held
Graveside services for Leonard Augustus Guild were held in Norway Cemetery at 11 a.m. Friday July 2 with the Rev. Gerald Nelson of the Methodist church officiating. Guild was born January 3, 1887 in Vernonia and died June 30 in Powers at age 68. He lived in Powers for six years and previously in Coos and Curry counties.
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Leonard Augustus Guild
Norway Cemetery
Gerald Nelson
Methodist Church
Mr. Guild
Vernonia
Powers
Coos
Curry Counties
Faye Ratcliffe Honored at Oregon College of Education
Faye Jean Ratcliffe led pace drag trail eel Daag or rell at Oregon College of Education. About 115 students earned a 3.5 GPA during the Sees OR eis De teaaig 28 Hee.
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Faye Jean Ratcliffe
Oregon College of Education
Sees
Eis de Teaaig
Hee
Fatal Log Accident Kills Boy in Foster Care
Cecil Raymond White Jr. an 11 year old foster son of the Edward Sanford family and Lois Jean Brown of Empire died July 1 when a log fell from a loading truck. The incident occurred as Cecil and another foster boy Stanley McPherson were in the cab. The truck rolled after air brakes were released and both boys jumped to exit. a log struck Cecil. Cecil was born in Missouri on October 8, 1963.
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Cecil Raymond White Jr
Lois Jean Brown
Empire
Edward Sanford
Cecil
Stanley McPherson
Sanford
Cecil White
Missouri
Montana
New Doctor Joins Staff At Myrtle Point Hospital
The Conners are seeking a home this week as a new doctor prepares to join Myrtle Point Medical Center. He will begin practices around midmonth, marking a staffing expansion for the facility.
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Conners
Myrtle Point Medical Center
Sale Set at Douglas County Fairgrounds Saturday
The sale is scheduled for Saturday July 1 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds starting 1 10 am and will continue until compliance with the sale terms is reached.
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Douglas County Fairgrounds
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