Registration Open For Myrtle Point Summer Recreation
City of Myrtle Point and the school district run summer recreation with 75 boys on the fair grounds diamond. Director Chuck Humble invites all community boys to join, listing age groups and play times, noting today the American Legion team faces Southern Curry at the fairgrounds and the PeeWee team plays Bridge at 10 am.
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Myrtle Point
Fairgrounds
Chuck Humble
American Legion
Southern Curry
Brookings
Gold Beach
Humble
Agness Barbecue and White Water Boat Race Weekend
The annual Agness barbecue and White Water Boat Race on Sunday June 16 features a 10:30 a.m. saw contest 11:30 a.m.–2 p.m. barbecue and 2:30 p.m. boat races on Rogue River. Adults may enter boats using a single motor. cash prizes and trophies awarded. Community Council sponsors this popular southwestern Oregon event drawing visitors from Coos and Curry counties to enjoy scenery and salmon.
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Agness
Rogue River
Rogue
Eras
Power Company Excels With Water Resources Program in Oregon
Portland General Electric received the 1962 Edison Award for leadership in a model water resources development program. The project blends natural beauty preservation with recreation for public use and supports conservation, fishing, and hydroelectric power. PGE runs ten public parks visited by over a million outdoors enthusiasts and has built more than $10 million in fish passage facilities. Delzell, PGE board chairman, underscored the company’s responsibility to customers stockholders and Oregonians beyond utility service.
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Portland General Electric Company
Oregon Utility
Edison
Atitute
PGE
Delzell
Oregon
John Cawrse Plane Crash Near Mt Vernon
Plane crash near Mt Vernon claims John Cawrse and family along with a guest. Rescue teams report wreckage in the Prineville John Day mountains with no survivors. The Cawrse family, including Katie and children Darla Mary Lou Jean and others, operated a Remote logging mill and resided in Remote, Oregon.
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Ralph McGinnis
Cawrse
Roseburg
Mt. Vernon
John Day
Prineville
Madras
Redmond
McGinnis
Cawree
Cawrie
Katie
Darla
Mary
Lou
Jean
Dennis
Ruben
Frank
South Western Oregon College
Everette Webber
Mr. Cawree
Remote
Work Underway A flood control dike on the Don
Work has begun on a flood control dike along the Don river to protect nearby settlements. Engineers say the project will reduce flood risk and improve drainage for agricultural lands and towns located downstream. Construction details and timelines were announced by local authorities.
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Don
Barbara Marie Hubert Wins Full Tuition Scholarship
Barbara Marie Hubert Powers receives a full tuition scholarship to attend Oregon College of Education next year. Hubert is a Powers High School graduate.
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Barbara Marie Hubert
Powers
Oregon College of Education
Miss Hubert
Powers High School
Elks Host Hawaiian Supper and Dance Night
Coquille Valley Elks lodge 1935 invites all Elks and guests to a Hawaiian style buffet supper from 6 to 10 PM at the Elks country club. Dancing follows 10 PM to 2 AM with informal Hawaiian attire encouraged. Riks and guests invited.
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Coquille Valley Elks Lodge
Elks Country Club
Elks
Riks
Davenport Wins Breeder Award For Jersey Herd
W. B. Davenport of Myrtle Vale Jersey Farm at Myrtle Point receives the constructive breeder award from The American Jersey Cattle Club in Columbus Ohio for his work with Jerseys.
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Davenport
W. BR. Davenport
Myrtle Vaie Jersy Farm
Myrtle Point
American Jersey Cattle Club
Columbus
Ohio
Planning commission adds two members in Myrtle Point
Mathisere UW apron-1s and Art Egelhoff join the Myrtle Point Planning Commission to fill vacancies left by resignations of Aaron Novick and Bob Cowart. The panel discusses a mobile home subdivision, a recreational lake area south of town, and zoning boundary changes as it plans a new zoning ordinance guided by the Myrtle Point Land Use Plan.
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Mathisere
Aester Planning
Ecient Commis Tee
Art Egelhoff
Aaron Novick
Bob Cowart
Planning Commission
University of Oregon
Myrtle Point
Planning commission weighs mobile home subdivision option
The planning commission heard a report that King may consider a subdivision for mobile homes on spacious landscaped lots. It discussed benefits and city restrictions, but took no action. The panel also debated a swamp area recreation plan with lake camping and bird refuge ideas, but no Lakeland Park decision.
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The
Comentesion
Ni King
Planning Commission
Lakeland Park
Worker Dies in Timber Accident at Rock Creek Operations
Reports say Gaslin was finishing a shift at Seven Realms corporation when a windfall tree slipped from wet roots and fell. He was struck and died at the scene, with officials noting the fatality was likely instantaneous.
Fat Lamb Sale Set June 25 at Coos Curry Auction
An annual stand feeder lamb sale is scheduled for Tuesday July 9 at the Coos Curry Auction, Banden. Both sales start at 1 30 p m with deliveries by noon and sales in order of arrival. The early sale benefits growers with early tombs and a salt sale is under consideration by the Livestock Marketing Resolution.
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Coos
Banden
Future of Coos County Agriculture From Veteran Agent
George Jenkins, retiring after 33 years as Coos County agriculture agent, reflects on the county’s agricultural future and past high points. He notes Coos County’s aquaculture potential, its integration with industry, and the challenge of flood and hill land utilization affecting farm ownership and productivity. The interview closes with thanks and best wishes from the editor and friends.
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Coos County
George Jenkins
the Herald
George
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John Cawrse
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