Sheriff appoints Capp to lead Emergency Services
Coos County Sheriff Les Miller names Sergeant Ron Capp Deputy Director of Emergency Services. Capp notes staff will move the office from the North Bend Annex to Coquille and begin an equipment inventory next week. The new team aims to rebuild services while the helicopter program is discontinued and machines likely reissued to other counties.
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Coos County
Les Miller
Ron Capp
Dick Giorgis
Capp
Emerency Services
Coquille
North Bend
Lnven
Lim Wee
Public meeting on city personnel rules set for Oct 14
The city will hold a public meeting to discuss personnel regulations and duties for City Administrator Tweeday on October 14 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Myrtle Point residents are invited.
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Tweeday
City Hall
Myrtle Point
Murl Hathaway
Public Works
Hathaway
Ci'v Council
Tansy Ragwort Causes Up To 10 Million In Yearly Losses
Oregon study funded by federal grant estimates maximum annual losses from tansy ragwort at 10.75 million. Project leader Dennis Isaacson notes earlier figures underestimated impacts beyond livestock losses and includes forage, seed, and control costs. Losses seen in cattle not fully captured due to toxin effects and market factors.
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Oregon
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Northwest Regional Commission
Dennis Isaac‘son
Oregon bids sought for eight projects totaling $940000
Oregon Transportation Commission will receive bids on Thursday October 23 for eight projects listed by county. The Broadbent section of Powers Highway near Myrtle Point will require 2.31 miles of grading and paving on a new alignment with a completion time of 450 calendar workdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Transportation Commission
Chamber Protest Over ICC Plan At Myrtle Point Meeting
Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce members heard Elton Schroeder discuss a proposed Interstate Commerce Commission directive affecting retailers. The plan would impose a $10 penalty or 1 percent of a freight bill if a bill is unpaid in seven days and is delayed from October 1. Schroeder urged letters of protest as Chuck Brummell moved the chamber to send a letter, which passed. John Mingus reported that local hearings granted a variance for the Myrtle Point dump to operate two to three more years and urged backing extension efforts for North Bend Airport despite roadblocks from certain agencies.
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Elton Schroeder
Interstate Commerce Commission
Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce
Schroeder
Chuck Brummell
Chamber
John Mingus
Myrtle Point
Mingus
North Bend
Wool contest plans set for Make It Yourself with Wool 1975
Plans for the 1975 Make It Yourself with Wool contest are underway. Judging and a fashion show are scheduled for November 8 in Chandler Hotel Wheel House Room with 9 am registration. Junior and Senior winners advance to state level in Eugene on December 1.
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Davy McDougal
Wheel House
Chandler Hotel
Eugene
Gibbs tapped for band
Daniel Glen Gibbs Jr 15 of Myrtle Point is one of 120 selected from 500 applicants in 44 states for the National FFA Band trumpet. He will perform in Kansas City Missouri during the 40th National FFA Convention November 11 after two days of practice with the group directed by Roger Heath.
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Dan Gibbs
Myrtle Point
FFA
Kansas City
Daniel Glen Gibbs, Jr
Daniel Glen Gibbs Sr
Future Farmers of America
Missouri
Myrtle Point Ffa
Verlin K. Hermann
Myrtle Point Band
Lester V. Simons
Heath
E Orly
Hallmark Cards Inc
Kansas City Missouri
SWOCC Seeks Speakers for New Construction Bond Plan
SWOCC offers to schedule campus speakers through its speakers bureau to inform groups about the $8.8 million Phase V construction bond proposal. The district expects high enrollment this fall with over 500 students enrolled in winter and spring terms. The bond funds would support facilities to meet current demand and new programs, plus site preparation and utilities.
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SWOCC
Campus
Theft reported in Coos County pasture spares spreader
Oran Shull reported the theft of a fertilizer spreader worth 650 dollars to the Coos County Sheriff's office on Thursday October 2. The equipment was taken from his Fat Elk and Fishtrap junction pasture sometime that evening.
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Oran Shull
Coos County
Sheriff's Office
Fat Elk and Fishtrap Junction
Coos County Board Holds Biweekly Meeting Amid Sparse Audience
The Coos Board of Commissioners met Monday with a full agenda and media in attendance to discuss county insurance, approved mental health board appointments, and sprinklers. They postponed most items including Planning Commission replacement for Jim Olson, and an appointment to the Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Association as cities caucus for a new Coos County representative. An inquiry was launched into a $9,259 LCDC grant with state funds matched by federal money. sixteen of Oregon’s 36 counties have applied.
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Coos Board of Commissioners
Mental Health Board
Planning Commission
Jim Olson
Bandon
Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Association
Coos County
LCDC
Lana Conservativn and Development Commission
Oregon
Opportunities for Women in the Skilled Trades workshop
A one day workshop on October 24 at Southwestern Oregon Community College Campus explores job opportunities for women in skilled trades. It covers job satisfaction, Civil Rights, equal employment opportunity, entry methods, affirmative action and pay rates with speakers from state and local agencies and successful tradeswomen.
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Southwestern Oregon Community College
State Bureau of Labor
Ethel Edwards
Seattle
Wash
Patricia Haggin
Oregon Bureau of Labor
Portland
Jean Thomson
State
Salem
Bay Area
Man Charged With Drug Violation In Myrtle Point
Gerald Thomas Emerald and Kelly Ernest Robbins faced drug charges after deputies stopped their vehicle for a minor traffic violation. Robbins allegedly had 81 amphetamines in his pickup and faced a minor in possession alcohol charge. Emerald’s drug charges were dropped after arrest Friday.
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Kelly Ernest Robbins
Bridge Route
Myrtle Point
Gerald Thomas Emerald
Sth
Robbins
Sorority Groups Plan House-To-House United Way Drive
Local sorority groups will canvass Myrtle Palm next week to collect United Way contributions door to door. The effort mobilizes students and campus organizations to raise funds for community services.
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Myrtle Palm
United Way
Transportation meeting planned for Coos Bay in October
Officials and interested citizens will gather in Coos Bay in October to review progress on the Oregon Transportation Plan. Planning staff will present issues from statewide meetings held earlier, with local government representatives.
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Coos Bay
Oregon Transportation Plan
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Golden Girl School of Self Improviument
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Gibbs
Roger Heath
Virginia Tech
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Office of Community Services
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Bruins
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