Antique Mack truck becomes Powers tourist draw
Ken Stevens, Powers minister and owner of a 1921 Mack truck, spent thousands restoring the vehicle once deemed junk. The truck, now at Myrtle Trees Motel in Powers, is owned by BPS Logging Co. and highlights Stevens varied roles from pastor to logging executive.
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Broadbent
Myrtle Trees
8Th St
Powers
Ken Stevens
BPS Logging Co
Stevens
Darwin Pullen
Myrtle Point
Church of God
Hean Pullen
Ray Bartley
Intrest
Myrtle Trees Motel
Myrtle Feint
Bob Phillips
Dedicated women spark Myrtle Point library project
In 1923 Myrtle Point formed a traveling library with state aid. The Myrtle Point Women's Club led fundraising to open a library above a store, later moving to City Hall, growing to 15 909 volumes. Current head librarian Ruth Gassman oversees extensive services and rare books collection.
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Myrtle Point
Myers and Myers Department Store
Women's Club
City Fo Cdrser
City Hall
W. Laird
Prseais
Fourth and
Mapletreets
Flore Ice Sumerlin
Flora M. Laird
Ruthellen Gassman
Coos County
Ruth
Coos Bay
North Bend
Coquille
Orson Pratt
Oregon
OSU Computer Service Helps Oregon Communities Find Federal Aid
OSU Extension Service launches the Federal Assistance Program Retrieval System to search federal aid sources and produce printable reports for Oregon communities with populations under 50,000. The service covers 600 plus programs, updated monthly, with a per search fee around 3 dollars. Facilities exclude Portland Eugene and Salem.
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OSU Computer Service
Oregon
Oregon State University
Russell Youmans
O80
Youmans
Portland
Eugene
Salem
OSU Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jury Awards Summers 45000 in Breach Suit Against Myrtle Point
A circuit court jury in Myrtle Point awarded 47 year old Summers 45000 in his breach of contract case against the city after he was dismissed as police chief. Summers had fought charges over informant safety and investigation quality, while city officials argued dismissal was with good cause.
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Summers
Myrtle Point
Jai
Council
Frank Medeur
Maurice Engelgau
Thomas Burke
United Way funds aid Powers Senior Center relocation
United Way of Southwestern Oregon approved supplemental rent and fix up funds for Powers Senior Citizens Center relocation in Powers. The Executive Board, led by Jon Dewers, also reviewed a lease option for a new building in Powers presented by Hester Brooks and Evelyn Stock. Local residents Rachael Rolfe Ara Sheedy and John Mingus coordinated search efforts as the drive continued in Myrtle Point with support from Bank of Myrtle Point and Security Bank.
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Powers Senior Citizens Center
United Way
Southwestern Ore
Yatate
Powers
United Way Executive Board
Myrtle Point
Jon Dewers
Hester Brooks
Evelyn Stock
Powers Senior Center
Fereeys
Rachael Rolfe
Ara Sheedy
John Mingus
Coos Bay
Ara
Two Die in Myrtle Point Highway 42 Crash
Richard M. Crook, 40, died in a two car collision on Highway 42 near Myrtle Point early Sunday. Jean Forbes and Margaret Butler, both of Coquille, were rescued from a burning vehicle and hospitalized in satisfactory condition. State police investigate. residents urged to return recently sent questionnaires to city hall for a regional planning project.
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Myrtle Point
Highway 42
Here
Richard M. Crook
Jim Chapel
Chapel
Jean Forbes
Margaret Butler
Coquille
Bay Area Hospital
Myrtle Point Chapel of Cool Mortuaries
Mgr
Ken Cerotuky
Citizen's Advisory Committee
Coos-Curry
Fisher to leave head football post at Myrtle Point
Myrtle Point High School coach Don Fisher plans to relinquish the head football duties at season end after a 214 loss to Coquille sparked a public move. Fisher has eight seasons at Myrtle Point with a 48 20 1 record and his players express strong support amid local criticism.
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Don Fisher
Myrtle Point High School
Bobcats
Coquille
Fisher
Myrtle Point
Bobcat
Aaron McCall
Open House For Myrtle Point Science Facilities
Myrtle Point School District announces an open house for the remodeled science facilities at Myrtle Point School. The event runs Friday from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. and resumes during the Bandon Myrtle Point football game at Bobcat Field. The project cost about 50,000, using district maintenance staff, with 12 labs wired for gas water and electricity.
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Bob Breitkreutz
Myrtle Point
Myrtle Paint School
Bandon
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E.C. Barker
P.W. (Flora) Laird
Will Lundy
Florence) T.G. Sumerlin
Ken Deretsky
University of Washington
the Herald
Ummors
Meldrum
James Norman
United Way Aids Powers
United Way Fund
Mike Reby
Bank of Myrtle Point Ox “Co
Hugh Mason
Citisens
Ences
Mpi
South Coast Recovery Center
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