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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1970
Page
1
Coos County Housing Authority seeks 200 leased elderly units in Myrtle Point but funding hinges on a congressional supplemental. City Council postpones action and will decide Oct 5 after hearing from A G Anusich. Discussion also touches a street lighting levy and possible water bond election.
Eddie Reed a 17 year old alto saxophonist from Myrtle Point is one of 120 FFA members selected to join the National FFA Band. From over 500 applicants across 39 states, he will rehearse in Kansas City before performing at the 43rd National Convention.
The Powers Chamber of Commerce met September 16 with 19 members and 5 guests. Highlights included completion of the China Flats road upgrade, new Powers High School shop expansion, enrollment shifts, and support for Powers football as eight man play resumes. Guests included Tom Walker, Dr. Fred Parker, and local officials.
Fall classes begin next Monday after this week of advising sessions with faculty. Tomorrow is the last advising day on campus with a free community pancake breakfast sponsored by the Albers Millis from 8 to 10 a.m.
The Myrtle Point Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for the North Fork Coquille River bridge just north of Myrtle Point. Kiton Ochsceder, highway committee chair, announced at a Monday meeting at the Colony Restaurant. He urged chamber members to assist Powers Chamber in highway improvements along the Myrtle Point to Powers route, noting no major upgrades since construction.
Assistant Superintendent Jamie King outlined serious problems in Myrtle Point School District 4 including overcapacity at the high school with 50 percent more students than planned, a need for grandstand repair and a running track, and health, shop, and teacher office space shortages. Other schools face crowded facilities, inadequate libraries, and transportation inefficiencies across a 50 square mile district. He stressed the issues are real but not a building program proposal.
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