Curry Coastal Pilot

County jail log published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

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Sheriff's log published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

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Robert Dorsey “Bob” Stockton

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Letters to the editor published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

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Public meetings published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

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Don't get scammed

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:51:30 +0100

More than 100 years ago the infamous salesman P.T. Barnum proclaimed, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” If that’s the case, Barnum is likely rolling over in his grave, frustrated that he can’t get out and take advantage of the many scams targeting today’s folks. Some of those scams have hit close to home – the most recent being one in which a Brookings woman’s e-mail list was hijacked by a con artist seeking money from unsuspecting friends and family members (see story in the Nov. 7 Curry Coastal Pilot.) Hardly a week goes by when this newspaper isn’t contacted by a reader who received a highly suspicious e-mail or phone call. Local authorities often contact us about scams and the Oregon Attorney General’s Office regularly issues “Scam Alerts” to the media.

Wild Rivers Coast events for Nov. 11 and beyond

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:43:43 +0100

Veterans ‘Moving Wall’ bound for Brookings

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:40:35 +0100

The Moving Wall – a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. – will be at Brookings’ Azalea Park this summer. The Brookings City Council voted Monday to temporarily suspend park hours and waive the city’s rental fee to allow the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 966 to bring the Moving Wall to Brookings from June 24 to 29. “It’s an important moment for us who have not been able to see it in person,” said Brookings City Councilor Dave Gordon,who served in Vietnam as an Army captain. The Moving Wall is inscribed with more than 58,000 names of those who died in the Vietnam conflict from 1959 to 1975.

Children first to get latest shipment of H1N1 vaccine

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:35:42 +0100

Vaccines for the H1N1 influenza have finally arrived in Curry County in enough volume to start vaccinating the most vulnerable residents – children. The Curry County Health Department currently has 500 doses of H1N1 vaccine in stock and will hold a clinic Thursday at Riley Creek K-8 in Gold Beach for students at that school. Notices were sent home with Riley Creek students on Monday. It is up to each parent and child whether they will receive the vaccine. “We have some children who don’t want it, and some parents who don’t want it for their children,” Curry County Health Director Georganne Greene said Monday. Students age 15 and older can sign for themselves, she said.

Gold Beach may hire two new policemen

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:32:03 +0100

GOLD BEACH – The city will likely hire one new police officer in December and possibly hire another in January after City Administrator Ellen Barnes told the City Council on Monday that she can find the money in the city’s budget. “I was charged with the task to find the funding,” Barnes told the council. “There is one officer in that budget. I think there are two.” Barnes gave a presentation which showed the city would need $72,714 to pay and equip two officers for the rest of the fiscal year, which ends June 30, with one officer on board for seven months and the second for six. That assumes each officer would be paid $38,000 a year or $3,167 a month and would include up to $1,000 each as a signing bonus.

South Coast crab season to start Dec. 1

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:27:58 +0100

Oregon’s Dungeness crab season is looking good and is on schedule for the usual Dec. 1 opening. Crab taken in Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife test pots in recent weeks proved abundant and full of meat. “The crabs are in good shape and ready to harvest,” Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission Executive Director Nick Furman said Tuesday. “All that’s left now is to negotiate the price,” Furman said.

Veterans share war experiences with students

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:26:00 +0100

Sixth, seventh and eighth grade Azalea Middle School students gathered in Jason Fulton’s classroom Monday to meet local veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and to learn more about what they went through during their service. “I never talked about my experiences during Vietnam until about four years ago,” Sam Vitale told the students. But on Monday he found himself sharing many of his experiences with curious students. Vitale was drafted into the Army in 1967. “I went to Vietnam when I was 20 years old,” Vitale said.

Lady Knights sneek out of town with win over the Bruins

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:07:01 +0100

Unfortunately for the Bruins, their second-round playoff game at home Tuesday didn’t end the way they would have liked. For starters, the Bruins are one and done in the 4A state playoff tournament after losing to the North Valley Knights. Additionally, the 4-5 loss in a shootout after 100 minutes of regulation and overtime play wasn’t the kind of end Head Coach Cindy Babcock likes to see. “No one ever wants a game to end in a shootout,” she said. “I’d say win or lose it’s not a accurate depiction of the way the game was played, but that’s the way the game goes.” And so it goes for a team that recorded an impressive 9-1-2 regular season, but didn’t look it in the first half Tuesday.

Bruins bite; avoid business end of the Hornets

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:03:40 +0100

It took most of the game but the Bruins got the only goal they needed with eight minutes left in Tuesday’s second-round state playoff game at Brookings-Harbor High School. Anthony Babb provided the score, and in doing so assured his team a 1-0 victory over the visiting Henley Hornets and at least one more game this season. “We are very proud of (the Bruins),” Head Coach Pancho Garcia said. “And we’re excited for them.” Proud of the way the Bruins withstood struggling in the first half, according to Garcia, and excited that the team gets to take the next step in a quest for the state title, a third round playoff game, at home, against Cottage Grove.

Bulletin board published Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

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Barnacle Ball garners $14,000

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100

The Second Annual Barnacle Ball, Sat., Nov. 7, “Nightfall at the Blue Lagoon,” filled the Seascape Center in Harbor with music, laughter, dancing, dining, and wild bidding, to keep the important KASPER (Kids After School Program of Education and Recreation alive and well for another year. When the Barnacle Ball was introduced last year the announcement included the claim that planners were “going for elegance,” and elegance was definitely a part of this year’s ball as well.

Wild Rivers Coast events for Nov. 11 and beyond

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Bruins win big in season finale at North Bend

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:45:30 +0100

Friday night at North Bend everything was working for the Brookings-Harbor High School Bruins during their 39-22 win over the Bulldogs. Offense was gobbling up huge chunks of yards, defense was stingy when needed and the special teams made plays. “That’s what we’ve been looking for,” Bruin Head Coach Vince Longo said of all phases contributing. “We knew if we could get it together we’d be successful.” Contributing factor number one: an offense that chipped in three TDs in the first half alone, all three of which were plays over 50 yards. “It was based on execution,” Longo said. “But also on second effort from our backs. One person’s not going to bring them down.”

Bruins fall off at Banks; season ends with three games to one loss

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:41:32 +0100

When you have two evenly matched teams, sometimes it simply comes down to who makes the least mistakes. So Wednesday night, when the Brookings-Harbor High School volleyball team made just a couple more, it meant the end of their season and a four-game loss to the Banks Braves; 21-25, 25-13, 19-25, 23-25. “We made more errors than the other team,” said Bruin Head Coach Lori Cooper. “That’s why they won and we didn’t.” Behind a few too many miscues, though, there was a solid performance from the Bruins in the first-round loss. “The girls played hard,” Cooper said. “And (Nicole Watterson) had a monster game.” Watterson’s 19 kills and 12 blocks led the team.

ODFW extends closure of Chetco; broodstock collection nearly done

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:34:35 +0100

Fish report for Oct. 30 through Nov. 6 It has often been said that those who fail to learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. Ultimately, a recent decision made by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will prevent the aforementioned statement from being expressed regarding opening up the river prematurely and will most likely serve as a template as far as how to handle low river flows in the future. I am sure that many of you have already received the news that the Chetco River above the Highway 101 bridge will not be opening today as previously planned but will remain closed until further notice, as was recently disclosed in a Nov. 4 ODFW press release. ODFW did not sprint to this decision in haste. They tiptoed into it after a cautious, lucidly thought-out process. Not closing the Chetco would have been a mistake – closing it was her salvation.