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Portland to Port OrfordBy Evan Kramer

Kevin Poirier from thePortland Rally Club wasthe special guest of theChamber of Commerceat their March member-ship meeting at the Portand Starboard Restau-rant.

Poirer had good news for Chamber mem-bers and the community in discussing theupcoming Portland to Port Orford carrally scheduled for October 8 and 9. Hedescribed this car rally in terms of “pre-cision driving” rather than a road race.The Portland Rally Club is laying out theroute for the drivers and cars, of whichthere are expected to be 20 cars partici-pating. Poirer said all kinds of cars takepart in these rallies and mentioned anAustin 3000. The Rally will actuallybegin in Wilsonville with the destinationpoint being Driftwood ElementarySchool in Port Orford.

Poirer said the drivers, each of whomwill be accompanied by a navigator,would take back roads as much as possi-ble in their routing to Port Orford. Thesouthern route includes taking Interstate5 from Wilsonville to the King’s ValleyHighway to Alsea, Stage Coach Road to

Coquille and Powers and then Sixes Riv-er Road to Highway 101.

The purpose of this race is not to be thefirst car and driver to enter Port Orford.Rather it is to arrive at the “control points”at specific times. The navigator is onboard to help calculate the exact speedsit takes to arrive at those control points.This is why they call it precision driving.

The rally drivers will leave Wilsonvilleon Saturday, October 8 and return homethe next day. They will drive over 600miles round trip. The rally goal is to havethe drivers arrive in Port Orford between4:00 and 5:00pm on Saturday afternoon.One tentative plan is for the drivers toassemble at Cape Blanco Road and thenproceed together to Port Orford andthrough town to Battle Rock Park andthen back to Driftwood.

On Saturday evening the Chamber ofCommerce will hold an Octoberfest din-ner for the rally drivers at the Communi-ty Building. It will be open to the publicand feature local seafood, wine and beerand a dance. The rally drivers will departPort Orford around 9:00-10:00am onSunday morning.

They are looking for Portland and PortOrford sponsors for the rally. Kevin Poir-er can be contacted at the club’s web site,which is www.oregonrally.com.

Bench Donated to Park

The Oleson family has donated a beauti-ful park bench to the City of Port Orfordfor Buffington Park. Bill and Doris Ole-son are celebrating their sixtieth wed-ding anniversary this month and in honorof the occasion their family gathered intown to celebrate.

The Oleson family and members of theCity parks commission and press gath-ered at Battle Rock Park at the viewingdeck area on a blustery Saturday morn-ing at 11:00am to dedicate the bench.Parks Commission member Jim Billingsspoke about the donation of the bench bythe Oleson family in honor of their par-ents. One of the Oleson daughters Kris-tine, spoke about her parents Bill andDoris and said how much they encour-aged their five children to pursue theireducation and how their parents gavethem an appreciation of the outdoors.They learned to hunt and developed alove of reading from their parents andalong the way got to do a lot of traveling.

The bench is made from 4” by 4” com-posite plastic boards on a metal pedestalsunk well into the ground. The Oleson’sfive children Betty, Bob, Susan, Kris andEmily were all present for the dedicationof the bench as well as grandchildren, in

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laws and other relatives. Thank you onbehalf of our community for donatingthe bench to our park.

Dessert TheatreIn a rare opportunity to enjoy live theatrein Gold Beach, on April 23 the BiscuitShowroom at Gold Beach Books, in as-sociation with FoxWell Productions, willpresent the comedic mystery, “Murderis News!” The play stars Michael S. Foxand Victoria Weller, who head a largecast of 10 actors.

The plot involves a murder in a citynewsroom, and almost everyone in theplay seems to have both motive andopportunity to commit the crime. Tem-pers flare as characters turn on each otherand reveal secrets. The audience is invit-ed to interrogate the suspects and thendeduce “who, how, and why.”

“Usually our shows have small casts,”says Fox, who also authored the play,“because it’s easier to tour with them;but this crime story has ten actors, so it’sa fun challenge!” Fox adds. The play co-stars Brookings area actors Woody Ma-lone, Paul Fleming, Jim Newman, andSteve Stringham, as well as Gold Beachactors Rob Brown, Carrie Crook, DaleGiottonini and Leya Greenberg.

The production will be staged in thesecond floor Biscuit Showroom, wheretheatergoers will be surrounded by rarevolumes of literature. “Michael and Vic-toria have graced our Showroom withseveral hits and this new show will bejust as much rollicking fun!” said BiscuitBuilding owner Ted Watkins. “We’ll beusing the large stage which we installjust for our dessert theater productions;and for this show, the space is certainlyneeded to accommodate the big cast.We’ve also added several rows of swiveland padded seats, which will enhance

theatergoers’ comfort while affordingeveryone a prime viewing spot.”

Reserved seat tickets are $18, which in-cludes intermission coffees and special-ty desserts created just for the evening bythe Biscuit Coffeehouse bakers. Ticketsare available in person at Gold BeachBooks; reservations can be made by tele-phoning (541) 247-2495, or by email totickets@oregoncoastbooks.com.

GED ClassSWOCC is offering a GED/ABE classfor the spring term in Port Orford. Thisclass is for people who want to study fortheir high school equivalency prepara-tion (GED) or just want to increase theirbasic skills in writing, communicationand math. Students will meet on Mondaynights from 5:00-8:00pm at the ZionLutheran Church. Classes began onMarch 28. The cost is $25. Francie Ma-cLeod is the instructor. Call SWOCC formore information at 541-253-7573.

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Art Show OpensThis Sunday, April 10, at 7:00pm theBiscuit Art Gallery at Gold Beach Bookswill host a free reception to celebrate theopening of its Spring Art Show. Thesales exhibition will feature the artworkof Pat Renner, one of the Wild RiversCoast’s most accomplished artists. Inaddition, dozens of works from otheracclaimed local artists will be on display,including paintings by Jeanne Steele,Shelly Wierzba, Horst Wolf, MagdaDruzdzel, Curtis Hemphill, Dale Wells,Marilyn Melton, James Dickerson, BetteSherbourne, Jane Simmons, TammyWalker, Frank Gustafson, Sara Broder-ick, Shirley Kracke, Christina Olsen,Audi Stanton and Lynne Parker.

Each of Renner’s paintings are newworks, not previously exhibited else-where. A highlight of the exhibition willbe eight English vignettes. Two villagesdepicted in the works, Moulton and Hem-ingford Grey, are places in which Ren-ner’s son, Christopher, lived for severalyears. Renner and her husband, Paul,visited these villages and walked alongevery footpath linking them to nearbyvillages.

High School ReunionThe Pacific High School Class of 1965will celebrate its 40-year class reunionwith a potluck luncheon on July 3, 2005,from 10:00am to 6:00pm at the highschool. The class of 1965 wishes to inviteall 1950’s through 1969 classes to joinin. Anyone knowing the whereabouts offormer classmates or seeking informationis asked to contact Mary Conser, 18858Allegheny, Dr., Oregon City, OR 97405or phone 503-655-9835 or e-mailmlconser@gonowmail.com.

Recently, Renner had two watercolorpaintings accepted into prestigious exhi-bitions. The first, “Clockworks,” a paint-ing on gold-gessoed paper, illustratesthe passing of the hours while one sits incontemplation. It was juried into the 40thAnnual Aqueous Media Exhibition ofthe Watercolor Society of Oregon. Re-garding the second, “Braids,” which waspainted from a model in the warm, sum-mer sun, Renner said, “It is a particularjoy to have a watercolor just be the paintand the water and the light.” Frank Webb,an acknowledged “icon of the watercolorworld,” juried “Braids” into the recent65th Annual Open Exhibition of theNorthwest Watercolor Society in Seat-tle.

Renner is an integral member of a localart group which paints together on Thurs-day mornings. According to Rennner,“Our group, without an instructor, meetsto share the cost of a model, to describeour own artistic methods, and to supportone another; artist Alexandra Eyer hasbeen the primary organizing force.” Ren-ner further explained that “Cherie andBill McNair offered space for the meet-ings last year; the generous SoroptimistClub is the present meeting place; the

group also meets at various spots in GoldBeach from time to time.”

Biscuit Art Gallery owner Ted Watkinsis eagerly anticipating Sunday’s open-ing, saying, “We’re honored to have PatRenner appear as our first featured artistof the year. We’re also very excited to bedisplaying new works from so many oth-er area artists.” Watkins adds, “Our southcoast residents and visitors are going tolove this exhibition, as well as the chanceto meet Pat and many of the other artistsin person!”

Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will beserved. The reception is open to all ageswithout charge. For more information,telephone (541) 247-2495. The gallery islocated inside Gold Beach Books at Pa-cific Highway 101 and First Streets inGold Beach.

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Child Abuse PreventionThe Commission on Children and Fam-ilies (CCCCF) will pass a resolution atthe Monday, April 18, Curry CountyBoard of Commissioners Meeting pro-claiming April as Child Abuse Preven-tion Month. The Commission welcomesthe community to participate in this ob-servance. Over 1,500 children were re-ported victims of abuse and/or neglect inCurry County in 2003.

The Court Appointed Special Advocates(CASA) program and the Curry CrisisAssessment program are funded throughthe CCCCF and serve victims of abuse &neglect. The CASA program functionswith one half time director and commu-nity volunteers. These trained CASAvolunteers act as a child’s voice in courtand advocate for the needs of the chil-dren in the judicial system. Director,Alice Loshbaugh said the CASA volun-teers have been very successful in advo-cating for children. CASA volunteers

have served over one hundred CurryCounty children. Currently, there are nineCASAs handling a very large caseloadwith several children waiting to be served.CASA volunteers require ongoing train-ing and education. This is a challengewith funding reductions, limited resourc-es and one half time employee facilitat-ing the program. Alice Loshbaugh hopesto expand funding for the program andcontinue fundraising events.

The Curry County Crisis AssessmentProgram is funded through the CCCCFand the Curry County District Attor-ney’s Office. It is staffed with a part timedirector and contracted private counse-lors. Director, Barbara Eells and ToddArmstrong of Lighthouse Counselingwork to provide victims of child abusewith assessments and counseling imme-diately following reported abuse. Theprogram has proven successful, servingover sixty children since it began operat-ing. Unfortunately, the program has re-ceived significant financial reductions,

forcing the Advocacy Center to operateon a part time basis. Director, BarbaraEells hopes to increase funding for thenext fiscal year.

For further information regarding theprevention of child abuse, parent train-ing, respite care or other related topics;contact the CCCCF office at 541-247-5600. To report suspected child abuse orneglect, call the Oregon Department ofHuman Services, Community HumanServices at 541-247-KIDS (5437).

[Editor’s Note: According to http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/41/41015.html, there were an estimated21,813 people in Curry County in 2003,approximately 4,200 of whom were un-der 18. www.childrenfirstfororegon.orgputs the 2003 population at 21,100 with3,892 under 18. They cite only 62 CurryCounty children as being neglected/abused instead of 1,500. – Valerie Kram-er]

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Jubilee AuctionThe Port Orford 4th of July JubileeCommittee is looking for new or gentlyused, clean items for our auction onSaturday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. All moneysraised will be applied toward the purchaseof the Fourth of July fireworks display.Please begin thinking about what you’dlike to donate for our cause. Please noclothing items or shoes. Don’t forget tomark your calendars for the “4th of JulyFireworks” Auction -June 4, 6:30 pm atthe Community Center. Please contactAmy Wilhite, chairperson (332-0957),Pat Bry (332-1765), or Marion Johnson(332-3773) for more information on theauction or if you’d like to volunteer.

Liberry Pie PresentsLiberry Pie presents a family story houron Thursday, April 14, 6:30pm, at thePort Orford Public Library. The theme is“Bugs & Snakes, for goodness sakes!”

Port Orford Library NewsBy Tobe Porter, Library Director

All kinds of things are springing up at thePort Orford Library including events tocelebrate National Library Week. Weinvite you to stop by on Thursday, April14, between 10:00am to Noon to enjoyrefreshments and help us thank our vol-unteers. That evening at 6:30pm join themerry band of story readers who will telltall tales about Bugs and Snakes forGoodness Sakes at the Liberry Pie Fam-ily Story Time.

Then on Saturday, April 16, from 9:00amto 3:00pm the Friends of the Library andthe Sunset Garden Club are having a bigBook and Plant Sale. The dining area ofthe American Legion Hall will be turnedinto the Garden Café where you canpurchase refreshments to enjoy as youidentify your new plant in the gardeningbook you just bought. We need morebooks! We will say an especially loudthank you if you wait until the week ofthe book and plant sale to bring yourdonations to the library.

The play’s the thing, especially at 7:00pmon Friday, April 22. NCFCC Artworks’theater troupe will do a benefit perfor-

mance of the play, Alice in America-Land. Proceeds from opening night willhelp build the new library. Tickets forFriday night’s performance (only) willbe $10.00 a person. The play will bepreformed throughout the weekend at$5.00 a person so you can enjoy it severaltimes. You can expect the usual deli-ciously decadent desserts during inter-mission.

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Home Health RecognizedCurry County Home Health recently re-ceived an OMPRO Quality LeaderAward. This award recognizes homeshealth agencies that have achieved sta-tistically significant improvement in atleast one Outcomes Based Quality Im-provement (OBQI) measure. Since 2002,Home Health Agencies have worked onOBQI projects as part of the nationalHome Health Quality Initiative support-ed by the Centers for Medicare & Med-icaid Services (CMS) and OMPRO, Or-egon’s Medicare quality improvementorganization. Through the project, homehealth agencies choose one or two mea-sures to work on out of 41 possible OBQImeasures.

“OMPRO is pleased to recognize thequality improvement successes of CurryCounty Home Health and other agenciesin the state,” said Priscilla Swanson, RN,CCM, OMPRO Home Health Team lead.

Langlois Lions BingoThe Langlois Lions Club will host bingoat their clubhouse Friday, April 8 at 6:30p.m. Everyone is invited to attend;.Refreshments will be available.

The Lions clubhouse is located on FlorasLake Loop in Langlois. All proceedsfrom this fund raising event go to localarea projects.

The agency showed improvement in painmanagement by using a multi-disciplin-ary team approach, and incorporatingcase conferences and comprehensive as-sessments every time a patient is seen.Additionally, the agency received an on-site survey from the Oregon Departmentof Human Services during the third weekof March. The un-announced survey forrecertification and licensure included acomprehensive assessment of patientrecords, administrative records, policiesand procedures. The surveyor also madea number of visits to patient homes. Thesurvey resulted in a finding of “zerodeficiencies”, a level rarely attained byagencies due to the highly regulated in-dustry. The successful survey found CurryCounty Home Health in compliance withall federal (Medicare) regulations, as wellas meeting all requirements of the Ore-gon Administrative Rules. The agencywas given a rating of “1”,the highestranking available.

“I am very pleased to have received theQuality Leader Award, and to have sucha successful survey following, is frostingon the cake!” cites Lori Kent, RN, CHPN,Director of Curry County Home Health& Hospice. Kent feels that the back-to-back achievements are evidence of thevery strong clinical and support staffteam. “We concentrate all our efforts toprovide a team approach, and set veryhigh standards for our patient care andoutcomes”.

“Curry County Home Health & Hos-pice’s staff should be commended fortheir commitment, given the competingdemands for staff time and energy,” saidSwanson.

Curry County Home Health & Hospiceis a county-operated agency which in-cludes the Home Health program, a Hos-pice program, and Lifeline (personal re-sponse system) services.

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Demos Celebrate JeffersonSecretary of State Bill Bradbury will bethe special guest at the Curry County

Port Orford Head Startby Philip Nemrava

Port Orford Head Start thanks NCElectronics and Mary Jane LaBelle forour new high tech super duper vacuum.We would also like to thank the RotaryClub for their never-ending support, andCarrie Shields, Pat Scanlon, Jo Rieberand Sally Johnston for their weekly visitsto our classroom.

A big thanks also to the City, the libraryand the press.

Democrat’s Jefferson Day Potluck onApril 30, 2005 beginning at 5:00pm atthe Pistol River Friendship Hall. ThePotluck dinner is a casual get together ofDemocrats and any others concernedabout the present political events andcelebrating Thomas Jefferson’s birthday.

Secretary of State Bradbury is servinghis second term in office and was CurryCounty’s State Representative and thenState Senator in the 1980’s and 1990’s.

Democrat President Thomas Jefferson,our nation’s third president, was bornApril 13, 1743. April is the ideal monthfor the Curry County Democrats to cele-brate this notable Democrat by bringinglocal Democrats, our Secretary of Stateand like-minded people together for asocial evening.

Jefferson served as Minister to France,Secretary of State, Vice President and asour third President. As a politician, ar-

chitect and scientist his impact to thisnation is significant.

Celebrate the life of this important Pres-ident with Secretary of State Bill Brad-bury and the Democrats! Join the fun(folks interested in attending only needto bring a place setting and a potluckdish. Beverages will be provided.)

The Pistol River Friendship Hall is locat-ed off of Highway 101, 10 miles south ofthe town of Gold Beach. Exit the high-way at the second Pistol River exit fromthe north, first from the south (PistolRiver/Carpenterville) and take the firstright. The Pistol River Friendship Hall isapproximately one half mile on the right.

City of Port Orford Planning Commission Public Legal NoticeNotice is hereby given that the City of Port Orford Planning Commission will holda public hearing on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambersat the Port Orford City Hall at 20th and Idaho Streets, Port Orford, Oregon for thepurpose of considering a building permit to demolish a building listed in thehistoric structures inventory of the city’s comprehensive plan under the provisionsof the City of Port Orford Zoning Ordinance #278 adopted September 13, 1977 forthe following request:

A proposal to demolish a structure known as “old city jail” as requested byPodorean Trust, Grey Podorean owner of the subject property. The structure isproposed to be demolished because it is uninhabitable, has deteriorated to thepoint that it is a hazard and the structure is an attractive nuisance to children livingin the area who attempt to play in it. The subject property is located at thenortheast corner of 7th Street and Jefferson Street in the City of Port Orford. Thesubject property is identified in the records of the Curry County Assessor as TaxLot 3200 on Map 33-15-05DA.

All are welcome to be heard. For further information call (541) 332-3681, or mailto City of Port Orford, P.O. Box 310, Port Orford, OR 97465.

Chuck Nordstrom, Planning Director

Candidate ForumsThe League of Women Voters of CurryCounty has scheduled Candidate Forumsfor the May Special District Electionthroughout the county. In Port Orford,

Letter to the Editor,To my four wonderful boys – thoughthings may not always go on the way wewant them to one day they will be right!Always remember, I love you.

God gave me the greatest gift. Almondshaped eyes, perfect toes and fingers,and rose shaped lips. I dressed him inblue, gave him love and watched himgrow.

Year after year, tears and laughter,growing into the perfect you.

God gave me the perfect gift, and thatperfect gift, my son, is you!

Michelle SordahlYour loving mother

Tobe Porter HonoredBy Evan Kramer

The Oregon Library Association hasnamed Port Orford Public Library librar-ian Tobe Porter as Library Employee ofthe Year. Every year the Library Associ-ation holds an annual conference withworkshops, seminars and an awards ban-quet. This year’s conference will be heldin Portland April 6-8. The Associationhas an honor, awards and scholarshipcommittee, which selects a Librarian,Librarian Employee of the Year, andLibrary Supporter of the Year. This yearthe association added a fourth awardcalled the distinguished service awardfor a librarian or staff member who hasbeen in the profession for 15 years ormore.

Langlois Librarian Buzzy Nielsen nom-inated Tobe Porter for Library Employeeof the Year. Nancy Angelesco and NancyBroadhead helped spread the word aboutthe nomination and did quite an effectivejob. Tobe Porter received approximately120 letters of support for her nominationfrom members of the Port Orford andLanglois communities and even pastmembers of both communities.

Tobe Porter will attend the conferenceand annual awards banquet this Thurs-day in Portland, which will be held at theHoliday Inn at the Portland Airport onThursday night. The award Porter is re-ceiving is for “demonstrated excellencein library service in Oregon.”

Porter said on Tuesday morning that shewas “extremely honored” to receive thisaward.

The new library-building fund is now upto $803,000 and counting and this awardto Tobe Porter will help the effort.

Libraries are about a lot of things fromlibrarians to library staff, books, com-puters, the Internet and the people whouse the library resources. Tobe Portersaid that in the month of March the PortOrford Library had signed up 38 newpatrons (households). We have a verywell patronized library in town with afriendly knowledgeable staff and it’sgoing to continue getting better.

the forum will be held on Monday, April11 at 7:00pm at City Hall. Candidatesrunning for contested seats have beeninvited to participate. Candidates will begiven three minutes for an opening state-ment, followed by a question and answersession. All questions will be written,with League members passing out cardsfor the questions.

The Special District Election will be onMay 17 with ballots to be mailed outbeginning April 29. For further informa-tion phone Georgia Nowlin at (541) 469-5447.

Phone Bill $566.00by Valerie Jean Kramer

How would you like to open your phonebill and find you own $566.00 for longdistance calls to New Guinea or otherforeign countries. This nightmare hap-pened to Dina Hampton in Decatur,Alabama and has happened to many oth-ers. Her computer was infected and theprogram made 45 international calls whileit was supposedly idle. The phone compa-ny is not nice about waiving such charges!DO NOT allow your computer to installprograms unless you are sure you cantrust the source!

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Book and Plant SaleThe Friends of the Port Orford Libraryand the Sunset Garden Club are joiningtogether on April 16 for a book sale /plant sale with a very interesting varietyof items to please almost everyone. Thesale will be held within the Port OrfordCommunity Building and the AmericanLegion Hall.

The Friends of the Library will be offeringa wide range of books for this SpringBook Sale and the Sunset Garden Clubwill have an appealing selection of plantsfor sale along with assorted containers,garden tools and gardening books.

Both organizations will be supplying adelectable assortment of baked treats forpurchase which can be enjoyed in theAmerican Legion Hall dining area alongwith coffee and tea.

Please drop by on April 16 from 9:00amto 3:00pm to help support your libraryand garden club and have fun doing it.

Emergency PreparednessYou are invited to participate in a com-munity conversation with Jack Notting-ham, who heads the Gold Beach andBrookings group of Citizens for Emer-gency Preparedness (CEP). Mr. Notting-ham will share the information they havecollected.

The Port Orford Senior Center will spon-sor this gathering at 1536 Jackson Streeton Thursday, March 14 at 4:00pm. Nomatter how young or how old, or whetheryou have questions, or answers, all mem-bers of the community can benefit bybeing there. This will be very specifical-ly about Port Orford and our emergencypreparedness needs. Call 332-9110 forfurther information.

Senior Center CalendarThe Port Orford Senior Center monthlybreakfast is on Sunday, April 10, from8:00am to 1:00pm. Cost is $4.50. Therummage sale runs from 10:00am-2:00pm that day.

Don’t forget about the osteoporosisclasses held at the Center every Mondayfrom 8:30-9:30am and 5:30-6:30pm. Youcan get your blood pressure taken everyTuesday from 9:30am to noon. Thewalking group meets at the Center onTuesday, Wednesday and Thursdaymorning at 8:30am.

There is a Tai Chi class every Friday atthe Center from 8:30-10:00am

The Senior Center board meets onWednesday, April 12 at 11:00am. Themonthly membership meeting andluncheon this month is scheduled forTuesday, April 26 at 12:30pm.

This month’s Senior Center trip is a steakdinner outing on April 23 to Honey BearCampground in Ophir. The bus willdepart from the Center at 4:45pm. Thecost is $15 per person, which includesyour meal and transportation. You cansign up for this steak dinner outing inadvance at the Center and join in the fun.

Town Hall MeetingsRepresentative Wayne Krieger and StateSenator Jeff Kruse are hosting a series oftown hall meetings this weekend alongthe coast. They will hold three town hallmeetings on Saturday, April 9 being at10:00am in Brookings at City Hall,followed by a 12:30pm meeting in GoldBeach at City Hall. They then travel toPort Orford for a town hall meeting in thecity hall council chambers at 3:00pm andfinish off their day with a town hallmeeting at Bandon City Hall at 6:00pm.

Representative Krieger and SenatorKruse want to come into the District andreport briefly about their committees andsome of the legislation that is comingforward. Most constituents can not affordthe time or money to travel to Salem.Holding a town hall meeting gives ourDistrict residents a chance to come askquestions, express their wishes and tohear some of what is happening in ourState Capital.

Representative Krieger is the chairmanof the House Judiciary Committee andalso sits on the House Ways and MeansNatural Resources Sub-committee.Senator Kruse is the vice-chair of theHuman Resources & Health PolicyCommittee and serves on the Educationand Work Force Committee.http://www.thenakedpc.com/articles/v04/

26/0426-03.html will tell you more aboutprotecting your computer than I haveroom for here! Be paranoid! They reallyare out to get you.

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God’s Green Earth Nursery and ThingsGarden, Gifts & Gallery

551 19th St., Port Orford (541) 332-0880Just Arrived – Blown Glass Hummingbird Feeders, Butterfly Feeders, Orchids,Orchid Pots & A Large Inventory Of Porcelain And Ceramic PlantersRoses, Roses & More Roses We Just Received A Huge Shipment Of Roses,Grown Specifically To Thrive In Our Coastal Environment.Summer Bulbs (It’s Planting Time) –Caladium, Begonia, Canna, Asiatic Lily,Oriental Lily, Gladioli & DahliaGarden Color-Petunias, Wave Petunia’s, Lobelia (Trailing & Upright), Pansy,Violets, Snapdragons, Marigold, Dianthus, Salvia, Fuchsias, Penstemon, &Jacobs Ladder.Vegetable Starts – Tomato, Cucumber, Lettuce, Squash And More.Seeds- New Renee’s Garden Seeds Have Arrived.Fruit Trees - Meyer Lemon, Apple, Cherry, Pear, Plum, Peach, Nectarine &Apricot.Decorative Bark – Fine, Medium & LargeSoil & Amendments – Topsoil, Mulch, Fertilizer, Vermiculite, Perilite, PottingSoil (FREE LOCAL DELIVERY Available)Outdoor Furniture - We Have A Full Line Of Plantation Grown “GRADE ATEAK” Imported Directly From Indonesia.Gardener Spa Products – CRABTREE & EVELYN, LAVENDERHILL,COLLECTIVE FARM WOMEN & BOTANICAL ESSENTIALS – Body Lotion,Bath Gel, Soy Candles, Salt Scrub, Soap, Bunches Of Lavender, Massage Oil,Neem Body Butter, Neem Soap, Hand Recovery, Hand Therapy, Hand Scrub,Hand Wash And More…

Mark Your Calendars - Arbor Week (Observed In Oregon) April 4-8.During That Week We Will Be Giving Our First 100 Customers

(One Per Customer) A Free “Colorado Spruce Seedling”.Come In And See These And Many More New Arrivals

At God’s Green Earth Nursery & Things;Port Orford’s Full Service Garden Center.

SEASIDE STORAGE

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New climate controlled unitsAll sizes 24 hr/7 day access

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Resident ManagerPaved Secured

Call for reservation or info(541) 991-2363

Fax: (541) 332-0858email jlewislandworks@aol.com

Biscuit Fire AreaOn Wednesday April 13 at 7pm at thePort Orford Community Center, the Kal-miopsis Audubon Society will host a freepresentation by Lisa Shelton of the Siskiy-ou Project. The Siskiyou Project, basedin Cave Junction, is a non-profit groupdedicated to permanently protecting theglobally outstanding Klamath-Siskiyouregion. Over the past year, Shelton hasbeen doing on-the-ground monitoring ofthe Biscuit Fire burn area and proposedsalvage logging sites. With slides, shewill tell us about the unique biologicalvalues of our backyard mountains, sharewhat she has seen in the burn area, andtell us about the Siskiyou Project¹s ongo-ing efforts to prevent salvage logging inthe most biologically sensitive areas. Allcommunity members are invited to at-tend.

Letter to the Editor,Anyone who wants to get a break fromthe everyday downers of life in 2005should treat themselves to seeing Guysand Dolls in Bandon this weekend.

The performances are so professionalthat you quickly forget that you arewatching people between 13 and 18 yearsold. You can sit back and enjoy one ofAmerican’s great musicals done well.The singers are exceptional, so hum alongunder your breath. On opening nightthere was not one nervous moment that

interfered with the music or plot, and thecharacterizations by all of the featuredperformers, as well as the supportingcast were uncanny interpretations forpeople who are too young to haveexperienced the trials, times or locationsthe play portrays.

I know only one of the performers, whichis why I attended, so don’t think my viewis overly influenced by familiarity withthe cast.

Have a good time watching a greatproduction, and then walk out that door

to shake hands with the cast. You’ll beface to face with a nice bunch ofpersonable people who will make you gohome feeling there is, indeed, great hopefor the future of the human race.

Florence Lichtig

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Brush Hog “Mower”4x1 Bucket Root GrapplerBackhoe Tracks Grading

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Sea BreezeFlorist

World Wide Wire Service(541) 332-0445 Shop 311 6th St.888-484-2234 (toll free) Port Orford

Eye Centerof Port Orford

Professional & ComprehensiveVision Care

Eye Disease and Surgical Management

929 Oregon Street(541) 332-0899

Accepting New PatientsOHP Patients Welcome

“Sweet flowers are slow,and weeds make haste.”

- William Shakespeare

Leaking? Abnormal bleeding? Abdominal pain? Fertility questions?

Maybe it’s time to see a specialist.

Charles Hochberg, M.D., FACOG, FACS,Obstetrics-Gynecology

will be available to patients for all women’s health issues startingWednesday, April 6, at Curry Family Medical in Port Orford!

Call 332-3861 for information or appointments. No referral necessary.

Dr. Hochberg is affiliated with Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach.

Fun for the KidsW are pleased to announce that the PortOrford Police Department has donatedone of their older computers for the kidsat the Port Orford Public Library. Thiswill not be an Internet computer and willbe just for the use of children too youngto use the Public Access Computers.During the next couple of weeks we willround up computer games and programsto install.

We have also received and are in themidst of processing a number of newbooks on cassette and CD. These newtitles include: The Amulet of Samarkand,Bud not Buddy, Girls in Pants – ThirdSummer, and The Wee Free Men whichare on Audio Cassette and Lyra’s Oxford,Children of the Lamp and the FireworksMakers Daughter on CD.

We have started holding Toddler Timeagain so be sure to bring your toddler to

the Port Orford Public Library at 10:30amon Wednesday mornings for stories andother fun activities.

This month’s Liberry Pie will be held onThursday, April 14 at 6:30pm in thecouncil chambers. Our theme is ‘Bugsand Snakes for Goodness Sakes’. So besure to slither on over for our FamilyStory Hour and be ready for some goodsongs, stories, games, snacks and adrawing for a free book.

M.O.L., INC.Mary O. Loan Bookkeeping

and Tax Service

Complete Servicesfor Business and Personal

Free E-File if we do your taxes

Mary O. Loan, L.T.C. / Notary526 W. 9th St., Port Orford, OR 97465

Voice: (541) 332-5085Fax: (541) 332-3028

B C ConstructionResidential & CommercialRoofing & Construction

Gutter CleaningFree Estimates

Bubby Caluya, Contractor541-332-ROOF (7663)OR CCB# 155726 General ContractorCA LIC# 783191-Roofing & Welding Contractor

Port Orford InnCoffee House

1035 Oregon St. (between Chevron & Coos Curry Supply)332-1009 or 332-1034

Hours: Mon-Sat. 6:00am-3:00pm Sunday 7:00am-11ish

Now serving Homemade Chili & Cornbreadevery Friday. First Come, First Serve!We will also have a soup of the day.

Breakfast is served from opening to 10am except Sundaytill 11ish. Breakfast sandwiches are a drive thru, to go, item

only, and must be called in ahead of your arrival.

Norma Morrow, Broker264(d) 6th St. (Hwy 101)Port Orford, OR 97465

www.AllOregonRealEstate.com

Out of area?Call toll-free:

(866) 332-1130

(541) 332-1130

Jail Hearing CancelledThe City Council public hearing previ-ously announced for April 13 at the lastregular session of the Port Orford Com-mon Council will not be held. The prop-erty in question, the “Old Jail”, haschanged ownership. Therefore, the issuehas gone back to the Planning Commis-sion and their public hearing will be heldon April 12. See the Public Legal Noticein this paper.

Medicare Training OfferedWould you like to learn the ins and outsof Medicare and then be available to helpothers understand?

Coos RSVP/Southwestern is offering athree-day training for volunteers inter-ested in becoming SHIBA (Senior HealthInsurance Benefits Assistance) volun-teers. The training will begin at noon onWednesday, April 13 and continue withall-day sessions on Thursday and Friday,April 14-15. Those who complete thethree-day training will be certified by thestate and work with RSVP, the SHIBAsponsor in Coos County, and RVSP the

SHIBA sponsor in Curry County, in as-sisting Medicare recipients.

SHIBA is a statewide network of volun-teers who educate, assist, and serve asadvocates for people with Medicare.SHIBA volunteers assist Medicare ben-eficiaries in resolving billing conflicts,understanding billing questions, sharinginformation on Medigap policies andMedicare enrollment and other issues.Some of the current SHIBA team hasbeen working to enroll people in theMedicare-approved drug discount cards.SHIBAs may also serve as a local re-source for the Medicare Part D’s pre-scription drug benefit that will take ef-fect in January 2006.

To register for the April class, call theRetired and Senior Volunteer Programat Southwestern at 888-7332. To learnmore about the SHIBA program, go onthe Internet to www.oregonshiba.org.

Feed FencingPet Supplies

Carhart Work ClothesSheepskin Specialties

Culverts & Gates

Just South of Bandon(541) 347-4356

‘Neath The Wind Realty, Inc.

Joyce Spicer Kinney ........... 332-4101Ed Beck ............................... 332-2046Sara Clark ........................... 332-0900Frank Cali ........................... 332-8265Susan Eastman .................... 332-1700

Betty Sejlund, Principal Broker

Contact us at (541) 332-9463

McNair True Value HardwareHelp is just around the corner

1935 N. Oregon St., Port Orford(541) 332-3371

BargainOf The Month

4993-Pc. Roller Cover/Brush PackIncludes one 2” beavertail brushand two 3/8” semi-smooth rollercovers. While supplies last

Oregon Pump Annex572 14th St.

Port Orford, OR(541) 332-0933

Pump Repair, Installation,and Design for your Well

Call Scott for Info!ccb# 62652, cpi# 175

Coos Curry Supply1009 Highway 101, Port Orford, OR 97465 Mon-Fri 8m-5pm(541) 332-1818 Sat.9am-NoonOver 13,000 items in stock!

FENCING!at Coos Curry Supply

1 x 6 x 6 Dogeared Fencing, Premium Cedar $2.39

French Gothic Fence Picket, 8ft panels $13.99

Inventors WantedInventors, students, and individuals whoare producing something original andimaginative are invited to participate inthe Innovation Showcase which will beheld on May 13-15, at the Pony VillageMall in North Bend. The purpose of theevent is to recognize and highlight inno-vation that is taking place in Oregon thatplays an important part of the economicvitality of local communities.

Registration for display tables can bemade by contacting the South Coast In-ventors’ Group at 756-6778 or visitingthe group’s website www.southcoastinventorsgroup.org. Applications for reg-istration should be submitted no later

Pancake BreakfastThe Port Orford Volunteer Fire Depart-ment is hosting an All You Can EatPancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 24.It will be held at the Fire Hall, attached tothe city hall offices at the corner of Nine-teenth and Idaho Streets. We will beserving pancakes, ham, eggs, juice, cof-fee, tea and milk. We will begin servingat 7:00am.

The Port Orford Volunteer Fire Depart-ment purchased new extrication tools(Jaws of Life) last year and is now raisingmoney to purchase a new rescue truck.Your participation at our breakfast and/or donation will be greatly appreciated.

than May 1, although early application isencouraged as display space is limited.

Highlighting the event will be the pre-sentation of cash awards in specific cat-egories, including the SouthwesternFoundation Most Commercial PotentialAward, the Umpqua Bank CommunityInnovator Award, and awards for Col-lege, High School and Middle Schoolstudents.

The Showcase is sponsored by the SouthCoast Inventors’ Group, the Southwest-ern Oregon Community College Foun-dation, Umpqua Bank, SouthwesternBusiness Development Center, Coleman-Hughes Foundation and Epuerto.

The Cat’s MeowVacation Cottage

Quaint, comfortable, affordable503 Jackson St. (866) 503-5003

80’ to beach accessAll reservations made in advance.

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Dock Tackle & SeafoodLocal catch Fish-n-Chips, Clam Chowder,

Gifts, Fishing Gear, Bait andFresh local fish fillets when available.

(541) 332-8985

Remember

The Crazy Norwegians11:30am-7:00pm Daily

The Blues and our Fish & Chips are a great combination!

332-8601

THE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELTHE WOODEN NICKELHas received new merchandise fromthe gift show. Come see all the new

(cool) things! Jams & jellies 30% off.www.oregonmyrtlewood.com

1205 Oregon St. (541) 332-5201

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CLASSIFIED ADS are $3.00 for thefirst 25 words or less, and 10¢ each addi-tional word (if any.) Our normal deadlinefor submission is 3:00pm Tuesday to bein that Thursday’s paper. Downtown FunZone, Inc., 832 Hwy 101, Box 49, PortOrford, OR 97465 (541) 332-6565.

REAL ESTATE & RENTALS

SISKIYOU COAST REALTY - Freebroker price opinion on your home orproperty. We sold many properties thispast year and need more property to sell.Call Sandra or Jodi at (541) 332-7777.

PROPERTY WANTED! Our 2004 saleshave depleted our inventory! If you areinterested in selling your home, land, orbusiness, contact us at C.A. Smith RealEstate. Located on Hwy. 101 and Wash-ington St or call 332-4132.

PROFESSIONAL property managementservices now available at ‘Neath the WindRealty, Inc. Call on us to manage yourrental or vacation properties in the PortOrford area. Ask for Sara at (541) 332-9463 or toll free 1-800-896-9869.

SHOREPINE SENIORS ONLY Mo-bile Home Park, 925 Arizona St. $230.00month. Close to all. 1-858-229-5670.

WANTED: SMALL CABIN to rent.Quiet and privacy is a must. Can pay up to$300.00 per month. Will consider care-taking. Honest and reliable. Call John at(541) 347-9361.

ELK RIVER ROAD: 3BD, 2BA, cleanand nice. Private. First, last and security$725 month. 332-7195.

JUST A PHONE CALL! That is all ittakes to get a free comparative marketanalysis on your real estate. Call Norma atAll Oregon Real Estate. I will ask you afew basic questions about your property,then I will work on a CMA for you andcall you back with the details, all over thephone! (541) 332-1130 Call Today!

SERVICES

INTERNET FOR LESS!! Briskweb,Inc. Serving Port Orford Northward.Unlimited usage, nationwide dialup. Greatfor traveling. $16.00/Monthly. http://www.briskweb.net 332-1337.

KEY’Z LOCKSMITH SERVICE –keys, installations, repairs, locks opened.Auto, home, business. Bonded 332-7404.

THE GURU IS IN! Here’s a computertechnology expert who can deliver whatyou need. Set-up to overhaul, desktop tonetwork, web page to database, tutoringto training, friendly ‘techie’ at your ser-vice. Scotty 332-0530.

JT DATAWORKS has the right tools tohelp your business prosper. Customwebsite and print design, website market-ing, small business database, and more!Call Judy for a free consultation. (541)332-0850.

LOCAL COMPUTER TECH! Friendlyand knowledgeable with good reputation.Tutoring, computer repair, networking(Cisco trained), house calls, will travel.Reasonable rates. Call James 332-1337.

WE DO MOWING, Weed Eating,chainsaw work, and blackberry removal.We also do dump and free burn runs. CallKevin and Anne for estimates. 332-0129.References.

HANDYMAN – I have the tools andskills to handle just about any problem.No job too small. (541) 332-1016.

WELDING AND FABRICATION ar-chitectural, industrial and marine. Weldingaluminum, steel, cast iron, stainless. CADdesigns. Get it done right the first time.Call Tom, 332-2300.

EMPLOYMENT

SEASONAL RANGER AIDE State-wide openings. Closes June 30. ViewOPRD job announcements and downloadapplication forms and other materialonline at egov.oregon.gov/OPRD/JOBS/jobs.shtml. Call 332-6774 ext 0 for moreinfo.

NOW HIREING: Store clerk, full timeand part time. Customer service skills andretail sales experience preferred. Pick upapplication at The Wooden Nickel.

GARAGE SALE

OES SPRING RUMMAGE SALE Sat-urday April 9 9-2 behind St. John’sCatholic Church.

RUMMAGE SALE: Sunday only –shorter hours 10am - 1:00pm. Lots ofnicer clothes just in – men’s denim shirtstoo. Bargain Basement, 16th at Jackson.Also – donations can be deliveredWednesdays between noon and 1:00pm.

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VISITORS WELCOMECALL 332-4444 DONNA ROSELIUS41687 Hwy. 101 S. Port Orford, Oregon

Pampered PoochesSelling County Dog Licenses

& Solid Gold Dog FoodsMon.-Fri. 9:00-3:00

545 W. Tenth St. 332-0520

That Bird StoreBirding Gifts & Such

264D Sixth St. (Hwy 101)10:00 to 5:00pm Tue-Sat.

Creighton Plantsand Supplies

Open Thurs-Mon 10:00-5:00325 16th Street, Port Orford

(541) 332-0149

YARD SALE: Everything must go! 1day only 9am – 5pm Saturday. 558 11thStreet.

6-PARTY GARAGE SALE - SaturdayApril 9, 9-3pm, red building Croft Rd. 9miles South of Bandon. Mirrors, lightfixtures, area rugs, fabric, books, boysen-berry plants, décor items, lamps, furniture,kitchen items, antiques, baby swing, carseats, walkers, toys, baby to adult cloth-ing, lots of misc.

MISCELLANEOUS

GARDEN AND PET DUST and animalsafe Sluggo slug bait available now atCreighton Plants and Supplies 325 16thStreet. 332-0149.

GIFTS with a great message. New line ofChristian jewelry and gifts at great prices,at the Shell Shack at BattleRock Park.

CARPETS DIRTY? Call Sunrise Car-pet Cleaning! Licensed & insured.347-3164.

GREEK FISHERMEN’S HATS, ex-cellent selection of sizes and colors, andthe best price around! At the 1atBattleRock Park.

PREPAID PHONE CARDS $7.00 – 2-hour cards – no minimum usage! TheDowntown Fun Zone.

NEW MOVIES THIS WEEK: “Span-glish”, “Sideways”, “Elektra”, “I AmDavid”, “The corporation”, and “BarbieFairytopia”. New movies being releasednext Tuesday include “Ocean’s Twelve”,“Hotel Rwanda”, and “Suspect Zero”.Please remember items are due back by3:30pm the next business day. Reserva-tions must be prepaid so cannot be takenover the phone. Downtown Fun Zone,Inc. Open 9:30-6 Mon-Thurs and 9:30-7Friday and Saturday. Closed Sundays.

MINI STORAGE/U-HAUL. 200+ stor-age units, 150+ climate controlled.Airport-U-Stor, across from Ocean Spray347-4356.

NEED A GIFT? The Shell Shack atBattleRock Park has something for ev-eryone, any age.

STILL SOME LEFT! All Magic,Pokemon, and other ccg cards 33% off!While they last at the Downtown FunZone, Inc.

NEW TIME! “New Light on AncientTruth” class with healing meditation con-tinues Thursday 6:30pm at 349 W. 6thStreet. All welcome. For more informa-tion Reverend Grace Bonnell 332-0516.

IT’S BEACH TIME! The Shell Shack atBattleRock Park has a great variety ofsand toys, kites and other “fun” things forplaytime at the beach.

MISTY MEADOWS JAMS and syr-ups. New gift packs! At the Shell Shack atBattle Rock Park, a locally made Oregonproduct! New sugar free varieties now instock!

MAKE THE SWITCH & SAVE! NoContract. No Commitment! Get unlim-ited Internet access. Only $9.95 month.Sign up today. 1-888-769-7003, or visitwww.imbris.com/ coastspecial.

FOR SALE: ORGANIC BEEF, ElkRiver dairy, Oregon Tilth certified or-ganic, $1.80 per pound hanging weight.Call 332-8405.

TRADITIONAL CHINESE Medicineformulas available for cold, lung support,sleep, allergies, hepatitis C, chemo sup-port, glucose balance. Sea Breeze332-0445.

SALE 10% off all 1 gallon or largerplants this week at Creighton Plants andSupplies 325 16th Street. 332-0149.

18’ FLAT-BED TRAILER with an 8inch rail. Tandem wheels. Electric brakes.Good tires $1600. (541) 348-2195.

GET YOUR CHILD READING beforenext year. This tutoring program is fornon-reading 4-8 year olds. 4 openingsstarting April 18th. Call Deborsha 332-0535 for more information.

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RestaurantThis business is growing every year. Turnkey operationincludes the building and everything you need. Greatlocation on Hwy 101 with parking room.

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CARD CLASS, APRIL 16th 2:00pm.Make 5 birthday cards using various tech-niques. $15.00 per person. First to sign upwith a friend receives gift. Call Deborsha332-0535.

ARE YOU INTERESTED in learningfolk dances from around the world? Goodexercise and lots of fun! Call Vicki 332-0950.

’91 CHEVY BERETTA High mileage,runs good, $800.00 or best offer. 332-9104.

ATTENTION ALL 11 AND 12 yearolds. The Bandon Titans Baseball Teamis having try-outs Saturday the 9th at 1:00at the Titans baseball field. 347-4558.

“AS SEEN ON TV” the latest in fashionearrings, large hoop / stones / crystal, atthe Shell Shack..

NOTICE: EFFECTIVE TUESDAYApril 5, Bandon Cleaners will be closedfor 1 week. Questions: Call 347-9493.

Letter to the Editor,Thanks to you Louis Mincer, for yourtireless efforts in keeping us locals in-formed of CCEC’s (Coos Curry ElectricCoop) problems. Louis is the only watch-dog we have. Jean Shank got elected byprofessing to be our citizen watchdogbut has disappeared into the Board sincebeing elected. Is she still around?

Letter to the Editor,We would like to thank all of the commu-nity and others as far away as Seattle,Washington who have pledged money tohelp in the apprehension of the person orperson in this brutal poisoning of all ofour beloved animals. It is really heart-warming to see all of us pull together tohelp stop the cruelty that’s taking awayour precious pets.

We believe that this person or personswill be apprehended! Because of every-one banding together and the rewardnow reaching over $6,000, all of ourhearts are in the right place and ourcommunity is very strong and willing notto let this type of terrorism and murderloose in our town. Everyone please watchyour pets very closely and report any-thing unusual to the Port Orford PoliceDepartment at 332-9013. We are still

accepting “Good Faith Pledges”. No re-ward will be paid until the arrest andconviction of this awful crime that hasbeen committed against all of us. TheA.C.E. Fund will continue and is stillgrowing with your support and help.

All pledges are being accepted at Finch’sCustom Jewelry and Highway 101 Li-quor Store. Thank you all. Call us at 332-4400 or 332-0990.

Sincerely,

Milt, Dee and also Ace

What I know for sure is my rates havereally jumped – from the charge for themeter to the watt usage charge. And I amconfident that with the current electedBoard of Directors leadership, rates willcontinue to go up.

With Louis out of the way who will beour voice? Does anybody care? If youdo, contact Louis, contact the local paperand contact the CCEC Board.

If CCEC is successful in silencing Louis,whom will they silence next? Just lastweek David Meeker wrote a letter to theeditor stating his plea for help. Are anylocals listening or will you sit apatheti-cally by and just grumble about “our”coop being out of control and unac-countable to us, the members?

Watch out,

Ava Peterson