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Art Walk includes works of six galleries in Brookings
The May 11 Second Saturday Art Walk will go beyond woodwork when guests can view sculptures and art creations of all sizes at six galleries in downtown Brookings. The monthly event will be from 3 to 6 p.m. and will include food at all galleries, music and interviews. Participating venues are Brian Scott Gallery, Curry County Democrat Headquarters, Forecastle Books and Gallery, Manley Art Center, Semi Aquatic Gallery, and Wild Rivers Film Festival Headquarters. ...
Children’s Business Fair to be held June 1
The 3rd Annual Acton Children’s Fair is accepting new, young entrepreneurs for its June event. The Public is invited to join young minds marketing, selling, counting money and feeling accomplished! The 3rd Annual Acton Children’s Business Fair will be held Saturday. June 1 from 10am-1pm in the Arts&Crafts Building at the Crescent City Fair Grounds. The event will showcase business ventures created and launched by our local children ages 6-14...
BOEM to host public meetings on offshore lease auctions, draft assessment
OREGON – The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will be hosting virtual community meetings this month to address proposed offshore wind lease auction and Draft Environmental Assessment for Oregon. These forums come just a couple weeks after the Department of the Interior made the announcement on the proposed...
Langlois Lions Club announces plant sale
The Langlois Lions Club is hosting the Mary Hildebrand Memorial Plant sale, Friday May 17 and Saturday May 21, from 9 am to 4 pm. at the Lions club house 48136 Floras Lake Loop, Langlois. Again, the sale promises to be one of the best of any world-famous Langlois events. Visitors should find that the wide variety of tomatoes, veggie starts, house plants including succulents and yard greenery is sure to please. The highlights: Native plant expert and master gardener on hand both days to...
U.S. 101 paving begins next week in Port Orford
Contractors for ODOT plan to begin grinding and paving U.S. 101 through Port Orford on Monday morning, May 13. Construction is scheduled to take place during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, for about three weeks. The work zone will extend more than a mile through the center of the city, from Garrison Slough to Cemetery Loop Road (milepost 300.0-301.3). U.S. 101 drivers can expect lane closures and delays with flaggers...
2024 Rogue River cleanup announced
Rivers connect us to each other, to nature, and to future generations. “The Lower Rogue Watershed Council, along with the Curry Watersheds Partnership, is dedicated to protecting the Rogue River because a healthy community starts with a healthy river, and our river provides everything from clean drinking water to recreation opportunities to fish and wildlife habitat,” said Kelly Timchak, Coordinator for the Council. This community is committed to keeping our rivers clean so we can protect and restore them for not only ourselves, but also...
Letter: Reelect John Ward Curry Co Sheriff
Curry County Sheriff’s Department does more with less than any other agency I am acquainted with. It is all due to the leadership of Sheriff John Ward. Sheriff Ward needs to be re-elected for the good of the people. I have had a career of almost 40 years as a first responder; retiring as a patrol supervisor from a California Sheriff’s department and as a lieutenant from the same county’s fire service. As a member of several task forces over the years I have worked...
Tribes and Brookings City Council oppose wind energy
The Brookings City Council passed a motion to act in opposition to the announcement from the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management (BOEM) over an accelerated lease schedule for the installation of offshore wind energy. Two leases off the coast of Southern Oregon have been designated by BOEM as future Wind Energy Areas (WEAs). This includes a lease for a Brookings WEA that encompasses 133,808 acres roughly 18 miles from shore. The other WEA is 32 miles offshore of Coos Bay, for an area of about...
Zonta Club announces $20,000 scholarship
The Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area is pleased to announce that once again applications are open for the Patty J Barton Memorial Scholarship. Patty Barton was a long-time member of the Zonta Club of the Coos Bay Area. Widowed at 28, Patty was left alone to raise her two daughters. She worked hard to give them a good life, overcoming many challenges. When she passed in 2018, after her courageous battle with cancer, a scholarship fund was established in her name. ...
Opportunity to be part of Transportation Safety- Coos and Curry Counties
Our Transportation Safety Office is charged to improve the safety of all roadway users, and all modes of travel in Oregon through education and outreach. This includes topics such as speed, distracted driving, impaired driving, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, and more. On May 15, 2024, we're hosting an important Public Engagement Event at the The Mill Casino 3210 Tremont St., North Bend, OR . This event is not just another gathering—it's an opportunity for you, the heart of the community, to have your voice heard...
Letter: Get Involved if You're Unhappy
The Pilot’s “Letters to the Editor” indicate that most Pilot Contributors are uninformed or misinformed about the persons filling the District Board of Director positions in the Brookings area. These elected Board of Director positions are filled by unpaid volunteers from that District for a term of four years. These volunteers make decisions for our districts that are not always in agreement with the public’s wishes. Being human, they can also make unwise personal decisions. Remember, these are elected volunteers. If you don’t like what they are doing, quit complaining and volunteer for their District Board of Director position. You have many local districts to volunteer for: Harbor Sanitary, Harbor Water, Port of Brookings Harbor and the Fire Districts of Harbor, Cape Ferrelo, and the Winchuck. Elections are in the near future so volunteer and be an answer to your problem and not just a complainer! Gary Hartung Brookings
Coastal Oregon health center fired medical director for blowing whistle, suit claims
In the latest sign of turmoil at the federally funded nonprofit, Dr. Henry Holmes seeks $750,000, saying he was fired for flagging ‘unlawful practices’ to state and federal officials. May 14, 2024. Turmoil continues at a key safety net clinic on Oregon’s south coast, as its former medical...
Wild Rivers Film Festival coming this summer
MEDFORD, Ore. - The Wild Rivers Film Festival is Aug. 15 through 18. NewsWatch 12’s Damien Alvarado interviewed Katlyn Liddel, the cofounder and executive director at Threepenny Theater Company. NewsWatch 12’s next Wake Up and Win starts Monday, May 13 and continues through Friday, March 17. You can tune-in...
South Coast Head Start is accepting applications for free preschool and Early Head Start program
South Coast Head Start is looking for eligible children for our program. South Coast Head Start is accepting applications for our FREE preschool and Early Head Start program for qualifying families for the 2024-2025 program year! We offer a fun, researched-based curriculum; free and healthy meals; and child development, nutrition, and health screenings with follow-up support for all enrolled children. No potty-training required! Our services are for pregnant participants to children age 5. Call us today at 541-888-3717 and ask for enrollment. Or visit us at our Facebook and Instagram page: South Coast Head Start. Priority is given to Homeless children, Foster children, and children with disabilities.
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