Port Orford News

PORT ORFORD The Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative board of directors approved a salary freeze and voted to delay a planned spring rate increase as they implemented the utility's budget for 2010 at last week's monthly meeting.

Gretchen Farr and her husband, Randy, of Clearwater Cranberries, stand knee-deep during harvest.

Mark Hale Brummitt Jr., 25, Gold Beach, was convicted Nov. 16 of possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.

Members of the Pacific Fishery Management Council, meeting in the Bay Area, approved fishing on Friday and Saturday during the summer all-depth halibut season off the central Oregon coast next year.

The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.

During the week of October 5, multiple individuals committed acts of vandalism, theft, and arson at Pacific High School in Port Orford.

Randy Joseph Gallardo, 25, Brookings, was convicted Oct. 30 of menacing and probation violation.

The following information is taken from the daily logs of local law enforcement agencies.

Sheriff's officers have arrested three young people for the crime spree at Pacific High School north of Port Orford earlier this month when a fire was started at the school and numerous crimes committed including burglary, arson, criminal mischief and theft of school property.

With so many Curry County indigents requiring health care with no conceivable way to pay for services, the Department of Public Health has found itself requiring a $30,000 'loan' from the general fund.

On September 30, Curry County Veterans from all branches of the service got together to discuss erecting a Veterans Memorial.

State arson investigators and the Curry County Sheriff's Department are awaiting the analysis of evidence taken from Pacific High School, which may help them sort out who may have set fire to the school, damaged the plumbing and stole valuable laptop computers.

The state of Oregon declared October 7 'Oregon Day of Culture'. As part of a week-long celebration, the Curry County Cultural Coalition met to honor 2009 grant recipients from the county and hear how Oregon Cultural Trust money is being put to use to promote the Arts.

State officials have set up three meetings next week to take public comments on draft rules to set up, study, monitor and evaluate pilot marine reserves.

A Roseburg man is one of three Oregonians set to be ordained as permanent deacons in the Roman Catholic Church.

The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, presented a check for $10,000 to the South Coast Partnership group on Friday, October 9, at the Business & Tourism Town Hall Forum in Bandon, Oregon.

PORT ORFORD The reward has been increased to $4,000 for information leading to the conviction of the person or people who broke into Pacific High School north of Port Orford last week, setting a fire and committing numerous crimes, including burglary, arson, criminal mischief and theft of school property.

Pacific High School in Port Orford is closed Thursday, after vandals broke in Wednesday night, damaging the building and stealing of school property.

A 15-member blue ribbon committee came before the Curry County Commissioners on Tuesday, September 29, to present recommendations from their studies, placing emphasis on how to finance the county's law enforcement district.

Click this picture to view a larger image. Submitted photos Above: Members of the Ford Family Foundation Curry County leadership training class are shown diligently working to plant the new Gold Beach bioswale adjacent to the Visitor Center.