Port Orford NewsLocal news for Port Orford, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Grayback Campground Fish Habitat Improvements Start Tomorrow- May 30, 2008 Starting tomorrow, the U.S. Forest Service will be improving fish habitat at the Grayback Campground along Sucker Creek in the Illinois Valley.http://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/grayback-campground-fish-habitat-improvem... Ballots for Co-Op Election in the Mail- May 28, 2008 Ballots have been mailed to members of the Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative that, among other things, will allow the members to decide whether they want to expand the co-op board to seven members or let it drop ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/ballots-for-co-op-election-in-the-mail?fr... KGBR, one of the last of the independents fights back- May 26, 2008 It's 3 a.m. and Gold Beach slumbers, but not Bill Bailey. After slapping his alarm clock into submission.http://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/kgbr-one-of-the-last-of-the-independents-... Oregon's Arizona Beach added to state parks- May 24, 2008 Posted by Terry Richard, The Oregonian May 23, 2008 13:14PM Categories: Oregon State Parks An Oregon Parks and Recreation Department purchase of beach property on the south coast will soon open a stretch of ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/oregons-arizona-beach-added-to-state-park... Racing on the Rogue: Harding smoking the competition- May 22, 2008 Curry County saw it's share of summer heat last week. Luckily after the heatwave, there was no better place to spend last weekend than down by the cool water of the Rogue River, watching blazing fast jet boats ...http://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/racing-on-the-rogue-harding-smoking-the-c... Hughes House at Cape Blanco was more than a family home- May 20, 2008 The Victorian Hughes House, constructed in 1898 from Port Orford cedar, stands on a terrace north of Cape Blanco and south of the Sixes River. via Travels with Terry - OregonLive.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/hughes-house-at-cape-blanco-was-more-than... Yipes! Zoo turns dinosaurs loose on visitors- May 18, 2008 "Even teenagers are like 'Yeah, it's cool,' " Courtesy of the Oregon Zoo "Dinosaur Keeper" Forrest Jonson unloads a dangerous megalosaurus at the Oregon Zoo. via Portland Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/yipes-zoo-turns-dinosaurs-loose-on-visito... a First Look: Home rule charter nearly ready for November election- May 16, 2008 "You can't be a commissioner and an employee of the county" Ralph Martin is a serious-looking guy. He wears black pretty much all the time, calling the color "his uniform," which he complements with dark tinted sunglasses and a pointed salt-and-pepper colored goatee. via Gold Beach, Oregonhttp://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/a-first-look-home-rule-charter-nearly-rea... Committee: County Officials Should Get No More Than a Cost-of-Living Raise- May 14, 2008 "This has nothing to do with the budget, but it's in the back of everybody's mind." A county budget committee worked for four hours Tuesday, comparing salaries of elected county officials with similar officials in other counties, before giving up and recommending that Curry County officials ... via Curry Coastal Pilothttp://www.topix.net/city/port-orford-or/2008/05/committee-county-officials-should-get-no-... |