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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024

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Curry County Cruisers Appreciation Day BY NATE SCHWARTZ Curry Coastal Pilot

The Curry County Cruisers Car Club has been building community and putting on car shows on the South Coast for the better part of four decades. Established in 1987, the Cruisers have been holding monthly meetings, organizing huge exhibitions, and spreading the gas-powered gospel to all who will listen, while contributing to great local causes in the process. “The Cruisers got started with a group of enthusiasts about classic cars in the BrookingsHarbor area. In fact, one of the ﬁrst presidents of the organization is Little Joe down at Harbor Logging. He tells me about the OG’s. He described to me characters, fun characters who loved cars and would get Please see CRUISERS, Page 10

Brookings-Based Rookie Racer Finishes Top-8 in NHRA Pacific Division LAS VEGAS, NEV. - Racers representing facilities across Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California, and Hawai’i traveled to compete at the National Hot Rod Association’s Pacific Division Finals, held October 10-13, 2024, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Two racers from Samoa Drag Strip in Humboldt County, CA made the journey to Las Vegas to compete after meeting the event’s qualification criteria based on their season performances at Samoa Drag Strip. One racer was Brookings native Codi Kirksey.

Craig Merrilees (Windsor, Calif.) entered the Paciﬁc Division Finals as the two-time, defending NHRA Paciﬁc Division Champion in Street Electric Vehicle, and was National Champion of the category in 2022. Merrilees also held invitations to the race in Super Pro E.T. Eliminator, winning four races and the season championship at Samoa Drag Strip, and as well as in Pro E.T. Eliminator where he won another four races, placing second in the season championship at Samoa. At the Division Finals, Please see TOP-8, Page 4

Curry County Candy Map aims to keep kids safe on Halloween BY NATE SCHWARTZ

annual haunt. This year’s paranormal theme brings out of this world scares to those brave enough to enter. The Curry County Chamber of Gold Beach is home to the perfect Commerce and Gold Beach Main event for those feeling a little less Street are still taking participants for courageous, or with younger children. the county’s Halloween Candy Map. The Gold Beach Visitor Center is holding This initiative gives businesses and their ‘Not So Scary Haunted House’. organizations an opportunity to get Silly scares, s’mores and snacks, and people involved, while granting local crafts for kids replace the screams, families a safe plan of action for trick or revving chainsaws, and dark passages treating. you’d ﬁnd in a normal haunt. Gold Beach A whole host of small businesses in thrill seekers need not be worried though, Gold Beach, Brookings, and Port Orford the big kid Haunted House will still be have already put themselves on the map, taking place at the Event Center on the with many parts of city government Beach at the Curry County Scaregrounds. and services chipping in for the fun as Gold Beach Main Street is also well. Each city has its own section with holding their 2024 Halloween Decorating highlighted business and Halloween Contest. Judging will take place on the events. 27th, with winners announced on the Local Brookings favorites like 31st. Businesses and residential entries Legends Arcade, Pithitude, and will be judged separately. To nominate Whimsical Grifﬁn have already signed spirited households and businesses or for up to participate, opening their doors for more information, visit the Gold Beach the evening of the 31st. Main Street Facebook page. The City of Brookings, Port of Take advantage of all of the spooky Brookings-Harbor, and the Chetco season festivities by visiting the Candy Community Library are all on the list of Maps via the link below. The Curry destinations for costumed candy hunters. Coastal Pilot wishes everyone a safe and As are the Brookings Police and Fire spooky Halloween! Departments, who will be hoping that the https://www.facebook. map helps reduce Halloween mischief. com/currycountychamber/ Also on the map is the Chetco Players’ posts/1332824274724033/?_rdr

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