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Change coming for the Brookings city government BY WILL LOHRE Country Media

The Brookings City Council announced two changes to the city government during the Special Council Meeting on Monday. Christy Wurster will take over as the pro-tem City Manager, and Isaac Hodges will replace Brad Alcorn on the City Council. Wurster will take over as pro-tem

City Manager from Gary Milliman, who has been in the role since July. Milliman, the City Manager in Brookings from 2008 until 2018, assumed the position when the current City Manager, Janell Howard, was placed on administrative leave. Howard has been the city manager in Brookings since 2018, but the Brookings City Council placed her on paid leave in July. Howard has been under investigation since

September following a criminal theft charge. Milliman did not comment on Howard but offered insight into Wurster and her qualiﬁcations. They worked with each other when Wurster was city manager in Silverton, OR, and had contact through the Oregon City Managers Association. "I'm familiar with her reputation in the city manager ﬁeld, which is

excellent," Milliman said. "I recommended her for the position here, and I think she'll do fine." Milliman also clarified that Alcorn stepped down to prepare for his role as the Curry County Commissioner. Alcorn's term on the city council was designated to continue until January 2025. While Alcorn will take office in January, he felt it necessary to step down from the city council.

Isaac Hodges will take Alcorn's place. Hodges is a Brookings native and works for the Curry Health Network. Brookings City Council hopes to have Wurster's appointment in effect December 1, with her term as pro-tem manager lasting no longer than six months. Wurster's role will include directing the city budget and ﬁnances and managing city records and elections.

Port Orford celebrates small businesses in style BY BREEANA LAUGHLIN The Pilot

Port Orford was in full holiday swing for Shop Small Saturday. Locals and visitors came out to shop and hop on and off a free holiday trolley throughout the day in support of local small businesses. The trolley stopped at 16 small businesses along the route. Everyone who visited one of the participating businesses got a sticker. The more shops each person visited, the more tickets they received for a rafﬂe held later that evening at the crab pot tree lighting ceremony at St. Christopher Episcopal Church. Coastal Swag was one of more than a dozen businesses that participated in the Shop Small Saturday event. Their cool and eclectic stop was a popular destination along the route. Coastal Swag co-owner Story Tsetsakis said a lot of local artisans contribute their talents to the store, including youth entrepreneurs that make magnets, cards and other items. Shop owners pride themselves on having unique and useful gift items. “We deﬁnitely have something for everyone and we like to keep it that way,” Tsetsakis said. The small business owner said it was a busy weekend at Coastal Swag. Santa came to visit on Friday and the shop had a good turn out for Please see SHOP Page A2

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During Shop Small Saturday in Port Orford, a holiday trolly carried shoppers from business to business, adding a Christmas cheer to one of the biggest shopping days of the year.

Volleyball teams go pink to improve local cancer outcomes Port Orford

begins effort to replace crane THE PILOT

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The Brookings-Harbor volleyball team recently donated $1,000 to a local foundation to improve breast cancer outcomes in Curry County. The BHHS volleyball team decided to donate the profits from their annual Pink Night fundraiser in October to Curry Health Foundation. Members of the volleyball team sold special Pink Night t-shirts and 50/50 tickets to support the worthwhile community cause this year. "We are very proud that our athletes work hard both on and off the court and participate in community service. They did a great job," aid Vanessa Nidiffer, the high school head volleyball coach. Pictured is the Brookings Harbor junior varsity volleyball team on Pink Night.

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The Port of Port Orford has published a Request for Proposals to carry out the Port’s Crane Replacement Project. Qualiﬁed bidders are encouraged to submit bids to the Port for consideration before the deadline at 4 p.m., January 2, 2023. A copy of the RFP can be found on the Port website’s home page: https://portofportorford.org/ rfp-crane-replacement-project/. This project is part of the Port’s Redevelopment Plan, which includes plans for a high capacity pump ashore seawater delivery system, a Dock Road strengthening and slope stabilization project, and a Seafood Hub. The Oregon Transportation Commission approved a $1.6M grant to the Port of Port Orford for its Crane Replacement Project. The total cost of the project is $2.3M, and the Port has secured matching funds from Business Oregon in the form of a $694,000 low interest loan. The Crane Replacement Project will include two 50-ton cranes, used to launch vessels going to sea Please see CRANE Page A2

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