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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025

Brookings, Oregon

Local Tree Service Helps Clear Roads

Amidst Severe Storms in Southern Oregon, Chetco River over its banks BY LINDA LEE

Curry Coastal Pilot

As a powerful Paciﬁc storm system wreaked havoc across Southern Oregon, causing widespread road closures and travel disruptions, one local tree service took it upon themselves to lend a helping hand. Tanner Harvey, owner of Tilikum Tree Care, spent his Sunday clearing downed trees and debris from roadways, making them passable for stranded motorists in Brookings. His wife, Crystal, joined him, providing assistance and documenting their efforts. "This morning, seeing all the problems people were having getting around, I decided to cruise around with my equipment to see if I could help at all," said Harvey. Based out of Gold Beach, Tilikum Tree Care serves the broader Southern Oregon region. While they don't yet have a website, their services can be found on Yelp, Facebook, and Angi's List.

TOP: Clearing The Way: Tanner Harvey took it upon himself to clear a downed tree on Carpenterville Road Loop. Right: Over The Banks: The Chetco River, at Social Security Bar, reached dangerous flood levels due to more than eight inches of rain that fell over the weekend.

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This Year’s Azalea Festival Grand Marshal Selected

Miss Lydia Celebrates

105th Birthday

2025 Grand Marshal: Les Cohen has been selected as the 2025 Azalea Festival Grand Marshal

PRESS RELEASE Long-time local community member Les Cohen has been selected as the 2025 Azalea Festival Grand Marshal. Les and his wife, Liz, have been Brookings residents since 1988, moving here from Sun Valley, Idaho with their three sons Jason, David and Sam. Les is a well-known member of the Brookings-Harbor Community. He is active in the local Rotary Club and has played a huge role in that organization over his many years and the many events they have organized and hosted. Since 1993, Les has served as president of the Brookings Area Council for the Arts and the American Music Festival, which coordinates the yearly free summer music concerts in Azalea Park. He is the retired CEO of the Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Commerce, having held that position for over 21 years, during which time he helped promote Brookings-Harbor and the Southern Oregon Coast as a destination for tourism. He oversaw the coordination of the Azalea Festival for all those years. As CEO of the Chamber, he helped facilitate the America's Wild Rivers Coast branding of Curry and Del Norte Counties with other area Chamber, government, and business leaders. He served on the Board of Directors of the Wild Rivers Coast Marketing Consortium until his retirement. Les is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management. He has served as a Board Member of the Southern Oregon Visitors Association as well as the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce, of which he served a term as President. He also served 6 years as a member of the South Coast Leadership Council of the Oregon Community Foundation, helping direct tens of thousands of grant funding dollars to area cultural projects. We would like to thank Les for all of his hard work and acknowledge his contributions to our community.

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My oh My, 105: Miss Lydia celebrated her 105th birthday.

PRESS RELEASE Sea View Senior Living Community had the immense pleasure of celebrating Miss Lydia's 105th birthday! This is a truly remarkable milestone that deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated all month long. Sea View is so proud and honored to have Miss Lydia as a part of their community and we hope you will join us, any time this month, in recognizing her incredible life and wishing her all the best.

Phone Number: 541-813-1717 • Address: 519 Chetco Avenue, Unit 7, Brookings, OR 97415 • Email: Circulation@CountryMedia.net

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