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Curry County – We Love it Here This edition of the 2021 Curry County WE LOVE IT HERE represents just a sample of the growing and vibrant communities and individuals within our county. The stories outline the passion and commitment each has invested in their individual journey and in our county as a whole. The strength of our county lies in its people, our business growth, local resources and Curry County’s natural beauty. At the Curry Coastal Pilot, we continue to accelerate our partnerships through multiple platforms and products with local businesses to help strengthen their growth and sustainability for the betterment of our beloved county. If you aren’t a subscriber yet, we encourage you to visit our website. Follow our social media pages for the latest insightful local and community news. Our searchable E-editions, included free with each subscription, allow you to reference a past community article or other topic you have read. Our websites offer daily news and information to keep you informed about what is happening throughout Curry County. We encourage you to explore all that Curry County has to offer and to support our local businesses. Curry Coastal Pilot Your County – Your Community – Your Newspaper

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COOS-CURRY ELECTRIC: CURRY COUNTY- WE LOVE IT HERE By Kelsey Bozeman, Communications Specialist - Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative, Inc.

From Langlois to the southern shores of Harbor, Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative (CCEC) loves Curry County. The unique beauty of this region cannot be matched. We proudly serve our members and communities. For over 83 years CCEC has transformed living on the southern Oregon coast, providing quality service and keeping the lights on despite the harsh rugged environment. We see ourselves as a community partner improving the lives and lifestyles of our cooperative members. As a community-owned cooperative, we are also proud to participate in activities that benefit our members. Our

charitable foundation focuses specifically on programs that promote and strengthen our community. Through collaboration, partnerships, and financial assistance, we support programs that ensure Curry County thrives. We take pride in giving back to the community. In 2021, some of the highlights included: - Six teachers received funds to incorporate innovative ideas in the classroom through our Bright Ideas Grant opportunity. - Over 20 families received financial educations from Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University.

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- Almost 300 children birth to age five were inspired to read by receiving Dolly Parton Imagination Library books monthly free of charge. - Multiple $1,000 Scholarships were awarded to graduating high school seniors. - $12,500 was donated to energy assistance programs for vulnerable populations. Our dedication to Curry County goes beyond keeping the lights on. With the same dedication that motivated us to bring power to remote communities like Agness, we are now bringing a different kind of light… Fiber! 83 years ago, we saw the need for rural electrification.

Today we see that everyone needs access to quality highspeed internet. Because CCEC loves Curry County and our communities, through Beacon Broadband we are bringing the high-speed fiber experience where no one else will go. How we treat our members, how we collaborate and how we build community is something our members can count on. We are here to serve you the energy that powers your life. The bottom line: We love Curry County because what matters to you matters to us!

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IF YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH TO BAIT A HOOK, YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH TO CATCH A FISH By Diana Bosetti, Curry Coastal Pilot

“I’ve been taking kids out who are younger and younger,” said David Castellanos, the owner of Brookings Ocean Fishing. “Anyone can develop skills at fishing, you just have to be enthusiastic about it.” Curry County, known for its Spring and Fall Chinook Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Lingcod, Rockfish & Halibut, draws interest from beginner and expert fishers, long-time local residents and tourists looking to experience the local flavors. “Fishing can be exciting,” said Castellanos, who started fishing when he was nine and has helped kids as young as three learn how to lure a fish to a line. At the moment, it’s Fall Chinook season, though Steelhead are expected to be making their way from the ocean to the rivers in about two to three weeks. Drive along the coast and look below to the Rogue and Chetco Rivers, and you’ll likely see small boats drifting about where anglers use paddles or small motors only if they need to get to the top of a run. According to Castellanos, recent rains have created fast moving currents that make it difficult for salmon to swim against, and fattened up the rivers making for more room for them to hide when they do make it. “When the river drops below 3,000 cubic feet per second, we will see the salmon channeling up more,” Castellanos said. For those unfamiliar with this concept, the Trouts Flying Fishing website explains it best: CFS- or ‘cubic feet per

second’- is a numeric term used to describe the amount of water currently flowing on a particular river. The more CFS, the more water. Or to put it simpler, picture a basketball. It’s approximately 1 foot x 1 foot x 1 foot, or 1 cubic foot. Now, draw a line directly across the river. The number of basketballs passing across this line every second is the CFS measurement. If fishing is starting to sound too technical, that’s part of the allure. It’s also a reason to keep fishing groups small and amongst people who already know each other. The larger the group, the more chaotic it can get, said Castellanos. “I would have to say for river fishing, it is best to be somewhat experienced,” added Castellanos, whose clients come from as far away as Texas, Minnesota, Idaho and Pennsylvania. In the Spring, anglers tend to shift their attention back to the sea, in hopes of catching Lingcod, Rockfish and Halibut. Ocean fishing can also be easier for those new to the sport. “For people who have never fished, the ocean is the best place to learn,” Castellanos said. “People don’t get tangled up and get a bird’s nest.” A bird’s nest is a heap of jumbled-up fishing line that occurs when there is a backlash, or rather the reel begins to spin faster that the line comes off. That’s why ocean-swimming Rockfish can also be a bit easier to catch. Castellanos explained that a spinning reel can be used at sea, which uses a bail to take up the line and lay it on the

reel’s spool, instead of the spool itself revolving and turning into the aforementioned bird’s nest. Not everyone is guaranteed a catch when fishing the rivers or ocean of Curry County, but anglers can count on some beautiful scenery, fresh air and time to learn about the local environment and its inhabitants. For example, when Fall and Spring Chinook couples make their way upstream to lay and fertilize eggs, they die afterwards. Steelhead, on the other hand, usually spawn anywhere from two to four times. “Steelhead pairs go up river and have to look for the right current and gravel size to cover their eggs so they don’t wash away, but can still be oxygenated,”

Castellanos said. “Then, they swim back to the ocean, facing up to the river so water goes through their gills.”

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5 DAYS OF FUN!

SO MANY REASONS TO STAY ONE MORE DAY!

DAY 2

DAY 1

Do any one of these items in a Day:

• Jerry’s Rogue Jets! Celebrate 50 years of the ORIGINAL Wild River-the Rogue, on the one-of-a-kind Jerry’s Rogue Jets. Jerry’s is the only river trip authorized to take you into the Wild and Scenic Rogue Wilderness! • Beachcombing • Tidepooling • Crabbing • Prehistoric Gardens! • Agate or sand dollar hunting on the beach • Guided fishing trip on the Rogue River or the Pacific • Visit the Curry County Veterans Memorial • Explore the Port of Gold Beach and see the sunken 1880 ship the Mary D. Hume and visit Jerry’s Museum • Search for glass floats February-April • Rock painting - get Gold Beach Rocks paint kit at local businesses • Hike! 2 easy, short hikes near the Rogue River: The Myrtlewood Trail (largest Myrtlewood Tree in Oregon!) and the Shrader Old Growth Trail • Visit the Curry County Historic Museum • Visit historic Indian Creek Fish Hatchery

Any of Day One Plus:

• Head to Cape Blanco Lighthouse -furthest point west on the Oregon Coast! • Ride the state designated Wild Rivers Coast Scenic Bikeway & visit the Elk River ﬁsh hatchery on the way • Visit historic Hughes House on the way to the lighthouse • Visit Arch Rock Brewery • Head south for a great drive through the Redwoods • More hiking! River or coastal-check out the trails at our Visitor Center

DAY 3

Any of Day One and Two Plus:

• Visit the community of Agness on the Scenic portion of the Wild Rogue River and have lunch at any of three upriver lodges—you can even stay the night! • South Coast Tours Whitewater rafting, kayaking and stand-up paddle boarding tours

DAY 4

Any of Day One, Two, and Three Plus:

• Drive north and visit the West Coast Game Park • Golf Bandon Dunes • Golf Cedar Bend • Golf Salmon Run

DAY 5 Five Days or More:

• Do it all!

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WE LOVE IT HERE

By David Marshall, Brookings-Harbor School District Superintendent My wife and I are in our second year of living in Brookings. We continue to discover new places to enjoy. We love finding hidden Redwood groves and new beaches to explore. The natural beauty of this part of the Oregon Coast is outstanding. Over the last we my wife and I were able to enjoy our first Pirate Festival. I’ve got to say, some people take their pirating life very seriously. We picked up some wonderful hand-crafted items at the Azalea Festival and we also attended a number of the concerts that were part of the summer concert series at Azalea Park. Next on the list is the Chocolate Festival. These times can be challenging, and each of us are experiencing things in different ways. However, our community always

comes together to support our students. As I continue my journey with the school district, a deep commitment to children is evident in every staff member that I work with. The staff in the school district are truly rising to the challenge of finding new and effective ways to continue the education of our community’s future. I am both humbled and proud to be a part of the school district team and a member of the BrookingsHarbor community. For me, it takes long time before a place truly feels like home. With our move to Brookings, the process is happening fairly quickly and with each passing day and season, it feels more and more like home.

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BRIDGESBy Diana OFBosetti, CURRY COUNTY Curry Coastal Pilot

Bridges can be utilitarian connecting one place to another over an obstacle of water - or they can be timeless, like the Bridges of Curry County. “People are drawn to beautiful places,” said Spirit Meller, a Brooking’s-based architect who drives over one of the nine Curry County bridges on his way to work each day. “These bridges, most of them built in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s, are almost 100 years old,” he added. “They remind us that multigenerational structures are not just about function, they are an investment.” According to the site Bridgehunter.com, there are nine functioning bridges in

Curry County, dating as far back as 1924 and the most recent to 1998. From the Reinhart Creek Bridge with its warren deck truss bridge - which is an industry-specific way of saying it employs weightsaving design elements based upon equilateral triangles - to the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge over the Rogue River in Gold Beach - the varying design styles don’t disappoint. “The bridges are an undiscovered part of the Oregon Coast,” said Robert Hadlow, a historian with the Oregon Department of Transportation and author of Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: McCullough, Oregon’s Master Bridge Builder. Much of the credit to the

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Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge sometimes referred to as the Wedderburn or Rogue River Bridge.

“He was a force to be reckoned with,” said Hadlow. “In terms of engineering, he was really pushing the envelope.”

A quick read on the Bridgehunter.com website describes the bridge as: Consisting of seven reinforced concrete deck arches. It was the first structure in the US constructed with the Freyssinet method of arch ring decentering and stress control, named after its French inventor. The

Four of the nine Curry County bridges were designed by McCullough. They include the bridges of Euchre Creek; Hunter Creek; Myers Creek and the

According to Hadlow, the Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge is considered to be among the six major bridges designed by McCullough, and was part of a broader push to span the three bays and three river estuaries that relied on outmoded ferry service along the highway.

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American Society of Civil Engineers designated the bridge a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1982, and the success of the bridge led to the widespread use of prestressing techniques in concrete construction. The structure is dedicated to Isaac Lee Patterson, the Oregon governor who promoted its construction. The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge also features obelisk monuments - design styles that can best be described as the Art Deco included in the construction of the New York Empire State Building. Driving along the idyllic coast line, where Redwood trees meet rocky, turbulent shores, it might be easy to go over the crossings

of the other five, lesser-known bridges of Curry County with hardly a notice. But that, said Meller, would be a mistake. Take, for instance, the Thomas Creek Bridge - which bills itself as the highest bridge in Oregon at 345 feet - and is located eight miles north of Brookings. “It’s a super cool bridge,” said Meller. “My girls say that when we cross it, it feels like we are driving to the end of the world.” The Thomas Creek Bridge includes a triple span deck truss that sits over the ocean, along coastal route 101, and is often covered in a blanket of heavy fog. The Bridge was built by engineer Ivan D. Merchant, who also designed the North and South Umpqua River I-5 bridges and

the Astoria-Megler bridge over the mouth of the Columbia River.

can rust and crumble apart some of the older bridge designs.

The only drawback is that the Thomas Creek bridge can be difficult to photograph from below because most of the trails end towards the end of a precarious cliff. There is parking on both ends of the bridge, however, with trails to the south side.

Lastly, there is Lobster Creek Bridge, which was designed by senior engineer Henry R. Angwin in 1959 utilizing a riveted, 10-panel Parker through truss reminiscent of an elevated railroad crossing.

There is also the Bush Creek Bridge, which is the work of engineer Robert Kaspari and is located in Humbug Mountain State Park. As the most recentlyconstructed of the Curry County bridges, it is the first bridge in Oregon to use stainless steel reinforcement in the deck and beams, and microsilica modified concrete for general construction - a plus considering the debilitating salt-winds that

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WHY I LOVE IT HERE!

By Mary Stansell, PC Broker, Century 21 Agate Realty in Gold Beach Every morning when I awake I give thanks for being able to live in such an incredible place. I moved here from the east coast over 40 years ago and although I enjoy traveling home to visit family and friends I am always so happy to come home to the south Oregon coast. The things I share with clients as I introduce them to the area I love are the incredible hiking trails, both in the forests and on the coast, I also talk of the benefits of small town living where your neighbors are your friends. Although I am not a fan of the “there’s no Hurry in Curry” statement I do understand it. As my husband likes to say we are “Centrally Isolated” and for us to travel or for things to be delivered here

it can take a while and we just have to be patient. There is never time to be bored, our area has some wonderful volunteer opportunities. I am currently a member of our Gold Beach Rotary Club, I serve on the Curry Health Foundation Board of Directors, the Pistol River Friendship Club, and have been a past elected member of both the Central Curry School Board and the Curry Health District Board. I think it is very important to be involved, in my opinion that is what makes a strong community. My husband Les, a custom Guitar and Ukulele builder and I started the Pistol River Concert association in 1982. It was not only a great opportunity

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Crestline Loop . . . 6G Crestwood . . . . . . 4D Crissey Cr . . . . . . 5D Crown Loop Terr. . G4 Crown Terrace . . . 4G Cushing Ct . . . . . . 6E Cypress St . . . . . . 6E Daina Ln. . . . . . . . 6H Dawson Rd. . . . . . 2B Deer Park . . . . . . . 2B Del Norte Ln . . . . . 5F Delce Ln . . . . . . . . 8H DeMoss Rd . . . . . 2C Dixie St. . . . . . . . . 6G Dodge Ave . . . . . . 3D Dotson . . . . . . . . . 7A Driftwood Ln. . . . . 6G Dusty Rd. . . . . . . . 4B East Ln . . . . . . . . . 3H Eastside . . . . . . . . 3H Eastwood Ln. . . . . 3F Eastwood Spur . . . 3F Easy Manor Dr . . . 5D Easy St . . . . . 5D, 5E Eden Ln . . . . . . . . 3B Edge Cliff . . . . . . . 6E Eggers Rd . . . A7, B7 Elk Dr . . . . . . . . . . 5E Emigrant Hill Rd . . 7D English Ct . . . . . . . 4C English Dr . . . . . . 5G Erb Ln. . . . . . . . . . 5B Fayleen Rd. . . . . . 4G Fawn Dr . . . . . . . . 4E Fern Ave. . . . . 4E, 5E Ferry Creek Heights Road . . . . . . . . . 3G Fifield St . . . . . . . . 5D Fifth St . . . . . . 4D, 5D Fir St . . . . . . . . . . . 5E First St . . . . . . . . . 4D Fleet St . . . . . . . . . E5 Floral Dr . . . . . . . . 5E Floral Hill Dr . . . . . 6H Foster Rd . . . . . . . 4G Fourth St . . . . . . . 4D Fountain Ct . . . . . . 5F Fox Ln . . . . . . . . . 7D Foxglove Way. . . . 7B E. Freeman Ln . . . 7D W. Freeman Ln. . . 8D G St . . . . . . . . . . . 6G Gardner Ridge Rd 4B Garrett . . . . . . . . . 7A Gavin Ln. . . . . . . . 6H Garvin Ct . . . . . . . 2B Gerlach Ln . . . . . . 6G Glazebrook Dr . . . 7G Glenwood Dr . . . . 3C Glenwood Rd . . . . 2B Goshen Ln . . . . . . 7G Gowman Ln . . . . . 3C Gravin Ct . . . . . . . 3B Gregory Ln . . . . . . 8D Grootendorst. . . . . 5F Gustofson Ln . . . . 6G Hadley Ln. . . . . . . 5G Hall Way. . . . . . . . 5G Hamilton Ln . . . . . 7G Hampton Rd . . . . . 4C Hannan Ln . . . . . . 6H Hanscam Ln . . . . . 5F Harbor Dr . . . . . . . 6F

Harbor Hills Hts . . 6H Harbor View Cr . . . 4F Harbor Vista . . . . . 6B Harris Heights RdE3C Harris Heights Rd W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3B Hassett St . . . . 4D,4E Hawthorn . . . . . . . 5E Hazel N. . . . . . . . . 6F Hazel S. . . . . . . . . 6F Hazy Ln . . . . . . . . 7G Heather Ln . . . . . . 4C Helen Ln. . . . . . . . 4D Hemlock . . . . . . . . 5E Hendry Ln. . . . . . . 8D Hilltop Dr . . . . . . . 3D Henderson Rd . . . 1D Hidden Ct . . . . . . . 4D Highland . . . . . . . . 4D Hillside . . . . . . . . . 5E Hilltop Dr . . . . . . . 3D E. Hoffeldt Ln . . . . 6G W. Hoffeldt Ln . . . 6G Holmes Dr . . . . . . 2B Holly Ln . . . . . . . . 7G Homestead. . . . . . 4C Horton Ln . . . . 7A,7B House Rock Rd . . 7A Hub. . . . . . . . . . . . 5D Indian Head Ln. . . 5B Iris. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5D Itzen Dr. . . . . . . . . 8D Ivy Ln . . . . . . . . . . 5H JDS Ln . . . . . . . . . 5B Jack Creek Rd . . . 6B Jasmine . . . . . . . . 4E Jodee Ln . . . . . . . 4D Joe Hall Creek Rd 2G Johnson Dr . . . . . . F5 Joshua Ct . . . . . . . 4E Julie Dr . . . . . . . . . 4D Karen . . . . . . . . . . 7A Keiser Lane . 6 miles N. Winchuck Kemlin Pl . . . . . . . 8D Kendall Ln . . . . . . 3D Kevin Pl . . . . . . . . 4E Kimberly . . . . . . . . 4B Kindell . . . . . . . . . . 6F King St . . . . . . . . . 6E Kings Way . . . . . . 6G Kittery Rd . . . . . . . 7A Klamath Lp. . . . . . 5G Knoll Ln . . . . . . . . 5D Krista Ln . . . . . . . . 4E LaBonte Ln . . . . . . 2E Lanz . . . . . . . . . . . 7B Lark Ln . . . . . . . . . 2B Lewis Creek Rd . . 5B Lilac Ln . . . . . . . . . 6E Lily Field Rd . . . . . 8H Limbaugh Way . . . 4D Linda. . . . . . . . . . . 6E Linden Ln . . . . . . . 5F Lively Ln. . . . . . . . 6G Lone Ranch Rd . . 7B Longacre Loop . . . 1B Lovell Ln. . . . . . . . 5G Lower Harbor Rd . 5F Lucas Ln . . . . . . . 7G Lucky Ln. . . . . . . . 5D Lumber View. . . . . 3B Lundeen Ln. . . . . . 4F

Macklyn Cove Rd. 6D Magnolia Ct . . . . . 4E Maple St . . . . . . . . 5E E. Mar Vista . . . . . 5D W. Mar Vista. . . . . 5D Marks Ln . . . . . . . 7G Mardon . . . . . . . . . 5D Marina Hts. Lp . . . 3F Marina Hts. Rd . . . 4E Marine Dr . . . . . . . 4F Marsh Rd . . . . . . . 4B Martin Ranch Rd . 7B Matot. . . . . . . . . . . 5E Max Ln . . . . . . . . . 7C McDonald . . . . . . . 7A McVay Creek Rd . 7D McVay Ln . . . . . . . 7D Meadow Ln. . . . . . 4E Mechelle Ln . . . . . 4E Memory Ln . . . . . . 6E Mendy St . . . . . . . 4E Merrill Ln . . . . . . . 5G Midland Way. . . . . 4D Mill Beach Rd. . . . 5D Mill St . . . . . . . . . . 5E Monitloriette . . . . . 7B Moore . . . . . . . . . . 5D Morrison Ln . . . . . 8H Mountain Dr. 2H,3H,5A Mt. Emily Rd. . . . . 5B Mulberry Ln. . . . . . 5F Munson Ln . . . . . . 8D Museum Rd . . . . . 7B Musser St . . . . . . . 6F Myrtle . . . . . . . . . . 5E Napa Ln . . . . . . . . 7C Nelson Dr . . . . . . . 5G W. Nelson Dr . . . . 7G Nick Ln . . . . . . . . . 8B No Name Rd . . . . 8D North Bank Rd . . . . . . . . . . . 4F, 5F, 3H, 5B North Dr . . . . . . . . 3B Oak Dr . . . . . . . . . 8B Oak St . . . . . . . . . 5E Oakwood Ct . . . . . 4D Ocean Park Court 3C Ocean Park Drive. 3C E. Ocean Dr . . . . . 2B W. Ocean Dr. . . . . 2B Oceanview Dr . 7G,7A Oceanside E. . . . . 2B Old County Rd 3E, 4E Olsen Ln. . . . . . . . 7G Olympia Rd. . . . . . 7B Ostenberg . . . . . . 8B Otter Terrace. . . . . 6E Overglen Ct . . . . . 4D Overland Rd . . . . . 8C Overlook Rd . . . . . 8D Oxford. . . . . . . . . . 5E Pacific Ave . . . . . . 5E Pacific Crest Dr . . 7B Pacific Heights Rd 3B Pacific Terrace . . . 4E Pacific View Dr . . . 3F Paradise Ln . . . . . 4D Park Ave . . . . . . . . 5E Park Ln. . . . . . . . . 3D Park Spur . . . . . . . 2B Parkview Dr . . 3C,3D Passley Rd . . . . . . 3B Payne Rd. . . . . . . 5G

Peacock Rd. . . . . 8D Peavine Ridge Rd 8D Pedrioli Dr . . . . . . 7H Pelican Bay Dr7H, 6A Pelican Path . . . . 8G Pheasant Hill . . . . 5A Pine Ct . . . . . . . . . 7H Pine St . . . . . . . . . 5E Pine Wood . . . . . . 7A Piney Woods Ln3G,4G Pioneer Ln . . . . . . 4E Pioneer Rd . . . . . . 4E Port View Ln. . . . . 6G Primrose Ln . . . . . 2B Prince St. . . . . . . . 5H Quail Dr . . . . . . . . 8D Railroad St . . . 5E,5F Rainbow Rock Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B,2B Ranch Rd . . . . . . . 7C Ransom Ave . . 4D,4E Raymond . . . . . . . 7C Redwood . . . . . . . 5E Reed. . . . . . . . . . . 5B Rettke . . . . . . . . . . 8B Rhody . . . . . . . . . . 8B Richard St . . . . . . 5D Ridgeway . . . . . . . 3B Riviera Ct . . . . . . . 4F Rivendell Ln . . . . . 5G Robbins . . . . . . . . 8E Rosewood Ln . . . . 3D Rosichelli Dr . . . . . 4E Ross Ln . . . . . . . . 2C Ross Rd . . . . . . . . 5E Rowland Ln . . . . . 5D Rustic Ln . . . . . . . 2E Rustic Rd . . . . . . . 3D Ruth Ln. . . . . . . . . 4D Salmonberry Rd3H, 6A Sandpiper Pl. . . . . 8D Sandy Ln . . . . . . . 5D Schooner Bay. . . . 6E Seacliff Dr. . . . . . . 7G Seacliff Terrace. . . 6F Seacrest Ln . . . . . 3C Seagull Ln . . . . . . 7B Seahorse Ln. . . . . 8D Seascape Ct . . . . . 6E Seaside Ct . . . . . . 7D Seaview Ln. . . . . . 8C Second St. . . . . . . 4D Seventh St . . . . . . 4E Shady Ln . . . . . . . 3G Sherwood Ln . . . . 6H Shopping Center Ave . . . . . . . . . . . . 5F,5G Shorepine . . . . . . . 7A Shorewood Terr . . 3B Short Way . . . . . . 6G Sixth St . . . . . . . . . 4E Smith Dr . . . . . . . . 5D Smith Ln. . . . . . . . 6G South Bank Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3G,5F,6A South Dr . . . . . . . . 3B Southwind Ln . 8H,7A Spindrift . . . . . . . . 3B Spruce Spur . . . . . 2A Spruce Dr . . . . . . . 5F Spruce St . . . . . . . 5E SRS Rd . . . . . . . . 5B Stafford Rd . . . . . . 3C

Stage Coach . . . . 8C Stateline Rd . . . . . 8C Stateline Ln . . . . . 8C Sterling Heights . . 8G Stitt Ln . . . . . . . . . 5G Sundown Dr . . . . . 7B Sunforest Ct . . . . . 4H Sunray . . . . . . . . . 7B Sunridge Terrace . 3B Sunrise Ln . . . . . . 7B Sunshine Cove. . . 5G Sunshine Ln . . . . . 6B Sunset Ridge . . . . 4H Sunset Strip . . . . . 7G Surprize Ln . . . . . . 2B Susan Pl . . . . . . . . 3B Tall Trees Ln. . . . . 3E Tanbark. . . . . . . . . 6E Taylor Creek Rd . . 8B S. Taylor Creed Rd8B Terrace Ct. . . . . . . 5H Tettley . . . . . . . . . . 7B Third St. . . . . . . . . 4D Thomas Ln . . . . . . 2H Thompson Hill Rd. 4F Timberline Dr . . . . 4D Titus Ln . . . . . . . . 6G Tolman Ln . . . . . . 5G Tommielongboat Ln.6B Toner Ln . . . . . . . . 7G Tribur Ln. . . . . . . . 2C Truman Ln . . . . . . 5D Tule Rd. . . . . . . . . 5A Tuttle Ln . . . . . . . . 6H Twin Firs Ct . . . . . 7G Valley St . . . . . . . . 5E Velopa. . . . . . . . . . 6E View Ct . . . . . . . . . 4C Vista Ct. . . . . . . . . 3D Vista Hills Dr . . . . 5G Vista Ridge Dr . . . 3D Vista View Ln . . . . 8H Weaver Ln . . . . . . 4E Webb Ln. . . . . . . . 3D Wedgewood Ln . . 6H Welch Ct. . . . . . . . 3D Wendbourne Ln . . 7G West Cliff . . . . . . . 3B West Side Dr . . . . 3H Westwood . . . . . . . 3F Wharf . . . . . . . . . . 6E Whisper Ln . . . . . . 2E Whitney Way . . . . 3B Wild Blackberry Rd5A Wildwood . . . . . . . 7B Willow . . . . . . . . . . 5E Wimberley . . . . . . 3D Wimmer Rd . . . . . 5B Winchuck River Rd8C Winsong . . . . . . . . 8B Wollam Rd . . . . . . 8D Woodland Ct . . . . . 5F Woodriff Ln. . . . . . 7D Woodton Ln . . . . . 7B Yellow Brick Rd . . 5A Zia Ct . . . . . . . . . . 2B Zimmerman Lane. 5G Zoe Dr . . . . . . . . . 4E

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A YEAR IN ONE BROOKINGS RESIDENT’S LIFE By Ron Hedenskog

This question recently asked of me set my mind on a wonderful trip down memory lane. That is because in 50 years of living in Brookings and Curry County I have tucked away many memories of days that left good feelings worthy of digging out and reviewing now and again. Days in October of hunting deer, catching river salmon, harvesting apples and finishing the garden. November brings days in front of the fireplace reading a favorite book because we get a lot of rain, but it is not cold - cool yes, but no snow and rarely frost. Rain gear makes for a walk or hike. Rain has a soothing rhythm sound. Might as well enjoy it because it can rain thirty days in November sit by the fire and shell walnuts. My wife’s parental family and my parental family all lived here. Siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents and parents made for a full table at Thanksgiving. A December trip to the valley for Christmas shopping will remind you of how cold winter can be. A Brookings winter will develop a dislike for freezing fog. Fall salmon run is winding down but by Christmas the most fun trout fishing in North America is beginning. You may spend hours pursuing a Steelhead, but it only takes

a few catches to hook the fisherman. A steelhead averages 8 – 10 pounds and fights like a rainbow trout. Stop by the port and buy Dungeness crab in its prime for Christmas. January, February, more rain than sunshine don’t get annoyed yet, there is more to come. Good mushroom hunting makes an excuse to don the raingear and take a hike - include the dogs. Get those indoor remodeling projects done. These two winter months contain a surprise. Seventy degree spring days, sometimes two weeks worth. Mow the lawn it will need it and prune the fruit trees. Note that the winter flowers are in full, camellias, daffodils and crocuses. March lions come with hail, wind and maybe a skiff of snow. Not to worry, the snow rarely sticks. By now even some of the old timers are tired of rain. March ends with plenty of opportunity to come out of hibernation. Spring days can be warm on the south side of the house. Thirty-five mph wind blowing from the northwest over 45 degree ocean water becomes annoying. April, May, and June, of course are spectacular. Get the boat out of storage. A fishing trip off shore usually provides one

of the best fish diners you have ever eaten. Fresh ling cod and other rock cod are good table fair. Mid April the rain tap shuts off and from now until October any rain is well appreciated. Spring tides means clamming and tide pooling. Razor clams are a treat but get some butter clams also. Get the vegetable garden prepared and planted. At May’s end take a walk in Azalea Park. The flower fragrance is overwhelming. July salmon fishing is real fun. Fresh eaten, smoked and canned salmon – all activities to be completed. There will be plenty of sunny days for picnics at Lone Ranch and Whaleshead. Learn about a beautiful place called Secret Beach although it is not so secret anymore. Music in the park on Sunday for three months. August can be a dissapointment with a good alternative. Valley heat draws in the Brookings air conditioner that runs a cool 54 to 60 degrees day after day, night after night. At least two weeks worth but usually more. The alternatives: take a picnic up the river, 85 to 105 degrees. Jump in the river. Take the dog they like the swim also. You will be amazed at the water clarity. After a few hours of heat you will be ready to return to the air conditioned coast.

Take an inland break and enter the furnace which is what the heat feels like after three to four years living in Brookings’ tempered climate. Cool nights make for a good nap. Fog means a flat ocean, usually. If you are equipped, join in with those who are going after albacore tuna. It usually takes a twenty mile one way trip due west. Hope for a flat ocean. If you are successful you will find that home canned fresh albacore makes all store bought tuna fit for cats. September brings the best summer weather. A normal warm day will be around 75 degrees. As soon as the valley has cools nights our fog disappears. Start harvesting the fruit. A pickup load of apples is a start. By now you learned that three weeks of cool foggy weather has rotted your tomatoes. Peaches, pears and plums make up for it. This is the month to go fishing on the Rogue. Salmon are starting to run, but the real fun is summer steelhead, called half-pounders by the locals. The river water is warm, the air is warm fishing is at its best. So that takes a trip around the sun and just touches on some local activities. Stick around for a few years and try many more.

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