About Curry County, OR

It has never been more important for each and everyone of us to communicate to our elected officials about issues, priorities, programs, legislation, budget, and appointments. If you live in Port Orford I have provided the names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses of your elected representatives in the State Govt.

Governor

Ted Kulongoski

160 State Capitol

900 Court St.

Salem, OR 97301-4047

T | 503-378-4582

F | 503-378-6827

E | representative.citizen@state.or.us

E | www.governor.state.or.us

Secretary of State

Kate Brown

136 State Capitol

Salem, OR 97301-0722

T | 503-986-1523

F | 503-986-1616

E | oregon.sos@state.or.us

E | www.sos.state.or.us

State Treasurer

Ben Westlund

159 State Capitol

900 Court St. NE

Salem, OR 97301-4043

T | 503-378-4329

M | oregon.treasury@state.or.us

Attorney General

John Kroger

Oregon Department of Justice

1162 Court St. NE

Salem, OR 97301

T | 503-378-4400

E | doj.info@state.or.us

State Senator, District 1

Jeff Kruse

900 Court St. NE., S-316

Salem, OR 97301

T | 503-986-1701

E | jeffkruse@state.or.us

E | www.leg.state.or.us/kruse

State Representative, District 1

Wayne Krieger

900 Court St. NE., H-381

Salem, OR 97301

T | 503-986-1401

E | rep.waynekrieger@state.or.us

E | www.leg.state.or.us/krieger

It has never been more important for each and everyone of us to communicate to our elected officials about issues, priorities, programs, legislation, budget, and appointments. If you live in Port Orford I have provided the names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, and email addresses of your elected representatives in the Federal Govt.

President
Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvannia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500

T | 202-456-1414
F | 202-456-2461
E | www.whitehouse.gov/contact

Vice President
Dr. Joe Biden
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20500

T | 202-456-1414
F | 202-456-2461
E | www.whitehouse.gov/vice-president


US Senators
Jeff Merkley
SDB-40B Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510

T | 202-224-3753
F | 202-228-3997
E | merkley.senate.gov/contact

Oregon Office

One World Trade Center
121 SW Salmon St., Suite 1250
Portland, OR 97204

P | 503-326-3386
F | 503-326-2900


Ron Wyden
230 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20510-3703

T | 202-224-5244
E | wyden.senate.gov/contact


Medford, OR Office
Federal Courthouse, Room 118
310 West 6th St.
Medford, OR 97501

T | 541-858-5122


US Representatives
Peter DeFazio
2134 Rayburn House Office Bldg
Washington, DC 20515

T | 202-225-6416
T | 800-944-9603
E | www.house.gov/formdefazio/contact

Coos Bay Office
125 Central, Suite 250
Coos Bay, OR 97420

T | 541-269-2609

Roseburg Office
612 S.E Jackson St, Room 9
Roseburg, OR 97470

T | 541-44-3523

The misadventures of Nana Jan,

Nana Jan was inspired by her cooking muse and was carefully crafting a gourmet burger from some locally grown organic beef. She added garlic, basil, and goat cheese to the beef and methodically worked the ingredients until they were evenly blended. She carefully pressed these gourmet fixings into 3 thick patties while she seasoned the foreman grill with olive oil spray and sliced sweet onions. Nana removed the onions when they were golden brown and then placed the burgers evenly across the foreman grill. As the burgers cooked Nana sliced 2 vine ripened tomatoes and moved the aromatic brown rice to a cool burner for finishing. As the rice perfected its nutty flavor Nana lovingly flipped the burgers to ensure that they were evenly cooked.

Nana called to Papa: “Dinner is ready.” Papa knew from the excitement in her voice and the aroma’s coming from the kitchen that she had made something good for dinner. Nana opened the foreman grill just as Papa walked into the kitchen. Papa noticed that 1 of the burgers was stuck to the top of the foreman an exclaimed: “I’ve never seen a burger cooked on the top of a grill.” In the moments that followed our emotions went from lip smacking anticipation to “OH NO-O-o-o!” Nana, distracted by Papa and distressed by her perceived risk to the burger used the spatula in her hand to pry the burger from the top of the grill. Before Papa could warn her, the burger fell from the top of the grill, bounced off the counter top, and fell into the sink full of soapy water where a pan was soaking.

Nana’s reactions were as fast as Bruce Lee’s as she snatched the burger from the soapy water but her lightening fast reflexes were not fast enough. The richly flavored juices from the beef, the garlic, and the goat cheese were lost in the soapy waters. Our eyes were wide with amazement and then cast down in despair as we acknowledged the sinking appeal of the gourmet burger. Fortunately, there were 2 burgers left to enjoy.

These occurences are not uncommon in our home. The stories of the misadventures of Nana Jan are told often at family gatherings.

We had a spectacularly weatherful day here in Port Orford. Mother Nature appeared to be conflicted by Winter and Spring atmospherics. Consequently, we received intermittent rain, hail, and blue skies with beautiful long arching rainbows, loud surf, and greening pastures.

The air was clean and enlivening, the baby lambs would run and play chase then rest beside their mothers and baby calves would stray then go chasing after their mothers trying to stay close as they grazed on the newly grown grasses.

It was a joyful day that my wife and I shared with each other. Then later, during the early evening, we celebrated with friends, while dining on locally grown food, and afterwards, in conversations filled with laughter at their home atop one of our coastal hills overlooking a green valley and a meandering creek that carried your eyes to the ocean and beyond.

Remember to make time to celebrate these moments with family and friends.

Mount Emily in Spring ~ Brookings, Oregon

Mount Emily overlooks the Chetco River as it flows down to the Pacific Ocean. It is located in the Siskiyou National Forest. Most of Curry County, except for the northeast tip, northwest tip, and a narrow strip along the coast is located within the forest boundaries.

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Click here to view full gallery: Brookings Oregon Photo Gallery

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Come and see the gallery in person! The photos are now on display at Beckley & Company Real Estate at 600 Chetco Ave., Brookings, Oregon.

If you or someone that you know is thinking about buying or selling on the Southern Oregon Coast, contact Amy Myrah at (541) 661-0231 or stop by Beckley & Company Real Estate, located in the heart of downtown Brookings at 600 Chetco Ave. www.AmyMyrah.com.

Photo Copyright 2008, Amy Myrah