Cleo Reilling, left, holds package packed by Redshirts member Delma Olsen while Redshirts President Frank Muller looks on.

The package was addressed to Maribel Or- tega, a young woman serving in Afghanistan. The contents of the box were packed by Redshirt Delma Olsen.

Brookings-Harbor Redshirts have been sending care packages to U.S. military personnel serving in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2006, bringing the average to about 1,000 packages sent a year. The group collects addresses of those serving from members of the community.

A battle of wits involving 13 teams crowding the Best Western Beachfront Inn conference center resulted in Relay for Life raising $2,300 toward its $46,000 goal.

As of Tuesday, money was still pouring in, said Rhonda Gardenheir, Relay for Life chairwoman.

Winning the event was the team from the Curry Coastal Pilot. However, several times the team was either tied or behind teams from the Brookings-Harbor High School Knowledge Bowl, which came in second, and First American Title, which won third place.

Blake Heiss seeks help funding his movie-class project, an original film called “Pawn.” Photo courtesy of Blake Heiss

With Elmo Williams, two-time Oscar-winning movie producer providing inside information on anything anyone wants to know about the business, plus a number of ambitious young upstarts rolling cameras all over Southern Oregon, we may be on the road to Oregon film fame.

One of those young filmmakers is Brookings-Harbor High School graduate Blake Heiss, who is currently working toward a Master of Fine Arts degree in film production at Chapman University in Southern California.

Soroptimist award recipients are, from left, Jean Johnson, Amanda Schreiber, Dori Blodgett, Ally Manley, Debbie Jones and Carolina Coria Rosa. Submitted photo.

Each year Brookings Soroptimist  holds the special event to honor women and girls who have made a difference in the community to improve their opportunities for a better life, said Pat Shurtleff, club president.

A total of 27 people attended the event. Decorations were by Judith Faulstick and her committee.

Roxy Gothard performs an original song titled “Promise.” The Pilot/Bill Schlichting

The duo performed an original acrobatic dance at Thursday night’s competition, resulting in the first-place prize.

Winning the second-place award was Zach Konkel who performed an original medley on guitar. Roxy Gothard accompanied herself on piano while singing “Promise” to win third place.