Simplify. 

That’s the goal behind Tim Patterson’s selling some of his prominent holdings in Brookings.

“It’s entirely related to economic times – and I’m getting old,” he said with a laugh. “It’s a combination.”

Construction workers install the new Thermtec Cremator into an unfinished mortuary addition. The Pilot/Jef Hatch

“We felt it was time to upgrade,” said the Chapel’s President Travis Sandusky in the decision to replace the older cremation equipment. 

Laurie Brand shows yarn, fabric and supplies available at her Gold Beach shop, By My Hand, on Ellensburg Avenue. The Pilot/Valiant Corley

GOLD BEACH – Laurie Brand says business has been good and she’s having the time of her life since she opened By My Hand, a yarn and fabric store at 29795 Ellensburg Ave. a few weeks ago.

Brand said husband Doug was remodeling their house.

“Doug was tearing down our den and I said ‘I need to find some place to put my stuff.’ So Doug says ‘Why not open a shop?’ So I got the store here to knit and do my stuff,” she said.

Joe Kolp prepares to use the company’s new waterjet cutter at the Hunter Creek facility. Submitted photo

Freeman Marine outfits vessels worldwide – megayachts, sailing yachts, expedition vessels, offshore trawlers, and large sport cruisers as well as patrol and commercial boats – with watertight marine closures.

Brookings-based  Mainbrace Technologies, Inc.,  has announced that it is merging with AES Computers of Gold Beach.

“We are pleased to be able to bring to Gold Beach businesses and individual computer users the same broad range of computer services and sales that we are presently offering in Brookings,” said Mainbrace owner Jim Relaford.

Those services, Relaford said, include designing Wi-Fi hotspots for motels, hotels and RV parks, and virus removal  from individual computers.

Chetco Federal Credit Union (CFCU) will offer a class “Understanding Your Credit Report and Fraud Detection,” free to the public, at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in the Community Room at the Southern Oregon Community College campus, 96082 Lone Ranch Parkway. 

The class will shed light on the details of credit reporting and educate guests on today’s most common types of fraud.

The Pilot/Lorna Rodriguez

Brookings-Harbor Community Helpers Food Bank volunteer Jerz Bouvia and David Allen, of State Farm Insurance in Harbor, load 189 pounds of food onto a cart Wednesday at the food bank. The food was collected from a food drive sponsored by several Port of Brookings Harbor businesses. The food drive will be held through the end of March. Food items can be dropped off at participating port businesses.

Curry County’s spectacular scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities can be a catalyst to diverse economic growth, according to a development expert.

Ron Fox, executive director of Southern Oregon Regional Economic Development Inc., spoke during the annual Business Outlook Conference in Smith River earlier this month.

Ryan Webster opened the bar and grill to get more people familiar with his company’s vodka. The Pilot/Steve Kadel

An attractive décor, affordable prices and a vast variety of martini flavors has proved to be a winning combination for the Superfly Distilling Co. Martini Bar and Grill.

Ryan Webster, 36, began his restaurant career by washing dishes in his father’s Chico, Calif., eatery as a 12-year-old boy. Now he owns the bar and grill on Railroad Street with his brother, Eric, of Portland.

It opened Sept. 20 as an extension of the distillery that has operated in Harbor for the last two and a half years.