COOS BAY - People strolling through the Farmers Market on Wednesday will notice a new food vendor has planted its wheels on the corner of Central Avenue and Third Street.

The big yellow and white truck will be hard to miss and with a bold black letters reading "The Pizza Truck."

Last week, the truck made its first appearance at the market, and if there was any question as to what was baking in the truck, Bert Turbaville answered.

"Fresh, hot pizza!" he shouted to people browsing in sun-soaked market.

Turbaville spends most his time as a support associate with Coos Curry Transitional House Inc., but seemed to have fun being the pizza crier for the day.

Volunteers with employees of Coos Curry, an organization that provides vocational opportunities to developmentally disabled people, took the pizza truck for a spin the first time.

"It's a great opportunity for our clients to get out in the community," Coos Curry's Vocational Manager Ellen Schneider said

The organization's vocational clients helped make and sell pizza by the slice.

"We sold everything, practically," Turbaville said as the day was winding down.

Schneider said they had to make a run for more ready-made pizza crusts in the middle of the lunch rush.

"It was little more than expected," Schneider said

She estimated they sold more than 200 cheese, Hawaiian and pepperoni pizza slices. Despite the rush, Schneider said her clients had a good time making pizza. Money from the pizza sales will pay Coos Curry's clients and the profit will be put back into the program, Schneider said.

John and Christina Waller donated the use of the truck to the organization. They originally bought it for their son, Johnny Waller, a Coos Curry client, so he could have his own business. Johnny wasn't keen on running a pizza business, so the Wallers gave the organization the opportunity to use it. Johnny Waller may not have been interested in making pizzas for a living, but he sure didn't mind lending a hand Wednesday. He said his favorite job was putting the sauce and cheese on the pizzas.

Coos Curry has plans to take the truck to area festivals and perhaps find a place to sell near local beaches.

"This is just the beginning," Christina Waller said.

The organization's administrators hope the venture offers more than just good pizza to the community.

"It's a great way to let families who have developmentally disabled (adults) at home to know that there are vocational programs out there," Business Administrator Joyce Bonk said.

Staff Writer Alex Powers contributed to this story