Get ready to celebrate Bandon`s 67 Annual Cranberry Festival!

Get ready to celebrate Bandon's 67th Annual Cranberry Festival!
Welcome One and All to the Bandon Cranberry Festival!
Brought to you by . . . .
Bandon Visitors Center
Open 10 AM to 5 PM
Monday through Saturday
1 PM to 5 PM Sunday
300 Second Street
Bandon, Oregon
541-347-9616
In this issue, discover some of the ways our sponsors celebrate
Bandon and our 67th annual Bandon Cranberry Festival.
In the form of cash and in-kind support, our sponsors help the BCC
deliver everything that spices up the festival, from the food fair to live music
and the festival court. Thank you for bringing Bandon another great year of
festival fun and tradition!
2013 Cranberry Festival Court: Ariel Guterrez-Elstad, Kimberly Carrero,
Sonia Havill, Emma Wampler, Stephanie Gordon
2013-14 Officers
President
Margaret Pounder
Vice President
Peter Braun
Secretary
Angela Cardas
Treasurer
Cathy Underdown
Past President
Bart Stein
2013-14 Directors
Joseph Bain
Dan Barnett
Peter Bauer
Steve Dimock
Marc Dryden
Melody Gillard-Juarez
Chris Powell
Matthew Whitmer
–Leslie Clarke, Bandon Ocean Spray Advisory Board Chairwoman
Executive Members
Executive Director
Julie Miller
Legal Counsel
Robert S. Miller III
Contributed Images cover, market Cardas Photography; graphic Freedom Graphics; street Jan Moore;
berries Geneva Miller; page 2 Cardas Photography; Geneva Miller; page 4 Wild Rivers Coast Alliance;
Geneva Miller; page 5 Bouncing Berry Farms; page 6 Port of Bandon; BCC Newsletter © 2013 Bandon
Oregon Chamber of Commerce
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Wild Rivers Coast Alliance
Supports Sustainable Oregon Coast Projects
Today's Cranberry Festival offers a unique look at Bandon's
talented business community. 2013 festival sponsors represent
countless businesses and organizations. Cranberry growers for
sure–but artists and outdoor enthusiasts also attach their
names to the Bandon Cranberry Festival tradition.
For title sponsor Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, the festival is a
platform to promote local tourism. Funded by net proceeds from
the Preserve course at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, the alliance
supports local projects that demonstrate a commitment to
conservation, community and economy.
Alliance executive director Jim Seeley and executive assistant Marie Simonds hit the ground running
in 2012 with the opening of Bandon Preserve. The festival is one of many organizational and individual
projects to earn enthusiastic support from WRCA in the last two years.
"This title sponsorship allows us to continue a 67 year tradition," said Julie Miller, Bandon Chamber
of Commerce director. "It's been fun to watch Jim and Marie embrace the community. We're thrilled the
WRCA steering committee had confidence in the chamber to sponsor us for the second year in a row."
Washed Ashore joins the festival
Alliance grants also helped bring a new organization to Old Town Bandon and the festival market:
Washed Ashore Art to Save the Sea.
As lead artist and executive director for Washed Ashore, Angela Haseltine Pozzi designs art to
educate consumers about the impact of plastic waste on marine life and habitat. Larger than life
sculptures depict sea creatures; and all the pieces are made by volunteers from plastic debris recovered
from local beaches. Pozzi's educational and ecological project goals made sense to the staff and
committee members at WRCA.
"We met with Angela, and she makes a believer out of you really quickly," said Seeley.
With support from WRCA and other local donors, Washed Ashore recently set up exhibit and
workshop space at Harbortown Events Center in Old Town. Alliance grant money also allowed the
organization to hire more staff and expand business hours.
We look to support projects that have a life
beyond our spending dollars. Washed Ashore
demonstrates growth and sustainability.
–Marie Simonds, WRCA
Find Washed Ashore sea creatures at the
Cranberry Festival Old Town Market.
Volunteer at a workshop and watch your
collaborative sculpture come to life.
"It's really enabled us to make a bigger impact on the town and the tourists," said Washed Ashore
development director Frank Rocco. "Our main objective is to change consumer habits. It's rewarding and
exciting to have a project that people can agree on universally, and WRCA is helping us do that."
In June, Washed Ashore staff announced acceptance of a commission for 12 new sculptures.
Washed Ashore interpretive sculpture exhibits are scheduled for display at marine theme parks in
California, Florida and Texas as part of the SeaWorld 50th anniversary celebration from March 2014
through September 2015.
The Old Town set-up was a strategic plan to attract more visitors and volunteer artists to help craft
the SeaWorld commission. And it's working. This summer, Washed Ashore is hosting more than 300
visitors per day. The festival promises even more volunteer artists to bring new sculptures to life.
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2013 Festival Sponsors
Title Sponsors
Wild Rivers Coast Alliance
Bandon Ocean Spray Growers
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort
Bain Insurance
Edward Jones Investments
SeaPort Airlines
Additional Sponsors
Bandon Bookkeeping Service
Bandon Fish Market
Bandon Inn
Bandon Mercantile
Bandon Vision Center
Best Western Inn at Face Rock
Big Wheel General Store
Billy Smoothboars
C & K Market Inc.
Cardas Audio
Cardas Photography
Charts, Maps, and Graphics
by Ned Reed
Coastline Auto Body
The Cobbler's Bench
Coquille Martial Arts
Devon’s Boutique
Faber Farms
Farmers Insurance,
William M. Sweet, CIC
Freedom Graphics
Hennick’s Home Center
Juul Insurance Agency
Kathy Miller
Larry’s Express Lube
MaryAnn Soukup, CPA
NAPA Auto Parts
Norris the Tailor
Painted Zebra Designs
Port of Bandon Economic
Development Fund
Robin's View
Sharen C. Strong, D.M.D.
Shindler’s Drugs
Southern Coos Health Foundation
Sunset Oceanfront Lodging
Tony’s Crab Shack
Truffles!
Umpqua Bank
Vicki G Hair Salon and Day Spa
Wheelhouse Restaurant
Cranberry Avocado Dip
from The Cook and the Farmer: Cranberry Cooking 101
by Chelle Winters-Webb
1 T fresh lime juice
2 T honey or agave nectar
1 minced jalapeño
1/4 cup red onion, Chopped
2 ripe avocados,
cut into 1/4 inch pieces
3/4 cup halved fresh cranberries
2 T fresh cilantro, chopped
coarse salt and ground pepper
1 bag of tortilla chips
In a large bowl, whisk together the fresh lime juice, honey or agave, minced
jalapeno (seeds removed for less heat) and chopped red onion. Add avocados,
halved cranberries and fresh cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to
combine. Serve with chips.
Meet Chelle at Cranberry City in the Old Town Marketplace and find out what's
cooking at Bouncing Berry Farms.
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Disaster Resilience Presentation
for Business Owners, free event
Tuesday, August 13, 9 AM
The Barn, Bandon Community Center
1201 11th Street SW
Info, Greater Bandon Association, 541-297-2342
Washed Ashore Art to Save the Sea
New Hours: Exhibit and Workshop
Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 11 AM to 6 PM
Tuesday, Thursday 11 AM to 9 PM
Harbortown Events Center
325 Second Street SE
541-250-1140
The Heat Pump Store Ribbon Cutting
Thursday, August 15, 5:30 PM
1035 Oregon Ave (Hwy 101)
RSVP Bandon Visitors Center 541-347-9616
What's in a Name?
Could be your chance to win . . .
7th Annual Bandon Salmon Derby
September 3 through October 15
Register at Bandon Bait and Tackle
110 First St SE, 541-347-3905
SeaPort Airlines joins with Washed Ashore Art to
Save the Sea for the 2013 Cranberry Festival.
Nominate a name for one of the new Washed
Ashore sculptures. Your nomination could win you
two round trip tickets with SeaPort.
Details coming soon.
BANDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
POST OFFICE BOX 1515
BANDON OR 97411
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