Pacific Coast Living

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Pacific Coast
Living
Jarvis Communications
December 2012
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Serving the adult lifestyle along the Oregon Coast from Lincoln City to Brookings
Japanese Tsunami
Debris Could Arrive
This Month
OSU Launches Beaver
Classic Cheese in Time
for the Holidays
Monmouth Taiko
Drummers at the
Yachats Commons
Frank Walsh Shares His
Memory of a Christmas
at Sea
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Image courtesy of the Oregon State Library. Two women and a young boy gathering mussels at low tide
on Netarts Beach, circa 1930.
ODA extends mussel
harvest closure to entire
Oregon Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture
and the Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife have extended the closure of
recreational and commercial mussel harvesting to include the entire Oregon
Coast, from the mouth of the Columbia
River to the California border, due to
high levels of paralytic shellfish toxins
(PSTs). The closure includes mussels
found on the beaches, rocks, jetties, and
bay entrances along the Oregon Coast.
The closure affects only mussels. All
other recreational and commercial shellfish harvesting is open for the entire
Oregon Coast. The original closure was
ordered October 18 and covered the
south coast from Cape Arago to the
California border. Shellfish contamiFront cover photo:
The Holiday Lights at Shore Acres
were lit Thanksgiving night and
will continue through Dec. 31st,
west of Charleston. Over 300,000
LED lights are displayed in the
park’s botanical garden. Admission is free, but OPRD charges a
$5 parking fee.
nated with PSTs can cause minor to severe illness or even death. The symptoms usually begin with tingling of the
mouth and tongue. Severe poisoning can
result in dizziness, numbness and tingling in the arms and legs, paralysis of
the arms and legs, and paralysis of the
muscles used for breathing. Cooking
will not destroy the shellfish toxins.
Shellfish toxins are produced by algae
and usually originate in the ocean. ODA
will continue to test for shellfish toxins
weekly, as tides permit. Reopening of an
area requires two consecutive tests in the
safe range. For more information, call
ODA’s shellfish safety information hotline at (800) 448-2474 or visit the shellfish closures Web page at <http://
oregon.gov/ODA/FSD/pages/
shellfish_status.aspx>.
Mandatory Safety
Exams Required for
Commercial Fishing
Vessels
On October 16, 2012, the U.S. Coast
Guard began implementing a requirement enacted as part of the Coast Guard
Authorization Act of 2010 that certain
commercial fishing vessels demonstrate
full compliance with existing commercial fishing vessel safety standards by
completing a mandatory safety examination at the dock. In the Pacific Northwest, this requirement applies to all
commercial fishing vessels operating
beyond three nautical miles from the
baseline of the U.S. territorial sea along
the Oregon and Washington coasts. The
applicable safety requirements (46
C.F.R. Part 28) have not changed and
vessels should already be in compliance
with the regulations. Vessels that currently have a valid Commercial Fishing
Vessel Safety decal will not be required
to get the exam until the decal expires.
During routine vessel boardings at sea,
Coast Guard law enforcement units will
check for proof of a mandatory dockside
safety exam. Vessels that cannot provide such proof will be issued a written
warning to obtain an exam within the
next 30 days. To schedule a dockside
examination, Pacific Northwest commercial fishermen should contact:
•
Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore. at (503) 240-9337 or -9373; •
Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, in
Seattle, at (206) 217-6208. Visit the
Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety web
page at www.uscg.mil/d13/cfvs to view
the Coast Guard letter to industry on
mandatory dockside exams. This site
also provides a checklist generator application. By answering a few questions the
checklist generator will provide the user
with the list of items required by the
existing commercial fishing vessel
safety regulation required for their specific vessel.
Winter Demands
Renewed Attention to
Beach Safety
As the winter season draws nearer, the
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is sounding a warning to
beachgoers and urging them to exercise
caution. High tides, storms, and wind at
this time of year can increase the potential for accident or injury on the coast.
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December Coastal
Events
Crashing waves at Shore Acres State Park west of Charleston. www.coos-bay.net
"You should always keep an eye on the
ocean," said OPRD beach safety education coordinator Robert Smith. "Even the
most experienced beachcomber can be
caught unaware unless they remain attentive." Despite the increased risks,
Smith emphasized that people should
not defer trips to the coast over the holidays. "This is a great time to enjoy the
beauty of the Oregon shore--ask any
storm watcher. People simply need to
respect the ocean, seek out safe vantage
points, and heed the warnings from park
staff or signs." Sneaker waves--surges
of water and sand that appear without
warning--are magnified by winter
storms, so beach visitors should keep a
careful watch. They should also be on
the lookout for rip currents that can
sweep people off their feet and out to
sea. If caught in a rip current, oceangoers should swim parallel to the beach
to escape the undertow and then head
back to shore. "Walking on jetties is
unsafe even during good weather. They
become even more dangerous with the
high winds and powerful surf at this
time of year," said Smith. "And beaches
become narrower when sand is washed
or blown away, leaving little room to
escape at some points." Erosion from
wind and rain can also create precarious
conditions on cliffs overlooking the water. "The ocean has a long reach. Wandering off trails is a bad idea," Smith
said. He added that large logs should
also be avoided. "Some logs that appear
safe may actually be unsteady after getting moved by waves. It's important to
stay clear of them in case they roll."
Sightseers and tide pool observers are
advised to consult tides tables, available
free at state parks and online at
www.oregonstateparks.org/images/pdf/
tidetable.pdf. Every year, people are
rescued after becoming stranded on
rocks or headlands at high tide. Vacationers can stay up to date on park clo-
Through Dec. 24 - Nature's Coastal
Holiday at Azalea Park, Brookings'
Azalea Park is transformed into a
Holiday Wonderland with 500,000
lights and sculptors, attracting thousands of people from around the
Northwest. Open nightly from 5:00
pm - 9:00 pm, Admission for adults
is .00 each. Children under twelve are
free. Admission includes hot cider and
cookies.
Through Dec. 24 - 10th Annual
Christmas Train Display, 6pm – 24,
10pm, Charleston Fire Hall, Cape
Arago Hwy. More than 200 little
buildings representing the small towns
of Coos County. Complete with fishing
village, dairy barns, farmer's market,
casino and more. If the building's dark,
don't leave! The lights in the train
room are kept off so that visitors can
see the displays better. Free to the
public, coffee and cookies are available. For more information call Visitor
Center at 541-269-0215 or the fire station at 541-888-3268.
Through Dec. 31 - 26th Annual Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State Park,
4:00pm – 9:30pm, Shore Acres State
Park, west of Charleston. The 26th
Annual Shore Acres lights display starts
on November 22 and continues every
night through New Year's Eve,. this
walk-thru display with its beautiful
lighted formal gardens continues to
attract thousands of visitors each season. The garden house, beautifully
decorated in a traditional holiday
theme has friendly volunteer hosts
from many orgaizatins, busiensses and
the Friends serving hot cider, punch,
coffee and cookies from 4:00-9:30
every night including Christmas Eve,
Christmas, and New Years Eve. Choirs,
carolers and bands offer entertainment in the performance pavilion.
The information and gift center, reminiscent of L.J. Simpson's original mansion, is open every night. And there's
plenty of parking for both cars and
buses. For more information call 541756-5401 or Shore Acres at 541-8883732.
December in Coquille - Christmas
Tour of Homes & Christmas in Coquille.
Coquille Chamber of Commerce or call
541-396-3414.
12/5 - 12/9 - The Pacific Communities
Health District Foundation presents
the 18th Annual Festival of TreesBest
Western Plus Agate Beach Inn, 3019 N
Coast Highway in Newport, 541-574(Cont. Pg. 5)
tents for local-source (Cascadia Subduction Zone) and distant-source (Alaska)
tsunami inundation scenarios. These
maps incorporate all the best tsunami
science available today, including recent
publications by colleagues studying the
Cascadia Subduction Zone, updated
computer simulation models using highresolution lidar topographic data, and
knowledge gained from the 2004 Sumatra, 2010 Chile, and 2011 Tohoku earthquakes and tsunamis. The maps provide
a wealth of information, including estimated tsunami wave height time series
charts and a measurement of the exposure each community has to the various
tsunami scenarios: we count the number
of buildings that are inundated by each
scenario. We hope that the public, planners, emergency managers and first responders, elected officials, and other
local decision makers will use these detailed and innovative TIM map products
to mitigate risk and to reduce the loss of
life and property. To see current tsunami inundation map (TIM series) coverage for the entire Oregon coast, visit
http://www.OregonTsunami.org.
A graph showing the movement of debris from the March 11, 2011 Japan Earthquake & Tsunami.
sures due to flooding or erosion by dialing the state parks information line at 1800-551-6949. This winter season may
pose some unique hazards on the Oregon
shore. "We expect the amount of marine
debris washing ashore this year to be
greater than in the past, particularly in
the wake of the tsunami that hit Japan
last spring," said Smith. OPRD is asking
beach visitors to help preserve the coastline by collecting or moving debris and,
in some cases, reporting it to authorities.
Here are the recommended responses for
specific types of debris: Litter or small
trash - Examples: Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, buoys, Styrofoam. If practical, OPRD encourages beach-goers to
remove small debris and recycle as
much of it as possible. Free beach
cleanup bags can be obtained from any
coastal state park office. These should be
tied shut and returned to one of 15 designated drop-off sites: a digital map with
locations and hours is available at
w w w. o r e g o n . g o v / O P R D / P A R K S /
tsunami_debris.shtml. If the debris cannot be removed by hand, an attempt
should be made to move it far enough
away from the water so that it doesn't
wash back out at high tide. If living
organisms are found on an item, the item
should be thrown away in a garbage can
or moved above the high tide line and
reported with the date, location, and any
photos to [email protected].
Derelict vessels or other large items Examples: Adrift fishing boats or other
vessels, shipping containers. Call 911 in
an emergency. If the debris is a hazard to
navigation, call 211 (1-800-SAFENET)
and you will be connected with the US
Coast Guard. Do not attempt to move or
remove vessels. Personal possessions Examples: Items with unique identifiers,
names, or markings. If an item can potentially be traced back to an individual
or group, or seems to have personal or
monetary value, beach visitors can report it by calling 211 (1-800-SAFENET)
or
sending
an
email
to
[email protected]. OPRD will
make appropriate arrangements for return of any items from Japan. Potentially hazardous materials - Examples:
Oil or chemical drums, gas cans, propane tanks. Beach-goers should call 211
(1-800-SAFENET) to be connected to
the U.S. Coast Guard and provide as
much information as possible about the
location of the item and its contents.
They should not touch it or attempt to
move it. For more information about the
dangers of sneaker waves, rolling logs,
and rip currents, as well as additional
beach
safety
tips,
www.oregonbeachsafety.org.
visit
Japanese Tsunamis
Debris closer
Simple tips will help
people avoid
inconvenience and
danger during Winter
Storms
With the season's first powerful series of
wind and rain storms pounding southern
Oregon and northern California, Pacific
Power is prepared to handle any resulting outages. One way is to assemble an
outage kit with items that will be useful
in other emergency situations as well.
Store these items in a water-tight container: * Bottled water - one gallon per
person per day; (Most emergency preparedness experts recommend having at
least a three-day supply on hand.) *
Ready-to-eat foods and manual can
opener; * Battery-operated radio, clock,
flashlight and extra batteries; * Blankets;
* First aid kit. If your lights go out, first
check your own breaker or fuse box to
make sure the outage is not restricted to
your residence.
A retired University of Washington
oceanographer is predicting a large
amount of debris from the March 22,
2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami
could hit Pacific Northwest beaches as
early as mid-December. That's sooner
than the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) prediction for the spring of 2013. Curis Ebbesmeyer says his prediction depends
upon weather and currents. Debris has
already been arriving on beaches in Oregon, Washington and Canada; however,
Ebbesmeyer says a debris field about
400-miles offshore is hundreds of miles
across. Washington State officials are
Coastal UFO
more cautious saying they don't know
The
report
to the Lincoln Co. Sheriff's
when the debris will wash ashore or how
Office
on
the Central Oregon Coast
much.
Tuesday night, Nov. 13, was about "an
Tsunami Inundation
object on fire" that fell from the sky and
crashed into a hillside "resulting in a
Maps completed for
fireball explosion." According to a news
Curry Co.
release from the Sheriff's Office, the call
The Oregon Department of Geology and to 911 from the Otis area, northeast of
Mineral Industries has completed tsu- Lincoln City, came in at 5:30 p.m., and
nami inundation maps for all of Curry resulted in the dispatching of sheriff's
County. These maps show modeled ex- deputies, North Lincoln Fire, Oregon
Hwy. 101 on the north end of the bridge
over the harbor's entrance. ODOT engineers, with their mandate of moving
traffic from point "A" to point "B" as
quickly and safely as possible, initially
recommended leaving the speed limit at
30 mph. But, city officials appealed to
ODOT's Safety Board of Appeals Committee and got a favorable ruling. The
speed will be lowered between Beach
Hill to Evans St. The move is also the
first step in the Depoe Bay Transportation Plan which was last amended in
2004. The plan includes a review of
lane change configurations, pedestrian
and bike areas.
Oregon Coast sanctuary
for sale
A sanctuary on Nestucca Bay is up for sale in Tillamook County.
State Police and a U.S. Coast Guard
helicopter from Group Air Station North
Bend. "The fire on the hillside was located in the area near milepost 3 off of
Highway 18, but steep terrain, heavy
vegetation, and inclement weather made
it difficult" to reach. Lincoln Co. Search
and Rescue was activated. "The additional resources in the area made it possible to locate the exact position of the
fire and ground crews made it to the site.
The fire was determined to be a slash
burn." Further investigation determined
the original caller "likely observed the
initial ignition of the slash burn and the
low lying fog pockets resulted in the
incorrect perception of a crashing object."
It was developed 73-years ago as a summer retreat location by the Jesuit Novitiate of St. Francis Xavier in Sheridan.
Described as one of the most pristine,
scenic and unique properties in Tillamook County, the Nestucca Sanctuary is
now for sale. The 93-forested acres is
on the northernmost headland in the
Nestucca Bay, overlooking the bay to
the east, Pacific City to the north and the
Pacific Ocean to the west. The property
includes a mile of shoreline. The retreat
has a lodge and dormitory. Realty Marketing/Northwest is auctioning off the
property on Dec. 5, with opening bids
starting at $1,295,000.
mph, but city officials, citing pedestrian
safety, want to lower it to 25 mph as
many motorists ignore the law and race
through the small Lincoln County community. The four-lanes in the core area
can be even more difficult to navigate
during the peak summer tourism months
with vehicles looking for rare parking
spots, other vehicles backing out of the
diagonal parking slots, pedestrians jutting across the coastal route to view the
crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean on
the rocks over the seawall, or those trying to go the other way to reach the wide
OEM Receives the
sidewalk on the eastside in front of the
Citizen Corps Award for
many specialty shops and restaurants
Community
that make up Depoe Bay. There are
established lighted pedestrian crossPreparedness
Depoe Bay Speed Limit walks that can test one's patience, while Oregon Emergency Management reIt's known for having the "World's few have found the safe walkway under ceived the Citizen Corps Honorable
Smallest Harbor." It is also the home of
the Oregon Coast "Whale Watching
Spoken Here" program. Depoe Bay,
which into the 1960s basically closed
down for the winter months, is trying to
slow down traffic on Hwy. 101 and the
Oregon Department of Transportation
1085 So. 2nd
agrees. The posted speed limit is 30
Coast to Valley
Public Bus Service
(No Saturday Service)
Porter Stage Line
(541) 269-7183
Sun.—Fri. depart Coos Bay 7:15 a.m., Reedsport 7:40
a.m., Florence 8:15 a.m. arrive Eugene 9:35 a.m.
Coos Bay
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garden, farm,
ranch, pet, needs
in one location.
Mon.— Fri. depart Eugene 10:05 a.m., Florence 11:20
a.m., Reedsport 11:50 a.m., arrive Coos Bay 12:20 p.m.
Afternoon bus departs Coos Bay at 12:35 p.m.
Evening bus departs Eugene at 4:05 p.m.
Call for fare information or
http://www.porterstageline.com/
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12/6 - Yachats Big Band, Dance to the
music of this 17-piece band on the
FIRST THURSDAY of each month from
7 pm to 9 pm. Suggested Donation
Adults $4.00; children under 12 free.
Held at the Yachats Commons, Hwy
101 and W 4th St. FMI, contact the Yachats Big Band at home, (541) 5474252.
12/6, 12/13, 12/20, 12/27, 1/3 - Knifty
Knitters, 1 – 2pm, The Presbyterian
Church, Gold Beach, join a great
group for good conversation and knitting. Open to the public.
12/7 - Popovich Pet Comedy Theater,
7:00pm - 9:00pm, Florence Events
Center. Comedy Pet Theater is Gregory Popovich's unparalleled familyoriented blend of nonstop juggling,
acrobatics and unique physical comedy. If Gregory isn't up balancing on a
ladder, then there's probably a cat
that's doing it. If he isn't making your
head spin by juggling more rings than
you can count, then there are adorable, talented pups leaping through
them.
12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28 - Free Blood
Pressure Readings at the Newport
Senior Activity Center, 10:00 AM 12:00 PM, have your blood pressure
checked at no charge in the Newport
Senior Center's library/lounge. No appointment necessary. 20 SE Second
Street in Newport, 541-265-9617, Free.
12/7 - 7 pm - Little Log Church Museum, W 3rd & Pontiac, 7:30 pm - Yachats Ladies Clubhouse, W 3rd &
Pontiac, Admission is Free, WINTER
CELEBRATION OPENING CEREMONY
WITH THE SWEET ADELINES. The
Opening Ceremony is held at the Little
Log Church Museum followed by a
performance by the Sweet Adelines at
the Yachats Ladies Clubhouse. Refreshments provided by the Yachats
Ladies Club.
12/7 - Carouse Creations, Dec 7, 2012 –
Feb 2, 2013, Coos Art Museum-235
Anderson, Coos Bay, Carousel- Ken
Means Nationally known wood carver
ken Means of Coquille, Oregon has
been working to complete his carousel
project for many years. In 2005 he
presnted a display of its progress at the
Museum which became one of our
most popular exhibitions. In 2012 we
are expecting its completion. Maggie
Karl, Vaughan and Perkins Galleries,
For more information call the museum
at 541-267-3901.
12/7 - LCCC Concert Series! Jason
Farnham an Evening of Contemporary Piano an at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. 7:00PM. FMI 541-9949994.
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Ally Cooper helps prepare Beaver Classic cheese, a student-run venture at Oregon State University. (photo courtesy of Tim Marsh)
Mention Award for Individual and Community Preparedness for a project that
placed emergency backpacks in Oregon
coastal counties. The backpacks contain
emergency blankets, flashlights, and
basic first aid supplies to be used in a
disaster. "I've worked on the Cascadia
Subduction Zone catastrophic response
plan and know that counties need assistance in caring for survivors in the event
of a disaster," said Chuck Perino, Emergency Management Planner for Oregon
Emergency Management. "It's great to
be able to provide them something tangible to use." Experts predict there is a
37% chance of large Cascadia Zone
earthquake in Oregon within the next 50
years. Oregon is located in the Cascadia
Subduction Zone, a 600 mile long earthquake fault stretching from offshore
northern California to southern British
Columbia. "We know Oregon is at risk
for a major earthquake," said Martin
Plotner, Director, Oregon Military Department's Office of Emergency Management. "This award brings to attention all of the hard work our staff at the
Office of Emergency Management has
done to make sure residents in Oregon
are prepared," said Plotner. When a
disaster strikes experts warn you need to
be able to survive for at least 72 hours
on your own, in some cases it may take
even longer for help to arrive. "You
may not be at home when a disaster occurs," said Althea Rizzo, Geologic Hazards Program Coordinator for Oregon
Emergency Management. "You will
want the supplies because you may be
camping for a few days as you make
your way home," added Rizzo. The
State Citizen Corps Advisory council is
made up of five citizen corps programs
including Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), fire corps, volunteers in police service, medical reserve corps and neighborhood watch. A
total of 90 backpacks will be distributed
to CERT and Fire Corps programs in the
coastal counties. Funding for the project
came through the Homeland Security
Grant program dedicated to the Citizen
Corps Program. The mission of Citizen
Corps is aimed at equipping communities to respond to the threats of terrorism, crime, public health issues, and
disasters of all kinds.
OSU launches sale of
Beaver Classic cheese
and caramelized flavors.” The cheese
can be ordered online at: http://
oregonstate.edu/main/cheese. Goddik,
Marc Bates and Bob McGorrin comprise
a faculty management and production
team that helped coordinate the launch
of the student-made product. This is the
university’s first venture into branded
sales of student-made food products,
said McGorrin, Jacobs-Root Professor
and head of the Department of Food
Science & Technology. “This new venture will help provide opportunities for
our students to obtain real-world educational experience that translates into
future jobs in the industry creating dairy
products,” McGorrin said. “Our students
work in the creamery in all stages of the
cheese’s production, from quality control to sales. They start from milk, take it
through the curd process, and age the
cheese for six months.” “The tagline on
the student-designed product label is
‘Savor Education,’ which reflects the
ability to enjoy the end result of a successfully designed, produced and aged
dairy product,” McGorrin added. Bates
is a new faculty member at OSU who is
assisting with production start-up. He
previously oversaw the student-run
cheese manufacturing program at Washington State University. In addition to
online sales, Beaver Classic cheese has
been made available at OSU home football games.
Oregon State University has launched
sales of a new artisan-style cheese produced in an on-campus creamery by
students in the Department of Food Science & Technology. Beaver Classic
cheese is an alpine-style product, which
Oregon State students make using milk
from the university’s dairy herd, according to Lisbeth Goddick, an OSU Extension specialist who works with food enOregon volunteers
trepreneurs around the world on artisan
needed to gather
cheeses. “The cheese is in the tradition
of alpine cheeses made in Switzerland,
precipitation data
Italy and France,” Goddick said. “It has A statewide network that uses Oregon
a subtle, nutty taste with creamy, buttery citizens to collect local data on rain,
snow and even hail is seeking a new
wave of volunteers. Coordinated by the
Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State
University, the program is part of the
national Community Collaborative Rain,
Hail & Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS.
This national initiative has volunteers in
every state who collect and report precipitation data, providing scientists with
important data that supplements that
which comes from existing weather stations. Kathie Dello, deputy director of
the Oregon Climate Service at OSU,
works with the Oregon volunteers, who
number about 300. She would like to
greatly expand that number. “The national organization was begun in 1997 in
Fort Collins, Colo., after they had a major localized storm there, but other areas
in the city only received modest amounts
of rain,” Dello said. “People thought,
‘how can that happen?’ It illustrates how
fickle weather data can be. It can rain an
inch in one location, and be completely
dry a couple of miles away. “That’s
why we need more volunteers to report
on local events,” Dello pointed out. “It
will provide us much more accurate
data, which leads to better precipitation
maps and over the long haul, more accurate forecasting.” CoCoRaHS volunteers must buy a rain gauge for about
$27 plus shipping, watch a short training
video, and report as frequently as possible the amount of rainfall and snowfall
in their area. Interested persons should
go to the CoCoRaHS website at http://
www.cocorahs.org/ to sign up. Dello
said Oregon needs more volunteers
throughout the state, but especially in
eastern and southern Oregon, along the
Oregon coast, in the foothills of the
Coast Range and Cascades, and in areas
just outside of cities that have a bit of
elevation change. “Elevation change is
important because that can be a factor in
how much precipitation falls,” Dello
said. “We are trying to work out an arrangement with Oregon wineries, because many vineyards are in those exact
locations and people are working there
every day. They would be a great resource.” Ironically, Dello said, one area
of the greatest need is in and around
Corvallis. Dello said the work is easy,
the rain gauges provide accurate information, and it can be a good family or
educational activity. “I think it would be
a great activity for middle school or high
school kids, with a bit of supervision
from parents,” Dello said. “We’d also
love to have retirees, or anyone who
cares about the weather. The data will
really be useful in better understanding
Oregon weather.” Weather-lovers can
learn more about Oregon’s fickle
OSU student Ally Cooper and faculty supervisor Marc Bates check if
milk coagulum is ready to cut. (photo courtesy of Tim Marsh)
weather by following Dello on Twitter Self-neglect can be defined as the inabilat: www.twitter.com/orclimatesvc
ity of a person (more often than not due
Checking on Isolated, to worsening dementia) to provide themselves with the necessities of daily livVulnerable Neighbors, ing. According to DHS officials, Adult
Friends, Loved Ones Protective Services received over 2100
inquiries in 2011 relating to concerns
during the Holidays
about self-neglect. Indicators of selfThe Department of Human Services neglect can be a lack of food and water,
wants to remind Oregonians to be aware poor hygiene, dressing improperly, not
of the signs of self-neglect and/or vul- taking critical medications and ignoring
nerable adult abuse. With family mem- health problems. The person's lack of
bers coming to town visiting their understanding of their predicament leads
friends, neighbors and loved ones this to harm or endangerment. Self-neglect
season, it is important to take the time to does not include individuals who are
check in on the vulnerable and isolated capable of making informed decisions or
people you may know to be sure they are have different lifestyles where their stantaking care of themselves and are safe. dards for personal care or housekeeping
are not that of their community. "Selfneglect and elder abuse is under-reported
mostly because people do not know how
to recognize the signs or indicators,"
said Marie Cervantes, director of the
DHS Office of Adult Abuse Prevention
and Investigations. "We want to raise
awareness of self-neglect and ways to
report it so that we may prevent it.
Checking in on your loved ones, as well
as vulnerable neighbors and friends this
holiday season is a way to make sure
they are healthy and safe," she said.
Last year, DHS Adult Protective Services received over 28,000 referrals of
vulnerable adult abuse. The most prevalent allegations were self-neglect, financial exploitation, and neglect of care.
DHS Office of Adult Abuse Prevention
and Investigations specialists work to
resolve the immediate crisis, reduce risk
and help to establish long-term stability.
For information on vulnerable abuse and
what to look for go to: http://
12/8, 12/9, 12/15 & 12/16 - 4 - 7 pm,
16th Annual HECETA LIGHTSTATION
VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS OPEN
HOUSE. The Queen Ann style Keeper's
House will be decorated with Victorian
flourishes inside and out. Enjoy warm
drinks and treats and performances by
local musicians. Santa Claus will be
there, and there will be a holiday raffle with great prizes from local businesses. Shuttle service will be offered
from Heceta Head Lighstation State
Scenic Area parking lot to the front
door. Or bring warm, rainproof clothing and a flashlight and enjoy a beautiful walk up from the parking lot/
beach. The parking fee is $3 or present
your Oregon Coast Passport. FMI: (541)
547-3696. The lightstation is located
just 14 miles south of Yachats.
12/8 & 12/9 - Newport Symphony
Orchestra's Holiday Home Tour, Saturday, Dec 8th from 10 am to 4 pm and
Sunday, Dec 9th from 12 noon to 4 pm.
Come visit 4 beautiful local homes
delightfully decorated for the holidays!
Hear favorite holiday music presented
by local musicians and stock up for
your holiday events with delicious
homemade bake goods from our
BAKE SALE. Tickets: $18 in advance,
$20 at the door. Tickets are available
at the PAC or JC Market. Call the
NSO office for more details: 541-5740614.
12/8 - Miracle on 51st Street in the Historic Taft District of Lincoln City. Santa
visits SW 51st Street for photos, caroling, a dock lighting and more! Photos
available for a donation of 2 cans of
food. FMI 541-614-0771 or visit the
BAMA website.
12/8, 12/9. 12/15, & 12/16 - The Sanity Clause, BOO - HISS - AHHHHHH ...
Oregon's historic Sawdust Theatre in
Coquille presents THE SANITY
CLAUSE, a special holiday melodrama
benefiting the Create Center, a nonprofit after-school program of art &
education activates for area youth
and adults. Performances are Saturdays December 8th & 15th at 7pm,
with Sunday matinees December 9th
& 16th at 3pm. Tickets may be reserved by calling 541-396-4563.
12/8 - Curry County Veterans Memorial Blind Auction, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM,
http://
www.currycountyveteransmemorial.or
g, The Curry County Veterans Memorial Association will be hosting a fundraising Blind Auction to raise money
for the construction of a Curry County
Veterans Memorial. Kalmiopsis Elementary School, 650 Easy Street,
Brookings.
12/8 & 12/9 - LRP - Truman Capote's
(cont. pg. 9)
If you are unsure who to contact call 1- at Oregon State Parks, U.S. Forest Ser800-232-3020 (DHS).
vice, Bureau of Land Management and
Few Oregonians gobble National Park Service sites along the
Oregon Coast. The coastal passports are
up locally-grown turkey on sale for $30 - regularly $35 - in DeThe distinct sound of gobbling turkeys cember. The 12-month OPRD permits
in Oregon has generally grown silent for and coastal passports can be purchased,
nearly 20 years. What was once a thriv- along with other gift possibilities such as
ing agricultural industry left the state– a a 24-month state park day-use parking
rarity among Oregon's diverse list of permit for $50 and gift certificates in any
commodities. While there are a few lo- amount, by calling the Oregon State
cally-grown birds sold to niche market Parks Information Center, 1-800-551consumers this year, most Oregonians 6949, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
will sit down to a Thanksgiving dinner Callers may use debit or credit cards that
featuring a turkey produced in Califor- have VISA or MasterCard logos to purnia, Utah, or Minnesota. "At one time, chase permits, passports and gift certifiOregon was a large producer of turkeys, cates. Walk-in customers can buy the
probably producing up to 30 percent of OPRD permits at major OPRD offices,
the West Coast supply from the Wil- some state park friends' group stores and
lamette and Yamhill valleys," says re- selected local businesses throughout the
cently retired Oregon Department of state. A list of vendors is posted at
Agriculture Assistant Director Dalton w w w . o r e g o n s t a t e p a r k s . o r g /
Hobbs. "Due to consolidation of the tur- dayuse_permit_vendors.php . The
key processing industry and a few other coastal passports are sold at coastal state
factors that hit during the early 1990s, parks, federal agency offices and local
all that commercial production has gone vendors in several coastal communities.
away." Back in the mid-1980s, Oregon
Enjoy a Discovery
produced about 2.5 million turkeys and
had a strong, viable industry. The state’s Season Camping Trip at
climate was amenable to turkey producan Oregon State Park
tion and suited growers and the local Die-hard campers don't need much of an
processors. Turkeys were part of Ore- excuse to go camping, but as of October
Val Early, a fishing guide in Brookings, has been appointed to the
gon’s diverse agricultural product mix. 1, the Oregon Parks and Recreation DeOregon State Marine Board replacing Coos Bay’s George Tinker.
Now there are only a handful of small- partment (OPRD) has been offering up
www.oregon.gov/DHS/spwpd/abuse/ Department of Human Services office in scale producers who specialize in or- one more reason: Discovery Season.
index.shtml . If you believe abuse or your area or your local law enforcement. ganic, pasture raised, or so-called From October 1-April 30, rates for RV
"heritage" turkeys– birds produced and tent campsites at Oregon State Parks
neglect may be occurring contact the
through natural mating, not through arti- have dropped by $4 per night. Dependficial insemination as is the case with ing on the location, tent sites go as low
commercial turkeys. Many factors led to as $13 per night, and full hookup sites as
the demise of Oregon's turkey industry low as $16 per night. Fall and winter
in the early 1990s. But the bottom line is discounts, which continue through April
that it's cheaper to grow turkeys in Cali- 30, apply to all sites, except standard
fornia, Utah, the Midwest, or in the yurts and cabins. Details on Discovery
southeast US and ship them to Oregon Season rates can be found at http://
for sale than it is to actually grow them www.oregonstateparks.org/rates.php.
locally. Turkeys are generally raised Walkoski said that Discovery Season
where the feed is produced. The closer welcomes those spur of the moment dethe turkeys are, the lower the production cisions to camp. Cabins and yurts do
cost. Unfortunately, Oregon is rather require reservations all year. Some spedistant from the feed sources of soy- cialty sites are discounted even more
beans and dry corn.
than $4 per night. Deluxe cabins and
Oregon State Parks'
Passes
December is "stocking stuffer" month at
Oregon State Parks. From December 1
through December 31, parkgoers can
save $5 on the state park 12-month dayuse parking permit. The state park permit, which is required at 26 Oregon state
parks, is on sale for $25 - regularly $30 in December. Visitors who do not have
long-term passes must purchase $5 daily
permits. The Oregon Coast Passport is
also discounted $5 in December. The
passport is a multi-agency product, valid
deluxe yurts drop at least $20 per night.
And with the construction of 16 new
deluxe cabins at Fort Stevens, Cape
Lookout and Prineville in 2011, people
have more choice than ever. For details,
see http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/
PARKS/pages/deluxe.aspx. People can
reserve
online
through
www.oregonstateparks.org or by calling
Reservations Northwest at 1-800-4525687. Current information on state park
rates, openings and closings is available
by calling 1-800-551-6949, or online at
www.oregonstateparks.org.
Fishing Guide Newest
Appointment to the
Marine Board
Governor Kitzhaber recently appointed
Val Early of Brookings to serve on the
Marine Board after the vacancy of twoterm member, George Tinker, of Coos
Bay. Ms. Early was confirmed by the
Senate on September 12 and recently
attended her first Board meeting in
Maupin on October 23. Board member
Early’s love for the waterways happened
at a young age. While sitting on the
front steps of the family farm home, she
witnessed her father helping rescue
neighbors to higher ground by using his
tractor to tow whatever belongings he
could salvage. This event would later
become known as the “Great ’64 Flood,”
where many rivers became mini-oceans,
engulfing everything in their path. This
situation instilled her lifelong respect
and fascination with waterways. Early’s
father, Cal Wade, held a seat on the Marine Board in the 1970’s, and through his
service, she was exposed to boating issues in Oregon, while becoming proficient in operating drift boats and other
watercraft on the Rogue River. Early
holds a U.S. Coast Guard Uninspected
Passenger Vessel License. She also is
an owner/operator of Early Fishing, Inc.,
a fishing guide service that is registered
to operate in Oregon, California and
Alaska. In addition to Early’s boating
experience she has volunteered with
many organizations on river conservation and habitat including the ODFW
Fall Chinook Conservation Plan, USFS
National Center for Wild and Scenic
River Excellence Working Group,
Chetco Watershed Council, Brookings
Harbor Safe-N-Sober, and other outdoor
events that promote fishing, conservation and safety.
Early hopes that
through her role on the Marine Board,
she’s able to inspire current and future
generations to take responsibility for
their behavior, become stewards of the
waterways and to increase participation
in clean boating programs. Early desires
working cooperatively to resolve issues
between boating groups and would like
to be a part of the conversation that
seeks solutions through education or
other interventions before asserting more
regulations.
“I am very excited about
the appointment of Ms. Early. Her background and experience are great additions to the Marine Board and being
from the southern region, gives a balanced geographical representation to the
Board,” said Marine Director Scott Brewen. Marine Board members serve a
four-year term and may be re-appointed
to serve a maximum of two consecutive
terms. Board Members voluntarily serve
and are entitled to compensation and
expenses as provided by ORS 292.495.
The primary role of Marine Board members is to make all rules necessary to
carry out the provisions of the State Marine Board and promote uniformity of
the laws relating to boating and their
enforcement. To learn more about Marine Board members, visit http://
www.oregon.gov/OSMB/Pages/admin/
BoardMemberBios.aspx.
New Online Paddling
Course a Great Intro to
the Water
You see them all over. Kayaks, canoes,
even stand-up paddle boards. Paddlecraft are becoming more affordable and
available at almost every retailer these
days, and many vacation destinations
rent paddlecraft for day use. But there’s
more to it than just trying out the activity
and deciding to buy a paddlecraft. Each
year thousands of people flock to the
waterways with little knowledge about
their boat, where they’re operating, what
the legal requirements are, and the skill
needed to avoid an accident. The Oregon State Marine Board now offers a
great introduction to the waterways with
a free online paddling course, approved
by the National Association of State
Boating Law Administrators.
The
Online Paddling Course, offered through
BoaterExam.com, covers state boating
laws, rules of the road, how to read the
waterway, what to do in case of an emergency, and other tips to enhance boater’s
knowledge base and operating skills.
“There are so many boating opportunities in Oregon on all kinds of waterways.
We’re so fortunate to have great public
access to rivers, lakes, bays and the
ocean,” says MariAnn Koloszar, Boating
Education Coordinator for the Marine
Board. “Paddling comes in a lot of dif-
Christmas Memories, 7-9pm, Sunday 2
-4pm, Florence Events Center, Last
Resport Players presents Truman Capote's Christmas Memories. Tickets $15.
12/8 - "Christmas In Waldport & Candlelite Bridge Walk." 541-563-2133.
12/8 - Christmas Lights the Night, second Saturday of December, will find
hundreds of children anxiously awaiting their turn on Santa's lap at The
Feed Store in "Santa's Workshop". The
Coos County Logging Museum also
holds their annual open house during
the event.
12/8 - Holiday Book Sale, Bandon
Library, Sprague Community Room,
11th St., City Park, BLFF Holiday sale
at the Bandon Library.
12/8 - Second Saturday Plant Sale,
10am – 4pm, Pony Village Mall, North
Bend. Sea Breeze Harmony Chorus.
Come browse our high-quality vegetable and flower starts and healthy
house plants. Proceeds of the sale help
the chorus buy music and attend
events. Sea Breeze Harmony Chorus is
a 17-member women's a cappella chorus that is part of Sweet Adeline's International. For more information,
visit: www.seabreezeharmony.org.
12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 - Indoor
Farmer’s Market at the Lincoln City
Cultural Center. 9AM-3PM. FMI 541994-9994.
12/9 - Sunday 8:30 - 11:00 am, Yachats Lions Hall, W 4th & Pontiac, LIONS PANCAKE BREAKFAST WITH
SANTA. Breakfast is free of charge
and donations will be accepted.
Breakfast includes all you can eat
pancakes, eggs over easy, choice of
ham or sausage, milk, tea, or coffee.
Bring the entire family and join the
fun. Crafts and presents for kids, photo
with Santa and more! Please visit Yachats merchants after breakfast. Sponsored by Yachats Lions Club and Yachats Youth & Family Activities Program YYFAP. FMI: Secretary Max
Glenn 541-547-5171.
12/9 - Native American Basketry of
The South Coast, Dec 9, 2012 – Feb 11,
2013, Coos Art Museum- 235 Anderson,
Coos Bay. This exhibition includes both
historic and contemporary weaving
and can be viewed in the Mabel Hansen gallery on the Museum's second
floor. the exhibition opens with a free
public reception to be held from 5 to
7pm on Friday, Dec. 9. Historically
basketry served many functions in the
daily lives of the Native Americans
along Oregon's South Coast from basketry hats and storage bags to mats
and fish traps. Beyond these many
utilitarian functions it was and is an
aesthetic expression of its makers. The
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Paddlesports Safety Course and more shop fee can be paid at the door. For
information about boating safety and more information go to goyachats.com
education, visit www.boatoregon.com.
or call 541-961-6695.
Monmouth Taiko
Drummers
Southwest Oregon Regional Airport at North Bend has a new display
from artist David Castleberry.
ferent forms. There’s a huge interest for
people to connect with nature and stay
fit at the same time. Learning how to
paddle is a great way to get your feet wet
in recreational boating.” In 1999, the
Legislature approved the mandatory
boater education law requiring operators
of motorized boats over 10 horse power
to take an approved boating safety
course and carry a boater education card
when operating their boat. This program
was phased in based on the boat operator’s age and in 2009, all boaters were
required to carry their card. The Marine
Board has issued nearly 300,000 boater
education cards since 2001 and has seen
a decline in reported boating accidents.
"Education had a direct impact on making the waterways safer. When everyone knows how their own watercraft
handles, know the rules of the road, as
well as being prepared for emergency
situations, everyone wins,” Koloszar
adds. “Everyone can co-mingle safely
and enjoy Oregon’s beautiful waterways.” To take advantage of the free,
The Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences begins its fourth year of quality
programming for the Greater Yachats
Community. In celebration of this event,
the Academy is presenting the Monmouth Taiko Drummers for both an evening concert (6:30 PM) and an afternoon
"hands-on Taiko drumming workshop
(2:00 PM), on Saturday, December 8th
at the Yachats Commons. Taiko is the
Japanese word for large drum. These are
traditional Japanese drums. Taiko also
means the performance of playing the
Taiko. The Monmouth Taiko Drummers
formed in 1995 at Western Oregon University. The current group is a mixture
of Japanese and American musicians.
Taiko weaves rhythm, melody and
movement into a powerful musical art
that is best experienced in a live performance. Tickets for the concert are
$10.00 and available at Toad Hall (W.
3rd St.) and Bread and Roses (W. 4th
St.) in Yachats and at Waldport Video in
Waldport. Tickets will also be available
at the door. A special treat is planned for
the intermission. You can reserve your
space (limited to 20 participants) be
emailing Todd Wilson at [email protected]. The $10 work-
Castleberry Fish Display
Completed at Southwest
Oregon Regional Airport
An unexpected visual eruption of vibrant
colors and hues greets all travelers and
visitors to Southwest Oregon Regional
Airport as Charleston artist David
Castleberry’s oil paintings of local to
exotic fish and sea creatures burst across
the walls of the baggage and waiting
areas. The installation, which began in
late summer is now complete and represents a collaboration between Southwest
Oregon Regional Airport , Coos Art
Museum and Castleberry. The exhibition
of eighty-four breathtaking fish and sea
creatures was recently featured in a segment of Oregon Art Beat on PBS television. The original works, painted in oils
on shaped recycled wood panels, glow
with Castleberry’s trademark infusion of
color and energy. All shapes of fish,
from common species to fantastic sea
creatures sparkle and dance across the
expansive walls. Some works require a
more studious eye to catch the play on
“fish in fish” or a scene within, while
others seem to be on fire or patterned
with light bulb bright dots. Castleberry,
a popular Charleston artist, is known
throughout Oregon ’s Bay Area for his
large paintings that combine bright col-
ors and bold patterns with themes from
nature. This project comes from the
artist’s excitement of living in Charleston above the harbor. “You can’t live in
Charleston and not be in love with the
sea and all the creatures in it. Each day,
boats bring in the bounty of the ocean
and all these magnificent fish covered in
beauty. What a thrill to walk on the
docks and see so much of a world be-
neath the waves up close.” Each of the
fish art pieces is for sale through the
Coos Art Museum Rental and Sales Office. Coos Art Museum has been a cultural focal point of Oregon ’s scenic
Southern Coast since 1966. It occupies
an historic 1936 Art Deco US Federal
Building in downtown Coos Bay . The
Museum offers a wide range of arts activities including exhibitions, art classes,
and lectures. Hours are 10:00am to
4:00pm, Tuesday through Friday and
1:00 to 4:00 pm on Saturday. Museum
admission: $5 general, $2 students, veterans and seniors, free to Museum members. For information regarding this
exhibit or for other questions please call:
Coos Art Museum (541) 267-3901. You
may also view the CAM website at:
www.coosart.org.
NSO Holiday Home Tour
Tickets Now on Sale
The Newport Symphony Orchestra announces tickets for their Holiday Home
Tour are now on sale. The Holiday
Home Tour will take place in Newport
December 8 and 9, and will include
tours of four unique Newport houses, in
Beverly Beach, Agate Beach and
Yaquina Bay. Each home is sumptuously decorated for the holidays. The
trees donated by Fishing Family Farm
will thrill visitors with unusual ornaments, including musical instruments,
antique and eclectic ornaments, and
glimmering crystals. Tour designers
Betty Stier of Finishing Touches by
Betty, Shannon Rackowski of ReDo
Designs and Larry Tapanen will transform the houses into places of enchantment and joy. Two of the homes will
have musicians performing throughout
each day, including the vocal groups
CoastalAires, Women of Note, High
Tide Quartet, and the Polka Dots, plus
combinations of strings, piano and guitar
by local musicians. The Tour will include the opportunity to purchase limited editions of the print Winter Surf II
by Michael Gibbons which he created
and donated especially for the NSO.
The Tour Bake Sale will be at the Ernest
Bloch House, and there visitors will find
special items for holiday parties as well
as Christmas cookies and breads. Proceeds from all sales will be used to support the activities of the Newport Symphony Orchestra, with a portion donated
to the Newport Performing Arts Center.
The event will be held Saturday, DecemStart Your List Here
Leaf’s
Tree
House
Mini
Mall
Pre-owned Items
Mon.—Sat. 10-5
Sun. 11-4
311 So. Broadway
Coos Bay
(541) 266-7348
weavers used a wide range of natural
plant materials especially spruce tree
roots, willow, cedar, hazel and sedge.
For more information call the museum
at 541-267-3901.
12/9 - Second Sunday Sing Alongsponsored by South Coast Folk Society,
4pm – 6pm, Unity by the Bay North
Bend. Sing with members of The
South Coast Folk Society at a Community Sing-Along, for two hours of harmonizing to the accompaniment of
local musicians. This is a public event
open to all ages and voices. No experience is necessary and new singers are
always welcome. Big songbooks with a
variety of popular songs are provided.
Bring copies of your favorites to share.
Musical instruments are also welcome.
The Second Sunday Sing-Along is a
free public event occurring on the second Sunday of every month from 4:00
-6:00pm. For more information contact Gail at 541-756-4701.
12/10 - Siuslaw High School Band &
Choir Concert - Free, 7:00pm 9:00pm, Florence Events Center, Band
and choir concert - Free Concert open to the public.
12/10 - Community Pot Luck, 6:00
PM, Depoe Bay Community Center,
Free. For more information: 541-7652889.
12/11, 12/18, 12/30 - Bingo at the
Senior Center, 12:30 – 1:30pm, Airport
Way, Gold Beach.
12/11 - Emerald City Jazz Kings Christmas Show, 7:30pm - 9:30pm, Florence
Events Center, "Park your parka and
Let It Snow as we gather by the fire
and bring you the Emerald City Jazz
Kings fifth annual Christmas show."
Shirley Andress, Bill Hullings, Bob Cross
and Tracy Williams take the audience
back to a cooler time when Bing was
King and Sonja Henie was a hottie!
This special concert will usher in the joy
of the holiday season with some good
old fashioned Christmas music, including "Sleigh Ride," "I'll Be Home for
Christmas," "Little Jack Frost Get Lost,"
"Jingle Bells," "Santa Clause is Coming
to Town," "It Happened in Sun Valley,"
"Have Yourself a Merry Little christmas," "Chestnuts Roasting," and many
more favorites. Bring the entire family
and celebrate the most wonderful
time of the year! Tickets are $28 for
adults and $14 for youth.
12/13 - City of North Bend's Annual
Christmas Tree Lighting and Celebration, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, North Bend
Community Center. Santa arrives at
6:00pm to help Mayor Wetherall light
the Christmas Tree. Complimentary
photos of your child on Santa's lap will
be available and 2 bicycles will be
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ber 8th between 10 am and 4 pm and
again on Sunday, December 9th between noon and 4 pm. Tickets are $18
per person in advance and $20 the days
of the Tour, and can be purchased at JC
Markets in Newport and Toledo and at
the Newport Performing Arts Center box
office. Tickets will also be available at
the Ernest Bloch House located just
south of the Roby’s parking area on US
Coastal Public
Libraries
Bandon
Library—(541)-347-3221,
1204 11th St. SW Monday Closed,
Tuesday 10:30- 8:00, Wednesday
10:30- 8:00, Thursday 10:30- 8:00,
Friday 10:30 – 5:00, Saturday 10:30 –
5:00, Sunday Closed.
Brookings Library—Chetco Community Public Library, 541-469-7738, 405
Alder St., Monday 10 am - 6 pm,
Tuesday 10 am - 7 pm, Wednesday 10
am - 8 pm, Thursday 10 am - 7 pm,
Friday 10 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am
- 5 pm, Sunday closed.
Coos Bay Library—541-269-1101,
525 Anderson Ave. Open: Mon-Thu:
10am-7pm, Fri-Sat: noon-6pm, Sun:
closed.
Coquille Public Library - 105 N. Birch
St., Coquille, OR 97423, 541-3962166. Hours: •Mon: 10 am-6 pm;
•Tue: 10 am – 6 pm; •Wed: 10 am – 6
pm; •Thu: 10 am – 6 pm; •Fri: 10 am
– 5 pm; •Sat: 12 pm – 5 pm; •Sun:
closed.
Driftwood Public Library—801 SW
Hwy 101 #201, Lincoln City, OR
97367, Tel: 541-996-2277, Open 10-8
Mon.-Wed. 10-6 Thurs.-Sat., 1-5 Sun.
E-mail: [email protected]
Florence
Library—541-997-3132,
1460 9th St. Open: Sunday 1-5 Monday 10-6 - Tuesday 10-8 Wednesday 10-8 - Thursday 10-6 Friday 10-6 - Saturday 10-6.
Gold Beach Library— 541-247-7246,
94341 3rd Street. Mon-Thu: 10am8pm, Fri: 10am-6pm, Sat: 10am5pm, Sun: Closed.
Lakeside Public Library - 915 N.
Lake Road, Lakeside, OR 97449, 541759-4432. Hours: Monday 10:30am5pm;
Tuesday
10:30am-5pm;
Wednesday 10:30am-5pm; Thursday
10:30am-5pm; Friday 10:30am-5pm;
101 on the days of the Tour. For more
information, contact Melody Lavrakas,
Holiday Home Tour coordinator at 541574-0899, [email protected].
2013 Master Gardener
Classes-Prepare for the
Coastal Gardening
Season
Sponsored by Oregon State University
Lincoln County Extension Service.
Registration is underway and class size
limited, so register early. Deadline is
December 14th. Classes held on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am-4pm at Oregon Coast Community College beginning January 15, 2013. Orientation Session January 10th. A couple of partial
scholarships are available. Remember
no experience needed, just a desire to
learn coastal gardening. For more information about classes,
call Lincoln
County Extension Office at 541-5746534 or stop by the Extension Office at
29 SE 2nd St., Newport (across from the
Senior Center and Newport Recreation
Center) or visit the website for program
details, registration packet and class
s c h e d u l e
a t
h t t p : / /
extension.oregonstate.edu/lincoln/
master_gardeners. Horticulture instructors from Oregon State University, local
county specialists and experienced gardening experts will share their insights
on topics such as: Natives, Invasives,
Botany, Pruning, Seed Starting and
Propagation, Soils, Composting, Edible
Fruits, Organic Gardening, Conifer and
Plant ID, Plant Diseases and Diagnostics
to name just a few.
Chetco Activity Center
in Brookings
December 2012
•Azalea Festival Quilt The Azalea
Quilters latest creation will be on display
in the Center's Dining Room during the
entire month of December, purchase
tickets to win this beautiful quilt. The
winner will be drawn at the 2013 Azalea
Festival on Memorial Day Weekend,
Coastal Public
Libraries
Langlois Public Library—48234
Highway 101, P.O. Box 277, Langlois,
OR 97450. Phone Numbers: 541-348
-2066; 541-348-2066
[email protected]. Hours:
Mon - 11:00 am - 2 :00 pm, Tues-Fri 11:00 am - 6:00 pm, Saturday - 11:00
am - 4:00 pm, Sun - Closed
Myrtle Point Public Library - 435 5th
Street, Myrtle Point, OR, 97458, 541572-2591. Hours: Monday 10am –
8pm; Tuesday 10am – 8pm; Wednesday 10am – 8pm; Thursday Noon –
5pm; Friday Noon – 5pm; Saturday
Noon – 5pm; Sunday closed.
Newport Library—541-265-2153, 35
N.W. Nye Street, Mon-Tue-Wed ●
10 – 9, Thu-Fri-Sat ● 10 – 6, Sun ●
12 – 5.
North Bend Library—541-756-0400,
1800 Sherman Ave., Mon-Wed: 11am
– 8pm, Thu-Fri: 11am – 6pm, SatSun: 12pm – 5pm (Closed Sundays in
summer).
Port Orford Library— 541-332-5622,
1421 Oregon Street, Wednesday 105, Thursday 10-8, Friday 10-5, Saturday & Sunday 1-5, Closed most holidays.
Reedsport Library—(541) 271-3500,
395 Winchester Ave., . Tuesday 127; Wednesday 10-4; Thursday 12-6;
Friday 11-4; Closed Sunday, Monday
& Saturday.
Waldport
Library—541-563-5880,
460 N.W. Hemlock Street, Mon-Thu
● 10 – 7, Tue-Wed-Fri ● 10 – 5, Sat
● 10 – 4, Sun ● Closed.
Yachats Library—541-547-3741, 560
W. 7th Street, Mon-Tues-Thu-Fri ●
Noon – 4, Wed ● Noon – 6, Sat ● 10
– 4, Sun ● Closed.
Transportation
Coos County
Coos Co. Area Transit
& Dial A Ride
Coos Bay, North Bend
and Coquille
(541) 267-7111
Bandon
(541) 347-4131
Myrtle Point
(541) 572-3151
Curry County
Curry Public Transit serves the
southern Oregon communities of
Brookings and Gold Beach with
local Dial-A-Ride services and our
Coastal Express buses travel the
US Hwy 101 corridor from Smith
River, CA, northward through
Bandon, Coos Bay, and North
Bend. Connecting with Porter
Stage Lines in Coos Bay and Redwood Coast Transit in Smith
River, travelers may come to our
service area and/or leave it at
either end. 1-800-921-2871
Florence
Rhody Express
Bus Services
The Rhody Express runs a route
Monday through Friday, 10am to
6pm. There is a wheelchair lift
for those that need help boarding
the bus and there's room for two
bicycles. The fare is $1.00 oneway or $2.00 a day. 902-2067.
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Transit
541-265-4900
410 N.E. Harney ● Newport
Monday – Saturday
7:00 – 6:00
Call for bus routes & fares. Dial a
Ride also available.
2013. •Saturday, Dec. 8, Carl and
Friends host December's Hootenanny
Singalong will be from Noon to 2:00
PM, Downstairs. •Saturday, Dec. 8,
Polar Bear Express, The Brookings Merchant's Association will be headquartered at the Chetco Activity Center for
parents and their children to end their
tour of businesses located in the heart of
town. Children and parents will deposit
their entries at the CAC for a chance to
win a holiday gift basket and a Polar
Bear Express book. •Sunday, Dec. 9,
Curry County Habitat for Humanity
2012 Holiday Home Tour, This popular
tour launches from the upstairs dining
room of the Center. Tickets can be purchased for this fun holiday traditon tour
at the Chetco Activity Center, SeaView,
and Wrights Custom Framing. •Sunday,
Dec. 16, Shared Meal, Nat’l ChocolateCovered Anything Day, Bring a dish to
share, Pot-Luck style, 4-6 PM, Upstairs
in the dining room. •Wednesday, Dec.
19, Birthday Lunch: Guardians by the
Sea host a special monthly Ice Cream
Social. •Wednesday, Dec. 26, CAC
Birthday Lunch, Sea View hosts all diners to a special meal of turkey and all the
trimmings. December birthday celebrants are recognized with gifts and
drawings, 11:30 AM, Upstairs in the
dining room.
BASCC Free Computer
Workshop
Coos Bay Public Library will again cohost the Bay Area Senior Computer
Club’s free computer workshop. This
workshop will be held on Tuesday, December 11th from 10-12 noon in the
Cedar Room at the Coos Bay Public
Library. They will have their laptops on
hand for use or you can bring your own
computer in. Ask about how to use
hardware and software. Find out why a
program isn’t working. Learn a new
technique quickly. BASCC members
will be on hand to teach or help you
troubleshoot your computer programs.
This is FREE! Walk-in to get answers
to the computer questions and problems
that are plaguing you! NO AGE LIMIT!
Please call 269-1101 for further.
Reedsport Library of the
Douglas County Library
System will temporarily
close during building
renovation
The Reedsport Branch Library will temporarily close for renovation Friday,
November 30th at 4PM. The library
will resume normal operating hours and
reopen Thursday, December 27th at
noon. During the closure, patrons are
invited to visit any branch library of the
Douglas County Library System. The
outside book return will be closed and
unavailable during the remodel, so materials may be returned to any other location of the Douglas County Library System. Patrons may also access the library
catalog and databases, use Library2Go,
get answers to reference questions, renew items or place holds on items, and
find library locations through the library
website. Visit http://dclibrary.us. This
project has been made possible through
grants, local donations and fundraisers.
Coastal History
Christmas at Sea
By Frank Walsh
Note: This story first appeared in The
World newspaper in Coos Bay on Dec.
25, 2010. Have you ever spent the
Christmas holidays at sea? Perhaps it
was on a cruise on a luxurious ship in
the Caribbean. Well, 67 years ago I
spent that time aboard a troopship on the
Atlantic Ocean during the original
“Perfect Storm.” Our storm was really
seven consecutive ones during an 11-day
voyage from Le Havre, France, to New
York City. My buddy Ed Curran and I
were returning from Europe after serving
seven months fighting in World War II
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given away, children up to the age of
12 are eligible. Oregon Coast School of
Music will be providing entertainment
through the evening and you'll be able
to enjoy beverages and treats from
Sozo's Tea & Coffee House. For more
information call the North Bend Visitor
Information Center at 541-756-4613, or
www.northbendcity.org.
12/14, 12/15 & 12/16 - The Nutcracker, Sprague Community Theater,
11th St., City Park, Presented by the
MarLo Dance Studio.
12/14, 12/15 & 12/16 - Holiday play:
“Destiny” at the Lincoln City Cultural
Center. Kids Sing Out choir, with a
script that explores the meaning of
Christmas. 6:30PM Dec 14-15, and
2:30PM Dec 16. FMI 541-996-4045.
12/14, 12/15 & 12/16 - Holly Jolly Follies, Friday 7:00pm - 9:00pm, Saturday 2-4pm, 7-9pm, Sunday 2-4pm,
Florence Events Center. Another
magical Holly Jolly Follies, a Christmas
show of local talent, is destined to delight audiences this year with four exciting performances. As Santa and his
elves board the Christmas train, the
audience will join them on their trip
from coast to coast, visiting all the famous entertainment spots in America.
12/14 - Dances of Universal Peace at
the South Beach Community Center,
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Join us for Dances
of Universal Peace on the 2nd Friday
of each month. No prior musical or
dance experience is necessary. A donation of $5-$10 is suggested. The
South Beach Community Center is
located at 3024 Ferry Slip Road, in
South Beach (across from Aquarium
Village). Stephen Pierce @ 503-9365318.
12/14 - Monthly International Folk
Dance, 7pm – 10pm, Greenacres
Grange, southeast of Coos Bay, Fun for
people of all ages! Please join us every
second Friday from 7:00-10:00pm at
Greenacres grange. Part of the evening will include teaching and the reset will be request dancing. Learn a
Serbia kolo, a Macedonian oro, and an
Israeli hora! No partners needed.
Dances are active; dress comfortably
and wear soft-soled shoes. Admission is
$4. For more information call Stacy at
541-756-4701.
12/14 - Foreign Film Friday, 7pm –
9pm, Coos Bay Public Library, Subtitled, foreign films are screened on the
second Friday of each month at 7 p.m.
in the Myrtlewood Room. This free
series is sponsored by the Friends of
Coos Bay Public Library. Many of
these films are aimed at mature audiences and parental discretion is advised. For a list of upcoming features,
(Cont. on pg. 15)
Coastal
Hospitals
Bandon
Southern Coos Hospital
& Health Center
900 SE 11th St
Bandon, OR 97411
(541) 347-2426
Brookings
Chetco Medical Center
97825 Shopping Center Ave.
Brookings OR 97415
(541) 412-9800
Coos Bay
Bay Area Hospital
1775 Thompson Road
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 269-8111
Coquille
Coquille Valley Hospital
940 East Fifth
Coquille, OR 97423
(541) 396-3101
Crescent City, CA
Sutter Coast Hospital
800 E. Washington Blvd.
Crescent City, CA 95531
(707) 464-8511
Florence
Peace Harbor
400 Ninth St.
Florence, OR 97439
(541) 997-8412
Gold Beach
Curry General Hospital
94220 4th St.
Gold Beach, OR 97444
(541) 247-6621
Lincoln City
Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital
3043 NE 28th St.
Lincoln City, OR 97367
(541) 994-3661
Newport
Samaritan Pacific
Communities Hospital
930 SW Abbey St.
Newport, OR 97365
(541) 265-2244
Reedsport
Lower Umpqua Hospital
600 Ranch Road
Reedsport, OR 97467
(541) 271-2171
and another nine months of occupation
duty in Munich, Germany, with the 9th
Armored Division. We left Le Havre a
few days before Christmas and we were
hit immediately by the first storm. Soon
Ed and most of the 1,200 GIs aboard
were violently seasick. I was lucky and
didn’t get sick and part of my job was
taking snacks such as soda crackers to
Ed, who was in his berth (in the bow!)
for most of the trip. Most of the gamblers and workers escaped seasickness.
The gamblers began their games of
poker and craps before we cleared Le
Havre harbor. I swear the players at
each game always seemed to be the
same guys during the entire voyage..
The workers were the men who had
regular jobs on the ship. About a dozen
of us worked on the ship’s newsletter
and I wrote a column called “From the
Crow’s Nest,” which would have been
the worst place for anyone during
stormy weather. Our editor was the
ship’s chaplain, a heck of a nice guy.
Every night in his tiny office, while
hanging on for dear life, we wrote and
mimeographed the paper finishing
around 3 a.m. While we worked, we
would glance at the chaplain’s homemade device on the wall that showed
how far the ship listed in rough weather.
During the worst storm, we were
slammed by howling winds of over 100
mph and battered by gigantic waves 75
to 100 feet high. Once we listed a dangerous 38 degrees. Despite the chaplain’s assurances, we landlubbers feared
that the ship was going to capsize—
something like the fictional liner Poseidon did in the 1972 movie. Then the
storm suddenly stopped and the ship quit
rolling like a drunken sailor. We relaxed
and got back to work. Before leaving
France, the ship’s captain had promised
us a huge Christmas dinner. As storm
after storm hit us and more men became
sick, we on the newsletter staff began to
wonder if any men would show up for
the dinner. The gamblers, of course,
were betting on the number and even
had a jackpot. Healthy GIs have turkey - So, on Dec. 25, we healthy ones
lined up for turkey and all the trimmings
during yet another storm. We ate standing up at long tables while bottles of
ketchup and mustard, along with sugar
dispensers and salt and pepper shakers,
slid off the tables and crashed down on
the deck. The “messdeck,” as sailors
call the eating area of a ship, was truly a
mess--broken glass mixed with condiments --but we enjoyed the dinner very
much. Around 1,000 men, including Ed,
didn’t show up for Christmas dinner.
Most of them were in their berths sea-
sick and “close to death,” according to
them. The captain had hundreds of turkeys thrown overboard. With the holiday
season ending, we reached New York on
New Year’s Day of 1946. I had warned
my readers in my column not to expect a
parade or even a big band at the dock.
After all, the war had been over nearly
five months and people wanted to celebrate their first real Christmas holiday
after four years of a terrible war. As a
consolation and purely as a joke, I had
written in my column that a small rowboat would still come out and meet our
ship with three Salvation Army members aboard playing a trombone, coronet
and tambourine. As a boy growing up in
Portland, I had seen small Salvation
Army bands playing downtown on street
corners. After a short sermon, they
would pass the tambourine around for
donations. That last day on the ship I
overheard two soldiers, who were reading my column, actually complain about
our pitiful reception! Slowly through
thick fog, we moved up the Hudson
River. At last, tugs nudged our ship
against the pier and we were tied up. As
darkness settled over New York, we
disembarked to the deserted pier. Looking back at the ship, Ed and I agreed we
were indeed lucky to be still alive after
all those raging storms and wild pitching
of our small ship. But more important,
we were happy to be home in America.
Health
Rein it in, Dear!
Harnessing the holiday
eating frenzy
Stephanie Polizzi, MPH, RD, CHES
Faculty and Regional Health Education
Coordinator ; OSU Extension Family &
Community Health
The holiday parties and festivities are
synonymous with cookies, rich foods,
Pacific Coast Living December2012, page 15
cocktails, socializing and, of course,
weight gain. The average weight gain
between Thanksgiving and New Year’s
is estimated at 3-7 pounds. In order to
gain only one pound, you have to eat an
excess of 3500 Calories, which is easy to
do with all the parties and holiday foods.
If you add just two sugar cookies, 2
small egg nogs and an extra ½ cup serving of stuffing each day, you will have
increased your daily intake by 960 Calories, resulting in a 10 pound weight gain
over the course of the 6 weeks. OUCH!
And that doesn’t include the chips,
chocolate and New Year’s champagne!
It almost seems hopeless until you consider there are some useful strategies to
help you rein in the holiday eating
frenzy! Whoa Comet! Your brain is
programmed to eat what it sees. There
are a couple of ways you can handle this.
First is to make certain you aren’t overly
hungry when you approach a tempting
display of food. Eat a vegetable and protein snack at home before tackling the
event. Next, use a plate, hopefully not
too big of one! Select a few items and
then walk away. Spend your time socializing and chatting far away from the
visual enticements! Steady, Cupid! Be
holiday selective. This is no time to use
will power to resist holiday treats. Research has demonstrated that it takes a
massive amount of brain power to will
yourself away from the foods you want.
Instead, select those items that are specific to the holiday, like special splurges,
instead of grabbing chips, nuts or foods
you could consume any day of the year.
Slow down, Dasher! Eat your holiday
splurges slowly and savor the experience. Only the first few bites of a food
stimulate the taste buds. After that, taste
sense decreases. So allow yourself one
or two bites of your favorite temptations
and then move on. Watch out, Vixen!
Pay attention. Be aware of how nonfood stimuli will entice you to eat. Red
stimulates appetite (who doesn’t use red
to decorate for the holidays?) and scent,
being a powerful memory inducer, may
evoke desire to indulge. Even traditional
music can encourage you to consume
foods without even noticing what you’re
doing. Engage in conversation and not
automatic behaviors. Tighten up, Donner! An effective tip is to wear pants or
a belt a little bit tight. You’ll feel more
full and may be less likely to overindulge. Ho Blitzen! Lay off the sauce!
Alcohol stimulates the appetite while it
also lowers resistance to overeating. The
extra Calories in alcohol are easy to
swallow and don’t contribute to your
feeling of fullness or satiety. So you’ll
eat more in addition to the extra drink
Calories. It may help to visualize your
cocktail as an extra 400 Calorie cookie.
Choose Calorie-free water instead.
Chill out, Prancer! A little caffeine
may not give you the jitters, but it does
act as a diuretic, flushing fluids out of
your system. This can lead to some
pretty undesirable side-effects. For instance, dehydration can lead to fatigue,
and no one wants to tucker out during
the holidays. In addition, even a minor
decrease in hydration may trick your
body into thinking it’s hungry instead of
thirsty, which can lead to over-eating.
Steer clear of coffee, tea, colas, chocolate and other caffeinated foods. Gitty
up, Dancer! Don’t give up your usual
physical activity schedule. Dropping
your activity may reduce Calorie burn
and lead to weight gain. The good news
is, if you want to have those 2 extra
sugar cookies, you can add 44 minutes
of brisk walking to your day and neutralvisit http://bay.cooslibraries.org/p
ize your splurge! Rudolph, hit the
rograms/foreign-films.
lights! Don’t sacrifice sleep for holiday
12/15 - All You Can Eat Breakfast,
shopping and partying. Fluctuations in 8am – 12pm, Senior Center, 29841 Airnormal sleep patterns can cause you to
port Way, Gold Beach. All you can
be irritable and stressed and no one eat of all of the good stuff! $6 per perwants to share the season with a
son, everyone is welcome! This is a
fundraiser for the Senior Center.
Scrooge! Keep a regular sleep schedule,
reduce late-night distractions and watch 12/15 - Saturday, 5:30 - 7:00 pm, Yathe caffeine. Most importantly, rememchats Baptist Church, 641 Hwy 101,
CHRISTMAS JOYS. A free hands-on
ber that holiday stress, indeed ALL
STRESS, is just an illusion. There is no craft making fair for chilren and the
child in all of us.
such tangible thing… only your perception of events and responsibilities that 12/15 - Newport Symphony Orchesoverwhelm you. Keep a light heart, tra's 2012-2013 Season - 3rd Performance, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM, http://
bring laughter to all your holiday chores
and remember the holidays are FUN. www.portlandcelloproject.com, Portland Cello Project has wowed audiForget about the guilt, the expectations
ences all over the country with exand the sacrifices and focus on the detravagant
performances, mixing genlight, inspiration and joy of the season.
res
and
blurring
musical lines. (Please
“Merry” and “happy” are the keys to
note:
Newport
Symphony
Orchestra
keeping it simple and real. Have a merry
does not perform.) Newport Performand happy reined-in holiday! OSU Exing Arts Center, 777 W Olive Street in
tension provides health and wellness
Newport. For ticket information,
resources to Coos and Curry Counties. please call the PAC box office at 541To subscribe to the free monthly Well265-2787.
ness Ink monthly newsletter, contact 541
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-572-5263 ext 292 or e-mail stepha12/30 - 11 AM to 4 PM, Discover the
[email protected] and give us
delights of Christmas by visiting the
your e-mail address. January’s issue will
Historic Home. This event is annual
be January Joints!
and normally held weekends prior to
New Chance to Switch
Christmas and New Years. Take a
stroll
back in time and reminisce of
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Starting Jan. 1, 2013, Oregonians with a
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companies. This gives consumers a
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their birthday and ends 30 days later.
12/15
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Nearly 125,000 Oregonians have supple7:30pm
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ment plans. These plans are also known
Church North Bend 2741 Sherman
as Medigap plans because they cover
gaps in Medicare's health insurance cov- Avenue, Home for Christmas Concert,
erage. For example, Medicare covers Tickets are $5.00 adults, $3 students 612- $3 Seniors, Children 5 & under free.
only about 80 percent of doctors' serAvailable at the door. Guest performvices and other outpatient care. Suppleers Gold Coast Men's Chorus and North
ments cover all or a portion of the other Bned High School Jazz Choir. Contact
20 percent in out-of-pocket costs. Sup541-404-8827.
plement plans carry letters' names (Plan 12/16 - Sunday, 4 pm, Yachats ComA through Plan N). The benefits are
munity Presbyterian Church, 360 W
standardized, so that Plan F benefits are 7th, COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CAROL
the same from one company to the next. PROGRAM, featuring seasonal music
Currently, consumers can apply to a
presented by the Chancel Choir,
different company for coverage, but the Handbells, Organ and String Quartet.
company doesn't have to accept them or Arrive early for seating! Refreshments
can set rates based on their medical his- to follow. Yachats Community Presbytory. The Insurance Division rule allowterian Church, 360 SW 7th St. FMI
ing the new annual enrollment period
(541) 547-3400.
requires companies to accept applicants 12/18 - The Nutcracker - Eugene Balregardless of health. People who have let, 7:30pm - 9:00pm, Florence Events
questions can call the Insurance Divi- Center. Performed to Tchaikovsky's
Cont. on pg. 17)
sion's Senior Health Insurance Benefits
Assistance program. The program is
federally funded to help Oregon's more
than 650,000 Medicare beneficiaries. It
has counselors available statewide; find
one in your area by calling 1-800-7224134.
Older adults who are
frail more likely to be
food insufficient
A national study of older Americans
shows those who have limited mobility
and low physical activity – scientifically
categorized as “frail” – are five times
more likely to report that they often
don’t have enough to eat, defined as
“food insufficiency,” than older adults
who were not frail. The nationally representative study of more than 4,700
adults older than age 60 in the United
States uses data from the Third National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The results are online today in the
British Journal of Nutrition. Lead author Ellen Smit, an epidemiologist at
Oregon State University, said food insufficiency occurs when people report
that they sometimes or often do not have
enough food to eat. Food-insufficient
older adults have been shown to have
poor dietary intake, nutritional status and
health status. “Although little is known
about food insufficiency as it relates to
frailty, conceivably we thought if food
insufficiency is associated with poorer
nutritional status, it may also be associated with physical functioning and
frailty,” she said. Frailty is a state of
decreased physical functioning and a
significant complication of aging that
increases the risk for incident falls, fractures, disability, health care expenditures, and premature mortality. People in
this study are diagnosed as frail when
they meet two of the following criteria:
slow walking, muscular weakness, exhaustion and low physical activity. Smit
said as the population ages, with more
than 20 percent of Americans expected
to be older than 65 by 2030, the need for
identifying clinical and population-based
strategies to decrease the prevalence and
consequences of frailty are needed. In
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her study, almost 50 percent of people
were either frail, or “pre-frail,” meaning
that they were at risk for decreased
physical functioning. Frail people were
older, less educated, at lower income
levels, more likely to be female, more
likely to be smokers, and less likely to
be white than adults who were not frail.
Frail people were also more likely to be
either underweight or obese, while at the
same time eating fewer calories than
people who were not frail. “We need to
target interventions on promoting availability and access to nutritious foods
among frail older adults,” Smit said. “It
is also important to improve nutritional
status while not necessarily increasing
body weight.” Frail adults may have
difficulty leaving the house, for instance,
and accessing fresh fruits and vegetables. Smit said communities could work
on identifying programs or nonprofit
organizations that can deliver nutritious
meals or fresh produce to older frail
adults. Researchers from Oregon Health
& Science University, Bellarmine University, Tufts School of Medicine and
Portland State University contributed to
this study, which was partially supported
by grants from the General Research
Fund Award at Oregon State University
and the National Institutes of Health.
Study finds slot
machine players don’t
fit stereotype
A new study looking at why people play
slot machines at casinos debunks the
stereotype of poor, uneducated senior
citizens gambling their Social Security
pensions in hopes of a big payday. In
fact, co-author Sandy Chen, of Oregon
State University-Cascades, and her colleagues found that the most common
profile of a slot machine enthusiast was
a female homeowner, between the ages
of 55 and 60, with at least some college
education and an annual household income of more than $55,000. Results of
the research have been published online
in the International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, and
will be published in a print edition of the
journal in 2013. The study is important,
the authors say, because there is little in
the professional literature about the motivation for why people like slot machines despite casinos’ acknowledged
odds of taking gamblers’ money over the
long haul. “Most of the studies on gambling look at problem gambling, casino
atmospheres or general personality and
motivational traits,” said Chen, an assistant professor of Hospitality Management at OSU-Cascades. “There’s just
not a lot out there about why people are
attracted to slot machines. “And that is
surprising,” she added, “since the bulk
of a casino’s revenue comes from slot
machines.” Chen said previous research
has shown that some 70 percent of casino revenues come from slot machines,
up drastically from the 1970s when that
figure was closer to 40 percent. Not surprisingly, a 2006 survey showed that 71
percent of casino gamblers prefer slot
machines and/or video poker over other
games. Just as popularity of slot machines has increased, however, so has
the diversity of machines. Gone are the
old-fashioned one-armed bandits that
would offer rows of cherries, oranges,
and plums. In their place is a dizzying
array of machines featuring wizards,
horse races, loud music, game show
characters and other traits to lure potential customers. Do they work? That is
what Chen set out to discover. In her
study, she surveyed more than 1,000 slot
machine players to find out why they
like slot machines and what characteristics they share. The gamblers were subscribers to Strictly Slots magazine and
frequented casinos throughout the country. What she found was that slot machine players fell naturally into four
groups, which she calls utilitarian, excitement, multipurpose and relaxation
gambling seekers. “There are very different motivations for playing slot machines,” Chen said, “so casinos may be
making a mistake when they take a onesize-fits-all approach to marketing, or
creating an atmosphere within their facility. They may be better off with a
segmentation approach.”
Utilitarian
gamblers, in essence, are looking for
something to do. Many are seniors, who
are looking to kill time, reduce boredom,
or simply get out of the house – and they
are less motivated by financial rewards
or excitement. Some, Chen said, enjoy
people-watching as much as the actual
slot play. Excitement gamblers are looking for a buzz – the thrill of winning a
jackpot, relaxing and having a good
time. This group doesn’t like progressive
machines with bigger payouts, Chen
said, because they don’t pay off frequently enough to provide the excitement. Multipurpose gamblers tend to be
younger, less educated, have lower
household income, and are less likely to
be married and own a home. Their motivation is to have fun and win money,
and they are attracted to themed games
and other machines they consider
“lucky” or fun to play. Relaxation gamblers were the most educated and well-to
-do, and played slot machines for the
socialization and fun. However, they
also like to stay within their denomination – usually 25-cent machines or $1
machines, and often look at slot play as
a way to relieve day-to-day stress.
“Casinos can cater to these different
types of gamblers,” Chen pointed out.
“Instead of having a long line of slot
machines, for example, they can be arranged in a circle to maximize socialization for those that are motivated by that
aspect. Socialization may be a major
reason for people to continue going to
casinos instead of choosing online gambling options. “The study also suggests
some differences, in general, between
male and female slot players,” Chen
said. “Women are more into functional
motives – the social experience, the excitement and the fun – whereas men tend
to look more at the financial rewards.
They want to make money.” Among
other findings of the study: More than
60 percent of those surveyed favored
small and frequent payouts over larger,
sporadic payouts; 52 percent of the respondents played video poker, while
about 24 percent played video blackjack;
Only 33 percent like machines with progressive jackpots, but of those who did,
an overwhelming 70 percent said their
favorite game was Wheel of Fortune;
Only 18.9 percent said having a themed
game was important. Among those who
liked themed games, 23.8 percent would
choose a board game, 60.8 percent
would choose a game show theme, and
56.8 percent liked action movie themes
(respondents could choose more than
one category); The most popular video
poker games were “Jacks or Better” (31.8 percent), followed by “Deuces
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Wild” (21 percent) and “Double Double
Bonus” (16.9 percent). Other authors on
the study include Stowe Shoemaker,
from the University of Houston, and
Dina M. Zemke, Johnson & Wales University.
Activity Centers
Bandon
W. 11th St (next to the Barn in City
Park) *347-3181.
Open Monday-Friday, 10:00am –
4:00pm. Hot meals served on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Salad bar
and lunch @ 11:30am. Tuesday: Blood
pressure from 10:30am-12:30pm; Bridge
1:00-4:00pm. Wednesday: Cards of
choice from 1:00-4:00pm. 3rd Wednesday: Potluck and games at 12:00pm.
Thursday: Coquille Bridge from 1:004:00pm. Friday: Pinochle & Bridge
from 1:00-4:00pm. 1st Friday: Meeting
from 12:45-1:00pm, cards following.
Every other 3rd Friday: Birthday party
@ 2:30pm.
Brookings
550 Chetco Lane, (541) 469-6822
Lunch M-F except holidays 11:15 12:30. We have computer classes on
both Monday and Tuesday from 10 - 11
in the computer room that is upstairs.
Pinochle is played every Wednesday
12:30 - 3pm downstairs. On Thursdays
from 11 till noon we have Blood Pressure checks. Genealogy Class on the
Community Colleges
Lane Community College
Florence Center
3149 Oak Street
Florence, OR 97439
(541) 463-4800 or 997-8444
http://www.lanecc.edu/
Southwestern Oregon
Community College
1988 Newmark Avenue,
Coos Bay, OR 97420
(541) 888.2525 1.800.962.2838
http://www.socc.edu/
Oregon Coast
Community College
400 SE College Way,
Newport, OR 97366
(541)265-2283
http://www.occc.cc.or.us/
First and Third Thursday of each month
form 10 - 11 in the computer rm - upstairs. Old Time Music Jam every Friday in the dinning rm 1 - 3 pm. Quilting/Sewing group meets every Tuesday
10 - 1 Downstairs. People interested in
eating at the center can come by 550
Chetco Lane, Brookings and pick up a
menu/Activity calendar sheet any time
Monday 8-4 or Tuesday-Friday 8 - 3.
Sept. 13 & Sept. 27, 1 p.m.; Pinochle, memorable score, the Eugene Ballet's
Tues, 12:30 to 4 p.m.; Hearing Aids, 2nd Nutcracker is a fully staged production
Wed., Clean & Check Aids, Batteries for filled with colorful costumes, fanciful
sale; Bingo, Thurs. 1-4 p.m.; Hand & sets designed by former Disney artist
Foot, 2nd Friday, 9:30 to 2:30, & 4th Con Carson and dazzling choreography. The Company's 21 professional
Friday, 12:30 to 4 p.m, Card Room; Line
Dancing, Tuesday, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.; dancers fill the stage in a festive, colorBlood Pressure Check, 2nd Wed., 11 ful spectacle that is a favorite holiday
a.m.; Party Bridge, 1st, 3rd & 5th, Fri- tradition in Florence and around the
day, Card Room, 2nd & 4th Friday, Bil- world. Tickets are $22 for adults and
$18 for youth. Whether you are a
liard Room, 12:30 to 4 p.m.; Western
Coos Bay
grandparent
or a child, the wonder of
Dance Class, Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.; Party
886 S. 4th St,Coos Bay
this
classic
ballet
will create memories
Open weekdays from 10;00 am until 1 Bridge, every Wed., 12:30 to 4 p.m.;
of
a
warm
holiday
season.
PM. Hot meals are served Monday thru PROSS, 2nd Thurs., 5:30 p.m., Tai Chi, 12/19 - Holiday Concert: Aaron Meyer
Friday at 11;30 am, The thrift shop is M-W-F, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.
Gold Beach
open daily with the same hours. Meals
The spirit of the season is captured in
everyday is soup, salad bar, hot en- 29841 Airport Way (541) 247-7506
Aaron’s Holiday Music From Around
tree,dessert Milk coffee or tea. Come Monday, Soup and Sandwiches from The World concert series presentation.
early and have pastries , coffee and so- 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Hot lunch served All ages, 7:00 PM. FMI 541-994-9994.
cialize. All ages are welcome and we Tuesday through Friday, 11:30 to 12:30 12/20 - YACHATS MOVIE NIGHT On
make meals to go. Rivermen pot luck pm includes salad bar, dessert, hot en- the 3rd Thurs night of each month, the
last Monday of the month. .Pinochle tree, coffee and iced tea. Suggested do- Friends of the Yachats Commons offers
Monday and Thursday at 1 PM. Weight nation $5.00 for seniors, and $6.00 for free movies in the Yachats Commons,
Hwy 101 and W 5th St.
watchers Tuesdays at 5:30 PM. Blood those under sixty. Special ALL YOU
12/20 - Historically Speaking 2012,
pressure Wednesday 10:30 am. bingo CAN EAT Breakfast the 2nd and 4th
6:30 Wednesday ,doors open at 4 PM Saturdays of each month, 8:00 am to 7pm – 8pm, Coos Bay Public Library,
for quarter bingo. Birthday dinner Fri- 11:00 am. Activities during the week are Local history buffs share their research.
day.
Gold coast speakers meeting as follows: Monday is Pinochle at noon. Various aspects of local history will be
examined. "Historical Buildings of
@7:00 third Saturday of the month. Tuesdays in the AM is blood pressure
Coos County” by Hilary Baker.
Rooms are available for rent.
check; and Bingo (ten games) begins at
12/20
- Lincoln Pops Orchestra Big
12:30pm. Wednesday card game “31” at
Coquille
Band,
7:30
PM - 10:00 PM, Dance to
5:00 pm and pool game at 5:30 pm.
Nutrition Site: 105 Birch in the
the
music
of
the Swing Era, on the 3rd
Community Building (541) 396-5341 Thursday is morning stretch exercise at Thursday of every month. Gleneden
Hot meals served Every Monday, 9:00am, party bridge at noon. Friday is
Beach Community Club 110 Azalea.
Wednesday, Friday @ noon. Salad bar live music for easy listening in the AM 541-272-9597, $6 Adults, $3 Students.
and
pool
at
5:30pm.
Saturday
morning
is
open at 11:30am.
“Beach and Clean-up” walk at 9:15 am. 12/21 - Breakfast with Santa, 9:00am
Senior Activity Center: 265 E. Line dancing for all is last Saturday of - 10:00am, Florence Events Center,
First St (541) 396-5208
each month from 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm. Child friendly buffet. Reserve your seat
today! Space is limited. Children 5
Open Monday-Friday from 1:00- The last Tuesday of the month is birth4:00pm. Memberships open to anyone day cake after lunch. Also don’t miss and under free, Ages 6-12 $12, Adults
$20.
over 50 years of age. Dues $12 a year. “Grandma’s Cookie Box.” Wide selec12/21
Pavilion
behind the Yachats,
Rent our Main Hall & Kitchen for spe- tion of cookies, delicious and in neat
W
4th
St
&
Hwy
101,
Friday, 4:30 pm,
cial occasions, evenings, weekends. box. They can be ordered by phone
3rd
Annual
WINTER
SOLSTICE COMQUILTS FOR SALE - WE ALSO TIE (above) and make great gifts.
MUNITY BONFIRE. The Yachats
QUILTS FOR YOU $40.OO AND UP.
Lakeside
Academy of Arts & Sciences will sponAging gourmet cookbooks for sale over
sor
a community bonfire. Refreshments
915
N.
Lake
(541)
759-3819
400 recipes, only $6. Calendar of
will be provided and Musical enterPinochle
Tuesday
at
1
p.m.;
Cribbage
Events: Mondays—Bingo 1 to 4 p.m.;
tainment is likely. No admission fee for
Tuesdays—Quilting Room 9 a.m. to Friday at 1 p.m.; Blood Pressure 4th
this community get-together, but donoon; Computer Club 2nd & 4th Tues- Wednesday, 10-11 a.m., Free.
nations will be accepted. Held in the
Lincoln City
day 7 p.m.; Wednesday—Private Oil
Pavilion behind the Yachats ComPainting Class, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Thurs- 2950 NE Oar Place, 541-994-2722
mons, W 4th St & Hwy 101. FMI (541)
day—Open games, Fellowhsip; Last Monday through Friday (8:00 AM to
547-4713.
Thursday potluck 6 p.m.; Friday— 4:00 PM).
Saturdays and Sundays 12/21 - Pistol River Contra Dance, 6:30
Pinochle 1 p.m.
(12:00 PM to 4:00 PM). The Center is – 10pm, Pistol River Friendship Hall,
open to any age 50 and older. Come
24252 Carpenterville Road, Pistol
Florence
1570 Kingwood St, (541) 997-8844 enjoy a cup of coffee and a snack, enjoy River, Community Contra Dances held
a game of billiards, play cards, work on the third Friday of each month at the
http://florenceseniorcenter.org/
Pool Table, M-F, 10-11:30 a.m.; Chair a computer or pick up a book from the Pistol River Friendship Hall. Potluck, a
Quilters meet quick lesson, and then dancing 'til we
Exercies, M&W, 10-10:45 a.m.; Senior free lending library.
Tuesdays
and
Thursdays
from 10:00
drop! Dances are held with a live
Ctr. Board meeting, 2nd Tuesday, 9:30
AM
to
4:00
PM.
Beginners
welcome! band the third Friday of each month
a.m.; Senior Meals, M-W-F, 11:30 a.m.
starting with a potluck @ 6 p.m. There
to 12:30 p.m.; Singing Pines Café, Genealogy Group meets 10:30 AM to
will be a lesson @ 6:30 p.m.
12:00
PM
the
third
Thursday
of
each
Tu&Th, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Man(cont. on pg. 19)
month.
Lincoln
County
Veterans'
Addala Meditation Workshops, Monday,
Coastal Senior
& Activity Centers
Bandon
W. 11th St (next to the Barn in City
Park) (541) 347-3181 Open Mon, Fri. 10 am – 4 pm.
Brookings
550 ChetcoLane (541) 469-6822
Coos Bay
889 S. 4th St. Coos Bay
(541) 269-2626 Open weekdays
from 10 am – 1 pm
Coquille
265 E. First St (541) 396-5208
Open Mon.-Fri. from 1-4 pm.
Gold Beach
(541) 247-7506 - Lunch served
from 11:30am until 1 pm Monday
thru Friday.
Lakeside
915 N. Lake (541) 759-3819
Lincoln City
2950 NE Oar Place, (541) 9942722 Mon.-Fri. 8:00 AM to 4:00
PM.
Myrtle Point
1441 Doborout St. (541) 572-3151
Open Mon.—Fri. at 11 am
Newport
Senior Activity Center (541) 2659617, 20 S.E. 2nd Street ● Newport
Monday – Friday ● 9:00 – 4:00
North Bend
1470 Airport Lane (541) 756-7622
Open Mon. -Fri. from 9 am – 1 pm.
Port Orford
1536 Jackson St (541) 332-5771
Powers
120 Fir (541) 439-3861, Open
Mon., Wed., Fri. from 11am—2 pm.
Reedsport (Lower Umpqua)
460 Winchester Ave (541) 2714884 Open Mon. – Fri. from 8:30
am—3:30 pm.
Waldport
265 Alsea Highway (541) 563-8796
Mon – Wed – Fri ● 8 – 1, Fri. 8 – 8
ministration Representative available
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM the first Thursday of each month. Potluck Meetings
held at Noon four times a year with
guest speakers. Senior Meal Site/Meals
On Wheels—Meals are served at noon
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
in the meeting room at the Community
Center. Meals are also delivered to
homebound seniors from Depoe Bay to
Rose Lodge. For information call Mealsite Manager George McCraw at 541994-7731. Suggested donation is $3.50
per meal. AARP Chapter 309—A nonprofit, non-govermental, non-partisan
service organization open to all members
of the national AARP. This is a great
place to meet your neighbors and become involved with local community
issues. Meetings are held at 1:00 PM
the third Monday of each month in the
meeting room at the Community Center.
For information, contact Dennis Robinson at 541-992-1699 or go to
www.aarp.org. Dues are $5.00 per person. AARP Mature Driving Course—
These classes are designed to meet the
needs of older drivers. It covers agerelated physical changes, declining perceptual skills, rules of the road, local
driving problems and license renewal
requirements. Call the Recreation Office at 541-994-2131 for a mail-in registration form, or you may register in person at the Lincoln City Community Center. We do NOT accept cash for this
class, so please have your check ready
and made payable to AARP. For more
information, contact Don Ashley, District Coordinator at 541-563-3074.
Noon. Come and enjoy a fresh hot meal,
visit with old friends and make new
ones. Suggested donation: 60+ $ 3.50;
Under 60 $ 6.50. Newport Meals on
Wheels A nutrition program is offered
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
at Noon. Hot lunches are served to the
homebound and at the center on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at Noon.
Please call 574-0669 for prices and
meals to be delivered to your home.
Newport's meals site only serve on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. Newport
Equipment on Loan – Wheel Chairs,
Walkers, Crutches, and more are available to Seniors who need them. Please
call the Center for more Information
regarding this Service. Bingo - Monday
11:00 Am -- 11:45 Pm; Wednesday
11:00 Am -- 11:45 Pm; Friday 11:00
AM -- 11:45 Pm. BRAIN TEASERS Laughter has always been the best medicine. With jokes & riddles along with
good company, life seems to go along
more smoothly. So come join us for the
fun!! THURSDAYS, TIME: 10:30 AM 11:30 AM. Bunco - Every third Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM -- 3:00 PM.
Duplicate Bridge - Wednesday 6:30
PM -- 10:00 Pm; Thursday 1:00 PM -5:30 Pm; Friday 1:00 PM -- 4:30 pm.
Hand & Foot Card Game - Mondays
1:15 PM.
Karaoke - EVERY 4TH
TUESDAY, 12:30 PM. Lunch - Mondays 12:00 PM; Wednesdays 12:00 PM;
Fridays 12:00 PM. Pinochle - Wednesdays 1:00 PM; Fridays 1:00 PM; Arrangements can be made for instruction.
Pool - Mondays 8:30 AM -- 9:30 AM.
Scrabble - Tuesdays 10:30 AM -- 12:00
PM.
POETRY READING - Every
Myrtle Point
second
Tuesday
of each month. TIME:
1441 Doborout St. (541) 572-3151
2:00--3:00PM,
LEAD
BY: Dr. Lefteris
Hot meals served Monday, Wednesday,
Lavrakas.
More
info
541-265-9617.
Friday @ 11:30 (Salad bar available).
Square
Dance
Mondays
7:30 PM -Monday: Painting @ 6:30pm. Tuesday:
Lions Bingo. Doors open at 5:00pm,
starts at 6:00pm. Wednesday: Game
night @ 6:00pm. Thursday: Pinochle
starts @ 6:00pm. 1st and 3rd Friday:
Blood pressure @ 11:00am.
Newport
20 S.E. 2nd St., Newport, OR 97365,
(541) 265-9617
Newport http://
www.thecityofnewport.net/dept/par/sc/
default.asp
Newport Senior Center , for general Information. Friends of the Newport Senior Activity Center "The Friends" meet
the 3rd Thursday of each month. 11:30
AM. Newport Senior Citizens Activity
Association. The Association meets
every third Wednesday at 10:30 AM at
the center. Newport Meal Site, an elderly nutrition program is offered every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at
9:30 PM.
Table Tennis Club Wednesday 4:30 PM -- 6:45PM; Saturday 4:30 PM -- 6:00 PM. Aerobics for
Seniors - Tuesday 9:30 AM; Thursday
9:30 AM. Computer Classes - Computer Classes FREE !! EVERY TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, TIME: 9:30-11:00 AM. Please contact us at 541-265
-9617 for more information.
KNITTING CLASSES - Please contact us at
541-265-9617 for more information and
sign up. CLASSES WILL BE HELD:
EVERY TUESDAY, TIME: 3--5 PM,
INSTRUCTOR: Barbara Hendricks.
Colored Pencil Classes - Please contact
us at 541-265-9617 for more information and sign up. CLASSES WILL BE
HELD: EVERY TUESDAY, COLORED PENCIL CLASS TIME: 12:30-1:30PM, WATER CLOLOR CLASS
TIME: 1:30--3:00PM. INSTRUCTOR:
Shirley Steinhauer.
Card making
Classes - Tuesdays at 10:30 AM.
QUILTERS CLASSES - TIME: 11:003:00PM.
ARTHRITIS EXERCISE
CLASSES - Please contact us at 541265-9617 for more information and sign
up.
CLASSES WILL BE HELD:
EVERY WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY,
TIME:
9:30--10:30AM, INSTRUCTOR: Vicki Crane.
TAI CHI
CLASSES - Please contact us at 541265-9617 for more information and sign
up. CLASSES WILL BE HELD: MONDAY'S AND WEDNESDAY'S, TIME:
3:45--4:45PM, INSTRUCTOR: Kathleen Derischebourg
North Bend
1470 Airport Lane (541) 756-7622
Open Monday-Friday from 9:00am1:00pm. Every Monday: Raffles @
lunch time . Tuesdays: exercise from
10:00-11:00. Free bingo from 12:301:30. Every 3rd Wednesday is Birthday
month with gifts. Every 4th Wednesday
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On Coos Bay
Hwy. 101 Downtown Coos Bay
260 So. Broadway, Coos Bay (541) 267-6066
Meal Site Centers
The Senior Nutrition Program is
available to those 60 years and
older and their spouses of any age.
It is designed to promote good nutrition and social interaction. And to
provide meals for those who are
homebound.
Bandon—W. 11th St. (541) 3473181, Hot meals served on Mon.,
Tues., Thurs., & Fri.. Salad bar &
lunch served at 11:30 a.m.
Brookings—Chetco Activity
Center 550 Chetco Lane (541) 469
-6822, Mon. - Fri.
Coos Bay—888 S 4th St (541)
269-2626, Hot Meals served Wed.
—Fri., 11:30 am. Cost is $5.00 for
members and $5.50 for nonmembers.
Coquille—105 Birch in the Community Building (541) 396-5341,
Hot meals every Mon., Wed,, & Fri.,
noon. Salad bar at 11:30 a.m.
Gold Beach—29841 Airport
Way, (541) 247-7506, Tues, - Fri.
Lakeside—915 N Lake Rd (541)
759-3819
Lincoln City—Meals are served
at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays in the meeting room at
the Community Center.
Myrtle Point—1441 Doborout
St. (541) 572-3151, Hot meals
Mon., Wed., & Fri., 11:30 a.m.
Newport—Calvary Baptist
Church 541-265-5232, 903 S.W.
Alder Street, Wednesday ● 4:30 –
5:30 Sunday ● 12:30 – 1:30
St. Stephen’s Episcopal 541-2655251, 410 S.E. 9th Street
Monday ● 5:30 – 6:30
North Bend—1470 Airport Lane
(541) 756-2441, Hot meals served
Mon. – Fri. 11:30am – 1 pm.
Port Orford—905 Oregon St.
(541) 332-5810
Powers—120 Fir Ave (541) 4393861
Reedsport (Lower Umpqua) 460 Winchester Ave (541) 2714884, Tues., Thurs., Fri., noon.
Waldport—Seashore Family Literacy 541-563-7326, 265 N. Bay
Street, Saturday ● 9:30 – 10:30
we celebrate Wedding Anniversaries
during lunch. Every Thursday is Chair
Yoga (free) from 1:00-2:00. Friday is
live music (free) during lunch. Every
Saturday is High Stakes Bingo, doors
open @ 4:00, Bingo starts @ 6:00pm.
Hot meals served Monday – Friday @
11:30am – 1:00pm. Price is $5:00. Call
ahead for take outs. We rent our building out for any events.
Port Orford
1536 Jackson St. (541) 332-5771
Open weekdays 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Monthly calendar of ongoing activities.
Monday – TOPS 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday –
Blood pressure 9:30 a.m. to noon;
Wednesday – Ladies pool 11:30 a.m.;
2nd & 4th Wednesdays, Hearing tests
9:30 a.m.; Thursday – Men’s pool 10
a.m.; 2nd & 4th Thursdays, Wood Carving 1 p.m.; Friday – Pool room 10:30
a.m.; 1st Friday every month, Garden
Club 1 p.m. Walking groups everyday;
Two pool tables and exercise equipment.
Community breakfast 2nd Sunday every
month. Bargain Basement Rummage
open 1st Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and
2nd Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to noon; Rooms
and full service kitchen available for
special events. Wheel chairs, Walkers
canes available for loan.
after lunch; Mon-Wed-Fri: exercise.
and the dance will be held from 7-10
Saturday nights: Bingo @ 7:00pm, doors
p.m. Inexpensive beverages will be sold
open @ 5:30pm. August 1st: Garden throughout the event. $5 per person is
Club Annual Sale. Starts at 9:00am the suggested donation to assist in covacross form Pioneer House.
ering expenses.
Senior Computer Club
Bay Area Seniors Computer Club,
BASCC, was created in 2000 as a nonprofit organization meeting twice a
month to help seniors in our area to better understand & enjoy using computers.
BASCC welcomes all, however you
must be 50 years of age or older to become a member. Dues are $15 for individuals and $24 for couples per year.
Meetings are at the Gloria Dei Lutheran
Church on 1290 Thompson Rd., Coos
Bay and normally held on the first and
third Friday of each month. Doors open
at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and basic computer help. The meeting starts at 10 a.m.
and ends at 11a.m. Visitors are welcome. The club also has classes & information available for your learning needs.
If you are already knowledgeable about
computers, then please come join with
them to help others. There is always a
need more knowledgeable people! See
their Web site at www.BASCC.info.
For further questions or information call
Mary at (541) 756-5695.
Powers
South Coast Singles
120 Fir (541) 439-3861
Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from
11:00am till 2:00pm. Each 2nd Tuesday: ♪Music @11:00am; Lunch @
12:30, bring a dessert; Board meeting
The South Coast Senior Singles will
hold their monthly luncheon at noon,
Coney Station, 295 So. Broadway, Coos
Bay on Dec. 8th. Potluck Dec. 28th,
5:30 p.m., Coos Bay Fire Hall, 4th &
12/24 - 29th Annual Candle Light
Christmas Cantata, 7pm – 8pm, First
United Methodist Church, Coos Bay,
This is a free event with food donations
for the Food Cupboard are gladly accepted. For more information call Pam
for more information at 541-267-4410
www.coosbayumc.org.
12/25 - Community Christmas Dinner
presented at the Newport Elks Lodge,
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM. A free community dinner will be offered on Christmas
Day in Newport at the Newport Elks
Lodge at 45 SW John Moore Rd. The
Newport Elks Lodge and the Newport
Church of the Nazarene once again
team up to provide this Christmas Day
dinner. The Nazarene Church has vans
and drivers available for those living in
the Newport and South Beach area
who need a ride to the dinner, or who
would like a meal delivered to them.
To arrange for a pickup or meal delivery, please call the Nazarene Church
at 541-265-6684. More info 265-2105.
12/26 - Whale Watching Week, 12/26 12/31, 1pm 4pm, Visit trained volunteers
at Shore Acres State Park and Simpson
Reef Overlook, west of Charleston, to
learn more about migrating Gray
Whales. Call 541-888-3732. Whale
watch interpreters at Cape Perpetua
Visitors' Center and Cook's Chasm. FMI:
Morris Grover, (541) 765-3304 or visit
www.whalespoken.org for more site
locations and info.
12/27 - Dive-In Movie at the Lincoln
City Community Center. Lounge in the
pool on inner tubes or air mattresses
while watching a movie on “the big
screen.” 8:15PM-10:15PM. Concessions
will be available. FMI 541-994-2131.
12/27 - YACHATS LUNCH BUNCH
Ages 55 and up, Held the last Thursday
of each month. Doors open for Socializing at 11:30 pm. Lunch served Noon to
1:00 pm. FMI: (541) 547-4654. Yachats
Commons, Hwy 101 and W 5th St.
12/29 & 12/30 - Special Glass Art Drop
of 100 hand-crafted glass art pieces –
floats, sand dollars or crabs – along the
7.5 miles of Lincoln City beaches,
weather and ocean conditions permitting. FMI 800-452-2151, 541-996-1274,
www.oregoncoast.org.
12/31 - The Culinary Club Hosts the
New Year’s Eve Grecian Ball at OCCI
The Culinary Club of Southwestern
Oregon Community College is proud to
announce the 3rd Annual New Year’s
Eve Ball to be held at the Oregon
Coast Culinary Institute
(cont. on pg. 20)
This year will incorporate a Grecian
4th St, 3rd Annual NEW YEAR'S PEACE
Elrod Singles bowling is each Thursday at 9:15 a.m. at North Bend Lanes. theme! The New Year’s Eve Ball starts WALK. Start the New Year on the right
foot! Join the Yachats Trails Committee
For more information call (541) 267- at 8:30pm – 1:00am. Tickets are $35
each prior to December 31st and $40 at
for an invigorating 6-mile round trip
3443.
the door. Entry includes gourmet food,
walk from the Commons to the
champagne toast, and dancing to DJ
Amanda Statue where the group will
Calendar
Jason, no-host bar, silent auction and a
offer blessings for peace in the New
(cont. from pg. 19)
New Year’s Eve countdown!
Year. Hikers will then be invited to
walk or shuttle back to the Commons
1/1 - Tuesday, 10 am - 1 pm, Meet at
OCCI) 1988 Newmark Ave in Coos Bay.
for refreshments and to collect their
the Yachats Commons, Hwy 101 & W
commemorative Peace Hike button. In
the event of heavy rain or wind, a
shorter hike on an alternate route will
take place. Dress for changeable
weather. Wear sturdy shoes and bring
your walking sticks. The hike will be on
both paved and narrow dirt trail surfaces with some stairs and slight inclines.
FMI, contact Lauralee, (541) 547-3640.
1/7 - The Yale Spizzwinks(?) at Marshfield High School, Coos Bay, 7pm,
Founded in 1914, the Yale University
Spizzwinks(?) are America’s oldest underclassmen acappella group. With a
vast and varied repertoire, ranging
from traditional folk songs to top 10
hits, the Spizzwinks(?) have something
for everyone. The Spizzwinks(?) travel
extensively, bringing their characteristic
blend of humor and fine singing to audiences all over the world. Tickets are
available online for: $10.00 for adults
and $5.00 for students. GO to: https://
spizzwinks.ticketbud.com/coosbay, OR
$12.00 for adult and $6.00 for Students
at the door.
Tires
Brakes
Alignments
www.lesschwab.com
Brookings
801 Chetco
469-5391
North Bend
3025 Broadway
756-2091
Lincoln City
1025 SW Hwy. 101
994-3676
Coquille
484 N. Central
396-3145
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271-3601
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