1) Better Breathers Club Meeting Announcement
2) Coastal Douglas Has Talent! - Community Talent Show
3) First Friday. . . Art for Everyone
4) COASTAL DOUGLAS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
5) Annual Chamber membership party
6) Livestock Mineral Nutrition Workshop
7) St. Patrick's Day Trivia Challenge and Pub Crawl
8) Dream Trip Vacation
2) Coastal Douglas Has Talent! - Community Talent Show
3) First Friday. . . Art for Everyone
4) COASTAL DOUGLAS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
5) Annual Chamber membership party
6) Livestock Mineral Nutrition Workshop
7) St. Patrick's Day Trivia Challenge and Pub Crawl
8) Dream Trip Vacation
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Better Breathers Club Meeting Announcement
A support group for people with lung disease, their families, caregivers and friends. Sponsored by Lower Umpqua Hospital in association with the American Lung Association of Oregon.
Date: 1/25/2013 (the last Friday of each month)
Time: 11:30 am
Place: Lower Umpqua Hospital
On the Lower Hospital Level, in the Large Conference Room
Speaker: Repertory Therapy Department
Topic: COPD - The Cold Hard Truth
Apria will provide a light meal
Lincare will provide the door prize
Lower Umpqua Hospital will provide dessert and beverages
Please join us for a great educational topic and good food. Meeting are held the last Friday of each month at 11:30 am. (Please RSVP if possible). If you have any questions regarding this meeting, call 541-271-6350
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WHO: Rotary Club of Reedsport
WHAT: Coastal Douglas Has Talent! - Community Talent Show
WHEN: Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 6 p.m.
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium, 2260 Longwood Drive, Reedsport
CONTACT: Kent Abendroth at 541-271-5386 or Kathleen Miller at 541-271-2101
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium, 2260 Longwood Drive, Reedsport
CONTACT: Kent Abendroth at 541-271-5386 or Kathleen Miller at 541-271-2101
ROTARY CLUB TALENT SHOW - February 2, 2012 @ 6 pm
ROTARIANS TO SPICE UP SHOW!
The Rotary Club of Reedsport's community talent show The Coastal Douglas Has Talent!-will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at 6 p.m. at the Pacific Auditorium, located at the Reedsport Community Charter School, 2260 Longwood Drive, Reedsport, OR 97467.
This year Rotarian and television personality from Medford, Oregon, Kingsley Kelley is lending his stage experience and outgoing personality to the local Rotary Club and will be the Master of Ceremonies. Other Rotarians from the Reedsport and Florence Clubs will also be making guest appearances and lending their talents to the show. Look for these special acts sprinkled through out the show.
The winner of the last talent show, Shannon Stein, a young violinist, will be performing her encore performance and will open the show. The community members that have applied to participate in the show include: Ashley Espinoza, Haylee Sams, Courtney Manicke, Savanna Vitek, Marin Tummey, Del Glasesman, Norm Floyd, Ellen Keeland, Deb Nichols, Jody Manchester, Lee Rose, Sara White, Bill Stevens, Chloe Linnehan, Sara Martin, Darlene Chapman, Randy Thompson, and Jitterbug Blues (Band members: Jonathan Moore, Duane, Sean Grubb, Jessica Hart).
The winning talent acts will be selected by audience vote. Each audience member will vote for his or her favorite act. Modest prices for 1st, 2nd, 3rd favorite acts will be awarded. All participants will receive a token of thanks from the Bank of America.
The Reedsport / Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will be on hand to handle tickets at the door and count votes. Doors open at 5:15, followed by a Name that Tune contest sponsored by the Umpqua Bank. Tickets for the community talent show are available in advance from Rotarians and at the door for $5 per person.
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WHO: Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance
EVENT: First Friday. . . Art for Everyone
WHEN: Friday, February 1, 2013 - 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: Mindpower Gallery - 271-2485
417 Fir Avenue (Hwy 38), Reedsport, OR 97467
CONTACT: Tamara Szalewski at 541-271-2485
First Friday to be hosted by Mindpower Gallery
The First Friday . . . Art for Event for February 1, 2013 (5 - 7 p.m.), will be held at the Mindpower Gallery, 417 Fir Avenue (Hwy 38), Reedsport, OR 97467 (271-2485).
In addition to the fine art that is always on display at the Mindpower Gallery, this event will feature jewelry handmade by Tamara Szalewski, one of the gallery's co-owners.
First Friday art events are sponsored by Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance (CDABA) and hosted by a different location each month.
For more information contact Tamara Szalewski at 541-271-2485.
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COASTAL DOUGLAS PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Photographs Due: Friday, May 31, 2013
Final Year - 20 Winners
This photography competition is open to "snapshot amateurs" who are untrained everyday point and shoot photographers with no formal classes or advanced workshops or prolonged self-education in photography. Photos are to be unaltered or enhanced. Photos summitted must be in Coastal Douglas boundaries: from Scottsburg, West to Winchester Bay, North to Tachenitch and South to Tugman State Park.
There is a $3.00 per photograph entry fee. Prizes will be awarded and will vary each year. Check this year's submission guidelines. Finalist images will be made into a self-published Coastal Douglas County Photo Journal by the Reedsport Branch Library Fundraising Committee.
All photographs must be delivered to the Reedsport Branch Library on the delivery date of Friday, May 31st, from 11:00 - 1:00 or 5:00 - 7:00 to be considered in this year's competition. Due to the needs of the Mindpower Gallery facilitator, no late submissions will be accepted. Photographs will be displayed during the two week showing beginning with the Open House on Friday, June 14th, from 5:00 - 8:00. All photographs must be picked up on the pick-up dates of June 28 or June 29 by 5:00 pm.
For more information the public can pick up an entry form at the Reedsport Branch Library or Mindpower Gallery.
Photo Categories
1. Storms - floods, wind, wind damage, repair, etc.
2. Lighthouse
3. Elk
4. Wildlife Close-ups
5. Fishing
6. Crabbing
7. Parades & Festivals
8. Arts & Crafts Activities / Classes
9. Dunes
10. Gardens
11. Fundraisers
12. Holidays
13. Hunting
14. Sports (no hunting or fishing)
15. Special Category; YOUTH, (applies to contestants 17 and under: open image category).
16. People's Choice - this category will be judged by the public on opening night.
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Don't forget the annual Chamber membership party this Saturday night. It will be held at the MAC starting at 5:30. Lots of appetizers and snacks, Full no-host bar, music by the worn out frets and giving out awards for Business Person of the Year and Oscar Anderson Volunteer of the Year. It's going to be a great night!
Tickets are $20, reserve by calling the chamber office at: 271-3495
Nancie Hammond <nanciehammond@charter.net>
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WHAT: Livestock Mineral Nutrition Workshop
WHERE: Elkton Community Education Center, 15850 State Highway 38 in Elkton
WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
WHO: Sponsored by Umpqua Soil & Water Conservation District in partnership with the Douglas County Oregon State Extension Service
CONTACT: Rhonda Black at (541) 662-1341 or rhonda@umpquasoilandwater.com or Shelby Filley at (541) 672-4461
WHERE: Elkton Community Education Center, 15850 State Highway 38 in Elkton
WHEN: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
WHO: Sponsored by Umpqua Soil & Water Conservation District in partnership with the Douglas County Oregon State Extension Service
CONTACT: Rhonda Black at (541) 662-1341 or rhonda@umpquasoilandwater.com or Shelby Filley at (541) 672-4461
Do you keep livestock such as sheep, goats, cattle, pigs, or any other kind of livestock? Or, are you simply interested in animal nutrition? If so, please join us on Wednesday, January 30th from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. for this winter's Livestock Mineral Nutrition Workshop. The workshop will be held at the Elkton Community Education Center in Elkton, Oregon. Cost for the workshop is $10.00 per person at the door (cash or check only, payable to OSU Extension Service).
Topics for this year's workshop will include: Mineral requirements of different classes of livestock, feed mineral content, mineral supplements, form & availability of minerals, excesses & deficiencies. The program includes information on how to perform a mineral assessment for your animals.
The speaker for the Livestock Mineral Nutrition Workshop is Shelby Filley who is the Oregon State University Regional Livestock and Forages Specialist.
Refreshments will be provided.
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WHAT: St. Patrick's Day Trivia Challenge and Pub Crawl
WHERE: Waterfront - 351 Riverfront Way, Reedsport, OR 97467
When: Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 3 pm
WHO: Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance (CDABA)
Contact: Kathleen Miller - 541-271-2101
SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, March 17th - St. Patrick's Day
This year's St. Patrick's Day Trivia Challenge will be held on Sunday, March 17th starting at 3 p.m. at the Waterfront Family Dining Room. This is an adult event. The five downtown locations that will be participating are: The Waterfront, The Schooner Café, Tides Inn, Moose Lodge and Eagles Lodge.
There will be a registration fee of $20 for a team of 4, and $5 additional per person (unlimited number). Prizes this year will be limited to a prize for the winning trivia team and a prize for the best dressed team. So be sure to get your green on. All proceeds to benefit a local community project. If you have a worthwhile project in mind--email the details to kkmiller@reedsportlaw.com.
More information to follow soon.....in the meantime, start putting together those teams and brush up on your trivia!!
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WHAT: Dream Trip Vacation
WHO: Rotary Club of Reedsport
Contact: Kathleen Miller - 541-271-2101
Rotary Club of Reedsport - Dream Trip Raffle
This year the local Rotary Club's Your "Dream Trip" Raffle will be drawn on February 7 at 12:30 pm during the Club's weekly meeting. If you have purchased one or more tickets---but have yet to turn in the stub with your name, address, and telephone number---be sure to do so soon. You may drop off the stub at the office of Stephen Miller, Attorney at 320 Fir Avenue (Hwy 38) or call President, Kathleen at 541-271-2101.
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