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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

5 Announcements - press release

1) Beach Clean-up and Glass Float "Give-Away"
2) South Coast Folk Society Happenings
3) Prophetic Minister to be at Foursquare Church
4) Showing of "Taking My Parents to Burning Man"
5) Free Agricultural Pesticide Collection Event



PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #1 of 5    

WHAT:            Beach Clean-up and Glass Float "Give-Away"
WHERE:         Reedsport, Oregon
WHEN:           Saturday, March 28, 2015
WHO:             Rotary Club of Reedsport
Rotary Club of Reedsport Sponsors the Glass Float "Give-Away" during SOLV's Annual Great Oregon Spring Beach Clean-up.

The Rotary Club of Reedsport has once again adopted the beach accessed by Sparrow Park Road (just North of Gardiner) during SOLV's Annual Great Oregon Spring Beach Clean-up on Saturday, March 28, 2015. 

To add to the excitement of this event the Rotary Club is donating glass floats.  These floats will be given away by raffle to those who volunteer their time during the clean-up.  Participants will receive one raffle ticket for each bag of trash turned in during the day.  At the end of the clean-up, names will be drawn and each drawn ticket holder will receive a glass float – limit one per person. 

Meet us at the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce parking lot (junction of Highways 101 & 38) at 9:30 am on Saturday, March 28, 2015.  Carpooling and transportation will be arranged that morning to get everyone to the clean-up site.  You can also join the group any time during the morning by simply coming to the beach site at the end of Sparrow Park Road.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #2 of 5  
As always, more information about events and locations can be found at www.southcoastfolksociety.wordpress.com.
Second Sunday Sing-Along
Sunday, March 8, 4-6 p.m., at the North Bend Library. We've got the Rise Up Singing songbooks. Acoustic musicians welcome!
International Folk Dancing at Liberty Pub Thursday, March 12


Enjoy one of our popular folk dance demonstrations March 12 at Liberty Pub. It's a fundraiser for South Coast Folk Week -- visit our website if you don't know what that is! There'll be live music by Cultural Ecology, demonstrations of folk dancing and opportunities for audience participation. Admission is free, but donations will be collected to benefit Folk Week. Did we mention South Coast Folk Week is coming up October 4-10?
Contra Dance Saturday, March 14
At Greenacres Grange at 7 p.m. Caller: Karen Olsen of Myrtle Point and some guest callers. Band: Willow Creek. Admission: General $7, students w/ID and seniors over 60 $6, members $5, and supervised children under 6 free.  First-timers who arrive in time for the 7 p.m. lesson will receive a ticket for free admission to their second dance. The dances are alcohol- and fragrance-free.

Celtic Session is Different This Month
Instead of the normal third Wednesday, the Celtic session will take place 7-9 p.m. on St. Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, at Liberty Pub, 2047 Sherman Ave, North Bend. Play, listen or sing along! The next session will be Wednesday, April 1. No fooling!
South Coast Folk Society Board Meeting
International Folk Dance
Friday, March 27. Starts at 7 p.m., Greenacres Grange. Teaching, followed by requests. Admission is $4, or $3 for members of SCFS.
Want more folk dancing? Take lessons with Stacy Rose on Tuesday nights: visit
http://stacyrose.weebly.com.
Celtic Fest is coming!
The fifth South Coast Celtic Fest is coming May 2. It's growing into a multi-day event, with a Chef's Table dinner at OCCI April 24, a whisky tasting at 7 Devils April 25, performances at the Coos Bay Public Library and Liberty Pub May 1, and a movie at the Egyptian Theatre May 3. Get all the deets at southcoastfolksociety.wordpress.com/south-coast-celtic-fest/. But the main event is still Saturday May 2 at SWOCC. There will be workshops all day; free entertainment on the Hales Center Stage all day; and an evening concert with The Stomptowners (Maldon Meehan, Andrea Wild, Sean Earnest and Preston Howard) and Hanneke Cassel with Mike Block and Chris Lewis. Visit our website for ticket locations, buy a ticket from your favorite Soroptimist, or get them on Eventbrite. To work you up into a frenzy of anticipation, the May 2 schedule is attached.


The Coastal Celtic Society will present the movie "Waking Ned Devine" at the Egyptian Theatre Sunday, March 15 at 2 p.m. Admission is $5, and proceeds benefit the Egyptian.


PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #3 of 5  
Contact Person:  Terry Plotz 541-271-4414
 Ben Hill, 541-662-0075
Prophetic Minister to be at Foursquare Church
Evangelist Roger Smets, will be speaking at Reedsport Foursquare Church 6:30 PM Saturday night March 14th.  Roger is no stranger to the coast having ministered in churches up and down the coast for many years. His presentation is very practical and personal focusing on ministry to individuals that God wants to give a message too.  Pastor Terry Plotz of Reedsport Foursquare says, "We have seen God change lives through the words that God gives Roger to share with people. This meeting is definitely for people who want to hear what God is saying for today." Those wishing individual prayer can also receive that at the end of the service.
Rev. Smets has memorized hundreds of scriptures from the Bible and speaks them freely as he prays with people. As a result, thousands of people have been encouraged, refreshed and set free through "Good News from God."  The evening will start with some worship music and then move into Roger's message especially prepared for what God is saying to us for 2015. The Foursquare church is located at 2900 Frontage Rd. in Reedsport. Child care will be provided.
If you have any questions, please contact the church at 541-271-4414. Reedsport Foursquare meets for worship Sundays at 10:00 am and has a youth service Wednesday evening at 7:00.
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Coos Community Radio
PO Box 1713
Coos Bay Oregon 97420
cooscommunityradio@gmail.com
Contact: Patricia Gouveia 541-217-8949

TAKE A TRIP TO BURNING MAN WITH COOS COMMUNITY RADIO

Join Coos Community Radio, the Tuna Guys and 7Devils Brewery for a showing of "Taking My Parents to Burning Man", a film about the least likely family vacation imaginable. Bryant Boesen follows his adventures with his 60 year-old parents at the infamous Burning Man Arts Festival in the Black Rock Desert. The film won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary at both the 2014 Sonoma International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere, and the 2014 Newport Beach Film Festival. It also won the Micro-Budget Feature Award at the 2014 Maui Film Festival.

The film will be shown at the Egyptian Theater on Saturday, March 14th, 2015 from 7:30 to 9:00pm. This event also marks the introduction of the Coos Community Radio station, KJAJ LP-FM 98.1, to the community. Coos Community Radio is a nonprofit, all-volunteer public radio station that formed to support community goals and social objectives through extensive outreach and to allow everyday citizens the chance to become creative contributors in a media rich world.  CCR will establish a broadcast medium open to the public giving voice to the unserved and underserved, providing local perspectives and human-interest stories and highlighting local talent.

Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10.00. Come early and enjoy a meal with the Tuna Guys and a brew with 7 Devils Brewery. Coos Community Radio will be premeiring a selection of music that is representative of KJAJ.

Want to be a DJ? Learn about broadcasting? You can be part of an independent, locally-orientated station that puts media in the hands of the people. Join us and learn about volunteer and underwriting opportunities or just share your energy.

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #5 of 5  

WHAT:                       FREE AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE COLLECTION EVENT
WHEN:                       MAY 9, 2015 (Register by April 25th)
WHERE:                     BEAVER HILL TRANSFER STATION
WHO:                         CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Free Agricultural Pesticide Collection Event
Pesticide Users Are Encouraged to Drop-off Unused Pesticides at Free Event on May 9th
Agricultural and commercial pesticide users from Coos, Curry and Douglas Counties can register to bring unwanted pesticides to the Beaver Hill Transfer Station on Saturday, May 9, 2015 for the Free Agricultural Pesticide Collection Event.  Appointments are available from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Registration is through Clean Harbors Environmental Services; registration forms are available through the OSU Extension Office in Myrtle Point or the Coos County Solid Waste Department at the Beaver Hill Transfer Station.  Information is available on their websites: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/coos  or http://www.co.coos.or.us/Departments/SolidWaste.aspx
The one-day event is intended to give commercial, agricultural and institutional pesticide users the  opportunity to safely and anonymously dispose of waste pesticides. Collected information will be used for planning and scheduling but will not be used for regulatory reporting. Registration is open until April 25th but may close sooner due to limited funding. 
Empty, triple-rinsed, pesticide containers will also be accepted (no registration necessary).
The event is being hosted by a partnership of local organizations to help reduce the risk of accidental pesticide release into surface or ground water. Partners include OSU Extension Service in Myrtle Point, Coos County Solid Waste Department, Coos County Weed Advisory Board, Coos & Coquille Watershed Associations, Coos and Curry SWCD, South Coast Watershed Council, Lower Rogue Watershed Council, Agri-Plas Inc. and others. Funding provided by  the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality supports the collection and disposal of the waste by Clean Harbors Environmental Services.
The Beaver Hill Transfer Station is located at 55722 Highway 101, (approximately 14 miles south of Coos Bay on Highway 101). The site is ¼ mile south of Milepost 253 on Highway 101. 
For registration and technical questions, contact Graham Gadzia of Clean Harbors at (253) 639-4240 ext. 2813 or gadzia.graham@cleanharbors.com
Contact Information:
Cassie Bouska, (541) 572-5263,
Cassie.Bouska@oregonstate.edu or
Cheryl Westgaard, (541) 396-7623,
cwestgaard@co.coos.or.us     
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