PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION #1 of 4
WHAT: "Coast Toasties" - The Reedsport Toastmasters Club
WHERE: Reedsport School District Board Room at 100 Ranch Road
WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m (and every Tuesday)
Contact: Ken Deacon at 271-3927 or Ike Launstein at 271-3537
Want to have a great time - share laughs with an interesting group of people? Would you like to be more confident and effective when speaking in public meetings? Are you limiting yourself because of a fear of speaking in public?
WHAT: "Coast Toasties" - The Reedsport Toastmasters Club
WHERE: Reedsport School District Board Room at 100 Ranch Road
WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m (and every Tuesday)
Contact: Ken Deacon at 271-3927 or Ike Launstein at 271-3537
Want to have a great time - share laughs with an interesting group of people? Would you like to be more confident and effective when speaking in public meetings? Are you limiting yourself because of a fear of speaking in public?
If your answer to any of these questions is yes, then you need to check out the Reedsport Toastmasters. Our meetings last about an hour.
You are welcome to come and watch to see if this is something you would like to do. No one is pushed to do something they feel uncomfortable doing.
If you have further questions please contact Ken Deacon at 271-3927 or Ike Launstein at 271-3537.
If you have further questions please contact Ken Deacon at 271-3927 or Ike Launstein at 271-3537.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION #2 of 4
WHAT: AUTHOR HENDERSON WILL INTRODUCE "STRAND" IN REEDSPORT
WHERE: Umpqua Discovery Center, 409 Riverfront Way, Reedsport, OR 97467
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12,
WHO: CoastWatch and the Discovery Center
Contact: Phillip Johnson, (503) 238-4450, orshores@teleport.com
Diane Novak, (541) 271-4816, umpquadiscoverycenter@charterinternet.com
WHERE: Umpqua Discovery Center, 409 Riverfront Way, Reedsport, OR 97467
WHEN: 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12,
WHO: CoastWatch and the Discovery Center
Contact: Phillip Johnson, (503) 238-4450, orshores@teleport.com
Diane Novak, (541) 271-4816, umpquadiscoverycenter@charterinternet.com
A book inspired by Oregon's CoastWatch program will be the subject of a talk by author Bonnie Henderson at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, at the Umpqua Discovery Center in Reedsport (409 River Front Way). The presentation, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Discovery Center, is free and open to the public.
Henderson, author of the much-used "Day Hiking: Oregon Coast," has been a CoastWatch volunteer for more than a decade. CoastWatchers adopt one-mile segments of the Oregon coast and monitor them both for short-term impacts and long-term changes. CoastWatch is a program of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition.
Henderson's adopted mile, CoastWatch Mile 157, is in the heart of the Oregon Dunes. Walking her mile season after season she made discoveries, and her writerly instincts led her to follow the stories of things she found in the driftline. The result is her new book, "Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris," published by Oregon State University Press.
She will speak about the origins of the book and what she has learned in pursuing some of the familiar or unusual objects washing up on her CoastWatch mile. Henderson has coined the term "forensic CoastWatching" for her practice of not just observing, but investigating the histories of the natural and man-made items found stranded on the shoreline.
Bonnie Henderson is a Eugene-based writer and outdoor recreationist who is also the author of Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon, and is a regular contributor to Sunset, Backpacker, Coastal Living and other magazines.
For more information about the March 12 event, contact Diane Novak, (541) 271-4816,umpquadiscoverycenter@charterinternet.com. For more information about CoastWatch, contact Phillip Johnson, (503) 238-4450, orshores@teleport.com
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION #3 of 4
WHAT: "Check Out" at the Reedsport Branch Library and you might win the proverbial "Pot of Gold"
WHERE: Reedsport Branch Library - Old Towne Reedsport
WHEN: March 1 to March 16, 2009
WHO: "Chapter II - a Re-Do" - Library Renovation Committee
Contact: Sue Cousineau 271-3500
WHERE: Reedsport Branch Library - Old Towne Reedsport
WHEN: March 1 to March 16, 2009
WHO: "Chapter II - a Re-Do" - Library Renovation Committee
Contact: Sue Cousineau 271-3500
Monday, March 16, 2009, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, the Reedsport Branch Library will hold an open house to kick-off "Chapter II" of the Library renovation project. The open house will feature a "gold coin" treasure hunt, refreshments, a slide show of the renovation project and other surprises.
Library patrons who check out a book from March 1 to March 16 will receive one ticket to enter into a drawing for the "pot of gold" filled with items from area merchants. Patrons may return to the library each day of the contest, check out a book or 10, and receive one ticket to enter the contest.
Many businesses in the Reedsport area will also be handing out tickets to their customers as well. Customers need only take the ticket to the Reedsport Branch Library between March 1 and March 16 to participate. One lucky winner will take home the goodies! Follow the leprechauns to the pot of gold! The drawing will be held on March 16th, during the Reedsport Branch Library open house.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION #4 of 4
WHAT: Win a hand crafted wine rack, complete with wine and glasses
WHERE: See the wine rack on display at Umpqua Bank
WHEN: Now until the drawing date of April 15
WHO: "Chapter II - a Re-Do" - Reedsport Branch Library Renovation committee
Cost: $5 per ticket or 5 tickets for $20
WHERE: See the wine rack on display at Umpqua Bank
WHEN: Now until the drawing date of April 15
WHO: "Chapter II - a Re-Do" - Reedsport Branch Library Renovation committee
Cost: $5 per ticket or 5 tickets for $20
A beautiful wine rack, hand crafted by Stan Bates, has been donated to the Library Renovation project. Raffle tickets to win this wine rack, along with 12 bottles of Oregon wine, and a complete set of wine glasses are being sold now. The winning ticket will be drawn on Wednesday, April 15. "Tax day" may not be our favorite day of the year - but it's going to be a GREAT day for one lucky person . . . . . could it be YOU?
Need not be present to win. Winner is responsible for transporting the wine rack from the bank to it's new home.
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