For the Sake of Reedsport, Vote NO on 10-119

by Tom Tymchuk

In the upcoming May election the voters of Reedsport will vote on a ballot measure which deserves to be defeated. Please join me and vote NO on Ballot Measure 10-119.

Measure 10-119 would put the city in the likely position of defaulting on its current wastewater loans with the state or in making drastic cuts to needed city programs. If this measure passes and the city can not pay off its loans from the state, the State of Oregon could act in several ways: It could withhold other funds due to the City of Reedsport, it could declare all the outstanding debts (plus interest) due immediately, and it could take over the city’s wastewater collection system, setting and collecting the rates and fees. If the city were to default on its current loans, it would also make it very unlikely that the city would be able to take advantage of state funding options in the future. As a former Mayor of Reedsport, forcing such a calamity is disturbing to me.

The sponsors of Measure 10-119 seek a path of great harm to the city of Reedsport today and well into the future.

Were this measure to pass, major cuts in city services would likely occur. The police department, the library, the Senior Center, the Umpqua Discovery Center and city parks all would face the ax. City staffing, which is already at a near 20-year low, would surely see significant cuts.

Every two years, the voters of Reedsport have the opportunity to have their voice heard when they elect their mayor and city counselors. That is the time-honored way of dedicated city council. The sponsors of this measure have seen their favored candidates defeated each time they have run for office. Unable to get elected, they now wish to change the City Charter to get their political way. They are attempting to make an end-run around good representative government.

Measure 10-119 would put the city at great present and future financial risk. It also circumvents the elective process. The sponsors of this measure have an ax to grind, and that ax is not good for Reedsport.

I encourage all Reedsport voters to resist this destructive attempt and vote NO on measure 10-119.

6 Announcements - Press Release

1) Order Your Mother's Day Hanging Baskets
2) Rummage Sale @ St John The Apostle Catholic Church
3) 2012 Old Towne Hanging Basket Planting Time
4) Spring Into Summer Sales Event
5) Composer, Arrangers prepared for Pops program
6) First Friday . . . Art is for Everyone

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #1 of 6   
 
WHAT:  Order Your Mother's Day Hanging Baskets - CORRECTION
WHEN:    Now
WHO: The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions club
Contact:  Jim Wells at 541-271-2268; jwells36@frontier.com.

 

The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions club will again be offering beautiful hanging baskets for Mother's Day, coming up on May 12th. Pre order your colorful hanging baskets from any Lion's Club Member or by calling or emailing Lion Jim Wells at 541-271-2268; jwells36@frontier.com. All baskets may be picked up on Saturday, May 12 in "Circle Drive" at Reedsport Community Charter School between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Baskets are offered at the discounted price of $20 each.
 
These and other fund raiser by the Lions Club allow us to help our fellow citizens obtain eye examination and new glasses. This fiscal year we have assisted 43 citizens obtain eye exams and glasses. We have approximately 20 other applicants waiting for assistance.

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #2 of 6    
 
WHAT: Rummage Sale
WHEN: 9am - 4pm  Saturday, May 5th
WHERE: St John The Apostle,  12 St John's Way, Reedsport
SPONSOR: The Alter Society
PRICE: Free
MORE INFO: Joyce Chairrick  541-271-3132

A group sale of a variety of items will be held at the Catholic Church in Reedsport on Saturday, May 5th.  Large items include:  desk chairs, dresser, oak table, tv wall unit.

 

If you want to contribute items please contact Joyce.

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #3 of 6 
 
Who: Old Towne Reedsport Merchant Association
What:  2012 Old Towne Hanging Basket Planting Time
Where:  Old Towne - Bill Karcher's - Orca Gallery
When:  Friday, May 11th 9:00 AM and Second Planting if necessary, Friday May 18th 9:00 AM

 

This is our 5th year!  Can you believe it? Boy does the time fly!  We are fund raising again and for each $25 donation you make for the flowers, you will receive a drawing ticket to possibly win a beautiful hanging basket.  But just not any hanging basket!  It is a 40-pound hanging basket identical to the ones we will be planting downtown on May 11th and 18th!  So many people have asked to buy, but we've never allowed it.  So, this year the committee thought that maybe we should give one away and make some money to invest in the flowers too!  Sounds good to me!  So, anyone who is interested can send their donations to OTRMA, PO BOX 543, Reedsport, Oregon 97467 or call Kathi at (541) 271-3044. 

 

Even if you don't want to win, your donations are gladly accepted as it takes 35 plants to fill just one basket.  Last year we planted 2,310 plants, used two-cubic yards of potting soil, one-cubic-foot Perlite,and ten pounds of time-release fertilizer. The Old Towne Flower Basket Project is a major contribution to our community. So please help in anyway you can.  We also need volunteer basket planters on May 11th and 18th.  Call and sign up!  Please mail checks to OTRMA, PO BOX 345, Reedsport,Oregon or call me (541) 271-3044.  Happy Spring!  Kathi

 

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #4 of 6 
 
WHAT: Spring Into Summer Sales Event
WHERE:  Reedsport Community Center Reedsport,Oregon
WHEN:    Saturday May 5th 9-5 and Sunday May 6th 10-4
WHO: 
Contact Millie Crockett for more information 541-271-4333
 
We will be having a Spring Into Summer Sales Event on May 5th and 6th at the Reedsport Community Center.

There will be a variety of booths, raffles and give aways, a concession stand and entry is free!

We have vendors from Reedsport,Florence and Coos Bay with a wide variety of items both new and used plus some Baby Items,Antique and Garage Sale tables as well.

Get your Mother's Day and Graduation Gifts as well as stocking up on your favorites for the summer.

Some businesses that are attending are Scentsy, Delish Cupcakes, Bargains and Blowouts, Pampared Chef, Thoughtsthatstick, 31 Gifts, Handmade Jewelry, Tupperware, Mary Kay and lots of tables with treasures for sale.

See you there!

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #5 of 6 
 
WHAT: Composer, Arrangers prepared for Pops program
WHERE:  Pacific Auditorium, 2260 Longwood Avenue,
WHEN:   Sunday, May 6, at 2 P.M.
WHO:  Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO)
Contact: 541-997-6770   WWW.OCCO.WS
 

A composer and three arrangers have readied the music for the Spring Pops concert by the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO). The Reedsport concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 6, at 2 P.M. The concert will be held at the Pacific Auditorium, located on the campus of the Reedsport Community Charter Schools.

Tickets for this program are now available at the Reedsport branch of Umpqua Bank. They can be purchased during regular business hours at the bank's Information Desk through Friday, May, 4. Admission price is $10 per person. Tickets will also be on sale at the door one hour before concert time.

Works by Florence composer Charles Perkins and new orchestrations by Perkins, John Monks and Robin DeVour will be premiered in the concert.. After a Gershwin opener, 3 new selections by Perkins will start the things off. Perkins arrangements include "Sentimental Journey," "Rum and Coca-Cola," "Memphis Blues" and "String of Pearls."

Among Associate Conductor Monks' charts are "Gone with the wind," "Oblivion" "Snowfall" and "I've got my love to keep me warm."

With Perkins' help, DeVour arranged "Topsy" and collaborated with Monks on the Gershwin opener, "Nice work if you can get it" and "One morning in May."

Appearances by several Oregon jazz soloists are also a part of this special event
For more about OCCO, visit the orchestra's website, WWW.OCCO.WS . You may also call 541-997-6770 if you have further questions.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #6 of 6 
 
WHO:             Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance

EVENT:         First Friday . . . Art is for Everyone

WHEN:          Friday, May 4 2012 – 5-7 p.m.

WHERE:       Mindpower Gallery, 417 Fir Avenue

(Highway 38), Reedsport, OR

CONTACT:   Tamara Szalewski - 541-271-2485

 

First Friday to Feature Art and Music

 

Friday, May 4th is the next First Friday . . . Art for Everyone event.  First Friday will be hosted at Mindpower Gallery between 5-7 pm at 417 Fir Avenue (Highway 38), Reedsport, OR, 97467.  There will be a duo of musicians sharing their performing arts and a special art exhibit on display.  For more information contact Tamara Szalewski at 541-271-2485.

 

Also—Art Academy classes are on going.  Class sizes are limited.  Call or email Theresa Chickering at 541-271-4608 / tjchickering@yahoo.com for more information or to register for a class.  Future dates are:

 

May 8th – 10 am – 3 pm – 9 - $25 Hands On (includes pattern) – Diamonds Are a Quilters Best Friend Table Runner – with Theresa Chickering (confident beginner / intermediate level)

            United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive, Reedsport

 

May 11th – 9:30 am – 4 pm – 9 - $30 Hands On (includes pattern) – the Ultimate Travel Tote – with Linda Mason (intermediate level)

            United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive, Reedsport

 

May 18th – 6pm – 7 pm - $5 Friday – Mixed Up About Mixed Media? with Sue Bridston

            Mindpower Gallery, 417 Fir (Hwy 38), Reedsport

 

May 25th – 6pm – 7:30 pm – $20 Hands On - The Art of Artist Trading Cards with Sue Bridston

            Winchester Bay Community Center, Winchester Bay

            (Samples of Sue's work can be seen at the Reedsport Natural Foods store.)

 

 CDABA sponsors the First Friday art events (free to attend) at different locations.  Future Dates:  June 1st (Reedsport Natural Food store-Artist Kathleen Olsson), June 15th – Art Walk in old downtown Reedsport, July 6th-Rusty Frog, Winchester Bay, August 3rd (Reedsport Natural Food store Artist-Author), September XX (Winchester Bay Community Center-Art Auction), October 5th (Reedsport Natural Food store-Artist-Chris Lechuga), November 2nd (Lower Umpqua Hospital), and December 7th (Anniversary Celebration).

 

Check out CDABA's Facebook Page and its website (www.orgsites.com/or/cdaba).

 

 

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http://www.lowerumpquahospital.org/    Click on the Community Calendar link
 
http://reedsportonline.com/
 
www.cityofreedsport.org
 
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4 Announcements - press release

1) Order Your Mother's Day Hanging Baskets
2) Coastal Douglas Cohort IV - Ford Foundation - Bench Project Completion Celebration
3) Big Band hits in Pops program
4) Jack Blum Invitational Track Meet

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #1 of 4 
 
WHAT:  Order Your Mother's Day Hanging Baskets

WHEN:    Now
WHO: The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions club
Contact:  Jim Wells at 541-271-2268; jwells36@frontier.com.

The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions club will again be offering beautiful hanging baskets for Mother's Day, coming up on May 12th. Pre order your colorful hanging baskets from any Lion's Club Member or by calling or emailing Lion Jim Wells at 541-271-2268; jwells36@frontier.com. All baskets may be picked up on Saturday, May 11 in "Circle Drive" at Reedsport Community Charter School between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Baskets are offered at the discounted price of $20 each.

 

These and other fund raiser by the Lions Club allow us to help our fellow citizens obtain eye examination and new glasses. This fiscal year we have assisted 43 citizens obtain eye exams and glasses. We have approximately 20 other applicants waiting for assistance.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #2 of 4 
 
Who:  Coastal Douglas Cohort IV - Ford Foundation
What:  Bench Project Completion Celebration
Where:  Old Towne Reedsport, Next to Post Office
When:  Friday, May 4th, 1:00 PM

 

Come join us on Friday May 4th in Old Towne Reedsport to celebrate our completion of the Bench Project.  It has been really fun and a great learning experience for us and we would like to invite the community to attend our celebration event.  We will be thanking the people who donated everything from soup to nuts.  We are also going to be thanking those who purchased bricks to help raise the $500 we needed so that the Ford Foundation would match another $500. Without all these people helping out, the nearly $12,000  project wouldn't have been so successful.  So successful in fact that there is now a bench in each community of Reedsport, Lakeside, Gardiner, and Winchester Bay.  So, take a few minutes and stop by for the Celebration.  "Life's a Bench, Take a Seat".  

 

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #3 of 4 
 
WHAT:  Big Band hits in Pops program
WHERE:  Pacific Auditorium, 2260 Longwood Avenue,
WHEN:   Sunday, May 6, at 2 P.M.

WHO:  Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO)
Contact: 541-997-6770   WWW.OCCO.WS

 

The era of the big bands will be recalled musically in the second half of the Spring Pops concert by the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO). The Reedsport concert is scheduled for Sunday, May 6, at 2 P.M. The concert will be held at the Pacific Auditorium, located on the campus of the Reedsport Community Charter Schools.

Tickets for this program are now available at the Reedsport branch of Umpqua Bank. They can be purchased during regular business hours at the bank's Information Desk through Friday, May, 4. Admission price is $10 per person. Tickets will also be on sale at the door one hour before concert time.
The heyday of the large (15-20 musicians) jazz and/or dance bands of the late 1930s into the 1960s will be remembered through contemporary orchestrations by Charles Perkins, John Monks and Robin DeVour. Included are "Snowfall," (Claude Thornhill,) "Topsy," (Count Basie,) "Memphis Blues," (Harry James) and "String of pearls," (Glenn Miller.)

New compositions by Perkins and appearances by several Oregon jazz soloists are also a part of the program.

For more about OCCO, visit the orchestra's website, WWW.OCCO.WS . You may also call 541-997-6770 if you have further questions.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION  #4 of 4   
 
WHAT:  Jack Blum Invitational Track Meet
WHERE:  Reedsport Community Charter School – Ruppe Field
WHEN:     Friday, April 20 4pm - ???

COST: FREE
WHO:  Anyone willing to volunteer!
Contact: Jennifer Wright – 541-271-3616 or email jwright@reedsport.k12.or.us
 
Hello Braves fans!

 

This Friday is the annual Jack Blum Invitational Track Meet at Ruppe Field.

 

This year marks 50 years since the 1962 Braves won State Championships under Coach Blum's guidance.

 

As always, we are seeking volunteers to help make the events run smoothly and efficiently.

 

Our Ruppe Field is viewed as a top-notch facility by the increasing number of schools we compete against. This year we will be hosting 11 teams.

 

The great volunteer support we receive from the community helps us earn a great reputation for running a well-managed event.

 

We hope you will consider giving a few hours of your time Friday afternoon to help in our effort.

 

If you can help, please contact RHS track coach Jennifer Wright at this address:  JWright@reedsport.k12.or.us

 

 

 

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There are three places to view community events online:
 
http://www.lowerumpquahospital.org/    Click on the Community Calendar link
 
http://reedsportonline.com/
 
www.cityofreedsport.org
 
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Please also go here http://events.kmtr.com/ to add your event to the KMTR calendar of events.
 
Please also go here http://kezi.com/user/register to register to add your event to the KEZI calendar of events.
 
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If you have an announcement of interest to the general Coastal Douglas Community, and would like it to go out to this list, please include the following information and please use the format included below:
 
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION
 
WHAT:  (The name of your event)
WHERE:  (the name of the location and the address)
WHEN:     Day of the week, Date, Time
WHO:  (what group or individuals are sponsoring the event)
Contact: (who should be contacted for further information)
 
Include a story telling people about your event.
 
*******************************
 
I do not write or edit the press releases that are sent out - if you have questions about them, please contact the person listed as the contact for that event.
 
Please write "press release" in the subject line and send your information by Wednesday afternoon to (jamieswafford        @yahoo.com) If my yahoo email address does not work for you - please try (pressrelease97467 @charter.net)  please remove the space - it's to discourage s p a m harvesters.
 
I send the announcement out once a week - Wednesday evening - to meet press deadlines.  It's to your benefit to send the information out at least two weeks prior to your event.
 
Please send your information in an email that can be copy/pasted - please do NOT send attachments or pdf versions of your information or flyers.
 
If you wish to be removed from this list - please hit "reply" with "Remove from Press Release List" in the subject line.
 
If you know someone who is not receiving this list and would like to be included - please ask them to send a message to (jamieswafford @yahoo.com) or (pressrelease97467     @charter.net)  with "Add to Press Release List" in the subject line.
 
Thanks!
Jamie
 
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7 Announcements - press release

1) Friends of the Library Spring Book Sale
2) Rachel's Challenge Community Event
3) Dunes Art Club 3rd Annual Open House
4) Open House at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "The Mormons"
5) ZUMBATHON FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
6) Art Classes
7) soloists featured in OCCO Pops concert

10 Announcements - press release

1) 60th Annual Easter Egg Hunt

2) Easter Week Gatherings & Services in Reedsport
3) Good Friday Service

4) Easter Sunrise Service

5) Dahlia tuber give-away at the Dahlia Garden in Hahn Park

6) First Friday . . . Art is for Everyone

7) Tsunami Debris Public Workshops

8) May Pops Program ends orchestra season

9) Topic has changed:  Care to Talk About…Nutrition Labels

10) South Side Music Festival