1) 60th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
2) Easter Week Gatherings & Services in Reedsport
3) Good Friday Service
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
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION #1 of 10
WHAT: 60th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
WHERE: Baronne Park, near Highland School, Reedsport
WHEN: Sunday, April 8, 2012
WHO: Gardiner-Reedsport Lions Club
WHAT: 60th Annual Easter Egg Hunt
WHERE: Baronne Park, near Highland School, Reedsport
WHEN: Sunday, April 8, 2012
WHO: Gardiner-Reedsport Lions Club
On Sunday, April 8th the Gardiner-Reedsport Lions will sponsor the 60th Annual Easter Egg Hunt.
It will be held at Baronne Park starting at 1:30 PM. The Easter Bunny will be there to share treats with
the children. Special prizes will be awarded to those that find those "golden eggs." Each egg is
filled with candy treats.
It will be held at Baronne Park starting at 1:30 PM. The Easter Bunny will be there to share treats with
the children. Special prizes will be awarded to those that find those "golden eggs." Each egg is
filled with candy treats.
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WHAT: Easter Week Gatherings & Services in Reedsport
Contact: 541.271.3214 or churchoffice@reedsportpres.org
WHAT: Easter Week Gatherings & Services in Reedsport
Contact: 541.271.3214 or churchoffice@reedsportpres.org
Maundy Thursday Service - 7pm April 5
United Presbyterian Church - 2360 Longwood Dr Reedsport OR.
Good Friday Service (LUMA combined) -12 Noon April 6
UPC Sanctuary - Rev. Dr. William Stevens speaking.
Easter Sunday Sunrise Service (LUMA combined) - 7am April 8
Covenant United Methodist Church 3520 Frontage Rd - Rev. Larry Helms speaking.
Easter Sunday Breakfast - 8am April 8 - UPC Fellowship Hall.
Easter Sunday United Presbyterian Church Service -11am April 8 - UPC Sanctuary
United Presbyterian Church - 2360 Longwood Dr Reedsport OR.
Good Friday Service (LUMA combined) -12 Noon April 6
UPC Sanctuary - Rev. Dr. William Stevens speaking.
Easter Sunday Sunrise Service (LUMA combined) - 7am April 8
Covenant United Methodist Church 3520 Frontage Rd - Rev. Larry Helms speaking.
Easter Sunday Breakfast - 8am April 8 - UPC Fellowship Hall.
Easter Sunday United Presbyterian Church Service -11am April 8 - UPC Sanctuary
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WHAT: LUMA Community Easter Services - Good Friday Service
WHERE: United Presbyterian Church
WHAT: LUMA Community Easter Services - Good Friday Service
WHERE: United Presbyterian Church
WHEN: Friday April 6, 2012 at noon
Contact: 541-271-4320.
Contact: 541-271-4320.
Friday April 6, 2012 at noon marks the annual LUMA Good Friday Community Church Service in Reedsport. Hosted this year by Reedsport Church of God, the service will involve members from many churches who want to remember the Passion of Christ. God 's great love for man will be highlighted through song, responsive prayer, Scripture readings and a message from Reverend William Stevens of the United Presbyterian Church
The service will last only an hour so folks can come on their lunch break. For more information contact any of the LUMA Churches or call the United Presbyterian Church at 541-271-4320.
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WHAT: Easter Sunrise Service
WHERE: Covenant United Methodist Church
WHERE: Covenant United Methodist Church
WHEN: 7:00 AM Sunday April 8, 2012
Contact: Pastor Jim Ives at 271-3771
Contact: Pastor Jim Ives at 271-3771
The Lower Umpqua Ministerial Association is hosting a Community Easter Sunrise Service at the Covenant United Methodist Church, 7:00 AM Sunday April 8. Come and join folks from all over the area for a service filled with Easter celebration music and a message by Larry Helms, Pastor of Highlands Baptist Church. Following the service a special Easter breakfast will be served.
Covenant United Methodist Church is located at 3520 Frontage Rd. in Reedsport. For more information contact Pastor Jim Ives at 271-3771.
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WHAT: Dahlia tuber give-away at the Dahlia Garden in Hahn Park
WHEN: Friday, April 6th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
WHAT: Dahlia tuber give-away at the Dahlia Garden in Hahn Park
WHEN: Friday, April 6th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 7th.
WHO: The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions Club
Contact: Barbara Mills (541-271-2577) barbswire@charter.net
WHO: The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions Club
Contact: Barbara Mills (541-271-2577) barbswire@charter.net
The Gardiner-Reedsport Lions Club has cleaned up the Dahlia Garden in Hahn Park. The tubers have been sorted by color and being readied for replanting. We have many extra Dahlia Tubers that we would make available to anyone who would like to add Dahlias to their own garden. They can be expensive if you had to buy them. We will make them available to the public on Friday, April 6th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM; and from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 7th. The Lions would gladly accept small contributions to the care and maintenance of the Dahlia Garden.
For more information you may contact Lion Barbara Mills (541-271-2577) (barbswire@charter.net)
Please bring some sacks and maybe some gloves.
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WHO: Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance
WHO: Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance
EVENT: First Friday . . . Art is for Everyone
WHEN: Friday, April 6 2011 – 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: Reedsport Natural Foods store, 1891 Winchester Avenue
(Highway 101), Reedsport, OR
CONTACT: Tom Taraba 541-319-0089
Art, Art, Where are tho Art?
Well – first you can find Art this Friday at the Reedsport Natural Foods store. The Reedsport Community Charter School students are the featured artists. The event is Friday, April 6th between 5-7 pm at the Reedsport Natural Foods store, 1891 Winchester Avenue (Highway 101), Reedsport, OR, 97467.
Teachers Kyle Mulligan (Art) and Guy Marchione (Shop), together with the store's owner, Tom Taraba, have been coordinating this event and are excited to showcase the art talent of the community's youth. You can reach Tom Taraba at 541-319-0089.
Second – the CDABA Art Acadmey classes are well underway and have been very successful (be sure to check out CDABA's Facebook page). The next classes are:
April 20th – 5:30-7:00 pm - $5 Friday – Quilting Gadgets, Gizmos, & Machines with Theresa Chickering
United Presbyterian Church, 2360 Longwood Drive, Reedsport
April 28th – 10 am – 2 pm – 9 - $25 Hands On - Patch Table Runner, Beginning Quilting with Theresa Chickering
Family Resource Center, 5 St. Johns Way
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WHAT: QUESTIONS ABOUT TSUNAMI DEBRIS TO BE ADDRESSED IN PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
WHAT: QUESTIONS ABOUT TSUNAMI DEBRIS TO BE ADDRESSED IN PUBLIC WORKSHOPS
Contact: Jamie Doyle, Oregon Sea Grant Extension Agent (OSU Extension)
Jamie.Doyle@oregonstate.edu 541-297-4227
Rachael Pecore, SOLVE Program Coordinator
rachael@solv.org 503-844-9571 ext. 317
Local organizations are hosting community meetings to share current information and science on marine debris left by the Japanese tsunami in 2011 from federal, state, and local experts.
Public concern is growing that debris pulled out to sea by the Japanese tsunami last March is heading toward the West Coast, raising many questions on everything from ghost ships to what to expect while beachcombing. The best guess of oceanographers who study ocean currents is that the bulk of this tsunami debris may arrive on the West Coast a year from now—in 2013—but no one is certain of when or how much.
Key speaker will be Nir Barnea, West Coast regional coordinator for NOAA's marine debris program. He will describe what is known about the contents and trajectory of the debris crossing the Pacific, and what is currently being done across the Pacific to prepare to deal with the debris.
All events are free and open to all. After presentations, audience members will have a chance to ask questions about everything from public health to returning any personal valuables that may be found amid the debris.
All events are free and open to all. After presentations, audience members will have a chance to ask questions about everything from public health to returning any personal valuables that may be found amid the debris.
Below are some of the local workshop dates and locations: To verify the schedule, go to www.solv.org for up-to-date information:
April 13th, Florence 10-11:30 am, Florence Fire Station 2625 Hwy 101 • Florence, OR • 541-297-4227
April 13th, North Bend 2-3:30 pm, North Bend Public Library 1800 Sherman Ave • North Bend, OR • 541-297-4227
April 13th, Bandon 6-7:30 pm, City Council Chamber/City Hall 555 Highway 101 • Bandon, OR • 541-297-4227
April 14th, Port Orford 10-11:00 am, American Legion Hall 421 11th St • Port Orford, OR • 541-961-8143
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WHAT: May Pops Program ends orchestra season
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium, 2260 Longwood Avenue,
WHEN: Sunday, May 6, at 2 P.M.
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
Contact: 541-997-6770 WWW.OCCO.WS
A Pops concert with compositions and arrangements by members of the Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra (OCCO) will be featured in Spring, 2012. 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 spring 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.
New compositions by Charles Perkins and Ralph Stricker-Chapman with arrangements by Perkins, Robin DeVour and John Monks are in this event which features selections in the style of such Big Bands as those of Count Basie, Glen Miller, Les Brown and Claude Thornhill. Soloists include Trumpeter, John Polese, Saxophonist, Stu Curtis and Keyboardist, Robin DeVour.
For more about OCCO, visit the orchestra's website,
WWW.OCCO.WS . You may also call 541-997-6770 if you have further questions.
Photo caption: Orchestra presents Spring concert
Tickets for this spring 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.
New compositions by Charles Perkins and Ralph Stricker-Chapman with arrangements by Perkins, Robin DeVour and John Monks are in this event which features selections in the style of such Big Bands as those of Count Basie, Glen Miller, Les Brown and Claude Thornhill. Soloists include Trumpeter, John Polese, Saxophonist, Stu Curtis and Keyboardist, Robin DeVour.
For more about OCCO, visit the orchestra's website,
WWW.OCCO.WS . You may also call 541-997-6770 if you have further questions.
Photo caption: Orchestra presents Spring concert
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION #9 of 10
WHAT: Topic has changed: Care to Talk About…Nutrition Labels
WHERE: Lower Umpqua Hospital conference room, lower level, enter through the door marked "receiving"
WHEN Tuesday, April 24, 2012
WHO: sponsored by Lower Umpqua Hospital
Contact: Delaine Humphreys, 271-9700
WHAT: Topic has changed: Care to Talk About…Nutrition Labels
WHERE: Lower Umpqua Hospital conference room, lower level, enter through the door marked "receiving"
WHEN Tuesday, April 24, 2012
WHO: sponsored by Lower Umpqua Hospital
Contact: Delaine Humphreys, 271-9700
Lower Umpqua Hospital is hosting a series of free public presentations over various health-related topics entitled "Care to talk about…"
The next to be offered is Care to talk about…Nutrition Labels on Tuesday, April 24, at 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the LUH conference room with Jackie Brown, LUH Dietician.
Jackie Brown will talk about those confusing nutrition labels found on most every packaged and canned food item. Bring a label that you need help interpreting. Come and learn to use those labels to make eating the right thing easier.
The conference room is located on the lower level near the cafeteria. Parking is available in the lower lot. Enter through the door marked "Receiving." Healthy refreshments are provided.
The next to be offered is Care to talk about…Nutrition Labels on Tuesday, April 24, at 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the LUH conference room with Jackie Brown, LUH Dietician.
Jackie Brown will talk about those confusing nutrition labels found on most every packaged and canned food item. Bring a label that you need help interpreting. Come and learn to use those labels to make eating the right thing easier.
The conference room is located on the lower level near the cafeteria. Parking is available in the lower lot. Enter through the door marked "Receiving." Healthy refreshments are provided.
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WHAT: South Side Music Festival
WHEN: Saturday, August 18, 2012 - Noon until dusk
WHAT: South Side Music Festival
WHEN: Saturday, August 18, 2012 - Noon until dusk
WHERE: Deer Haven Ranch, 2475 South Smith River Road, Reedsport
WHEN: Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 3:00 - 4:30 pm
WHERE: Pacific Auditorium, Reedsport Community Charter School, 2260 Longwood Avenue,
WHO: Co Sponsors: Lynn & Tina Fulps / Mark & Karen Bedard
Contact: Lynnfulps@gmail.com
WHO: Co Sponsors: Lynn & Tina Fulps / Mark & Karen Bedard
Contact: Lynnfulps@gmail.com
This year the Music Festival is raising funds for the Santana family in Reedsport: Claudia, Marco, Carlos & Rose.
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http://reedsportonline.com/
www.cityofreedsport.org
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