1) Art By The Bay
2) Lower Umpqua Hospital District's 50th Anniversary Celebration
3) Community BBQ & Dance
4) Lower Umpqua Fly Fishing Club - "Fly Fish Oregon."
5) Fort Umpqua Days is here!
6) Family Festival Recap
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What: Art By The Bay
Where: Ocean Boulevard, Winchester Bay
When: Saturday, Aug 30 and Sunday, Aug 31
Who: Winchester Bay Merchants Association and the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce
Join us for Art By The Bay this Labor Day Weekend, August 30th and 31st. On the waterfront in Winchester Bay. Enjoy live music in the gazebo, kid's art, fishing derby, arts and crafts galore! Come enjoy the Plein Air artists create their works of art, food vendors, wineries, lighthouse tours. See artists demonstrate how their art work is made. Featured artist is Tomas Vrba, woodcarving and sculpting artist. Rain or shine come enjoy all Art By The Bay has to offer under two huge tents and more! A great family event. There is something for everyone! Plus, there is no entry fee and free parking. Don't forget the annual crab bounty hunt begins September first to September 30th. So mark your calendar, pack the car and plan to spend Labor Day Weekend in Winchester Bay at Art By The Bay. Brought to by the Winchester Bay Merchants Association and the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit http://www.winchesterbay.org or call 541-297-6073.
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What: Lower Umpqua Hospital District's 50th Anniversary Celebration
When: Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: Lower Umpqua Hospital, Reedsport Medical Clinic, Dunes Family Health Care, and the LUH Walk-in Clinic
Who: Lower Umpqua Hospital District
Contact: Jody Henderson 541-271-2171
Lower Umpqua Hospital District celebrates 50 years of service to the community!
Everyone is invited to free events and food.
Community Health Fair at LUH from 3:00 to 6:00 pm
20 exhibitors displaying health-related products and information.
Clinic Open House from 5:00 to 6:00 pm
Reedsport Medical Clinic
Dunes Family Health Care
LUH Walk-in Clinic
Bicycle Rodeo by the Reedsport Police Department
LUH parking lot
3:00 to 5:00 pm
Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce Dunefest Charity Auction Fund Giveaway
At LUH
6:00 to 7:00 pm
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What: Community BBQ & Dance
When: Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 2:00 to 10:00 pm
Where: Eagles Lodge, Reedsport, OR
Who: Lower Umpqua Hospital District
Contact: Sylvia Tommasino 541-271-2171 Ext 333
Community Invited!
Saturday, September 6th
@ the Reedsport Eagles Lodge
Tuna BBQ Dinner
2:00-7:00 pm
$10.00 per person
Music and an Outdoor Beer Garden
7:00 to 10:00 pm
Come out and bring your
family & friends.
Everyone Welcome!
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If you are now or think you may become interested in fly fishing, don't miss the September 8th meeting of the Lower Umpqua Fly Fishing club. It will be held at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Coos Bay Fire Station, 450 Elrod Avenue, in downtown Coos Bay. The guest speaker that evening will be Brian O'Keefe, a internationally known fly fishing expert and photographer.
O'Keefe will be doing an informative PowerPoint presentation, titled, "Fly Fish Oregon." O'Keefe's collection of photos and destinations in Oregon range from Klamath Falls to the Deschutes, John Day, and , " to many off the beaten path treasures."
After selling his first fly fishing photo at age 16, O'Keefe spent the next 47 years, "trying to fish and photo as many places as possible." His travels include Tonga, Bikini Atoll, New Zealand, Chili, Argentina, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Kashmir, England, Brazil, Nicaragua and more. He has been involved with numerous fly fishing magazines including Outdoor Life and Field and Stream.
The Lower Umpqua Fly Fishing club meetings are free and visitors are welcome. For more information regarding the club, contact Robert O'Bryan, 541 217 0246
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Elkton Community Education Center [mailto:butterfly@rconnects.com]
Fort Umpqua Days is here!
Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend August 30 & 31
• There will be Lion's Club Pancake Breakfast both days at 7am.
• Head downtown Saturday morning to watch or be a part of the parade. Line-up is at 9am and starting time is 10am.
• The craft & vendor booths open at 10am. There are scads of new vendors this year!
• Both days will feature children's activities at Ft. Umpqua and portrayals of life in the fur trading days. Fort Umpqua is hosting a muzzleloaders' group and there are exhibits about the history of the fort.
• There's an ECEC benefit concession booth with excellent hot dogs, burgers, chili, Frito boats, salads and pulled pork sandwiches for lunch treats and the Outpost Café will have its usual goodies both days
• The Elkton Quilters & Friends will have a quilt exhibit of their work on display in the library.
• Tory Rose, local young singer, performs at 11am Saturday in the garden
• The annual pie auction starts at 1pm Saturday on the greenhouse patio. Bring your appetite and your money to outbid your friends!
• Shop for fresh produce and fall nursery plants at ECEC's market stand and visit the ECEC gift shop
• Enjoy tastes of wine from local vintners and choose a bottle or two to purchase in the wine garden both days.
• At 4pm, watch the bass being weighed in for the tournament
• Then walk to the amphitheater to see a performance of the musical pageant "Echoes of the Umpqua, From Woods to Wine" at 5pm. Support the artistic accomplishments of the community members who make this glimpse of history possible
• After that there will be a dinner by Tomaselli's on the greenhouse patio at 6:30pm.
• Sunday, have breakfast again at the Lion's booth. Then head to the Fort Umpqua site for historical activities, demos of fort life, new exhibits in the fort buildings and information about the fort history.
• At 1pm, Jake Boone from Bohemia Mining Days in Cottage Grove will host special kids' games at the fort.
• The final weigh-in of the bass tournament and the awards will be at 4pm next to the greenhouse.
• At 5pm, the Pageant will be performed again, marking the end of the 2013 Fort Umpqua Days. Be sure to thank the many sponsors who have supported Fort Umpqua Days 2013!
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Just wanted to let you know how Family Festival turned out.
This was probably the second largest turn out in 12 years. Well over 400 people attended the event with 210 backpacks of school supplies given out. Thanks to the generous folks in Reedsport the backpacks were well stocked with school supplies. Participants enjoyed over 300 hot dogs, 550 sno-cones, Italian Sodas, Popcorn, and lemonade. They played games, slid down a giant slide, carried away bags and bags of clothes that had been donated, got their bikes tuned up and had a chance to visit with representatives from SMART reading at Highland elementary and new Highland principle, Becky Lupton. Highland pool gave away free passes, the Williams Family provided the kids with some amazing balloon animals and volunteers painted many smiling faces. Thanks to some area hair dressers, bunches of kids got free haircuts to look sharp for their pictures at school registration.
All in all this was one of the best Family Festivals ever thanks to the generous donations of many Reedsport businesses and individuals and the servant hearts of the 40 plus volunteers who made it happen. There are a few backpacks left. You can contact the church at 541-271-4414. Any leftover supplies will be delivered to the schools next week.
Thanks! Any questions give me a call at 541-662-0095
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www.cityofreedsport.org
www.reedsportcc.org
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