Friday, November 24, 2023
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Weekender Bandon woman fundraising for Christmas meals BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
A Bandon woman is rallying the community to provide a holiday meal for those who are less fortunate on Christmas Day. Jane Ujhazi was sad to hear there was no program in Bandon
Community Meals GoFundMe raised about $1,500 in the first 24 hours. The goal of $5,000 was met within a week. “There's a lot of good people in Bandon,” Ujhazi said. “The main goal is to feed the people who need it the most and really do something in the spirit of the season,” she said.
distributing Thanksgiving and Christmas meals to the less fortunate this year. So she jumped into action by posting about the issue in several Bandon groups on Facebook. A lot of people agreed something needed to be done, so Jane started a GoFundMe. The Bandon Cares
While the support from the community is clear, Ujhazi said there is still more to do to make the free holiday meal come to fruition. Unfortunately, Ujhazi said the Christmas Meals continued on page 15
Santa is coming to downtown BY WORLD STAFF
Santa will arrive in Coos Bay on Friday, Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving to help Mayor Joe
Benetti light the Coos Bay Christmas tree at the Coos Bay Visitors Center and to take photos with children. The festivities will start at the visitor’s center about 5 p.m. with music and Christmas carols while waiting for Santa to arrive.
The South Coast Dance Project will perform at 5:15 p.m. in the parking lot. Santa is scheduled to arrive at the Visitor’s Center at about 5:30 p.m. where he will be greeted Santa continued on page 15
The family-owned business will also be participating in
SHOP SMALL SATURDAY ON NOV. 25,
an event held to encourage shoppers to support downtown businesses. Those who shop at participating locations from Nov. 10 through Nov. 24 and collect $100 or more in receipts can turn them in on at Jennie’s Shoe Store – 262 Central Ave from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 24 for a commemorative Marshfield District mug, while supplies last.
Photos by Bree Laughlin
To learn more about the Shop Small Saturday event and check out a map of participating businesses, visit www.coosbaydowntown.com.
Katrina Kathleen's Home Decor and Gifts was decked out with Christmas items during the Coos Bay Annual Downtown Holiday Open House on Saturday, Nov. 11.
Return to the Sea Stranded sea turtle found near Coos Bay released a year later BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
The tides had taken a turn for the worst for the sea turtle dubbed “Pumpkin” in October, 2022. The endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle washed ashore at Horsfall Campground in Coos County. The
sea turtle was found to be cold stunned – a condition that can render them incapable of eating or navigating. “Sea turtles can forage the open ocean off Oregon’s shores without issue during the summer—but if they don’t turn south before the weather changes, they risk getting caught in cold currents and winter storms,"
said Courtney Klug, communications and marketing specialist with the Oregon Coast Aquarium. “As such, Oregon sees a marked increase in sea turtle strandings between fall and spring,” she said. Over the course of a year, Sea Turtle continued on page 12
Photo courtesy of Kyle Williams/SeaWorld Rescue
Pumpkin washed ashore at Horsfall Campground in Coos County and was reported by a private citizen. She was initially treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium and released back into the ocean by SeaWorld San Diego rescue teams following a year of recovery and rehabilitation.
Photo courtesy of Kyle Williams/SeaWorld Rescue
The Olive Ridley sea turtle is an endangered species. The crucial rescue and rehabilitation of Pumpkin was made possible thanks to the collaborative efforts of OCAq, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Turtles Fly Too, and SeaWorld San Diego and Rescue.
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Welcome Dr. Michael Ivanitsky, FAAOS to Bandon and Reedsport, offering General Orthopedic Surgeries with an emphasis on Primary Joint Replacements. He will be dividing his time between Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center in Bandon and the Reedsport Medical Clinic in Reedsport.
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Dr. Ivanitsky specializes in less invasive primary total joint arthroplasty of knee and hip, direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty, trauma, arthroscopy, and carpal tunnel release.
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