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Molly’s Revenge in the spotlight at Celtic Fest COOS BAY — The South Coast Celtic Fest will be May 3, at the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. The event is a collaborative effort of the South Coast Folk Society, the Coastal Celtic Society and Soroptimist International of the Coos Bay Area.

The festival starts at 10 a.m and will include 24 hands-on workshops, vendors and two performance stages. Enjoy live music from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at no charge. An Irish session for all acoustic musicians and a bonny knees contest will round

out the afternoon activities.

Vendors of handcrafted jewelry, musical instruments, baked goods and other merchandise will have booths displaying their goods. The Oregon Coast Culinary Institute will offer a Celtic foods buffet dinner in the Hales Center starting at 5 p.m.

Dinner will cost $7 at the door.

The evening concert will begin at 7 p.m with a grand entry from the Oregon Coast Pipes and Drums Band. Then taking the stage will be Kitchen Ceilidh, a Photo courtesy of Ren Nickson women’s a cappella group Left to right, Stuart Mason, David Brewer singing traditional and current songs in Scottish Gaelic, as well and John Weed. as sharing Scots Gaelic cultural traditions. The headliner is Molly’s Revenge, a dynamic,

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acoustic Celtic band known for its unique and infectious enthusiasm. The classic combination of bagpipes, whistle and fiddle, with a backdrop of guitar, mandola and bodhran guarantees an enjoyable experience for all fans of Scottish and Irish music.

Evening concert tickets are $20. An all-workshop day pass is $15. A discounted pass of $5 is available for children 12 and under, thanks to a generous grant from Coos County Cultural Coalition.

Tickets are available at: Off the Record, 2227B Newmark Ave., and at Books by the Bay, 1875 Sherman Ave., in North Bend; Coos Bay Visitor’s Center,

50 Central Ave., Coos Bay; or at Bandon Mercantile, 535 S. Second St., Bandon.

The festival is generously sponsored by the following local businesses and organizations: Sol Coast Companies, Gold Coast Security, E.L. Edwards Realty, O’Bryan Advanced Dentistry, Edward Jones of Coos Bay and North Bend, Hough, MacAdam & Wartnik, Farr’s True Value Hardware, Kerbo Engineering, Oregon Garden Art, MacDuff Design, Coos County Cultural Coalition, and the Coastal Celtic Society.

For additional information, call Stacy Rose, 541-808-1002 or email rosecontra@gmail.com.

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BANDON — Come join the Hanneke Cassel Band for an evening of Scottish fiddle music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at the Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW in Bandon City Park.

Cassel’s charismatic fiddling has brought the native Oregonian many honors and awards. She is the 1997 U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, holds a bachelor’s of music in violin performance from Berklee College of Music and performed and taught across North America, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, China and Africa.

Cassel will be joined by cellist Mike Block and guitarist Christopher Lewis. Hailed by Yo-Yo Ma as the “ideal musician of the 21st Century,” Block is a pioneering multi-style cellist, composer and educator living in Boston. Canadian-native Lewis provides the driving guitar sound in the group. In addition to his work with Cassel, he has been involved with album production and performance in the Boston indie rock scene.

Tickets cost $20 in advance and are available at Bandon Mercantile, 541-347-4341, by calling 541-3329851 or $22 at the door.

MYRTLE POINT — The Myrtle Point High School Drama Club will present three performances of “Lend Me A Tenor!”

In the screwball comedy, the voice of the magnificent Tito Merilli promises to save the 1934 Cleveland

Grand Opera company until a series of hilarious mishaps leaves him presumably dead. Max, the nerdy assistant and aspiring tenor, steps in to save the performance. However, Tito survives. Max and Tito are both pursued by a

handfull of ladies, one the sultry soprano and one the boss’s bashful daughter.

The Broadway hit will be presented in the Myrtle Point High School cafeteria, 717 Fourth St., March 14 and 15 at 7 p.m.; and March 16 at 2 p.m.

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Join a St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Challenge REEDSPORT — This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Challenge will begin at 5 p.m.

Monday, March 17, at the Waterfront Tavern and Grill’s family dining room. The adult only event will include a prize for the winning trivia team, the team that raises the most donations for the community project and the best dressed team.

The registration fee is $20 for a team of four, and $5 each for an additional team member (unlimited number). Team registration forms are available at Mindpower Gallery and from CDABA members. Register your teams early to assure that your team has a full 30 minutes at each pub to work on the trivia questions.

Volunteers are also needed to assist with this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Challenge. Volunteers are really needed to host at the trivia challenge venues. The goal is to have a minimum of two persons per trivia location. In addition to the host pub, there are five trivia venues: The Red Apron, The Schooner Café, Tides Inn, the Moose Lodge and the Eagles Lodge.

Start gathering your teams and planning your green attire.

St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Challenge is sponsored by Coastal Douglas Arts & Business Alliance, a 501(3)(c) nonprofit. For more information, contact Joe Coyne at 541-271-2103 or Kathleen M iller at kkmiller@reedsportlaw.com.

NEWPORT — Newport-based Celtic Heritage Alliance is celebrating all things Irish during its second annual “Shamrock Supper” at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Shilo Inn Ballroom, 536 Elizabeth St., Newport.

The supper will feature traditional Irish fare — corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread, boiled potatoes and parsley sauce, with mashed carrots and

parsnips, and bread pudding or apple crisp for dessert.

Between courses, Irish Whiskey connoisseurs have the option of tasting five whiskeys from the Emerald Isle. Also there will be short educational vignettes about Irish heritage and culture, music and song presented by the Wayne Plourde and Norm Halsey as returning guest hosts, The Rusty Rovers.

The poetry of William

Butler Yeats also will be featured, along with a rousing “Pub Quiz” and special performances of Irish dancing by An Daire Academy of Irish Dance, from Corvallis.

Tickets are $35 for the Shamrock Supper and $25 for the Irish Whiskey tasting, which includes live entertainment.

Tickets are available online at www.newportcelticfestival.com or by calling 541-574-9366.

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Listen to Irish songs on St. Patrick’s Day COOS BAY — South Coast Folk Society holds their regularly scheduled third Monday night Irish session at The Liberty Pub, 2047 Sherman Ave., North Bend. This month, the session falls on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Starting at 7 p.m., enjoy traditional Irish tunes with a focus on songs — pub songs, drinking songs, sweet ballads. Handouts with chorus lyrics will be available and all voices are encouraged to join in. All acoustic musicians are welcome. No admission charge, but donations will be accepted for South Coast Celtic Fest.

Contact Stacy Rose at 541-808-1002 or rosecontra@gmail.com for more information.

Bandon Showcase Outreach Program - Promoting The Arts The 2014 Season outreach program involves ‘TWO ON TAP’ with MarLo Dance Studio.

The program will include Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano offering one-on-one and group interactio ns and educational discussions with MarLo students about the importance of dance to their cultural deve lopment.

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Classes & Workshops SATURDAY, MARCH 8 USCG Auxiliary Boat Oregon Class 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. U .S. Coast Guard Station, 63450 Kingfisher Drive, Charleston Marina. Course and materials cost is $15. Registration is required, call 541-267-6152. Test will quality participants for the required Boater Education Card (mandatory for operation of all vessels with 10 horsepower or greater). Additional requirements apply for youth.

Traffic Control Flagger Training 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Sitkum Hall, Room 13 at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. Registration and payment is required. Fee will cover all materials, $85. Must be 18 to recieve certification. Register

with Community Education at 541-888-7328.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Lindy Hop Workshop 1-4 p.m., Glasgow Grange, 3159 East Bay Dr., North Bend. Marteen deVriend and July Granstrom will cover the basics and some Charleston. Cost is $30. Some swing dance helpful.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11 BOLI — Leave Requirements for Small Business 7:30 a.m.-noon, SWOCC Curry Campus, 96082 Lone Ranch Parkway, Brookings. Jeffery Burgess covers OFLA laws that pertain to business with 25-50 employees. Cost is $59. Register at 541-751-8524 or visit The World online calendar for link.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 Pastels with Jean Stephenson 1-4 p.m., Art By the Sea Gallery and Studio, 175 Second St., Continuum Building, Bandon. Register and get materials list, 541-3475355.

Ready, Set, Start your Business Workshop 3-5 p.m., The Business Center, 2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend. Learn many aspects of owning your own business. Cost is $20, registration is required. Call 541-7566866 or email mloiselle@socc.edu.

BOLI — Leave Requirements for Small Business 7:30 a.m.-noon, South Coast Education Service District, 1350 Teakwood Ave., Coos Bay. Jeffery Burgess covers OFLA laws that pertain to business with 25-50 employees.

Cost is $59. Register at 541-7518524 or visit The World online calendar for link.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Potato Jewelry Making Class 2 p.m., Ocean Crest, 192 Norman Ave., Coos Bay. Reserve your space by calling, 541-297-1800.

Coquille Valley Seed Library Garden Seminar 6 p.m., Owen Building, 201 N. Adams St., Coquille. Soil Health presentation followed by Potting Soil and Seed Starting roundtable. www.coquillevalleyseed library.org Identity theft: What you need to know workshop 7 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library Myrtlewood room, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Presented by Detective Sgt. Eric Schwenninger. 541-269-1101

Local gardeners meet for inspiration MYRTLE POINT — Gardening enthusiast can’t wait to get out into the garden in the springtime. To get inspired and prepare for this growing season, join Coos County Master Gardeners for the 13th annual garden seminar, “Fertilize Your Mind: The Dirt on Backyard Gardening,” 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Hales Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Southwestern Oregon Community College.

This day-long seminar offers hands-on classes for avid gardeners. Whether you’re an experienced or novice gardener, new to the area or have lived here for decades, you can find plenty of ideas to make gardening easier, inspiring and more successful.

Keynote speaker will be Jim

Myers, Vegetable Breeding and Genetics Professor at Oregon State University. Myers’ presentation, “The Culinary Cutting Edge and Vegetable Breeding,” will describe the ongoing efforts of the OSU Vegetable Breeding Program to develop vegetables with better nutrition and novel quality and taste attributes.

In addition, participants will be able to select three informational classes presented by experienced and practical speakers. Some of the topics include: winter gardening, basic backyard pruning, tomatoes 101: growing on the Oregon Coast, water-wise landscaping, growing strawberries and raspberries, beekeeping 101 and more. In the lobby throughout the event will be displays by local nursery and landscap-

ing companies, a plant clinic to answer gardening questions, and a selection of free gardening and seed catalogs.

Registration is $25, which includes the keynote address, three lecture sessions and coffee or tea. To register, contact the Coos County Extension Office at 541-572-5263, stop by the OSU Extension office at 631 Alder St., in Myrtle Point, or get the registration form online at http://extension.oregonstate.edu/c oos/fertilize-your-mind. You may also register the morning of the event, beginning at 8 a.m., but class selections may be limited.

This seminar is sponsored by the Coos County Oregon State University Extension Service and the Coos County Master Gardener Association.

Wild Women of Charleston Wine & Gift Shop Forget Spring Cleaning!

Come try our delicious wine and “doll up” with our our custom jewelry 63340 6 3340 Boat Basin Drive, Charleston, Oregon

PORTLAND — The Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter will be holding the class, “Getting Started,” from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, at Baycrest Village McAuley Hall, 3959 Sherman Ave., North Bend.

In this class, attendees will gain a basic understanding of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, as well as current treatments. They will also get practical information that will help them start planning for the future.

The class is free but registration is required. To register, call 800-272-3900. For a list of upcoming classes, visit www.alz.org/oregon.

Movies 3 Days to Kill — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:20; S-Th: 3:05, 5:50, 8:35

300: Rise of an Empire 3D — R • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:45; S-Th: 3:20, 6:05, 8:45

300: Rise of an Empire 2D — R • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 1:15; S-Th: 3:55, 6:35, 9:15

LEGO 3D — PG • Pony Village Cinema: S-Th: 6:30

LEGO 2D — PG • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:15, 2:50; S-W: 7:50

Monuments Men — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 2:30; S-Th: 5:25, 8:20

Mr. Peabody and Sherman 3D — PG • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:35; S-Th: 8:05 • Redwood Cinema: S-Su: 1:00; S: 7:00

Mr. Peabody and Sherman 2D — PG • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:00, 2:30; S-Th: 3:10, 4:55, 5:40, 7:25 • Redwood Cinema: S-Su: 4:00; S-Th: 7:00; W: 2:00

Non-Stop — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:55; S-Th: 3:35, 6:10, 8:55

Pompeii 3D — PG-13

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Charleston has lovely gift shops, great restaurants and lots of parking.

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Pompeii 2D — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 1:10; S-Th: 5:20

Robocop — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 1:05; S-Th: 4:00, 6:45, 9:25

Son of God — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 11:50; S-Th: 2:55, 6:00, 9:05 • Redwood Cinema: S-Su: 12:40, 3:40; S-Th: 6:40; W: 1:40

Pony Village Cinema, North Bend: 541-756-3447 Redwood Cinema, Brookings: 541-412-7575

AARP Smart Driver Courses offered in several coastal communities

NORTH BEND — The Bay Area Concert Band will be offering an early spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the First Presbyterian Church, 2238 Pony Creek Road in North Bend.

Mark Allen will direct the concert and will feature a nice variety of interesting tunes, including “Galop,” by Dimitri Shostakovich; “They Went Thataway,” a novelty tune spotlighting themes from Western movies; a beautiful transcription by Johann Sebastian Bach, “If Thou Be Near,” and a traditional Sousa march, “The Pride of the Wolverines.”

Bay Area Concert Band now includes several high school and Southwestern Oregon Community College students, greatly adding to the color and richness of the group. Please plan on attending this event and supporting the musicians who volunteer their time and talent in order for the community to have a special musical offering.

The concert is free with donations appreciated.

Money received goes towards scholarships for band member applicants attending SWOCC.

AARP District 2 of Coos and Curry counties will offer the Smart Driver Course to drivers age 50 and older. Some insurance companies will offer premium discounts to drivers who have completed the course.

Classes are offered in most coastal communities. The fee for AARP members is $15 and nonmembers is $20.

Chamber Orchestra gives winter concerts Sundays FLORENCE — The Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra presents the winter concert performances of the 2013-2014 season with an eclectic selection of pieces arranged and conducted by Robin Devour and John Monks. The program includes a selection of light classical pieces by Vaughn Williams, von Suppe, Darzins and Martin, arrangements of American standards and ballads by Gershwin, Porter, Mandel and Duke, and “Kachina Suite,” an original composition by Charlie Perkins.

Admission is $10 for adults. Tickets are good for any of the three performances and are available at Umpqua Bank in Reedsport, the Oregon Pacific Bank in Florence and at the door. For details visit OCCOrchestra.org or call 541-997-3727.

Performances are 2 p.m. Sunday March 9 — Yachats Presbyterian Church. 360 W. Seventh.

March 16 — Florence Community Baptist Church, 4590 U.S. Highway 101.

Call for film festival entries BANDON — The Oregon Coast Film Festival is announcing a call for entries for the 2014 film festival, to be presented at the Sprague Community Theater on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Deadline for entries is Friday, Aug. 15.

This year’s festival categories include: Short Form Documentary, Independent Film/Video, Featuredlength and Hybrid Photography. Professionals and amateurs are encouraged to enter submissions.

The Sprague will be the location for the Best of Festival evening. The event will feature a reception, speakers, screenings and awards.

The 2014 festival brochure can be downloaded as a PDF file from the film festival website at http://OregonCoastFilmFestival.org.

For more information, contact Dave Wilhite at coastfilmfest@icloud.org or 541-253-6248.

■ Tuesday, March 11 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Southwestern Oregon Community College, Empire Hall, Lakeview G, Coos Bay. ■ Thursday, March 13 — 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport.

Bandon, Coos Bay, Coquille, Lakeside and Reedsport register by calling Sharon Bessey at 541-269-0845.

■ Tuesday, March 11 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Ave., Brookings. Register by calling 541-469-6822.

■ Wednesday, March 19 —10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Shorewood Retirement Apartments, 15th and Spruce streets, Florence. Register by calling 541-9978444.

■ Friday, April 4 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Southwestern Oregon Community College, Empire Hall, Lakeview G, Coos Bay. Register by calling Sharon Bessey at 541-269-0845.

■ Wednesday, April 16 — 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Shorewood Retirement Apartments, 15th and Spruce streets, Florence. Register by calling 541-9978444.

■ Tuesday, May 6 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Southwestern Oregon Community College, Empire Hall, Lakeview G, Coos Bay. ■ Monday, May 12 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Lakeside Senior Center, 915 North Lake Road, Lakeside.

■ Tuesday, May 13 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Ave., Brookings. Register by calling 541-469-6822.

■ Tuesday, May 20 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Coquille Senior Center, 25 E. First St., Coquille.

■ Wednesday, May 21 — 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Shorewood Retirement Apartments, 15th and Spruce streets, Florence. Register by calling 541-9978444.

■ Saturday, June 14 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Bandon Fire Hall, 50530 U.S. Highway 101, Bandon.

■ Wednesday, June 18 — 10 a.m.4:30 p.m. Shorewood Retirement Apartments, 15th and Spruce streets, Florence. Register by calling 541-9978444.

■ Thursday, June 19 — 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport.

■ Thursday, June 19 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Southwestern Oregon Community College, Empire Hall, Lakeview G, Coos Bay. ■ Tuesday, July 8 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Chetco Activity Center, 550 Chetco Ave., Brookings. Register by calling 541-469-6822.

■ Saturday, July 19 — 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Port Orford Senior Center, 1536 Jackson St., Port Orford. Register by calling Karin Shumaker at 541-2472741.

Get tips on how to protect your identity from thieves COOS BAY — Do you know where your identity is today?

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States and can affect the young, the old and everyone in-between. Detective Sgt. Eric Schwenninger of the Coos Bay Police Department will be talking about what identity theft is, how it happens, what you can do to defend against it, types of solutions and where you can learn more.

See Schwenninger Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m., in the Myrtlewood Room of the Coos Bay Public Library. For more information, call the library at 541269-1101.

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Selling your goods or services to the government workshop NORTH BEND — The Small Business Development Center will offer a workshop on how to sell to the government. Federal, state and local government agencies spend millions of dollars every year purchasing goods and services from the private sector. Small business owners often are afraid to tap into this lucrative market because it seems so complex. This workshop will introduce participants to the basic tools to grow their business through selling to the government. The workshop will be 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 19, at The Business Center, 2455 Maple Leaf, in North Bend. Cost: $20 per person. Price has been reduced from $45 through a generous sponsorship from GCAP. Registration is required online at www.BizCenter.org or by calling 541-756-6866.

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The Pacific Lamprey Eel: Like salmon with fresh water beginning and end pointed teeth.

“Ugly.”

NATURE Those teeth are “Creepy.”

GUIDE made of keratin, “Yuck!”

JOURNAL like your hair and These common fingernails, but are responses to lamsharp enough in prey are inspired some species to by this unusual rasp holes in other fish’s appearance: animals, allowing long, skinny body; the lamprey to feed small, wide-set on their blood. eyes; scaleless, ( B l o o d - fe e d i n g slippery skin; lampreys secrete squirmy, writhing MARTY an anticoagulant to movement. The GILES make the process biggest turn-off is work better.) The probably the lamsucking-disk prey’s face, which is dominated by a large suck- mouth is also used to grasp ing disk on the underside, surfaces — migrating heavily armed with rows of Pacific lamprey can use

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their mouths to climb short waterfalls by alternating grabbing/holding and “jumping.”

Lamprey are jawless fishes, representatives of an extremely ancient group of animals. In fact, there has been some sort of lamprey around for about 450 million years.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recognizes four species in our state, including Pacific lamprey, the largest, which can grow nearly 3 feet long.

The humble lamprey has a lot in common with our favorite freshwater vertebrates, salmon. Like salmon, lamprey are born and reared in fresh water streams. Also like salmon, many species of lamprey, including Pacific lamprey, go to sea as adults, returning to fresh water streams to spawn.

Late March through June is the season for lamprey spawning. On the West Coast, adult Pacific lamprey leave the sea for freshwater spawning grounds in summer and early fall, then quietly wait (without feeding) in the streams through the win-

ter until spawning begins.

Like salmon, adult lamprey create redds (spawning sites) in the gravel streambottom; lamprey, though, often move rocks around with their mouths to build the redd.

Lamprey apparently select gravelly spawning sites that are upstream from silty-bottom areas to give the larval young ready access to their required habitat. After a few weeks in the gravel stream-bottom, larval lamprey move downstream to quieter waters with finer sediment.

Juvenile lamprey live a life quite different from juvenile salmon in several ways, however. Larval lamprey, called ammocoetes (from ancient Greek for “bedded in sand”), are small, blind, and wormlike. Ammocoetes insert themselves vertically in the sediment, head up, making curved or ushaped burrows. Toothless at this stage, they feed on algae and detritus they filter out of the water.

Ammocoetes live in the sediment, moving downstream to beds of coarser material as they grow, until

they metamorphose into ate perhaps tons of lamyoung adults. Pacific lam- prey per mile of stream, prey adults swim down to which makes for a lot of the sea to spend the next salmon food.

Ugly is in the eye of the stage of their lives feeding on the blood of other ani- beholder.

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Claire, A much longer part of Christopher Pacific lamprey lives are ODFW, for so kindly sharspent as algae/detritus- ing his expertise; other feeding juveniles in the information garnered from stream (2 to 7 years) then as various other ODFW parasitic adults in the resources. ocean (6 months to 3 1⁄ 2 For information on how you can arrange an exployears).

While “lamprey” con- ration of our fascinating jures vivid images of natural history, contact bloodsucking, only nine of Giles at 541-267-4027, the world’s 31 living mgiles@wavecrestdiscovspecies of lamprey are par- eries.com, or www.faceasitic at all, and only two of book.com/wavecrestdisOregon’s four species are coveries. Questions and parasitic. Parasitic Pacific comments about local natlamprey feed on a wide ural history are welcome. variety of animals while at sea — primarily fish, but also sharks and whales.

The dining table turns the other way, too. Lamprey are extremely nutritious, packing as much as twice the calories per gram as salmon, so many animals eat young or adult lamprey — including salmon.

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Glass Float “Give-Away” during SOLVE’s clean-up REEDSPORT — The Rotary Club of Reedsport has once again adopted the beach accessed by Sparrow Park Road (just North of Gardiner) during SOLVE’s Annual Great Oregon Spring Beach Clean-up on Saturday, March 22.

To add to the excitement of this event the Rotary Club is donating glass floats. These floats will be given away by raffle to those who volunteer their time during the clean-up. Participants will receive one raffle ticket for each bag of trash turned in during the day. At the end of

the clean-up, names will be drawn and each drawn ticket holder will receive a glass float — limit one per person.

Meet us at the Reedsport/Winchester Bay Chamber of Commerce parking lot (junction of U.S. Highway 101 and state Highway 38) at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 22. Carpooling and transportation will be arranged that morning to get everyone to the clean-up site. You can also join the group any time during the morning by simply coming to the beach site at the end of Sparrow Park Road.

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NEWS AND NOTES ■ Recent rains have brought winter steelhead into the rivers. Look for fishing to improve as the high water begins to subside.

■ Steelhead fishing is picking up on the middle and upper Rogue River — and look for it to get better over the next couple of weeks.

■ Anglers have been catching good numbers of hatchery steelhead on the South Umpqua.

■ Spring Chinook have begun arriving in the lower Umpqua and Rogue rivers.

■ Several lakes/ponds in Coos County will be stocked this week; Expo and Reinhart ponds will be getting trophy size fish in addition to legals.

FISHING Tenmile Basin: steelhead More than 200 steelhead have been recycled from the Eel Lake Fish Trap back downstream into Tenmile Creek at Spinreel Park to give anglers another chance to catch these fish. A few bright, fresh fish continue to enter the Eel Lake Fish trap each week. There is bank fishing access at Spinreel Park, at the mouth of Eel Creek, and also along Eel Creek.

Fishing in Eel Creek opened on Jan. 1. In the Tenmile Basin, from Dec. 1 through April 30, anglers may keep one additional adipose fin-clipped steelhead per day for a total aggregate of three adult fish harvested daily.

Umpqua River: winter steelhead The South Umpqua is open for winter steelhead fishing. The number of steelhead has increased in the South and should peak in March through early April. Most hatchery steelhead return to the

South Umpqua, so anglers interested in harvesting a hatchery fish will be most successful in the South.

The rain has improved conditions on the South.

Both bank and boat anglers have been doing well and a good number of hatchery fish have been caught recently.

Winchester Bay: winter steelhead Steelhead will be migrating up the Umpqua for the next several months. Most steelhead fishing in the lower, main and north Umpqua is catch-and-release since most of the fish are wild.

Anglers wishing to harvest a hatchery fish should focus on the South Umpqua.

L o o n L a k e : rainbow trout, bass, bluegill The lake can also provide good fishing for crappie, bluegill and bass.

Fishing is slow and both the BLM and Resort’s boat ramps are closed. The lake will be stocked with more than 4,000 trout in the next couple weeks. A few may be just shy of legal size for harvest.

Coos County l a k e s / p o n d s : rainbow trout The trout stocking truck had a problem with its aerators last week so no trout were stocked in any of the Coos County lakes.

The aerators are now all fixed so trout will be stocked in Bradley Lake, Saunders Lake, Johnson Mill Pond, Powers Pond and Empire Lakes this week.

Coos River Basin: Dungeness crab, bay clams, steelhead, rockfish Steelhead anglers have been catching fish in the South Fork Coos River and also in the East and West Fork Millicoma rivers. The rains forecasted for this week will most likely bring all the river levels up

slightly. The West Fork Millicoma River will be the first river to clear. Anglers have had success catching steelhead on sand shrimp when the rivers are running low and clear.

In the Coos Basin, from Dec. 1 through April 30, anglers may keep one additional adipose fin-clipped steelhead per day for a total aggregate of three adult fish harvested daily. Anglers wanting to fish the South Fork Coos River will need to pick up an access permit from the Weyerhaeuser Dellwood office.

Fishing for rockfish and lingcod should be good around the jetties and other submerged rockpiles inside the bay.

Crabbing in Coos Bay continues to be slow.

In a cooperative effort including ODFW and OSU researchers, hundreds of red rock crabs have been tagged with a small blue “floy tag” in Charleston to gain an understanding of their growth, age, movement, population size and fishery. Red rock crabs are native to Oregon and are found in only a few Oregon estuaries. If you catch a tagged red rock crab please contact the ODFW Charleston office at 541888-5515.

Clamming is excellent during low tides near Charleston, off Cape Arago Highway, and Clam Island. There are also good places to dig clams even on positive low tides in Coos Bay. For more information on shellfish in Coos Bay check with the Shellfish Assessment of Coastal Oregon. Before any shellfish harvest trip, make sure to check the Oregon Department of Agriculture website for any updates.

C o q u il le R i v e r B a s i n: steelhead Fishing was very good on the North Fork and South Fork Coquille rivers last week. River levels will

most likely go up slightly with the forecasted rain this week but there should still be plenty of steelhead to catch once the rivers drop back into shape. In the Coquille Basin, from Dec. 1 through April 30, anglers may keep one additional adipose finclipped steelhead per day for a total aggregate of three adult fish harvested daily.

HUNTING C o u g a r hunting is open. Hunters can expect an average year. Cougars are abundant throughout with indicators pointing to stable or increasing numbers. Hunting cougar is a challenge because these animals are very secretive, but harvest success is greatest adjacent to private land with high deer populations using a predator call.

Coyote populations are good in Coos County and they will often respond to calls. Calling coyotes in the coast range is challenging due to brush.

Many landowners with sheep are complaining about losses of sheep to coyote predation. Hunters interested in hunting coyotes may find success in asking for permission to hunt private land where landowners are losing sheep.

REM IN DER: W olves and coyotes can look alike Most wolves in the state today are in northeast Oregon but a few have dispersed further west and south. Wolves are protected by state and/or federal law and it is unlawful to shoot them. Coyote hunters need to take extra care to identify their target as wolves can look like coyotes, especially wolf pups in the mid-summer and fall. ODFW appreciates hunters’ assistance to establish wolves’ presence in Oregon; please report

any wolf sightings or wolf eiders, harlequin ducks and sign to ODFW using the other ducks that spend most of their lives in the online reporting system. ocean or estuaries or near TRAPPING these environments. Surf R i v e r O t t e r , B e a v e r , scoters are the most comR a c c o o n — Currently mon sea duck in coos open. Healthy populations County. Presently there are throughout western large numbers of them in Oregon. The last day of the local bays. These ducks are season for these species is strong swimmers and fliers. They often are found March 15.

Mink and Muskrat — in flocks numbering in the Currently open. Healthy hundreds. The Coos Bay populations throughout North Spit is a good place to western Oregon. The last see these birds gathered in day of the season for mink flocks that at times are vast. and muskrat is March 31.

Wintering Shorebirds YOUR VIEWING The mud flats around Coos Bay, the lower PLEASURE Coquille River, Winchester Marine Mammals Bay and others provide Seal and sea lion abun- winter feeding areas for dance in coastal waters shorebirds of a variety of around Coos County is species. While most shorehigh at this time of year, birds winter much farther especially south of Coos south than the Oregon Bay. At Simpson Reef, a coast, some do winter here. heavily used haul out exists. From the look out, viewers can see California sea lions, Steller sea lions, harbor seals and elephant seals.

Do not approach seals and sea lions you may find on Oregon beaches. If you think an animal you find is, Sports Bar & Grill in fact, in trouble, contact your local ODFW office to report the animal or contact the Marine Mammal Stranding Network an 11am - Close 800-452-7888.

Children friendly until 9pm Waterfowl Rain has caused floodCome in for ing to occur in inland valleys like the Coquille Prime Rib Friday!

Valley. The result of this is *Grade Choice* that many waterfowl have Served with all the trimmings: left the coastal bays and Baked red potato garnished moved into these valleys. with butter, sour cream & fresh Waterfowl numbers will chopped green onion, continue to be high as long seasonal as agricultural lands in steamed these areas are flooded. A vegetables, horseradish birding tour on North sauce & au jus.

Bank Lane and state Highway 42S will provide Oyster Cove Plaza many opportunities to view waterfowl as they 63346 Boat Basin Rd., Charleston, Oregon feed in these agricultural fields.

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GO! Calendar of Events SATURDAY, MARCH 8 Southcoast Striders Hike Around Arago 8:45 a.m., meet at first pullout after Shore Acres State Park entrance, 89039 Cape Arago Highway, Charleston. Short moderate hike approximately three hours. Long hike approximately four hours. Dress for the weather, bring water and snack. http://www.coostrails.com Relay for Life Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

541-269-1506 Headles & Treadles Fiber Guild Meeting 10 a.m., Headles & Treadles, Pony Village Mall, mezzanine suite 20, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend.

Richard J. King Lecture and Booksigning 10 a.m., South Slough Reserve Interpretive Center, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. Title, “The Devil’s Cormorant: A Natural History.” 541888-5558 Mr. Bulldog Fundraiser Carwash 10 a.m.2 p.m., Umpqua Bank parking lot, 2330 Broadway, North Bend. 541-297-6973 Friends of Coos Bay Public Library Used Book Sale 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Memberships available beginning at 9 a.m.

Summer Opry Dancer Auditions 11 a.m.2 p.m., Pony Village Mall, Performance Sound space, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. Opry dates: July 12-Aug. 4. 551207-2418 South Coast Senior Singles Club No-host Luncheon and Meeting noon, Fisherman’s Grotto, 91149 Cape Arago Highway, Coos Bay. 541-808-2219 Bay Area Artist’s Association Art Open ing Reception 1-3 p.m., Evergreen Court, 451 O’Connell, North Bend. Live music courtesy of Robin O’Neill.

Refreshments will be served.

Washed Ashore Sculpting Workshop 2-5 p.m., Harbortown Event Center, 325 Second St. SE, Bandon.

“Bull in a China Shop” 7 p.m., North Bend High School multipurpose room, 2323 Pacific Ave., North Bend. Adults $7, senior and youth $5. Marcia Marchant directs NB Drama Dogs. 541252-1506 “Steel Magnolias” 7 p.m., Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. www.ltob.net South Coast Folk Society Barn Dance 710 p.m., Green Acres Grange Hall, 93393 Green Acres Lane, Coos Bay. Live music by The South Coast Open Band with James Hutson calling. Admission: general, $7; seniors 60 and better, $6;

members, $5 and supervised children free. Alcohol- and fragrance-free. 541572-5370 “Trip to Bountiful” 7:30 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. Tickets: Adults $12, seniors and students $10 and children 12 and younger $8. 541-551-1498 or http://thebandonplayhouse.org The Lowest Pair 8 p.m., Pistol River Friendship Hall, 24252 Carpenterville Road, Brookings. Musicians Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. Tickets are $15 each at www.pistolriver.com or 541347-2848.

SUNDAY, MARCH 9 Friends of Coos Bay Public Library Used Book Sale noon-4 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Half price and $1 a bag begins at 3 p.m.

Game Day 1-4 p.m., Coos Bay Fire Station, 450 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay. Bring a card or board game, dominos to play and your own snack or refreshment.

541-888-5249 “Bull in a China Shop” 2 p.m., North Bend High School multipurpose room, 2323 Pacific Ave., North Bend. Adults $7, senior and youth $5. Marcia Marchant directs NB Drama Dogs. 541252-1506 Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra Con cert 2 p.m., Yachats Presbyterian Church. 360 W. Seventh, Yachats. Tickets are $10. OCCOrchestra.org or 541997-3727 “Steel Magnolias” 2 p.m., Little Theatre on the Bay, 2100 Sherman Ave., North Bend. www.ltob.net “Trip to Bountiful” 2 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. Tickets: Adults $12, seniors and students $10 and children 12 and younger $8. 541-551-1498 or http://thebandonplayhouse.org

MONDAY, MARCH 10 Classic Film Night: Chisum (1970) John Wayne 7 p.m., Bandon Public Library, 1204 11th St. SW, Bandon. Refreshments served.

TUESDAY, MARCH 11 Armchair Film Adventure — Brazil 2 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Refreshments served. 541-269-1101 Pacific Cove Humane Society Annual Meeting 6-7:30 p.m., North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Highlights of 2013, volunteer recognition and future plans. 541-4046704 Before the Show Began: Theaters of

Oregon 7-8:30 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Video by Darrell Jabin on the history and culture of theaters.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12 Utility Dig Law & Damage Prevention Forum 8-9:30 a.m., The Mill CasinoHotel, 3201 Tremont, North Bend. Open to everyone. Q&A follows presentation.

RSVP by emailing rstenger@canbytel.com. http://www.digsafelyoregon.com Business Connection Luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel, Salmon Room, 3201 Tremont St., North Bend. No host buffet $12. Guests: North West Community Credit Union. RSVP, 541-266-0868.

Cape Arago Audubon Society Meeting 7 p.m., Coos Bay Public Library Myrtlewood Room, 525 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Featured: Photography of Knute Andersson and Lois Miller.

THURSDAY, MARCH 13 Christian Women’s Let’s Do Lunch 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, 1313 N. Bayshore Drive, Coos Bay. All women are welcome. Featured guest: Diana Larson singer performer. Inclusive lunch, $13. RSVP required to arrange child care. Call 541-808-0625.

Clambake Jazz Festival Warm-up Party 6:30 p.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel Salmon Room, 3201 Tremont, North Bend. Featured: Soulpie; The Young Bucs, 7:45 p.m. and High Street at 9 p.m. Admission: $10 or $8 with an all event badge. Available at KoKwell Gifts at the casino.

Bay Area Concert Band Spring Concert 7:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2238 Pony Creek Road, North Bend.

Conductor, Mark Allen. New members include local high school and SWOCC musicians. Donations accepted to fund scholarship awards.

FRIDAY, MARCH 14 Pool Volleyball for Seniors 10-11:30 a.m., North Bend Public Pool, 2455 Pacific Ave., North Bend. Fee $2. Refreshments served. 541-756-4915 Clambake Jazz Festival Free Performance 2-5 p.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont, North Bend. Featured: Jazz bands from North Bend, Marshfield and the Myrtle Point High School Show Choir SWOCC Jazz Band.

RE/MAX South Coast Grand Opening and Open House 4-7 p.m., RE/MAX South Coast in the Reese Electric Building, 1750 Sherman Ave., North Bend. 541290-1850

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Coos County Community Concert Association brings competitive Irish step dancers and high energy violinists — Greta, Willow and Solana — the Gothard Sisters to play at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Marshfield High School auditorium.Tickets are $28-$35, 541-269-1272 or online at www.cccca.com.

Artist’s Reception 5-8 p.m., Artist Loft Gallery 5-8 p.m., Pony Village Mall, near Payless Shoes, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend. Featured artists Sherry Howk and Carol Hanlin. Refreshments will be served.

St. Patrick’s Potato Bar and Celtic Music 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 123 Ocean Blvd., Coos Bay. Live music begins at 7 p.m. Cost is $10 for ages five and up $5 for younger. Meal includes potato bar, green salad and dessert. Proceeds go to mission outreach through United Methodist Women.

“Lend Me a Tenor!” 7 p.m., Myrtle Point High School cafeteria, 717 Fourth St., Myrtle Point.

Two On Tap 7:30 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon.

Tickets, $25. Call 541-347-SHOW.

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 Soup Creek Awareness Hike 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Carpoolers meet at 10 a.m. Bay Bridge Motel, 66304 U.S. Highway 101, North Bend. Coast Range Forest Watch and Cascadia Wildlands hike to discuss variable retention harvest plan. Dress for weather. Hike begins at 11 a.m. from Soup Creek near Loon Lake. http://coastrangeforestwatch.org Friends of North Bend Public Library Used Book Sale 11 a.m.-3 p.m., North Bend Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Members preview sale opens at 10 a.m. Applications available prior to the sale.

No Lazy Kates 1 p.m., Wool Company, 990 U.S. Highway 101, Bandon. Yarn projects welcome. 541-347-3115 Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, District 5 1-3

p.m., Winchester Bay Community Center, 625 Broadway, Winchester Bay. Acoustic circle jam, 3-4 p.m. Featured musician: Sharon Gallagher, Irish songs. 541-759-3419 South Coast Classic Car Club Meeting 1 p.m., Coney Station, 295 S. Broadway, Coos Bay. Showing documentary “History of the European Sports Car, Part 1.

Drive a 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT on our driving simulator. 541-404-5956.

Washed Ashore Sculpting Workshop 2-5 p.m., Harbortown Event Center, 325 Second St. SE, Bandon.

The Gothard Sisters 3 p.m., Marshfield High School auditorium, 10th & Ingersoll, Coos Bay. Tickets, $28. www.cccca.com or 541-269-1272.

Shamrock Supper and Irish Whiskey Tasting 6:30 p.m., Shilo Inn ballroom, 536 Elizabeth St., Newport. Supper includes traditional Irish fare, $35. Irish Whiskey tasting, $25. Event included live entertainment. Tickets available: www.newportcelticfestival.com or 541574-9366.

“Lend Me a Tenor!” 7 p.m., Myrtle Point High School cafeteria, 717 Fourth St., Myrtle Point.

SUNDAY, MARCH 16 Clambake Jazz Festival Free Nondenomi national Gospel Service 10 a.m., The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont, North Bend. Featured: High Street band.

52nd Annual Holy Name Catholic Church Spaghetti Dinner noon-4 p.m., Coquille Community Building, 115 N. Birch, Coquille. $20 for a family, individuals 11 years and older $7, children 5-10 -yearold $4 and age 5 and younger eat free.