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Liana Forest and her Swinging Symphonette take the stage at Sprague Community Theatre BANDON — The passionate, lyrical and elegant virtuosity of internationally acclaimed pianist Liana Forest and her Swinging Symphonette will be presented by Bandon Showcase at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Sprague Community Theater in Bandon.

Combining great classical masterpieces with brilliant styles of jazz and pop, Liana Forest and her Swinging Symphonette include pieces such as the haunting melodies of Rachmaninoff and Chopin to modern renditions of Bach and Beethoven. Her repertoire brings such classics as the brilliant exuberance of “Rhapsody in Blue” to the tuneful gusto of “West Side Story” closer to today’s listener as she dazzles and entertains.

Russian-born Forest has appeared in concerts throughout the world, receiving acclaim for her virtuoso skills, musical insight and warm stage presence. Her

international career extends from the concert stage to the recording studio, from summer festivals to royal command performances. Her acclaimed recordings of romantic piano music are distributed worldwide.

Forest grew up a student of a renowned professor Ludmila Ginsburg, herself a graduate from Moscow Conservatoire under the tutelage of famous Heinrich Neuhaus. Forest inherited her celebrated teacher’s passion and poetic approach, favoring a repertoire from romantic periods.

The Sprague Community Theater is located in Bandon City Park, 1202 11th St. SW. Reserved seats cost $25 each and tickets are available at Bandon Mercantile, 541-347-4341 or at the door.

For more information, call 541-347-SHOW or visit www.bandonshowcase.org.

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Solve a Lemony Snicket mystery and learn Celebration events about the Oregon Coast Music Association ■ Sunday, May 18 NORTH BEND — Children grades K–4 and their families are invited to a book and music education event at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at North Bend Public Library in the large meeting room. Lemony Snicket’s modern classic, “The Composer is Dead,” teaches kids about the orchestra and its instruments while investigating a humorous whodunit. This free family event is part of the North Bend Public Library’s 100th and the buildings 25th birthday celebration week and is sponsored by the Oregon Coast Music Association.

Participants in Saturday’s event will enjoy a lively reading of the book by Sara Simpkins, the children’s librarian. They also will see and hear musical instruments, make a simple rhythm instrument or two, and enter for a chance to win one of two copies of “The Composer is Dead” book with CD or one of 10 family tickets to the upcoming Oregon Coast Music Festival POPS Concert on Thursday, July 24, 7:30 p.m., at the Marshfield High School auditorium in Coos Bay. “The Composer is Dead” will be featured with music by Nathaniel Stookey and text by Lemony Snicket.

For more information about library events, call 541756-0400 or drop by the library at 1800 Sherman Ave. in North Bend. Library hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Monday through Friday and 1-6 p.m. Saturday.

To learn about the 2014 South Coast Music Festival events, including the POPS Concert featuring Nathaniel Stookey’s The Composer is Dead, visit, www.OregonCoastMusic.org or call 541-267-0938.

Combs plays her new custom fiddle WINCHESTER BAY — The Oregon Oldtime Fiddlers, District 5, will be making music Saturday, May 17, at the Winchester Bay Community Center from 1-3 p.m. with an acoustic jam from 3-4 p.m. The featured musician will be Mapril Combs from Dora, a long time member who will be playing a beautiful new fiddle made from a large maple tree harvested on the family’s Century Farm.

There will be a meeting at 11 a.m. for members only, including an election of officers and finger foods at noon. For more information, call 541759-3419.

Combs’ fiddle was made by OOTFA member Wally Case of Aurora. The sides and back are from a big leaf maple that grew in Dora, survived the forest fire of 1936, and was uprooted in 2000 when it was about 200 years old. The tree was milled into lumber by Noble Adamek of Powers.

The fiddle’s pegs, chin rest and tail piece are made of Coos County myrtlewood. The top is commercial spruce, origin unknown. (Case is also making a cello with some of the wood.) This fiddle, besides being beautiful, has a wonderful tone, which is improving as it ages. Combs, of course, is very proud it.

7-9 p.m. — Folk dancing with the South Coast Folk Society. SCFS members will demonstrate dances, and invite the audience to join in.

■ Monday, May 19

3:30-7 p.m. — Party Like It’s 1989. Say “Happy Birthday” to the library building with cake and punch, 1989 music, and activities.

Drop in any time. 1980’s costumes optional!

■ Tuesday, May 20

7-8:30 p.m. — North Bend in 1914. Noted local historian Dick Wagner gives a presentation on what our city was like one hundred years ago, when the library came to be.

Four Shillings Short performances ■ Saturday, May 24

7-9 p.m. — Dolphin Playhouse, 580 Newmark Ave. Suggested donation $10 for adults, children admitted free.

Sunday, May 25 4-6 p.m. — Langlois Public Library, 48234 U.S. Highway 101.

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■ Wednesday, May 21

3:30-6 p.m. — Free movie screening. One of the best films of 1989, “Dead Poets Society” Academy award-winning movie tells the story of a teacher who inspires his students with the love of literature and life. Refreshments provided.

■ Thursday, May

22 7-8:30 p.m. — A concert of toe-tapping folk music with instruments from around the world, as the duo “Four Shillings Short” returns to North Bend.

Husband and wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland, and Christy Martin return to the Southern Oregon Coast for a concert of toe-tapping folk music with instruments from around the world.

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Three chances to see Four Shillings NORTH BEND — The International music duo Four Shillings Short are coming to town for a special concert celebrating the music, poetry and storytelling tradition of Ireland.

The husband and wife duo of Aodh Og O’Tuama from Cork, Ireland, and Christy Martin will bring the history, legends and traditions of Ireland to life in a captivating concert “A Celebration of Ireland — music, poetry and stories from the Irish Tradition.”

Four Shillings Short perform traditional music from Ireland and the Celtic lands on a fantastic array of more than 30 instruments, including hammered and mountain Dulcimer, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, tinwhistles, recorders, Medieval and Renaissance woodwinds, North Indian sitar, charango, bowed psaltery, banjo, bodhran, guitar, percussion, vocals and even a krumhorn.

Celebrating their 19th year together, Four Shillings Short tour in the U.S. and Ireland, as independent folk-artists. The duo has 11 recordings, perform 150 concerts a year and live as the troubadours of old, traveling from town to town, performing at music festivals, theaters and performing arts centers, coffeehouses, folk societies, libraries and schools.

O’Tuama grew up in a family of poets, musicians and writers. He received his degree in music from University College Cork and received a Fellowship from Stanford University in California in Medieval and Renaissance performance. He plays tinwhistles, Medieval and Renaissance woodwinds, recorders, doumbek (from Morocco), bowed psaltery, spoons and sings both in English and Gaelic.

Martin grew up in a family of musicians and dancers.

From the age of 15, she studied North Indian sitar for 10 years with a student of master sitarist Ravi Shankar. She began playing the hammered dulcimer in her 20s and has studied with Maggie Sansone, Dan Duggan, Cliff Moses, Robin Petrie, Tony Elman and Glen Morgan. Also she plays mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, banjo, guitar, bodhran (Irish frame drum), charango, bowed psaltery and sings in English, Irish, Spanish and Sanskrit.

According to the latest U.S. census, nearly 57 million Americans trace their ancestry to Ireland. In the 1600s and 1700s it is estimated that over 200,000 people emigrated from Ireland, most as indentured servants. In Colonial times, over 250,000 Scots-Irish came to live in the Southern Appalachian area of America. During the Great Potato Famine (1840-60) in Ireland nearly 2 million people emigrated to North America. During the Civil War at least 38 of the Union regiments had the word “Irish” in their title and more than 144,000 Union soldiers were born in Ireland.

Many Irish Americans are famous for their contributions to the music, theater, literature, sports and politics of this country, like presidents Andrew Jackson, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan; film stars Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Grace Kelly and Maureen O’Hara; dancer Isadora Duncan: writers Eugene O’Neill and F. Scott Fitzgerald; painter Georgia O’Keefe; baseball legends Roger Connor and Eddie Collins; and comedians Jackie Gleason and Stephen Colbert. The people who emigrated here from Ireland brought their music, culture and traditions with them which in turn has influenced the culture in the United States is ways that we are still discovering even today.

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North Bend Public Library has cause for celebrations

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Florence: Not Our First Rhody-O celebration FLORENCE — The 107th annual Rhododendron Festival Grand Floral Parade in Florence for 2014 gets ready to roll Sunday, May 18, one of the oldest events held in western Lane County and the Oregon coast region.

This year’s festival theme is “Not Our First Rhody-O!,” signifying the long tradition this festival enjoys.

In addition to the parade on Sunday, visitors and locals alike visit historic Old Town Florence throughout the weekend to enjoy the old-fashioned Davis Carnival, a long-standing tradition on its own, as well as the Street Vendor Fair on Maple Street. The street fair offers nearly two dozen booths with a variety of tasty treats, as well as eclectic treasures for the discriminating adventurer. Although food booths are currently filled, there are still some spaces available for craft and other retail merchandise.

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Members of the Eugene Pro Rodeo will accompany Dennis and his mule “Bailiff” as they lead nearly 100 float and marching band entries in the state’s second longest running floral parade.

As a member of the Oregon Horse Center’s “Hall of Fame,” Dennis and Bailiff are nationally recognized for their trail course exhibitions where they demonstrate that “the ultimate western cowboy is when a rider and their mount become one mind with grace and elegance.”

This renowned westContributed photo ern duo are the first and currently only mule teem to be inducted in to the OHC Hall of Fame.

Born into a family tradition steeped in cattle ranching and agriculture, Dennis began working with horses and

cattle at a young age in Bisbee, Ariz., and continued to focus on horsemanship through the 1980s when he had a chance to go on a pack trip in the Bear Tooth Wilderness of Montana. The outfitter and packer used mules to pack and ride. Dennis’ first mule riding experience was on a steed named “Babe.” Babe took him places on those high mountain trails that made him a true believer in the temperament and behavior of this type of animal.

Dennis’ wilderness trips since then have been with mules. His wife, Jonni, an accomplished equestrian, started riding mules six years ago. Together, they have competed in the Oregon Horse Center’s “Mountain Trail National Championship” each November since it began in 2004.

“We are very excited to have Dennis and representatives of the Eugene Pro Rodeo be a part of our parade,” says Cal Applebee, executive director for the Chamber.

“They’ll also be riding in our kids’ parade on Saturday, and folks will be able to have their picture taken with a buckboard and team of miniature horses immediately following at the Kiwanis Kids Games.”

For more information about this year’s festival, the Rhody Court Showcase, and parade entries forms, visit the Chamber’s website: www.florencechamber.com.

Care to Windfest?

for children, a food court and live music.

Festival hours will be 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Stout Park is located at Manley Art Center and Gallery, 433 Oak St., in Brookings.

There is a $5 fee to participate. To request a registration form or for more information, call Violet Burton at 541-469-9522.

BANDON — The Port of Bandon has scheduled the sixth annual Windfest — Celebrate the Wind.

There are already vendors committed; Charlie Freak will be performing from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2; Tony’s Crab Shack will host the voting location for Windfest favorites; and there will be an art show hosted by the Port of Bandon celebrating “The Year of the Horse.”

If you would like to participate call 541-347-3206.

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COOS BAY — The Bay Area Concert Band is offering a Spring Concert on Thursday, May 22. The concert will be held at the First Presbyterian Church at 2238 Pony Creek Road in North Bend. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. with Mark Allen conducting and Stephen Simpkins as guest conductor.

The concert will include such tunes as Leroy Anderson’s, “The Phantom Regiment,” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s, “The King And I” and Clare Grundman’s “Hebrides Suite.”

The concert is free, but donations are always appreciated. Funds raised are given out as scholarships for students participating in the band and attending SWOCC or other accredited colleges.

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BROOKINGS — Painters who fancy themselves plein air artists might enjoy participating in the 2014 Festival of Art in Brookings at Stout Park, Saturday, Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3. The festival is sponsored by Pelican Bay Arts Association.

Artists will sit in the park and create masterpieces to be judged on Sunday. Art hung in Manley Center and Gallery will compete for awards.

The festival also will feature handcrafted art, activities

Bark for Life event for pets and owners COOS BAY — Take Fido for a walk and help fight cancer at Bark for Life, a noncompetitive walk Saturday, May 31, at Mingus Park.

Cost to register online, is $10 a dog, or $100 at team of up to 15 dogs at http://RelayForLife.org/barkcoosbayor.

Each four-legged participant will receive a doggy bandanna at check-in.

On Saturday, registration begins at 10:30 a.m. and the walk at 11 a.m. After the walk, participants will enjoy demonstrations, fun contests and lively games.

Registration at the event will cost $15 a dog.

Bark For Life, proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life organization.

For more information, call Terry Garnett at 727-5973160 or email tgnett88@hotmail.com.

Mildred Hill Concert: Amanda Mora Duo plays at Zion Lutheran Church PORT ORFORD — The second 2014 Mildred Hill Concert Series event “Vocal,” will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Zion Lutheran Church, 2015 Washington St., in Port Orford.

The concert will feature the beautiful voice and creative song-writing of Amanda Mora and the astonishing cello accompaniment of Mollie Rose and their creative mix of jazz, swing and folk rock.

Tickets for the concert are $12 each (children 18 and under free) and are available from One Lump or Two, at the door, or by phoning 541-332-9002.

SUNDAY, MAY 18 Shells, Sand and Beach Art Journal Workshop with Roxanne Evans Stout 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Sage Place, 525 11th St. SE, Bandon. Cost is $85, materials $15. Bring beach related items to be included in jormal making. Register at 541-329-0303. Optional beach walk Saturday, May 17.

MONDAY, MAY 19 Using Facebook for Marketing Workshop 6-8 p.m., The Business Center, 2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend. Cost is $20, includes materials.

Misty Lambrecht will present useful tips for using Facebook. Registration is required, www.BizCenter.org, 541-756-6866 or mloiselle@socc.edu.

TUESDAY, MAY 20 AARP Safe Driving Program 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Coquille Senior Center, 25 E. First St., Coquille. Intended for those 55 and older. Some insurance companies may offer a discount after taking this class. Cost is $20 or $15 to AARP members. Register by calling 541-269-0845.

Living Well with Chronic Conditions Workshop 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bay Area Community Health and Education Center, 3950 Sherman Ave., North Bend. Workshop is Tuesdays through June 24. Registration is required. Call 541-269-7400, ext. 140.

Serendipity Abstract Print with Jean Stephenson 1-4 p.m., Art By the Sea Gallery and Studio, 175 Second St. SE, Bandon. Cost $25. Space limited, register and check for materials list at 541-347-5355.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 AARP Safe Driving Program 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Shorewood Retirement Apartments, 15th and Spruce streets, Florence. Intended for those 55 and older. Some insurance companies may offer a discount after taking this class. Cost is $20 or $15 to AARP members. Register by calling 541-997-8444.

Weather Spotters Volunteer Training 6-7:30 p.m., Port of Bandon Historic Coast Guard Building upstairs, 390 First St. SW, Bandon. The National Weather Service uses volunteers to collect data. Meteorologist Ryan Sandler will discuss storm types on the Southern Oregon Coast. ryan.sandler@noaa.gov or 541-776-4303, ext. 223

Take advantage of the South Slough for summer fun CHARLESTON — The South Slough will offer Summer Science Camps with four days of activities with an estuary theme.

Daily program scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. cost $70 per student. Fee will covers staffing, snacks, drinks and a T-shirt.

Scholarships are available, contact the slough for more information.

South Slough Summer Science Camps still open for enrollment. Students should be entering grade listed by fall 2014: ■ Megalops (grades 2-3)

June 24-27 — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $70.

■ Instar (grades 4-5) June 30-July 3 — 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. $70.

■ Zoea (grades K-1) July 8-11 — 9 a.m.-1 p.m. $65.

■ Megalops (grades 2-3) July 22-25 — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $70.

■ Instar (grades 4-5) July 29-Aug. 1 — 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $70.

To register and for more information visit www.southsloughestuary.org, email Joy Tally at joy.tally@state.or.us or call 541-888-5558, ext. 27.

THURSDAY, MAY 22

GO! Events SATURDAY, MAY 17

Ready, Set, Start your Business Workshop 10 a.m.-noon, The Business Church Rummage Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Emanuel Episcopal Church, Center, 2455 Maple Leaf, North Bend. Learn many aspects of owning 400 Highland Ave., Coos Bay. your own business. Cost is $20, registration is required. Call 541-756Proceeds support outreach pro6866 or email mloiselle@socc.edu. grams.

Introduction to Silk Painting with Jayme Dee 1-4 p.m., Art By the Sea F riends of Coos Bay Library Plant Gallery and Studio, 175 Second St. SE, Bandon. Cost $25. Space limitSale 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Coos Bay ed, register and check for materials list at 541-347-5355.

Public Library, 525 Anderson Mud and Manure Management 101 5-7 p.m., Owen Building, 225 N. Ave., Coos Bay. Memberships Adams St., Coquille. Sponsored by the Coos SWCD and the OSU available, $5. Sale includes garExtension. Presented by Dr. Shelby Filley, Regional Livestock and For- den related items and books. ages Specialist. Topics: best management practices, financial assisLanglois Lions Club Plant Sale 9 tance resources for landowners, potential health risks to livestock, a.m.-3 p.m., Langlois Lions Club, effects on feedlot cattle performance, aerated composting and envi48136 Floras Lake Road, Lanronmental impacts. Complimentary food and drink will be provided. glois. Displays and Lions glassRSVP at 541-396-6879 or email info@coosswcd.org. es, hearing aid and cell phone collection. 541-348-2507 FRIDAY, MAY 23 Coos Elderly Services Yard Sale Job Assist Computer Lab 9:15-11:15 a.m., Coos Bay Public Library, 525 Fundraiser 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 1201 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay. Class is for those in need of assistance in W. Lockhard, Coos Bay. No early search of employment. Seating is limited, registration is required. birds. 541-756-1202 Register at the reference desk. 541-269-1101 Flare and Visual Distress Signal Esstuary Explorers Spring Series 12:30-4 p.m., South Slough Reserve Shoot and Demonstration 10 Interpretive Center, 61907 Seven Devils Road, Charleston. Children a.m.-noon, Empire Boat Ramp, can explore the estuary. Cost is $7 per child. Dress for the weather 100 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay. and a hike, bring lunch and water. Limited space, registration is Coos Bay Power Squadron hosts required. Call 541-888-5558. this event annually for Safe Introduction to Watercolor Play Day with Jayme Dee 1-4 p.m., Art By Boating Week. Boat inspections the Sea Gallery and Studio, 175 Second St. SE, Bandon. Cost $16. also will be offered.

Space limited, register and check for materials list at 541-347-5355.

Rhododendron Flower Show and Plant Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m., FloSATURDAY, MAY 24 rence Events Center, 715 Quince St., Florence. Show is 1-5 p.m.

Introduction to Maritime Industry Marine Biology Research 12:30-1 541-997-3082 p.m., Coos Bay Boat Building Center, 100 Newmark Ave. near the Empire boat ramp. Students ages 14-21 learn carpentry and shop 107th Annual Rhododendron Fesskills. Cost to participate is $18, fee covers liability and accident tival 10 a.m-6 p.m., Old Town insurance. Financial aid is available for scheduled events: paddle Florence, Maple Street, Flomaking, water quality testing, rowing, paddling and sailing lessons. rence. Grand Floral Parade, For information, call 541-297-6773 or email aj.saintm@gmail.com. noon, staging area 27th and Oak. 11th Annual Tomato Rama 10 Learn pressure canning a.m.-6 p.m., Pony Village Mall, MYRTLE POINT — The Coos County Master 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend.

Benefits OSU Master Gardeners.

Food Preserver volunteers are offering a pressure canning workshop 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, Southwestern Oregon Preppers at the OSU Extension Office in Myrtle Point.

Meeting noon, Bullards Beach Times and methods have changed over the State Park, 52470 U.S. Highway years, and a tremendous amount of misinforma101, Bandon. Skills building, tion and unsafe practices are prevalent, on the includes SWOP Swap, practice Internet, and in books and magazines. That’s why bartering. meetup.com the MFP volunteers offer this workshop; to proNo Lazy Kates 1 p.m., Wool Comvide participants with research-based recipes and pany, 990 U.S. Highway 101, methods.

Bandon. Yarn projects welcome.

Class participants will learn the basics of pres541-347-3115 sure canning: how to fill jars, load the canner, etc.

6 1st Annual Extravaganza of BarThe how-tos and what-ifs of canning will be thorbershop Harmony, 3 p.m., First oughly explored, as will food safety and the proper Presbyterian Church, 2238 Pony care of canning equipment. Participants are Creek Road, North Bend. Guests encouraged to bring their pressure canner gauges include North Bend High School for testing. This free service is offered to the pubswing choir under the direction lic year-round at the Extension Service. of Ken Graber. Adults $12 and The class fee is $10. Registration is recomchildren $6. mended, call 541-572-5263, ext. 240.

“Guys and Dolls” 2 p.m., Little

Theatre on the Bay, 1800 Sherman Ave., North Bend. www.ltob.net Liana Forest and Her Swinging Symphonette 7:30 p.m., Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. Tickets, $25.

Call 541-347-SHOW. Geology Lecture — Plastics in the Ocean CANCELLED 7 p.m., Hales Center for the Performing Arts, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay.

SUNDAY, MAY 18 Reading for Relay Book Sale 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Coquille Southwest Physical Therapy parking lot, 279 N. Central, Coquille. Coquille Valley Middle School Team will donate books to the Coquille Library after the sale. 541-4047991 107th Annual Rhododendron Fes tival 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Old Town Florence, Maple Street, Florence. Parade begins at noon, “Not Our First Rhody-O” Grand Marshall: Dennis Foley, Eugene Pro Rodeo.

Rhododendron Flower Show and Plant Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Florence Events Center, 715 Quince St., Florence. 541-997-3082 Pianist Jerry Nelson in Concert 10:30 a.m., Bay Area Church of the Nazarene, 1850 Clark St., North Bend. 541-756-2004 11th Annual Tomato Rama 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Pony Village Mall, 1611 Virginia Ave., North Bend.

Benefits OSU Master Gardeners.

Auditions “Cinderella” 1-3:30 p.m., Sprague Theater, 1202 11th St. SW, Bandon. New Artists Productions for kids grades 1-12.

Show dates: July 11-13 and July 18-20. 541-347-2517 Coos Bay Power Squadron Open House 1-3:30 p.m., Power Squadron Building, 90346 Guano Rock Lane, Charleston. A film on the history of squadrons will be shown 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Displays, information and refreshments.

Game Days 1-4 p.m., Coos Bay Fire Station, 450 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay. Bring board games and snacks to share. 541-8885249 “Guys and Dolls” 2 p.m., Little Theatre on the Bay, 1800 SherSEE EVENTS | PAGE 7

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Balloons: What goes up, must come down It’s certainly entertaining to watch the shiny, bright balloons dance in the breeze as they drift off.

And sometimes the vision represents sending out our thoughts or cares.

Helium-filled balloons are pretty and fun, and they can create an impressive and symbolic spectacle when cast off to rise and move away in the breeze. No wonder many people release balloons as part of celebrations.

But “away” in nature is really just “someplace else.”

The balloons that drift off so appealingly will eventually pop and descend. On the ground or in the water, each glorious orb becomes ugly litter — dangerous litter, at that.

That litter is especially dangerous when it eventually ends up in the ocean.

Balloons are frequently

mistaken for food by birds, fish and other animals.

However, like plastic, balloons are not digestible and can remain in the animal’s gut, blocking real food from being digested and signaling “full” while the animal starves. (Plastic in general is a nasty pollutant: plastic contains — and absorbs and retains — numerous toxic chemicals, releasing them while trapped in the animal’s gut.)

Sea turtles are particularly prone to balloon hazards since the rubbery sheets and shreds look a lot like the jellyfish they eat. (Plastic bags are a serious turtle concern for the same reason.) Balloons have been found in the stomachs of many other animals, too, including dead whales, dolphins and seals.

Further, many balloons

Latex balloons are attached to NATURE are biodegradable. strings or ribbon, GUIDE adding entangleJOURNAL However, several studies show it ment to the haztakes a fairly long ards to animals on time for latex balthe land and in the loons to degrade sea. in seawater — over P a t r i c i a a year, according S u l l i v a n , to Dr. Andrady of E d u c a t i o n the Research Director for Triangle Institute Cetacean Society in North Carolina.

International, MARTY And it takes far wrote in the GILES less time than that H o n o l u l u to kill a sea turtle.

Environmental There are responsible Policy Examiner that “[t]here is a greater than ways to use balloons in 70-percent chance that decorations and events.

Keep balloons indoors. airborne balloons or their fragments will end up in Take care when transportthe oceans where they are ing the balloons so they often mistaken for food by don’t escape on their own. marine animals, or the You can also fill balloons string, ribbon or other with air instead of helium, material can wrap around so they don’t fly if they fins, flippers and limbs, escape — you can drop aircausing infection, ampu- filled balloons indoors. tation, or drowning.” (May And you can pop them as soon as possible.

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RECREATION

Saunders Lake, Sru Lake and Tenmile Lakes have been recently stocked with trout.

■ Anglers have been catching 3 to 5 pound largemouth bass in Tenmile Lakes.

■ The shad have started to arrive in the mainstem Umpqua River and

fishing pressure is picking up at Yellow Creek.

■ Sturgeon fishing is open in the Coos or Coquille Basins, catch and release only on any size.

■ Coos Basin closed to trout fishing and Umpqua River, south: Closed to all fishing until May 24.

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Bluebill Lake, Eel Lake, Powers Pond,

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Popping balloons at the end of the event can be part of the activity — in fact, some vendors will insert prizes or notes inside the balloon before filling them, adding a fun twist to the popping. (Just make sure to dispose of the remains responsibly.)

There are other windcatching alternatives, too.

Flags, banners, kites and spinners play in the invisible breeze while being tethered or secured, and have the added bonus of being reusable for many years.

Balloons are fun — but don’t let them go: Don’t

make dangerous litter part of your celebrations.

You can also help spread the word about plastics at sea through a unique effort at Washed Ashore in B a n d o n . http://washedashore.org/ For information on how you can arrange an exploration of our fascinating natural history, contact Giiles at 541-267-4027, mgiles@wavecrestdiscoveries.com, or www.facebook.com/wav ecrestdiscoveries.

Questions and comments about local natural history are welcome.

Oregon red rock crabs have been tagged with a small blue “floy tag” in Charleston. Report tagged red rock crab to ODFW at 541-888-5515.

Clamming is excellent.

Coquille River Basin: steelhead, sturgeon Trout season does not open in rivers until May 24.

Loon Lake: rainbow trout, bass, bluegill The BLM ramp will open May 22.

Tenmile Basin: largemouth bass, trout Tagged trout should be reported to Ringo’s Lakeside Marina, 541-759-3312.

Winchester Bay: steelhead Fishing the Triangle and South Jetty good for rockfish. Redtailed surfperch are beginning to arrive and salmon have moved inshore.

HUNTING Turkey hunting ends on May 31.

Black bear and cougar seasons are open.

YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE Neo-tropical migrants including common yellow throats are beginning to appear near wetlands feeding on insects.

Marine Mammals Simpson Reef, is a heavily used haul out. 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, in fact, in trouble, contact your local ODFW office to report the animal or contact the Marine Mammal Stranding Network an 800-452-7888.

Waterfowl Many waterfowl have left the coastal bays and moved into these valleys. Black Brant are migratory, salt water geese. If you find a collared bird note: the location of the bird, the color, numbers or letters on the collar, and call ODFW at 541-888-5515.

D I G E S T

Rare wolf OR7 has found a mate

COQUILLE — The public is invited to the Coquille Watershed Association meeting, when they will host Cameron La Follette, Land Use Director for Oregon Coast Alliance, who will speak on “Trends in Coastal Land Use.” There will be a short Q&A, and a break before the CWA resumes their regular business.

The presentation and meeting will be 7-9 p.m., Monday, May 19, at Coos County Annex (Owen building), large conference room, 201 N. Adams in Coquille.

For information, call Kelly Miles at Coquille Watershed Association, 541-396-2541.

New program at Coos Bay Boat Building Center PORTLAND — OR7, a wolf originally from northeast Oregon, may have found a mate in southwest Oregon’s Cascade Mountains.

On May 7 remote cameras on the Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest captured several images of what appears to be a black female wolf in the same area where OR7 is currently located.

The remote cameras were set up by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of ongoing cooperative wolf monitoring efforts. New images of OR7 also were captured on the same cameras and can be accessed and viewed at ODFW’s wolf photo gallery.

“This information is not definitive, but it is likely that this new wolf and OR7 have paired up. More localized GPS collar data from OR7 is an indicator that they may have denned,” said John Stephenson, USFWS wolf biologist. “If that is correct, they would be rearing pups at this time of year.”

The USFWS and ODFW probably won’t be able to confirm the presence of pups until June or later, so as not to disturb them.

Wolf pups are generally

COOS BAY — A new exploration program for students ages 14-21 will be offered by the Coos Bay Boat Building Center to learn carpentry and shop skills. Introduction to maritime industry marine biology research is 12:30-1 p.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Coos Bay Boat Building Center, 100 Newmark Ave., near the Empire boat ramp.

Cost to participate is $18. Fee covers liability and accident insurance. Financial aid Courtesy of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is available. Events scheduled will include paddle making, water quality testing, rowing, paddling and sailing lessons. born in mid-April, so any the female wolf, are also For more information, call 541-297-6773 or email aj.saintm@gmail.com. pups would be less than a protected by the federal Endangered Species Act, month old at this time.

If confirmed, the pups with the USFWS as the lead would mark the first management agency.

At the end of last year, Captain America: Winter Soldier — PG-13 known wolf breeding in the Million Dollar Arm — PG Oregon Cascades since the there were 64 known • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 2:15; S-Th: 5:25, 8:30 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 11:50; S-Th: 2:45, 5:50, 8:50 wolves in Oregon. Except Divergent — PG-13 early 20th century.

Neighbors — R Wolf OR7 is already for OR7, most known • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 1:40; S-Th: 4:55, 8:10 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 2:00; S-Th: 4:30, 7:00, 8:40, 9:30 The Amazing Spiderman 2 3D — PG-13 well-known due to his long wolves are in the northeast Godzilla 3D — PG-13 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Th: 3:00, 9:00 trek and his search for a corner of the state.

• Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 11:55; S-Th: 2:50, 5:45, 8:40 The Amazing Spiderman 2 2D — PG-13 mate—normal behavior for • Redwood Cinema: S-Su: 1:00; S: 7:00 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:00; S-Th: 6:00 a wolf, which will leave a About OR7 Godzilla 2D — PG-13 • Redwood Cinema: S-Su: 1:00, 4:00; S-Th: 7:00; W: 2:00 OR7 was born into • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:15; S-Th: 3:15. 6:15, 8:00, 9:15 pack to look for new terriThe Other Woman — PG-13 tory and for a chance to northeast Oregon’s Imnaha • Redwood Cinema: S: 4:00; Su: 1:00; M-Th: 7:00; W: 2:00 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 1:20; S-Th: 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 mate. “This latest devel- wolf pack in April 2009 and Heaven is for Real — PG Rio 2 — G opment is another twist in collared by ODFW on Feb. • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 1:05; S-Th: 3:40, 6:10 • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:10; S-Th: 2:40; S-W: 5:15, 7:45 OR7’s interesting story,” 25, 2011. He left the pack Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return — PG Pony Village Cinema, North Bend: 541-756-3447 said Russ Morgan, ODFW and travelled across Oregon • Pony Village Cinema: S-Su: 12:40; S-Th: 3:05, 5:30 Redwood Cinema, Brookings: 541-412-7575 and into California Dec. 28, wolf coordinator.

The USFWS and ODFW 2011, becoming the first 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., The Mill TUESDAY, MAY 20 will continue to monitor known wolf in the state Casino-Hotel, Salmon Room, the area to gather addi- since 1924.

Student Art Show Open House 3201 Tremont St., North Bend.

Other wolves have trav- More online: tional information on the 5:30-6:30 p.m., Reedsport No host buffet $12. Guest: 7 pair and possible pups. elled further, and other http://theworldlink.com/calendar/ Branch Library, 395 Winchester Devils Brewing Co. RSVP, 541That monitoring will uncollared wolves may Continued from Page 5 Ave., Reedsport. Refreshments.

266-0868. include the use of remote have made it to California.

Reedsport schools student art Crack-a-book Reading Circle 4-5 cameras, DNA sample col- But OR7’s GPS collar, man Ave., North Bend. show hosted by CDABA. p.m., Coquille Community Cenlection from scats found, which transmits his loca- www.ltob.net MHS End of Year Choir Concert 7 ter small auditorium, 115 N. and pup surveys when tion data several times a p.m., Marshfield High School Birch, Coquille. No assigned day, enabled wildlife man- Oregon Coast Chamber Orchestra appropriate.

Auditorium, 10th and Ingersoll, 2 p.m., Pacific Auditorium, 2260 book, theme is Memorial. 541Wolves throughout agers to track him closely.

Coos Bay. Admission: adults $3, 396-2166 Since March 2013, OR7 Longwood Drive, Reedsport.

Oregon are protected by students $2, families $5.

L i f e i n t h e C o u n t r y — A u t h o r s ’ Title Wave: Brian Doyle Speaks 7 the state Endangered has spent the majority of Coquille Watershed Association p.m., OSU Extension, 631 Alder Species Act. Wolves west his time in the southwest Talk 2-3:30 p.m., Dora Center, M e e t i n g County Coos p.m., 7-9 56125 Goldbrick Road, Myrtle St., Myrtle Point. Doyle is an of Oregon Highways 395- Cascades.

Annex (Owen building), large Point. Featured: “Myrtle Point author and editor. Oregon 78-95, including OR7 and conference room, 201 N. Adams, and Vicinity: 1893 to 1950” Reads 2014 celebrates Oregon Coquille. Cameron LaFollete, Poet William Stafford. posed 2015-17 budget includes a fee authors Chuck King, Linda Kirk, ODFW discusses 2015-17 budget Land Use Director of Oregon Carolyn Prola and Mary Ellen increase for recreational and commercial Coast Alliance on Trends in SALEM—The Oregon Department of Robertson. Refreshments.

THURSDAY, MAY 22 Coastal Land Use. 541-396-2541 Fish and Wildlife is hosting a series of licenses. If approved, changes to the fees would not be effective until 2016. The CONNECT! The Boardwalk Meettown hall meetings around the state this MONDAY, MAY 19 proposed budget also includes program ing 6 p.m., Coos Bay Fire StaWEDNESDAY, MAY 21 month to gather public input on the cuts and shifts costs for some programs on Auditions for “Hello Dolly!” 6-9 tion, 450 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay. agency’s proposed 2015-2017 budget. p.m., Sprague Theater, 1202 11th Coos Bay Farmers Market 9 a.m.

Preparations for the June 21 to the State’s general fund revenues. to 3 p.m., Downtown Coos Bay Coos Bay/North Bend will be 7-8:30 community awareness walk.

Public comments will be used to help St. SW, Bandon. Show runs Aug. on Central Avenue. p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at North Bend refine the budget before it is presented to 15-31. 541-347-1292 mzconnect@charter.net Public Library, 1800 Sherman Ave. Once Upon a Time Stories for the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Author Night: Tom Baake 7 p.m., Bay Area Concert Band Spring “This is a unique opportunity for us to on Aug. 1. Once a proposed budget is Bandon Public Library, 1204 Preschoolers 10:30-11:30 a.m., Concert 7:30 p.m., First PresbyCoquille Library, 105 N. Birch talk with our customers and get their feed- approved by the Commission, it will be 11th St. SW, Bandon. Baake is an terian Church, 2238 Pony Creek St., Coquille. Featured: The Lion back,” said Roy Elicker, ODFW director.

Road, North Bend. Free event, submitted to the Governor for his consid- author and editor of regional and the Mouse.

The last fee increase was approved by eration. The budget will ultimately be guide books. Refreshments donations accepted to go served. toward scholarships.

Business Connection Luncheon the Oregon Legislature in 2010. The pro- determined by the 2015 Legislature.

Movies

EVENTS

Saturday, May 17,2014 • Go! • 7

OUTDOORS

Learn about local watersheds and land use trends

Saturday, May 17,2014 • Go! • 8