Volume 6
Number 0262
Wednesday
04 12 2017
Serving Oregon’s Northern Wild Rivers Coast—Local News ONLINE
EASTER
This Sunday, Easter Bunny will be
visiting many households, leaving
goodies behind. So hope you all
enjoy they day, regardless of the
weather. (Rain expected.)
TREES
Wayne Markel is shown working
on redwood trees repotting to keep
them healthy.
Local Rotarians are working on
their next project revolving around
cloned redwoods.
APRIL 7TH
A whopper storm hit April 7th,
bringing high winds with gusts of
78 mph on the Cape, and 60 mph
across the dock. Waves crashed
over the unprepared dock. One
fisherman was injured (broken leg)
rescuing crab pots during the
storm.
Winds swept through the valley as
well, leaving many without power,
and trees blocking roads and
highways.
April showers bring May flowers
goes the poem, but these April
storms are far from showers.
PINNIPEDS
Join
Shoreline
Education
Awareness on Saturday, April 15th
for another in its 2017 seminar
series beginning at 9 AM at the
Oregon Institute of Marine
APRIL 7, 2017
MANGLED CRAB POTS
Biology’s
Boathouse
in
Charleston. Dr. Jan Hodder will
present “The Pinnipeds of Cape
Arago”. Dr. Hodder is Senior
Lecturer
and
Academic
Coordinator at OIMB.
Dr. Hodder’s research interests are
diverse, ranging from the ecology
of marine birds and mammals to
the biological consequences of
introduced species. She has also
served as Director of the Center for
Ocean
Science
Education
Excellence (COSEE) – Pacific
Partnerships.
A field trip will be included as part
of the activities. Join Jan to
observe pinnipeds such as Steller
and California Sea Lions, Elephant
Seals and Harbor Seals. We may
find Gray Whales as well.
Doors will open at 8:30 AM for
registration. Pre-registration is not
necessary. The seminar is free for
Shoreline Education for Awareness
members! A $5 donation for nonmembers is recommended. Snacks
and coffee/tea will be available.
More information is available by
calling SEA at 541-260-7770.
EOU
SUPER TRANSFER DAY
AT SOCC
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern
Oregon Community College is
pleased to announce that Eastern
Oregon University (EOU) is
bringing their Super Transfer Day
to Southwestern’s Coos and Curry
campuses. Thursday, April 20,
2017 from 11 am – 3 pm, EOU
Regional Director Kerrie Wylam
will be at the Coos campus, 1988
Newmark Ave., Coos Bay,
Stensland Hall room 101. Friday,
April 21, 2017, EOU travels to
Brookings and will be in the
Sprague Commons at the Curry
campus from 11 am – 2 pm.
What is Super Transfer Day? It is
an incredible opportunity to attain
on-the-spot admission for no fee, a
credit evaluation, and a minimum
$500 scholarship with more
possible for students with at least a
2.5 cumulative GPA and 30
transferable
college
credits.
Associate’s coursework can be
completed while beginning upper
division coursework through EOU.
Official transcripts must be
provided to be eligible for on-thespot admission. Students with an
associate degree will receive an
additional $500 scholarship.
Whether you are looking for a
quality campus program or
needing a distance degree, EOU
might be right for you. Highlights
of EOU include small class sizes,
quality housing, affordable tuition
and extensive online offerings
within a variety of fields.
For more information, please
contact Kerrie Wylam at
[email protected] or 541-4407702 or Jaimee Belzer at
[email protected] or 541888-1518.
Port Orford Beacon ONLINE
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EARTH DAY SERVICE
BANDON, OR—A special Sunday
service celebrating Earth Day will
take place at Unity of Bandon on
Sunday, April 23 at 11 AM. The
wonder of our planet will be
celebrated through music, readings,
prayer and meditation. Following
the service, those interested, will
have the opportunity to participate
in highway cleanup. Soup lunch is
provided. Unity is located on
Highway 101, one mile south of
11th Street. 541-347-4696 for more
information.
SPECIAL PRESENTATON
“Patch Adams” &
“HORSFALL: PIONEER
DOCTOR”
COOS BAY, OR – The
Southwestern Oregon Community
College Foundation and the
historic Egyptian Theatre present a
free showing of Patch Adams,
starring Robin Williams at 2 p.m.,
Sunday, April 23, at the theater in
downtown Coos Bay. The film
features the true story of Dr.
Hunter “Patch” Adams, a man who
enters the medical profession in
midlife with a personal mission to
treat patients with humor and
compassion.
Prior to the movie, local historian
Steve Greif will present a minilecture on “Horsfall: Pioneer
Doctor.” Dr. Horsfall served as a
doctor making house calls around
Coos County for more than six
decades, starting in the late 1890s
and practicing into the 1900s.
Grant funded by the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation, the Science on
Screen series are intended to bring
science into our community,
pairing great films with short
lectures by and/or about noted
experts in science, technology and
medicine.
The series is a collaboration
between the Egyptian Theatre,
Southwestern, the North Bend and
Marshfield High School Science
departments,
South
Slough
National
Estuarine
Research
Reserve, and the Charleston
Marine Life Center.
Donations at the event will support
Southwestern’s Health & Science
Technology Building project. For
additional information, please
contact Elise Hamner at 541-8887211.
SOU AND SOCC PARTNER
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
COOS BAY, OR – Southwestern
Oregon Community College is
pleased to announce that beginning
fall of 2017 Southern Oregon
University (SOU), in collaboration
with Southwestern, is launching a
new satellite program for a
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Elementary Education with an
option to earn a teaching license as
well. The program aims to help fill
an employment gap within Coos,
Curry and Western Douglas
counties by providing a path to
licensure for local residents in a
region that is in high need of
qualified teachers.
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The new satellite program is
similar to a partnership between
SOU and Klamath Community
College that began fall of 2016.
Financial aid is available to those
who qualify. Student teaching
takes place in or near your
community. Options are available
for people who already hold a
bachelor degree. Courses are
predominately online or in the
evenings, with only one Saturday a
month commitment for a face-toface course at the Higher Education
Center in Medford or Ashland. It is
a “grow your own” philosophy
with the majority of courses
scheduled to meet the needs of, but
not limited to, people currently
working for a school district.
Susan
Faller-Mitchell,
SOU
Satellite Program Coordinator, and
her colleague, Erin Wilder,
Assistant Professor of Education,
will be hosting an Information
Session on Southwestern’s Coos
Bay campus, 1988 Newmark Ave.,
Coos Bay, on Monday, April 24,
2017 from 5 - 6 pm in Dellwood
Hall room 21. Curry residents can
attend via Skype in room 109 on
Southwestern’s Brookings campus.
Interested students and community
members are encouraged to attend
and learn more about this exciting
new partnership. Additionally,
there is opportunity for one-on-one
meetings with Susan and Erin on
Monday and Tuesday, April
24 and 25, 2017.
For more information, please
contact Susan Faller-Mitchell at
[email protected] or 541-552-6919;
or Jaimee Belzer, Southwestern
University Center at
[email protected] or 541888-1518.
addressing the ‘Cat’ astrophe in
our community. Coffee and snacks
will be provided.
For more
information call the Langlois
Public Library at (541) 348 2066.
AUDITIONS
‘CAT’ ASTROPHE
BANDON, OR—The Bandon
Playhouse, in conjunction with the
75th Anniversary of the original
stage version, is holding auditions
for a full-scale musical revival of
The Wizard of Oz. The successful
team of Jeff Norris (Director) and
Paul Hay (Producer) are back
together to partner on this musical.
LANGLOIS, OR—The Langlois
Public
Library presents
an
Interesting Langlois event, ‘Cat’
astrophe with Nancy Stokes on
April 26th from 6pm to 7pm at the
Langlois Public Library.
This
event will focus on the Feral Cats –
TNR (Trap Neuter Release)
Program.
TNR is a humane
method for effectively managing
cat populations. Join Nancy, a
retired horticulturist and lifelong
friend to animal rescue; in
The Wizard of Oz is a
heartwarming tale of magic and
fantasy, good and evil, and family
and friendship. Based on L. Frank
Baum’s novel and the 1939 film,
this musical adaption of The
Wizard of Oz was originally
premiered at the Municipal Theatre
of St. Louis in 1942, with music by
Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y.
Harburg. The score is full of tunes
from the timeless film such as
“We’re Off To See the Wizard”, If
I Only Had A Brain”, “The Merry
Old Land of Oz”, and - of course -
“Over The Rainbow”.
At least 8 main characters are
needed which includes three
women and five men, however
they need a cast of all ages ranging
from 5 to 75. “Lots of extras are
needed, and anyone who would
like to be a part of the production,
not as a main character, can be
chosen
for
parts
including
munchkins, crows/trees (singing),
Ozians, beauticians, manicurists,
jitterbugs (dancing), snowman,
winkies, flying monkeys, and
cyclone dances, many of these may
include some singing as backup,"
Jeff Norris, the director said. This
is good exposure and a great
experience for new actors who
want to be in the theater. In
preparation of the auditions, Norris
said there will be reading from the
script. He wants people to keep in
mind that a stage performance is
different from the movie.
the Bandon Playhouse. We also
understand that this production will
be presented in late summer and
we wanted to make sure we got in
front of family vacations since
practices will be held in May, June
and July.
Auditions will be held on Saturday,
April 29th and Sunday, April 30th,
with children auditions will be
from 1:00 to 3:00 and the adults
from 3:00 to 6:00 that same
evening. Call backs will be
scheduled for Monday, May 1st at
5:00pm (if needed). All auditions
will be held at the Sprague
Community Theater.
Performances will be August 10th13th, 17th-20th, and 24th-27th,
2017. Show Times are 7:00 pm on
Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays,
with Sunday matinees starting at
2:00pm. For more information you
can
visit
our
website
at
www.wizardinbandon.net
or
contact Paul Hay at 329-0644
Interested persons also need to
come prepared to sing either with
or without music. There will be a
music track for the main songs, but
if they have a favorite song they
probably need to bring their own
music, said Jeff. “Children and
extras should also be prepared to
sing “Ding Dong! The witch is
Dead”,
Dorothy
Candidates,
“Somewhere”, Scarecrow, “If I
only had a brain”, Tin Man, “If I
only had a heart, and Lion, “if I
only had the nerve”.
With such a large cast and stage
support is truly needed, so the
upcoming production of "The
Wizard of Oz" at the Sprague
Community Theater has many
opportunities for folks interested in
theater whether on stage or behind
the scenes. We are holding the
Wizard of OZ Auditions much
earlier because it is a larger
production and it takes a lot more
time to learn the dances and the
music, said Paul Hay, President of
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FERAL CAT ROUNDUP
By Tobe Porter
Area Checks 1
POLICE REPORTS
It’s seldom easy to get your
beloved cat Puff in a carrier for a
trip to the vet. It is impossible with
feral cats, so they must be trapped.
Imagine being faced with the
daunting task of trapping 75 feral
cats and transporting them in the
traps/transfer cages to S/Nipped in
Coos Bay. (Neutering cost: about
$5,250.) The cats are brought back
to their original location or to a
specially built cat shack. More
about that later; let’s stay focused
on dealing with the reality of 75
cats. How could that happen?
It happens like this: one day a cat
shows up in the back yard. He
looks hungry and scared. You
ignore him, hoping he will
disappear. He comes back so
eventually you put out some
leftovers. He gobbles those up,
comes back and brings a pal. Two
cats become 5, 5 become 25, 25
become…..you get it. Help! 75 cats
with no end in sight. The Port
Orford Friends of Feral Cats are
asked to trap them all. Here’s the
bottom line…it is much, much
easier and tons less expensive to
trap 2 or 5 feral cats. Don’t wait,
please. If you have questions, or
can help by taking non-feral cats to
Portland or fostering kittens, drop
me a line at
[email protected].
PORT ORFORD POLICE
04/02-12:17: Arizona, Criminal
Trespass
04/03-13:27: Washington & 20th,
Transient
04/03-19:18: Washington & 20th,
Transient
04/03-22:59: Washington & 20th,
Transient
04/03-23:11: Oregon St. Ray’s,
Suspicious Conditions
04/04-06:35:
13th
Street,
Disturbance
04/04-06:46: Jackson, Outside
Assist
04/04-07:50: Oregon St. Illegal
Camping
04/05-08:26: Oregon St., Criminal
Trespass
04/05-15:48:
11th/Hwy
101,
Warrant Service, Michael White,
Arrestee
04/07-10:42: Arizona St. Threats
04/07-17:55: 1 Geer Circle,
Suspicious Conditions
04/08-09:20: Arizona St., Near
Paradise Pt. Rd. Suspicious
Conditions
04/08-12:15: 101/Cape Blanco,
Outside Assist, Arrestee, Evaristo
Lopez
04/08-15:33: Madrona, Found
Property
P.O. AMBULANCE: 7
(Includes injury accident on the
dock.)
P.O. FIRE: 1 Structure Fire
GOLD BEACH SHERIFF
04/02-21:39:
Nicholson Dr.,
Menacing
04/05-20:33: Elk River, Protective
Order, Violation
04/07-16:14: Nicholson Dr., Shots
Fired
General: Civil Service 2, Attempts
to Locate: 2, Follow-up: 1
OREGON STATE POLICE
04/08-16:57: Hwy 101 / MP 313.5
Accident, No Injury
General: Traffic 1, Hazards MP
301 & Unknown MP, North of
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