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| Lighthouse School parents, from left, Tamara Ferenczi, Shauleen Higgins and Cici O'Bryan will perform a "Charlie's Angels" skit at the school's fourth-annual dance and fundraiser scheduled Saturday, Feb. 23, in North Bend. - Contributed Photo |
Students, parents plan fundraising events
Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:44 AM PST
Events in CB/NB include dance, movie at the Egyptian, sales, disco night
North Bend schools
Ballroom dance
The North Bend High School Equestrian Team will hold a Valentine’s Ballroom Dance and Auction on Saturday at the historic Odd Fellow’s Ballroom, 1989 Sherman Ave. North Bend.
There will be a group lesson from 7 to 7:30 p.m. There also will be dance music and a dessert bar. Tickets cost $12.50 each or $20 per couple. All proceeds will go to the NBHS Equestrian Team.
For more information, those interested can call Innovative Physical Therapy at 756-4941; or Barb, tonight and Saturday, at 756-6510.
‘Disco Inferno’
Put on your dancing shoes.
Adults are invited to dance the night away at the fourth-annual Lighthouse School Fundraiser “Disco Inferno — Burn, Baby, Burn” on Saturday, Feb. 23, in North Bend.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Sawmill convention center, next to the Autumn House restaurant, 3491 Broadway St., North Bend. There will be dinner and then dancing to the tunes by DJ Troy Woody. Silent and live auctions will feature items such as a night at McMenamins Hotel Oregon in McMinnville and gift certificates to Honda World, Tower Ford and Art Connection, along with Southwestern Community College Recreation Center passes.
Funkadelic disco attire is encouraged. Tickets can be purchased for $45 each via the Lighthouse School, 93670 Viking Lane; or Books By The Bay, 1875 Sherman Ave., North Bend.
For more information, those interested can call 751-1649
Coos Bay schools
Movie at the Egyptian
Students from Sunset Middle School and Marshfield High School are raising funds for an eight-day trip of major cities and sights on the East Coast, scheduled to begin June 18.
The first of the three school-sponsored fundraisers will be the movie “Rocky,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown Coos Bay.
Students will greet visitors and usher them to their seats, as well as present a Rocky-themed shenanigan during an intermission. Tickets cost $5 and are available from Sunset Middle School students.
Book sales
On March 1, Books By The Bay owner, Trish Price, will donate 30 percent of the profits from sales of new books to the trip. All proceeds from the event will be split among the students involved in the fundraiser. Books By The Bay is located at 1875 Sherman Ave., North Bend.
Auctioning off labor
The final coordinated fundraiser will be a Youth Service Auction on March 14. This evening event will include a potluck dinner in the gym. Groups of students will offer creative ways to provide eight hours of service such as house cleaning, stacking wood and more.
Sunset Middle School is located at 245 South Cammann Street in the Empire District of Coos Bay. There, educators are dedicated to making teaching and learning at meaningful as possible, a press release said. For information on the Coos Bay trip and fundraisers, those interested can call Ricky Fay, Adam Drew or Doug Fendall at Sunset Middle School, 888-1242. |