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Sunday
Author signing books
Coquille author Alexandra Schiller will be at Colette’s, 3229 Broadway Ave. in North Bend, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
She will autograph her newest book, “The Case of the Suave Swami,” the first story in a planned series featuring self-styled shamus Mordecai Maccabbee. Each mystery is set within a different religious environment and challenges those values as characters deal with murder in their midst, a press release said.
Tuesday
Food handler classes
Coos County Public Health will sponsor two food handler classes in June, at Sitkum Hall, Room 6, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay:
• at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3.
• at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17.
Those taking the test should prepare by reading “Food Safety: Your Self-training Manual,” available online at http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/foodsafety/ or at local libraries.
Those who pass the exam and pay the $10 fee will be issued a food handler card. The class is sponsored by Coos County Public Health.
For more information and to register for the Coos Bay class, those interested can call 888-7622.
Wednesday
CB Garden Club tour
Each year in June the Coos Bay Garden Club highlights the garden of one of its members. This year, the garden of member Toni Rempelos has been chosen. The Coos Bay Garden Club’s June 4 meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at Toni Rempelos’ home. Following the regular meeting, members will be able to tour the garden. Parking is limited, so carpooling is encouraged. For directions to the garden, those interested can call Toni at 756-5506 or Betsie at 266-9025.
Coos Bay Garden Club meetings are open to the public. For more information, those interested can call 266-9025 or come to the meeting.
Thursday
MHS pizza night
The Marshfield Senior All Night Drug- and Alcohol-Free Party will be given $1 per pizza sold from 4-9 p.m. at Domino’s Pizza on Thursday. Home delivery is available by calling Domino’s at 269-1000.
Funds raised will be used to help defray costs for providing a fun and safe celebration for graduating MHS seniors. For more information on donating time, services or money, those interested can call Jennifer Bunnell, Marshfield High School, at 267-1412.
Next weekend
Lavender Lady talk
Sherri’ Merritt, owner of Merritt Lavender Farm in Bandon and known locally as “The Lavender Lady,” will offer a presentation on growing lavender at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Books by the Bay, 1875 Sherman Ave., North Bend.
After the presentation she will autograph copies of her newest book, “The Lavender Harvest,” a guide on the basics of planting, growing and harvesting lavender using organic practices.
Harvest season at the lavender farm runs from mid June through mid October, and the scent of the purple flowers has caused small planes to buzz her farm’s fields during harvest time to experience the pleasant cloud of lavender aroma, a press release said.
The farm offers 800 plants from four different hybrid varieties and a gift shop filled with lavender products. Admission to the presentation is free. Those unable to attend may reserve signed copies by calling the bookstore at 756-1215.
Pie-fillings workshop
Family Food Education Volunteers of OSU Extension will present a fun workshop on making pie fillings from scratch. The class will demonstrate safe and delicious ways to can different types of pie fillings along with fruits and vegetables. The workshop will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at the Coos County Extension office in Myrtle Point. The workshop is $7 per person.
OSU certified preservation volunteers provide low-cost workshops for the community on a monthly basis.
For information on this and other upcoming workshops, those interested can call the Coos County Extension office at 572-5263 Ext 240 or (800) 730-4978.
Later
California Condors
The Umpqua Discovery Center will present a program on the California Condor at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 14.
David Moen, species recovery specialist from the Oregon Zoo Conservation, will talk about the future of the California Condor. The California Condor Recovery Program is a binational program built on a foundation of private and public partnerships managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The goal of the Recovery Program is to establish two distinct populations in the wild and a third population in managed facilities, a press release said.
The first release of the conservation-bred California condor occurred in 1992 in Los Padres National Forest. The birds continue to be released into the wild in California, Arizona and Baja California. As of December, there are 298 California condors, with 144 in the wild. The Oregon Zoo became the program’s fourth breeding facility in 2003.
The cost for the program is $2.50 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 to 15 and free for UDC members.
For more information, those interested can call 271-4816.
The center is located at 409 Riverfront Way, Reedsport.
Bandon garden tour
Weedum Seedum Garden Club in Bandon will host a tour of seven Bandon gardens from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. The gardens are considered to be the area’s most beautiful and interesting gardens and were selected to show off old and new gardens, in town and in country, some on windy hillsides and some in protected forest areas, with home orchards, vineyards, large perennial borders, bonsai and one with a pond setting, a press release said.
WSGC members will be on hand to answer questions, with master gardeners at two locations. Light refreshments will be served at one garden. The tour will be self-guided, following a map which will be given out with the tickets.
Tickets will be for sale after June 1 at area nurseries. Tickets will be available in Bandon at 101 Plants & Things, Green Scapes, Bandon True Value and The Garden Party. Sellers in Coquille include Cedar Point Industrial Park and Copper Goose. Coos Grange Supply will sell tickets in Coos Bay. Tickets will cost $6. For more information, those interested can call 347-1627 or 347-4740.
Author signing books
Coquille author Alexandra Schiller will be at Colette’s, 3229 Broadway Ave. in North Bend, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.
She will autograph her newest book, “The Case of the Suave Swami,” the first story in a planned series featuring self-styled shamus Mordecai Maccabbee. Each mystery is set within a different religious environment and challenges those values as characters deal with murder in their midst, a press release said.
Tuesday
Food handler classes
Coos County Public Health will sponsor two food handler classes in June, at Sitkum Hall, Room 6, at Southwestern Oregon Community College, 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay:
• at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3.
• at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17.
Those taking the test should prepare by reading “Food Safety: Your Self-training Manual,” available online at http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/foodsafety/ or at local libraries.
Those who pass the exam and pay the $10 fee will be issued a food handler card. The class is sponsored by Coos County Public Health.
For more information and to register for the Coos Bay class, those interested can call 888-7622.
Wednesday
CB Garden Club tour
Each year in June the Coos Bay Garden Club highlights the garden of one of its members. This year, the garden of member Toni Rempelos has been chosen. The Coos Bay Garden Club’s June 4 meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at Toni Rempelos’ home. Following the regular meeting, members will be able to tour the garden. Parking is limited, so carpooling is encouraged. For directions to the garden, those interested can call Toni at 756-5506 or Betsie at 266-9025.
Coos Bay Garden Club meetings are open to the public. For more information, those interested can call 266-9025 or come to the meeting.
Thursday
MHS pizza night
The Marshfield Senior All Night Drug- and Alcohol-Free Party will be given $1 per pizza sold from 4-9 p.m. at Domino’s Pizza on Thursday. Home delivery is available by calling Domino’s at 269-1000.
Funds raised will be used to help defray costs for providing a fun and safe celebration for graduating MHS seniors. For more information on donating time, services or money, those interested can call Jennifer Bunnell, Marshfield High School, at 267-1412.
Next weekend
Lavender Lady talk
Sherri’ Merritt, owner of Merritt Lavender Farm in Bandon and known locally as “The Lavender Lady,” will offer a presentation on growing lavender at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Books by the Bay, 1875 Sherman Ave., North Bend.
After the presentation she will autograph copies of her newest book, “The Lavender Harvest,” a guide on the basics of planting, growing and harvesting lavender using organic practices.
Harvest season at the lavender farm runs from mid June through mid October, and the scent of the purple flowers has caused small planes to buzz her farm’s fields during harvest time to experience the pleasant cloud of lavender aroma, a press release said.
The farm offers 800 plants from four different hybrid varieties and a gift shop filled with lavender products. Admission to the presentation is free. Those unable to attend may reserve signed copies by calling the bookstore at 756-1215.
Pie-fillings workshop
Family Food Education Volunteers of OSU Extension will present a fun workshop on making pie fillings from scratch. The class will demonstrate safe and delicious ways to can different types of pie fillings along with fruits and vegetables. The workshop will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at the Coos County Extension office in Myrtle Point. The workshop is $7 per person.
OSU certified preservation volunteers provide low-cost workshops for the community on a monthly basis.
For information on this and other upcoming workshops, those interested can call the Coos County Extension office at 572-5263 Ext 240 or (800) 730-4978.
Later
California Condors
The Umpqua Discovery Center will present a program on the California Condor at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 14.
David Moen, species recovery specialist from the Oregon Zoo Conservation, will talk about the future of the California Condor. The California Condor Recovery Program is a binational program built on a foundation of private and public partnerships managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The goal of the Recovery Program is to establish two distinct populations in the wild and a third population in managed facilities, a press release said.
The first release of the conservation-bred California condor occurred in 1992 in Los Padres National Forest. The birds continue to be released into the wild in California, Arizona and Baja California. As of December, there are 298 California condors, with 144 in the wild. The Oregon Zoo became the program’s fourth breeding facility in 2003.
The cost for the program is $2.50 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 to 15 and free for UDC members.
For more information, those interested can call 271-4816.
The center is located at 409 Riverfront Way, Reedsport.
Bandon garden tour
Weedum Seedum Garden Club in Bandon will host a tour of seven Bandon gardens from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. The gardens are considered to be the area’s most beautiful and interesting gardens and were selected to show off old and new gardens, in town and in country, some on windy hillsides and some in protected forest areas, with home orchards, vineyards, large perennial borders, bonsai and one with a pond setting, a press release said.
WSGC members will be on hand to answer questions, with master gardeners at two locations. Light refreshments will be served at one garden. The tour will be self-guided, following a map which will be given out with the tickets.
Tickets will be for sale after June 1 at area nurseries. Tickets will be available in Bandon at 101 Plants & Things, Green Scapes, Bandon True Value and The Garden Party. Sellers in Coquille include Cedar Point Industrial Park and Copper Goose. Coos Grange Supply will sell tickets in Coos Bay. Tickets will cost $6. For more information, those interested can call 347-1627 or 347-4740.
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