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Wednesday
Juggling readers
Tom Question will return to the Flora M. Laird Memorial Library, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point, at 1 p.m. Wednesday to juggle spheres large and small — and maybe children; balance on stilts; and encourage kids to read.
The 2008 Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through young adult, with programs, story times, crafts and reading recognition.
Programs for preschool children are scheduled for Wednesday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. School-aged youth are invited to come to the library Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 2 p.m.
The program featuring Question is made possible by financial assistance from the Myrtle Point Library Board, a Ready to Read grant from the Oregon State Library and private donations.
The library’s program includes the Oregon Summer Reading Certificate. Children who read or listen to 10 books will earn the certificate.
Pre-registration for the summer reading program is not required, and there is no charge.
For more information, call the library at 572-2591.
Thursday
Safe driving
With costs rising, seniors need to review their finances and save wherever possible. One way is to reduce auto insurance costs is by taking the AARP Safe Driving Class.
Organizers have scheduled a class Thursday and Friday in Reedsport. The class is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport.
There is a $10 fee for class materials. For more information or to register, call 888-7415.
All insurance companies doing business in Oregon must offer a discount to people older than 55 who complete the class.
The discount is given, in addition, to all other discounts received by a policy holder. People younger than 55 also can take the class but will not receive a discount from their insurance companies.
Russian colony
The Umpqua Discovery Center will present the program “Archeology of the Russian Colony of Ross” from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the center, 409 Riverfront Way in Reedsport.
The fur trading Russian American Company established the Russian colony of Ross on the California coast in 1812 as an agricultural center to supply starving Russian colonies in Alaska and as a way to get a foothold in the California territory before the Spanish took it over.
The area was acquired for “three blankets, three pairs of breeches, two axes, three hoes and some beads.”
The land offered a harbor, excellent sea otter hunting, plentiful forage and a nearby supply of wood.
It also failed miserably as a granary where coastal fog, rodents and a lack of interest on the part of the colonists combined to doom agricultural efforts that existed to grow grain for the Alaskan colonies.
Carter DuVal, a 2006 Reedsport High School graduate now at St. Mary’s in California, will present a program on how St. Mary’s is engaging in an archeological project to locate different granary sites at this location.
The cost is $2.50 for adults, $1 for children age 6 to 15 and free for UDC members.
For more information, call (541) 271-4816.
Fair RSVP
Hollywood Dreams has scheduled a trip to the Coos County Fair Saturday, July 26. Cost is $25. Seating is limited, so reservations must be made by Thursday.
Hollywood Dreams provides social and educational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities.
For more information, call John Mask at 888-9781 or Tom or Mary Gikes at 756-6794.
Saturday
Lazy meeting
No Lazy Kates will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Wool Company, 990 Highway 101, Bandon.
For more information, call 347-3115.
Juggling readers
Tom Question will return to the Flora M. Laird Memorial Library, 435 Fifth St., Myrtle Point, at 1 p.m. Wednesday to juggle spheres large and small — and maybe children; balance on stilts; and encourage kids to read.
The 2008 Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through young adult, with programs, story times, crafts and reading recognition.
Programs for preschool children are scheduled for Wednesday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. School-aged youth are invited to come to the library Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 2 p.m.
The program featuring Question is made possible by financial assistance from the Myrtle Point Library Board, a Ready to Read grant from the Oregon State Library and private donations.
The library’s program includes the Oregon Summer Reading Certificate. Children who read or listen to 10 books will earn the certificate.
Pre-registration for the summer reading program is not required, and there is no charge.
For more information, call the library at 572-2591.
Thursday
Safe driving
With costs rising, seniors need to review their finances and save wherever possible. One way is to reduce auto insurance costs is by taking the AARP Safe Driving Class.
Organizers have scheduled a class Thursday and Friday in Reedsport. The class is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Covenant United Methodist Church, 3520 Frontage Road, Reedsport.
There is a $10 fee for class materials. For more information or to register, call 888-7415.
All insurance companies doing business in Oregon must offer a discount to people older than 55 who complete the class.
The discount is given, in addition, to all other discounts received by a policy holder. People younger than 55 also can take the class but will not receive a discount from their insurance companies.
Russian colony
The Umpqua Discovery Center will present the program “Archeology of the Russian Colony of Ross” from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the center, 409 Riverfront Way in Reedsport.
The fur trading Russian American Company established the Russian colony of Ross on the California coast in 1812 as an agricultural center to supply starving Russian colonies in Alaska and as a way to get a foothold in the California territory before the Spanish took it over.
The area was acquired for “three blankets, three pairs of breeches, two axes, three hoes and some beads.”
The land offered a harbor, excellent sea otter hunting, plentiful forage and a nearby supply of wood.
It also failed miserably as a granary where coastal fog, rodents and a lack of interest on the part of the colonists combined to doom agricultural efforts that existed to grow grain for the Alaskan colonies.
Carter DuVal, a 2006 Reedsport High School graduate now at St. Mary’s in California, will present a program on how St. Mary’s is engaging in an archeological project to locate different granary sites at this location.
The cost is $2.50 for adults, $1 for children age 6 to 15 and free for UDC members.
For more information, call (541) 271-4816.
Fair RSVP
Hollywood Dreams has scheduled a trip to the Coos County Fair Saturday, July 26. Cost is $25. Seating is limited, so reservations must be made by Thursday.
Hollywood Dreams provides social and educational opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities.
For more information, call John Mask at 888-9781 or Tom or Mary Gikes at 756-6794.
Saturday
Lazy meeting
No Lazy Kates will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the Wool Company, 990 Highway 101, Bandon.
For more information, call 347-3115.
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