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Volume 6 Number 0277 Wednesday

07 26 2017

CURRY COUNTY FAIR Curry County Fair starts today and ends Sunday. Fair guide for daily events can be found our Port Orford Beacon Facebook page. www.facebook.com/PortOrfordBeacon

information visit the Langlois Public Library Facebook page or give us a call at 541.348.2066. SUMMER SWAP MEET The Friends of the Library and the Port Orford Parks Commission are sponsoring a Summer Swap Meet fund raiser Saturday, August 12, starting at 9:00 AM. It will be held

ENGINEER IT! The Langlois Public Library invites children ages 3-15 to Build a Better World during our 2017 Summer Reading Program. August 4th at 10am The Museum of Natural and Cultural History will be presenting Engineer it! Exploring Ancient Technologies at the Langlois Public Library. For more

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in a prime location: next to the Savoy Theater, Hwy 101 at 8th Street. Set up time will be 7-9:00 AM. To reserve a spot, sign up at the Port Orford Library - just $20 for a 15' x 10' space. If you cannot make it to the library, or need more information, call Tobe Porter at 541-332-4340 or Gary Carter at 541-332-8899. Last year's event was a huge success and this year's event will be even bigger, so sign up now! First come first served. SHOES FOR KIDS

PORT ORFORD, OR — The Common Good Shoes for Kids program for children ages 3 thru 18 is about to get underway soon with the following days to sign up including Wednesday July 26, August 2, and August 9 from 10:00am-11:45am and 1:00-3:00pm. Please bring your children so accurate measurements can be taken. If you cannot get to the Common Good on the dates listed you can call 541-253-1149 for assistance. The shoes will be distributed at the Common Good on starting August 26 from 10:00am to noon and 1:00 to 3:00pm. The Common Good is open every Wednesday except for the fifth one of the month from 10:00am – noon and 1:00-3:00pm. We are located adjacent to the Zion Lutheran Church at 2015 Washington Street.

Our phone number is 541-332-1365 and you can always leave a message which will be followed up on. The Common Good is looking for used kitchenware such as microwave ovens, crock pots, hot plants, pots, pan, dishes and silverware to distribute to our clients as well as good quality clean used men’s clothing. The Common Good, Inc. is a 501©3 non-profit organization, completely volunteer managed and an equal opportunity provider.

“THE WIZARD OF OZ” BANDON, OR — “The Wizard of Oz” is coming to Bandon Oregon for 12 performances starting August 10th and concluding on August 27th. “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 produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London in 1987 with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg.

SPRING THING II (Eclipse Variation) August 21 at 3 PM to September 2 at 6 PM

SPRING THING II continues with more incredible art + inventions! We'll be hanging out at Point.B Studio in anticipation of the total eclipse which passes through our area on August 21 plus we will be participating in a Port Orford Art Walk (or two). Stay tuned for more inspiring art + artists + updates on our current projects in progress at pointbstudio.net.

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”. The Bandon Playhouse revival features a cast and crew of more than 40 local performers led by Zeta Hay as Dorothy, the charming young girl from Kansas. The supporting cast includes Lori Straley as Glinda the Good Witch, Heather Bouher as Miss Gulch/the Wicked Witch, Josiah Hay as the Tin Man, Dustin Wilson as the Scarecrow, Joe Latimer as the Cowardly Lion, and Peter Braun as Professor Marvel/ The Wizard. This production also features a complete castle set, full costumes, and a lot of special effects. The Sprague Theater performances are Thursday-Sundays, August 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, and 27. All main performances

are at 7:00pm with three Sunday matinees at 2pm. Tickets, priced at $13 to $15, can be ordered by phone at 541-236-5105, online at www.wizardinbandon.net or at the door, one hour prior to show. The Bandon Playhouse, founded in 1976, is a non-profit community theatre organization based in Bandon Oregon that has produced more than 100 revivals of hit Broadway shows. More information is available at www.bandonplayhouse.org OPEN HOUSE / VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION The Langlois Public Library would like to invite you and your family to our first annual Open House on August 18th from 1pm to 3pm. We’ll be celebrating our wonderful volunteers and interns with a light potluck style spread and encourage our patrons to bring

something to share. For all of our fantastic Summer Reading Program participants this will also be a time to pick up projects and prizes! For more information call the Langlois Public Library at 541.348.2066. OREGON SHOREBIRD FESTIVAL Join both advanced and beginning birders alike on the Southern Oregon coast this Labor Day weekend September 1-3rd to meet and hear award winning writers and photographers Noah Strycker and Paul Bannick at the 31st Oregon Shorebird Festival. The festival is a celebration of Oregon shorebirds and an educational experience, with field trips, talks, bird watching, and shared meals. Noah Strycker is a 31-year-old writer, photographer, and bird man from Creswell, Oregon. His third book will be published in October of this year: Birding Without Borders, which accounts his 2015 quest spanning 41 countries and all seven continents as he set a world record by seeing 6,042 species of birds (more than half the birds on Earth) in one calendar year. Paul Bannick gives bird-lovers a gorgeous photographic feast and an engaging natural history lesson, while making a compelling call to preserve the habitats that sustain these most iconic of birds. In his new latest book, Owl: A Year in the Lives of North American Owls, Bannick features more than 200 images captured over several years of field work. This year’s field trips will include a pelagic trip off shore, kayak paddle tours up the South Slough, land-based trips to both Bandon and the Bay Area as well as a sea watch. Oregon Pelagic Tours will host a five-hour pelagic trip on Saturday to give participants a sense of what a day-long pelagic trip is like.

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South Coast Tours will lead South Slough kayak paddle trips on both Saturday and Sunday. South Slough of the Coos River is home to the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve which is a protected area of land and estuary. Field trips to the Bandon Marsh and Bandon Beach, the best bird watching spots in Bandon where participants can see fall migrating shorebirds. The Coos Bay field trips is also available both days where you can visit all the hot birding spots around the Bay Area. Two other highlights of the weekend begin with a walk to the Charleston Marine Life Center. Also happening Saturday and Sunday is the Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) Watch at the Simpson Reef Overlook. The weekend kicks off with registration at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) cafeteria in Charleston. OIMB is located at 63466 Boat Basin Road. Cape Arago Audubon Society is sponsoring the Festival in partnership with OIMB, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Shoreline Education for Awareness, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Oregon Pelagic Tours and South Coast Tours. Information about the festival as well as registration details can be found at www.oregonshorebirdfestival.org. Contact Harv Schubothe at (541) 297-2342 for more information. ROARING SEA OPEN HOUSE Enjoy music, art, prose, poetry, pot-luck snacks, and provide some of it yourself! Our Kammeroque Trio, plus flutist Heidi Connolly, bassoonist Cathleen Williams, as

well as Strider Kachelein, will provide musical entertainment. Other musicians are welcomed and invited. We also expect some of our literary favorites, including Joyce Mueller, Weld Champneys, Cairehn McGowan, and Joseph Byrne. Roaring Sea Arts Open House Sunday, July 30, from 1 to 4 PM. All musical, poetic, and artistic participants and audience members are welcome. Impromptu creations and presented artwork are encouraged for anyone who wants to add art to the "gallery". Enjoy sharing sights, sounds, and potluck snacks. Refreshments are provided. The entrance to the Roselius home, where Roaring Sea Studio is located, is the driveway shared with the Sea Crest Motel. Turn left from the driveway’s end and park at the first house (#40). Park along the main driveway, or in neighboring driveways, wherever there is room. John Lincoln, neighbor at the cull-de-sac, allows parking on the right-hand side of his driveway. For further information about treats of all kinds (edible, musical, artistic) please call Donna at 332-4444 or Suzanne at 332-0540

THE RUN TO THE ROGUE By Joanie McNerlin The winter of 1856 and the forced relocation of thousands of Native people remains a bitter piece of history for the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz. About 100 runners and walkers will commemorate the infamous move in the 234-mile, three-day Run to the Rogue Relay . Elders and young children will join racers for the first mile as they leave Siletz near the Oregon coast, to retrace the reverse route their ancestors from the Rogue and Umpqua valleys marched 156 years ago. Part of this run includes a community

dinner that Port Orford has provided for decades now with the help of donations and volunteers this is part of their journey. Please help me and others make this happen again this year September 9th, 2017 is the day of the event. With so much to do we need donations, food donations and volunteers to help make this a successful dinner. If you would like to donate or volunteer, please call me Joanie @332-0376 leave a message, I will return your calls ASAP. We need fish, tomatoes, lettuce, etc. Also, we need lots of desserts made for the day of the dinner. Thank you for all your support in continuing this amazing dinner. We are the only town that does this, so let’s show our Love!

PETER WRIGHT LENIHAN Peter Wright Lenihan passed away Friday, July 14, 2017 on his Elk River Ranch as a result of a bicycle accident. Peter was born in Pasadena, CA and came to the family cabin on Elk River, every summer, with his

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parents and older brother, Michael, in the early 1940’s. At age 14 he decided to stay on the river and moved in with Ed and Esther Conley. He bought some caulk boots and started working in the woods with Ed, “brushing out” around trees. After serving in the Navy, stationed in San Diego, he apprenticed in a shipyard, in Copenhagen, Denmark, building boats and developed a love of woodworking. Upon returning to the States, Peter began surfing with his friend Mike Doyle and playing jazz piano at the age of 40. He embraced many disciplines including building numerous homes in California, Oregon and San Jose Del Cabo, Baja. He also built custom doors and furniture of his own designs for many clients in the USA and Mexico. At the age of 66 he built the “ Thunderbird” from Port Orford Cedar for the McKenzies. Peter also built two remarkable cable suspension bridges across Elk River to his ranch. He owned the movie theater for a period of time where he brought in well known musicians from outside the area. Peter was an enthusiastic jazz musician and aficionado of Bebop and all its trappings. Peter was a mentor to many in unconventional ways. He was perceptive and never hesitated to say what was on his mind. He is survived by his partner of 23 years, Nancy Brazil and his brother Michael Lenihan of New York. Peter was 83, he looked as if he was 60 and acted as if he was 20. In lieu of donations his friends and family request that you wear your bicycle helmet.

Knute was predeceased by his sister, Alma Jane Spinney, her husband Ralph, and his niece Heather; and also by his good friend, Lois Miller.

We are having a gathering to remember Knute and share stories of his life. Please join us Wednesday, July 26 between the hours of 4-7pm at Makepeace’s Box Mill Hall located at 158 Tihonet Road in Wareham., MA

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. http://donate.jdrf.org/info/jdrf/?s_src=bingAdsPaidDiabetesFoundation.

KNUTE ANDERSSON WAREHAM, MA – Knute W. Andersson, 69, of Port Orford, OR, passed away suddenly July 22, 2017 in Wareham. He was the son of the late Knute H. Andersson and Elizabeth T. (Warner) Andersson Leonard.

He was born in Brockton, then grew up and lived in Wareham until he moved to Oregon.

Knute was a proud graduate from Wareham High School and from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA. While in high school, he was a track and field star and held several state records. He received a track and field scholarship to Northwestern State University where he received a degree in Wildlife Management.

While working for Cranberry Growers Service in Wareham for many years, Knute developed a love for growing cranberries. Twenty years ago he became manager for Sea Wind Farms in Langlois, OR, until his retirement in 2015.

His other passions included birding, photography, and watching the Red Sox and Celtics play. He also loved his hats! But Knute truly loved watching his grandchildren participate in all

sorts of activities including Kung Fu, baseball, track and field, and dance. During these events, Knute used his passion for photography to chronicle his grandchildren’s lives.

Knute was a loving father to his children, Lori E. Phinney and her husband Sean of Carver, and Amy L. Zeoli and her husband Marc of Plymouth; and a cherished brother to his sister, Priscilla A. Mann and her husband Ben of Dunstable. He was a treasured Pampa/Pimpa to grandchildren Andrew, Nicholas, and Ava Zeoli, and Caroline Phinney. His loving family also includes a niece, Alyce Farnell, her husband Jeff, and their two children, Lincoln and Audrey of N. Attleboro; and a nephew, Randi Spinney, of Hiram, ME.

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Above: Tuesday Fire Practice/Working with Cars Below: Dredging Begins Inset: Tribute—Rest In Peace my Birding Friends!

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