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Bandon TodaySenior Center, 9 am to 4 pm, Barn.

Dial-a-Ride public transportation, 9 am to 4 pm 541-347-4131.

Coastal Harvest Gleaners food distribution, 9 a.m., 870 SecondSt. SE, (entrance on Third St.behind First Baptist Church).

Watercolor and crafts, 9:30 to 11:30 am, Senior Center, Barn.

Bandon Historical Society Museum,10 am to 4 pm, Hwy 101 andFillmore.

Visitor Information Center, 10 am to4 pm, Old Town.

Toddlers' Story Time, 11-11:30 p.m.,Bandon Library.

AA meeting, noon, Holy TrinityCatholic Church.

Lions Club, noon, Barn.

Games of choice, 1 to 4 pm, SeniorCenter, Barn.

Free knitting/crochet workshop,1-3 p.m., The Wool Company, 9902nd St. SE.

Pinochle, 1 to 4 pm, Senior Center,Barn.

Preschoolers' Story Time, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Bandon Library.

Narcotics Anonymous, 6:30 p.m.,Harvard St. Apts. office.

AA Fresh Air Group, 8 pm, Unity ofBandon, closed meeting.

PAHLS FAMILY DENTISTRY is now offering CEREC one-day crowns to our patients. No more temporary crowns, impressions, or multiple office visits. Call today to schedule a consult to see if you are eligible. Accepting new patients. 541.396.2242.“Let our family serve yours.”

Need reliable help with yard work, cleaning & organizing. Truck helpful, $10/hr. 541-347-2626, 541-297-7344.

Bandon High School Football teamGolf Scramble. May 7, Bandon Cross-ings Golf Course. Shotgun Start 11:30am. Registration 10am. $80 a player/ $320 per 4 person Team. Info, call Tobias Robinson at 541-260-4207.

LOST: WHITE//GRAY FEMALE SIA-MESE CAT wearing a cone, near Bandon High School. Blind in the right eye. 541-294-1711.

Needed: a supervisor, front desk, handy person, house keeper. Please bring resume to Table Rock Motel.

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Andrew J. Oas, DMD General DentistCrowns from $699 • Root Canal Therapy • ExtractionsCare Credit Available • Braces by Sierk Orthodontics

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Site Clearing---------------------------------SOUTH COAST BICYCLES Open 7 days a week for Sales, Service & Rentals! 805 2nd St. SE (Hwy. 101) Bandon. 541-347-1995.

SUMMER PROJECTS? Rodriguez Gardening & Maintenance has you covered. From lawn mowing, brush clearing, hauling, trimming, edging, pruning, weed control & more! Just give us a call for an estimate at (541)260-3553 or (541)260-4478. Licensed (#8318) & insured!

BUYING RVs. Gib’s RV is looking for clean pre-owned RVs to buy/consign. No fee consign-ments. We make house calls. 541-888-3424.

PRIME RETAIL SPACE now available. Excellent 2nd Street lo-cation All utilities paid. 541-366-1416, Bob.

MICK’S BARBER SHOP: father/son bar-ber shop. Across from the post office. Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 541-347-2207---------------------------------NEED A REALTOR? Call Norma Morrow, Principal Real Estate Broker, All Oregon Property, 541-551-0055. Helping Buyers and Sellers on the Southern Oregon Coast.---------------------------------LANDSCAPE POSITION available. Valid driver’s license required. Call 541-297-8647.---------------------------------HERNANDEZ LAWN MAINTENANCEWe offer the follow-ing: trimming, blower, weeding, aerating, mowing, fertilizing, edging, hauling, initial cleanups. Quality jobs done at a great price! Call today for your free quote! Licensed & insured. Lic #0009256. Conatact us at 541-217-5540 or 541-297-4826.

---------------------------------TABLE ROCK MOTEL now hiring for house-keeping. Ages 15 and up. $12/hour. Please apply in person.---------------------------------MOVING SALE. 53797 Beach Loop Rd. Fri. & Sat. Aug. 7 & 8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. General household & tools.---------------------------------

---------------------------------CHAS. WALDROP REAL ESTATE, LLC. Providing Personal Pro-fessional Real Estate Service, Since 1988. Call for a No Cost, No Obligation, Broker Price Opinion for Your Home & Property. "Dedicated to Excellence" 541-347-9455.

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For those interested in Bandon AA meetings, please visit http://www.aa-district30-area58.org/bandon.htm

Dial-A-Ride public transportation, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 541-267-7111.

Bandon Historical Society Museum, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Hwy. 101 & Fillmore.

Chair- and mat-yoga, 10 a.m., Bandon Senior Center, The Barn. By donation.

Games of choice, 1-4 p.m., Senior Center, The Barn

TUESDAYFor those interested in Bandon AA meetings, please visit http://www.aa-district30-ar-ea58.org/bandon.htm

Circles in the Sand beach labyrinths, 8 a.m., on beach below Face Rock viewpoint.

Dial-A-Ride public transportation, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 541-267-7111.

Mat yoga, 9 a.m., Bandon Senior Center, The Barn. By dona-tion.

Bandon Historical Society Museum, 10 a.m-4 p.m., Hwy. 101 & Fillmore.

Chair-only yoga, 10:15 a.m., Bandon Senior Center, The Barn. By donation.

Genealogy with Jeannette, 1:30-2:30 Tues., 7/21

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PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertised herein is subject to the

Federal Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise“any preference, limitations or discrimination because of

race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status ornational origin, or an intention to make any such

preference, limitation or discrimination.”We will not knowing accept any advertising for real estate

which is in violation of the law. All persons are herebyinformed that all dwellings advertised are available on an

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Open at 10 a.m.---------------------------------PATRICK MYERS TREE SERVICE. Certified arborist. 50 yrs. exp. Free estimates. 541-347-9124 or 541-290-7530. Lic. #116632. Stump grinding, hazard-ous removal, pruning hedges and brush clip-ping. Serving Bandon area since 1995.---------------------------------Sunny Ocean Terrace lots available. Easy access to beach and town. Owner financ-ing available with 20% down. Prices starting at $65,000, all utilities installed. Call Fred Ger-nandt, Broker, 541-290-9444. D L Davis Real Estate.---------------------------------SEABIRD DRIVE Con-temporary home on one level acre! Detached Double car garage. Nestled in the back, escape to Cool Green Oregon! Three Bed-rooms,Two Baths, sun Room, short distance to beach! $450,000. Call Fred Gernandt Broker, 541-290-9444, D. L. Davis Real Estate.---------------------------------Immediate openings for part-time house-keepers. $12.50 per hour. Apply in person, Sunset Lodging, 1865 Beach Loop Drive.---------------------------------LOST HEARING AID. Lost on July 1, some-where between Lions Club and Ray’s shop-ping center. Reward. Please call 541-329-0120.

BANDON MINI-STORAGE. Temp. controlled; RV & boat storage. 50317 Hwy. 101 South. 541-347-1190.BANDON E-Z STORAGE. Affordable plus Boat/RV. 370 11th St. SE, 541-347-9629.BANDON MINI-STORAGE, temp controlled, 88371 Hwy. 42S, 541-347-5040.Ask for Manager’s Special---------------------------------NOW HIRING LINE COOK. Apply in person at Wheelhouse Restau-rant, 125 Chicago Ave., Old Town.---------------------------------

COASTAL SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTYA Pristine 0.94-acre parcel,

fully surveyed, excellent Southern exposure for a

home-site, all City services Available, in the City limits. Reduced to $87,000 and Only minutes to Ocean/

Beach access, Old Town, Harbor, City Park and

Sprague Theater. Also, almost a half-acre Parcel

with panoramic, unobstruct-ed views, located up The

hill from Old Town in Pacific Heights Estates. Offered

at $185,000. Contact Dan Cirigliano, 541.297.2427.

-------------------------------------Shooting Star Motel seeking housekeepers to assist others with rooms and laundry. Flexible hours. 541-347-9192.---------------------------------THE CHEESECAKES Of THE WEEK at the Fleet Deli are Key Lime and Oreo. Try our load-ed chowder. Baby bay shrimp and a 3 cheese blend make it a real win-ner! Now open Tuesday through Saturday 11-5, next to the cheese facto-ry in Bandon. 541-290-7030.

SUMMER SAVINGS SALE at Hennick’s Furniture! 40-50% OFF Select Items. Dressers, Sofas, Dining, Occasional Tables, Recliners, Accent Furniture and More. Come in and browse the store for special deals. (In Stock Only). Our Sidewalk Sale ongoing! $1-$5-$10 items plus all Outdoor Furniture is 50% off! Hennick’s Furniture, 88298 Hwy 42 South (541)329-1233. www.hennicksfurniture.com---------------------------------BE PART OF A GREAT TEAM! Best Western Inn at Face Rock is hiring for Housekeep-ing positions. Wages start at $12.50 but are dependent on experi-ence & position. Most positions are seasonal and schedules may include Weekends and Holidays. EOE Please stop by for an applica-tion, 3225 Beach Loop Dr., Bandon OR

---------------------------------DAZZLING DAISY, LI’L CRAZY, NOT LAZY. Cleaning, dump runs, move-in, move-out, hauling, yard work, construction clean-up.. 541-551-5168.---------------------------------KEY CHAIN with several keys found on beach on July 16. Call 541-391-9918, ask for Jim.---------------------------------FRONT DESK CLERK wanted, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday through Sun-day. Apply in person, Sunset Lodging, 1865 Beach Loop Drive.---------------------------------

BBSI has the following job openings:*Cheesemaker – Ban-don - $14/hr*Executive Assistant – Bandon - $20/hr*Logistics/Warehouse Manager – Bandon -$20/hr*IT Support – Coos Bay $20/hr*PT Administrative Support – Coquille - $14-16 DOE*Front Desk Recep-tionist – Coos Bay $14/hr*Evening Janitorial – CB/NB - $13/hr*PT Barista – Myrtle Point - $11.50/hr + tipsPlease contact Kristin for more information on how to apply. 541-267-8200/Kristin.arment@mybbsi.com---------------------------------NEW HOURS FOR THE

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MARY’S PET SITTING. Your place or mine. 20+ years experience including medical. Insured. 541-297-0073. mls_3@yahoo.com

---------------------------------FSBO: Enjoy privacy & nature on 41+ ac in for-est of Myrtle Point OR. 2 beautiful hms on one property. Main house 3300 sq. ft. custom qual-ity home. Beautiful kitch-en, mstr bdrm w/ lanai, covered decks w/great views, sunroom, pool rm, canning rm, beauty salon, huge shop w/ oil change area & carports, 2 car garage, grnhse, apple trees, figs, blue-berries, blackberries, raspberries & more. Just min. to Bandon’s beach town. 2nd hse 2 bdrm 2 ba w/covered porch & decks, garage & carport, lg. laundry rm, very nice floor plan, wood stove. All for just $1.1 million dollars. Cash or cash to new loan. 530-391-7522.---------------------------------

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Your local real estate 'one stop' shop! Full service and estab-lished real estate bro-kerage with 5 licensed Realtors happy to help you. 25 yr. experienced property manager to manage your invest-ments, big or small.Call Beach Loop Realty (541) 347-1800.

---------------------------------RETIRED? Let us help you with your income needs. Call Bart Stein, Financial Advisor at Ed-ward Jones @ 541-347-8360. Member SIPC.---------------------------------

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COFFEE BREAK MONDAY, AUG. 3, 2020 | A3TWIN CREEK RANCH is open for blueberry U-pick & we-pick. Every-one will need to check in before entering the field. Also we are asking that pickers bring their own picking buckets or we can supply a box with a liner for $1.50. Box holds 10-12 pounds and can be reused. For cred-it cards, $3 fee for under $25 purchase. Bring your mask to protect our staff during check in and check out. New patch rules will be posted at site. More information call 541-404-4262. 87432 Cranberry Creek Ln., Bandon.---------------------------------Whiten your teeth up to 10 shades for only $199Get professional results in one hour. Now avail-able on Saturdays at Young Wellness.For a limited time re-ceive a free $70 mainte-nance take home kit with treatment. Text or call 541-580-9498 to sched-ule your appointment.---------------------------------BREES UPSCALE RESALE in Bandon by the Sea opens at 10 a.m. Monday through Friday and closes be-tween 2 and 3 p.m. We accept clean, resellable donation on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays in plastic bags only. No donations are taken on Tuesdays and Thurs-days. Thank you for your continued support on helping us stay open so we can continue serving our community. Come shop at our Bandon, North Bend and Coquille stores. You never know what treasures you might find!---------------------------------

Service Technician wanted for successful septic company locat-ed in Bandon. Rooter experience and valid OR Drivers License re-quired. CDL and septic experience preferred. We are also willing to train and certify the right candidates. Must be available to work week-ends and after hours as necessary. Pay depen-dent on experience and willing to pay well for qualified individuals. Work will require interac-tion with customers and entail travel throughout Coos and Curry coun-ties. Serious inquiries only please. 541-347-6529---------------------------------

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COOS COUNTY — A project to install new radio towers to improve 911 service in Coos County is progressing.

On July 13-17, site surveys of radio tower locations were conduct-ed by members of Coos County first responders and the vendor for the project, according to a press release from the Coos County Sher-iff’s Office. The project was funded through a tax option levy approved by Coos County voters in May.

In the two months since voter approval, an im-plementation committee comprising the Coos Forest Protective Association, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, the Bandon Rural

Fire Department, the Myrtle Point Fire Department, Myrtle Point Ambulance, and the police departments of Coos Bay and North Bend have met weekly and bi-weekly with Codan, the vendor for the project.

During this past week, two engineers from Codan, as well as two site survey engineers from Microwave Networks (a sub-contractor to Codan), have traveled around Coos County inspecting and surveying sites for use in this project, as well as attempting to identify equipment that can be re-used in the hopes of keeping costs to a mini-mum.

“The plan is to replace the countywide simulcast

radio system with a more encompassing system which will allow radio communications throughout a larger portion of Coos County,” said a Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.

The current system, which has been failing for the past few years, had been built around a “ring” of tower sites situated more on the western portion of Coos County. The new system is being planned to encom-pass a larger territory. The new system will also use updated microwave dishes with larger bandwidth to transmit radio message from multiple agencies in an expeditious manner.

The site surveys were conducted to inspect the

sites for needs to upgrade the system. The cities of Coos Bay and North Bend and their radio systems were evaluated also to cre-ate a plan for their upgrade.

Three dispatch centers in Coos County, two of which are primary 911 centers, are connected to all govern-mental first responders via radio except for the Oregon State Police.

“Coos County is a large county, with approximately 1,800 square miles of land,” stated the Sheriff’s Office. “Many missions face first responders from ambu-lance calls, to structure fires, wildland fires, police enforcement and search and rescue in the vast forest lands. This new system is

being designed to encom-pass all of these missions and challenges.”

The implementation committee will continue to update the voters as the project continues.

911 radio system upgrade underway

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COOS COUNTY — About 110 Coos County residents have signed up to report their temperature and other COVID-19 symptoms for up to one year.

Why? To provide state and local officials infor-mation that will help them make decisions about how to keep Oregon open and safe.

Since it was announced in May, the Oregon Health & Science University-led Key to Oregon study has been measuring COVID-19 prevalence throughout the state. So far, nearly 9,000 Oregonians have enrolled

statewide.The study aims to enroll

up to 100,000 randomly se-lected Oregonians, who will spend less than 10 minutes a day to report their tempera-ture and other symptoms on a secure website. Up to 10,000 of those enrolled will also be selected for asymptomatic testing, or testing those who do not have symptoms, to better measure an often-invisible source of COVID-19’s spread.

Those who take part are helping protect their families and communities. OHSU will share study

findings with state and local decision makers, who can use the data to make decisions to meet the state’s economic and social needs — including reopening or closing local businesses and schools — while also protecting human health and lives.

“We are deeply grateful to those willing to volunteer their time to this important work,” said the study’s lead researcher, Jackie Shannon, Ph.D. “Each person who spends less than 10 minutes a day on this study will help us better understand how the virus is affecting Orego-

nians. If you were randomly selected, please consider taking part to help your community stay open.”

Nearly 3,400 Coos County households have been invited to participate in the study, and should have received mail notices in May. Those mailings includ-ed instructions about how to enroll online. If you lost your invite but are interested in enrolling, send an email to KeyStudy@ohsu.edu.

Those interested in fol-lowing the study’s progress can learn more at https://www.ohsu.edu/key-to-or-egon.

‘The good4u Lifestyle’ class offeredCOOS BAY — The

Coos Bay and North Bend libraries will co-host a class, “The good4u Lifestyle,” by Natural Grocers’ Nu-tritional Health Coach Cheryl O’Dell, MSN.

The class will be held from 12-1 p.m. Thurs-day, Aug. 6, online via Zoom.

In this class, O’Dell will provide stress-fighting tips involving diet and life-

style. Come and learn how to stress less and live better, organizers said.

This class is free and open to everyone. For more information relat-ed to this program, call

Paul Addis at the Coos Bay Public Library, 541-269-1101, or Drea Douglas at North Bend Public Library, 541-756-0400. Register by going to https://tinyurl.com/ycydpnj3.

CORVALLIS — As the Oregon State Univer-sity Extension Service Master Food Preserver program turns 40, its ho-tline is once again ready to take calls.

The toll-free hotline at 800-354-7319 runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Fri-day. When the hotline is closed, callers can leave a message. The hotline is staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers and is avail-able statewide.

Calls to the hotline are expected to boom during the pandemic as people discover the satisfaction of growing and pre-serving their own food. Already this year, food preservation questions to OSU Extension’s Ask an Expert online service have more than doubled compared to the first half of 2019. June alone saw a fourfold jump in que-ries, according to Teresa Crowley, who staffs the Master Food Preserver program.

Started 40 years ago in Lane County, the program has grown to include 324 Master Food Preservers, who must complete an eight-week course to be certified and start volunteer shifts on the hotline.

In 1980, Nellie Oehler, a co-coordinator and one of the founders of the program, recognized the need to provide food safety and preser-vation information for people putting up food, a practice that soared during the back-to-the-earth movement that started in the 1960s and ran through much of the 1980s. As the program got started and volun-teers stepped up for training, the idea of a hotline emerged and one was started in 1990.

“We were getting a lot of calls at the local Extension offic-es,” Oehler said. “The Extension Service has always been known for research-based food preservation information.

We were getting calls from all over.”

So, the hotline was born. At first, calls were only taken in the 541-area code, but as de-mand grew, the program switched to an 800 number to service all of Oregon. Many people were working from iffy online sources or old family recipes, which were outdated or had safety issues.

“Old methods were popping up that weren’t safe,” Oehler said. “Our No. 1 goal was to pre-vent foodborne illness-es.”

At least 60% of ques-tions have food safety implications, she said. Some could have serious consequences.

“That’s why I think it’s important to have the hotline,” Oehler said. “We do save lives.”

And now, customers at a Pacific Northwest retailer have another option for learning about food preservation. In partnership with OSU

Extension, Bi-Mart has placed signage and information in food preservation aisles in the employee-owned chain’s 80 stores in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

The Extension-de-signed posters and brochures provide tips on canning, freezing, smoking, pickling, drying, jerky and jams and jellies. They come complete with a QR code that, when scanned with a smartphone, takes you to OSU Extension’s Home Food Safety and Preservation website with additional informa-tion.

“Gardening, my good-ness, gardening is crazy,” said Don Leber, vice president of advertising and marketing for Bi-Mart. “All these people are think-ing ‘What will we do with all this food?’ We’re think-ing of a lot of the newbies who may not know how to start. And now with OSU’s help, we’ve got the infor-mation. It’s a match made in heaven.”

Most commonly, hotline callers ask about preserving salsa, to-matoes and tuna. OSU Extension offers publica-tions on each: Salsa Rec-ipes for Canning, Can-ning Seafood, Canning Tomatoes and Tomato Products and Safely Canning Foods: Pres-sure Canners, Pressure Cookers and Electric Pressure Cookers. Search the Extension catalog for “Food Preservation” and you’ll find more publica-tions, including some in Spanish.

Extension’s Ask an Expert, an online ques-tion-and-answer service, is another way to get information. Post a ques-tion and an expert will get back to you within 48 hours. They can offer in-formation about anything related to food preserva-tion from safety concerns to recipes.

There’s a free app – Canning Timer & Checklist – that provides reminders of essential steps in the canning

process.Also, check out the

new Facebook page and Instagram page.

Additionally, many Extension offices offer free pressure gauge testing. The hotline vol-unteers can provide you with information specific to your county.

About OSU Exten-sion: The Oregon State University Extension Service shares re-search-based knowledge with people and com-munities in Oregon’s 36 counties. OSU Exten-sion addresses issues that matter to urban and rural Oregonians. OSU Extension’s partnerships and programs contribute to a healthy, prosperous and sustainable future for Oregon.

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‘Fore! Kids’ Golf Classic is comingFLORENCE -- The

Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County will hold its 23rd annual “Fore! Kids” Golf Clas-sic and 9th Annual He-licopter Golf Ball Drop on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Florence Golf Links.

Entry into the four-per-son scramble is $90 per golfer and includes opportunities to partici-pate in the Hole-in-One Challenges and Million Dollar Shoot Out, as well as the awards luncheon.

All proceeds benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Western Lane County.

Team reservation and preregistration is encour-aged as the event likely will be sold out. Team check-in starts at 8 a.m. with a 10 a.m. shotgun start.

People can register a team online at https://forethekidsgolf.afrogs.org. Entry forms also are available at Florence Golf Links, 1201 35th St. in Florence, or at the

Boys & Girls Club, 1501 Airport Road in Flor-ence.

The Helicopter Golf Ball Drop is scheduled for 3 to 3:30 p.m. on the day of the tournament. The event, sponsored by Fairway Estates Homes of Florence, supports the Club Kids Summer Pro-gram. The lucky winner will receive $1,000 cash. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased when you reserve your team or at the Boys & Girls Club.

Walker featured artist at Country Gospel Jubilee

NORTH BEND — The monthly Country Gospel Jubilee concert will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, at Shoreline Community Church, 1251 Clark St. North Bend, hosted by Tom and Debbie Trammel.

Singer/songwriter Charlie Walker will be the featured performer. The concert will be held outside on church grounds. Bring

your favorite lawn chair.Kentucky born Walk-

er is one of the Pacific Northwest’s top Christian Country artists. Residing in Prineville, he brings an honest and gentle simplic-ity to the stage that strikes a chord.

“From life experiences come stories and songs that people relate to, reminding everyone that God loves us and wants

to be part of our every-day lives,” said a concert organizer.

This event is open to the public at no charge.

Directions: from U.S. Highway 101, take New-mark, turn right on Brus-sels, left on Lewis, then left to church. For more information, call Tom Trammel at 541-521-9596 or visit www.shorelinecc.us.