The South Coast Folk  Society summer songfests  will continue on Sunday,  July 12, from 4-6 p.m. in  downtown Coos Bay . The  public is invited to join society  members singing popular,  contemporary, and classic  songs. Admission is  free, and all ages and voices  are welcome. Instrumental  accompaniment and big  song books are provided.  We meet at Fiction 101  Books at four o’clock  Sunday afternoon for two  hours of joyful harmonizing.  The Second Sunday Sing-  Along is a free public event  occurring on the second  Sunday of every month  from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at  Fiction 101 Books, located  in the Tioga Building, 247  N. Broadway in Coos Bay.  Next month the sing-along  will be on Sunday, August  9. For more information  contact Gail at 756-4701.

White Cedar Days Parade
11 am Saturday July 4th
Line Up at 10 am on
Hemlock Street
For Information Contact
Dawn Padgett @ 541 260
4355
FRIDAY- July 3
* Kid’s Parade downtown @
10:00
* Kids “carnival” @ after
Parade Bicentennial Park
*“South Coast String Band”
@ 4 pm Bicentennial Park
* “Little Miss Independence
Contest” @ 6:00
Bicentennial Park
* Street Dance featuring live
music by “LiddDub” @
8:00 pm Bicentennial Park
* R.C. Flyers @ Powers airport~
Candy Drops thru out
the day
* Lions Softball Tournament
(all day)
* Lioness Snack Shack @
the ball field
* Live music after dark @
local pubs Downtown
* Vendors & Food Booths
@ Pioneer Park
SATURDAY- July 4
* Biscuits & Gravy (8am to
11am) Powers Senior Center
* White Cedar Days Parade
@ 11am ~ line up at 10 am
* “Lil & the Gang” Live
musical performance @ 12
pm Pioneer House
* “Vintage Haulers” Car
Show 9am to 3pm ~
Register 9am trophy’s at
3pm
* Horseshoe tournament @
12 pm Powers Tavern
* Redneck Games @ 3 pm
Bicentennial Park
* R.C. Flyers @ Powers
Airport~ Candy Drops thru
out the day
* Rouge Valley Ultra Lights
@ Powers Airport
* Myrtle wood A’s Car club
(all day) Pioneer House
* Lions Softball Tournament
(all day)
* Lioness Snack Shack @
the ball field
* Fireworks Display @ dusk
(Powers Park)
* Live music after fireworks
at local pubs downtown
* Vendors & Food Booths
@ Pioneer Park
SUNDAY- July 5
* Rug Rat Redneck games
@ 12pm Bicentennial Park
* Lawn mower Race @ 2pm
Register at the Bicentennial
Park
* R.C. Flyers @ Powers
airport ~ Candy Drops thru
out the day
* Lions Softball Tournament
(all day)
* Lioness Snack Shack @
the ball field
* Live music by local artists
@ Bicentennial Park
* Vendors @ Pioneer Park

Community Crazy 400’s on Tuesday’s, 5:45 p.m. at  Coquille High School Track through July. Joggers are  invited to the track to run 400’s. The walkers are invited to  briskly walk the track. It will be a good way to find someone  to run or walk with to help with your summer fitness.  Jogger’s need to be warmed up and ready for 400’s at 5:45.  Questions, Kori Frasier, 396-3488.

PV2 Kenneth Fernandez from the Coquille class of
2007 graduated Basic Training on June 5th in Fort
Benning, Georgia. He earned his Infantry diploma,
Combatives Level I Certification and Battlefield
First Responder Certification. He is now in Jump
School in Fort Benning and then will be stationed at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Due to the show of support from the community,
Abel Partida and Joanna Barrineau have decided to
move the location of their upcoming wedding to the
gazebo at Sturdivant Park on July 12th at 11 a.m.

LaVerne Park Chess  Tournament and Water  FestGorgeous weather greeted  enthusiastic chess players  at the LaVerne Chess  Tournament and Water Fest  Saturday, June 27th. Picnic  benches were set up with  chess boards in the shade  next to the river. In the  lower rated division,  Amanda Davidson (mother  of several Coquille chess  players) and Phelen Van  Deren (Middle School player  from Portland) tied for  first place. A tie breaker  Blitz playoff with only five  minutes per player resulted  in a win for Phelen.

Prizes  of squirt guns were given  out with a Super Soaker for  first place. They were put to  instant use. Local players JJ  Newman (recent 3rd grader)  won fourth place. Tyler  Ogleby (recent 4th grader)  won fifth place and  Angelina Morones (recent  preschooler) won sixth  place. In the higher rated  division, Josiah Perkins  (recent 3rd grader had the  talent to compete against  other very talented individuals.  His only loss was Mark  Claiborne, Coquille’s current  coach and instructor.

Frequently Josiah was  wrapped in a towel as he  dried off after playing in the  nearby river or the squirt  gun fights. He had to compete  against his mother,  Angelina Perkins who ultimately  placed fifth in the  upper division.  Coquille’s Kaitlyn  Davidson won third place,  Sarai Perkins won fourth  place. Afterwards, more  river and squirt gun fun  guaranteed a few sunburns.  Coquille plans two more  LaVerne Park Chess  Tournaments July 18th and  August 8th. All chess players,  kids and adults, are  invited to test their skills  and have a load of fun!