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

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!

At its monthly meeting last week the  Operation Coquille, Inc. Board approved  the application from the Hat Shop to come  under the tax exempt umbrella. Their project  emphasis is providing a central point  where individuals and families can get  information about where to obtain special  needs services in this area. They are located  at 142 Central (across from Truffles.)

Their  project is The Teen and Parent Resource  Center which is currently being updated at  this time. The mission of the resource center  is to provide information about all available  resources (local, national and on the  web) to teens and parents with regard to  related youth issues of depression, suicide,  addiction, and self injury. They have some  teens volunteering already at the Hat Shop  and would like to create a street team to  educate the public about teen problems and  resources for dealing with them. They are  proposing a new motto for teen groups -  “nothing in excess.” Jenny Rose is the key  contact person at the Hat Shop.  The pool project committee says it  needs thirty more signatures on petitions  supporting their request for an Urban  Renewal Agency commitment of $250,000.  For individuals who haven’t yet signed a  petition, they are available at both Judy’s  New Image on Central and at the Sentinel  office on First. Another grant request for  $500,000 is in the process of being prepared  and expected to be submitted next  month.

Meanwhile the new swimming season  has gotten underway. Because of the  slowing of grant funding due to the nationwide  economic recession this will not be  the last season for the existing pool. There  will be at least one more season for the  existing pool before new pool construction  could possibly get under way. Depending  on how soon economic recovery occurs it  may be even longer before enough funding  commitments can secured so that actual  construction scheduling can be accomplished.  . The River Walk Trail project continues  selling honor bricks to raise funds for the  project. Purchase forms are available at the  community center, city hall and the Sentinel  office. These bricks will ultimately become a  part of the trail surface between the parking  area near Fat Tuesdays and the old railroad  trestle. Two sizes are available (4"x8" and  8"x8") at $50.00 and $75.00 respectively.

Sample bricks can be seen at the Sentinel  office and in the community center near the  entry to the large auditorium. The project  committee is exploring several additional  fund raising activities.  The hanging flower baskets are beautifying  the core area and Central, but the project  committee says that they can still use a few  more volunteers for manning the watering  truck this summer. Watering is done on  Tuesday and Thursday each week and takes  about 1 ½ hours to make the rounds.  Interested persons can sign up at the Coquille  Garden Shop on Central between Curves and  the Motel.  Operation Welcome provides newcomers  special bags containing information about  services and merchants in Coquille. Earlier  this year bags were going out at the rate of  about one per week.

Newcomers, or those  knowing of newcomers, are invited to call  the Sentinel phone number (396-3191) and  ask for Dian with their requests for these  welcoming bags. The influx of newcomers  has increased during June according to Dian  and the local merchants are being very generous  with items to fill the welcome bags.  Operation Coquille Inc. needs more volunteer  members willing to help carry out community  benefit projects for improving our  quality of life. Individuals can become members  by coming into the Sentinel office on  First St., completing a membership form, and  leaving the form with a dues payment on our  desk. (Dues are only $20 per year.)  Operation Coquille depends primarily on  membership dues to cover its administrative  expenses so all contributions for projects can  be used by the projects for their expenses.

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  RC Fylers  The RC Flyers of Coos  County will be at the  Powers Airport on July 3rd  through the 5th for the  Powers White Cedar Days  celebration. Stop by and  check out all of the remote  control aircrafts and enjoy

by Lowell Thomas

The pool project committee is in the  final stage of gathering signatures on petitions  supporting their request for an Urban  Renewal Agency commitment of $250,000.  For individuals who haven’t yet signed a  petition, they are available at both Judy’s  New Image on Central and at the Sentinel  office on First. Another grant request for  $500,000 is in the process of being prepared  and expected to be submitted next  month. The project is also waiting to hear  back on the grant application for $10,000  that was submitted last month. Meanwhile  the new swimming season has gotten  underway.

Because of the slowing of grant  funding due to the nationwide economic  recession this will not be the last season for  the existing pool. There will be at least one  more season for the existing pool before  new pool construction could possibly get  under way. Depending on how soon economic  recovery occurs it may be even  longer before enough funding commitments  can secured so that actual construction  scheduling can be accomplished.

Last week t Terrance O’Connor and  Dennis Graham were in Sun River to present  Coquille’s River Walk trail project proposal  to the state committee which is deciding  which of 68 projects applying for funds  will actually get funded this year. The project  committee had hoped to be able to pave  as much of the multi use pathway as the  grant and locally raised funds would allow  this summer. Dennis reports that he doesn’t  feel very optimistic after giving the presentation.  The project continues selling honor  bricks to raise funds for the project.  Purchase forms are available at the community  center, city hall and the Sentinel office.

These bricks will ultimately become a part  of the trail surface between the parking area  near Fat Tuesdays and the old railroad trestle.  Two sizes are available (4"x8" and  8"x8") at $50.00 and $75.00 respectively.  Sample bricks can be seen at the Sentinel  office and in the community center near the  entry to the large auditorium. The project  committee is exploring several additional  fund raising activities.

The hanging flower basket project committee  says that they can still use a few more  volunteers for manning the watering truck  this summer. Watering is done on Tuesday  and Thursday each week and takes about 1 ½  hours to make the rounds. The committee  says that the more 3-person crews that are  signed up, the less frequently each crew has  to be on duty. Interested persons can sign up  at the Coquille Garden Shop on Central  between Curves and the Motel.  The Coquille Valley Historical Society  reports that interest remains high for area history  books. It expects to have sold all copies  currently available before the end of summer.  Since sales are on a “first come, first serve”  basis, the Society suggests local residents  come in early before the normal out of town  tourists buy up the remaining copies of the  several local history books they have available  for sale.

They are at the Coquille Valley  Museum on Central next to Truffles. The  museum is now open weekdays during the  summer.  Operation Welcome provides newcomers  special bags containing information about  services and merchants in Coquille. Earlier  this year bags were going out at the rate of  about one per week. Newcomers, or those  knowing of newcomers, are invited to call  the Sentinel phone number (396-3191) and  ask for Dian with their requests for these  welcoming bags.  Operation Coquille Inc. needs more volunteer  members willing to help carry out  community benefit projects for improving  our quality of life. Individuals can become  members by coming into the Sentinel office  on First St., completing a membership form,  and leaving the form with a dues payment on  our desk. (Dues are only $20 per year.)

The Red Cross has scheduled blood drives at the following
locations.
Please call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543) to schedule
your donation appointment.
(Note the alternate numbers listed for certain drives.)
Date Hours Location
Phone Numbers
July 7: 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. Bandon Community:
Holy Trinity Catholic Church , 355 Oregon Ave.
1-800-448-3543
July 8: 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Myrtle Point
Community: Maple School, 413 C Street.
1-800-448-3543
July 9: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. North Bend Community:
College Park Community Church, 2548 Newmark St.
1-800-448-3543
July 16: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Coos Bay Community:
St. Monica’s Catholic Church, 357 S. 6th Street.
1-800-448-3543
July 21: 11:00 – 5:00 p.m. Powers Community:
Powers Baptist Church , 990 1st Ave.
(541) 439-3685
July 22: 2:00 - 6;00 p.m. Coquille Community: 115
N. Birch: Coquille Community Building
1-800-448-3543
July 23: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. North Bend Community:
College Park Community Church, 2548 Newmark St.
1-800-448-3543
July 28: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Gold Beach Community:
Curry Showcase 29392 Ellensburg Ave.
1-800-448-3543
July 29: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Brookings Community:
Chetco Grange 97895 Shopping center Ave. (Harbor)
1-800-448-3543
July30: 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. Coos Bay Community: St.
Monica’s Catholic Church, 357 S. 6th Street.
1-800-448-3543