The Insider Report: Upcoming Activities and Events for September 9 – 15 … and Beyond

This week on the Insider Report, Kat had to take care of business again, so Bruce gets to give the scoop on what is going on in the area, including the Chetco Library event schedule, Manley Art Center September workshops, Cyberpunk Day at Legends Arcade, Crescent City Food Forest Harvest Festival, Comedy Night with Patrick Garrity […]

Episode Transcript

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Hello, mister and missus Brookings Harbor and all
the fishing boats at sea. I'm Bruce Ellis,
and this is the insider report. So sit
back, relax, and let your ears do the
walking as I fill you in on what's
going on in the area this weekend and
beyond. Well, hello. Hello. Hello. And welcome to
this week's show that keeps you in the
know. I'm I'm all alone again this week,

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but, hey, I got all the scoop, and
I'll be giving it to y'all. I hope
everybody got out there and
had a good time this last weekend. I
was just trying to think of what I
ended up doing. I went to a couple
birthday parties. Yeah. So that's about it for
the weekend. Kinda taking it easy now. I
got I'll be talking about it later. Got
a Bodacious Bazaar, though, coming up, and then
that's gonna be the season. That'll be it.

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We're done with the events, at least our
events. We sponsor several events after this, but,
yeah, we are done with it, which that
is alright. I don't mind doing it. I
enjoy it all the way and everything, and
it's a lot of work, but,
well worth it after it's all said and
done.
And and all the events go through like
they did, and everything's beautiful. And, yeah, that's

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always a good thing. So we hope for
this, next year, except for the Pirate Festival
next year. It's gonna be the fifteenth year
anniversary. So
I'm just hoping that the weather is, like,
gonna be fantastic
for that one because it's gonna be a
big deal checking that out. But, yeah, that
was about it. Just got out there and,
you know, just took it easy this weekend

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a little bit. Watched some football because it's
first week of football, so, yeah, I was
all over that. So,
yeah, hope everybody got out there, though, did
some stuff. There's all kinds of things going
on. I gotta
yeah. There's some new places to be checking
out too, so,
hopefully, we'll get them in the schedule here
eventually. But before we get going on and
I start telling you all this good stuff
going on, we'd like to thank, Oregon South

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Coast Fisherman, otherwise known as the Castaways, and
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and you will be on your way. Oh,
yeah. And last week was big because it
was the first,
the first weekend of, the first week of

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school. So junior, 10 years old. He's in
fifth grade now.
Trying to get him to come with me.
Let's go join the boy scouts because he's
right age right now, but, yeah, it's gonna
take me a little persuasion there. But, yeah,
he's he's doing good. School's going great. He
comes home with a trombone the other day.
That's what I forgot about. Yeah. He comes
home with a trombone on Friday from school,

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and I'm going, what the heck? The thing's
bigger than he is, and he's hauling out.
I have to go help them pick it
up.
Let's just say by the time the weekend
was done, he goes, hey, papa. I'm gonna
take this in, and, I think I'm gonna
change it for, like, something
smaller. So that was cool. So and, anyways,
I was, like, thinking of, oh, yeah. Were
you gonna be practicing that, the trombone
in our home? Okay.

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Sweet. So,
yeah, hopefully, he'll make a better decision when
he comes, with the music instrument this week.
Anyways, let's get on with the, music schedule.
Cisco is playing on the twelfth at Brookings
Elks Lodge, six to eight. On the sixteenth,
twenty third and thirtieth, he'll be at World
Headquarters 101 from four to six.
On the eighteenth, he'll be at Seaview Senior

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Living, noon to one.
On the twenty sixth, he'll be at Checo
activity center, eleven to one. And then on
Wednesday and Saturday, he'll be at you can
find them at the Brookings Harbor Farmers Market
from 10AM to 1PM. Yeah. Oh, that's the
other thing too. Went to World Headquarters 101
for the first time there when Beacon had
their little, soiree there going on. So, yeah,

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that was kinda fun on Thursday. Alright. At
Latitude,
they're playing on the twenty seventh at Koon
Tai, six to eight. We got the Jive
Jazz Aliens,
thirteenth, they'll be at Koon Tai, six to
eight. On the twentieth, they'll be at Umbrella
Farms, noon to two. And on the twenty
sixth, they'll be at the Brookings Elks Lodge,
six to eight.
The mighty steelheads on the twentieth and the

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twenty seventh, they'll be at in a tech
at 7PM. And then on the twenty sixth,
they'll be at the Legends of Music Fest,
Gold Beach at noon.
Black Dirt Gumbo is playing on the fourteenth
at Augustinos two to five, on the twentieth
at Porta Pines in South, South Beach,
8PM to 10PM.
And on the twenty sixth, mister Ed's in

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Port Orford from seven to nine.
And then Patty Anne, she's playing on the
twelfth. She'll be at Pete's Bar and Grill,
six to 8PM. And on the nineteenth, you
can catch her at Checo Brewing Company, six
to eight. And then Mike Powell on the
tenth, he'll be at Pete's Bar and Grill,
six to eight. And on the thirteenth,
he'll be at Umbrella Farms, 02:30 to 04:30.
So there you go. That's all that the

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people sent to me this this month. I
don't know if things are slowing down because
of September or what. But if you're out
there and you've got some music
and you wanna share it and get it
on the air
and support the people that are,
the venue that you're performing at as well
because everybody gets the love. You get the
love, they get the love, and then the
people hear about it, so they get the
love. So everybody gets the love. So why

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don't you go ahead and send your stuff
if you have it out there, a band
or just a musician yourself.
Just send me your schedule,
all the good stuff, all the info, where
it's at, what time, and all that good
stuff to [e-mail].
That's full spelling, [e-mail].
Alright. Hey. The Chetco library schedule there. Got

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some weekly events going on here. We got
the September issue,
Tuesdays from 10:30AM.
We got the story time, story songs and
games for young children.
Now 03:30 on Tuesdays, it's the tween club.
Youth ages 10 to 13 are welcome to
hang out and explore new interests and activities
every week.
Then Wednesdays, they got 01:30 to 4PM, the

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after school program.
School aid kids are welcome to come by
the library for a free snack and to
hang out, work on homework, or craft using
supplies from the makerspace cart.
Thursdays from 10AM to noon, we got the
Rowdy Creek String Band doing their open rehearsal.
It's a friendly open rehearsal for string instrument
players. Not a string instrument player? Well, then

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drop in and listen.
And then at 05:30, they got the easy
flow yoga. It's a free class, but for
this class, it is recommended that participants be
able to comfortably get up and down from
the floor.
On Saturdays at 1PM, they got the Saturday
shuffle. That's Pokemon, Magic, the Gathering, and more.
Players can bring their favorite deck and play
popular card games. Gamers of all kinds are

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also welcome to bring their favorite card or
board games from their own collections or browse
the library's games and find a crew to
play with. And then on the second and
fourth Saturdays at 1PM, they have the teens
teach tech.
Drop by the librarianics with your device or
tech questions, and get help from a trained
cyber senior technology mentor. Their mentors are young
people who have been trained to teach technology

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to older adults and are standing by to
help with your smartphone, iPad, or computer.
This free service is presented in partnership with
harmony me Harmony and Me Music.
They got some monthly and special events going
on. Friday, September 12, and Saturday, September 13
from 10AM
to 3PM is the escape room,
the mysterious murder. Backed by popular man, the

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library is turning the river room into an
escape room. Sign up with your team and
see if you can solve this murder mystery
theme puzzle in an hour or less. Due
to the complexity of the puzzle, this escape
room is recommended for players 14 and up.
Their spots are limited, so you can call
the library or visit checo.librarycalendar.com
to sign up.

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And then Saturday on September thirteenth, 3PM to
04:45, they got an art walk open house.
Join the winners of the brush of the
coast art competition and library staff for light
refreshments, music, and an art gallery meet and
greet.
And then Monday on September fifteenth, 10AM to
1PM, it's the master gardener plant clinic.
Gardeners are welcome to bring in a sample

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or photo of their alien plants and receive
guidance and care tips from experienced volunteers with
OSU's Master Gardener extension program.
This free service takes place every third Monday
of the month, April through October.
Monday, September 15, 05:30PM.
It's pollination after dark. Pollinator expert David Cohen

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will be giving a lively and informative talk
on nocturnal pollinators, their importance in plant reproduction,
and how you can promote nocturnal pollination
and attract nocturnal pollinators to your own gardens.
Light refreshments will be served, and anyone who
wishes to attend the Brookings Harbor Garden Proves
monthly meeting at 5PM before Dave begins his
presentation

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is welcome.
Saturday, September 20, 10AM to 5PM, we got
buck butt button maker demo day. Say that
five times fast. Join library staff in the
makerspace for a free demonstration of the library's
new button maker machines. Participants can drop in
while the library is open and learn how
to use the new equipment,
then practice a new skill by choosing from

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a set of designs to make your own
buttons to take home. Hey. And the book
club's going on. Wednesday, September 10, they got
the 4PM, the Bookworm Buddies Club. This is
geared towards second through fifth graders. Kids vote
on and pick the books they read each
month. In September, the group will discuss Zoe
and Sassafras,
Catarflies and Ice by Asia Citro.

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Thursday, September 11, 4PM, we got the Voyages
Book Club, a fresh fun book club for
tweens and young teens. Meetings include fun, creative
activities related to the book of the month.
September's meeting will be a start of the
school year kickoff party for members of the
club to get to know each other and
pick up October's
read, which is Guts by Raina Telgemeier.

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Thursday, September 18, 05:30PM
is the Pub Grub Book Club. This casual
book club is for adult fans of graphic
novels and takes place off-site at Misty Mountain
Brewing in Downtown Brookins. In September, the group
will read and discuss Backflash by Matt Johnson.
Space is limited, and registration
is required.
And then on September 24, 05:30PM,

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you get the Look Back Book Club. In
this book club, adults and older teens are
invited to revisit the classic books from their
childhoods
and dare to ask themselves,
are they just as good, worse, or maybe
even better than we remember? September's book will
be selected on,
it was selected on August 27. So more
details on that will be posted at the

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checkco.librarycalendar.com.
All library led events and programs are free
to attend whether or not you have a
library
card. And once again, for more info, you
can go to checo.librarycalendar.com.
So there you go.
Yeah. And the Manly Arts Center's got some
September workshops still in play. On the thirteenth,
they got the second Saturday art walk going

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on. On the sixteenth, they got the children's
art programs. It's a mosaic picture frames.
And then through the September 17 through, November
19, they have intro to hand build pottery.
This is a ten week course.
On the twenty first, they got needle felting,
the three d sculpturing with wool.
On the twenty second, Manley Sessions and acoustic

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music.
On the twenty third, Flower Arrangement, Rust and
Roses. And then on the twenty eighth, they
got needle felting, bringing expression to felting. So,
yeah, you can contact the Manning Art Center
on Facebook.
And I'll have to get their, yeah, website
too. I believe it's manning art center dot
com. So, yeah, there you go.
Hey. Yeah. The Bonation's Bazaar, we got the

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last one coming up here on the thirteenth,
this Saturday. It runs from ten to 5PM.
Music runs from noon to four. We've got
an open jam there going on, open mic.
And so, several musicians will be showing up
that we have, some guest musicians. And so
it'll be a fun time. We got Misty
Mountain Bruins there with us and a bunch
of vendors. So, yeah, that's happening this Saturday.

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And if you're a vendor out there, you
can come on down and join us. It's
just, you just gotta come down there with
$30, and, and you'll get a space for
the day, and you can join in on
the fun. So there you go because it's
the last one. So very cool. Very cool.
Alright. Hey. Here we got we got some
quotes here from famous people with old cousin
Bruce. That's and that's me.
Here are a few quotes from author HG

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Wells. He was born 09/21/1866.
He says human history becomes more and more
a race between education and catastrophe.
Says if we don't end war, war will
end us.
If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.
And last but not least, learn the wisdom
of compromise, for it is better to bend

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a little than to break. Hope you enjoyed
this week's quotes from h g Wells with
cousin Bruce. Until next week, hey. Have a
great one. Yeah. It's always fun there. There's
good ones on h g Wells.
Like some of his moo or books.
Grew up on the books and love the
movies.
Hey.
Legends Arcade is presenting
Cyberpunk Day. This is happening on the thirteenth

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from noon to 10PM.
Immersive games, hangout space,
WIP
swag bags,
token specials,
and cyberpunk
gear is encouraged to wear. So there you
go. They know we're doing some crazy down
there, legends.
Hey. Crescent City Food Forest located at 883,
West Washington Boulevard in Crescent City is presenting

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Harvest Festival. This is happening on the thirteenth,
noon to five. Live music with Woodpile and
Rubbletree.
There's a photo booth, beer garden, harvest exchange,
kids' activities,
food and craft vendors, food demos, and tasting.
There you go.
And then Elk Valley Casino is presenting comedy
night with Patrick Garrity. This is happening on

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the thirteenth at 8PM.
Tickets are on sale now in person at
the Points Club booth or online at etix.com
in advance and on the day of the
event.
Doors open at 07:30PM
with the show starting at 8PM. You must
be 21 or older to a 10, and
seating is first come, first serve.
And then Lucky Seven Casino is presenting

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noise pollution, the ACDC
experience. This is happening on the thirteenth as
well, 8PM.
Tickets available at eventbrite.com
or at the casino.
Doors open at 7PM, and the show begins
at eight.
And CVU Senior Living is doing a golden
age of senior prom here on the twentieth
at 6PM. For more information on this, it's

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5414694500
because that's all they give me. Hey. Partnership
for the Performing Arts presents big bad voodoo
daddy. This is happening on Sunday, September 21,
3PM to 5PM at Azalea Park. Tickets are
available online at ppadelnorth.0rg.

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Tickets 18 and under, $20 generous admission, and
$50 for VIP.
For VIP, it's a $100. So there you
go.
And Cascadia Pickleball Zone located at 16185
Highway 101 South is presenting an hour of
pickleball yoga.
It's happening on Mondays, 11AM,

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Wednesdays, 8AM, Thursdays, 8AM, and Fridays at 10AM.
And then Coastal Home Health and Hospice
has a grief support groups going on. This
is, located at 585 Fifth Street in Brookings.
It's happening on the first and third Tuesdays
of the month, 3PM.
This is free of charge and open to

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the general public. You do not have to
have received hospice services before to participate.
Walk ins walk ins are welcome.
For more information on this, you can call
(541)
469-0405.
And, yeah, here's another one of them short
but sweet little PSAs.
Wincheck fire department is doing their annual shindig.

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That's what they call it. This is happening
on the twenty seventh from 11AM
to 4PM.
So, yeah, if you wanna know more about
that, I'm sure you just call them out
there,
or get on Facebook or something. I'm not
I don't know any information. They didn't give
me anything. This is all I saw.
So I gots to give what I sees.
Hey. Our father's table located at 117
Brookings Avenue in Smith River is serving lunch

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to the public
on the third and the seventeenth. That'd be
hot soup, sandwiches, and chips. You must be
present to eat, and there's one lunch per
person, but all ages are welcome. For more
info on this, you can call (707)
487-6845.
And now it is time for a rid
of a bit of real history with Bushwacker

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Bruce.
Right. Good day, mates. Bushwacker Bruce here, and
welcome to this week's history
for your knowledge
pleasure.
Did you know
that a certain type of lizard species has
its own scuba gear?
It's true. Here's the story. The underwater breathing
lizard is also known as the Anolis aquaticus,

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a tropical lizard that uses unique scuba method
to stay submerged for extended periods. When escaping
from predators, anolis
dive into water and form a thin air
trapping layer on their skin that allows them
to exhale and inhale a bubble of air
on their snout,
rebreathe in the air to extend their dive
time. The specialized behavior observed in other anolea

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spirit species as well provides a means of
hiding from threats and has been a subject
of scientific study with researchers discovering the bubble
forming adaption in several independently
evolved anole lineages.
The ray breathing behavior is a remarkable example
of an animal adapting to its environment
with the ability of evolving independently in different

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and only species.
Hope you enjoyed this week's bit of real
history with yours truly, Bushwacker Bruce. Till next
time. Always keep it real.
Yeah. Hey. SWOT has got some spring classes.
Spring classes. It's going to be fall classes

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now. South so we're still in Oregon Community
College offers a variety of classes
For credit and for personal interest on that
range of topics, they got popular fitness classes,
which include low impact aerobics, better balance and
balance, tai chi, and yoga. Explore new skills
in the color drawing or American
sign language class.
Learn glass fusion techniques and create a colorful

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dish in the new fused glass basics class
and more.
Southwestern Community College leads and inspires lifelong learning
through its campuses on the South Oregon Coast
in Coos in Curry Counties. For more information,
you can call Curry campus at [phone]
or visit s0soc,s0cc,.edu.

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You should know that by heart by now.
But, yeah, if this yeah. Check on it
because the schedule might have changed, and they
just haven't updated me yet on it. So
I will check on this again because that
spring is throwing me off because spring done
sprung. We end the fall now. So let's
make sure we gotta switch that up if
we if we need to.
Hey. Gold Beach Chess Club is at First
Chapter Coffeehouse located at 29325

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Ellensburg
Avenue in Gold Beach. It's happening on Saturdays,
10AM to 03:30PM.
The Gold Beach Chess Club is a free
non dues community chess club, which is open
to anyone who wishes to participate. They have
adult and scholastic chess players in attendance. They
do casual games, practice chess tournaments for adults
and scholastic players. They also hold chess lessons

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and even run a blindfold chess challenge at
their weekly meetings.
Bring your own set and board if you
have them.
Limited extras are available on hand.
Casual chess, game reviews,
practice trucks tournaments, and blindfold chess challenges. For
info, you can contact Sean at Stobin, stobin20fifteen,@Gmail.com.

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And KCIW,
hey. That soapbox
series is still going on. KCIW
is giving folks a chance to speak their
mind on our show called the KCIW
soapbox.
Basically, KCIW is offering two minutes of airtime
to anyone who has something to say. There
are a few rules, of course. No cussing,
no slandering, and no advertising.
But other than that, the folks can share

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what's on their mind. Studio is open every
Wednesday from two to three for people to
come in and record.
And then Legends Arcade is presenting a trading
card game night. This is happening every first
Wednesday of the month from 5PM to 8PM.
We got Magic the Gathering, UGO,
Pokemon, and more. You can sling spells, summon

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monsters,
or trade in battle with local players.
And then,
game night at Whimsical Griffin is also going
on here, located at 615 Checo Avenue right
by the Redwood Theater on Tuesdays and Fridays
from 5PM to 9PM. You got Magic the
Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons,
and more, board games and more.

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Meals on wheels, volunteers are needed. Hey. If
you'd like to do something that'll make you
and those you help very happy, if you'd
like to do something to help give back
to the community you love, and if you'd
like to help out your fellow human beings,
then Meals on Wheels, they're looking for you.
By delivering a hot meal to those who
are home ridden, you not only help someone
who's hungry, but you also bring a bit

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of kindness into their lives, a friendly face
for them to see every day, and social
contact they may not have otherwise.
Now there are three routes that deliver hot
meals to about 60 seniors on a daily
basis.
Each route takes about one and a half
hours. You can deliver by the day, the
week, biweekly, bimonthly. Even if it is just
one day a week, one day a month,

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whatever works for you, they're open. Position is
need some volunteers.
Every little bit helps. If you're interested in
helping in this great cause for the community,
you can contact Meals on Wheels via the
Checo activity center located at or, I mean,
phone number (541)
469-6822.
That's indeed a good cause. Here's another good
cause. Briggies Harbor Boy Scouts of America. They're

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scouting for new troop members.
Boys and girls are invited,
to troop thirty two and troop forty thirty
two. They're all accepting new scouts as well
as adults interested in volunteering.
Scouts are able to join the troops from
fifth grade to age 17.
Adults are able to volunteer as long as
they're over 21 years old, and they're able
to pass a background check and willing to

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spend about an hour and a half completing,
youth protection
training course.
They meet at Scout Hall from seven to
08:30PM
every Monday night except for holidays.
You can meet the troops and learn more
about what the, scouts, is accomplishing by going
to Scout Hall 414
Azalea,
Park Road in Brookings on Mondays, except for

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holidays. Troop thirty two scoutmaster Mark Hagelin. You
can reach him at [phone]
or troop forty thirty two scoutmaster Rebecca Wilson.
You can reach her at (707)
951-3647.
And, of course, the American Red Cross
got some blood drives going on. The blood

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the need for blood is constant, and sometimes
that becomes critical. Since the beginning of the
year, hundreds of blood drives have been canceled,
and more than 16,000
blood and platelet donations
have been collect uncollected due to the severe
weather conditions, wildfires,
and winter,
everything adding up to it. Bunch of terrible
stuff going on keeping this stuff held back.

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So that's why American Red Cross needs you
to make an appointment to give to give
blood. You can call +1 800
or visit redcrossblood.0rg.
Give something that means something. Give blood.
And then Curry Public Library's got the, Memory
Cafe Curry going on. This Memory Cafe Curry
will meet they meet the third Wednesday of
every month from 10:30AM

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to noon at Curry Public Library in Gold
Beach. To register for the program, you can
email [e-mail]
or call
(541)
247-7246.
A memory cafe is an informal social gathering
for older adults living with memory loss and
their care partners. Care partners may include, but

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are not limited to spouses, siblings, children, or
friends whose social lives are often just as
affected as their loved ones.
Memory cafes are designed to be casual, stress
free gatherings to allow care partners the opportunity
to relax and socialize with others in the
same situation.
Memory Cafe Curry will be staffed by qualified
social service providers,

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library staff, and volunteers.
And then we got the queers and allies,
Brookings get together at the Checkout Library Forest
Room on the third Saturday of the month,
2PM to 4PM.
This is ages nine to 19 and is
hosted by the Southern Oregon Coast Pride.
And let's see. We're getting close to the
end here. The Brookings recorder ensemble is looking

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for people to join them in the exploration
and enjoyment of playing music for the recorder.
They meet at the Checkout Activities Center on
Wednesdays from one to 02:30PM.
You can bring your recorder and a music
stand, and music will be provided. So there
we go. Alright. Well, that's it. Got the
flying fickle finger of fate and got everything
through all the PSAs, and now it's time

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to close out this week's show. Before I
go, I'd like to give a shout out
to our fearless producer, Ray, and then, hey,
for brother Tom out there. Hope he feels
better.
And all their great work each week helping
us bring our show to the airwaves. I
wanna I wanna thank you all for tuning
in to this week's insider report. Please make
sure to tune in on a daily basis
to KCIW one hundred point seven FM and
catch all the fine shows they have to

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And most of the info for this week's
show came from the Insider Southern Oregon Entertainment
newspaper. You can read more by going to
the insider of southernoregon.com
where you also find link to the insider

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report. So, hey, we get you the KCIW
in a roundabout way as well.
Until next week, this is cousin Bruce Ellis,
and I'm signing off. So please support local
businesses.
Keep it real and spread the love and
the peace every chance you get. And, hey,
we'll see you out there.
Bam.

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