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North Bend Community Scholarship Fund celebrates 30th anniversary of major donation Support for students remains strong BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World

The North Bend Community Scholarship Fund is still helping students pursue their career goals after providing scholarships for more than 30 years. Since its inception in 1990, the scholarship fund has given out a total of about $3.8 million in scholarships to North Bend graduates. This year, founding board member Pat Choat Pierce, wanted to share the story behind a very important donation that impacted the organization tremendously. In 1993, Pauline Perry became a major donor by gifting the scholarship fund $700,000 in real estate. Choat Pierce reflected on the woman who generously gave back to her community on the 30th anniversary of the donation. She described

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Pictured are North Bend Community Scholarship Fund secretary Joan Greif, board member Yvonne Spooner, founding board member Pat Choat Pierce and Margie Matthews.

And the winner is…

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Fifth graders showcase healthy recipes in future chef challenge BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World

Students are being encouraged to make healthy food choices at school and beyond. What better way to promote healthy eating than having kids share their favorite healthy recipes? Fifth graders from across the Coos Bay School District recently created and submitted their own original recipes for the Sodexo sponsored future chef challenge. Sodexo’s National Future Chefs Challenge has encouraged thousands of elementary students across North America to learn more about nutrition, healthy food choices, cooking techniques and presentation by participating in a good-natured cooking competition for more than a decade. The Coos Bay School District

participated in the challenge this year with director of nutrition services, Janine Lee, and Sodexo administrative assistant, Candice Cabudol. The nutrition staff said the future chef challenge was a fun way for the students to become more capable in the kitchen. “It helps to foster growth and community with students to be more comfortable cooking healthy food,” said Director of Nutrition Services Janine Leep. “It also fosters a little more respect between students and those who prepare their meals everyday – to know what goes into it. It’s not as easy as they think.” Out of nearly 30 submissions, four students were selected to showcase their recipes in front of

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Finalists – The four finalists for the Future Chef Challenge were, from left, Charlotte Aurdahl, Priya Devi, Paizly VanHoof and Jaina Case.

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Bandon art gallery reopens after pandemic closure BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World

Riverside Studio and Art Gallery is back showcasing local artists with an in-house custom frame shop after being closed for three years due to the pandemic. Stepping into the gallery just north of Old Town Bandon, customers are greeted with a bright and open creative space adorned with warm and colorful wall hangings, including paintings and photography, and 3-D art displays including pottery, woodwork and fabric and jewelry. Nearly all of the art inside the Photos by Breeana Laughlin gallery was created by artists in Coos County – a feature that Mike E. Miller shows off some of his work that is currently on sets them apart from other galdisplay at the Riverside Studio and Art Gallery in Bandon.

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leries in the area, as well as a frame studio that features custom, refurbished and vintage frames. Several local artists gathered together during the last weekend in March for a reception to celebrate the reopening of Riverside Studio and Art Gallery. John Bealey has a longtime history with art, including teaching elementary and high school students. He also helped open the pottery studio at the Coquille Valley Art Center. Bealey has owned Riverside ART continued on page 3

Christine Hall creates art out of fabrics and showcases some of her work at the Bandon gallery.

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