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Coquille pool opening signals start to summer fun
BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
For many Coquille residents, the opening of the community pool marks the unofficial start to the summer. Families flocked to the Coquille Community Swimming Pool for the season opening over Memorial Day Weekend. The outdoor 25-yard swimming pool is heated at 86 degrees Fahrenheit. The water depth ranges from a zero-depth entry to 4-feet deep. The pool has a variety of fun features including a winding water channel, a water slide and fountain toys to play in. While it’s often the children who make the biggest splash – there are activities at the pool for adults too. “This is where everybody spends their summer,” said Coquille Community Swimming Pool Manager Suzie
Photos by Bree Laughlin
Swimmers enjoy the pool after the Coquille swimming pool opened last weekend.
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Free camp teaches children to perform in a musical
BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Local children are being invited to join a free day camp hosted by the Emmanuel Episcopal Church that will immerse them in a musical production.
The “Create Your Own Musical” camp will be held from June 19 to 30 and is open to children who will be entering second-grade through fifthgrade. The two-week long camp will teach children about song and dance, along with the
fundamentals of music. “We start out by teaching them the names of the notes and a couple of scales. At the same time, we talk about the story behind the musical and creating a dialogue for the story,” said Kate Moody, one of the camp instructors.
Moody is a musical composer and has taught similar camps in the past. “I’m a composer. I write music. When I began teaching private piano lessons in the 90s, besides teaching children how to read music on the page, I also taught them
about creativity,” Moody said. Using the Creative Method, campers create and perform dialogue, lyrics, music, and choreography for a short musical. Musical experience is great, Musical continued on page 3
New campsites and onsite market open in Winchester Bay
BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Douglas County Commissioners and local officials celebrated the opening of the North Loop at the Umpqua Dunes RV Park with a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 23.
The project more than doubles the amount of campsites available at the County-owned facility in Winchester Bay. The newly opened camping loop also features group sites, five new cabins and a new commercial retail and market facility.
“We are excited to create an opportunity that really hasn’t existed in Douglas County before for dunes enthusiasts,” said Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice during the ribbon cutting ceremony. Campers can access
the dunes right from the park. With the addition of an onsite market, campers will have all the amenities they need, Boice said. The new commercial facility includes laundry, a convenience store with snacks, cold drinks and pizza. It also has
riding gear and supplies available. The family that is leasing the market also operates the Pelican Plaza building just off Highway 101 in Winchester Bay. “We are fortunate to have a family that has been in this industry run
this business,” Boice said. Brothers Jeff and Steve Bailey said they are excited to open the store at the RV Park. “We made it into a one stop shop,” Jeff More Umpqua Dunes on page 3
Photos by Bree Laughlin
The Douglas County Commissioners, Douglas County Parks Department Staff, Umpqua Dunes retail marketplace lessees and other local officials attended a ribbon cutting presentation for the opening of the Umpqua Dunes RV Park North Loop Renovation and new Umpqua Dunes Retail Marketplace.
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