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Coos History Museum gets new leader
BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
The staff and board of Coos History Museum have a mission to create a better understanding of life in Coos County and Oregon’s South Coast. They do this by collecting and preserving stories, artifacts, photographs, and documents, and by creating opportunities for people to interpret them in thought-provoking and engaging ways. Heather Christenbury recently stepped into the executive director position at the museum. She began as a curator at the museum in 2021 and took over as interim director when the previous leader retired. As a former anthropologist and museum curator, Christenbury brings a unique expertise to the position. The museum professional is trained to both showcase and preserve historical items. The local history museum collections now include more than 50,000 objects and more than 250,000 images that illuminate the cultural history of the Coos region and south
coastal Oregon. “I’m trained to know what is best for materials, from metals all the way up to wood, silk and textiles and how exactly they need to be cared for,” Christenbury said. She is also familiar with the museum inventory, and how different collections are rotated and displayed. Historical items in the museum are also used for research purposes, she said. Christenbury’s early career in anthropology took her all around the world and she often found herself in museums. But it wasn’t until she moved with her husband to England that she became a full-time museum curator. “I went to volunteer in a museum in Cambridge and they ended up offering me a job,” she said. When Christenbury returned to the states fiveyears-later, she decided to get her master’s degree because she wanted to continue pursuing a career in museums.
Photo by Bree Laughlin
Coos History Museum executive director Heather Christenbury stands next to a Fresnel lighthouse lens on display at the museum. Christenbury was a curator at the museum and interim director prior to accepting her new position as executive director in June.
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Aurora musicians play pop favorites
BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Local band Aurora is s filling a niche playing everyone’s favorite songs from classic artists like Pat Benetar to Taylor Swift. The pop-culture cover band members love to play music that people can sing along with and get down on the dance floor.
Aurora formed in the late fall of 2017 and is made up of local Coos Bay, Oregon musicians that have been playing in the bay area for years. Max Jones, who plays lead/ rhythm guitar, got together with fellow musician Christina Cardoza, the Lead Vocalist, Aurora continued on page 3
Margarita Festival comes to Mill Casino The Mill Casino hosted their first ever Margarita Festival featuring a variety of flavored and classic Margaritas, taco food trucks and live music. The three-day outdoor event celebrated Latin culture from July 14 through 16. The event included live music from Grupo Masato and Latin dance music by DJ Darryl. Festival-goers got to vote for their favorite taco. Taco trucks from around the state also competed for the judge’s choice best plate and best booth décor. The Mill Casino has more events coming up this summer including their 5th Annual Food Truck Off on Friday, Aug. 4 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Up to 20 food trucks from around the state will compete for the title of People’s Margarita Festival continued on page 3
Photos by Bree Laughlin
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Yappy Hour offers healthy treats for dogs and cats BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
Terry Cox was on journey to become healthier when he decided he wanted to create healthy snacking options for his dogs too. He created a product that his dogs loved and decided to share it with the rest of the community. “I wanted to have a healthy alternative for my dogs. It turned into something that other people's dogs liked too and it’s become a little niche for me,” Cox said. This is his third year offering Yappy Hour Dog treats at the Wednesday farmer’s market in Coos Bay. The local small-business owner also recently had a grand opening for his new kiosk inside the Pony Village Mall. The pursuit to create Yappy Hour dog treats was an unexpected one. Cox had been in marketing for 40 years when an accident forced him into early retirement. But the retirement allowed him to do so something he had been wanting to do for a while – which was to adopt a couple of shelter dogs. When Cox looked at the ingredients on store bought dog treats, he wasn’t impressed with what he saw. He began making homemade treats for his pups using natural and healthy ingredients like peanut butter, pumpkin, coconut flour and
rice flour. “Everything has natural preservatives. They're dairy free and there’s nothing that's going irritate any stomachs or be bad for them in the long run,” Cox said. He now has six flavors of dog treats, five flavors of chews and two cat treats. His peanut butter treats are the top seller. He even offers a treats that you can shake over the top of food and a package of sampler treats he named the “BarYappy Hour continued on page 3
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