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North Bend to buy downtown properties for visitor’s center downtown. After discussing the issue in executive session, the council approved a resolution that will allow the city to use transient occupancy taxes to purchase and renovate two properties on Sherman Avenue. The two properties – 1900 Sherman Avenue and 1934 Sherman
By DAVID RUPKALVIS The World
The North Bend City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize the city administrator to negotiate the purchase of two downtown properties that will allow the city to move its convention and visitors bureau
Avenue – include an old gas station and a vacant lot next to it. The properties are located along Highway 101 near California Avenue. Because the property will be used for tourism promotion, the city can use the transient occupancy tax for all the expenses. As a result, no general fund taxpayer money will be used.
“The plan is exactly what that money was intended for. It's really exciting,” Mayor Jessica Engelke said. The transient occupancy tax is better known as a hotel tax, where people staying in shortterm rentals such as hotels and motels pay a tax that is used by the city to promote tourism.
“I think it's going to be a great thing,” Councilor Bill Richardson said. “It’s super exciting for our downtown." After the vote, City Administrator David Milliron will move to purchase the land, and the TOT tax funds will be used for land surveying, architectural design and renovations.
2022 Cranberry Festival spreads throughout Bandon
By BREEANA LAUGHLIN The World
Bandon’s Cranberry Festival organizers made big changes this year while reconnecting the event back to its’ origins. This year, the bulk of the festival was held at Bandon City Park. While this venue is new for modern-day festival goers, Cranberry Festival organizers said the early days of the festival originated in the park. The very first Cranberry festival took place in the City Park in 1946. “Bandon residents wanted to celebrate their cranberry growers/farmers,” said Andrea Wilson, one of Bandon Chamber of Commerce’s festival organizers. “This was the livelihood of the community outside of fishing and logging,” she said. Cranberry farming continues to be a big industry in the area today. Wilson said the 3-day festival, which took place from Friday Sept. 9 to Sunday Sept. 10 was one of the most successful events yet. “Holding the festival in the park really gave it a sense of community and the kids just had a blast,” she said. The park setting was ideal for families, and a parking lot just north the park was a great location for the festival’s car show, she said. In recent years, the Cranberry Festival was located in Bandon’s Olde Town. But overcrowding, lack of parking and lack of a more family-oriented atmosphere led the Chamber of Commerce staff and volunteers to change the location, Wilson said. Throughout the weekend, festival goers could listen to music on two separate stages, compete in a corn hole tournament, play games in the kid’s area, visit vendor arts, crafts and food booths, and more. A branch of the event called “Cranberry City” encouraged visitors to go to Olde Town in addition to the main event. More than a dozen local businesses took part in Cranberry
Photos by Breeana Laughlin
Right: Paul Bernadou belts out Elton John's song "Rocketman" on the north stage at the Cranberry Festival. Above: Boasting seventy-six years of family fun, the Bandon Cranberry Festival is the longest running festival on the Oregon Coast. City by featuring items from cranberry sauces to baked goods, cranberry-colored artwork to cranberry-themed clothing. The event had an impressive turnout between visitors at the park and downtown, Wilson said, with Saturday being the busiest day. “Even on Sunday, when we were starting to take things down, people didn’t want to leave,” she said.
Mill-Luck Salmon Festival returns
Photos by David Rupkalvis/The World
The Coquille Indian Tribe welcomed the community to The Mill Casino last weekend as the Mill-Luck Salmon Festival returned to showcase some of the elements the Tribe uses to celebrate its culture and heritage. The event allowed guests to watch canoe races, traditional Native dancing and even learn how to weave from Tribal elders. And, of course, salmon, a staple in the Coquille heritage, was cooked for all who chose to partake.
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