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Oregon Coast Aquarium Sparkles with “Sea of Lights”
The Oregon Coast Aquarium invites visitors to ring in the season during its
“Sea of Lights” holiday festival on Dec. 6 and 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The aquarium will be decorated with a sea of twinkling lights, brightly lit
animal figurines, and a forest of living trees during its 10th annual holiday festival.
A storyteller will spin magical tales of the North Pole, Santa’s elves will greet
you at the door and when jolly of St. Nick appears, children can whisper their
holiday wishes in his ear. Youngsters will be able to make their own tree ornaments,
have their faces painted and visit with the aquarium’s 15,000 marine animals.
A large teddy bear family collection will be on display from Maxine Moodie,
including the three bears (without Goldilocks), the official Coca-Cola bear as
well as Bard’s bears, Raikes bears, Tyco beanie bears, and assorted hand puppets.
In addition to the teddy bear collection, other larger-than-life hugables on display
include a near life-size holiday moose, a five-foot Bugs Bunny, and a variety of
stuffed cows.
Specially decorated theme trees will be displayed in the aquarium lobby along
with living evergreens provided by Starker Forest Products of Philomath. In
addition, the aquarium will showcase two “adopt-a-pet” trees supporting the local
animal shelter, plus a specially-decorated tree featuring ornaments to be judged
for display on Oregon’s holiday tree at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
A motorized train will make its way around a gingerbread village, while Mom
and Dad can get some holiday shopping done in the aquarium’s gift shop. Gifted
artisans also will be on hand to add to the holiday shopping festivities. Visitors
are invited to help make a child’s holiday wish come true by donating a new toy
to Mrs. Santa’s Workshop, a coastal organization that helps the less fortunate.
The sounds of festive music and carolers will resound throughout the galleries
as local choral groups sing robust seasonal tunes. Guests will sip hot chocolate
and nibble on holiday treats as they roam underwater through Passages of the
Deep, gazing up at sharks, skates, and giant rays.
During the Oregon Coast Aquarium’s “Sea of Lights” festival, visitors can
enter a drawing to win a colorful glass float by Pyromania and view the aquarium’s
own glass float collection. For the adventurous shopper, there’s Lincoln City’s
annual “Finders Keepers” program, where visitors can comb the beach for hidden
glass floats.
Admission to “Sea of Lights” is $3.50 for Oregon Coast Aquarium member
adults, $1.50 for member children and P.D. Shark Kids’ Club members, and $5
for a member family package (two adults and two children). The cost is $8 for
non-member adults, $2.50 for non-member children and $13 for a non-member
family package (two adults and two children) and free to all children under age 4.
To R.S.V.P. for the “Sea of Lights” holiday festival, call 541-867-3474, ext.
6362. Tickets will be available at the door.
The Oregon Coast Aquarium’s 10th annual “Sea of Lights” festival is made
possible, in part, through the generous support of KYTE/KNPT Radio, Marine
Discovery Tours, Shilo Inns and Resorts, the News-Times, Spirit Mountain
Community Fund, Starker Forest Products, KVAL TV 13/Eugene, KPIC TV 4/
Roseburg and KCBY TV 11/Coos Bay.
Located just south of Newport’s Yaquina Bay bridge, the Aquarium is
open every day except December 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Memorial
Day. An online trip planner is available at www.aquarium.org or you may call
541-867-3474 for additional information.
Time to Consider
Flood Insurance
Eagle Staff Fund Helps Build Strong Native Non-profits
The First Nations Development
Institute’s Eagle Staff Fund has
awarded five grants to organizations
that are seeking to improve their
effectiveness through a balance of
sound management, strong governance,
and a persistent rededication to
achieving results.
The institute is located in
Fredericksburg, Va. These non-profit
capacity-building grants total $93,500.
□ A grant of $27,000 was awarded to
the Anishinaabe Center in Detroit
Lakes, Minn., to study the
feasibility of making its arts and
crafts gallery profitable. The gallery
currently showcases and makes
available for sale works by more
than 50 Anishinaabe and other
Native artists.
□ The International Indian Treaty
Council, in Palmer, Alaska,
received a grant of $2,500 for its
long-term program development.
The organization works for the
sovereignty and self-determination
of indigenous people in North,
Central, and South America and the
Pacific. The grant will support the
organization’s board of directors,
which represents 20 indigenous
tribes and nations from seven
countries, in its strategic planning.
□ A grant of $24,000 was awarded to
the Lac Courtes Oreilles Federal
Credit Union, in Hayward, Wis.,
as it seeks to obtain financial
expertise and training related to
back office accounting procedures.
The organization will receive
training on establishing standard,
daily, monthly, and annual
accounting procedures.
□ The Native American Community
Board in Lake Andes, S.D.,
received a grant of $30,000 to
improve its organizational
effectiveness. Formed in 1985, the
organization addresses health,
education, land and water rights-
related issues, as well as economic
development of Native American
people. The grant will enable the
hiring of an expert to audit current
workloads and time management of
the organization. Expertise will
leverage greater productivity for
the executive director, who will be
able to focus on increasing the
amount and type of future funding
for the organization.
□ A grant of $ 10,000 was awarded to
Native Americans in Philanthropy
in St. Paul, Minn. It will help
the organizationdevelop a strategic
plan that focuses on organizational
leadership and development.
Formed in 1980, First Nations
Development Institute helps Native
communities control their assets
and build capacity to direct their
economic future. Since 1993, First
Nations’ flagship grant-making
program, the Eagle Staff Fund, has
awarded more than 225 grants totaling
$8.3 million to tribes and Native non
profit organizations that employ a
model of culturally appropriate
economic development.
For more information on the Eagle
Staff Fund, visit www.firstnations.org.
Flood insurance probably was the
last thing on Oregonian’s minds as they
enjoyed this year’s unusually dry fall
weather. But now that the rainy season
is under way, homeowners in areas
prone to flooding may want to consider
buying flood insurance, according to
the Oregon Insurance Division.
“Many people don’t know that
coverage for flood damage is usually
excluded from standard homeowner or
business insurance policies,” said Larry
Culbertson, Consumer Assistance
manager for the Insurance Division.
“However, they can protect their
property by purchasing flood insurance
under the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP), as long as their
community participates in the program.”
The NFIP recommends buying
flood insurance even in low- or
moderate-risk areas. Homeowners,
renters, and businesses can purchase
flood insurance from private insurance
companies and agents that participate
in the program. There usually is a 30-
day waiting period before flood
coverage becomes effective.
More information about flood
insurance is available from participating
insurance companies and agents, on
NFIP’s Web site - www.fema.gov/nfip
-or by calling 1-888-RAIN628.
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