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M C C ORNACKS
RETURN TO
F LORENCE
The Florence Playhouse has
announced its second show in
its exciting summer line up,
which will be the return of
Winter Folk Festival “People’s
Choice”
winners
The
McCornacks.
Pacific Northwest folk musi-
cians, the McCornacks have
shared their musical artistry
with audiences for more than
four decades. From coffee
houses to concert halls, the
duo’s beautifully crafted song-
writing comes to life in their
music with smooth vocal har-
mony and guitar accompani-
ment.
With music firmly rooted in
the Folk-Americana tradition,
COURTESY PHOTO
the McCornacks are award-
Mike
and
Carleen
McCornack
will
perform
at
the
Florence
winning songwriters and two-
Playhouse
July
10
and
11.
time winners of the Florence
W ESTERN
Winter
Folk
Festival’s
“People’s Choice Award.”
Equally at home performing
for adults and for children, the
McCornacks performances are
filled with themes of love and
humor, inspiring originals and
cover songs they love.
Folk musician Bill Staines
said of the McCornacks,
“Beautiful melodies, great
musicians. Pure heartfelt
vocals all blended together into
music that will leave you smil-
ing in your heart.”
Winter Folk Festival founder
Hal Weiner said, “Mike and
Carleen kept our audience
laughing, crying and singing
throughout their show. With
exquisite guitar work and won-
derful harmony, they instantly
connected with our standing-
FOR THREE SHOWS
room only audience.
“With a combination of orig-
inal, cover songs, Doc Watson
instrumentals and great audi-
ence interaction, they got a
standing ovation at end of their
second set.”
Show times are July 10 and
11, at 7 p.m. and July 12 at 2
p.m.
For tickets, call John
Flaherty at 541-997-1675 or
stop by On Your Feet With A
Splash or Best for Hearing.
Tickets are $13 per person.
Tickets will also be available
at the door, 30 minutes prior to
show times, if available.
For more information, visit
www.florenceplayhouse.com.
SNOWY PLOVER NESTING AREAS RESTRICTED
WALDPORT— Beachgoers
are reminded that Western
snowy plover nesting season
restrictions remain in place on
area beaches until Sept. 15.
Violators put vulnerable
eggs and young of this federal-
ly threatened shorebird at risk,
and may also be ticketed and
fined.
Western snowy plover nest-
ing areas in Oregon are man-
aged by the U.S. Forest
Service, Oregon Parks and
Recreation
Department,
Bureau of Land Management
and Army Corps of Engineers.
Each year, these agencies
implement nesting season
restrictions on the beaches they
manage to reduce disturbance
to nesting birds. On beaches
known to be occupied by
plovers, vehicle and bicycle
access to the beach is prohibit-
ed during nesting season, as are
camping and campfires, dog
walking and kite flying.
On plover nesting beaches,
hiking and horseback riding are
allowed on wet sand, while the
dry sand is closed to all uses
during the nesting season.
“With the intense heat hang-
ing over Oregon lately, lots of
people are hitting the beach,”
said Cindy Burns, Central
Coast Ranger District and
Oregon Dunes NRA Wildlife
Biologist. “It’s a great place to
cool off, but unfortunately
we’re seeing a lot of people
R EALTORS
going into areas where they can
disturb nesting birds.”
Particular areas of concern
are the Spinreel, Siltcoos and
Tahkenitch beaches.
Forest Service staff, law
enforcement, and monitors are
seeing signs of both motorized
and nonmotorized violations in
restricted areas.
Western snowy plovers were
listed as a threatened species
by U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service in 1993. Habitat loss
due to the spread of nonnative,
invasive European beachgrass
is one major factor contributing
to population declines, as are
other human activities that dis-
turb nesting birds and attract
predators to nesting areas.
In Oregon, where snowy
plover numbers have been
increasing (though still falling
short of recovery), biologists
believe a combination of habi-
tat and predator management,
as well as nesting season beach
restrictions, are contributing to
rebound.
“I love visiting Oregon
beaches with my family,” said
Burns. “We share this incredi-
ble resource with the plovers
and so many other animals.
“One of the best things we
can do to ensure they’re around
for our kids to enjoy is to
respect their habitat, especially
at critical times of the year.”
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HOST FOOD DRIVE
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Local Realtors express their thanks to all who participated in the recent sixth annu-
al Lane County Realtors Food Drive. Hosted by Florence Bi-Mart, the event was a
great success. Twenty-one local Realtors welcomed generous food and cash dona-
tions from the community. Norma Barton of Florence Food Share was presented
with nearly 500 pounds of food and more than $1,000 in cash.
Lighthouse tours
offered daily
YACHATS — Heceta
Head Lighthouse tours are
now being held from 11 a.m.
to 3 p.m. daily.
Lighthouse maintenance
and inspections of the upper
levels mean tours will only
be conducted on the lawn
area adjacent to the light-
house and in the first level of
the lighthouse, but not up in
the tower itself.
Heceta Head State Scenic
Viewpoint is 14 miles north
of Florence on Highway 101,
and features the lighthouse,
short trails, picnicking, a
small beach and a historic
lighthouse keeper’s home.
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