A Community Steps Up to Feed Fire Evacuees The Brookings Harbor Food Bank was at the forefront of disaster relief during the Chetco Bar Fire. People were displaced all over the region, temporarily relocating to Gold Beach, Port Orford, and Crescent City; many who were regulars at the food bank were all of a sudden […]
A Safe Place for the Animals On August 19 Ruth Leming Dixon, 4-H Educational Program Assistant in Gold Beach, had just started a week of vacation. She was horseback riding with her friend and 4-H leader, Megan Boardman, when Megan received a text message asking for help evacuating horses off Gardner Ridge. Ruth went along to […]
Introduction to the Chetco Bar Fire Story Series The Chetco Bar Fire erupted towards the Oregon Coast on August 18, 2017. It began as a small and slow-moving fire in July, until hot, dry winds, known locally as the Chetco Effect, arrived on the evening of August 15. Everything picked up after that: on August […]
“For every person who has a need, there is another person to fill that need.”-April Venes There will be 82,000,000 elderly people (aged 65 and over) in the United States in the year 2040. One in three elderly people live at home, alone. Coastline Neighbors wants to help these people stay at […]
An engaged crowd attended the March Wild Rivers Connect luncheon with guest speakers Althea Rizzo from the Oregon State Office of Emergency Management, Jeremy Dumire of Curry County Emergence Services, and Ryan Sandler of NOAA. The topic covered was how nonprofits can be part of the response in the event of a tsunami or other […]
When asked if they have heard of Oasis Shelter Home Inc., most people in our area would say something like, “Yeah, that’s the women’s shelter, right?” Well…it IS the women’s shelter; but it’s also so much more! I’d been hearing some great things about this organization, so I sat down with Mellanie Caldera of Oasis […]
Nonprofit Profile: Brookings-Harbor Food Bank “Give people an opportunity to give, and they will.” –Pamela Winebarger, Executive Director of the Brookings-Harbor Food Bank During the Chetco Bar Fire in August of 2017, there was a 400% increase in people coming to the Brookings-Harbor Food Bank. In August alone, the numbers went from a normal […]
First Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival a Triumph: How Volunteers Made the Difference Approximately 1500 mushroom lovers massed in Brookings for the first annual Wild Rivers Mushroom Festival on November 4th at the Chetco Grange. Festival-goers perused identification tables brimming with local fungi, visited vendors seller fungi-related products, and attended workshops throughout the day learning how to […]
