Kranick Cranberry Farm Video  Oregon Cranberry Growers Association

Kranick Cranberry Farm Video  Oregon Cranberry Growers Association

There was this short-lived thing locally called the Upriver Blues Society that just fizzled but out of that came the association of musicians: Alec Berfield, keyboard; David Ford, guitar; and Michael Carrillo, drums and percussion. "That's where Michael, David and…

Friday, Sept. 9

Welcome to the 2017 Bandon Cranberry Festival! We hope you enjoy a fun-filled weekend of activities and events. The Chamber of Commerce puts on the annual event celebrating everything cranberry, and the festival is in its 71st year.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 2

Winners in the Port of Bandon Boardwalk Art Show "Blossoms, Butterflies and Bees" will be announced Sunday, Sept. 10. The public is invited to stop by to congratulate the artists and discover the theme for the 15th annual boardwalk show…

Satisfy your craving for sweet and savory cranberry goods at the Old Town Marketplace. The local farmers market is host to the festival’s annual Food Fair, with vendors serving a variety of ready-to-eat cranberry goodies.

Most seasons have a signature cocktail. We drink fresh and fruity in the summer, brown and brooding in the winter. But what do we drink in the fall, other than apple cider? Apple cider cocktails. Specifically, this Cortland Jab.

Most seasons have a signature cocktail. We drink fresh and fruity in the summer, brown and brooding in the winter. But what do we drink in the fall, other than apple cider? Apple cider cocktails. Specifically, this Cortland Jab.

BANDON - The skies were clear for the 2016 Cranberry Festival, but a squall was brewing. The Gant family Bandon Rain Cider Company made its debut at the festival and unveiled the company’s Cranberry Apple Squall hard cider. Just one…

BANDON - The skies were clear for the 2016 Cranberry Festival, but a squall was brewing. The Gant family Bandon Rain Cider Company made its debut at the festival and unveiled the company’s Cranberry Apple Squall hard cider. Just one…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon court has ruled a couple must have their dogs surgically “debarked” after causing their neighbors several years of disruption.

The Oregon Court of Appeals determined Wednesday that the devocalization operations were necessary since the dogs’ owners, Karen Szewc and John Updegraff, had not done enough to quiet the Tibetan and Pyrenean Mastiff dogs, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The surgery involves cutting an animal’s vocal cords and is banned in six states under certain circumstances, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

Neighbors Debra and Dale Krein of Rogue River decided to file the lawsuit as a last resort after enduring more than a decade of nuisance barking by six or more dogs. The loud barking begins as early as 5 a.m. and has caused the family and their guests discomfort to the point where the children dread coming home, according the Kreins.

The dogs bark when they sense predators and are necessary to keep the livestock on her rural southern Oregon property protected, Szewc said in an interview with The Oregonian/OregonLive.

“The dogs are my employees,” she said. “We do not have the dogs to harass the neighbors. We have the dogs to protect our sheep.”

In April 2015, the Jackson County Circuit Court ordered Szewc and her husband Updegraff pay $238,000 to the Kreins as compensation, but the Kreins argued the court ruling would not do anything to stop the noise. The Appeals Court upheld the $238,000 decision and a ruling ordering the dogs be debarked to avoid a “judicial merry-go round.”

Szewc fears that the court ruling will put her small farm in danger. In 2010, the couple went through with court directive and had one of their dogs debarked. As a result, a cougar successfully made off with six lambs in a week, resulting in a $3,000 loss, Szewc said.

County hearings officer Donald Rubenstein determined that the Szewc and Updegraff’s land did not qualify for farm-use laws that permit the sound of barking dogs.

Szewc is debating whether they will follow the court order or appealing the decision.

For the 71st annual Cranberry Festival, "Shiver Me Cranberry!" the Chamber of Commerce has once again brought back the Treasure Chest that used to be a regular festival event. The chest holds more than 60 items donated by local businesses…

Improve your Bandon history and cranberry IQ at the Bandon Historical Society Museum. Agricultural and festival exhibits illustrate generations worth of farmers’ ingenuity and community enthusiasm for the bright red berry.

Avast ye! All hands hoay! Parade attendees and entrants are sure to be walking and talking like pirates with this year's Cranberry Festival theme, “Shiver Me Cranberry.”

BANDON — Entering Thursday’s football season opener, the young and undersized Bandon Tigers knew the Class 3A Glide Wildcats would be a challenge.

SALEM, Ore. — Alea Minar, 14, has been keeping busy this year at the Oregon State Fair. A 4-Her for six years, Minar shows in every small animal category.

“Rabbit, poultry, cavies (guinea pigs), pigeons and dogs,” she listed off.

Along with showing animals, Minar, who is from Deschutes County, also competes in the static 4-H exhibits such as fashion, sewing, cooking, food preservation, art, photography and leadership.

This is her second year at the fair.

“It’s really awesome,” she said. “We have helpful stewards and volunteers, and great judges. It’s running smoothly.”

Minar enjoys all the opportunities that come with 4-H, and she said that it helps her grow as a person. Although she has many favorite parts, one of them is the lead up to the fair.

“Everyone is stressed out, and you’re studying with your friends, quizzing one another and cleaning the animals,” she said.

For 14-year-old Tatum Heathershaw from Washington County, the fair gives her the chance to be around people who share her love for poultry.

“There’s not a lot of places like that,” she said.

Once at the fair, Minar and Heathershaw said they like meeting new people from around Oregon. This fair year in particular has given them ample opportunity to do that.

“It’s the first year that 4-H and FFA club members have shown animals together since I’ve been alive,” Candi Bothum, 4-H program coordinator, said.

In past years, 4-H would show one week and FFA would show the other, but because many students are going back to school earlier and the groups utilize the same judges, it made sense to show all the youth competitions together, Bothum said.

“It’s been fun. A great opportunity with great organizations,” she said. “The state fair is an opportunity for kids to meet from all over the state. Young livestock raisers and ag enthusiasts — they’re the future of ag. A terrific group of young people.”

Combining the shows also helped lower the number of turnovers the clubs had to make to clean out the animal pens.

Bothum said that she thinks the two groups will continue showing together, but they have some logistical issues regarding space to fix for next year.

“It’s a big group,” she said, noting that the number of animal entries has gone up.

Elsewhere at the fair, the agriculture stage has also been a hit, Brooke Broadbent, the showcase organizer, said. She estimated 30 to 50 people attend the presentations and for the activities it “ebbed and flowed.” So far, the most popular event has been egg day, where 1,500 eggs on a stick were handed out.

Although the fair has stopped keeping daily attendance tallies, Dan Cox, the fair spokesman, said the fair had a good opening day and there have been more discount incentives this year to bring people out.

“I’ve been around fair a long, long time and can see the ebb and flow of the crowd. We’ll get a first wave that stays for several hours and then a second wave of people at night for the concerts,” he said. “On the hot days close to 100 degrees we might see people heading inside more towards the AC, but the one thing we’ve always seen is Oregonians come out no matter what, it’s an interesting thing.”

Cox says the fair offers something for everyone.

“It’s not just for the urban center,” he said. “It’s for the entire state.”

So the CMC voted again and split into two separate votes, one for 2017 and another for 2018. The Handler Set aside of 15% for 2017 is unchanged. The Producer allotment of 75% for 2018 was approved with a 2500 barrel exemption for each grower. All districts are included in this regulation, note that previously District 4 was exempted. This re vote split the independents with two voting no. The proposed action was still approved and will be sent to the Secretary of Agriculture for his approval.

THURSDAY, AUG. 31