Sights of the South Coast

Several boats at the Port of Bandon docks, left, were decorated with holiday lights. World Photo by Grant Prescott

This wasn’t the only brightly decorated house on Edgewood Drive in North Bend, but it was one of the best. World Photo by Susan Chambers

The Port of Bandon’s new picnic shelter, above, built on the boardwalk, is beautifully decorated for the holidays. The Port placed Best in Show in the Bandon Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Celebration of Lights contest. World Photo by Mary Schamehorn

The gardener’s cottage at Shore Acres State Park in Charleston is shown in this zoomed photo, taken from across the pond. The effect was created by leaving the camera shutter open for four seconds and zooming the lens at the same time. World Photo by Susan Chambers

Communities announce holiday lighting contest winners

At least two South Coast communities — Winchester Bay and Bandon — honored those folks who turned on the brightest and most creative lighting displays. In Winchester Bay, boat owners decorated about 20 vessels in Salmon Harbor, making it difficult for the Winchester Bay Merchants Association judges to choose just two winners. • First place in the contest was awarded to Alvin Gorgita, owner of the Kimberly Dee, moored on E Dock. • Second place went to Dave and Cliff Blecher, owners of the Luckythree3, on Dock C. • When it came to the housing part of the contest, judges chose the first-place masterpiece at 610 Clearlake Avenue. The home belongs to the Robert Bomark family. • Second place was awarded to Al and Madonna Dial at 815 Broadway. Holiday lights remain up in Winchester Bay this season to enjoy the light show, and the Merchants Association invites visitors to drive by. In addition to checking out the contest winners, people are encouraged to stop by Philip Boe Park on Beach Boulevard and the Umpqua River Lighthouse and surrounding U.S. Coast Guard housing complex. ——— In Bandon, the winners of the Bandon Chamber of Commerce’s Celebration of Lights lighting contest included: • The Marcy McCall residence at 1135 Second St. S.E.. It won first place in the residential category. The home is located on Highway 42S just west of Bandon Wayside Motel & RV Park. • Second place went to the Bill Williams’ home, 54031 Rosa Road. • Winner of third place was Terrell Banks at 1170 Newport Ave. S.W. • The business category, the Port of Bandon won Best in Show, while Woods of the West, a myrtlewood factory located south of Bandon near West Coast Game Park, won the Mayor’s Choice award. • First place in the business category went to Port O’ Call on First Street in Old Town. • Second place went to Bain Insurance Agency on Alabama Avenue next to Bandon Vision Center. • Third place winner was The Cobbler’s Bench on Second Street in Old Town. • Fourth Place went to Bandon Video at U.S. Highway 101 and 10th Street.

This is just one of the brightly decorated homes on Laurel Street in Reedsport. Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer hangs out in a yard on South Fifth Street in Coos Bay. World Photo by Madeline Steege

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