Oregon Coast Learning Institute

Presenter: Sr. Chief C. Hinote       Although you may never have cause to be hailed by the United States Coast Guard for any reason, Senior Chief Chris Hinote, Commander, Coast Guard Station Depot Bay, will provide OCLI members with some background information including a brief history, important statistics, a multiplicity of assignments and missions as well as some things you may not know and answer questions.

Presenter: Ron Cooper       Ron Cooper will take us through photography, from Brady to now, as he describes and give examples of the rapidly changing photographic paradigm, the sudden and rapidly changing ways of photographing the world around us and what the future may have in store.

Presenters: Pam McElroy and Anna Russo          Mushrooms are the foundation of the earth, assisting in decomposing matter, creating delicious fungal repasts, providing strong building materials, assisting in plant growth, and offering lovely fiber dye colors. We are happy to be able to share information on the amazing world of mushrooms with you.  They are fascinating, beautiful, scientifically intriguing, and gourmet treasures.  We look forward to sharing our knowledge and our love of all things fungal.

Presenter: Sifan Kahale       Sifan will present some of the recent discoveries from the University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy's PanSTARRs observatory. She will include their discovery of the first inter-stellar asteroid (Oumuamua), the large scale structure of the universe (Laniakea) and the search for and discovery of the first Kilonova - first detected by gravity waves. Besides hunting killer asteroids, she is both an observer and in charge of the observatories computing infrastructure.

Presenter: Bud Varty       Bud Varty will review the history of both the Evergreen Air and Space Museums located in McMinnville, OR. You will be introduced to historic planes through an exclusive docent mini-tour, then follow the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo phases of our quest to the moon.

Presenter:  Bruce Bothwell       “Spruce Goose Bruce” Bothwell will also take you on a docent tour of The H-4 Hercules the Spruce Goose, Howard Hughes flying boat. Bruce will present the real facts about this historic airplane. He has spent many hours researching this incredible aircraft from concept to the current home in McMinnville.

Presenter: Evelyn Brookhyser       Evelyn, OSU Extension Home Economist, emeritus, will prepare members to be involved in making their own quart jar of sauerkraut and learn about the techniques and safe practices of home preserved foods. She will also share ideas for making homemade kitchen gifts for friends. Tasting of some of the products will be included.

Presenters: David McCall and Aimee Thompson         What's old and new with recycling? Two of the Oregon Coast's experts, representing Lincoln and Tillamook Counties, share their knowledge and experience as they try to not only predict where we go from here, but also explain how we got here, and how we get out of the current conundrum we’ve created for ourselves. The presentation will address the Market changes, China, and what we're doing currently about the recycling crisis in…