Oregon Coast Learning Institute

The Creation of CBTS's Fellowship Hall Ric Neese
2025-02-18
Ric Neese will offer a visual PowerPoint presentation of the construction of the Fellowship Hall which currently hosts the Oregon Coast Institute including profiles of several of the key planners who made the room a reality.

Know the 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's and Dementia Tracy Morgan
2025-02-18
Know the 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s and Dementia, by Tracy Morgan and Alise Liepnieks
In this class, attendees will gain an understanding of the difference between age-related memory loss and Alzheimer’s and what to do if they or someone they know has signs of the disease. Video footage of real people who are living with the early stages of dementia and their families will be shown addressing fears and myths associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The workshop will cover the following topics:

The 10 warning signs vs. normal aging
Overview of Alzheimer’s disease
Risk factors
What is involved in getting a diagnosis
Benefits of early detection, including accessing available treatment, planning for the future and participating in clinical trials, are also addressed.

Driftwood Library Today - Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney - Joyce
2024-11-19 11:10 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney, the Head Librarian, will outline all the services Driftwood Library has to offer.

History of Lincoln City’s Driftwood Library - Patty Heringer - Joyce
2024-11-19 09:30 - 10:50
Patty will explain the history of the library from when it was first started, the various places that have hosted it during those early years.

Paleolithic Art - Michael Freeman
2024-11-12 11:10 - 12:30

A Mostly True Story of Johann Sebastian Bach - David Jordan - Ric Neese
2024-11-12 09:30 - 10:50
David Jordan will introduce and cover some of the highlights of his newly published and very humorous book.

Navigating Coastal Futures: Insights from Social Science - Valerie Berseth - Evelyn
2024-11-05 11:10 - 12:30
Valerie Berseth will explore how human relationships with coastal environments are evolving in the face of environmental changes and technological advances. She will share insights from research she has done with Pacific salmon conservation in the US and Canada and she will highlight how communities are adapting to new challenges while redefining their relationships to nature and coastal ecosystems. By examining both the risks and opportunities presented by emerging technologies, we’ll discuss the ways that our values and perceptions intersect with policy and innovation to shape the future of our coasts.

Book Reviews by Members
2024-11-05 09:30 - 10:50
Members will sign up to review books they’ve read recently.

Great Grain Discoveries - Beatriz Botello - Evelyn
2024-10-29 11:10 - 12:30
Eating whole grains supports blood pressure, cholesterol, digestion, blood sugar, and weight control. This session will offer information on how to identify whole grains, read whole grain and fiber labels, and tips on how to find easy and inexpensive recipes on the Food Hero website. A Food Hero recipe will be served.

Family Promise - Elizabeth Reyes - Conrad Schmitt
2024-10-29 09:30 - 10:50

Inside the Newport Visual Arts Center - Chassee Davidson Conrad/Gail
2024-10-22 11:10 - 12:30
A glimpse into the galleries, receptions, workshops, classes, community events/partners, and art bus of the Newport Visual Arts Center.
Chasse Davidson has been the Director of the VAC since August of 2022. She moved to Lincoln County 17 years ago from the Willamette Valley. She earned her BS in Studio Art from Western Oregon University. She began curating shows during her time as President of the Toledo Arts Guild and continued showcasing local art in her gallery space of Toledo Clayworks. She owned and operated Toledo Clayworks from 2015-2020, and closed due to COVID. Chasse has been a ceramic artist for the past 30 years. She and her husband have two children.

What happened on May 10th? - Sifan Kahale - Joyce
2024-10-22 09:30 - 10:50
Join Sifan as she explains the awesome events that led to the record-breaking Aurora on May 10. This event
clocked in at a G5 and a KP9: the maximum of both scales! A single sunspot generated 7 huge flares and associated CME’s. Two of those were ‘cannibal’ flares! Come and find out what all of this means. (photo)

Local Healthcare Update - Dr. Lesley Ogden - Evelyn
2024-10-15 11:10 - 12:30
Dr. Ogden will cover new service lines, technology enhancements, workforce solutions, and future projects as well as challenges that we face locally and across the industry.

The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line, by Maj. Gen. Mari K Eder - Conrad Schmitt - Joyce
2024-10-15 09:30 - 10:50
Conrad will discuss this book about women who served, fought, struggled and made things happen in World War II. Both in and out of uniform, their legacy is destined to inspire generations of women to come. From daring spies to audacious pilots, from innovative scientists to indomitable resistance fighters, these extraordinary women stepped out of line making unique contributions and into the pages of history.

What is happening in the forests of Oregon - Dan Stark - Evelyn
2024-10-08 11:10 - 12:30
Dan Stark, OSU Extension Forester, will discuss the invasive pests and updates on the emerald ash borer. He will also share what is happening with harvesting and reforestation of the land. He will answer the question of, do redwoods and giant sequoia grow well in Oregon? He is open to answering questions you have about our forests.

Finding Oregon’s Covered Bridges - Sifan Kahale - Evelyn
2024-10-08 09:30 - 10:50
Join Sifan as she relates her adventures finding all of the covered bridges in Oregon – and then some. Picture driving through a covered bridge, orange sunset colors ahead, boards clickety-clacking and the sounds of gurgling water and frogs singing. Which ones were her favorite, which were the most difficult to find, how many ‘small’ pedestrian ones are there and how about an upside down covered bridge? Of the 54 official covered bridges, Sifan visited 59! (photo)

Hold the Press! – Patrick Alexander
2024-01-02
What does it take to run a small coastal newspaper in the aftermath of the information revolution?
How do you balance the books while creating a compelling product for locals and visitors alike?
And how do you stay fresh while writing about a kite festival for the 25th time?
Get answers to all these questions and more in a presentation from Patrick Alexander, owner and publisher of Oregon Coast TODAY, a free arts and entertainment publication now in its 18th year serving readers and businesses on the Central Oregon Coast.

Increasing coastal community resilience to coastal hazards in Cascadia – Peter Ruggiero
2023-11-21
Pacific Northwest coastal communities are at risk from earthquakes, including “The Really Big One,” tsunamis, sea level rise, landslides, erosion, and changing patterns of storminess. Stretching from Humboldt Bay in Northern California to the Salish Sea in Washington, these Cascadia communities have called for “a coordinated research agenda among universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, and others” to help them increase resilience to these coastal hazards. Join us to learn how the Cascadia Coastlines and Peoples Hazards Research Hub (Cascadia CoPes Hub) is responding directly to this call to increase coastal community adaptive capacity.

Cascade Head Biosphere – Paul Robertson
2023-11-21
Paul Robertson is the Staff Scientist and Project and Communications Manager for the newly-formed 501c3 Non-Profit, Cascade Head Biosphere Collaborative, the people side of the UNESCO Cascade Head Biosphere Region here on the central Oregon Coast. He will be talking about their programming and their three pillars–Education, Climate, and Community. Expect to see some short videos and hear about the ways this young organization is bringing awareness of this 100,000+ acre, internationally recognized place at the edge of a continent and the Pacific Ocean.

Be Fit for Life: Put Knowing and Doing Together – Brenda Luntzel
2023-11-14
Living well and preventing illness is a foundation of health and longevity. You read all about what to do to age better. You are wiser as you have more experience in life. You have the time, now that you are retired, to invest in your health. Right? The most challenging piece to the puzzle is “doing what we know.” This lecture is a lot more about “DOING” than “KNOWING.” You will be more active, so dress for movement. There will be some “WHY,” and then it is about the “WHAT” and “HOW.”

The Five Queens of British Mystery – Conrad Schmitt
2023-11-14
The Golden Age of English language mystery novels is regarded as the period of the early twentieth century when the genre of the “Clue-Puzzle“ novel achieved its zenith. Five women, four from Great Britain, and one New Zealander, are generally considered the “Queens of Mystery “ for their dominance of that period. The four British authors were Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Dorothy Sayers, P. D. James, and the lone Kiwi, Ngaio Marsh. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of these talented women writers.

Eat Smart and Live Strong – Beatrice Botello
2023-11-07
Beatriz Botello and Jennifer Pettit with OSU Extension Lincoln County, Family and Community Health team, will offer a hands-on and tasting experience focusing on adding fruits and vegetables to your diet and discuss the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Chautaqua – Jeannine Jordan
2023-11-07

The second session October 31 is currently open…we are working to find a replacement program
2023-10-31

Addiction and Covid Response in Lincoln County -- Beckner, Giliam, Cisco, Koschel
2023-10-31
Four people from the Lincoln County Health Dept. will provide an overview of what they do: Jennifer Beckner, addiction treatment services, Callie Lamendola-Gilliam, Covid; Isabelle Cisco, Harm Reduction efforts related to Opioid Crisis, Mary Jo Koschel, Medication Assisted Treatment Program.

OCLI Poetry Society and Friends – Alison Dennis, Evelyn Brookhyser
2023-10-24
Members will read and discuss a passage from their favorite poem.

Thank you, Paul Durand-Ruel for Discovering the Impressionists – Rosanne Berton
2023-10-24
Rosanne will provide the story of Durand-Ruel, a Parisian art dealer who personally, commercially, financially, and spiritually supported every Impressionist whose name and work we now take for granted as Great. You will explore the Impressionists as the story goes along.

Living for a Year in Space: What Effect Does It Have on Your Body? – Donn Anderson
2023-10-17
Astronaut Scott Kelly spent almost a year in near weightlessness in orbit on the International Space Station while his identical twin Mark remained here on Earth. What have we learned about what that did to Scott’s body versus his twin brother Mark?

Observing an Annular Eclipse – Sifan Kahale
2023-10-17
Join us as Sifan relates her story and experiences viewing the annular solar eclipse. She is traveling down to Klamath Falls to ‘hopefully’ have clear skies during the event. Come and find out if she was successful!

Oregon Shores/Coastwatch – Jesse Jones
2023-10-10
Oregon Shore’s mission is to preserve the ecosystems and landscapes of the Oregon Coast for the public interest. One popular program is Coast Watch in which volunteers adopt and monitor one-mile segments of the shoreline. Jesse Jones, the manager of the Coast Watch Program, will share the scope and benefits (and fun) of the program.
