The Myrtle Creek Lions Summer Festival Committee recently released the theme for this year’s annual event. The committee decided to play off the fact that last year was a momentous year, with it being the 40th, and to let everyone know that they plan to be around for a long time, hence the “We’re Back”. They also thought that using “We Know What Entertains You” would show that the committee recognizes the staples of the festival that have been entertaining attendees for decades. In addition, the committee would like to remind everyone that this event is provided free of charge to the community and is only made possible by the generosity of businesses, organizations, and individuals alike, so please continue to support the festival with your donations.

MYRTLE CREEK — The city of Myrtle Creek’s public works department has scheduled its 31st annual Spring Cleanup Week for May 4-8.
City crews will pick up one cubic yard of yard waste, one empty appliances (no refrigerators), 4 tires (off of rims), wood and lumber for free.
Citizens are asked to bag yard waste and place it, along with other items to be disposed of, next to the street in front of their homes the day before the scheduled day of pickup for their area.
A map of the cleanup schedule appears on this page.
There are a number of items that the city will not dispose of which includes: no tires on rims or hazardous waste, no garbage, no commercial waste or commercial tires (20” and above), no construction/remodeling debris, no rental property waste or debris and no mattress sets or refrigerators.
To schedule a pickup contact City Hall at 541-863-3171 prior to the day the cleanup is scheduled for your area.
If you don’t call and schedule a pickup crews will not know that you in need of disposing of items and will not be able to stop.

DAYS CREEK – The Days Creek School District Board of Directors recently chose Daye Stone to be the next superintendent of the district.
“As I step into this role as Superintendent of the Days Creek School District, I am deeply honored to rejoin a community that clearly cares so much about its students, staff, and future. I look forward to listening, learning, and working alongside all of you to build on the strong foundation that is already in place,” said Stone.

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RIDDLE – A back and forth affair between county rivals Glendale and Riddle saw the Irish win in dramatic fashion with a three run homer in the bottom of the seventh for a 17-16 victory.

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TRI CITY – The South Umpqua baseball team took two out of three games from Siuslaw last week in the home-and-home league opening series for both teams.
The Lancers beat the Vikings on their home field 10-0 on Thursday, April 16. They followed that up with a 10-0 five inning Mercy Rule win in the opening game of a doubleheader at Tri City.
In the night cap Siuslaw bounced back and handed the Lancers a 6-3 loss.

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RIDDLE – Th Riddle Irish baseball team opened their league schedule Tuesday afternoon as they hosted the Bonanza Antler and came away with a convincing 20-5 victory.

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