More than six decades have passed since the first Cranberry Festival committee convened to plan a harvest festival in celebration of locally grown cranberries.

Today, the festival honors tradition with events that have stood the test of time, including the Queen of the Kitchen contest, festival parade, and the Cranberry Court Coronation.

Even our newer events, such as the Cranberry Eating contest and street dance, are reminders that good, old fashioned family-friendly entertainment never goes out of style!

Early-Bird Discounts for Bandon Chamber MembersAugust 17 – September 4

$10 short sleeve T • $12 long sleeve T • $23 sweatshirt Adult sizes S – 2X in stock. Preorder additional sizes.

Princesses with personality to spare! Kori Nemec, Autumn Moss-Strong, Darby Underdown, Emily Wilson, and Weston Jennings will grace the stage Friday, September 11 in the traditional Cranberry Court Coronation ceremony.

2011 Cranberry Queen Chelsea Hill will join the group as Mistress of Ceremonies. And 2014 Queen Liza-Mae Skeie will spend the last evening of her reign sharing her musical talent, before crowning the 2015 winner.

Enjoy an evening of music, dance and discourse with our festival ambassadors. Food festival winners will be announced, and the Mystery King will make a cameo appearance. Advance tickets recommended, available at the Bandon Visitors Center.

Bandon Visitors Center300 Second Street Bandon, Oregon541-347-9616bandon.com

2015 FESTIVAL COMMITTEE

Jami Gallagher, Anthony Zunino, Co-chairpersonsJulie Miller, Executive DirectorMargaret Pounder, BCC Past President

Administrative Support: Terrie LoomisBeer Garden: Dan BarnettCourt & Coronation: Robin KochCranberry Eating Contest: Jami GallagherKid’s Corner: Peter BraunMusic: Anthony ZuninoNonprofit Management: Sheila LangenbergOperations: John HawkinsParade: Rushel Reed Promotion and Communications: Geneva Miller, Freedom GraphicsQueen of the Kitchen: Ann PatrickSet-up/Break-down: Jim WakemanSponsorships: MaryCarol RobersonStreet Dance: Tara ShawVendor Management: Steve Pounder, Matt Whitmer

Special thanks to all the event volunteers who work in conjunction with the festival committee and the Bandon Chamber.

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Picking by hand is the most labor-intensive method of harvesting cranberries. The slow, hard work had to begin in mid-September to be completed before the November winter storms. Pickers were assigned rows and typically engaged in friendly competition.

Handpicking was gradually replaced by the use of wooden scoops, which speeded up the harvest. Harvesters utilized a wide variety of scoops ranging from small scoops for women and children to long-handled Wisconsin scoops for tall men.

The Oregon-based Stankavich brothers—Joseph, Michael, and Matthew—developed the first mechanical picker in the United States. This method greatly speeded up harvest on dry land. The mechanical picker is still in use today because of the high value of fresh fruit, but its liabilities include the great strength required to control the machine, the high percentage of lost fruit, and incidental damage to vines during harvesting.

In the 1960s, demand for cranberries expanded as fruit juice became an important part of the market. New techniques were needed to rapidly harvest the crops. Cranberries float, so one solution was to grow them in bogs and flood the bogs at harvest time.

Mechanical beaters efficiently knocked the berries off the vines; and growers soon learned that riding on top of a beater was more efficient than walking behind it. Growers modified beaters to suit their farm’s needs, and beaters became bigger, faster, and more efficient. A two-acre bog could be harvested in a few hours with very little lost fruit.

Images, clockwise from top: Harold Russell, a longtime Oregon member of the Ocean Spray board of directors, wet-harvests cranberries, circa 1970; one of the first mechanical pickers; Fred Richert harvests cranberries with a beater, circa 1960; Hannah Tomasini with a small wooden scoop, 2006.

“Bandon” excerpts and photos, Arcadia Publishing 2013, used by permission.

Generations of Oregon Coast cranberry farmers have applied muscle and ingenuity to growing and harvesting their crops. In fact, the mechanical picker, forerunner of the present day wet harvester, was developed in Oregon. The “Cranberries” chapter of the book “Bandon,” by Robert Miller and Reg Pullen with the Bandon Historical Society, describes the evolution of cranberry harvest.

Visit the Cranberry Festival exhibit at the Bandon Historical Society August 28 through Sept 16. Annual festival displays include Cranberry Court Coronation dresses and festival memorabilia along with the regularly featured cranberry growing exhibit.

Copies of the “Bandon” book are available in the museum gift shop. Bandon Historical Museum, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, 270 Fillmore Ave. SE; admission $3 adults, children free.

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Images: Cover 2014 Festival by Angela Cardas, Cardas Photography; 2014 Food Fair by Geneva Miller for Bandon Western World; p 2 Freedom Graphics, Cardas Photography; p 3 courtesy of Bandon Historical Society; p 5 logo contributed by Wild Rivers Coast Alliance; p 6 Geneva Miller. Managing Editor Julie Miller, Contributing Editor Geneva Miller, content © 2015 Bandon Chamber of Commerce.

The Bandon Cranberry Festival Committee and Bandon Chamber of Commerce are pleased to thank Wild Rivers Coast Alliance for title sponsorship in 2015.

Wild Rivers Coast Alliance is the philanthropic organization associated with Bandon Dunes

Golf Resort. All net proceeds from the Bandon Preserve course are dedicated to grant making by the alliance.

The Bandon Cranberry Festival is only one of many projects supported by the alliance. Since its inception in 2011, WRCA has focused $2.5 million on local projects that promote conservation, the local community and the economy. Learn more at wildriverscoastalliance.com.

Bandon BookkeepingBandon Coastal DentalBandon Coffee CaféBandon Mercantile CompanyBandon Professional CenterBandon Property Sales, Hunter FinchBandon Rental & Equipment RepairBandon Vision CenterBeach Loop RealtyBig Wheel General StoreBilly Smoothboars Seafood & SteakhouseCardas AudioCardas PhotographyCoastal MistCoastline Auto BodyThe Cobbler’s BenchComspan CommunicationsDevon’s BoutiqueEdgewatersEdward Jones InvestmentsEsscents Candles & AccessoriesFreedom GraphicsGolder’s NAPA Auto PartsHennick’s Home CenterThe Human Bean

Juul Insurance AgencyLarry’s Xpress Lube & Tire CenterLord Bennett’s Restaurant & LoungeMaryAnn Soukup, CPAPacific View Assisted Living & Memory CarePainted Zebra DesignsPort of Bandon Economic Development FundRhett Kreutzer TruckingSouthern Coos HospitalSunset Oceanfront LodgingTony’s Crab ShackTruffles!Vicki G Hair Salon & Day SpaWheelhouse Restaurant & Crowsnest Lounge

Alloro Wine Bar & RestaurantAmling Schroeder Funeral ServicesArcade TavernAsian Gardens RestaurantBandon ACE HardwareBandon Baking CompanyBandon Family Dental

Bandon Fish MarketBandon Fitness CenterBandon Well & PumpBay Area Copier CompanyFoley’s Irish PubHaruna Computer SystemsHawthorne GalleryInn at Old TownJohn OhanesianLarry and Joyce HardinNapier Auto BodyOld Town Pizza ‘n PastaPacific BluesPatina Home DecorProwler ChartersRay’s Food PlaceRiverview KennelsSecond Street GallerySharen C. Strong, D.M.D.Shindler’s Health Mart PharmacySweet Insurance Agency, LLCThe Minute CaféThe Station ResaurantThe Toy RoomU.S. CellularUmpqua BankWashed Ashore Art to Save the SeaWayne Strong Construction

Title Sponsors

Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, Title Festival SponsorBandon Dunes Golf Resort, Title Music SponsorBain Insurance, MusicBandon Golf Supply, Steve Underdown Memorial Court ScholarshipBandon Inn, CoronationBandon Ocean Spray Growers, Queen of the Kitchen

Banner Bank, Food CourtBest Western Inn at Face Rock, Festival MarketThe Beverage Barn, Cranberry Eating ContestFace Rock Creamery, Street DanceMasonic Lodge, Kids CornerPahls Family Dentistry, MusicRogue Credit Union, Music

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BANDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCEPOST OFFICE BOX 1515BANDON OREGON 97411

WHAT’S HAPPENINGMore events at bandon.com

Old Town Marketplace 2015 Farmers and Artisan Market through DecemberFridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.250 First Street SW, BandonInformation at the Port of Bandon, 541-347-3206

2015 Port of Bandon Art Show, Coastal Creatures–Real or ImaginedOn the Coquille River boardwalk in Old Town. Vote for your favorites at Bandon Bait & Tackle, 110 First St. SE, through September 11.

Bandon Crab DerbyJuly 1 through September 13Catch a tagged crab and win a prize. Grand Prize Derby Winner Drawing 12 PM September 13, Port o’ Call, 155 First St. SE; call 541-347-2875 for details.

Kelley Hunt in ConcertThursday, August 6, 7:30 p.m.Sprague Community Theater, 1202 11th ST SW, BandonTickets $25 at Bandon Mercantile Co. Email for will-call, soukupmusic.bandon@gmail.com

Let’s Go Clamming: Presentation and morning clam digSaturday, August 15, 7 a.m.Port of Bandon’s Picnic Shelter on the Coquille RiverInfo at the Port of Bandon, 541-888-5515

The annual festival Food Fair starts Friday, Sept. 11.