This was a great facility! The venue operator, Jeff, was kind, accommodating, helpful and all…read morearound amazing! The facility had a beautiful kitchen and I love that it serves meals to seniors through meals on wheels - total tangent! The burl wood tables are exquisite and the facility was clean and easy to use. Did I mention how great Jeff was?!

From the owner: Owned and operated by the city of Bandon, our community facility is open to everyone, and room…read morerental rates are very reasonable. We have four meeting rooms, a dining room and state of the art kitchen, and all are available for a variety of uses. Free wireless internet is available through out the entire facility. Bookings may include catering, motels, vacation rentals, wedding planners and a variety of other services.

Tons of space, good variety of fun classes, sweet staff, good prices for event or space rental for…read morea wedding or hosting a class. I think they're going through some changes and updating so I'm excited to see what new classes will come up in the future!!!

I really try hard to make sure that all of my reviews are fair and balanced. The main reason that I…read morewrite on Yelp is to try and help other people. Normally I would take off stars when things merit that, but because my overall experience here was so good and the joy I felt definitely seems to outweigh all the negatives, I just can't give the Cascades Raptor Center aything less than five stars. Let me go through the negatives with you first though because there are a few: Parking can be ... an adventure . The center sits at the top of the hill with a very small steep road leading up to a tiny parking lot. As many of the other reviews have noted, if you have anything larger than a midsized vehicle, I would not recommend attempting to use their parking lot. We tried originally and realized immediately that was a mistake, then turned around and parked at the trailhead across the street. We had to walk across a busy street and make it up that steep steep hill. I'm not going to lie, I was dying by the time I reached the entrance . But to be fair, I think most people are in better shape than I am :) so hopefully you'll be fine. They also have a very strict no dogs rule which I completely understand based on the venue. However, that means you cannot have even the smallest dog in the car or anywhere on the premises. Even the sight or sound of a dog can be stressful for the birds. So it totally makes sense to me that they're putting the animals first, but as someone who travels with her dog, it's important for you to know before coming . Lastly, I think the price is absolutely worth it. We paid $32 for two adults and I feel I got my money's worth but cost is important to a lot of people so I do feel the need to mention it. Having got all that out of the way, we had an amazing time here! We spent around an hour here at closing time and honestly I could have stayed a lot longer. Staff were very sweet and said that we could keep wandering around even after close if we wanted to because it takes them a while to get everything shut down and many of them are volunteers. There is no way I would have done that because I value people's time, but it is sweet of them to offer and they really seem to love and care for these animals deeply. I enjoyed speaking to many of them and they were all kind and informative. One of the things I appreciated most was learning about each resident and why they are there. These animals aren't on display for entertainment. They are ambassadors helping people understand and appreciate birds of prey. This organization rehabilities injured raprors, cares for many birds that to cannot be in the wild any longer and help utilize themto educate the public. The absolute sweetheart of my visit was Lethe, a turkey vulture who casually walked right up to us like we were old friends. I never expected one of my favorite interactions to be with a turkey vulture, but he absolutely stole my heart. Hans, the Eurasian eagle owl, was breathtaking. His enormous orange eyes were mesmerizing and I could have stood there watching him for hours. He is a stunning bird and to see him up close was incredible. I was also very excited to see Francis the magpie. My husband loves owls and that is why we came here, but magpies are my favorite birds so imagine my surprise when I saw her. Francis is actually not a raptor, she's a corvid, but she is a rescue and as the centers only non-rafter resident ,they also use her as an education ambassador. It was a challenge to try and get any good photos of any of the birds so although I'm attaching photos as always, you should understand that they don't do justice to actually being there. Because it was hard to get good photos and because of all of the other challenges that I have listed, if I was reviewing the raptor center completely objectively, I would probably give it three stars, maybee less honestly, but there is an element of community and learning and magic and hope and beauty here that just cannot be boiled down to an unequivocal rating. I would come here again every time, and all the time, and I highly recommend this stop if you're in the area and at all interested in birds or any kind of animal rescue and rehabilitation. .

My wife and I stopped by during the Eugene Marathon weekend. Being over 30, we understand that…read morebirds are cool. There were 31 birds with their own exhibits. Admission was $16/person, but well worth it for the experience. There are informative displays about each species and also each individual bird.

The Winston Public Library is in the Winston Community Center at 440 SE Grape St…read more The library is open from 12- 6pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This is a small but vital library for the town. I came here to donate a box of books that we had but didn't want and get my library card. Is this a 5 compared to big city libraries-probably not but service is wonderful-so funny and kind and I found multiple books that I was excited to read and I didn't have to drive to Roseburg. That's a 5 in my library book all day long!! Let's support the Winston Library. I'm so happy you're here!

We have been attending GVF since summer 2015 and we just love it…read more Pastor Dave Gomez, his family and everyone around will make you feel at home. Couldn't ask for a better place to worship the Lord or better people to serve the Lord with.

Gold Valley Fellowship is an incredible church! A pastor who cares and a people who serve. GVF is a…read morebright and shining light for the city of Gold Hill.