From left: Christy Lynn, Kathy Phillips, Dennis Bowman, Paulianne Balch-Rancourt, Deanna McDermott, Janet Hubel, Dave Terrusa, Sandy McDonald, Catherine Kadlubowski and Anne Redding. Not pictured, Susan Orbom, fiscal agent and liaison with Friends of the Langlois Library.

LANGLOIS — New signs, a popular grocery featuring many locally sourced organic products, a newly reopened hip diner, a Montessori-inspired preschool, wool artisans, antique stores, wind surfing and a cool refurbished historic cheese factory to party in — Langlois seems to be practically hopping with activity these days.

And the new signs at each end of town are a proud accomplishment after the state gave Langlois a painful snub when it said it “lacked roadside culture” and therefore didn't need a reduced speed zone.

But Langloisians (Langloisers?) fought back and now, a year later, they have the signs to prove it: The town is world famous.

Located halfway between Bandon and Port Orford on U.S. Highway 101, Langlois had its identity crisis early in 2014 when a local resident contacted the Oregon Department of Transportation to request that the 40-mph speed through town be reduced. The argument was that the active community not only had a library, multiple businesses and a church, but also a school. Adults and children walk along the highway to get to their destinations.

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