If you’ve ever created a ceramic dish, you probably experienced the pleasure, beyond the satisfaction of creating something with your own hands, of waiting to see what comes out of the kiln. No matter how carefully you choose and apply the glaze coloring, what results will be a surprise to all but seasoned ceramists.

When I first learned that one of the contributors to the Oregon Coast TODAY, Dana Grae Kane, donates her fees to the Lincoln County Animal Shelter, I knew I had found a person who writes truly for the love of writing.

Sherry Wilmsen and Wilda Larsen, co-owners of the Red Roof Bakery, were close to becoming victims of their own success.

Habitat for Humanity of Lincoln County is gearing up for the holidays with a virtual gingerbread house-making contest.

Do you know what the three Cs in LCCC stand for? For the next few weeks, they will stand for cookies, crafts and countdown, when the staff and volunteers at the Lincoln City Cultural Center launch the holiday season with some modifications to their treasured holiday traditions.

Roughly a decade ago, the publisher of this fine periodical, Patrick Alexander, his lovely wife, Krista, my husband Jesse and I set out on an adventure in the woods.

Patrick had chosen to write about a new outdoor activity called “Quests,” which are, to quote from the website: “Fun, free-choice learning adventures that use clues and hints to encourage participants to discover the natural, cultural and historical ‘treasures’ of place and community.”

Samaritan Evergreen Hospice in Newport is holding an online quilt sale through Wednesday, Dec. 2, with proceeds benefiting patients throughout Lincoln County and parts of southern Tillamook County.

The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge and Upstairs Bar & Grill are preparing for an annual Thanksgiving Day Benefit with a difference.

Thanksgiving in America is traditionally the season when family and friends step off life’s treadmill and come together to watch dad attempting to carve up a dried-out turkey with a steak knife, mom dusting off the Monopoly board and grandparents coming to terms with their granddaughter’s Celtic tattoo and nose ring.

Rocky habitats along the Oregon coastline are a primary attraction for the tourist economy and enrich the lives of all those living in coastal communities.

Commemorate your visit to the Oregon Coast with one-of-a-kind original glass float, being given away to some lucky winners by Newport merchants this winter.

Like many people who received evacuation orders during the Echo Mountain fire, Arlene and Lyle Gowing figured that safety officers were acting out of an abundance of caution and that they would soon be able to return to their home in the Salmon River Mobile Village.

For decades, North Lincoln County residents have prepared for a tsunami, a wall of destruction coming out of the Pacific. “Never turn you back on the ocean,” they said.

Chinook Winds Casino Resort will welcome back Comedy on the Coast this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, with the show shifting to the Concerts by the Sea Showroom to allow for social distancing.

For most people at Thanksgiving, baking just one pie can be enough to tip them over the edge into a full-blown kitchen crisis.

Make sure you have something to write on when you tune in for another offering in the Authors in Conversation series on Saturday, Nov. 21, hosted by Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts.

On the Oregon Coast, the ability to have our canine companions with us most of the time feels like a protected right.

As both an environmentalist and claustrophobe who’s fairly horrified by the idea of being filled with chemicals and then placed in small, strong box for eternity, I was immediately intrigued to see the next speaker for the Art of Aging/Art of Dying program series presented by the Hoffman Center in Manzanita.

Lincoln City’s Chessman Gallery welcomes art lovers into the fold with its latest show, “Beautiful Pulp,” a collection of paper, book and print art by Jane Hodgkins, Julia Goos and Helen Abe-Ichiens. 

Local bird enthusiasts flocked together recently to create and install eight new permanent interpretive signs along the Alder Island Nature Trail path in the Siletz National Wildlife Refuge. The signs serve to bring attention to the flora and fauna found along the trail, including great blue herons, red alders, Coho salmon and 12-spotted skimmer dragonflies.