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Lincoln City goes to the dogs

Tails are wagging all over North Lincoln County at the news that Lincoln City’s first off-leash dog park is having a grand opening this Friday, June 10.

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Prey for good weather

Birds of a feather will hike together at two different spots this weekend, when the Audubon Society of Lincoln City leads bird walks at Lincoln City’s Regatta Park this Friday, June 10, and at Ona Beach and Beaver Creek State Recreation Area south of Newport this Saturday, June 11.

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Read alert

Libraries across the nation are happily welcoming back patrons, and few staff are more excited for the summer than Vickie Kromer, new youth services librarian at Lincoln City’s Driftwood Public Library’.

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Hop on over to Sitka Sedge

When I came to the Oregon Coast from Ohio I was told there were several indicators of healthy environments. The weird thing was they seemed wrong.

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This recipe’s a cracker

Oregon’s very own Bob’s Red Mill has been going strong for 44 years. They are one of the nation’s leading whole grain millers and you will find their factory, retail store and restaurant in Milwaukie.

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An inspiring horse tale

As our culture changes and horses become less and less a part of our daily lives, they are reaching an almost mythical status.

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Come along, there’s plein-ty of room

Paint alongside an artist-in-residence in the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area with current resident, Emy Syrop, at the “Plein Air Paint Out” this Sunday, June 5.

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Making a pointe

Metaphors in motion: one dance simulating the creatures of our dreams — juxtaposing calm and chaos, another equating the Earth’s tectonic movements to life changes brought about by the pandemic.

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A dose of comedy

Pack your flasks and get ready for laughs when the Riverbend Players present “Arsenic and Old Lace” by Joseph Kesselring this Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 19, in Nehalem.

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New gallery, slough art

A former Newport mayor and award-winning painter will show her work in the newly christened Olive Street Gallery at the Newport Performing Arts Center.

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Touch-a-Truck returns

Touch-a-Truck is a big event for big rigs, big trucks and big fun for families — happening this Saturday, June 4, in the parking lot at the Lincoln City Community Center.

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Take a trip(le) to Newport

The Newport Visual Arts Center has prepared for the busy summer season with three beautiful new exhibits opening on Saturday, June 4, ranging from colorful pastels to large-scale dioramas.

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Compose yourself

Truly one-of-a-kind art from work from Ben Killen Rosenberg and Katherine McDowell will be on show at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts from Thursday, June 2, through Sunday, June 26.

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A broad palette

The local arts community of Toledo is a significant presence on the coast, with galleries and studios dotted throughout the town. On the first weekend of every month, the arts community opens its doors to visitors and art lovers to give a behind the scenes view of their works and see what’s new.

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Lincoln City sharpens its access

Lincoln City’s seven miles of coastline are now even more accessible, thanks to the installation of three portable Mobi-Mats and two beach wheelchairs.

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Got some green?

The Seal Rock Garden Club is blooming again with the return of its annual plant and garden-art sale and flower show on Saturday, June 4.

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Grab your seats for Rizo

Amelia Zirin-Brown — known professionally as Rizo — will celebrate a homecoming of sorts in “Rizo: In The Flesh,” Friday and Saturday, May 27 and 28, at the Alice Silverman Theatre of the Newport Performing Arts Center.

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It’s back, once and floral

For the city of Depoe Bay, the Memorial Day weekend Fleet of Flowers event has become an annual civic undertaking, a colorful means for the maritime community to honor those lost at sea and to remember a tragic incident in which two brave fishermen died while on a selfless search and rescue mission.

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All rhodies lead to Lincoln City

In years past, I wrote about the rhododendrons at Gerdemann Botanic Preserve in Yachats. It wasn’t until last fall that I found a better rhodo detour.

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Just for the halibut

The beginning of May is an exciting time for seafood enthusiasts, as it’s the start of halibut season.

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