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The big cheese returns

Join us this Saturday, June 25 for our favorite event of the summer as we celebrate the 65th annual June Dairy Parade!

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Black and light

Chinook Winds Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, celebrates 27 years in business this year.

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This festival is lit

As spring prepares to launch into summer, there is no better place to be than Waldport for the 66th annual Beachcomber Days weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 17 through 19.

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Off the trail in Lincoln City

Hiking the Oregon Coast Trail doesn’t have to be merely putting one foot in front of the other. That makes for a long 425 miles.

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The clay’s the thing

The Oregon Coast Children's Theatre is offering free family art workshops and training for kids in both theater and fine arts from its new premises at the Fairview Grange in Tillamook.

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Music for what ales you

With the tempting offer of first-rate music, exceptional craft beer and outstanding food in a festive, outdoor setting, Rusty Truck Brewing Company’s upcoming Holiday Weekend fest — the first of two planned for this summer — aims to be a prime family-friendly holiday event in Lincoln City.

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Quilts uncover hidden topic

Sometimes, beautiful art can expose some of the ugliest parts of our humanity. In a powerful traveling fiber arts exhibit, showing in Lincoln City’s Fiber Arts Studio Gallery from Friday, June 24 through August 21, the artists ask the viewer to “Let Me Tell You About Fistula.”

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Fly high at community college

Summer is a great time for outdoor activities like disc golf and surfing, but sometimes you need a little help learning how to do them.

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A rein or shine event

Get a closer look at one of the busiest community support centers in Lincoln County, while shopping for deals and enjoying live music at Toledo's Olalla Center garage sale and open house this Friday, June 17.

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Your adventure starts here

With its majestic bridge spanning the Yaquina Bay, two historic lighthouses, wide stretches of sandy beach, picturesque harbor teeming with fishing boats, a world-class aquarium and myriad outdoor activities, it might seem that the Newport’s motto, “The Friendliest” is underselling the town’s abundance of attractions.

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A red-hot opportunity

It's time for aspiring thespians from tiny to teen to rejoice — the Lincoln City Cultural Center will once again host free workshops and a performance under the direction of the Missoula Children’s Theatre.

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Stop and Glow

The Lincoln City Cultural Center is a vital and vibrant part of the coastal community. First established in 1992 as the Lincoln City Arts Forum, with the support from private donations, government entities, grants and annual memberships, it now has a full calendar of events, classes and a fine arts gallery with regularly changing shows.

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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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