By Chris Wagner While I was working on a couple of other essays, it occurred to me that it might be a better idea to address the season and why it seems…
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Whale Spoken Here – Whale Watch Week Dec. 27-31
OIOpublisher Gray whales are visible from Oregon’s shore nearly year-round, but two weeks every year are special! The winter and spring Whale Watch Weeks along the Oregon coast are recognized as some…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Yes on Measure 101
We need to expand access to healthcare in our community–and a ‘yes’ vote for Measure 101 will do just that. If it fails 350,000 Oregonians who rely on the Oregon Health Plan…
Manzanita Writers’ Series Celebrates Ten Years of Programming in 2018 with a Number of Special Events
We’ll kick off the year on January 20 with Deborah Reed reading from her sixth novel, The Days When Birds Come Back, just published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Reed’s novel is set…
New Year’s Eve with Nehalem Valley All Stars at White Clover Grange
The Nehalem Valley All Stars are hosting a dance party New Year’s Eve at the White Clover Grange near Nehalem, one mile north of the Mohler Store on Highway 53. Fred Lackaff,…
Manzanita Visitors Center – North County Events – Week of 12/17
12/21 Gingerbread Cookie Decorating, N. Tillamook Library, 4 pm, Free 12/22 Christmas Open House, Nehalem Bay Winery, 4 pm, Free 12/22 Live Music: Mister-E Ride, Manzanita Lighthouse, Hwy. 101 N 12/30 Holiday…
Sitka Center Artist-in-Residence Show and Tell – January 6
OTIS, OR – For the past few months, artists and scientists have explored Cascade Head and nestled into their studios to delve into their work as Artists and Scientists-in-Residence at the Sitka…
Magical Strings – December 30th at NCRD
For family entertainment during the holidays plan on a “Celtic Yuletide” concert on Saturday evening, 7:30 p.m., December 30th in the NCRD Performing Arts Center. Performing will be three generations of one…
ME WANT COOKIES: GLUTEN FREE AND VEGAN, PLEASE!
By Judith Yamada, Kitchen Maven It’s that cookie time of year. Every baker has their unique holiday grouping of cookies that define their baking style and tastes. But many a vegan and…
The Littoral Life: A Holiday Ode to the Manzanita Visitors Center (with sincerest apologies to any living relatives of Clement Clarke Moore)
By Dan Haag Twas a few weeks before Christmas, along the north coast, And no wind was stirring, which was just fine by most. Restaurants and shops were readied with care, In…