Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “There are 114 teams here this year,” race director Pat Zweifel said. Around him, runners and spectators from a wide area milled about. Zweifel was…
Mark Kuestner running for Manzanita City Council, looks to update comprehensive plan and work towards sustainability
OIOpublisher By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Mark Kuestner is running for Manzanita City Council. He was kind enough to sit down with me to discuss his platform, his background, and his hopes…
BOOK REVIEW: Tuesday Night Massacre – Four Senate Elections and the Radicalization of the Republican Party
By Jim Heffernan I can’t shake the sensation that our political system and me were hit by a truck sometime in the distant past. As I brush myself off and look down…
Art Accelerated continues to provide free online art workshops thanks to Oregon Community Foundation grant
Art Accelerated will offer two free online art workshops this fall including Basic Drawing and Painting Workshops. Thanks to a grant from Oregon Community Foundation, Art Accelerated will continue to offer free…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife hosts public meetings on commercial nearshore fishery – Port Orford, Sept. 13; Pacific City, Sept. 14; Virtual option
(August 29, 2022 – NEWPORT, Ore.) – ODFW will discuss the commercial nearshore black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries during Sept. 13-14 public meetings in Pacific City and Port Orford with…
SOAPSTONE LAKE AND TRAILHEAD TEMPORARY CLOSURE EXTENDED TO SEPT. 9
The Oregon Department of Forestry will be extending the closure of Soapstone Lake Road and Trailhead off Highway 53 in the Southwest portion of Clatsop State Forest until September 9, 2022. Soapstone…
Hoffman Center for the Arts invites Submissions for 2023 Gallery Exhibits
We invite artists to submit their proposal for 2023 art exhibits. We seek proposals that demonstrate artistic merit, engage viewers, and welcome community members and visitors into our 400 square-foot space. Between…
Tillamook Coast Visitors Association: Tourism facilities, marketing grants open September 1, 2022; $600,000 from TLT funds
August 31, 2022. Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) announces the 2022-2023 fiscal year grants opened on September 1, and applications will be available online at tillamookcoast.com/grants. The grants are funded by the…
ARDENT GOURMET: Review of The Pelican Brewery Restaurant in Pacific City
By the Ardent Gourmet They came vertically stacked on a spindle much like a toddler’s stacking toy. But they were distinctly organic, glistening with oil, which was suggestive of life. You eyed…
Oregon Coast Aquarium Contributes To Broadnose Sevengill Shark Research Efforts
Newport, Oregon — The gulls’ raucous cries echo across the water of Willapa Bay. Sunlight coats the shoreline, the slick black rocks glistening in the dawn. “This one looks pretty sharky.” The…