When Seaside author Honey Perkel began writing her novel “Malady and Grace” in September 2018, the thought of a pandemic happening in the future was the last thing on her mind.
TLC, a division of Fibre Federal Credit Union, is stepping up to help ensure children don't go hungry while schools are closed by pledging to donate up to $55,000. The funds will be disbursed …
Pickups are being made at Safeway, Rite-Aid, Costco, Walmart and Fred Meyer for residents of the city of Gearhart or the Gearhart Rural Fire Protection District who are quarantined, a senior c…
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, North Coast Land Conservancy has closed access to all of its properties, including Circle Creek Conservation Center in Seaside. The office is also closed, a…
Registration for CoastWalk Oregon, a three-day walk on the Oregon Coast Trail benefitting North Coast Land Conservancy, opens April 1. Dates for the 2020 event are Sept. 11, 12 and 13. Details…
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Beachgoers are urged to help recovery efforts of the threatened western snowy plover by staying on the wet sand at snowy plover beaches during nesting season, March 15 through Sept. 15.
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Seaside Surf Shop owner Dennis Smith invited surfers to score today’s hottest commodity. With the purchase of a new surf board customers receive a free roll of toilet paper.
The Astorian and Coast Community Radio are partnering to provide you with confirmed, up-to-date information on places to eat, what is open for business, as well as events that are canceled and…
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A “panda” shared a message to motorists on U.S. Highway 101 in Seaside in front of City Hall.
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What was it like to be part of the Grateful Dead’s extended family, following the legendary rock band’s journey from its time in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury neighborhood to touring across t…
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Friends of Haystack Rock presents a photography contest, “Puffins at Haystack Rock.”
Growing concern about the spread of COVID-19, the strain of coronavirus that has triggered a global pandemic, may impact the Oregon FFA State Convention scheduled for March 19-22.
Play within a play offers a glimpse into community theater
ASTORIA — Angora Hiking Club will take on a two-part hike this Saturday.
MANZANITA — Nehalem Valley Historical Society will host a presentation on surviving tsunamis on Saturday.
ASTORIA — The Lower Columbia Classic Car Club will host its 28th annual swap meet on Saturday.
Seaside residents Morgan Brown, a psychology major, and Summer Spell, a global studies major, made the academic deans’ list at Azusa Pacific University.
Encore Dance Studio and Encore Performing Arts Foundation offer tuition-free community ballet and tap classes to students of all experience levels and abilities.
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A crowd gathered at the Relief Pitcher for its annual “spicy food” competition on Sunday night. Winners got a plaque and bragging rights. Chef Jonathan Hoffman won first prize.
Trail’s End Art Association in Gearhart announces “Watercolor: The Basics You May Have Forgotten,” a series of four classes in April to be taught by Gheri Fouts.
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“When I’m in the Cove picking up garbage a frequent question is, ‘What is the most unusual thing you’ve found?’” Seaside’s Joyce Hunt, a longtime surfer, said on March 9. “I used to struggle w…
On March 19, the Friends of the Seaside Public Library will host documentary filmmaker Ron Walker as he presents his film “The Art of Astoria.” The event will take place in the Community Room …
North Coast Food Web is accepting applications to rent our commercial kitchen at 577 18th St. in Astoria.
On Saturday, March 14, the Friends of the Seaside Library will Rosie McGee speaking about her book “Dancing with the Dead.” The event will take place in the Community Room at 1 p.m.
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Seaside’s “Peace Tree” will be planted and dedicated on Friday, March 27, at 4 p.m. in Cartwright Park.
Mike and Bonnie Bjorem opened Bliss Mercantile & Brocante at 734 Broadway in Seaside in February. "We have loved coming here for years and years as a family," Bonnie said, adding that they…
At Home on Broadway now carries a collection of women's plus-sized clothing to fill the niche left by the closure of clothing stores at the Seaside Outlet Mall. "They're Nordstrom labels witho…
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Eleven-year-old Emilio Tate is the winner of a 5-foot-9-inch “Rusty Hustler” surfboard from Cleanline Surf in Seaside. Tate, of Cannon Beach, was one of 25 kids to submit their essay about the…
GEARHART — March’s First Saturday Art Walk takes place from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 7.
Coast Community Radio begins pledge drive from March 11 to March 20.
The Seaside Public Library hosts its monthly Team Trivia Tournament at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 11. Teams can have as many as six people.
On Wednesday, March 11, at 7 p.m., Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library present “Current Trends of Marine Mammals Along the Oregon Coast, with Seaside Aquarium's Keith Chandl…
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King tide sea scallops, cast-iron seared local duck, brunoise garden root are on the menu, as Seaside students head for the statewide culinary competition Monday. And don’t forget dessert of c…
The Astoria, Seaside and Warrenton libraries are looking for builders to construct a Little Free Library for their auction on May 15.
Names of students who have made the Scholastic Honor Roll Fall term have been announced by Oregon State University.
OREGON — The Oregon Music Hall of Fame is accepting applications for its 2020 scholarships.
Providence Seaside Hospital added two primary care providers, Sharyl Magnuson, M.D. and Ruth Willis, FNP.
The Seaside First Saturday Art Walk, on March 7, from 5-7 p.m., is all about the arts. Visitors may visit with artists, view an artist demonstration, listen to an art lecture or enjoy live per…
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The Gearhart Budget Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, April 2, 5 p.m. at Gearhart City Hall, to consider possible uses for state revenue sharing funds for fiscal year 2020/2021.
Coast Community Radio, the nonprofit radio station in the Columbia-Pacific region, has received a $7,000 grant from the Templin Foundation of Pacific County, Washington. Station manager Graham…
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During International Junior Miss’s 2020 Washington/Oregon/Pacific Northwest state pageant, held at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center on Feb. 15 and 16, a group of girls and women compete…
Women Interested in Going to School (WINGS) is a one-day free conference offering women all aspects of information to return to school and set them up for success. This year, the conference is…
The city of Gearhart BudgetCommittee is seeking applications for two budget committee vacancies. The 10-member committee is made up of five members of the Gearhart City Council and an equal nu…
Clatsop Economic Development Resources and WorkSource Northwest Oregon spearhead the annual Clatsop County Job and Career Fair, Thursday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., at the Seaside Ci…
It’s hard to imagine that I’ve been writing this Columbia Bar column for over five years now. I have learned quite a bit along the way while ducking into the region’s numerous drinking holes a…
SEASIDE — The Friends of the Seaside Library will host paleontologist David Taylor at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
CANNON BEACH — The Angora Hiking Club will explore Cannon Beach on Saturday.
North Coast Land Conservancy partners with Lower Nehalem Community Trust on a Nehalem Bay stewardship day on Wednesday, March 11, from 9 a.m. to noon.
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Almost everyone in Seaside knows Ruth Swenson, the ubiquitous owner of the Hillcrest Inn and Hillcrest House, as a volunteer familiar at beach cleanups, ribbon-cuttings, parades and more. Swen…
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Kara Spell received a scholarship of $1,500 from the Oregon State Elks Association at the OSEA “Most Valuable Student” awards and banquet held at Salem Elks Lodge on Feb. 15.
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