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• Sports

  Second year of Pedal the Pacific

  Pedal the Pacific, a nonprofit organization to fight sex trafficking, will make its way through Newport next week. It’s the second time that a team has made the bike trip from Seattle to San Diego. Last year a group of three women — Savannah Lovelace, Grace Pfeffer and Sara Belmer — raised over $60,000 for the Refuge of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, tripling their initial goal of $20,000.

  8 months ago
• Community

  Events for teens at Driftwood Library

  Beginning Thursday, June 21, teens entering sixth grade on up are invited to free programs at the Driftwood Public Library in Lincoln City. They will be held at 3 p.m. in the Community Room. Each program is related to the summer reading theme, "Libraries Rock." Teens who attend programs are eligible for coupons toward prize drawings at each event.

  8 months ago
• Community

  Tsunami Hike and Seafood Celebration planned

  The city of Yachats is encouraging its local residents and visitors to participate in the 2018 Yachats Tsunami Hike and Seafood Celebration on June 23, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The Yachats Emergency Preparedness Committee has scheduled the tsunami hike as a practice opportunity for local residents and businesses to know their routes and the time it takes to get to high ground in the event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and resulting local tsunami.

  8 months ago
• Community

  Writing workshop offered in Lincoln City

  Local mystery writer Ron Lovell will present “Writing Without Tears II,” a one-day workshop for writers of all experience levels and genres. It will he held on Saturday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oceana Family Literacy, 561 SW 29th St., in Lincoln City. Proceeds from this event will go to support the work of Oceana. “I wanted to welcome all writers, no matter what they’ve written or if their material has been published,” said Lovell. “Writers usually work alone but need an occasional boost by talking to other writers and reading their work aloud in front of a group of strangers instead of their mother or pet cat.”

  8 months ago
• Business

  Newport Chamber to present awards

  The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual awards banquet on Friday, June 22. The event, themed “You’re Our Stars,” will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Best Western Agate Beach Inn, 3019 N Coast Highway. The evening will include a complimentary wine and beer social, catered dinner and dessert dash. The chamber will present awards, including Business of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Don Rowley Spirit of Service Award, the Ambassador of the Year, and the President’s Award. The City of Newport will present the City Employee of the Year award. Incoming and outgoing chamber board members will also be recognized at the event.

  1 year ago
• Community

  Mental Health First Aid class offered in Newport

  Samaritan Health Services invites community members to register for the upcoming Youth-Focused Mental Health First Aid course on Thursday, June 21, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Center for Health Education. You may know CPR or the Heimlich maneuver, but do you know how to respond when someone says they are thinking about suicide? Mental Health First Aid is a free, eight-hour training that provides participants with the tools to identify signs of a mental health problem or crisis and get help for a person in need.

  8 months ago
• Community

  Bateman Funeral Home awards scholarships

  Bateman Funeral Home recently announced the winners of its 2018 Bateman Funeral Home Scholarships. Patricia Hernandez and BrookeLyn Burkman of Newport High School, Katelyn “Bree” Smith of Waldport High School, and Riley Clark of Taft High School all received a $1,000 scholarship to continue their education. The Bateman Funeral Home Scholarship was established in 2015 by the local family owners to honor the memory of Gene Bateman and his years of dedicated service to Lincoln County. Now in its fourth year, a total of 11 scholarships have been awarded to graduating seniors in the community.

  8 months ago
• Community

  Put on your hiking shoes

  The Newport 60+ Activity Center is sponsoring another series of hikes in June. On Wednesday, June 20, the group will be hiking at Brian Booth State Park, with a hike along the sand from Ona Beach to Seal Rock. This hike is 4.2 miles and is rated as easy. Later in the summer, the group will return to explore the Beaver Creek area.

  8 months ago