Additional Articles

• Community

  ‘Forests, Carbon & Climate Change’ is discussion topic

  “Forests, Carbon & Climate Change” will be the topic of a panel presentation from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Newport Visual Arts Center, located at 777 NW Beach Drive.

  4 days ago
• Community

  Holiday model train show in Toledo

  The Yaquina Pacific Railroad Historical Society (YPRHS) will host a holiday model train show on two weekends in December. The show will include HO scale, N scale, and Z scale model trains. A 1996 LEGO train will also be featured. The show’s hours vary to give people flexibility in scheduling holiday activities. It will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays, Dec.14 and 21; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Dec. 15 and 22; and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays, Dec. 16 and 23. It will be held in the Toledo Depot building, located across the street from the YPRHS’s museum and the Toledo Post Office. The depot is also down the hill from the AWPPW Local 13 Union Hall.

  4 days ago
• Arts & Entertainment

  One of Us Productions to hold auditions

  One of Us Productions has set auditions for its next show, a musical comedy titled “Chaps.” Auditions will be held today (Friday), Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Yachats Commons. While auditions are in December, rehearsals will not begin until early January. The production will run the first three weekends in March 2019. “Chaps” is written by Johanna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. It will be directed by Carl Foster Miller, and the musical director will be Milo Graamans.

  4 days ago
• Arts & Entertainment

  Theatre West presents ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’

  Theatre West in Lincoln City will present “It’s A Wonderful Life, A Live Radio Play,” adapted by Joe Landry. The director is Lewis Smith, who directed this play last season at Theatre West. Smith has also directed “A Tour To Die For” for the last three years. He has both acted and directed at Theatre West. The play will be presented at the Lincoln City Cultural Center (LCCC) on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15, at 7:30 p.m. There will also be a matinee performance on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 2 p.m.

  4 days ago
• Community

  Siletz tribal giving surpasses $16 million

  The Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund distributed $180,141.89 to 57 organizations on Nov. 2 as it continued its quarterly donations to nonprofit groups. The Siletz Tribe has made contributions through employment, monetary donations and cooperative measures to the Siletz community, Lincoln County and the state of Oregon. The seven-member charitable fund advisory board has distributed more than $12.3 million since its inception in 2001. Overall, the tribe has honored its tradition of sharing within the community by distributing more than $16.1 million through the charitable fund and other tribal resources. Chinook Winds has donated more than $6.5 million in cash and fundraising items since it opened in 1995. The casino also provides in-kind donations of convention space for various fund-raisers as well as technical support, advertising and manpower for many events.

  6 days ago
• Community

  Veteran Services Office updates hours

  The Lincoln County Veteran Services Office has updated its hours of operation in both Newport and Lincoln City. The VSO will no longer remain closed on Thursday’s for administration and outreach and will be accepting appointments at its Newport location for that day effective immediately. The Newport location, however, will delay its opening to the public one hour to ensure the completion of administrative duties.

  6 days ago
• Business

  Ray’s Food Place to ‘Stuff the Truck’

  Ray’s Food Place launched a program in November, called “Stuff the Truck,” to help neighbors during the holidays. The effort offers customers the opportunity to purchase $25 worth of food for $20. All food is donated to a local food bank.

  6 days ago
• Business

  Cocktails for a Cause benefits children

  This holiday season, guests of Clearwater Restaurant on the Newport Bayfront can share in the spirit of holiday giving while savoring handcrafted Christmas themed cocktails with Cocktails for a Cause. One hundred percent of sales from the daily featured signature cocktails will go directly to Safe Families for Children of Lincoln County.

  6 days ago