Join fishing guide Butch Smith at Ilwaco’s Salt Hotel & Pub on Jan. 17. Read more
January and February classes cover basic skills. Read more
We asked locals about their hopes for 2019. Here’s what they said. Read more
Writer Anne Nixon believes health challenges can be aided by one important trait. Read more
Crack open Sally Lackaff’s new book, “Sarah’s Circus,” and you enter a world of color, imagination and thoughtfulness. The eponymous heroine’s tale follows her through a day of hard work and lessons about the closeness of family. Read more
What does it take to maintain a nonprofit organization that provides support for Clatsop County Animal Shelter’s homeless pets until they are adopted by families in the area? Read more
SEAVIEW, Wash. — It’s the holidays at North Jetty Brewing! Read more
Everyone is busy this time of year, and it’s easy to overlook the special people who give so much of their time caring for others. Read more
Trouble will roll into Tillamook this Saturday, Dec. 8, as the Tillamook Coast Derby Dames host their inaugural roller derby bout, facing off against the Hood River Alter Egos. Read more
Joy has a habit of unfurling like ocean rain, perhaps a light mist or perhaps a deluge. Or strong yellow rays — sun motes, squeezing, as they do, through cumulus. Or first light tripping through thick cedar or spruce, daintily. Read more
ASTORIA — Clatsop Community College’s next Ales & Ideas lecture — titled “Astoria’s Economic History: A Tale of Booms, Busts, and Recoveries” — takes place 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Fort George Lovell Showroom. Read more
ASTORIA — Have some fun and help the Clatsop County Animal Shelter’s dogs and cats, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Fort George Lovell Showroom, 1483 Duane St. Read more
SEASIDE — Scott Williams, the lead archaeologist for the Maritime Archaeological Society’s Beeswax Wreck Project, will share tales of “Lost Castaways and Mystery Shipwrecks on the Oregon Coast” at Seaside Museum’s next History & Hops at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Read more
ASTORIA — Astoria Sunday Market brings a Winter Pop-Up Market to downtown the first four weekends of December. Just in time for the holidays, the Winter Market is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 1 through 23, at the old ABECO building, soon to be Astoria Court, at 1332 Com… Read more
ASTORIA — Keyed up for the holidays? Tapped out of gift ideas? Try your hand at making typewritten cards and other paper crafts at the Astoria Library from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 1. All ages are welcome. Participation is free. Read more
CANNON BEACH — The Cannon Beach Library invites community members and visitors to enjoy tea, hot mulled cider, cookies and other homemade treats 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, to celebrate the holiday season before attending the traditional Lamp Lighting Ceremony in Sandpiper Square at 4 p.m. Read more
SEASIDE — The 45th annual Seaside Artisan Fair takes place Friday through Sunday, Nov. 23 through 25, at the Seaside Civic & Convention Center. Read more
ASTORIA — The Sankta Lucia Festival of Lights takes place the evening of Friday, Nov. 23, at Astoria High School, 1001 W. Marine Drive. Read more
MANZANITA — Need something for the whole family to do after a day of shopping? Read more
ASTORIA — And the number is 1,598 for this year — January through October. That’s how many pounds of repairable items the volunteers at Astoria’s Repair Cafe have weighed and repaired, or given advice on, to keep items — from jeans to weed-whackers — from ending up in a landfill. Read more
Join merchants from Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler for “Plaid Friday” all day long Nov. 23. Read more
ASTORIA — Join the Columbia River Maritime Museum on Sunday, Nov. 25, when more than 900 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 12 countries and four continents will offer inspired shopping at museums and cultural institutions. Read more
For anyone looking for a festive holiday event the Friday evening after Thanksgiving, Pacific Power Regional Business Manager Alisa Dunlap says, “Go to Seaside.” Read more
ASTORIA — Benevolent community members are raising funds for local charities in hopes of hoisting Fort George Brewery’s Magnanimous Mug for 2019. Read more
ASTORIA — Classy Canines 4-H Club is holding its annual public participation Dog Recreational Agility CGC Event (Dog R.A.C.E.) on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Clatsop County Fairgrounds & Expo Center arena, 92937 Walluski Loop. Read more
ILWACO, Wash. — Winter storms of the past brought many ships to ground along the coast of the Long Beach Peninsula. Read more
ASTORIA — The American Association of University Women Astoria Branch presents a free program titled “U.S. Citizens and Immigration,” 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 20, in the Astoria Library’s Flag Room. Read more
SKAMOKAWA, Wash. — Friends of Skamokawa’s annual Christmas & Holiday Open House “Deck the Hall” will run Friday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Dec. 16, at the RiverLife Interpretive Center-Central School-Redmen Hall, 1394 W. Washington State Route 4. Read more
One of the most anticipated local events of the winter season, Providence Seaside Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees not only provides an opportunity for family fun as well as an elegant gala to kick off the holidays but raises money to renovate the hospital’s emergency care facilities. Read more
ASTORIA — North Coast Land Conservancy is working on its biggest project ever: conservation of 3,500 acres of forestland above Oswald West State Park to benefit people, plants and wildlife. Read more
KNAPPTON COVE — Visit the Historic U.S. Quarantine Station in Knappton Cove for the annual tribute to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, “O, How Horriable is the Day,” in conjunction with Hometown Tourism Day, 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. Read more
CANNON BEACH — The World of Haystack Rock 2018-19, a series of lectures at the Cannon Beach Library, will be held on the second Wednesday of each month, 7 to 8:30 p.m. November through May. Read more
Pacific and Clatsop Counties are known throughout the region for their tourist attractions, but how long has it been since you visited these sites? Read more
SOUTH BEND, Wash. — The Willapa Harbor Chamber of Commerce is proud to host its second annual Country Christmas Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. The event will take place at the historic South Bend Community Center, 916 West First Street, in South Bend, Wash. Read more
The first couple came to Astoria this fall from Tasmania, a land far away, bright-eyed and hair tousled and intelligent — artist Neil Hoffmann, potter and sculptor, and his lovely wife, Ann. Read more
General manager and director of golf at Gearhart Golf Links Jason Bangild met me at the entrance in a golf cart — what else? — to provide a tour of the new facilities. Read more
ASTORIA — Visit the Columbia River Maritime Museum on Sunday, Nov. 4, for Community Day, where locals and guests can experience one of the finest maritime museums on the West Coast for free with a suggested donation of canned goods or cash for the Clatsop Community Action Regional Food Bank. Read more
SEAVIEW, Wash. — Sou’wester Lodge is holding three classes for the creative soul this month. Read more
ARCH CAPE — Free presentations on the Arch Cape Forest take place 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Arch Cape Fire Station, 79279 U.S. Highway 101. Refreshments will be provided. Read more
MANZANITA — The Women’s Club of Manzanita-North County hosts their annual Crafts and Gifts Holiday Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Pine Grove Community House, 225 Laneda Ave. Read more
NETARTS BAY — Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) invite you to get lost in the history of Netarts Bay this November. Read more
From Alimento’s meal kit service that uses local produce, vegetables and meat, to Blackberry Bog Farm in Knappa that provides chicken for Fort George Brewery, to the Salmonberry Saloon in Wheeler that buys from more than 20 local farmers, the North Coast is bursting with fresh food. Read more
ASTORIA — Local storyteller Jacquelin Denton presents a variety of tales, including an Appalachian folktale, a fractured fairytale and — as befits the season — something spooky at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Astoria Library, 450 10th St. Read more
ASTORIA — The Clatsop County Historical Society is proud to present “Talking Tombstones XV: Death Becomes Heard.” Read more
SEASIDE — Seaside Haunted Experience, the spookiest haunted house on the North Coast, opens Thursday, Oct. 25, through Wednesday, Oct. 31, for a week of terror. Read more
ASTORIA — Elias Simmons, a senior at Astoria High School, invites the community to participate in his senior project: a 5K walk/run fundraiser on the Astoria Riverwalk the morning of Saturday, Oct. 27. Read more
LONG BEACH, Wash. — Stop by the South Pacific County Humane Society shelter for our Open House and BIG Raffle anytime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. Read more
SEASIDE — Oregon’s traveling historian, Darrell Jabin, will share his film “Rail History of Oregon: It Changed Everything” and discuss the impact of Oregon’s trains, streetcars and trolleys on Oregon history at the Seaside Museum’s next History & Hops event. Read more
ASTORIA — Have you ever wanted to fish with a fly you tied yourself? Read more
LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and 27, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park hosts a pair of bat-based events. Read more
