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Wildlife center holds spring festival
The Wildlife Center of the North Coast is holding its Birds of a Feather Spring Festival, an open house and native plant sale, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. There is no cost for the event, which includes tours of the facility, activities for kids, raffle prizes, Battle for the Burrow corn hole, afternoon bird walks, a chance to meet a wildlife ambassador and an opportunity to shop for official merchandise and pick up a do-it-yourself bird-safe window kit.
Measure 110 funding expands parent mentor program
A critical component of Measure 110 directed 70% of Oregon’s cannabis tax revenue to SUD treatment and recovery, making expansions in care possible for organizations such as Morrison Child & Family Services. The group was able to hire six additional parent mentors in Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas and Washington counties. The additional staff has so far helped 52 more people get 1-on-1 support with substance use and navigate the child welfare...
Warrenton woman shines light on traffic safety
WARRENTON — Bev Jackson-Shumaker hopes to light up the streets at night to prevent injuries and fatalities to pedestrians and bicyclists. “Reflectors in the Night Saves Lives” emerged from talks Jackson-Shumaker had with Oregon State Police Lt. Andy Hasenkamp, who shared concerns about people who wear dark clothes while out walking or bicycling.
10 most expensive homes sold on the northern Oregon coast, April 22-28
A house in Cannon Beach that sold for $1.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales on the northern Oregon coast in the past week. In total, 45 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $589,926. The average price per square foot ended up at $326.
Astoria FFA wins honors, holds banquet
Sam Moss, Cadence Davidson, Signe Rickenbach and Tyson Robinson, members of the Astoria chapter of the National FFA Organization, were awarded the Oregon State FFA Degree, the highest award a state FFA association can give its members. Some of the requirements for the degree include already receiving the chapter FFA...
In One Ear: Sidewalk agates
Local photographer Michael Harbeson takes striking images of volcanic agate rocks embedded in the Astoria downtown sidewalks. He sells the photos from his Etsy site, GoonieGems, and has partnered with West Coast Artisans to print and frame the photos, saving locals on shipping. “I’m deaf, disabled and retired,” Harbeson explained....
Moha participates in regional steel bridge event
KLAMATH FALLS — As part of the American Society of Civil Engineers and American Institute of Steel Construction, students from the Oregon Institute of Technology's civil engineering program, including senior Serena Moha, of Warrenton, participated in the Pacific Northwest Student Steel Bridge Competition held April 6 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Land conservancy holds 'The Forest Remembers' program
The North Coast Land Conservancy is holding a "The Forest Remembers" program from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday at Fort Clatsop. The names of all those who have been honored with memorial gifts to the conservancy this year, and throughout the group's history, will be read.
How to sign up for NIXLE and Clatsop Alerts
There is a difference between the NIXLE alerts issued by the Cannon Beach Police Department and the Clatsop alerts issued by County Emergency Management. Because each agency issues their own alerts, there can be a delay between these alerts if you are signed up with both systems. You are responsible for signing up on the platform you’d like to receive alerts from, and you can designate how these alerts are delivered: email, text, cell phone or landline. NIXLE Alerts: ...
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