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In One Ear: Wedding Tree
Since wedding season is upon us, mention should be made of a Cannon Beach History Center and Museum Instagram post featuring a long-gone coastal landmark, the Wedding Tree. The tree was officially declared dead in 1963, and disappeared sometime in the 1980s. According to a July 1974 article in the Seaside Signal: “The Indian Wedding Tree stands at the foot of Adams Street in Cannon Beach. Legend has it that area Native Americans were married under its drooping branches, which formed a ring around the couple. Now weather-beaten and deteriorating, the tree holds its ground precariously.”
Johnny Five is alive at the ‘Short Circuit’ house in Astoria
Visitors to Astoria can now stay overnight in the house that was the prime filming location for a beloved 1980s children’s action film. We’re talking, of course, about the “Short Circuit” house. Located near the base of the Astoria-Megler Bridge, the bright teal house with a...
Port of Astoria eyes new wastewater treatment strategy for seafood processors
The Port of Astoria is looking to bring a byproduct recovery center — an innovative wastewater treatment facility aimed at meeting state limits on effluent discharged by seafood processors — to Pier 2. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s recently updated wastewater permit for seafood processing plants, known...
Warrenton walks it off for Oregon Class 3A baseball championship
Junior Odin Wilson came through in the clutch to deliver Warrenton the Oregon Class 3A baseball championship Saturday at PK Park in Eugene. Wilson knocked a single to left field with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning to bring home Tyson McGrorty and give third-seeded Warrenton a 6-5 walk-off win over the No. 9 seed Brookings-Harbor Bruins.
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