Author: Bob

Art is centerpiece of new festival; Mayor says there’s no up-side to sanctuary; Is Florence the best? Heceta Head light birthday; Coastal Fire Chiefs; Oregon Writer in Florence

Art takes the stage this weekend, flanked by wine and jazz A lot of attention has been placed on the wine and jazz music aspects of this weekend’s inaugural Florence Fest ’17.  But a very large part of the weekend will also include a juried art show.  The Florence Regional […]

Vikings fall on the diamond; Oregon and Oregon State win non-leaguers

Prep baseball Siuslaw baseball wrapped up the Newport tournament yesterday with an 11-1 loss to the Philomath Warriors.  The Vikings will be back on the diamond next Tuesday in Pleasant Hill. College baseball The top ranked Oregon State Beavers trailed 3-1 headed into the top of the ninth in Moraga, […]

Spring Beach Cleanup; Teacher of the Year; Tragedy on the beach; Slip off those studs; Vote for the best small town; celebrate 123 at Heceta Lighthouse

SOLV seeks volunteers for Spring Beach Cleanup Every spring, volunteers converge on Oregon beaches to pick up the winter’s accumulation of flotsam and jetsam. The spring 2017 version of the semi-annual beach cleanup is this Saturday from ten am to one pm. SOLV, the Oregon non-profit group that has organized […]

Athlete of the Week; UConn downs the Ducks; Viking baseball

Athlete of the Week carries a big stick Viking softball standout Claire Waggoner is Coast Radio Sport’s Athlete of the Week.  The senior first baseman and utility player batted .800 over three games last week for the Vikings.  She was eight-for-ten at the plate with two doubles.  Waggoner also batted-in […]