Discover Lincoln City

A Visitors Guide Fun in the Taft District, Connie Hansen Garden Devils Lake, and Much More!

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A letter from the Editor Living in Newport, I don’t make it up to Lincoln City as often as I should. Like most of us, I get tied to the desk, the house, the family activities, the local obligations and the well-worn pathways of daily life.

I’m so glad that preparing this issue of Discover Lincoln City forced me to head north. Lincoln City’s marketing gurus urged me to “try something new in Lincoln City,” and so I did, and loved it all. I walked around the spectacular Connie Hansen Garden, and met a few of the energetic volunteers who keep it blooming. I took a class at the Lincoln City Culinary Center in pasta making and ate a fabulous meal that I helped prepare.

And I finally tried out that new Indian restaurant, the only one around, and was blown away by their food. And there’s more to try, including the Siletz Bay Music Festival this summer, the Oregon Coast Pride weekend in September, and the Rockey Stone Memorial Kilos, speedboat races on Devils Lake in October. I’ll just have to keep coming north.

Enjoy your time in Lincoln City, and definitely try something new. The options are endless.

Nancy Steinberg, Editor

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Lincoln City History

pg 6

Area Map North Lincoln City

pg 24

Taft District

pg 8

Area Map South Lincoln City

pg 25

Lincoln City Culinary Center

pg 12

Pride by the Tide

pg 26

Devils Lake

pg 14

Lincoln City Cultural Center

pg 28

Chinook Winds Casino

pg 16

Lincoln City Community Center

pg 30

Bijou Theater

pg 18

Lincoln City Kite Festival

pg 34

Drift Creek Falls

pg 20

Siletz Bay music Festival

pg 36

Connie Hanson Garden

pg 22

Sitka Center

pg 38

Photo by Jo-Hanna Wienert

Photos Courtesy of the North Lincoln County Historical Museum Homesteaders began arriving in what is now the Lincoln City area soon after Congress passed the Dawes Act in 1887. This act opened up Coast Reservation lands to white settlement and gave 80-acre “allotments” to reservation Indians.

Native Americans, as well as white settlers, first inhabited land along the Siletz River, Siletz Bay and the Salmon River.

Early settlers homesteaded the land and combined subsistence farming with fishing and hunting in order to survive on the isolated coast.

Sissie and Jakie Johnson Jr. were the first residents of Taft. They had been given a 160acre allotment on Siletz Bay as compensation when reservation lands were taken away. With its location on Siletz Bay providing access to the coast and ocean, and the Siletz River providing transportation to people living along the river, Taft became the center of north Lincoln County’s social and economic life. Homesteaders came into town for festivities on most holidays, but the Fourth of July drew the biggest crowds.

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John W. Bones erected the first store in Taft, establishing a post office in the store on Jan. 22, 1906 with Mr. Bones as the first postmaster. When naming the town, Mr. Bones requested first the name of Siletz Bay, but this was rejected since there was already a town of Siletz in the area. He named the town for William Howard Taft, who was then Secretary of War and later became president.

In the mid-1920s and early 30s, Herbert Rexroad, one of the earliest businessmen to settle in Oceanlake, operated a campground in the grove of trees believed to have been the exact spot where Jason Lee and his party camped. The large tract owned

by Rexroad and his partner, Edgar L. Hoyt, was registered as “Devils Lake Park” and constituted the main business section of the town.

Another large tract of land, owned by the Catholic Church, was called Raymond, named for Father Raymond, the church’s pastor. The town had no official name until 1926, when a post office was established with A. C. Deuel as the first postmaster.

Some have given Mr. Duel credit for naming the town, but it is also thought Mrs. H.E. Warren, a member of the booster club, is the author of the name, having described the area as lying between the ocean and the lake.

Oceanlake annexed Wecoma Beach, another small town to the north, and was incorporated as a full city on Nov. 3, 1945.

Boyd C. Jenkins, a dentist, was the first mayor. The earliest homesteaders included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hostetler, who bought Indian allotment land as early as 1910, and the Thorpe brothers, Alvin and Harry. Harry purchased land to the south of the Hostetlers and named the platted tracts “Camp Roosevelt” and “Roosevelt by the Sea” after the newly completed Highway.

The origin of the name Delake has several versions. In one, early Finnish homesteaders would say of the area, “I’m going to de lake,” and the name stuck to the area. In another, the d and e constitute a French word meaning “by,” hence the area “by the lake.”

The first store and post office in Delake was established in 1924. A.C. Duel was the storekeeper and became the town’s first postmaster. The “D” River, which runs through the center of Delake, has been known by various names in the past including “the outlet.” A contest determined its permanent name, giving the shortest river in the world the shortest name.

Possibly because of Nelscott’s dense forest of spruce and hemlock, no settlers are known to have inhabited the future town site until shortly before 1910, when August Wallace homesteaded on the land. In the early 1900s, Charles P. Nelson glimpsed a lovely valley gently sloping to the sea as he walked the beach from Taft to Cloverdale, noting the wooded hills on three sides and crystal stream flowing to the sea. Years later, when Mr. Nelson and Dr. W. G. Scott were looking for land to develop, they revisited the area, found it for sale, and purchased it. Combining their last names at the suggestion of Mrs. Nelson, they formed the Nelscott Land Company and the town of Nelscott was born. When Nelscott’s second store opened in 1927, it contained offices for the Land Company, a restaurant, a bus depot, hotel rooms and living quarters. In 1929, it also contained Nelscott’s first post office.

Cutler City was the third town site in north Lincoln County.

Originally part of the allotment of Charlie Depoe, a Siletz Indian, the land was sold to Mary and George E. Cutler of Dallas, who

established a town site on June 4, 1913. The North Lincoln Rhododendron Society was organized in 1938 for the purpose of preserving native plants and celebrating the blooming season.

Cutler City, abloom with so many colorful rhododendrons from May through June, was chosen as its rhododendron capital.

In the 1930s, these towns competed with other coastal towns to attract tourists and increase business. Annual events like Taft’s Redhead Roundup and Oceanlake’s Regatta drew visitors from all over the state and further emphasized the distinctive characteristics of each town.

Because government services to these communities, such as fire and police protection, were needed by all, a long debate ensued as to whether the towns, some of which had incorporated as cities, should combine. However, since all of the towns in the area developed somewhat independently of one another, and had separate post offices, many people were reluctant for the towns to join together as one, and a protracted discussion ensued.

On March 3, 1965 - after several failed attempts - Cutler City, Taft, Nelscott, Delake, and Oceanlake incorporated as Lincoln City. When it was determined that using one of the five cities’ names would be too controversial, a contest was held to find a new name. Lincoln City, a name submitted by school children, was the one chosen from among the entries. www. northlincolncountyhistoricalmuseum.org

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A tradition of fun, food, and frolic

by Nancy Steinberg · Photos, Jo-Hanna Wienert

More than a century’s worth of travelers can’t be wrong: Lincoln City’s Historic Taft District, a destination for tourists and locals alike, is a great place to spend time at the coast.

Whether you want to build a sand castle, eat great chowder, sip a mojito, or blow a glass float, this neighborhood under and around the crab-festooned wrought-iron arch is the place to go.

Taft is on the north shore of Siletz Bay, a gorgeous, small estuary protected as a National Wildlife Refuge for its habitat value for birds and other wildlife. Beach access, parking, historic cottages, and some of the shops and restaurants listed here are found on the loop formed by SW 51st Street off of Hwy 101. The Bay Area Merchants Association (www.taftbeach.com) publishes a walking map of the area which includes a listing of local businesses (www.taftbeach.com/pdf/walkingmap13.pdf) which provides an excellent introduction to the neighborhood.

A great place to start is by fueling up with coffee and pastry from Captain Dan’s Pirate Pastry Shop. How about a “Shipwrecked” turnover flavored with bacon bits, caramel, apples, and cream cheese? Or a heavenly cinnamon roll? A buttery scone? Or perhaps a “Beefy Captain Cookie” – oatmeal with raisins, cranberries, walnuts, hazelnuts, and almond extract, and described in the shop as “Eaten only by the pirate captain when out to plunder. The crew, sad to say, was left to drink rum and eat stale bread.” It’s no wonder that the shop was chosen as Lincoln City’s best bakery in 2009 and 2010. In addition to the wide range of pastries, muffins, and pies, Dan’s serves delicious brews made with locally-roasted Pirate Coffee and Tillamook ice cream.

The fascinating history of the district (and all of Lincoln City) is vividly described in the exhibits at the North Lincoln County Historical Museum. Here you can learn about the town of

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Taft, established in 1906, the largest of the communities that eventually coalesced into what we now know as Lincoln City.

Its early logging, fish processing, and tourism industries are well-documented in the museum’s displays. Taft heated up as a tourist destination in the early 1920s and 1930s; the historic Craddock cottages, still standing along SW 51st St., were built to accommodate the new wave of auto travelers in 1931. It its heyday in the mid-1930s, the annual Redhead Roundup, a Taft celebration of carrot-tops including carnival rides, games, parades, and contests, attracted 25,000 visitors.

One of Taft’s most well-known businesses is Mo’s, home of the world-famous creamy clam chowder. This location has a fabulous waterfront view of the bay, where your meal-time entertainment could include kayakers, birds, seals, clammers,

kites, and sand castle builders. While the chowder is renowned here, the rest of the fish is top-notch as well. Try the fish tacos, hot crab melt, or the smoked salmon alfredo for a change of pace. For dessert, I’d suggest the peanut butter pie – it’s almost as famous as the chowder!

Other fantastic restaurant options abound in the neighborhood. Eleanor’s Undertow – a hard-to -miss pink building – has been serving up burgers, sandwiches, and ice cream for over 30 years. You can also get your salt water taffy fix here. Tiki’s at 51st might make you think your vacation shifted from the Pacific Northwest to the South Pacific, if the ahi wraps, mojitos, and talking parrot (really!) are any indication of location. Of course, since this is the Pacific Northwest, the coffee (Stumptown, from Portland) is also excellent. One of the most recent additions to the neighborhood is Flavor of India on SE Hwy 101. The only Indian restaurant in Lincoln County, this tiny storefront houses more flavor per square inch than might seem possible. Their $9.99 lunch buffet (11 am to 3 pm Wednesday to Monday; closed Tuesdays), consisting of a dozen varied dishes, is one of the best bargains around. The chef has a repetoire of more than 200 dishes, which he rotates through the buffet, so one visit won’t cut it – you’ll have to keep coming back. Recent favorites include the vegetable korma, fish curry,

Where to Stay There are lots of lodging options in the Taft neighborhood.

Here are some excellent choices.

Looking Glass Inn 861 SW 51st St. (800) 843-4940 www.lookingglass-inn.com Inn at Spanish Head 4009 SW Hwy 101 (800) 452-8217 www.spanishhead.com Dock of the Bay condos 1116 SW 51st St. (800) 800-7108 www.orshores.com

Water’s Edge condos 5201 Hwy 101 (541) 996-9200 www.oregonbeachvacations. com Historic Anchor Inn 4417 SW Hwy 101 (541) 996-3810 www.historicanchorinn.com

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and gajar halwa, a sweet, carrot-based dish. The restaurant also has a complete dinner menu.

Although you could spend all your time in Taft eating, there’s plenty to do to burn calories as well. The parking at SW 51st St. allows easy access to the beach on the edge of the bay as well as oceanfront beach. The bay beach is littered with massive piles of driftwood, making for easy fuel-gathering for evening bonfires and fairly comfortable seating. Seals are often hauled out on the sand spit across the bay (the Salishan Spit). This is a popular area for sand castle construction (try your hand at the annual sand castle contest here in August!) and kite flying.

If standing on the edge of the shore just doesn’t get you close enough to the bay, you can kayak in the bay on your own or join a guided tour run by the National Wildlife Refuge.

With all that sand around, perhaps it was inevitable that the Oregon coast would become a glass art mecca. Taft is particularly rich with glass art-related businesses. If you’d like to try your hand at blowing your very own glass float or paperweight, head to the Jennifer Sears Glass Art Studio, a city-owned facility contracting with the Lincoln City Glass Center as Artists in Residence. The artists that work here make and sell their own creations, both here and the nearby Volta Glass Gallery, and help visitors experience the process themselves. Slots fill up in the summer time, so be sure to call for a reservation.

There is more fun around every corner in Taft, so be sure to explore and find your own favorite spots.

When You Go Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge Both sides of Hwy 101 just south of Lincoln City www.fws.gov/oregoncoast/siletzbay/ Captain Dan’s Pirate Pastry Shop 5070 SE Hwy 101 www.piratepastry.com North Lincoln County Historical Museum 4907 SW Hwy 101 www.northlincolncountyhistoricalmuseum.org Mo’s 860 SW 51st St. www.moschowder.com Eleanor’s Undertow 869 SW 51st St. Tiki’s at 51st 1005 SW 51st St. www.facebook.com/tikis51st Flavor of India 4660 SW Hwy 101 starofindia.weebly.com Jennifer Sears Glass Art Studio 4821 SW Hwy 101 www.jennifersearsglassart.com Volta Gallery 4830 SE Inlet Ave. www.jennifersearsglassart.com

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Hone your cooking skills at the Lincoln City Culinary Center

by Nancy Steinberg · Photos, Jo-Hanna Wienert I spent most of a beautiful Saturday in January tied to the kitchen peeling potatoes, breaking eggs, and chopping vegetables … and absolutely loved every minute of it. I was one of twelve students enrolled in a three-hour cooking class at the Lincoln City Culinary Center, a city-run facility that offers hands-on cooking classes, demonstrations, and a suite of cookoffs throughout the year. A day spent in their beautiful facility overlooking the beach learning a delicious new skill and then eating my creations was my idea of heaven.

The class I took was focused on pasta-making, but the center offers a wide range of classes, from dumplings to Asian food, grilling to baking, New Orleans cuisine to cioppino. About two-thirds of the participants in the center’s offerings are from out of town.

No experience is necessary to come and learn in the kitchen, and everything from ingredients to knives to aprons is provided. The classes focus on seasonal foods, and they use local and organic products whenever possible.

I was a first-timer, as were almost all of the students in the pasta class. They included couples, mother-daughter teams, and friends who had signed up together. Eric had the letters G, O, O, D tattooed on the knuckles of one hand and E, V, I, L on the other. Jamie was from just down the road in Newport, and had given the class to her mom as a Christmas gift for them to do together. Gretchen spends half the year in Lincoln City and

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the other half in Orange County, CA. They were all brimming with enthusiasm and a good deal of experience in their own kitchens, although beginners are more than welcome here.

We all arrived a few minutes early, and were treated to coffee, fruit, and coffee cake in the expansive dining room of the center on the fourth floor of the Lincoln City City Hall building overlooking the beach. Culinary Center Executive Chef Sharon Wiest and guest chef Pati D’Eliseo, proprietor of A Posto Personal Chef Services, introduced the menu and procedures for the day.

Wiest immediately put us all at ease.

“One of my favorite phrases is, ‘it’ll be fine!’” she began. “If we cut something wrong, it’ll be fine! If we measure something wrong, it’ll be fine! I want you to focus more on the techniques than exact measurements.”

With that, we all headed back to the gleaming, well-equipped industrial kitchen. After a basic pasta dough-making demonstration, we broke into two groups, each of which was focused on a different main dish. My group began by making a buckwheat pasta dough, which was to be made into wide noodles for the hearty, casserole-like pizzocherrie with cabbage and potatoes. “This dish is from way north in the Alps,” D’Eliseo explained. “If you were in the Alps skiing and you were tired and hungry, this is what you’d have – it’s very filling.”

We hand-mixed the dough, bringing me back to my playdough days. While the dough sat, we all took on tasks for the

preparation of the potato and cabbage pieces of the pasta dish.

One pair of students worked on the chocolate ravioli that would serve as the dessert course for our meal. Others began cutting up fennel and blood oranges for salad.

After we had all had a chance to use the pasta maker and hand-cut the buckwheat noodles, we traded jobs with some of the other half of the class. I got to do a little of everything: putting the dough through the pasta maker, cutting noodles, rolling garganelli (gorgeous tube-shaped noodles perfect for holding the chunky Bolognese-like white sauce from central Italy we made to accompany them), peeling and chopping potatoes.

Throughout, the instructors offered tips, oversaw techniques, and provided background and running commentary. “Pasta shapes are matched to the kind of sauce,” D’Eliseo explained at one point. “With these tubes, you want a chunky sauce so you

get a wonderful surprise when you bite down.”

I learned to chiffonade herb leaves. I learned a cool new way to chop onions. I learned how to fill ravioli. Sharon and Pati were patient, encouraging, and really, really funny. My fellow students were delightful and enthusiastic, and ready to help each other out. The ingredients we used were fresh and highquality.

And the finished product … oh my. When all was done and we had cleaned up our work benches, we took off our aprons and grabbed a glass of wine. We served ourselves the dishes we had prepared: fennel and orange salad, garganelli bianco (the hand-rolled pasta with white sauce), pizzoccherie (buckwheat pasta with cabbage and potatoes), and chocolate ravioli with chocolate port sauce and marionberry coulis. No one ate better than we did that afternoon. We even got to bring the leftovers home (make sure to bring Tupperware if you take a class there!).

The center offers hands-on classes such as this two or three times a month, usually with a limit of twelve students, sometimes fewer depending on the type of cooking to be done, for $55. They also offer demonstrations for as little as $20, which include a meal of whatever is being demoed that day.

Every spring they conduct a three-day Italian cooking class, and four times a year they sponsor cook-offs. The cook-offs are very popular: local chefs and restaurants enter their best chowder, fish tacos, jambalaya, or wild mushroom recipes, and submit them to professional judges. A people’s choice winner is also chosen by those that come through. During spring break week they offer a pizza-making class for kids. Groups can arrange custom classes as well, the perfect activity for a teambuilding meeting or family reunion.

I feel confident that I can recreate the dishes I made there at home (recipes for all dishes were provided), but more important, I gained the confidence to try a whole new kind of cooking now that I understand the techniques involved. I’d invite you to dinner, but a better idea is for you to sign up for a class yourself – you’ll never regret it.

Lincoln City Culinary Center 801 SW Hwy 101 (541) 557-1125 www.oregoncoast.org/culinary/

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Devils Lake offers a retreat from city life

by Nancy Steinberg · Photos, Jo-Hanna Wienert There is no fire and brimstone at Lincoln City’s Devils Lake, but it is certainly often warmer there in the summer than it is on the beach. That’s only one of the many reasons to head to the lake, the freshwater gem in a saltwater landscape.

This 680-acre lake is the source of the D River, billed as the World’s Shortest, which empties into the Pacific at the popular D River Wayside. The lake extends north and east of the wayside on the east side of Hwy 101, and is ringed by parks, a camp ground, lovely homes, and winding roads.

Day-use Parks A great introduction to the lake is offered by the range of dayuse parks along its shores. Regatta Grounds Park is a popular spot, especially for families who come to climb and swing at one of the best playgrounds on the coast. Sandcastle Playground’s wooden play structure is an Escher-like maze of ramps, turrets, and staircases that lends itself to epic games of chase, makebelieve, and hide-and-seek. The park also includes a boat ramp, docks for fishing, and a small swimming beach. A nature trail begins in the parking lot, wending its way through the woods along the lake shore.

The East Devils Lake Recreation Area includes a boat ramp, fishing pier, restrooms, and picnic tables in a grassy setting. Adorable Sand Point Park on the west side of the lake provides a small swimming beach and a picnic area, as well as restrooms. There are also three city open spaces that provide beautiful hiking trails of various lengths: Friends of Wildwood Trail (33 acres, including a one-mile trail) provides views of the lake from its natural-surface trail. Spring Lake (2.5 miles of trails on 25 acres) includes a stand of old-growth forest, and is a good place for bird-watching. Hostetler Park is one of Lincoln

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City’s best-kept secrets. A tiny pocket park with boat launch on the east side of Hwy 101, it is also the terminus for a beautiful boardwalk traversing a wetland area and birders’ paradise. The other end of the boardwalk is at the Devils Lake Campground, described below.

Camping Just minutes from the outlet mall, casino, and great restaurants of Lincoln City is the Devils Lake Campground, part of the Devils Lake State Recreation Area. The campground’s 97 sites include some full-hookup sites and ten yurts, one of which is pet-friendly (reserve early!). The campground’s sites are fairly wooded, and include fire rings and picnic tables; bathrooms include flush toilets and hot showers. There are also 12 moorage slips for boats (although no launch sites) and a hiker/ biker camp. Ranger-led talks and slide shows are given at the campground’s amphitheater, which doubles as a grassy play and picnic area when there are no programs scheduled.

Other options for camping near Devils Lake include Devils Lake RV Park and Lincoln City KOA. Boating There are lots of ways to leave the shoreline behind on a boat with or without a motor. If you have your own boat, a number of launch sites have already been mentioned. All manner of watercraft can be rented at Blue Heron Landing, including paddleboats, kayaks, canoes, motor boats, and wave runners.

While you’re there, make sure to buy a small cup of fish chow and feed the immense grass carp that gather near the docks.

The state park offers guided kayak tours in the summer months (call 541-994-2002 for information), and Kayak Tillamook (kayaktillamook.com) also offers guided paddles on

the lake.

If all of these boats are too slow for you, you can live vicariously through watching the annual Rockey Stone Memorial Kilos, speedboat races in which boats exceed speeds of 100 mph. The races are held in October, and spectators are welcome – Sand Point Park is a good viewing spot.

Fishing Those fat grass carp might look like an easy catch, but you aren’t allowed to keep them – they were introduced to the lake as a biological control on rampant weed growth. But don’t worry – there are lots of other targets for anglers, including rainbow trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch, catfish, black crappie, and bluegill. The native cutthroat trout in the lake are catchand-release only!

The list of things to do at and around Devils Lake is long indeed. For more ideas, see the recreation guide published by the Devils Lake Water Improvement District, at www.dlwid.org/ Communications/Recreation_Brochure.pdf.

About that Name …

How did such an idyllic place get such a frightening name?

According to the Preservation Association of Devils Lake (www. devilslakeor.us), it comes from a Siletz Indian legend. Their web site recounts: …A certain chief Fleetfoot despaired of winning the heart of the maiden he had chosen. In order to impress his young love, he dispatched his braves in the canoes out on the calm waters of the lake. Yet tragedy was awaiting the braves. As the moonlight shone down upon the serene lake, legend says, the waters began to churn and bubble. Giant tentacles emerged from the chaotic waters and wrapped around the startled braves and their canoes pulling them down into the murky depths. … In order to pacify the great devil so the Indians could resume their peaceful existence on the lake, the legend says, the Indians held great feasts and rituals on the shores of the lake. … The hunger of the spirit that inhabits the lake has long since been appeased, but the legend itself grows with each retelling and the mystery behind the lake’s name remains unsolved. Today, the legend maintains, that those who cross the waters in the moonlit chill of night will still feel a tingle of fear as they cross the center of the lake.

When You Go Regatta Grounds Park NE 14th St. East Devils Lake Recreation Area 205 East Devils Lake Road Devils Lake Campground: 1452 NE 6th Dr. www.oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_ parkPage&parkId=155 Sand Point Park East Devils Lake Road Friends of Wildwood Trail West Devils Lake Road north of NE 22nd St. Spring Lake Trail NE 14th St. Hostetler Park (Also called D River City Park) NE 1st St. Devils Lake RV Park 4041 NE West Devils Lake Rd. www.devilslakervpark.com Lincoln City KOA 5298 NE Park Lane koa.com/campgrounds/lincoln-city/ Blue Heron Landing 4006 West Devils Lake Rd. www.blueheronlanding.net Kayak Tillamook kayaktillamook.com Rockey Stone Memorial Kilos www.apba.org/races/rockey-stone-memorial-kilos-2717

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Chinook Winds Casino Resort thriving in Lincoln City

By Dennis Anstine · Photo, Jo-Hanna Wienert

From the humble beginnings in 1995 of a small casino in “The Tent,” today’s Chinook Winds Casino Resort in northwest Lincoln City has become the county’s largest employer and a destination like no other on the Oregon Coast.

Chinook Winds, owned by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon, had 250 slots machines and 12 card tables when it opened under a large tent in May 1995 on property overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Today, the 157,000-square-foot casino is a Las Vegas-style facility that never closes its doors and features more than 1,100 slot machines, some 30 table and poker games and a 1,000-square-foot bingo hall. It is one of nine tribal casinos in Oregon.

On the second floor, the 37,000-square-foot Convention Center is used for many events, including mixed martial arts, amateur boxing, pool tournaments, art shows, fundraisers and reunions. The casino’s Concerts by the Sea showroom also offers several entertainers each month.

The casino’s décor incorporates many symbols and traditions of the Siletz Tribe, including the indoor waterfall that flows into a pond designed to resemble Euchre Creek, and important cultural site to the tribe. The foundation of the waterfall includes a huge boulder from the tribal land.

For families visiting the casino, there is a “Play Palace” that offers a supervised activity center and the Games Galore Arcade, which has some 80 games for teens.

The resort also offers three full-service dining options, including the Chinook Seafood Grill, the Rogue River Steakhouse and the Siletz Bay Buffet.

The 2004 purchase of the neighboring Shilo Inn made the

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sprawling property a destination resort offering 227 rooms and many amenities, including a Jacuzzi, steam room, indoor heated swimming pool and workout facility, 7,500-square-feet of meeting space, Wi-Fi and a complimentary shuttle to the casino, which is located adjacent to the hotel.

The resort also provides a nearby home for RVs at the 51-space Logan Road RV Park.

Since 2005, the Chinook Winds Golf Resort offers a challenging 18-hole course and an indoor driving range.

Chinook Winds hosts many charitable events and partners with many local organizations to help promote the area to build up tourism.

It makes monetary contributions to various nonprofit organizations and also provides assistance through in-kind services, technical support and team member volunteers throughout the community, including the Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital Foundation, Newport and Lincoln City Youth Athletics and Lincoln County schools.

The Siletz Tribe also is a major contributor to the Siletz community, Lincoln County and the state of Oregon through employment, monetary donations and by purchasing from local vendors. The tribe has distributed more than $8 million through the Siletz Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund and other tribal resources. Chinook Winds has donated more than $2 million in cash and fundraising items since it opened in 1995.

The revenue generated by Chinook Winds goes directly to the Siletz Tribe after all operating expenses are paid.

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Where movies still matter

by Nancy Steinberg · Photos, Jo-Hanna Wienert Sure, you can always rent a movie. Pop in a Blu-ray or stream something from Netflix, sit in your own living room, even make some microwave popcorn. But there’s nothing like going to the movies in the theater. The big screen, the high-definition projection, the surround-sound, the fragrance and crunch of movie theater popcorn – none can be truly replicated at home. And the absolute primo movie experience is to go to a movie at Lincoln City’s Bijou Theater, an old-fashioned yet cutting edge cinema, the self-proclaimed place “where movies still matter.”

The marqeed building that houses the Bijou in the Oceanlake district of Lincoln City was originally built as the Lakeside Theater in 1937. It has operated more or less continuously as a theater since then, its silver screen graced by generations of Hollywood stars. Renamed the Bijou in 1980, it was purchased in 1996 by Keith and Betsy Altomare, the current owners, who have ensured its legacy as not just a source of entertainment but a community resource.

Keith and Betsy were seeking a way out of the fast-track lives they lived in L.A. He was a VP with Rhino Records and she worked for Hits magazine when the Rodney King riots and the 1994 earthquake convinced them they needed to find a new place to raise their young daughter, Molly. They decided on the idea of opening a business together, but weren’t sure at first

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what kind.

“Keith said, ‘How about a cheese shop?’” Betsy recalls.

Luckily for Lincoln City and all of the county, Betsy had a better idea: how about a movie theater? They both loved the movies, but had zero experience with operating a theater. No matter, they knew they’d figure it out. “I’m good with people, and Keith is a salesman by trade,” Betsy explains. After considering a couple of theaters in Illinois and California, they found the lovely Bijou, situated in the equally lovely Lincoln City. The owner of the theater walked them through the procedures of booking and projecting films at the single-screen theater, and the Altomares took the keys to the joint.

The decision about which films to show was an easy one. “Our goal is to play movies that we want to see,” Betsy says, simply. That formula results in a mixture of big Hollywood movies, which tend to pay the bills, and smaller indie films, a balance of styles and genres. The first change they made was to increase the number of shows at the theater from one per day to three on weekends and two on weekdays. Betsy is often on hand to introduce the films herself.

A more exciting and transformational change came just recently. In 2011, Hollywood basically announced that soon they would only be sending films to theaters in digital

format. Theaters, like the Bijou, still using 35-mm projection technology would be unable to show movies and could be put out of business. The new equipment would cost approximately $50,000. The Bijou undertook a Kickstarter campaign in November of 2012 (Kickstarter is a web site where individuals and groups can appeal to the internet at large for funding for creative projects), and in short order raised more than their $40,000 goal. The rest of the funding was donated by patrons simply walking through the doors of the cinema. “I had no idea if people would come forward and support us,” Betsy reflects, but they did. The Bijou now has a digital projector with 3D capabilities and a new silver screen, thanks to the campaign’s many generous supporters.

In addition to the show of the week, the Bijou screens older films every Saturday at 11:00 am for just $2. This showing is a grab-bag: sometimes it’s an older and unknown film that intrigues Betsy or Keith, sometimes it’s a family favorite like “The Princess Bride” or “The Wizard of Oz,” and sometimes it’s a special event or screening that raises funds for an outside group.

The theater’s ticket prices are lower than the nearby multiplex, and the atmosphere is cooler, too, in that oldfashioned, dark-paneled, red-carpeted movie theater way. They have a full concession stand (considerably cheaper than the multiplex!) which features what Betsy (and Governor Kitzhaber, in a framed letter in the lobby) certifies is the best popcorn on the coast. While you’re there you can browse the small gift shop of movie posters and other memorabilia.

The theater can be rented out for events, as long as you’re willing to work around the regular show schedule; they’ve hosted one wedding and a marriage proposal (the groom-tobe wanted to screen “Harold and Maude” for his beloved, and apparently she liked it and said yes), and are open to many other kinds of events.

Rainy day or not, why not head to the Bijou and go to the movies? Don’t forget to buy a large popcorn.

Dinner and a Movie Why not make your night at the movies complete with dinner before the show? Here are a few excellent restaurant choices nearby the Bijou.

Maxwell’s at the Coast Steak, seafood, pasta, and a full-service lounge are the highlights here, along with karaoke. Friday nights are prime rib nights, and Sundays are all about the chef’s special Tennessee barbecued ribs.

1643 NW Hwy 101 maxwellslincolncity.com Jasmine Thai Jasmine Thai offers a wide range of Thai specialties, including noodle and curry dishes, stir fries, and soups.

One favorite is the Thai barbecue, especially the BBQ Combo, served all day, which includes BBQ chicken, BBQ pork spare ribs, grilled beef and fried rice.

1437 Hwy 101 www.thaibeer.org/lincolncity.html Blackfish Café Fresh, local, seasonal ingredients are the focus here at the Blackfish Café, all prepared by award-winning chef Rob Pounding. The menu is diverse and delicious, including selections from simple but perfectly executed (fish and chips, Blackfish burger) to elegant and, well, also perfectly executed (Saigon Jumbo Prawn and Noodle Salad, Grilled Cumin and Coriander Rubbed Pork Brisket).

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Drift Creek offers more than just a waterfall

By Dennis Anstine · Photos, Jo-Hanna Wienert If you want a break from the beach, there’s a great half-day excursion into a heavy-canopied forest sprinkled with 50-yearold regrowth evergreen trees that’s no more than a half-hour’s drive southeast of Lincoln City.

And if that’s not exciting enough, consider that the trail features a spectacular 240-foot-long suspension bridge that looms over a 75-foot-long waterfall plummeting into picturesque Drift Creek.

This outing may end at the foot of the bridge for those who suffer from acrophobia, but if not, then enjoy the slight swaying of this safe (with chest-high safety railings), well-built (in 1997) bridge that offers a stunning view of the waterfall.

The roar of the falls can be heard a few hundred yards away, but the suspension bridge appears out of nowhere as you crest a small knoll. It’s spectacular as it hangs from cables (cemented into opposing bluffs and capable of holding more than 150,000 pounds) spanning the 100-foot-deep Drift Creek Canyon.

The falls created a natural pool until August 2010, when a mammoth boulder interrupted the bucolic scene by falling several hundred feet into the creek, landing directly below the waterfall and making the view even more dynamic.

The trail continues about 400 yards down from the bridge to the base of the falls, and provides easy access to the creek for those who want to enjoy the cold water.

The hike is enjoyable as it winds through thick growths of sword fern, huckleberries, trilliums and a heavy canopy of vine maples, red alders and second-growth Douglas fir, hemlock and Western red cedar trees.

It’s a favorite for families, even those with small children, especially during the summer months. It’s open year-round, and is less congested and perhaps even more beautiful during spring and fall.

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When You Go Drift Creek Falls, Siuslaw National Forest Open all year Directions: Off Highway 101 south of Lincoln City (north of Salishan), turn east on Drift Creek Road, then after ¼ mile go right on South Drift Creek Road, then left on FS Road 17 for about 10 miles to trailhead parking lot. (Also accessible from Highway 18).

Length: Three miles round trip, with an elevation drop of about 400 feet on first leg.

Difficulty: Easy-to-moderate, kid friendly and popular with families.

Facilities: Vault toilet at trailhead with a picnic table at the suspension bridge.

Fee: $5 day use, or season/lifetime forest pass.

More details: www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw or 503-392-3161.

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A peaceful oasis for all seasons

by Nancy Steinberg · Photos, Nancy Chase You don’t have to be a gardener to enjoy a visit to Connie Hansen Garden, tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood to the west of Hwy 101, but non-gardeners will almost certainly be motived to start digging in the dirt once they’ve visited. An endless source of wonder and inspiration, the garden is an incredible hidden gem and worth a visit at any time of year.

Connie Hansen herself was, by all accounts, a remarkable woman with boundless energy and creativity. She purchased her cottage on 33rd Street four blocks from the ocean in 1973, and transformed its one-acre lot over 20 years into a garden sanctuary of local and regional renown. Sunset Magazine, the

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Oregonian, and Fine Gardening Magazine all published spreads on her amazing garden. She was partial to rhododendrons, azaleas, beardless irises, and candelabra varieties of primroses, all of which flourish in the highly acidic, even boggy soil that characterizes the area. To this day, the garden also maintains a focus on native species.

When Hansen’s health started to fail, she first sold the property to a friend, who could not maintain it appropriately. A group of Hansen’s other friends got together and secured grant funding to purchase the property in 1994. The same year, they founded the non-profit Connie Hansen Garden Conservancy.

Now Connie’s garden is preserved in perpetuity as a public treasure.

Today, the acre and a quarter (the lot has been added to within the last few years) is maintained solely by volunteers whose loving care for the property is evident even in the grey of winter. They weed. They prune. They mulch. They plant. They keep Connie’s vision alive, and absolutely love to share it with visitors.

I toured the garden on a gorgeous winter day with Janet Anderson, the Conservancy board’s Vice President and an active volunteer. One of the first stops on the tour was a new feature of the property, a dwarf conifer garden containing a wide range of small evergreens. Another highlight that is just as magnificent in winter as any other season is an extensive heather garden, with one variety running into the next like a watercolor painting. We wandered the grassy and gravel paths that meander throughout the property as Anderson pointed out some of the signature candelabra primulas, spectacular stewartia trees with mottled bark, all the more visible because of the lack of foliage, evergreen hellebores, and many plants in various stages of overwintering. “This is the time that gardeners

hold their breath,” she commented. “But there’s something happening all the time here.”

The primroses bloom early, some coming up as early as January. March is when the candelabra primulas bloom. May and June are peak rhodie time, when the garden bursts with the riot of color of the towering rhododendrons, some as much as 40 years old. In June and July it’s the irises’ turn to shine.

A natural creek wends its way throughout the garden, crossed by sweet bridges and creating damp areas where water-loving species thrive. A bench surrounded by a rock wall offers a lovely spot from which to contemplate the beauty, and another bench is planned from another vantage point in the garden, which does seem like a wholly different place depending on your viewing location.

Deer and birds are frequent visitors to the garden, and Anderson even points out where deer tend to bed down in the garden’s plots. She has a remarkably sanguine attitude about the deer, which seem to be the bane of many a gardener’s existence. “They don’t do too much damage,” she said, good naturedly, “We have to coexist with them.”

The garden holds plant sales three times a year (see sidebar), offering cuttings and splits of plants from the garden itself.

“One of our main focuses in education,” Anderson explained.

“We want to educate people about what will grow well in their own local gardens, with a focus on low-maintenance, noninvasive species.”

To support this educational mission, the garden sponsors a variety of programs throughout the year on horticultural topics; instructors typically come for among the ranks of the local Master Gardeners, commercial businesses, and the Soil & Water Conservation District. The Conservancy plans to ramp up the number and range of these programs in the coming year.

The house and grounds are available to rent for small events (up to 40 people), and a full kitchen is available in the house.

In addition, the cottage houses an extensive horticultural library from which Conservancy members and volunteers can borrow volumes. It is otherwise open to the public as a reference library. A small gift shop is also open on site during limited hours.

The garden is open daily, dawn to dusk. The house is open

and hosted on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10 am to 2 pm.

Guided tours are available by prior arrangement.

Of course, the garden is always changing, season to season and year to year, so make sure to plan to come back to get the full picture of the richness of this little paradise just off the beaten track.

Connie Hansen Garden 1931 NW 33rd Street, Lincoln City (541) 994-6338 www.conniehansengarden.com

The Legacy Continues: Plant sales at Connie Hansen Garden If you’d like a small piece of the Connie Hansen legacy to grow in your garden, come to one of the conservancy’s plant sales, where cuttings, splits, and starts from garden plants are sold to the public. For 2014, the plant sales will be: April 19th: Spring Plant Sale July 26th: Orphan Plant Sale with super bargains September 20th: Fall Plant Sale

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Oregon Coast Pride Weekend is eccentric, fabulous fun

by Nancy Steinberg · Photo, Courtesy of Oregon Coast Pride Every year the Oregon Coast’s LGBT community caps off the summer season with the year’s most over-the-top party at Chinook Winds Casino. You don’t have to be gay or transgendered to enjoy Oregon Coast Pride Weekend, to be celebrated this year September 5-7. Just bring your sense of humor and your dancing shoes, and be ready to have fun.

Brian Bardfield-Pick, Marketing Coordinator for the festival, explained, “We’re trying to bring the entire community together: gay, straight, families, kids. We want everyone to have a good time in a friendly and safe environment.”

The event will include comedy, music, dancing, drag shows, bingo, motorcycles, slot machines, and much more, a non-stop extravaganza of entertainment.

The only pride event on the Oregon Coast, Oregon Coast Pride Weekend evolved out of what used to be the city-run Iris Pride Festival. This will be the seventh year of the celebration, and the third at the casino, a terrific venue that can house almost all of the diverse events of the weekend in one place.

The weekend will kick off on Friday the 5th with a “Meet and Greet” with the Oregon Coast Pride Board of Directors and volunteers from 6 pm to 7 pm. Attendees can also visit the new “quiet area,” a place for more serious reflection about the issues facing the LGBT community, which will include a display of a few panels of the AIDS quilt. Bardfield-Pick stressed the educational function of the weekend: “The weekend is tons of fun, but it’s also about education and awareness” of the issues facing the LGBT community, he said.

The festival’s vendors will be set up and ready for business at this time as well. Statuesque Portland-based burlesque dancer Isaiah Tillman will be on hand to meet adoring fans prior to performing. At 7 pm, the drag shows begin, running until 11:00 pm. Suggested donation for the night is $5, “But no one will be turned away for lack of funds,” Bardfield-Pick stated (and those

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over 21 will get their money back in $5 of free slot machine play!).

Saturday’s events will kick off with the annual Dykes on Bikes & Allies procession down Hwy 101 at 8 am. As many as 50 motorcycles and other vehicles have participated in the past.

“It’s our version of a parade,” Bardfield-Pick said.

Drag queen and king shows will be on stage at the casino throughout the day, emceed by local Pride board members and special guests, including the fabulous local favorite Raina Bow and Salem drag queen FabuLanzaa. Lesbian comedian Mimi Gonzalez will be back by popular demand with her stand-up show. There will be a kids’ area with fun activities set up for the younger set. Food and cocktails will about throughout the day in an alcohol garden. Save some energy for Saturday night’s dance party, which will keep you moving until midnight (the dance party is an over-21 event). Admission for all of Saturday’s events is $10, and once again, those over 21 will get $5 in free slots play at the casino.

If you can drag (get it?) yourself out of bed by 7 am Sunday, make sure to hit the beach for a new event: a glass float treasure hunt. Bardfield-Pick said, “David [his partner] will be Oregon Coast Pride’s Float Fairy,” stashing the glass treasures on the beach for participants to find.

Then at 10 am on Sunday, the popular Flamingo Bingo kicks off. This crazy bingo game is only distantly related to the version that blue-haired ladies play on their weekly night out. For one thing, participants’ hair color will likely not be limited to blue.

For another, prizes will range from hotel stays to restaurant meals to golf packages. Buy in is with a $10 donation, and $5 per additional bingo card.

The schedule is still evolving, and more fabulous fun is sure to be added to the agenda. Make sure to check www. oregoncoastpride.com for the most up-to-date schedule.

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Where arts and culture thrive

by Niki Price · Photos, Dean Ingram

Architecturally speaking, the Lincoln City Cultural Center is defined by its peaks. The 85-year-old brick building has three roofs with extreme slopes, and other angular details over doors and windows. This design was no doubt chosen, back in the hardscrabble 1930s, because it offered practical protection from rain, wind and moss. Today, amidst a neighborhood of more recent design, the center’s peaks really stand out.

What better place for a non-profit group to make a pointed effort to bring more arts and culture to Lincoln City? That’s certainly the view of the Lincoln City Cultural Center, which has occupied this space since 2006. With help from the city government, generous donors and many dedicated volunteers, the LCCC transformed the old Delake School building into a center for performing arts, visual arts and cultural community.

To find it, head north from the D River Wayside and look for the peaks. Then, take a peek inside this community gem.

Info Center & Gift Shop Most tours of the facility begin with a stop at the Lincoln City Visitor Information Center, on the center’s upper level. The official tourist information outlet for the city, it offers maps, brochures and visitors guides, for Lincoln County, the Oregon Coast and other destinations throughout the Northwest. Your guides are mostly volunteers, full-time residents who offer a wealth of information about local attractions and activities.

They’ll even treat you to a complimentary cup of Cape Foulweather Coffee, or a nice hot mug of tea.

If you’ve been lucky enough to find a colorful glass float on a Lincoln City beach, as part of the city’s off-season Finders Keepers campaign, bring it with you. The info center volunteers can take a photo of your giant grin, register your prize and

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provide information on the glass artist who made it.

The information center shares space with the LCCC Members Gift Shop, which offers locally-made souvenirs like photo cards, jewelry, painted glass, framed art, tea towels and float stands. A portion of every sale goes toward the upkeep of the center.

(lincolncityfarmersmarket.org). During the high season, May through October, the market offers 30 to 60 vendors outdoors on the center’s front lawn. November through April, the vendors set up shop indoors, selling a smaller selection of baked goods, plants, textiles, jewelry and more.

P.J. Chessman Gallery The next stop on the tour is the Chessman Gallery. It’s named for the late P.J. Chessman, who in 1992 helped to found the non-profit group that would later become the Lincoln City Cultural Center. She worked for more than a decade to establish a home for arts and culture in her beloved Lincoln City. Her efforts came to fruition in 2006, when the Lincoln City Urban Renewal Agency purchased the Delake School building from the local school district, and leased it to her non-profit.

One of the first classrooms to be renovated was the art gallery, complete with black ceiling and adjustable track lighting, which now bears Chessman’s name. Managed by gallery director Krista Eddy and guided by a jury of local art lovers, the space presents 10 to 12 exhibits every year.

Receptions, complete with wine and nibbles, are offered on the second Friday of the month at 5 pm.

The spring schedule includes a multi-media group show called “Ab Intra” (March 14-April 9); the “Bird Show” with painter Even Peterson, woodcarver Andy Anderson and nestmaker Karen White (April 11-May 5); and the Maude Wanker Retrospective (May 9-June 9).

Kickin’ it “old school” In keeping with the building’s historical use as a school, the LCCC also offers a variety of workshops and classes. The dance studio hosts Latin-inspired Zumba With Tina (facebook.com/ tinamarshallzumba) and the all-ages offerings of Ballet & Dance of Lincoln City (facebook.com/balletanddanceoflincolncity).

The dance studio is also home to weekly classes in qigong, a traditional Chinese form of focused movement, as well as belly dancing, meditation and gentle yoga.

Downstairs, in the Clay Studio of Lincoln City, Ben and Caroline Brooks have launched their own schedule of open studio nights and guided adult ceramics workshops (http:// www.lincolncity-culturalcenter.org/classes/clay-classes).

Across the hall, in the Textiles Workshop, volunteers Lyle and Arlene Gowing teach spinning, weaving and other skills by appointment.

The LCCC is also home to The Learning Feast, a festival of short-term workshops held every April. This year’s buffet, open April 3-18, includes courses in everything from digital photography and couples massage to shell printing and sketchbook journaling.

Produce and performances Your interest may be piqued by the building’s largest peak, above the auditorium. The LCCC spent nearly $100,000 to renovate this church-like space, which used to serve as the school gymnasium. Now, it’s lined with wood and acoustic panels, and has been outfitted with theatrical lighting and sound to create a warm and inviting performance space.

Touring acts from around the Northwest, and the country, now play in Lincoln City. There’s a show on nearly every weekend – for a full schedule, check the LCCC website (see below).

The center is also home to the Lincoln City Farmers & Crafters Market, offered every Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm

Lincoln City Cultural Center 540 NE Hwy. 101 at the corner of N. 6th St. and Hwy. 101 (541) 994-9994 www.lincolncity-culturalcenter.org and on Facebook The Lincoln City Visitor Information Center, the gift shop and the Chessman Gallery are open from 10 am to 4 pm every day except Tuesday. Other areas are open for special events, and by appointment.

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Find your inner kid at the Community Center!

By Rick Beasley · Photo, Courtesy LCCC

When you’re putting together your list of “Must-See, MustDo” attractions, the Lincoln City Community Center should be at the top!

In a town surrounded by water, this is the only place you won’t need a wetsuit to fully enjoy yourself. The world-class 25m. swimming pool features a 56-ft.waterslide with a 360-degree loop, a 14-ft. water slide, a rope swing, water basketball and one- and three-meter diving boards. A 3-1/2 ft. wading pool with a giant pelican that erupts with a blast of water turns out to be perfect for babies, toddlers and their parents. Lifeguards are always on duty.

More fun awaits at the 24-ft. rock-climbing wall, which provides a challenging test of power and skill under the supervision of an instructor who operates the fail-safe automatic belay. Here, size matters — the minimum body weight for climbing is 35 pounds, and climbers must be at least 44-inches tall.

For a good workout, the Community Center offers fullyequipped weight and cardio rooms, an indoor walking/running track and a full-size gymnasium perfect for pickup games. A12person spa is the right complement to sore muscles after your workout.

Drop-in prices for all the fun you can handle start at $3.50 for kids 17 and under, $5 for resident adults and $6.50 for non-residents. The Community Center is open seven days, from 5 a.m.- 9 p.m. Mon-Fri., Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The Community Center is located at 2150 N.E. Oar Place, just one block east from Hwy./ 101 and N.E. 22nd St. For more information, call 541-994-2131.

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Lincoln City surf isn’t for faint of heart

By Dennis Anstine · Photos, Jo-Hanna Wienert It’s unlikely that Lincoln City will be known anytime soon as Oregon’s “Surf City,” but with a world-renowned “big wave” contest and a 7.5-mile stretch of open ocean such a handle wouldn’t be a misnomer.

Surfing the Oregon coast between South Beach and Pacific City has gained in popularity in recent years among residents and inland visitors who cross the Coast Range in search of a wild ride or two.

There’s also the attraction of the Nelscott Reef, which during winter months can often create spectacular waves with faces as high as 35 to 50 feet and has become a regular venue for the Big Wave World Tour.

But there’s nothing romantic about Lincoln City’s lengthy stretch of beach – running north from the opening of Siletz Bay to Cascade Head – for about two dozen dedicated local surfers who regularly brave the wind, cold and unpredictable nature of

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open water.

“It can be good, outstanding even, but its fickle, always changing because of the strong wind,” said Tim Henton, owner of the Oregon Surf Shop and a 17-year surfing veteran of the area. “Lincoln City proper is all unprotected beach base with a deep offshore topography and lots or reefs and rocks out there. So experience really counts.”

Stormy weather in January and February will cause locals who surf year-round to seek more protected areas, such as nearby Otter Rock or drive the California coast to surf favorites such as Santa Cruz or Carpinteria’s Rincon Point.

Henton, who moved to Lincoln City from Eugene in his 20s, is reluctant to divulge some of his favorite spots, but he admits that his shop on Southwest Highway 101 is only a few blocks from some of the best.

Mattie Starr, who works for Henton and also grew up in the

Eugene area, has been surfing in the area 13 of his 25 years.

He said there’s not much of a “competitive scene” in the area, but he’d like to “do some open contests at different spots around town” during the summer and fall.

“There’s a tight-knit group here but not a lot of people so it’s fun because it’s not crowded,” Starr said. “There are people coming in to rent and buy wet suits, but they use them for a lot of reasons.”

Henson’s store, which also offers an extensive outdoor clothing line, is one of three surf shops in Lincoln City.

“There is an overabundance because year-round there’s only a need for one surf shop,” Henson said. “We are doing more rentals, but selling on online really keeps us going. That and clothing and accessory items that people like. And we sell a lot of wet suits.”

He admits, however, that owning a surf shop is a dream because it keeps him close to what has become more than a hobby. Plus, there’s always the thrill of riding the big waves that break out of the Nelscott Reef, which sits about a half-mile off the coast in the Nelscott neighborhood.

The eighth running of the annual competition (24 entrants) was the second straight time that the surfers had paddled out to the waves after using jet skis to tow them out during the first six events. Several local surfers have competed in recent years, but not Henton, who has ridden the big wave numerous times over the years.

“I wouldn’t say I’m a ‘big wave’ surfer but I love it,” he said.

“You never do it without a spike in your heart beat. The first time I did it I took a shot on the head. It’s wild because it doesn’t have a consolidated peak and sometimes you can travel on it for the length of a football field.

“What’s special about it is that it’s so fast,” he added. “I’ve done the North Shore (in Hawaii) and other big waves, but the fastest I’ve ever gone on water is right here. And each ride is a little different than the one before. It’s amazing.”

Henton prefers being towed out because it’s safer than paddling, easier and allows him to surf with a smaller board, which gives him more speed and maneuverability.

“Hey, I’m 41 and have three kids and an interest in coming home in one piece,” he said. “Also, being towed you can wear a jacket, which is a pretty safe way to do big waves.”

Towing to a big wave may not be cool in some surfing circles,

he said, but it works for him “because I’m still hanging out, just having fun.”

To reach the Nelscott Reef parking lot (No. 46), turn left at SW 12th St. and follow the winding road to the road end. ( Oregon surf Shop is located at 3001 SW Hwy 101, 541-9963957. Others include: Lincoln City Surf, 4792 SE Hwy 101, 541-996-7433; Safari Town Surf, 3026 NE Hwy 101, 541-9966335).

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Expect delays!

When 10,000 people show up to swell the population of Lincoln City to nearly three times its normal size, you know something is up. And when your kids swear they saw giant purple and yellow octopi undulating overhead, you’d better take them seriously. No, this isn’t some pepperoni pizza induced dream, or Stephen King’s latest offering; it’s one of Lincoln City’s two outdoor kite festivals, held every spring and fall.

These events and the fact that Lincoln City has actually been named Kite Flying Capitol of the World by Kite Line magazine are no accident. To a large extent, they came about as a result of the inspired dedication and hard work of one man, David Gomberg.

About 30 years ago, Lincoln City decided to hold a Kite Festival. When time came for the second annual event, then Lincoln City Chamber Director, and kite enthusiast, David Gomberg noticed a piece in Kite Line magazine about seeking the best cities in the world for flying kites. Gomberg submitted for Lincoln City and the rest is history.

Eventually Gomberg’s love of kites and kite flying lead him away from his chamber Director’s position, but not away from his commitment to Lincoln City kite flying.

To say that Gomberg is into kite flying in a big way is an understatement. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest flying kite in the world at 10,000 square feet in size. According to Gomberg, “You make sure it is well anchored to something like a dump truck or tractor. It flies on 20 ton spectra fiber line.” The mega monster kite is currently based in North Carolina.

In addition to doing giant kites, Gomberg and his family run two retail kite stores, one in Lincoln City and one farther north in Seaside. 90% of the kites and toys sold at Gomberg’s Northwest Winds stores come from Oregon Businesses. Almost

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all of the kite designs sold are created by Gomberg, his family, friends and fellow kite enthusiasts from around the world.

Situated half way between the North Pole and the equator, Lincoln City is an optimal kite flying location. Gomberg shares a little local secret: “January and February can have some fantastic sunny days, just perfect for kite flying.”

You don’t have to show up for the big kite festivals to view some of these monster kites. . As Gomberg explains, “Our Lincoln City store has been facilitating kite performances every weekend during the summer. We have friends that fly big kites and we invite them to demonstrate their big kites every weekend during the summer. When you drive down Hwy 101 and look out over the ocean and see a giant octopus flying over the beach, it tends to attract attention.”

During the kite festivals, the police have a special sign they put up. It’s probably the only one of its kind in the world. It reads: “Kite Festival ahead: expect delays!”

The Siletz Bay Music Festival brings world-class music to the coast

By Nancy Steinberg · Photos, Courtesy of Siletz Bay Music Festival As summer begins, strains of music waft over Siletz Bay: violins, piano, gorgeous voices. Follow the music, and it will take you to the Siletz Bay Music Festival, celebrating its sixth season this summer, at venues throughout Lincoln City. With a focus on classical music, this year’s festival will also be a treat for jazz and Broadway enthusiasts.

The festival’s mission is simply to bring high quality music performances and education to the central Oregon coast. Mission accomplished for the past five years, and this year should prove no different. Festival Artistic Director Yaacov Bergman sets the tone, bringing together a remarkable array of talent every year and leading the festival’s orchestra. Bergman also serves as Music Director for the Portland Chamber Orchestra and the Walla Walla Symphony, and is the former Music Director of the Colorado Springs Symphony, the New York Heritage Chamber

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Orchestra, and the 92nd St. Y Orchestra in New York City.

His versatility has led to frequent guest appearances across the globe conducting symphonic, operatic, oratorio and pops repertoires.

Past guest artists have included violinist Haroutune Bedelian, hailed by the New York Times as an “Alert, subtle artist as well as a superb instrumentalist;” violinist Lindsay Deutsch, whose performances are often heard on National Public Radio and whose movie credits include the solo violin sound track for the 2006 movie The Good Shepherd starring Robert De Niro; and international piano soloist Gerald Robbins, who has appeared with many major orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, and the London Mozart Players.

This year’s festival, which will take place in several venues

between June 25 and July 6, includes a typically star-studded lineup in a set of programs sure to delight. The event kicks off on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:30 pm at the Lincoln City Cultural Center with a program called “Curtain Up!” which will open with works of Chopin, Debussy, and Stravinsky played by pianist Mei-Ting Sun. The second half of that concert will feature Dvorák’s Piano Trio No.4 in E minor, performed by Denise Dillenbeck, violin, Katherine Schultz, cello, and MeiTing Sun, piano.

The music plays on on Friday the 27th at 7:30, again at the LCCC, where a free program of the chamber music of Bach, R. Strauss, and Hummel will be presented. Performers will include Haroutune Bedelian, violin, Gerald Robbins, piano, and an amazing array of other top-quality musicians.

Other highlights of the festival will include a classical program of Schumann and Brahms entitled “Soulmates” on July 1 at 7:30 pm at the Salishan Resort; Dick Hyman and others in a jazz program at Salishan on July 2; and a patriotic program on July 4th featuring rock violinist Aaron Meyer.

On July 6 the festival will wrap up with an Artist’s Showcase and fundraiser called “It’s Better with a Baritone” at 4:00 pm at Salishan. Popular cabaret and concert singer Rocky Blumhagen teams up with acclaimed New York actor/singer and historian Ron Spivak to pay tribute to musical theater’s greatest male roles, with a special emphasis on baritone duets.

This light-hearted evening features the works of Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Herman, Michael Valenti and many others. For the complete schedule of all festival events, and there are many more, check the festival’s web site at www.siletzbaymusic.org.

Part of the festival’s mission from its inception has been education. The festival always includes educational programs and master classes, and proceeds from some concerts will benefit music programs for local children. In addition, all festival rehearsals are open to the public free of charge. Plans are underway for these kinds of components this year; check the web site for details.

Ticket information and purchase is available on the festival’s web site or by calling 541-992-1131. Don’t miss this opportunity to see these world-class musicians in the intimate settings of the Siletz Bay Music Festival.

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A place to nurture your creativity!

North of Lincoln City, Cascade Head is not only a great place to enjoy a hike, but also where you can go to get in touch with your creative side. Near the Nature Conservancy’s Cascade Head Trail is a short road that leads to the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, a 44 year-old non-profit organization that offers workshops and a residency program.

Oregon native and artist Frank Boyden and his wife Jane, a public school teacher and musician, founded Sitka in 1970 as a place to explore the intersection of art and the natural world.

It began with a single studio built by University of Oregon architecture students, and has grown to the boundaries of its .66 acres with a complex of cedar-clad studios and residences.

Sitka’s unique location, nestled among towering Spruce trees near the Salmon River estuary and in view of the ocean, encourages a sense of connection to the natural world and inspires creative exploration.

The Sitka Center offers more than 100 workshops attended by nearly 1,000 students each summer from May through September with a broad array of topics in visual art, writing, nature and music taught by supportive and knowledgeable instructors. “When you take a class at Sitka, you leave the real world behind and the instructor takes you on a creative journey,” says student Susie Henderson. Workshops run one to five days in length and are geared for ages 16 and up, some are family friendly. Tuitions vary depending on the length and discipline of each workshop and range from $20 to $450.

In contrast to the bustling summer, from October to May, Sitka’s residency program provides quiet time for introspective discovery. Emerging and professional level artists, writers, natural scientists and musicians from around the world apply for up to 3 ½ month stay. The residency offers an opportunity to get away from life’s daily distractions to spend time solely focused on their creative work. Sitka’s director Jalene Case commented, “We frequently hear residents say they’ve had

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a breakthrough in their work. They take these ideas and inspiration home with them. Often, time at Sitka makes a lifelong impact.” Residents also perform community outreach by sharing their time and knowledge with local schools and organizations.

The Sitka Center also presents two free lecture series with talks by residents and instructors. Scheduled throughout the year, the lectures are a great opportunity to learn about interesting topics and explore the campus.

Visitors are always welcome to stop by to learn more about Sitka’s offerings, or for more information visit www.sitkacenter. org or call 541-994-5485. Sitka is located at 56605 Sitka Drive, and the office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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