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WINTER IS COMING AND SO ARE THE GRAYS — AS WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS See story, p. 5

ALSO INSIDE: Christmas Jack, a holiday tale by Matt Love, see page 6

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This week’s top five 1 3 5 2 4 LINCOLN CITY — Aside from a migrating gray whale, the biggest blows on the Oregon Coast come from John Bringetto and his able crew of Big Band masters — the Lincoln Pops Orchestra. See for yourself at the cultural center’s New Year swing dance extravaganza.

See story, p. 21

GLENEDEN BEACH — The holidays can be a stressful time. Preparing food for guests who range from lactoseintolerant to celery-sensitive, buying presents for people who seem gift-resistant and trying to guard the Christmas tree against a ninjalike cat, hell-bent on destroying every bauble all take their toll. Fortunately Nancy Steinberg

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NEWPORT — Water has been everywhere this month — washing out bridges, ﬂooding roadways and making houses slide down hills. So we salute the eﬀorts of the Yaquina Arts Association to try and get a bit of this H2O back where it belongs — hanging on gallery walls in the form of watercolors.

See story, p. 14

THE DANCE FLOOR — Whether it’s the reggae and calypso-infused beats of Jaskamon in Lincoln City, the hard country/blues/rock of Luv Gunn in Newport

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or the harmonious folk sound of Steel Wool in Yachats, the Oregon Coast has the perfect soundtrack for your New Year’s Eve shimmy.

See soundwaves, p. 18 & 19.

COASTWIDE — Calm seas are a whale watcher’s best friend, especially when gray whale populations are heading south to Mexico and staying in the ocean equivalent of the fast lane — roughly ﬁve miles from shore. At that distance, whitecaps can pose a problem for the most practiced pod peeper. So welcome in the storms as Christmas approaches so we can send them on their way in time for the start of Winter Whale Watch Week on Dec. 27.

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Winter is coming… So step into the House of Gray Joy, at whale watch week By Barbara B. Covell The Cape Perpetua Visitor Center is located at 2400 S. Hwy. 101, three miles south of Yachats. All of the Winter Whale Watch Week presentations and events are free, but a Northwest Forest Pass, Oregon Coast Passport or $5 dayuse fee is required within the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area. For more information, call the center at 541-547-3289. For a full list of whale watch sites, go to http://whalespoken.org.

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t is a phenomenon that occurs once each year on the Oregon Coast. The southern migration of the great Pacific gray whales as they travel to their winter breeding grounds in Baja, Mexico. These giant mammals can be observed offshore during late December and early January, but particularly during the last week of December, now dubbed Winter Whale Watch Week. From Sunday, Dec. 27, to Thursday, Dec. 31, Oregon State Parks maintains 26 sites along the coast, staffed by hundreds of volunteers trained to identify and spot the giant leviathans. The U.S. Forest Service participates by sponsoring two of these interpretive sites at Cape Perpetua and Cook’s Chasm, located three miles south of Yachats. Brian Hoeh, manager of the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center said the facility offers unparalleled views of coastal waters from inside, as well from its wheelchair-accessible deck. “This is one of the best sites on the coast to see whales,” Hoeh said, adding, “In the summer we have a lot of resident whales because of the good feeding grounds here.” During Winter Whale Watch Week, trained volunteers will be on hand every day from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm to help visitors scour the waves. At last year’s Winter Whale Watch Week, Cape Perpetua and Cook’s Chasm documented a total of 188 whale sightings. Hoeh hopes these statistics will bring more visitors out to participate in this year’s event. Found throughout much of the North Pacific Ocean, gray whales can reach a length of 49 feet, a weight of 40 tons and have a lifespan from 55 to 70

Depoe Bay’s Whale Center is another great place to spend a day whale spotting. For a full list of whale watch sites, go to http://whalespoken.org. • TODAY photo

On their migrations south, these giant mammals head on a direct course, moving quickly and consistently maintaining ﬁve miles from shore. At their peak, about 30 whales pass by each hour. Returning north, the whales travel in a more leisurely pattern and stay close to shore — within a half mile is not unusual. Knowing the whales’ patterns can greatly increase the chance of a sighting. And at Cape Perpetua, whale watchers will have the additional benefit of four free presentations from volunteer interpreter and retired chief park ranger Michael Noack. Having studied gray whales for many years, Noack has participated in research missions and trained many of the Whale Watch Week volunteers. He will present “Experiencing Gray Whales” at 11:30 am and 1:30 pm on Saturday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Dec. 28. The Visitors Center will also have a range of interpretive materials available, including a life-size gray whale model, bones and baleen from gray whales, and jawbones from a blue whale.

fountain of water, but a mist that condenses immediately as warm, moist air is exhaled under high pressure from their lungs. Gray whales have a rhythmic

Barbara B. Covell is a contributing journalist with 10 years’ experience in Oregon newspapers and regional magazines. Feel free to contact her at bbcovell@me.com.

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years. They are easily identifiable by the gray and white mottling on their dark skin and horizontal dorsal fin. It is believed these mammals are descendants of filter-feeding whales that thrived more than 30 million years ago. The gray whale is listed as critically endangered in the North Atlantic and Western North Pacific, primarily a result of unrestricted whaling. Grays are baleen whales that feed by rolling on their sides and scooping up water and sediments while searching for small crustaceans on the ocean ﬂoor. They force water and sediments out through fringed baleen plates that hang from either side of their upper jaw. Like all baleen whales, grays have double blowholes, but contrary to popular belief, the massive creatures’ telltale spout is not a

breathing pattern during migration consisting of three to ﬁve short, shallow dives of 15 to 30 seconds, followed by a long, deep dive of three to six minutes.

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Christmas Jack

A holiday tale by Matt Love

Illustrations by Cindy Popp Chet hated eating lunch in his middle school cafeteria because middle school cafeterias easily rate as one the saddest and loneliest places for certain adolescents in the country. He was one of those eighth graders. But free hot meals were served there and Chet would eat quickly, always alone, stash some meaty scraps in his coat pockets, and then slip out a side exit and wander the streets of Newport until fifth period US History started and the boring Founding Fathers kept on boring. During his clandestine wandering, Chet would visit and feed the dogs he knew around the school that were tethered on chains or confined to small muddy yards. He knew all the dogs and they all knew him. He didn’t want to give them names because he knew that would sadden him, and he already felt sad enough. Chet was friendless except for the retired folks in his trailer park he did odd jobs for, like riding with them to the grocery stores in their rusted Caprice Classics and Cutlass Supremes and carrying groceries back into the trailers. No one bullied Chet at school. Everyone simply ignored him, including his teachers. He had learned to become invisible. He had suffered from indifference. He had lived his whole life in the insidious malaise of “whatever” and it wasn’t his fault, but it is often impossible for a child to escape the debilitating consequences of “whatever.” Dogs

didn’t ignore Chet. They never gave him the “whatever” and that’s why Chet loved them. Chet’s mom was around and not around, working in a discount retailer, sometimes double shifts, sometimes stocking up the refrigerator, sometimes not, and telling or not telling Chet she’d be back in a couple of days. There was no father. The trailer stood 750 feet from Ona Beach, didn’t leak, held heat, but there was no cable television, video game console, computer or radio. Chet didn’t own a phone. His only source of popular entertainment was watching VHS movies checked out from the library and watched on an old portable TV/VCR that one of his neighbors gave him in trade for a little yard work. He was lucky he lived in a city where the library still stocked VHS tapes. Chet read, too, everything in the fantasy and crime genres, and walked on the beach, and rode his bike all over town, a red ten-speed from the days of “Breaking Away” that he found abandoned at a grocery store. Why do people abandon things? Chet wondered. Things like bikes, boys and dogs. He wanted to know. Christmas was rolling around and that meant repeated VHS viewings of “Ziggy’s Gift,” a Christmas special from 1982 that Chet watched again and again during the holiday season. It was the only tape Chet owned and he picked it up for a quarter at the Pick of the Litter thrift

store. All proceeds from sales at the shop went to saving dogs and cats and Chet liked knowing that, even if he only contributed a quarter that one time. Ziggy had a dog in the show, a reliable, funloving, misshapen mutt that followed his misshapen androgynous master around everywhere into magical adventures of good deeds and glad tidings. Perhaps it was watching Ziggy’s Christmas special so many times that made Chet want a dog. He’d asked his mom the previous winter and she said “no.” They couldn’t aﬀord one. As soon as he heard that, Chet started devising new ways of earning money from residents in the park. He walked lap dogs, raked leaves, mowed lawns, cleaned gutters, hauled in ﬁrewood. He saved every dollar except for the occasional purchase of ice cream sandwiches. In October, a family moved into the shabbiest trailer in the park, a couple doors down from Chet. Chet could never tell who actually lived there. There were small children and teenagers and men and one woman who appeared to be the mother, but it was hard to tell. Everybody was always coming and going and loud arguments sometimes spilled into the street. The police showed up a few times. The family also had a dog, a generic black dog, chained to a post. The chain was six feet long. The dog’s only shelter was a cardboard box nailed into the dirt. The dog never made a sound and often never came out of the box all day, even on a sunny day. It wore on Chet, seeing that dog chained up and left alone. It brought on a depression and anger he’d never known before. No one ever came out to the dog, not even the kids. Chet watched the dog all the time after school while doing his jobs around the park and soon his mind begin to churn. One rainy night in late November, Chet heard the Sitka spruces swaying wild in the wind, and he got up from bed. Enough was enough. He was going to meet the dog, feed it and walk it around the neighborhood. It was pushing one in the morning and a school night. So what? School sucked. This was real life. Chet dressed, grabbed some lunch meat from

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the refrigerator and walked out into walls of rain slanting down the street. Two seconds into the walls, and Chet was skipping, skipping with a purpose. Thirty minutes later, he was back in bed, soaked to the skin, smiling. It was on. That ﬁrst walk launched Chet’s ongoing secret mission with the black dog. Every evening around midnight, Chet would sneak out, feed and walk the dog around the park. He didn’t take it to the beach; that seemed too risky. Chet even started documenting his outings in his history notebook with all his boring Founding Father notes. It was a great dog, male, short haired, scrawny, and it took instantly to Chet, wagging his tail in the most curious up-anddown manner. He never issued a peep when Chet unhooked his chain and often just writhed on his back for a few second after being released. Then he would pop up and follow Chet’s ﬂashlight. He was the perfect mission dog because there wasn’t a shred of white or tan or gray on him. Chet never Continued on page 7

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wondered how long his mission would go on undetected. That didn’t matter. He had a dog for 20 minutes a night and that was everything. He thought about giving the dog a name, but nothing came. A few days before Christmas, a battered white moving truck backed into the driveway of the trailer with the dog. Chet knew what it meant and exactly what he had to do. It was only a question of when he would act. With school let out for vacation, Chet staked out the trailer day and night. He watched the men load up the truck at irregular intervals that made no sense as far as packing up for a move went. Christmas Eve approached and that initially reassured Chet: no one would move on Christmas. Right? Or would they? He changed his mind. Of course they would move on Christmas! These people were irregular by nature. Who bagged all their trash and stacked it on the driveway? Who let their grounds go to seed? Who never sent their kids to school? Who let children’s toys die in the yard? Who fought their domestic dramas in public? Who treated a dog like this? Chet knew it was time to strike. On the night before Christmas, dusk and cold settled in over Newport, and Chet stood ready. There were lights on inside the trailer. He snuck along the side yard and used the truck for cover. He came up to the dog and went to his knees in the mud to unfasten the chain. “You’re coming home with me,” said Chet. “Merry Christmas.” It was the ﬁrst time in his life Chet had ever said “Merry Christmas” aloud. The dog stood up on his hind legs and placed his front paws on Chet’s

shoulders and licked his face. Chet freed the dog and began to run in the direction of the beach and the old sound of the ocean. The dog galloped behind him. Together, they passed all the tawdry Christmas displays in the trailer park and Chet noticed them for the first time. They looked kind of cheery in their slapdash installation and Chet realized that someone had taken the time to put them up. Someone wasn’t giving Christmas the “whatever.” A Christmas song was lilting from one of the trailers. Chet heard the name “Jack Frost” in the music. His dog had a name — Christmas Jack. It began to snow. He was walking his new dog on the beach on Christmas Eve and it was snowing on the Oregon Coast. They walked a long way and then Chet returned home and whipped up some hot dogs for himself and Jack. His mom was coming home soon. He’d have a fistful of cash and a lake of tears ready to convince her. His cash. Her tears. He’d make her cry if he had to, and he knew how to do it. Jack wasn’t returning to the chain. Chet rewound “Ziggy,” pushed play and the tape wheezed to life. Christmas Jack jumped on Chet’s bed and watched the show. They fell asleep together. His mother never made it home that night. On Christmas morning, Chet awoke and discovered the truck was gone. He reconnoitered the trailer and looked through the windows; the place was destroyed. No one was coming back. He and Jack went to the beach and ran and ran in the snow and played stick and went nuts with strands of kelp and drifts of foam. They built a kind of driftwood Christmas tree and decorated it with flotsam and jetsam from the sea. When Chet stepped back to admire it, he thought, this is a good tree. Someone else will see this and feel better. This was the new beginning for Chet and Jack, as it can be a new beginning this Christmas, or any day of the year, for those who rescue a dog and embrace everything wonderful a rescue has to offer. Cats, too. Matt Love is the author/editor of 14 books about Oregon. His books are available through coastal bookstores or his web site, nestuccaspitpress.com. His latest book is “The Great Birthright: An Oregon Novel.”

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ou’ve nearly made it through the holidays. You’ve bought and wrapped gift after gift and decked the halls and written Christmas cards and fried potato latkes and donated to Food Share and cooked and cooked and cooked. You’ve hosted family and friends, and you’ve imposed on family and friends. You even survived the office Christmas party. It’s time to take a moment or two for yourself. The absolute best place around to begin to regain your sanity is the spa at Salishan Resort in Gleneden Beach on the shore of Siletz Bay. The serenity begins at the front door. I arrived well before my scheduled spa treatment and felt myself unclench as I approached the waterfall that graces the front entrance. Soothing elements of water, wood and stone are everywhere, both in the natural environment that surrounds the spa and in the Zen-like décor of the spa itself. Spa clients are invited to come early for their treatment so they can spend some time “powering down” in the spa’s amenities including the hot tubs (yes, tubs, plural), saunas (again, plural) and showers. I took a quick tour of the facilities, slipped into my bathing suit and the spa-provided robe, and contemplated my options. In the women’s changing area there is a clothing-optional hot tub that overlooks the bay through floor-to-ceiling windows, a rain shower and wet and dry saunas. Men have the same amenities in their changing area. I chose to submerge in the spa’s renowned outdoor infinity hot tub (this

one is co-ed but the day I was there I had it completely to myself). Recently renovated, this jetted, tiled pool affords an incredible view of Siletz Bay. While I gazed at the bay and the jets worked out some of the kinks in my back, two bald eagles swooped into view, chased by smaller birds, and disappeared into the mist. I was told that other frequent visitors to the spa view include great blue herons and seals. Shortly before my scheduled appointment I dried off and enjoyed the Hearth Room, where a gas fireplace blazes and clients can relax and take in the view. Sipping the hot tea provided by the spa, I relaxed in a lounge chair and stared at the water for a little longer before Tanya Anderson, my esthetician, came to greet me and show me back to the treatment room. I signed up for the Salishan Signature Body Treatment. Having never had a body treatment of any kind, I had no idea what to expect. Sadly for any future spa I visit, my expectations are now quite high. My treatment involved three stages: an exfoliating scrub, a mud treatment and body wrap, and a body balm rub. Each step involved a relaxing massage as well as application of a product of some kind, all of which are available to purchase in the lobby. The mango-scented scrub left my skin soft as a baby’s bottom — I liked it so much I indulged and purchased the scrub (although applying it at home in my own shower is not exactly the same). After I rinsed off the scrub, Tanya applied the warm mud with a paintbrush. The lightly pine-scented mud, a French product that uses mud from Canadian bogs, went on like silk pajamas, smooth and soft. After

painting me from head to toe, I was wrapped in blankets and laid on the heated bed as the minerals in the mud hydrated and nourished my skin. I rinsed off again before the mango body balm was applied with a final bit of massage. After the treatment I was invited to stay as long as I wanted in the Hearth Room. As long as I wanted? I asked if they’d let me sleep there and send me breakfast in the morning. The spa offers a large range

of services, including other body treatments and wraps, facials, massages and hand and foot therapies. The most popular treatments, according to Spa Manager Sadie Buring, include the Coastal Classic massage, a 60- or 90-minute full-body massage to address your aches and pains, and the side-by-side massage for couples which includes time in the spa’s private tub and ﬁreplace suite. Salishan also oﬀers full salon services, beautifying clients from

head (designer haircuts, color) to toe (pedicures). Waxing and makeup applications are also available. The spa is happy to take groups, like bridal parties or family reunions You could take a holiday break at Salishan now, or make it your New Year’s resolution to give yourself a spa day early in 2016 — either way, you deserve this mini-vacation. For more information, go to www.salishan.com/ spa/the-spa-at-salishan.htm or call 541-764-4300.

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Friday, Dec. 25

Coast Calendar

Operation Christmas Spirit Lincoln City Community Center Join friends and neighbors for a free traditional Christmas dinner and Christmas music. Sponsored by Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Lincoln City Community Center and North Lincoln Sanitary Service. 10 am to 3 pm, 2150 NE Oar Place. FMI or to volunteer your time on Christmas Day, contact Monica Logan at 541-9941074 or Heather Hatton at 541-996-5766.

Christmas Day service St Catherine’s Episcopal Church • Nehalem Followed by lunch for those without family over Christmas. Free, but tickets required; available at The Bunkhouse. 10 am, 36335 Hwy. 101.

Saturday, Dec. 26 “Experiencing Gray Whales”

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Cape Perpetua Visitor Center A presentation from naturalist Michael Noack, who has been educating the public about the natural world, especially gray whales, for many years. Noack has trained Whale Watch volunteers and has been directly involved with whale research. Free. 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, three miles south of Yachats.

Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport What does it take to care for a million-gallon goldfish bowl? See the ins and outs of the aquarium world, including how to vacuum in the water, make food for a 500-pound sea lion and what it looks like above the water in Passages of the Deep. $10 members/$15 nonmembers. 1:15-1:45 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. FMI, go to http://aquarium.org/visit/special-tours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

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Sunday, Dec. 27 Winter Whale Watch Week Sea of Lights Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport See the aquarium lit up with more than half a million colorful lights and holiday decorations and watch Santa take a plunge in SCUBA gear at this annual holiday celebration. $8. 5-8 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road.

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Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport See the aquarium lit up with more than half a million colorful lights and holiday decorations and watch Santa take a plunge in SCUBA gear at this annual holiday celebration. $8. 5-8 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Repeated Sunday.

Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport What does it take to care for a million-gallon goldfish bowl? See the ins and outs of the aquarium world, including how to vacuum in the water, make food for a 500-pound sea lion and what it looks like above the water in Passages of the Deep. $10 members/$15 nonmembers. 1:151:45 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. FMI, go to http://aquarium.org/visit/ special-tours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

Book sale North Tillamook Library • Manzanita Need reading material while digesting all that turkey? Browse this range of paperbacks and magazines to find the perfect partner for some couch time. 10:30 am, 571 Laneda Avenue.

Octopus Encounters Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport Go behind the scenes at the aquarium to shake an octopus by the tentacle and learn about the hidden life of this amazing animal through your eyes, ears and fingertips. Noon to 12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. $35 for aquarium members, $40 for non-members. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are recommended. FMI, go to http://aquarium.org/visit/special-tours-andencounters, or call 541-867-3474.

Sea Lion Kisses Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport No trip to the aquarium is complete without a fishy kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. Take a trip behind the scenes and meet one of these furry friends and get a memory you will never forget. This 20-30 minute experience includes a tour of the pinniped facility followed by a whiskery kiss from a sea lion or harbor seal. $35 members, $40 nonmembers. 2:15- 3 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. Ages 8 and up. Register online at https://tickets.aquarium.org/public, by calling 541-867-3474; or in person on the day.

A class of their own Yaquina Art Association Gallery • Newport See works from some 25 students of the association’s watercolor class. Free. Show runs through Jan. 9, available to view from 11 am to 4 pm daily at 789 NW Beach Drive.

Along the Oregon Coast With volunteers at 26 sites along the coast, your chances of spotting a migrating gray whale are, well… gray-t. Volunteers on site Sunday from 10 am-1 pm at these Central Coast locations: • Neahkahnie Mountain Turnout • Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint • Cape Lookout State Park • Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City • Inn at Spanish Head, Lincoln City • Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint • The Whale Watching Center, Depoe Bay • Rocky Creek State Scenic Viewpoint • Cape Foulweather • Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area • Don Davis Park, Newport • Cape Perpetua Interpretive Center

Winter Whale Watch Week starts Sunday, Dec. 27

Monday, Dec. 28 “Experiencing Gray Whales” Cape Perpetua Visitor Center A presentation from naturalist Michael Noack, who has been educating the public about the natural world, especially gray whales, for many years. Noack has trained Whale Watch volunteers and has been directly involved with whale research. Free. 11:30 am and 1:30 pm, three miles south of Yachats.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 Octopus Encounters

Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport Get an up-close look at the Oregon Coast’s most crucial crustacean without the risk of getting pinched at this celebration of the Dungeness crab. Guests can see a crab feeding demonstration and view informational displays on everything from Dungeness anatomy and behavior to the marine environment that nurtures them. Free with price of admission. 10 am-5 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. FMI, call 541-867-3474.

Theatre West • Lincoln City Think your Christmas was tough? Put it into perspective with this funny, heartwarming story about friends, family and holiday stresses. Curtain at 7:30 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $14 for adults, $12 for seniors or students and $9 for children 12 and under, available by calling 541994-5663.

Private home • Oregon Coast Welcome the New Year in sizzling style with a concert from gypsy jazz and swing quartet Hot Club du Jour, featuring Jim Kuoni and Evans Longshore on vocals and guitar, Randy Davenport on vocals and mandolin, and Ron Green on bass. 8 pm-midnight. Admission by suggested donation of $15 to $30. Profits go to support local arts and education. For reservations and directions, call Averre at 360606-7136 or email aaverre@hotmail.com.

New Year’s Eve Bingo Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City Get in the running for payouts totaling more than $25,000 at this dabber’s delight. Buy-in includes three six-ons, one special pack, buffet dinner from 4:15- 6 pm, a non-alcoholic toast at midnight, a drawing ticket, party favors and a bingo gift. $100 in advance; $125 at the door. 7:30 pm, 1777 NW 44th Street. FMI, call 541-996-5825.

New Year’s Eve Party Chinook Winds Casino Resort • Lincoln City See in the New Year with party band Five Guys Named Moe in the Convention Center,

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Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport Go behind the scenes at the aquarium to shake an octopus by the tentacle and learn about the hidden life of this amazing animal through your eyes, ears and fingertips. Noon to 12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. $35 for aquarium members, $40 for non-members. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are recommended. FMI, go to http:// aquarium.org/visit/specialtours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

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Lincoln City beaches Nothing starts a year off quite like the joy of discovering glass art on the beach. Try your luck at finding one of the extra 100 glass floats hidden on the sands this weekend. FMI, call the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau at 800-452-2151.

“Seasonal Allergies” Theatre West • Lincoln City Enjoy food, drink, songs, skits and a surprise auction at a New Year’s Gala performance of this funny, heartwarming story about friends, family and holiday stresses. 7 pm, 3536 SE Hwy. 101. Tickets, $50, available by calling 541-994-5663.

Octopus Encounters Oregon Coast Aquarium • Newport Go behind the scenes at the aquarium to shake an octopus by the tentacle and learn about the hidden life of this amazing animal through your eyes, ears and fingertips. Noon to 12:30 pm, 2820 SE Ferry Slip Road. $35 for aquarium members, $40 for nonmembers. Ages 8 and up. Reservations are recommended. FMI, go to http://aquarium. org/visit/special-tours-and-encounters, or call 541-867-3474.

Sing, Sing, Swing Lincoln City Cultural Center Swing into 2016 with four sets of Big Band music, played by the 17-piece Lincoln Pops Orchestra. Tickets, $40 per person or $75 for two, include light hors d’oeuvres and a midnight champagne toast. 7 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. For tickets, call 541-994-9994. Same day tickets, if available, will be $45 per person or $80 for two.

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the Gerdemann Botanical Preserve. After the hike, enjoy refreshments at the commons and collect a commemorative Peace Hike button. 10 am-1 pm, 441 Hwy. 101 N. FMI, contact Lauralee Svendsgaard at 541-547-3640 or lsven@peak.org.

Hangover at the Hearth Hearth & Table • Lincoln City Soak up any excesses from last night with this all-day Southern buffet, house-made sodas and plenty of black coffee. 11 am-9 pm, 660 SE Hwy. 101. FMI, call 541-6140966.

Along the Oregon Coast Whether you woke up foggy headed this morning or sprang out of bed like a kid on Christmas Day, these guided walks will get you off on the right foot for 2016. Bring warm clothes, sturdy shoes and a sense of adventure. Walks start at 10 am at Nehalem Bay State Park, Taft Beach in Lincoln City (meet at the 51st Street access) and Beverly Beach State Park and South Beach State Park in Newport. Walk at Cape Lookout State Park near Tillamook starts at noon.

New Year’s Peace Hike Yachats Commons Join the Yachats Trails Committee and fellow trekkers for an invigorating, four-mile, round trip walk along the oceanfront 804 Trail to

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Friday Jan. 1 Polar Plunge

“Seasonal Allergies” First Day Hikes

Dive into 2016

Opening reception Hoffman Center for the Arts • Manzanita See a selection of works that explore the search for physical, emotional and spiritual light in this show from Bay City oil painter Karen Gale. Enjoy refreshments and the chance to chat with the artist. 3-5 pm, 594 Laneda Avenue. Show runs throughout January.

NeahKahNie Beach • Manzanita The broad, flat beach means participants in this dip have plenty of time during the run up to contemplate the impending icy kiss of the Pacific Ocean. Costumes are encouraged. Be there at 11 am for the group photo and, if the weather’s nice, stick around for a post-plunge bonfire.

Devils Lake Dunk Regatta Park • Lincoln City Get a short, sharp shock at this, the very coldest of the coast’s cold-water dunks. Charge in from the shore or get it over quickly by jumping from the dock before retreating to dry land for a towel, hot coffee and donuts. 11 am sharp, just off NE 14th Street.

Resolution Run & Polar Bear Plunge

Polar Plunge Oceanside Wayside Join the Tillamook County Family YMCA for this brisk community dip in the ocean. YMCA staff will serve hot chocolate, coffee and treats and provide a bonfire or two to help revelers warm up after their chilly swim. 10 am, 10 miles west of Tillamook.

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In-STILL-ing a love of art Young artists will have the chance to develop their skills at a free still life class set for Saturday, Jan. 2, at the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s Chessman Gallery. The class will be taught by Gallery Director Krista Eddy and Lincoln City oil painter Katia Kyte to tie in with Kyte’s “Suggesting Reality” show, which runs through Jan. 4. Kids will have the opportuity to learn about the show, set up their own still life and then draw and paint it with pastels. The class, made possible thanks to a grant from the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau, will run from 10 to 11:30 am in the gallery at 540 NE Hwy. 101. To register, contact Eddy at artgallery@ lincolncity-culturalcenter.org or 541-992-4292.

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packed with paintings from the Yaquina Art Association watercolor class. Works from about 25 artists will take pride of place on the gallery’s center walls through Jan. 9, available to view from 11 am to 4 pm daily at 789 NW Beach Drive. The watercolor class, one of the largest that the

association offers, meets every Monday from 9 to 11:30 am and is open to people of all skill levels. The class is free of charge and members also have the opportunity to volunteer to teach. At the end of the class there is usually a kind critique offered to help students improve.

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Hear from a crack team of experts The sight of crab pots stacked on boats while crews await the all clear for the 2015 harvest hammers home just how important the Dungeness crab ﬁshery is to the Oregon Coast. High levels of domoic acid have led this year’s commercial Dungeness season to be postponed for several weeks. As of press time, crabbers were still anxiously awaiting the goahead to set out in search of the estimated $50-million bounty. On Wednesday, Dec. 30, people can get an up-close look at the coast’s most crucial crustacean without the risk of getting pinched when Newport’s Oregon Coast Aquarium celebrates Crab Fishery Day.

“It is so wonderful we have healthy, sustainable fisheries right here in Newport,” said event organizer Jenni Remillard. “Crab Fishery Day is meant to highlight all that goes into the Dungeness crab fishery, from tossing crab pots to the market.” The aquarium’s aquarists will host dissections and serve up a special meal for resident crabs so visitors can observe how they eat. Aquarium staff, volunteers and partner organizations including the Dungeness Crab Commission, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife and Oregon State Parks will be to hand to provide information about every aspect of the Dungeness, from anatomy

and behavior, to the marine environment that nurtures them. Crab Fishery Day activities are free with aquarium admission. Located at 2820 SE Ferry

Slip Road, the aquarium is open every day, except December 25, this winter from 10 am to 5 pm. For more information, go to aquarium.org or call 541-8673474.

It is perhaps natural for thoughts to turn to turkey at this time of year — especially in a publication dated Dec. 25. But the Turkey on oﬀer at Lincoln City’s Oregon Coast Community College is one that feeds the mind and the soul, as opposed to the gravysoaked bird that takes pride of place on the Christmas table. With one foot in the west and the other in the east, one foot anchored in tradition and the other striding toward the future, the Republic of Turkey is a country of mysteries, contradictions and wonders to behold. The college is oﬀering the chance to tour this magical country the easy way in Envision Turkey, a new 10-week class led by Sener Otrugman of Lincoln City. Each session features a visually stunning slide presentation, allowing students to explore Istanbul’s intriguing Topkapi and Dolmabahce palaces, the ethereal spaces of Aya Sofya and the Blue Mosque. Participants will also get to see Ankara’s Anitkabir, dedicated to Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, and learn why he is so revered. Otrugman will show his guests the award-winning Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Safranbolu, the caves of Bulak, the Yoruk village and the port of Amasra. Students can hear Turkish folk music as they peer into the tufa-carved churches of Cappadocia; wander the Black Sea with its tea, hazelnut and anchovy cultures; and visit Edirne, with its avant-garde medieval

Catch the Wave Envision Turkey is just one of the college’s many non-credit Community Education offerings this winter. The Winter Term course schedule, Catch the Wave, was mailed this month to every residential address in Lincoln County, giving a complete lineup of Community Education classes to be held from January through March 2016. This term boasts the biggest-ever lineup of these noncredit classes, open to all in the community, with offerings ranging from fly fishing to meditation, and from 3-D printing to Japanese language. Full course listings are available at oregoncoastcc.org/CommunityEd.

medical museum, oilwrestling champions and four exquisite mosques. The Envision Turkey class runs from 2 to 4 pm every Thursday from Jan. 14 to March 17. Registration is $75 per person and can be completed online at oregoncoastcc.org/ CommunityEd. For more information, call the college at 541-996-6222.

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Saturday, Dec. 26 THE JIM MESI BAND— Hear blues and surf tunes from

this Portland band. 9 pm, Roadhouse 101, 4649 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, 541-994-7729. MANIC MECHANICS — Wrench yourself away from the post-Christmas couch slump and rock out to this ZZ Top tribute band. 9 pm, Snug Harbor Bar & Grill, 5001 SW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City, 541-996-4976. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm, Gracie’s Sea Hag, 58 SE Hwy. 101, Depoe Bay, 541-765-2734. RICK BARTOW AND THE BACKSEAT DRIVERS —

Rick and the Drivers help you shake those winter blues with their special blend of originals and oldies. 7-10 pm, Café Mundo, 209 NW Coast Street, Newport, 541-574-8134. THE RONNIE JAY DUO — At the cutting edge of nostalgia, these two transplants from San Francisco will get your toes tapping, your fingers snapping and put a smile on your face. Not to be missed. 9-11:30 pm, Nana’s Irish Pub, 613 NW 3rd Street, Newport, 541-574-8787. RICHARD SILEN AND DEANE BRISTOW — Singer-songwriter Silen is a long way from Texas, now keeping time with the lapping of the Pacific, and Bristow’s harmonica. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-5474477.

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along. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-547-4477.

Monday, Dec. 28 IAN SMITH — Folk, originals and covers. 6-8:30 pm, The

Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-547-4477.

Tuesday, Dec. 29 OPEN JAM — Hosted by One Way Out. 8:30 pm, Snug

Harbor Bar & Grill, 5001 SW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City, 541-9964976. ROCK’N TACOS OPEN JAM — JRC and Friends host this weekly jam, paired with 50-cent tacos for one fine evening. 7-10 pm, Uptown Pub, 636 SW Hurbert Street, Newport, 541-265-3369. AUDIO TATTOO — A mandolin-guitar duo with more than 40 years of experience playing in Oregon. New and used original tunes and uncommon covers about logging, fishing and local history. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-547-4477.

Wednesday, Dec. 30 RONNIE JAY DUO — Singin’ and playin’ guitar and harmonica on swingin’ tunes by Frank, Hank, Duke and Willie. Accompanied by Richard Robitaille on percussion. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-547-4477.

Thursday, Dec. 31 KARAOKE FROM HELL — Unquestionably the best time to try karaoke is A) when you have the backing of a full professional band; and B) on a night when it’s a fair bet no-one will remember a thing the next day. 9 pm, The San Dune Pub, 127 Laneda Avenue, Manzanita, 503-368-5080. JASKAMON — This homegrown, coastal pop band uses Caribbean beats, reggae, ska and soul calypso on originals and covers. 9 pm-1 am, Aces Sports Bar & Grill, 3245 NE 50th Street, Lincoln City, 541-994-8232. FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE — Start 2016 off right with a free show from this dance and show band in the main auditorium. At the same time, blues star Ty Curtis will be playing a free show at Chinook’s Lounge, while DJ Metal will preside over a $20-per-head dance party at the Rogue River Lounge. 9 pm to 1 am, 1777 NW 44th Street THE OCEAN — Burst into 2016 like a storm surge with this coastal three-piece, playing a selection of ’60s and ’70s rock and roll. 9 pm, Roadhouse 101, 4649 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, 541-994-7729. BRET LUCICH SHOW — Celebrate New Year with the popular local singer-songwriter, entertainer and musician. 9 pm in the Attic Lounge, Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, 7760 Hwy. 101, Gleneden Beach, 541-764-2371. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm, Gracie’s Sea Hag, 58 SE Hwy. 101, Depoe Bay, 541-765-2734. HENRY COOPER & LEONARD MAXSON — Ring in the New Year while the renowned Henry and Leonard play the blues. 9:30 pm -12:30 am, Nana’s Irish Pub, 613 NW 3rd Street, Newport, 541-574-8787. LUV GUNN — Swede and the Boyz will be serving up their brand of hard country/blues/rock in their inimitable style, with Charlie Loomis playing lead guitar. 8:30-midnight, Newport Eagles Lodge, 106 E Olive Street., Newport, 541265-2430. UNKLE NANCY — Happy New Year’s blowout. 8 pm ’till late, Café Mundo, 209 NW Coast Street, Newport, 541-5748134. STEEL WOOL — This Eugene folk band moves the heart and soul with stories of truth and joy and love and loss, and catches fire with three part harmonies, the beautiful mbira, inventive bass lines, danceable grooves and world beat percussion. 9 pm, Alder Bistro & Lounge, 160 W. 2nd Street, Yachats, Oregon, 541-547-3420.

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Friday, Jan. 1 THE JUNEBUGS — This high-energy pop-folk trio are

ready to rock and/or roll until the cows come home. 9 pm, Roadhouse 101, 4649 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, 541-994-7729. BRET LUCICH SHOW — An experience to remember from this singer-songwriter, entertainer and musician, with a wide variety of music for listening and dancing. 8-11 pm in the Attic Lounge, Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, 7760 Hwy. 101, Gleneden Beach, 541-764-2371. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm, Gracie’s Sea Hag, 58 SE Hwy. 101, Depoe Bay, 541-765-2734. ORIGINAL FACE WITH JOE ARMENIO — Electronic jazz both original and composed. 7-10 pm, Café Mundo, 209 NW Coast Street, Newport, 541-574-8134. PAST FORWARD — Presenting tunes from the 1920s through the 1960s with a diverse repertoire that features standards, show tunes, bossa novas and popular hits. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-547-4477.

Ty Curtis • New Year’s Eve in Lincoln City SUNDAY JAM — Newport’s longest-running live music jam. All musicians welcome. Free pool all day and happy hour while the music plays. 3-6 pm, Bay Haven Inn, 608 SW Bay Blvd, Newport, 541-265-7271. DAVE & CREIGHT — Easy listening rock and pop from the ’50s to the ’90s to make you remember, smile, laugh and sing along. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-547-4477.

Saturday, Jan. 2 LLOYD JONES — Still doin’ what it takes, the veteran bluesman brings his pickin’ to Lincoln City. 9 pm, Roadhouse 101, 4649 SW Hwy 101, Lincoln City, 541-994-7729. REVOLVING DOOR — Central Coast diva Lisha Rose will be playing all your favorites, accompanied by Will Kang on guitar, William Wallace on bass and Jay Arce on drums. Classic Rock done right. 9 pm, Snug Harbor Bar & Grill, 5001 SW Hwy. 101, Lincoln City, 541-996-4976. BRET LUCICH SHOW — An experience to remember from this singer-songwriter, entertainer and musician, with a wide variety of music for listening and dancing. 8-11 pm in the Attic Lounge, Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, 7760 Hwy. 101, Gleneden Beach, 541-764-2371. MICHAEL DANE — The famous Michael on piano and guitar, playing modern classics with Hawaiian style. 6-10 pm, Gracie’s Sea Hag, 58 SE Hwy. 101, Depoe Bay, 541-765-2734. RICK BARTOW AND THE BACKSEAT DRIVERS — Rick and the Drivers help you shake those winter blues with their special blend of originals and oldies. 7-10 pm, Café Mundo, 209 NW Coast Street, Newport, 541-574-8134. THEY WENT THATAWAY — Acoustic American roots. Covers and originals with elements of folk, blues and alt-country. 6-8:30 pm, The Drift Inn, 124 Hwy. 101 N., Yachats, 541-5474477.

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When people hear the Lincoln Pops Orchestra, they tend to start swinging each other around. Perhaps that’s why the Lincoln City Cultural Center decided to strictly limit its New Year’s Eve dance party to 100 guests. Whatever the reason, tickets are going fast for the Sing, Sing, Swing Into 2016 Concert & Dance Party, which will see the center’s auditorium packed with jubilant jivers from 7 pm to midnight on Thursday, Dec 31. Priced at $40 per person or $75 for two, tickets include light hors d’oeuvres and a midnight champagne toast as well as four sets of Big Band music, played by the 17-piece Pops. The group will be playing favorites from the era of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller and the gang, with guests invited to sit and listen, or really cut a rug. The Lincoln Pops have been performing in Lincoln County for more than 30 years, evolving into one of the ﬁnest big bands in Oregon. Led by trumpeter and conductor John Bringetto, the Pops play all types of dance music, including swing, Latin and jazz tunes, staying sharp

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with a regular third-Thursday gig at the Gleneden Beach Community Hall. Members include current and retired professional musicians, band directors, former high school and college players, and even a few talented local high school students. And every big band needs a great vocalist; the Pops have four. Doors for the New Year’s gig will open at 6:30 pm, with the concert scheduled to begin at 7 pm, 540 NE Hwy. 101. To reserve tickets, call 541-994-9994. Same day tickets, if available, will be $45 per person or $80 for two. Beer and wine will be sold separately.

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Bold = Minus Tides. Tide tables are for recreational use. If you’re piloting the “Costa Concordia II” in front of your college roommate’s oceanfront bungalow at Otter Crest or Cape Lookout, talk to a harbormaster. Tide info courtesy tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov. If you discover a seal pup or other stranded marine animal on the beach, do not approach, touch, or pour water on the animal. Instead, call 800-452-7888. Keep dogs leashed and far from all marine mammals. Japanese Tsunami Debris Info: Information on significant marine debris sightings on the coast can be reported to the NOAA Marine Debris Program at DisasterDebris@noaa.gov.

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Duck Fan? Beaver Fan? Lincoln County High School Fan? To hear all the highlights of your favorite team keep your radio tuned to AM 1310 AM KNPT or 1400 AM KBCH.

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South Beach State Park

Firsting for adventure? Whether you are the sort of person who wakes up foggy headed on January 1 or who jumps out of bed like a kid on Christmas morning, a brisk walk on the Oregon Coast is the perfect way to start a brand new year. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is oﬀering First Day Hikes in 28 Oregon State Parks on New Year’s Day, including several on the Central Oregon Coast. Park rangers or volunteers will lead most of the hikes, which will see day-use parking fees waived at all participating parks. Among the parks oﬀering First Day Hikes is South Beach State Park in Newport, where a park naturalist will be on hand to guide participants through the coastal habitat, exploring the native wildlife and history of the South Jetty. The latter half of the hike will take visitors to the park’s sandy beach, where fossils and agates have been known to wash up. Walkers should bring warm clothes, sturdy shoes and a sense of

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Central Coast First Day Hikes • Nehalem Bay State Park, 10 am in the parking lot behind the registration booth. • Cape Lookout State Park, Noon in the Cape Lookout Trail parking lot. • Taft Beach in Lincoln City, 10 am at the #49 Beach Access, 825, SW 51st Street • South Beach State Park, 10 am at the South Jetty Trailhead. • Beverly Beach State Park, 10 am in the day-use area For details and directions, go to www.oregonstateparks. org.

adventure and meet at 10 am at the South Jetty Trail head in the Day Use parking lot. For more information, contact Park Ranger Arlen Pedersen at 541-270-5304. Meanwhile, at Nehalem Bay State Park, the First Day

Hike will give walkers the chance to help kick oﬀ the park’s yearlong bird census survey with a 1.8-mile hike along a bike path. The hike will take about an hour and a half, and participants should bring waterproof clothes, comfortable shoes, water, a snack, a camera and some curiosity. Walkers should meet at 10 am in the Meeting Hall parking lot, just past the campground registration booth.

HOLIDAY WEEK

CELEBRATIONS Music and more music! Saturday, Dec 26 - Jim Mesi Band Thursday, Dec 31 - The Ocean Friday, Jan 1 - The June Bugs Saturday, Jan 2 - Lloyd Jones

! u o Y k n a h T Kenny’s IGA would like to thank the community for their support throughout the year and wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

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In the Rogue River Room, DJ Metal spins th the year to a fiery cool conclusion. Tickets are $20, and sell out quickly at the Ti Chinook Chino Winds Box Office. 21 and older please.

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