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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR
What do you
consider to be the
best in the region?
One lucky, randomly
drawn voter will win a $50
gift card.
What’s your favorite
grocery store? Book store?
Barbershop or hair salon?
Favorite music venue or
farmers market? What’s the
best hotel and best gym?
Do you have a favorite
burger place or lunch spot?
Best pizza? Happy hour?
Where’s the best place to get
Mexican food? Who serves
the best clam chowder?
What’s your favorite lo-
cal hiking trail? What is the
best tourist attraction around
It’s time to vote! The
2016 election is over, but
the 2016 Coast Weekend
Readers’ Choice Awards
are here.
This region-wide event
is meant to uncover which
businesses, restaurants and
activities are the best in the
Columbia-Pacifi c region
— as chosen by you, Coast
Weekend readers and the
public.
coast
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
weekend
here? And which local sports
team is the best?
We want to know what
you consider the best. Voting
is open from Wednesday,
Nov. 16 to Sunday, Dec. 11.
If you want, you can fi ll
out a voting ballot in print;
just pick up a Coast Week-
end, Seaside Signal or Can-
non Beach Gazette during the
voting period. This week’s
ballot is on page 23.
Or, vote online. On-
line we provide a seeded
ballot based on winners, run-
ners-up and top votes from
past years. The utmost care
was taken to craft this ballot.
If you don’t see your fa-
vorite business, restaurant or
activity seeded, simply write
in your own choice and we
can add it to the ballot for
you. Nominees can come
from anywhere in Clatsop,
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
REBECCA SEDLAK
COAST WEEKEND PHOTOS
DANNY MILLER
arts & entertainment
ADVERTISING MANAGER
BETTY SMITH
ON THE COVER
CONTRIBUTORS
DAN HAAG
PATRICK WEBB
RYAN HUME
Michelle Svendsen and her hus-
band, Erik Svendsen, co-owners
of North Jetty Brewing in Seaview,
Washington, stand in their taproom
with their new Giving Back Tap,
which benefi ts the Friends of the
Willapa National Wildife Refuge.
PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER
To advertise in Coast Weekend,
call 503-325-3211 or contact
your local sales representative.
© 2016 COAST WEEKEND
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COASTAL LIFE
Oregon’s fi rst pioneer
Author stakes claim for historic Clatsop Plains resident
FEATURE
Breweries give back
Local breweries do their part to give back to the community
DINING
Mouth of the Columbia
Pickled Fish puts on a special Northwest dinner series
FURTHER ENJOYMENT
SEE + DO...............................12, 13
CROSSWORD..............................17
CW MARKETPLACE..................18
MUSIC CALENDAR ..................20
GRAB BAG ..................................22
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sharing on social media.
Coast Weekend welcomes comments
and contributions from readers.
New items for publication consider-
ation must be submitted by 10 a.m.
Tuesday, one week and two days
before publication.
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If you have questions
or concerns, feel free to let
us know by fi lling out the
comments section online or
emailing rsedlak@daily
astorian.com
We take care to ensure
that each person can only fi ll
out a ballot once by verify-
Rebecca Sedlak
ing emails, cross-referencing
names and addresses and
more. This isn’t a contest
where someone can stuff the
ballot box — so make sure
your vote counts!
Once voting closes at
11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec.
11, we’ll tabulate the votes.
First place, second place and
runners-up will be revealed
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
rsedlak@dailyastorian.com
in the Jan. 26 Coast Week-
end. We’re going to make
that issue bigger and better
than ever, with stories on the
winners and more. It will
be a Coast Weekend you
can save and refer back to
throughout the year.