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Plan for spring gardening
PACIFIC COUNTY
— Join the Pacifi c County
Master Gardeners for
workshops on Spring
Gardening in the Pacifi c
Northwest Coastal Envi-
ronment. These presen-
tations will take place
at Timberland Regional
Libraries:
• 10 to 11 a.m. Satur-
day, March 9, South Bend
Library, First & Pacifi c
• 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
March 9, Naselle Timber-
land Library, 4 Parpala
Road
• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 14, Ray-
mond Library, 507 Duryea
St.
• 2 to 3 p.m. Friday,
March 15, Ocean Park
Library, 1308 256th Place
• 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday,
March 16, Ilwaco Library,
158 First Ave. N.
Learn about garden
Zbynek Pospisil
Pacifi c County Master Gar-
deners is off ering spring
workshops at Timberland
Regional Libraries.
planning, plant sugges-
tions for the Pacifi c North-
west coastal climate, man-
aging available garden
space using rows, raised
beds, containers and infor-
mation on seeds, trans-
plants, bulbs and grasses.
There will be handouts
and time for questions and
answers.
Surveying artifacts from
Neahkahnie Mountain
MANZANITA — “Sur-
veying Neahkahnie’s Trea-
sure Rocks” presented by
Phil Costaggini — vice
president of the Sir Francis
Drake Association of Ore-
gon and California — will
be held 3 p.m. Saturday,
March 9, at Pine Grove
Community House, 225
Laneda Ave.
Learn about the genesis
of Phil’s three-year journey
to produce his thesis: “Sir
Francis Drake’s Northwest
Exploration: An Histori-
cal Discussion and Survey
of Artifacts at Neahkahnie
Mountain.” Garry Gitzen,
author and president of the
Sir Francis Drake Asso-
ciation, will introduce the
event.
This program is free
and open to the public. The
lecture series continues the
second Saturday of April
and May. For more infor-
mation on the lecture series
and the historical society
exhibit and archives, visit
nehalemvalleyhistory.org
or email info@nehalem-
valleyhistory.org.
A look at Oregon campaign fi nance
ASTORIA — The next
Ales & Ideas lecture fea-
tures former Independent
candidate for governor
Patrick Starnes with Asto-
ria’s David Delk, chair
of the Oregon Progres-
sive Party. They will dis-
cuss campaign fi nance in
Oregon and options for
reform.
The presentation takes
place at 7 p.m. Thurs-
day, March 7, at the Fort
George Lovell Showroom.
Doors open with food and
beverage service at 6 p.m.
No purchase is required.
Minors are welcome. The
venue is at Duane and
14th streets.
What’s required to
enact meaningful demo-
cratic reaforms to assure
the U.S. has a democ-
racy governed by “We
the People,” not “We the
Wealthy” or “We the Cor-
porations”? Formal pre-
sentations will be followed
by an audience Q-and-A
and a discussion of ways
citizens can become more
involved with the move-
ment to support effective
democratic processes.
Tiff any Boothe/SeasideAquarium
Puffi ns in the spotlight
CANNON BEACH —
The next “World of Hay-
stack Rock” lecture — “The
Puffi n Study” with Shawn
Stephensen — takes place
7 p.m. Wednesday, March
13.
Stephensen has been a
Wildlife Biologist with the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice for nearly 28 years.
Library Lecture Series
is held 7 to 8:30 p.m. on
the second Wednesday of
each month through May at
the Cannon Beach Library,
131 N. Hemlock St. Events
are sponsored by Friends
of Haystack Rock and the
Cannon Beach Library.
Upcoming talks
• April 10: Joe Liebe-
zeit, “Oregon’s Black Oys-
tercatchers.” Unveiling its
mysteries to help protect
a species of conservation
concern.
• May 8: Katie Voelke,
“Conservation Land and
Public Access: The Pros and
Cons. Join the Discussion.”
Discuss community rights
NEHALEM — Do you
think you can make a dif-
ference in how the environ-
ment around your home,
or the water and air quality
in your neighborhood, are
impacted by industrial uses
of forestlands?
You can learn from Lin-
coln County citizens who
passed a measure that
banned aerial spraying of
pesticides in their county
in a presentation, titled
“Community Rights: What
they are and where did
they go?,” at 6 p.m. Tues-
day, March 12, at the North
County Recreation District
gallery.
A Romantic Comedy
by Nancy Frick
DIRECTED BY
JEFF SLAMAL
MAR 15 • 16 • 23
7:00 PM
Advance tickets @
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MAR 17 • 24
2:00 PM
$14 online
$17 at the door
For mature audiences only
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