SCRATCHPAD Help us capture your summer By NIKKI DAVIDSON COAST WEEKEND EDITOR Summer feels a little diff erent this year. Maybe you’ve fi nally experienced the stomach fl utter that goes along with rid- ing a county fair ferris wheel again. Or, felt like pinching yourself when the reso- nating vibrations of music hit your ears at a live concert. Perhaps you relished the return of a crowd of neighbors gathered for a chance to see booming fi reworks, and smiled at the familiar faces throwing out candy at a Fourth of July parade. We’ve experienced many of these memories summer after summer, but never stopped to appreciate how lucky we were to have them until now. One sum- mer shutdown made these seasonal tradi- tions seem distant and delicate. The silver lining is now that we fully appreciate simple freedoms, we can see them in a diff erent light. The traditions we’ve always known now have a bright and shiny new luster. Maybe this new world has even opened up a diff erent path. Are you doing something diff erent this summer that you don’t think you would have tried if it wasn’t for the pandemic? Whatever your story is, we’d like to hear it. Tell us about the traditions you’ve Nikki Davidson Families enjoy a sunny day at Fort Stevens State Park. RS STAFF AND CONTRIBUTO ON THE COVER COAST WEEKEND EDITOR NIKKI DAVIDSON THURSDAY AUG. 5 ‘Hammock Time’ by Ronni Harris is at SunRose Gallery in Seaside. returned to or just created this summer with the people you care about. Sub- mit your pictures with a brief story about what you’ve been doing this summer. We plan to share them in an upcoming issue of Coast Weekend. If you have pictures you’d like to share, please email them to ndavidson@ dailyastorian.com. I look forward to see- ing all of your memories and sharing them with the North Coast. 2021 Savor summer wit h art walks ILWACO SEASIDE SHO , GEARHART AND WCASE ART ISTS PAGES 2, 4 AN CANNON BEA ART GALLE RY TURNS CH 50 PAGE 6 CLOTHESPI CREATE HIS N EENS TORICAL QU DOLLS PAGE 7 D 5 CALENDAR COORDINATOR SARAH SMITH CONTRIBUTORS DAVID CAMPICHE MALLORY GRUBEN KATHERINE LACAZE NANCY McCARTHY RECYCLING OPENS NEW GRO STOREFRO UP NT 254069-1; 08. 05 Front Cov er- ; SHOALW or; 4 x 1.5; XPo ATER BAY s: 0 YPos: 0, Width: 756 x CASINO; Col- 108 PAGE 8 To advertise in Coast Weekend, call 503-325-3211 or contact your local sales representative. © 2021 COAST WEEKEND Coast Weekend is published every Thursday by the EO Media Group, all rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced without consent of the publisher. Coast Weekend appears weekly in The Astorian and the Chinook Observer. TO SUBMIT AN ITEM Phone: 503.325.3211 Ext. 217 or 800.781.3211 Fax: 503.325.6573 E-mail: editor@coastweekend.com Address: P.O.Box 210 • 949 Exchange St. Astoria, OR 97103 Find it all online! CoastWeekend.com features full calendar listings, keyword search and easy sharing on social media. YOUR #1 PREMIER CANNABIS RETAILER LARGEST SELECTION FRIENDLY & KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF ELITE PRODUCTS –– For Washington Residents –– Ilwaco Cathlamet (8am - 10pm) 360-261-7200 133 Howerton Ave (8am - 10pm) 360-849-4504 327 WA-4 Kelso Longview (8am - 12am) (8am - 12am) 360-636-0420 360-703-3229 820A West Side Hwy 971 14th Ave WARNING: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. There may be health risks associated with the consumption of this product. For use only by adults 21 and over. Keep out of reach of children. Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgement. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2021 // 3