SCRATCHPAD
A bittersweet farewell to the North Coast
By NIKKI DAVIDSON
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
Coast Weekend Editor Nikki Davidson and
her husband, MKC Patrick O’Connor.
ON THE
COVER
Food columnist
Brian Medford’s
homemade hot
chocolate.
PHOTO BY BRIAN
As anyone with a friend or family
member in the military knows, the best
laid plans often go out the window.
My husband has served in the U.S.
Coast Guard since long before we met,
and I’ve been lucky to experience a
watered-down version of the lifestyle
other families have struggled through for
years.
But recently I got a call from him
with news that I never saw coming. He
advanced to the next rank in the military,
the equivalent of a big promotion in the
private sector.
As excited as I am for him, it also
means big changes for both of us. Despite
our hopes to remain on the North Coast,
he was assigned to a new leadership role
in California. This means I’ll unfortu-
nately be stepping down from the Coast
Weekend editor role.
It’s a tough situation, but one that hap-
pens often for military families. When all
is said and done, my husband and I are
incredibly lucky. We’ll be together this
holiday season and even have an opportu-
nity to visit our families across the country.
Many North Coast service members
don’t have that luxury, and I urge you to
keep your deployed or working Coast
Guard neighbors in your thoughts this hol-
iday season.
Thank you for welcoming me into the
community and supporting me in this jour-
ney at Coast Weekend. I’ve enjoyed telling
the stories of people who live here, and am
excited to see this publication succeed into
the future.
HAPPY
HOLIDAYS
RS
STAFF AND CONTRIBUTO
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
THU RSDAY
DEC. 23
NIKKI DAVIDSON
2021
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
SARAH SMITH
HOMEM A D
HO L ID AYS E
HOT CHOCOL
ATE
RECIPE
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MEDFORD
TRACE AN
OLD
HOUSE’S
HISTORY
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100 POST-IT
PORTRAITS
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WRITE A LET
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A STRANG TO
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CONTRIBUTORS
ZOË BUCHLI
M.J. CODY
PETER KORCHNAK
REBECCA LEXA
BARBARA LLOYD McMICHAEL
BRIAN MEDFORD
LAURI SERAFIN
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