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Scratchpad: Get out to the Fairgrounds (mind where you step)

If, like me, you worry about the future of our world, look no further than a Clatsop County…

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Scratchpad: Spilling joyous ink behind the scenes

When I was managing editor of The Astorian, my desk was next to the editor of Coast Weekend.…

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Scratchpad: Today we hail unsung heroes: costume designers

When I take photos of the casts of North Coast and Long Beach Peninsula theater productions I always…

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Scratchpad: The Brownsmead Flats are a local treasure

Happy Fourth of July weekend to all Coast Weekend readers. Let’s hope it is safe and sane here…

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Scratchpad: Miss Oregon sets a wonderful example

Miss Oregon, indeed any scholarship pageant, draws mixed reactions. But two things are for certain: it is happening…

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Scratchpad: A joyous time will be had by all

Now The Goonies 40th anniversary weekend is in the rear-view mirror, it is time to move into the…

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Scratchpad: Tillamook Air Museum zealous about preserving history 

This week’s edition has a military and historical flavor. Our thanks to Bruce Jones from the Columbia River…

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Scratchpad: In reverent search of One-Eyed Willy’s ship

I probably don’t need to introduce the stars of this week’s edition.  “The Goonies.” Who would have thought…

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Scratchpad: Clint Carter, Players’ auditions and ‘Goonies’ coming

So sad about the cancer death May 13 of Clint Carter, who ran a music festival in Ilwaco…

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Scratchpad: One person’s trash is another’s treasure

The World’s Longest Garage Sale will cover the 22-mile stretch of Washington’s Long Beach Peninsula during Memorial Day…

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