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  • Cardboard & duct tape|Low-tech watercraft

    7/31/10 • (0)

    Looking for a challenge or a good laugh? Both can
     be found at the Lakeside’s Cardboard Boat Races at Tenmile Lakes.
    Osprey’s RV Park encourages adults, teens and children to get creative and construct their own boats out of cardboard to race across the lake.
    Osprey’s RV Park will host its 11th Annual Cardboard Boat Races beginning at …

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  • Something for everyone

    7/31/10 • (0)

    Trying to keep everyone in the family entertained throughout the summer can be difficult. However, Charleston makes it easy.
    The Chamber of Commerce has dubbed Charleston the area’s ‘commercial and sport fishing center,” certainly making it an ideal spot to cast a line.
    Whether you want to fish, feed seals and seagulls, or simply watch the sun …

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  • Spectacular color

    7/31/10 • (0)

    Shore Acres State Park isn’t just a summer destination for weddings and tourists.
    It’s one of the Oregon Coast’s bright spots in winter with the Friends of Shore Acres annual Holiday Lights.
    The day use fee of $5 is worth it to see the Pacific Ocean crashing below your feet, hike down the trail to a once-private …

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  • Float with butterflies

    6/26/10 • (0)

    Stop by Elkton’s Oregon Butterfly Pavilion at the peak of summer, and you’re almost guaranteed to see butterflies in all stages of their life cycles.
    The pavilion has enclosed garden areas for viewing and a courtyard area. It is open to the public from Memorial Day to Labor Day, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The …

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  • Get some kicks at local theaters

    6/26/10 • (0)

    ‘Little Ole Opry’ offers music, comedy & fun
    8 p.m., Saturday, July 10    Down on the Farm
    8 p.m., Saturday, July 17    Rock & Roll 50’s
    2 p.m., Sunday,   July 18    Rock & Roll 50’s
    8 p.m., Saturday, July 24    Holy Cow Kicken Gospel
    8 p.m., Saturday, July 31    Wild Wild West
    Little Theatre On the Bay
    www.ltob.net
    2100 Sherman Avenue
    North Bend, OR …

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  • Don’s pie & more pie

    5/29/10 • (0)

    For the past 22 years, Don’s Main Street Family Restaurant has been a magnet for pie enthusiasts.
    Don and Perky Brooks became one of the town’s anchors, having been in the same location since 1972. Before it was Don’s they owned the Dairy Queen that was there.
    The restaurant’s home-style menu has everything you could want, but …

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  • Sea life ashore

    5/29/10 • (0)

    Sea, sand and sawdust. These sea creatures are carved by talented, chainsaw-wielding artists whom you may be lucky enough to see compete at a carving contest. Don’t be afraid of this Orca or this crab, go ahead and check out the detail. In fact, get up close and personal on the waterfront of Old Town …

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