Quinton Smith

The largest holistic health fair and crafts show on the Oregon coast is Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-4 at the Yachats Commons. The 23rd Annual Pathways to Transformation Holistic Health, Psychic and Crafts Fair is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The $3 weekend pass includes access to 70 exhibitors and 24 seminars

The Yachats Coastal Gems walking group is offering a “Three Loops by the Sea” hiking excursion on Tuesday, Aug. 6 in Depoe Bay. The group will meet at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday inside Gracie’s Sea Hag, 58 N. Highway 101, Depoe Bay. The three- or six-mile walks consists of three loops that take in the harbor and two seaside residential areas

Dr. Jerald Block has been hired as the new medical director of the Lincoln Community Health Center, supervising medical providers in primary care, school-based health centers, behavioral health, maternal child health, and immunizations. The board certified psychiatrist had been working in a temporary capacity with Lincoln County since last fall. “My plan is to continue operations of the medical center

Lincoln County added 540 jobs in June, resulting in a slight decrease to 4.6 percent in the county’s overall unemployment rate, the Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday. There was an increase of 560 private-sector jobs in June, led by an addition of 340 jobs in leisure and hospitality businesses. Jobs in government dropped by 20. There were a total of

Organizers of a Yachats-area blood drive on Friday, July 26 are urgently seeking people to donate. The blood drive is being organized by Yachats Community Presbyterian Church, 360 W. Seventh St., and the Salem office of the American Red Cross. People are being asked to schedule a time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday to donate blood. They can

A Eugene author who writes about ways people can affect climate change will speak at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27, in the Yachats Commons multipurpose room. The program is sponsored by the Yachats Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mary Democker is the author of “The Parents’ Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a Fossil-Free Future, Raise Empowered Kids,