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The Pacific Coast Wind Ensemble has scheduled its first rehearsal in preparation for two fall concerts and is inviting potential new members to play along. Rehearsals for the fall season begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 29 at the Waldport Community Center, 265 E. Hemlock St. No audition is required and the band is currently looking for French horn and

Oregon State University Extension Service’s food safety and preservation hotline has re-opened for the summer and fall. The toll-free hotline, 800-354-7319, runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Oct. 11. When the hotline is closed, callers can leave a message. The hotline is staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers in several Oregon counties. The

The Siuslaw National Forest is restricting fires in its forests and campgrounds because of warm, dry weather. All campfires, charcoal or briquette fires, pellet fires, or any other open fires are now prohibited outside of designated recreation sites or campgrounds. There are exemptions for sand camping campfires in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and Sand Lake Recreation Area. Portable

YACHATS — LeeAnn McKenna of Yachats and Nancy Durham of Depoe Bay will perform in a concert with their world music ensemble at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Yachats Community Presbyterian Church. The group “Thousand Waves” will offer a selection of compositions from North and South America and Japan. In its first concert on the coast, Thousand Waves will

Alyssa Wink, director of well-being and fitness at Samaritan Health Services, will present a wellness seminar on the mind-body connection and how to use this knowledge to improve your overall health. The seminar will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Samaritan Center for Health Education, 740 S.W. Ninth St., Newport. Some topics Wink will cover include stress

Oregon Coast Community College has scheduled five “On-the-Spot Admissions” events in late July and August for prospective students. The events are designed to provide one-on-one assistance to students with all parts of the college application process, from financial aid to course selection to the application itself. The events are a great opportunity to learn more about the application process for recent high school graduates and working adults who may have never

The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts is launching a nine-week musical theater course for adults and teenagers this fall at the Newport Performing Arts Center. Called “PerformanceLab: Acting Through Song” will be offered from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting Sept. 11 through Nov. 13. The goal of the courses is to help experienced and beginning performers build and sharpen the