Oregon Coast Community College and Small Business Development Center hosts Legislative Town Halls First event of session is Friday, Feb. 28 Get caught up on all the goings-on in Salem in this live conversation with Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City, and Rep. David Gomberg, D-Otis. For these monthly sessions, as has been the case over the past decade that OCCC and its SBDC have hosted these events, our elected officials may occasionally attend in person although, generally speaking, committee assignments and work at the Capitol will force them to join via Zoom. Attend the in-person live stream, and you'll be

The Lincoln County Small Woodlands Association will host their annual native tree seedling sale on Saturday, March 1 Location: Table Mountain Forestry Shop; 247 N.E. Highway 20, Toledo Time: Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until supply runs out At this sale a number of native tree seedlings and some native shrub species will be available.  This annual event is designed to provide the public with affordable native tree seedlings, promote natural resource conservation awareness, to raise funds for our OSWA chapter and education activities. Most seedlings will be $2. Contact Joe Steere jsteere5050@yahoo.com Douglas fir, Noble

Twice monthly meeting of the Yachats Chess Club. There is no cost. People can bring their own boards and pieces (almost all of the chess players that show bring a board and pieces to play), but if they don't have a board and pieces, there will be boards to play on. Open to all ages.

Waldport mayor Heide Lambert and Lincoln County commissioner Claire Hall will have coffee and answer questions from members of the public from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at Cafe Chill in Waldport.

The City of Yachats is holding a second community input session on Wednesday, March 12, at 5 p.m. at the Yachats Commons. Scharen Design will present initial concepts for the Greater Commons Plan (formerly the Civic Campus Master Plan), developed from feedback gathered during our first Community Input session and survey. If you cannot attend the Wednesday, March 12 session, Scharen Design will be available for informal discussions around town on Thursday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Green Salmon, Post Office, and Drift Inn restaurant.