Whew! What a Saturday!
The morning began with glorious thunder and lightening displays throughout the heavens above Lincoln City follow by some welcome rain (at least my lawn and garden appreciated it).
First stop while the rain poured was to the Chinook Winds Casino and Resort Surf City Car Show. Assembled there was an amazing display of classic vehicles and the rain made the cars sparkle even more than their lustrous paint jobs.
Sunday the attention will turn to the sound systems that fill many newer cars as the Surf City Soundoff.
After the car show Homepage hurried south to Toledo to take in some nautical fun at the Toledo Wooden Boat Show.
From sailboats to converted tugs the display of love for the building and preservation of maritime craftmanship was evident.
Then, as quickly as we arrived, we had to leave to stop in Depoe Bay for an old fashioned political debate sponsored by the Lincoln County Republican Party between County Commissioner candidates featuring the challenger, Depoe Bay City Councilor Rick Beasley and incumbent County Commissioner Claire Hall.
The two discussed, before a standing room only crowd at the Depoe Bay Community Center, issues submitted by each other and the audience. They touched on local finances, short term rentals, unemployment and even immigration and its impact on local housing. The crowd seemed evenly divided but respectful-cheering enthusiastically after their favorite had spoken. Both candidates thanked the other, shook hands at the end of the event and waded into the crowd of well wishers. Homepage provided live streaming on Facebook (not without a few technical hiccups).
Also in town was a Porsche show at the Cultural Center and a Mush ball tournament at Kirtsis park. What a great way to spend a day (we’re just sorry that we couldn’t get to it all!).
