The presentation seemed more of a sales pitch than a truly informative venture. From the sound of the approving voices in the small group, the die is already cast and "dark skies" ordinances and plans are coming our way. Not that that is a wholly undesirable thing. But it would be more palatable if facts were more plentiful than platitudes.
In a stunning moment at the end of a typically boring Lincoln City City Council meeting, Margie Perry, a city employed "Float Fairy," disclosed that she has learned that the majority of floats created in 2024 and 2025 for the hugely popular "Finders Keepers" glass float give away were in fact made in glass factories where dairy products may have come in contact with the orbs.
The Sitka Spruce that stands in the median near the entrance to Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site was declared a hazard due to widespread decay throughout the tree.
