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🌱 Why Highway 101 was roaring with sirens and student spirit today
Lincoln City, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Lincoln City! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Highway 101 was roaring with sirens and student spirit today
- Planning fall coast trips? See why Lincoln City deserves extra time
Also on today's calendar: COMMUNITY PRESERVATION IN ACTION This Saturday at Yachats Emergency Preparedness Fair and 10 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 63 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 64, low: 52.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Noise Parade 2026 is in the books (lincolncityhomepage.com) — Taft 7-12 students brought plenty of noise and school spirit to Lincoln City today, rolling down Highway 101 in a police-escorted homecoming Noise Parade capped by varsity football. Locals saw decorated vehicles, fire engines, and sirens, though many were surprised by the temporary traffic disruption, prompting the familiar question of what all the commotion was about. 
• Sunset Magazine Names an Oregon Coast Town a ‘Storm-watching paradise' for Fall and We'd Add These Stops (thatoregonlife.com) — Lincoln City gets a special nod here for its fall Finders Keepers glass-float hunts, adding a treasure-hunt twist to your beach walks while you enjoy shops, Siletz Bay, and ocean-view lodgings. The broader guide urges travelers to look beyond Cannon Beach, outlining storm-watching, lighthouse visits, and coastal towns from Astoria to Brookings that pair well with a Lincoln City getaway.
📸 Around Lincoln City
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★ Featured events ★
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COMMUNITY PRESERVATION IN ACTION This Saturday at Yachats Emergency Preparedness Fair →
Yachats Commons Building, 441 Hwy 101 N, Yachats
11:00 am
Saturday October 3
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Other local events
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MS Volleyball v. Philomath
Taft Middle & High Lincoln City, OR 97367
5:00 pm -
JV Football @ Tillamook
Tillamook High School, 2605 12th St, Tillamook
6:00 pm -
Grief Support Group →
Building 5 – west of Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, 3011 NE 28th St., Lincoln City
2:00 pm -
Boys Soccer v. Newport
Taft Middle & High Lincoln City, OR 97367
4:00 pm -
HS Volleyball @ Newport
Newport High School, 322 NE Eads St, Newport
4:30 pm -
MS Volleyball v. Willamina
Taft Elementary-Middle School, 4040 SE High School Dr, Lincoln C
5:00 pm -
Girls Soccer @ Newport
Newport High School, 322 NE Eads St, Newport
6:00 pm -
MS Volleyball @ Sheridan
Faulconer-Chapman School, 332 SW Cornwall St, Sheridan
4:00 pm -
MS Football @ Dayton
Dayton High School, 801 Ferry St, Dayton
6:30 pm -
Boys Soccer @ Cascade
Cascade High School, 10226 Marion Rd SE, Turner
4:00 pm -
Girls Soccer v. Cascade
Taft Middle & High Lincoln City, OR 97367
4:30 pm -
Lincoln City Bird Walk - Lincoln City Water Treatment Plant →
Taft Waterfront Park, 825 Southwest 51st Street, Lincoln City
9:00 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Thursday October 8
Friday October 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- We ate here for our 25th Anniversary celebration.
Our appetizer was huge and yummy. The coleslaw and garden salad were ample and tasty. The fresh baked sourdough bread was warm and delicious. And the… (Nextdoor Wecoma Beach) - Hi neighbor I live next or close to wecoma park
We have area just for children . Aman with his big dogs he puts them to play and. Popping inside that area where the play Any advice what to do I… (Nextdoor Wecoma Beach)
- Maurices posted a job opening for Retail Assistant Manager - Full-Time in Lincoln City. Apply here.
- Nike posted a job opening for Retail Associate, FT - Nike Lincoln City in Lincoln City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lincoln City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Depoe Bay
- Tri-Cities Road Trippers: These Oregon Coast Dates Are Worth Marking (keyw.com)
- Cannon Beach's Haystack Holidays Kickstarts the Cheer on Oregon Coast (beachconnection.net)
Siletz
- Siletz community, families and tribal members use Orange Shirt Day to remember horrors of Indian boarding schools • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org)
Newport
- Newport Encourages Participation In Oregon Shake Out (oregoncoastbreakingnews.com)
- Coast Guard to repair 16 homes for its service members in Newport • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org)
- Newport Visual Arts Center offers workshops, after-school sessions, open studios starting Saturday • Lincoln Chronicle (lincolnchronicle.org)
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