February 20, 2025 • 31 mins
Episode Highlights:
Celebrating the Founding of the Glass Foundry, a Mardi Gras styled Siletz Bay Music Festival Dance Party, and the North Lincoln Historical Museum all on this week’s Double R Show.
- Kelly Howard, Lincoln City Glass Center
- Christopher Melton, North Lincoln Historical Museum
- Jain Sekular, Siletz Bay Music Festival
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Jana (00:07):
Welcome to the Double R Show, the podcast that features
everything about North LincolnCounty.
The Double R Show directed andproduced by Paul Robertson and
hosted by the voice of LincolnCity, Roger Robertson.
RR (00:30):
Welcome to the Double R Show.
Double R here along with sonPaul and history in the making
today.
Son Paul (00:36):
Yeah, we've got Kelly Howard on the show today.
The Glass Center is celebrating20 years coming up here.
That's rather significant.
Indeed.
And then we also haveChristopher Melton from the
North Lincoln Historical Museum.
And Jane Secular is going to betalking about a little bit of a
celebration relative to Soled'sBay.
(00:56):
Music, music,
RR (00:56):
music, music.
All coming up right after this.
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RR (01:30):
20 years ago, a building that made fire trucks now has
fire inside, if you will.
With us is Kelly Howard, andKelly is with the Lincoln City
Gloss Center.
20 years.
Kelly Howard (01:43):
Yeah, isn't that amazing?
20 years.
RR (01:45):
Does it seem like 20 years already?
Kelly Howard (01:47):
You know, it feels like it was just yesterday, and
then it feels like it's been100 years.
RR (01:54):
The building that you're in has quite a history in Lincoln
City.
I mean, it's a huge history.
Kelly Howard (01:59):
Yeah.
Yeah, it's a really, it's aninteresting building that has
lended itself very well toartists and artisans of all
kinds.
Like we have probably over ahundred different artists that
we represent now.
Really?
Yeah, yeah.
RR (02:14):
That all blow their glass there?
No,
Kelly Howard (02:16):
the artists that are currently working, I think
we've got like 12, 15.
15 that actually work for thestudio that also make their work
there and sell their work thereand then we have lots of
artists that have worked thereat one time that still sell
their work there and then wehave and then over the years
I've been sort of collectingdifferent artists that I like
(02:38):
the work of, that are nice towork with.
And yeah, so we have jewelryand painting.
I like the
RR (02:43):
line, you've been collecting artists that are nice to work
with.
Yes.
That's quite descriptive.
Kelly Howard (02:53):
Well, I might be a little, it's not exactly
superstitious, but I feel likeitems, things that you have, I
don't know, I'm from theMidwest, so I'm a little
skeptical, but like energy inthem, you know, but I've been in
the Pacific Northwest for awhile, so I can say this.
They have energy.
energy in them and like I thinkit's important to have things
around you that have like goodenergy in them that were created
(03:14):
by people you know and you cantell pretty much like right off
the bat if someone's going to bedifficult to deal with because
they'll be difficult to dealwith from the moment you start
interacting with them now
RR (03:24):
speaking of energy you're out to make a glass float larger
than the super large glassfloat you made a number of years
ago yeah yeah we actuallywhat's that for
Kelly Howard (03:35):
well we decided on our 15-year anniversary, we had
a team of people that workreally big, and I work, they
sometimes help me make somereally big work, and so we
decided to see how big of afloat we could make.
And we got the one, the firstone we did wasn't quite as big
as the second one, so the onethat we're going to try to beat
(03:56):
this year is 27 inches.
So that's a pretty big float.
That's huge.
Yeah, I think, I actually ampretty sure...
It is probably the largestfloat ever made on the Oregon
coast.
I'd like to say, that 27-inchone.
We have people flying in fromFlorida who used to work for us
and from Arizona that are goingto help blow it.
(04:17):
Yeah, because you have to havea team of people that know
exactly what to do exactly when.
Otherwise, that huge gather ofglass ends up on the floor.
RR (04:26):
So this is going to be when, Kelly?
Kelly Howard (04:28):
This is going to be February 22nd from 5 to 7.
And we'll be making somesmaller ones first and then that
big one.
We'll probably be auctioningoff some of the smaller ones.
and then...
RR (04:39):
Now, the auction off is going to be for a couple of
non-profits?
Kelly Howard (04:43):
Yeah, yeah.
RR (04:44):
Tell me about that.
Kelly Howard (04:45):
Yeah, so one of them is for a memorial fund for
Keely Boyd.
It's a nursing scholarshipgiven priority for students
coming from the Oregon coast, Ibelieve.
And it's for Linfield, LinfieldCollege.
Yeah, yeah.
So we lost Keely Boyd last yearin December and she was a
(05:05):
wonderful member of thecommunity and went to Taft High
School here and And her motherhas created this scholarship in
remembrance of her.
Yeah, yeah.
RR (05:16):
And the other one is the One Love Foundation.
What's that?
Kelly Howard (05:18):
Yeah, the One Love Foundation is an organization
that travels around givingpresentations and teaching
people about healthyrelationships and what that
looks like.
And then we actually have someprinted material that we've
gotten from them that's going tobe at the event.
And it'll have just kind oflike highlights of...
what healthy relationships looklike and also what maybe
(05:43):
unhealthy relationships looklike so people can, you know,
try to work on those things.
I think that's one of thethings about being a person that
can be really challenging isthat we don't get enough
information about that and thenyou get kind of involved in
things and you don't realizethat it's maybe not...
a good, healthy relationshipthat you should get out of.
Yeah, so it's just an importantthing for me personally that
(06:07):
I've struggled with in my lifefor various reasons, some of
which I had nothing to do with.
It helps in
RR (06:13):
the healing process.
Kelly Howard (06:15):
Yeah, yeah, I think so.
I think so.
So we're trying to, yeah.
Help the community and help usall be healthier.
RR (06:21):
And again, this glass float that you will not attempt to
blow, I've got confidence inyou.
Kelly Howard (06:29):
Yeah, we will.
We will be doing it.
Even if we have to...
do it more than once.
You know, you fail, you keepgoing.
So yeah, and we're actually, wehave a whole bunch of things
that people have donated fromthe community and a whole bunch
of artists.
And so there's going to be asilent auction in the gallery.
Oh, that'll go at the sametime.
That'll be going at the sametime between five and seven.
(06:50):
So it's the old fashioned kindwhere you have to write, you
know, the bid on the piece ofpaper.
And so it'll be fun.
But I think there's going tobe, Rebecca was just telling me
about all the things that wehave.
And we have like stays from allthese different hotels in town
and dinners and a bunch of theplaces that we sell floats to
(07:11):
are giving baskets and I shouldhave actually gotten her to give
me a list so I could read thembecause there's so many.
So it's really, maybe I can getthat to you.
RR (07:19):
Very good.
And again, the date for this,Kelly, is when?
Kelly Howard (07:23):
Is February 22nd from 5 to 7 p.m.
and that is Saturday.
RR (07:28):
So you'll be able to stand outside and watch this glass
Kelly Howard (07:33):
Yeah, outside and inside.
A
RR (07:35):
ball being blown.
Kelly Howard (07:37):
Yeah, so there is on my website, and I think on
the Lincoln City Glass Centerwebsite, there's a video
section, and you can click onand watch the one we did in
2015.
27
RR (07:50):
inches, and you hope to do how many this
Kelly Howard (07:52):
time?
Oh, you know, I hope it's 27inches.
I mean, maybe we can make it to30 inches, but we have to
measure the annealer.
So the annealer is where it hasto cool, so it's got to fit in
the annealer.
kneeler so that might be thelimit
RR (08:06):
I don't think there's any limit when it comes to Kelly
Howard I'm sorry I don't believein limitations Willis has been
for the 20th anniversarycelebration of the Lincoln City
Glass Center go down standoutside go inside and make bids
and enjoy the festivities
Kelly Howard (08:23):
yeah and we'll have glasses that we're selling
that you can have a glass ofwine in and hors d'oeuvres that
are being brought by Sue Kylowho worked at the shop also and
it should be it'll be wonderfulit's going to be really fun so
come join us
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RR (09:24):
Lincoln City has a very unusual facility in the Taft
area of Lincoln City.
Originally was a city hall.
Now it is the museum.
It is the North Lincoln CountyHistorical Museum.
With us is Christopher Melton,Executive Director.
Welcome.
Christopher Melton (09:40):
Thank you for having me.
RR (09:42):
It is a phenomenal facility, is it not, for a town this
size?
Christopher Melton (09:47):
It really is.
It's a small community museum,but whenever anyone goes inside,
they're like, wow, I didn'teven know this was here.
It's so big.
It
RR (09:57):
really is.
I mean, you're talking abouttwo stories.
Christopher Melton (10:00):
Yep.
RR (10:00):
And a good-sized building, footprint is large.
You got into it how?
Christopher Melton (10:05):
I started out as a volunteer.
RR (10:07):
Oh, okay.
Christopher Melton (10:08):
Yeah.
I have a background infilmmaking and film archiving.
I had my internship at theAcademy Film Archive in L.A.,
which was really amazing.
And then I moved up here.
And they were looking for somevolunteers at the museum.
So I started helping outdigitizing documents and then
(10:30):
found out they had a small filmcollection too, home movies.
And so...
RR (10:34):
Tell me about that.
The collection of home movies,people have given them to the
museum or what?
Christopher Melton (10:41):
Yeah.
So, I mean, we have closetsfull of VHS tapes, but the thing
that really excites me is smallgauge film.
So eight millimeter, 16
RR (10:49):
millimeter.
Yeah.
Okay.
Christopher Melton (10:51):
Yeah.
And they just have...
a bunch in the closet.
And I was like, this is footageof the Oregon coast in the
sixties and seventies.
Like we've never seen thisbefore.
So I helped them get thatcleaned up and inspected and
started digitizing.
Is
RR (11:07):
it on display now that people can look at it?
Christopher Melton (11:09):
We have digitized all of it at this
point, but it's one of those bigprojects that I'm slowly
working on.
I've incorporated little bitsof it into exhibits here and
there, but trying more and moreto make it accessible to people
RR (11:21):
let's talk about some of the exhibits that you have uh up on
the top floor is somephenomenal exhibits that i
thoroughly enjoy myself
Christopher Melton (11:30):
yeah so the top floor is after the 1920s or
so because up until that pointwe were just a bunch of isolated
little towns and there wasn'treally any way to get out here
but in the 1920s the highwaycame out here the salmon river
cut off and highway 101 sothat's 18 and 101 they came out
And people just started comingout here all the time, and we
(11:53):
came up with a lot ofinteresting tourist activities
and events.
RR (11:59):
You've got to have some stories that probably would melt
somebody's heart.
Heart-melting stories?
Yeah.
Such a thing?
Christopher Melton (12:09):
People coming into the museum and
seeing Pixieland exhibits isprobably the Pixieland and the
Pixie Kitchen exhibits.
People remember those places sofondly.
And we have people from allover coming in and saying, oh,
my grandma always took us toPixie Kitchen when we came out
here.
And they'll go to the gift shopand they'll see the pictures
(12:31):
and the postcards and they'lljust start crying about it.
you know, how much of theirmemory is tied up in that place.
RR (12:39):
I think one of the things that a lot of people fail to
remember or don't even knowabout is the timber industry
that used to be so prevalent inNorth County, which now is
almost forgotten.
Christopher Melton (12:54):
Well, yeah, mostly because it's all been
outsourced.
And it's big companies.
It was big companies then too,but...
Yeah, I mean, our first bigindustry aside from fishing,
which was really more local, wasthe timber.
A lot of that was due to sprucebeing the best wood for
building airplanes for World WarI and World War II.
RR (13:15):
With the Siletz tribe, is there a lot of attention played
to the Confederated Tribesof Siletz Indians?
Unknown (13:23):
Yes.
Christopher Melton (13:24):
So we do have a really great exhibit that
was created by Ann Hall withsupport from several tribal
members.
I believe Bud Lane did thebasket display.
I'd have to double check that,but I think that's correct.
RR (13:39):
Very creative and individual he is.
Christopher Melton (13:41):
Yeah, yeah.
And so we have a really greatdisplay on the bottom floor
talking about the history of theindigenous people in the area
and up through the creation ofthe Confederate tribes of Siletz
Indians.
RR (13:56):
Well, we have time, Christopher.
If somebody has something theywould like to give to the
museum, are you still acceptingartifacts, videotapes, what?
Christopher Melton (14:07):
Oh yeah, absolutely.
Our collection is reallyfocused on the area.
So history from basically DepotBay to Cascade Head, anything
in that area.
Folks come in all the time withreally amazing historical
artifacts that we just don'thave the room for and don't help
us tell the story of the area.
So stuff that's more specificto here.
RR (14:28):
Anything specifically you're looking for?
I
Christopher Melton (14:30):
won't know what it is until someone brings
it in.
RR (14:34):
Yeah, okay.
That's fair enough.
That's fair enough.
It's just a wonderful facilityto go into and it is free of
charge.
Christopher Melton (14:44):
Absolutely.
That is really important to usis to keep it free for the
public and tourists and...
Anyone who wants to come visitthe museum or do research as
well.
RR (14:55):
And giving credit to Explore Lincoln City, I believe they
put up the money that makes itfree for people to enter?
Christopher Melton (15:03):
They helped us fund one exhibit.
RR (15:06):
Oh, okay.
Christopher Melton (15:07):
So we do apply for grants through them
occasionally, but most of ourfunding comes from the county.
RR (15:14):
Oh,
Christopher Melton (15:14):
okay.
Yeah, all of the Lincoln Countymuseums are funded primarily by
county funding.
which is partly due to thetransient room tax.
RR (15:24):
And finally, the museum is open when?
Christopher Melton (15:27):
We are open 11 to 4, Wednesday through
Saturday.
RR (15:32):
Located next to Kenny's IGA in the Bay Area of Lincoln City.
It is the North Lincoln CountyHistorical Museum.
And again, it started out asCity Hall and now it is a
wonderful museum.
Thanks for being here,Christopher.
Yeah, thank you.
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RR (16:19):
Zeller's two locations, Lincoln City and Rose Lodge,
with us is Adina Zeller.
It's been a busy time for you.
Adina Zeller (16:26):
It has, yeah.
We're just trying to geteverything between the two
places to where they each havetheir own appearance and their
own meals and food and just letthem be known for a little bit
different variety of food.
RR (16:38):
I was interested yesterday, walked into the restaurant, had
breakfast here, and I came in Iwas just my wife and I, and all
of a sudden the place was full.
Adina Zeller (16:47):
We hope that stays that way.
You know, our food is good.
We cook everything fresh toorder, and we just want everyone
to come and give us a try.
RR (16:57):
Now, you've got a lot of activities, food-wise,
obviously, breakfast, lunch, anddinner.
But you've got a lot of thingsthat go on in the lounge.
Adina Zeller (17:05):
We have karaoke nightly, or we'll have a band
once in a while.
We have a great country bandthat comes in, or some kind of
band that comes in.
And then every Wednesday night,we have line dancing, and it's
free, free to the public.
Just come on in.
You have to be 21, of course.
And it lasts for an hour to twohours.
It's fun.
RR (17:24):
The other thing I read about occasionally on Facebook, and
it's got to be true, pool.
Adina Zeller (17:30):
Yes, we do pool league here.
We have diamond pool tables,which that's a pretty big deal,
I guess, in the pool world.
But come play pool down here.
We have a lot of pool leaguesthat come down here every
Tuesday and Thursday night, andthey come to have a lot of fun.
RR (17:44):
It is a lot of fun because you make it fun.
Adina Zeller (17:47):
I think so.
I think with the karaoke, yeah,and everything.
And we're going to start anindustry night every Sunday
night.
We're going to give a discountto all the locals around here
just because they work so hard.
It's a hard job in this area.
So we're going to start givinga discount every Sunday night to
all the locals.
RR (18:02):
So you've got to commit and prove that you are a local?
Adina Zeller (18:06):
Well, you know.
I
RR (18:09):
don't
Adina Zeller (18:09):
know how you're going to do that.
RR (18:11):
That's the best answer there could be.
Adina Zeller (18:13):
Yeah, I don't know.
But, you know, it's a localplace, you know, a lot of the
time, of course, and this isn'ta local area.
You know, we have a lot oftourists in the area, so both of
them, but the locals still comearound.
They love it here, and we wantto keep them coming, and we want
to tell them how much weappreciate their hard work in
the industry.
RR (18:29):
And again, it's breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
Adina Zeller (18:31):
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we open at 8 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday, weclose at 1 a.m., and 2.30 on
Friday and Saturday.
So
RR (18:38):
for good food, good entertainment, and a good smile.
All the time.
All the time.
It is Zeller's in Lincoln City.
Talk briefly about Rose Lodge.
Adina Zeller (18:49):
We have our pizza.
We have our prime rib Friday.
We smoke it on a Traeger everyFriday.
So it comes straight off theTraeger.
We've got some smoked chickenand we've got ribs, you name it.
We're just trying to make itreally country out there.
If
RR (19:02):
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The president is in the house.
The president of the Siletz BayMusic Festival, Jain Sekular,
is here.
Jain, thank you for coming up.
You've got a big event ahead ofyou.
Jain Sekular (19:46):
I do, and thanks so much for having me.
It's always a pleasure.
pleasure to be here and spend aminute with you guys.
RR (19:51):
Actually, seven.
Jain Sekular (19:53):
Seven.
RR (19:54):
Minutes.
Jain Sekular (19:55):
Okay.
Okay.
We'll see what we can do.
Yes.
We have a big event coming upon March 1st.
I don't know if everybody'saware of this, but Tuesday,
March 4th is Mardi Gras in NewOrleans and around the world.
And the big celebrations forMardi Gras, the big parades and
festivals take place on theweekend of March 1st and 2nd.
(20:17):
And we are having a Mardi Grasparty on March 1st at the
Lincoln City Cultural Center.
RR (20:25):
It will be a party.
Jain Sekular (20:26):
It will be a party.
There will be dancing.
There will be music.
There will be great food.
There will be king cake.
There will be a second line.
RR (20:37):
Back up king cake.
Jain Sekular (20:38):
A king cake is iconic for Mardi Gras.
It is a cake that is shaped ina ring and and has the most
lurid purple, green, and goldsparkly frosting you would ever
hope not to eat, but yet it'sdelicious.
(20:59):
And baked into the king cake isa tiny little plastic baby.
RR (21:05):
That somebody will find?
Jain Sekular (21:07):
That somebody will find, hopefully.
They want to find it because ifyou get the piece of cake with
the baby in it, you get a prize.
And you get crowned the king orqueen of your table.
Every table will have one.
And you get to take home aspecial gift.
In New Orleans, if you get thebaby in the king cake, you get
(21:29):
crowned king of the festival orking of the crew, and you get to
pay for next year's party.
But we're not going to do that.
RR (21:38):
Okay.
Well, that's rather nice ofyou.
But this is a fundraiser,right?
Jain Sekular (21:45):
This is a fundraiser.
It is our big fundraising eventof the year.
So there will be an auction.
There will be a silent auctionand a live auction.
We will have other fundraisingactivities.
But also, we are encouragingpeople to wear costumes because
it is Mardi Gras after all.
And there will be a costumeevent.
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contest, and there will bewinners who will get prizes for
their costumes.
RR (22:13):
Should come with a mask?
Jain Sekular (22:14):
You can come with a mask or without a mask.
There are all kinds of costumesfor Mardi Gras.
It's not like Halloween.
You can kind of do everything,but you kind of want to keep
with the theme, you know.
You're not required to wear acostume, but we certainly
recommend it or encourage it.
RR (22:31):
Now, the event is to raise money to support the music
festival coming off in August.
Jain Sekular (22:36):
Absolutely.
We need to raise funds for thefestival, which takes place from
August 14th through 24th.
We're starting a day early thisyear.
We will start, as we always do,with a recital and reception, a
piano recital by Mei-Ting Sun,our new artistic director.
Now,
RR (22:53):
fully named as the artistic
Jain Sekular (22:56):
director.
He is our artistic director.
Yes, he is.
And he's excited and we'reexcited and he will open the
festival and we will have areception prior to the music
with goodies to eat and drink.
RR (23:08):
I assume that a lot of facilities throughout the
community will be utilized againfor the festival.
Jain Sekular (23:15):
The festival will again take place in five
locations.
RR (23:18):
Five.
Jain Sekular (23:18):
Five.
The cultural center, our homeaway from home will house all of
our chamber concerts in LincolnCity.
We'll do one concert in Newportat the Pacific Maritime
Heritage Center.
We will do two concerts at thechurch this year at the
Congregational Church, which isa lovely, lovely venue for
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chamber music because it's notonly beautiful, but it has
amazing acoustics.
So we will have our freeconcert that we always have in
the church, and we will alsohave a ticketed concert.
So you can hear and see thatbeautiful venue twice.
RR (23:59):
Let's go back again to the event that you got upcoming.
How important is that toraising money for the festival
itself?
Jain Sekular (24:07):
You know, people don't understand that ticket
sales, and we try to keep ourticket prices low because we
understand that this is acommunity that is sometimes
financially challenged.
And we want everybody to beable to take part in this
extraordinary musicalexperience.
So ticket sales only We coverabout 18% of our total budget.
(24:29):
Really?
Really.
People don't think about that,you know.
18%
RR (24:34):
is
Jain Sekular (24:35):
all?
18%, yes.
Really?
So the other 82% has to comefrom our wonderful individual
donors, our very generousdonors, our sponsors.
community and business peoplewho donate goods and services
for our fundraiser.
So the auction, the price oftickets for the fundraiser and
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the auction items and okay, I'lljust, spoiler alert, there will
be a paddle raise and moneyfrom the paddle raise also goes
toward putting on the festival.
And we hope to make maybe 25%of our budget on this one event.
It's that important to us.
Tickets are on sale now atwww.celetsbaymusic.org.
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We hope everyone will gettickets.
There's a special deal.
If you buy a table for eight,you get a little bit of a
discount.
So please go to the website and
RR (25:31):
check it out.
And
Jain Sekular (25:32):
tickets are how much?
Tickets are 125 individual and900 for a table.
Unknown (25:38):
Okay.
Jain Sekular (25:38):
Table of eight.
RR (25:39):
And it's all going to take place at the Lincoln City
Cultural Center.
If I want to walk in someplaceand write a check, where do I go
to do that?
Jain Sekular (25:48):
You can walk into the cultural center that night.
But...
We would love it if it soldout.
So just to be safe, you mightwant to go to the website.
There's also a phone numberthat you can call that you can
get on the website.
If you don't like buyingtickets online and a lot of
people don't, call that numberand a lovely human being will
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walk you through the process andhelp you buy your ticket.
RR (26:11):
Jane, thanks for being here.
Good luck on the event.
On which day again?
Jain Sekular (26:16):
March 1st, Saturday.
Doors open at 5.30.
A delicious Dinner will beserved at 6.30.
That hour gives you a chance tohave some yummy appetizers,
have a beverage, and do a littleshopping in the auction room.
RR (26:31):
It is an opportunity for Mardi Gras, Lincoln City style.
Jain Sekular (26:35):
Let the good times roll.
RR (26:37):
And our special thanks to all of our guests that joined us
today in the podcast.
Some other things forthcomingin and around the Lincoln City
community.
Want to remind people ofLincoln City City Council will
have their regular meetingFebruary 24th, 6 o'clock at City
Hall Chambers.
Thursday, the 27th CommunitySustainability Committee meeting
(26:57):
at 3 o'clock.
Library Board regular meetingon March 5 at 3.30.
City Council again March 10th.
Some of the city meetingsupcoming.
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We've talked about this on apodcast.
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You can get a free vest.
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Yeah, the CERT group, right?
Yeah, the CERT group.
So we had them on first of theyear, I think.
It was called Be Seen in 2025.
And so if you haven't heardthat episode, be sure to tune
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And yeah, connect with CERT toget a new vest to save
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RR (27:36):
life.
And since you did mention thefact that you can go back and
listen to one of these programs.
You can go back and listen toevery program.
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Indeed, just go to the website and you can just look
at that player and find all thepast episodes.
And of course, we do have aYouTube channel that has them
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Just find Double R Show thereon YouTube and you can also find
all of those episodes there.
RR (27:59):
Nearly Dan, performing the music of Steely Dan, Friday,
February 28th, presented byDavid and Susan Gomberg.
And this will be at the LincolnCity Cultural Center.
Tickets on sale for that.
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you.
As we talked about earlier inthe program, Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras party time March 1at the Lincoln City Cultural
Center.
That's a fun And again, toreinforce what we talked about
(28:45):
with the Lincoln City GlassCenter, the glassblowing
demonstration and silent auctionwill be taking place.
This is the 20th celebration ofthis event, February 22, and
that's at the Glass Foundry.
And one other item I'd like tomake mention of, Paul, is we've
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talked about this before, butHabitat for Humanity of Lincoln
County is sponsoring their thirdannual Home and Garden Show.
This year, they're moving it tothe Newport Rec Center, 10 to 3
Saturday, April the 26th.
If you're looking for anopportunity to exhibit your
wares, your business ideas andthe like, this would be a good
(29:27):
place to be as well.
I've done it myself when theywere at Chiraguin's Casino
Resort, had a booth there, anddid extremely well.
Son Paul (29:36):
Yeah, yeah, it was a good event, good event.
RR (29:37):
I encourage you to do such.
Son Paul (29:39):
So, anything else to your side of the table?
Yeah, just one more thing.
On March 15th, we're going tohave a Gyotaku fish printing
event there at the Pelican.
It's called Icons of the Sea,so you'll get to print octopus
and crab and all sorts ofspecies that live in our Marine
Reserve offshore.
(30:00):
Just go on to cascadehead.orgto register for that six-hour
masterclass.
So it's a big event.
$300 gets you the full dealplus a meal there at the
Pelican.
So this is a special event.
Right.
It's limited to 15 participantsas well.
So, yeah, you want to make sureyou get registered.
(30:20):
But it's a big opportunity toreally learn how to do this, you
You know, Geotaku fish printingthat we've talked about in the
past.
And if you're unsure what thatis, just go online, look at some
of the videos and images we'vegot on cascadehead.org.
You'll get a sense of what youwill be bringing home that day
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his expertise.
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RR (00:30):
Welcome to the Double R Show.
Double R here along with sonPaul and history in the making
today.
Son Paul (00:36):
Yeah, we've got Kelly Howard on the show today.
The Glass Center is celebrating20 years coming up here.
That's rather significant.
Indeed.
And then we also haveChristopher Melton from the
North Lincoln Historical Museum.
And Jane Secular is going to betalking about a little bit of a
celebration relative to Soled'sBay.
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Music, music,
RR (00:56):
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RR (01:30):
20 years ago, a building that made fire trucks now has
fire inside, if you will.
With us is Kelly Howard, andKelly is with the Lincoln City
Gloss Center.
20 years.
Kelly Howard (01:43):
Yeah, isn't that amazing?
20 years.
RR (01:45):
Does it seem like 20 years already?
Kelly Howard (01:47):
You know, it feels like it was just yesterday, and
then it feels like it's been100 years.
RR (01:54):
The building that you're in has quite a history in Lincoln
City.
I mean, it's a huge history.
Kelly Howard (01:59):
Yeah.
Yeah, it's a really, it's aninteresting building that has
lended itself very well toartists and artisans of all
kinds.
Like we have probably over ahundred different artists that
we represent now.
Really?
Yeah, yeah.
RR (02:14):
That all blow their glass there?
No,
Kelly Howard (02:16):
the artists that are currently working, I think
we've got like 12, 15.
15 that actually work for thestudio that also make their work
there and sell their work thereand then we have lots of
artists that have worked thereat one time that still sell
their work there and then wehave and then over the years
I've been sort of collectingdifferent artists that I like
(02:38):
the work of, that are nice towork with.
And yeah, so we have jewelryand painting.
I like the
RR (02:43):
line, you've been collecting artists that are nice to work
with.
Yes.
That's quite descriptive.
Kelly Howard (02:53):
Well, I might be a little, it's not exactly
superstitious, but I feel likeitems, things that you have, I
don't know, I'm from theMidwest, so I'm a little
skeptical, but like energy inthem, you know, but I've been in
the Pacific Northwest for awhile, so I can say this.
They have energy.
energy in them and like I thinkit's important to have things
around you that have like goodenergy in them that were created
(03:14):
by people you know and you cantell pretty much like right off
the bat if someone's going to bedifficult to deal with because
they'll be difficult to dealwith from the moment you start
interacting with them now
RR (03:24):
speaking of energy you're out to make a glass float larger
than the super large glassfloat you made a number of years
ago yeah yeah we actuallywhat's that for
Kelly Howard (03:35):
well we decided on our 15-year anniversary, we had
a team of people that workreally big, and I work, they
sometimes help me make somereally big work, and so we
decided to see how big of afloat we could make.
And we got the one, the firstone we did wasn't quite as big
as the second one, so the onethat we're going to try to beat
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this year is 27 inches.
So that's a pretty big float.
That's huge.
Yeah, I think, I actually ampretty sure...
It is probably the largestfloat ever made on the Oregon
coast.
I'd like to say, that 27-inchone.
We have people flying in fromFlorida who used to work for us
and from Arizona that are goingto help blow it.
(04:17):
Yeah, because you have to havea team of people that know
exactly what to do exactly when.
Otherwise, that huge gather ofglass ends up on the floor.
RR (04:26):
So this is going to be when, Kelly?
Kelly Howard (04:28):
This is going to be February 22nd from 5 to 7.
And we'll be making somesmaller ones first and then that
big one.
We'll probably be auctioningoff some of the smaller ones.
and then...
RR (04:39):
Now, the auction off is going to be for a couple of
non-profits?
Kelly Howard (04:43):
Yeah, yeah.
RR (04:44):
Tell me about that.
Kelly Howard (04:45):
Yeah, so one of them is for a memorial fund for
Keely Boyd.
It's a nursing scholarshipgiven priority for students
coming from the Oregon coast, Ibelieve.
And it's for Linfield, LinfieldCollege.
Yeah, yeah.
So we lost Keely Boyd last yearin December and she was a
(05:05):
wonderful member of thecommunity and went to Taft High
School here and And her motherhas created this scholarship in
remembrance of her.
Yeah, yeah.
RR (05:16):
And the other one is the One Love Foundation.
What's that?
Kelly Howard (05:18):
Yeah, the One Love Foundation is an organization
that travels around givingpresentations and teaching
people about healthyrelationships and what that
looks like.
And then we actually have someprinted material that we've
gotten from them that's going tobe at the event.
And it'll have just kind oflike highlights of...
what healthy relationships looklike and also what maybe
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unhealthy relationships looklike so people can, you know,
try to work on those things.
I think that's one of thethings about being a person that
can be really challenging isthat we don't get enough
information about that and thenyou get kind of involved in
things and you don't realizethat it's maybe not...
a good, healthy relationshipthat you should get out of.
Yeah, so it's just an importantthing for me personally that
(06:07):
I've struggled with in my lifefor various reasons, some of
which I had nothing to do with.
It helps in
RR (06:13):
the healing process.
Kelly Howard (06:15):
Yeah, yeah, I think so.
I think so.
So we're trying to, yeah.
Help the community and help usall be healthier.
RR (06:21):
And again, this glass float that you will not attempt to
blow, I've got confidence inyou.
Kelly Howard (06:29):
Yeah, we will.
We will be doing it.
Even if we have to...
do it more than once.
You know, you fail, you keepgoing.
So yeah, and we're actually, wehave a whole bunch of things
that people have donated fromthe community and a whole bunch
of artists.
And so there's going to be asilent auction in the gallery.
Oh, that'll go at the sametime.
That'll be going at the sametime between five and seven.
(06:50):
So it's the old fashioned kindwhere you have to write, you
know, the bid on the piece ofpaper.
And so it'll be fun.
But I think there's going tobe, Rebecca was just telling me
about all the things that wehave.
And we have like stays from allthese different hotels in town
and dinners and a bunch of theplaces that we sell floats to
(07:11):
are giving baskets and I shouldhave actually gotten her to give
me a list so I could read thembecause there's so many.
So it's really, maybe I can getthat to you.
RR (07:19):
Very good.
And again, the date for this,Kelly, is when?
Kelly Howard (07:23):
Is February 22nd from 5 to 7 p.m.
and that is Saturday.
RR (07:28):
So you'll be able to stand outside and watch this glass
Kelly Howard (07:33):
Yeah, outside and inside.
A
RR (07:35):
ball being blown.
Kelly Howard (07:37):
Yeah, so there is on my website, and I think on
the Lincoln City Glass Centerwebsite, there's a video
section, and you can click onand watch the one we did in
2015.
27
RR (07:50):
inches, and you hope to do how many this
Kelly Howard (07:52):
time?
Oh, you know, I hope it's 27inches.
I mean, maybe we can make it to30 inches, but we have to
measure the annealer.
So the annealer is where it hasto cool, so it's got to fit in
the annealer.
kneeler so that might be thelimit
RR (08:06):
I don't think there's any limit when it comes to Kelly
Howard I'm sorry I don't believein limitations Willis has been
for the 20th anniversarycelebration of the Lincoln City
Glass Center go down standoutside go inside and make bids
and enjoy the festivities
Kelly Howard (08:23):
yeah and we'll have glasses that we're selling
that you can have a glass ofwine in and hors d'oeuvres that
are being brought by Sue Kylowho worked at the shop also and
it should be it'll be wonderfulit's going to be really fun so
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Lincoln City has a very unusual facility in the Taft
area of Lincoln City.
Originally was a city hall.
Now it is the museum.
It is the North Lincoln CountyHistorical Museum.
With us is Christopher Melton,Executive Director.
Welcome.
Christopher Melton (09:40):
Thank you for having me.
RR (09:42):
It is a phenomenal facility, is it not, for a town this
size?
Christopher Melton (09:47):
It really is.
It's a small community museum,but whenever anyone goes inside,
they're like, wow, I didn'teven know this was here.
It's so big.
It
RR (09:57):
really is.
I mean, you're talking abouttwo stories.
Christopher Melton (10:00):
Yep.
RR (10:00):
And a good-sized building, footprint is large.
You got into it how?
Christopher Melton (10:05):
I started out as a volunteer.
RR (10:07):
Oh, okay.
Christopher Melton (10:08):
Yeah.
I have a background infilmmaking and film archiving.
I had my internship at theAcademy Film Archive in L.A.,
which was really amazing.
And then I moved up here.
And they were looking for somevolunteers at the museum.
So I started helping outdigitizing documents and then
(10:30):
found out they had a small filmcollection too, home movies.
And so...
RR (10:34):
Tell me about that.
The collection of home movies,people have given them to the
museum or what?
Christopher Melton (10:41):
Yeah.
So, I mean, we have closetsfull of VHS tapes, but the thing
that really excites me is smallgauge film.
So eight millimeter, 16
RR (10:49):
millimeter.
Yeah.
Okay.
Christopher Melton (10:51):
Yeah.
And they just have...
a bunch in the closet.
And I was like, this is footageof the Oregon coast in the
sixties and seventies.
Like we've never seen thisbefore.
So I helped them get thatcleaned up and inspected and
started digitizing.
Is
RR (11:07):
it on display now that people can look at it?
Christopher Melton (11:09):
We have digitized all of it at this
point, but it's one of those bigprojects that I'm slowly
working on.
I've incorporated little bitsof it into exhibits here and
there, but trying more and moreto make it accessible to people
RR (11:21):
let's talk about some of the exhibits that you have uh up on
the top floor is somephenomenal exhibits that i
thoroughly enjoy myself
Christopher Melton (11:30):
yeah so the top floor is after the 1920s or
so because up until that pointwe were just a bunch of isolated
little towns and there wasn'treally any way to get out here
but in the 1920s the highwaycame out here the salmon river
cut off and highway 101 sothat's 18 and 101 they came out
And people just started comingout here all the time, and we
(11:53):
came up with a lot ofinteresting tourist activities
and events.
RR (11:59):
You've got to have some stories that probably would melt
somebody's heart.
Heart-melting stories?
Yeah.
Such a thing?
Christopher Melton (12:09):
People coming into the museum and
seeing Pixieland exhibits isprobably the Pixieland and the
Pixie Kitchen exhibits.
People remember those places sofondly.
And we have people from allover coming in and saying, oh,
my grandma always took us toPixie Kitchen when we came out
here.
And they'll go to the gift shopand they'll see the pictures
(12:31):
and the postcards and they'lljust start crying about it.
you know, how much of theirmemory is tied up in that place.
RR (12:39):
I think one of the things that a lot of people fail to
remember or don't even knowabout is the timber industry
that used to be so prevalent inNorth County, which now is
almost forgotten.
Christopher Melton (12:54):
Well, yeah, mostly because it's all been
outsourced.
And it's big companies.
It was big companies then too,but...
Yeah, I mean, our first bigindustry aside from fishing,
which was really more local, wasthe timber.
A lot of that was due to sprucebeing the best wood for
building airplanes for World WarI and World War II.
RR (13:15):
With the Siletz tribe, is there a lot of attention played
to the Confederated Tribesof Siletz Indians?
Unknown (13:23):
Yes.
Christopher Melton (13:24):
So we do have a really great exhibit that
was created by Ann Hall withsupport from several tribal
members.
I believe Bud Lane did thebasket display.
I'd have to double check that,but I think that's correct.
RR (13:39):
Very creative and individual he is.
Christopher Melton (13:41):
Yeah, yeah.
And so we have a really greatdisplay on the bottom floor
talking about the history of theindigenous people in the area
and up through the creation ofthe Confederate tribes of Siletz
Indians.
RR (13:56):
Well, we have time, Christopher.
If somebody has something theywould like to give to the
museum, are you still acceptingartifacts, videotapes, what?
Christopher Melton (14:07):
Oh yeah, absolutely.
Our collection is reallyfocused on the area.
So history from basically DepotBay to Cascade Head, anything
in that area.
Folks come in all the time withreally amazing historical
artifacts that we just don'thave the room for and don't help
us tell the story of the area.
So stuff that's more specificto here.
RR (14:28):
Anything specifically you're looking for?
I
Christopher Melton (14:30):
won't know what it is until someone brings
it in.
RR (14:34):
Yeah, okay.
That's fair enough.
That's fair enough.
It's just a wonderful facilityto go into and it is free of
charge.
Christopher Melton (14:44):
Absolutely.
That is really important to usis to keep it free for the
public and tourists and...
Anyone who wants to come visitthe museum or do research as
well.
RR (14:55):
And giving credit to Explore Lincoln City, I believe they
put up the money that makes itfree for people to enter?
Christopher Melton (15:03):
They helped us fund one exhibit.
RR (15:06):
Oh, okay.
Christopher Melton (15:07):
So we do apply for grants through them
occasionally, but most of ourfunding comes from the county.
RR (15:14):
Oh,
Christopher Melton (15:14):
okay.
Yeah, all of the Lincoln Countymuseums are funded primarily by
county funding.
which is partly due to thetransient room tax.
RR (15:24):
And finally, the museum is open when?
Christopher Melton (15:27):
We are open 11 to 4, Wednesday through
Saturday.
RR (15:32):
Located next to Kenny's IGA in the Bay Area of Lincoln City.
It is the North Lincoln CountyHistorical Museum.
And again, it started out asCity Hall and now it is a
wonderful museum.
Thanks for being here,Christopher.
Yeah, thank you.
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RR (16:19):
Zeller's two locations, Lincoln City and Rose Lodge,
with us is Adina Zeller.
It's been a busy time for you.
Adina Zeller (16:26):
It has, yeah.
We're just trying to geteverything between the two
places to where they each havetheir own appearance and their
own meals and food and just letthem be known for a little bit
different variety of food.
RR (16:38):
I was interested yesterday, walked into the restaurant, had
breakfast here, and I came in Iwas just my wife and I, and all
of a sudden the place was full.
Adina Zeller (16:47):
We hope that stays that way.
You know, our food is good.
We cook everything fresh toorder, and we just want everyone
to come and give us a try.
RR (16:57):
Now, you've got a lot of activities, food-wise,
obviously, breakfast, lunch, anddinner.
But you've got a lot of thingsthat go on in the lounge.
Adina Zeller (17:05):
We have karaoke nightly, or we'll have a band
once in a while.
We have a great country bandthat comes in, or some kind of
band that comes in.
And then every Wednesday night,we have line dancing, and it's
free, free to the public.
Just come on in.
You have to be 21, of course.
And it lasts for an hour to twohours.
It's fun.
RR (17:24):
The other thing I read about occasionally on Facebook, and
it's got to be true, pool.
Adina Zeller (17:30):
Yes, we do pool league here.
We have diamond pool tables,which that's a pretty big deal,
I guess, in the pool world.
But come play pool down here.
We have a lot of pool leaguesthat come down here every
Tuesday and Thursday night, andthey come to have a lot of fun.
RR (17:44):
It is a lot of fun because you make it fun.
Adina Zeller (17:47):
I think so.
I think with the karaoke, yeah,and everything.
And we're going to start anindustry night every Sunday
night.
We're going to give a discountto all the locals around here
just because they work so hard.
It's a hard job in this area.
So we're going to start givinga discount every Sunday night to
all the locals.
RR (18:02):
So you've got to commit and prove that you are a local?
Adina Zeller (18:06):
Well, you know.
I
RR (18:09):
don't
Adina Zeller (18:09):
know how you're going to do that.
RR (18:11):
That's the best answer there could be.
Adina Zeller (18:13):
Yeah, I don't know.
But, you know, it's a localplace, you know, a lot of the
time, of course, and this isn'ta local area.
You know, we have a lot oftourists in the area, so both of
them, but the locals still comearound.
They love it here, and we wantto keep them coming, and we want
to tell them how much weappreciate their hard work in
the industry.
RR (18:29):
And again, it's breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
Adina Zeller (18:31):
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we open at 8 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday, weclose at 1 a.m., and 2.30 on
Friday and Saturday.
So
RR (18:38):
for good food, good entertainment, and a good smile.
All the time.
All the time.
It is Zeller's in Lincoln City.
Talk briefly about Rose Lodge.
Adina Zeller (18:49):
We have our pizza.
We have our prime rib Friday.
We smoke it on a Traeger everyFriday.
So it comes straight off theTraeger.
We've got some smoked chickenand we've got ribs, you name it.
We're just trying to make itreally country out there.
If
RR (19:02):
you're hungry and I'm hungry, it's Zeller's, Lincoln
City and Rose Lodge.
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The president is in the house.
The president of the Siletz BayMusic Festival, Jain Sekular,
is here.
Jain, thank you for coming up.
You've got a big event ahead ofyou.
Jain Sekular (19:46):
I do, and thanks so much for having me.
It's always a pleasure.
pleasure to be here and spend aminute with you guys.
RR (19:51):
Actually, seven.
Jain Sekular (19:53):
Seven.
RR (19:54):
Minutes.
Jain Sekular (19:55):
Okay.
Okay.
We'll see what we can do.
Yes.
We have a big event coming upon March 1st.
I don't know if everybody'saware of this, but Tuesday,
March 4th is Mardi Gras in NewOrleans and around the world.
And the big celebrations forMardi Gras, the big parades and
festivals take place on theweekend of March 1st and 2nd.
(20:17):
And we are having a Mardi Grasparty on March 1st at the
Lincoln City Cultural Center.
RR (20:25):
It will be a party.
Jain Sekular (20:26):
It will be a party.
There will be dancing.
There will be music.
There will be great food.
There will be king cake.
There will be a second line.
RR (20:37):
Back up king cake.
Jain Sekular (20:38):
A king cake is iconic for Mardi Gras.
It is a cake that is shaped ina ring and and has the most
lurid purple, green, and goldsparkly frosting you would ever
hope not to eat, but yet it'sdelicious.
(20:59):
And baked into the king cake isa tiny little plastic baby.
RR (21:05):
That somebody will find?
Jain Sekular (21:07):
That somebody will find, hopefully.
They want to find it because ifyou get the piece of cake with
the baby in it, you get a prize.
And you get crowned the king orqueen of your table.
Every table will have one.
And you get to take home aspecial gift.
In New Orleans, if you get thebaby in the king cake, you get
(21:29):
crowned king of the festival orking of the crew, and you get to
pay for next year's party.
But we're not going to do that.
RR (21:38):
Okay.
Well, that's rather nice ofyou.
But this is a fundraiser,right?
Jain Sekular (21:45):
This is a fundraiser.
It is our big fundraising eventof the year.
So there will be an auction.
There will be a silent auctionand a live auction.
We will have other fundraisingactivities.
But also, we are encouragingpeople to wear costumes because
it is Mardi Gras after all.
And there will be a costumeevent.
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contest, and there will bewinners who will get prizes for
their costumes.
RR (22:13):
Should come with a mask?
Jain Sekular (22:14):
You can come with a mask or without a mask.
There are all kinds of costumesfor Mardi Gras.
It's not like Halloween.
You can kind of do everything,but you kind of want to keep
with the theme, you know.
You're not required to wear acostume, but we certainly
recommend it or encourage it.
RR (22:31):
Now, the event is to raise money to support the music
festival coming off in August.
Jain Sekular (22:36):
Absolutely.
We need to raise funds for thefestival, which takes place from
August 14th through 24th.
We're starting a day early thisyear.
We will start, as we always do,with a recital and reception, a
piano recital by Mei-Ting Sun,our new artistic director.
Now,
RR (22:53):
fully named as the artistic
Jain Sekular (22:56):
director.
He is our artistic director.
Yes, he is.
And he's excited and we'reexcited and he will open the
festival and we will have areception prior to the music
with goodies to eat and drink.
RR (23:08):
I assume that a lot of facilities throughout the
community will be utilized againfor the festival.
Jain Sekular (23:15):
The festival will again take place in five
locations.
RR (23:18):
Five.
Jain Sekular (23:18):
Five.
The cultural center, our homeaway from home will house all of
our chamber concerts in LincolnCity.
We'll do one concert in Newportat the Pacific Maritime
Heritage Center.
We will do two concerts at thechurch this year at the
Congregational Church, which isa lovely, lovely venue for
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chamber music because it's notonly beautiful, but it has
amazing acoustics.
So we will have our freeconcert that we always have in
the church, and we will alsohave a ticketed concert.
So you can hear and see thatbeautiful venue twice.
RR (23:59):
Let's go back again to the event that you got upcoming.
How important is that toraising money for the festival
itself?
Jain Sekular (24:07):
You know, people don't understand that ticket
sales, and we try to keep ourticket prices low because we
understand that this is acommunity that is sometimes
financially challenged.
And we want everybody to beable to take part in this
extraordinary musicalexperience.
So ticket sales only We coverabout 18% of our total budget.
(24:29):
Really?
Really.
People don't think about that,you know.
18%
RR (24:34):
is
Jain Sekular (24:35):
all?
18%, yes.
Really?
So the other 82% has to comefrom our wonderful individual
donors, our very generousdonors, our sponsors.
community and business peoplewho donate goods and services
for our fundraiser.
So the auction, the price oftickets for the fundraiser and
(24:56):
the auction items and okay, I'lljust, spoiler alert, there will
be a paddle raise and moneyfrom the paddle raise also goes
toward putting on the festival.
And we hope to make maybe 25%of our budget on this one event.
It's that important to us.
Tickets are on sale now atwww.celetsbaymusic.org.
(25:21):
We hope everyone will gettickets.
There's a special deal.
If you buy a table for eight,you get a little bit of a
discount.
So please go to the website and
RR (25:31):
check it out.
And
Jain Sekular (25:32):
tickets are how much?
Tickets are 125 individual and900 for a table.
Unknown (25:38):
Okay.
Jain Sekular (25:38):
Table of eight.
RR (25:39):
And it's all going to take place at the Lincoln City
Cultural Center.
If I want to walk in someplaceand write a check, where do I go
to do that?
Jain Sekular (25:48):
You can walk into the cultural center that night.
But...
We would love it if it soldout.
So just to be safe, you mightwant to go to the website.
There's also a phone numberthat you can call that you can
get on the website.
If you don't like buyingtickets online and a lot of
people don't, call that numberand a lovely human being will
(26:08):
walk you through the process andhelp you buy your ticket.
RR (26:11):
Jane, thanks for being here.
Good luck on the event.
On which day again?
Jain Sekular (26:16):
March 1st, Saturday.
Doors open at 5.30.
A delicious Dinner will beserved at 6.30.
That hour gives you a chance tohave some yummy appetizers,
have a beverage, and do a littleshopping in the auction room.
RR (26:31):
It is an opportunity for Mardi Gras, Lincoln City style.
Jain Sekular (26:35):
Let the good times roll.
RR (26:37):
And our special thanks to all of our guests that joined us
today in the podcast.
Some other things forthcomingin and around the Lincoln City
community.
Want to remind people ofLincoln City City Council will
have their regular meetingFebruary 24th, 6 o'clock at City
Hall Chambers.
Thursday, the 27th CommunitySustainability Committee meeting
(26:57):
at 3 o'clock.
Library Board regular meetingon March 5 at 3.30.
City Council again March 10th.
Some of the city meetingsupcoming.
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We've talked about this on apodcast.
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Son Paul (27:17):
Oh, great.
Yeah, the CERT group, right?
Yeah, the CERT group.
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It was called Be Seen in 2025.
And so if you haven't heardthat episode, be sure to tune
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And yeah, connect with CERT toget a new vest to save
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RR (27:36):
life.
And since you did mention thefact that you can go back and
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You can go back and listen toevery program.
Son Paul (27:44):
Indeed, just go to the website and you can just look
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And of course, we do have aYouTube channel that has them
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Just find Double R Show thereon YouTube and you can also find
all of those episodes there.
RR (27:59):
Nearly Dan, performing the music of Steely Dan, Friday,
February 28th, presented byDavid and Susan Gomberg.
And this will be at the LincolnCity Cultural Center.
Tickets on sale for that.
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As we talked about earlier inthe program, Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras party time March 1at the Lincoln City Cultural
Center.
That's a fun And again, toreinforce what we talked about
(28:45):
with the Lincoln City GlassCenter, the glassblowing
demonstration and silent auctionwill be taking place.
This is the 20th celebration ofthis event, February 22, and
that's at the Glass Foundry.
And one other item I'd like tomake mention of, Paul, is we've
(29:05):
talked about this before, butHabitat for Humanity of Lincoln
County is sponsoring their thirdannual Home and Garden Show.
This year, they're moving it tothe Newport Rec Center, 10 to 3
Saturday, April the 26th.
If you're looking for anopportunity to exhibit your
wares, your business ideas andthe like, this would be a good
(29:27):
place to be as well.
I've done it myself when theywere at Chiraguin's Casino
Resort, had a booth there, anddid extremely well.
Son Paul (29:36):
Yeah, yeah, it was a good event, good event.
RR (29:37):
I encourage you to do such.
Son Paul (29:39):
So, anything else to your side of the table?
Yeah, just one more thing.
On March 15th, we're going tohave a Gyotaku fish printing
event there at the Pelican.
It's called Icons of the Sea,so you'll get to print octopus
and crab and all sorts ofspecies that live in our Marine
Reserve offshore.
(30:00):
Just go on to cascadehead.orgto register for that six-hour
masterclass.
So it's a big event.
$300 gets you the full dealplus a meal there at the
Pelican.
So this is a special event.
Right.
It's limited to 15 participantsas well.
So, yeah, you want to make sureyou get registered.
(30:20):
But it's a big opportunity toreally learn how to do this, you
You know, Geotaku fish printingthat we've talked about in the
past.
And if you're unsure what thatis, just go online, look at some
of the videos and images we'vegot on cascadehead.org.
You'll get a sense of what youwill be bringing home that day
of your own thanks to the workthat Duncan Barry will share of
(30:42):
his expertise.
RR (30:43):
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Jana (31:07):
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