My wife and I have lived in Newport since 2007, and have enjoyed both the small town aspects and the richness of nationally recognized institutions. As a small town, I’ve been able to serve in a variety of ways, and have gotten to know people across the spectrum. We see each other at the grocery store, at arts events, and walking the beaches and trails along the coast. As a nationally recognized region, we are fortunate to have the Oregon…
The Yaquina Bay Bridge stands high above the entrance to the Newport harbor, home to one of the largest fishing fleets on the West Coast, and to marine research vessels operated by Oregon State University and NOAA’s Marine Operations Center – Pacific. Completed in 1936, the bridge is one of many designed by Conde McCullough, and is one of the most photographed bridges on the West Coast.
Melody and I had been looking at buying an all electric vehicle, and finally purchased one in April, but we really didn’t get to drive it for at least four weeks. We test drove a beautiful blue Audi Q4 electric vehicle April 19, and really liked it. The only problem was the one we were driving had been already sold and the only other ones on the lot were black, white, or gray. So we told them no deal. We…