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10/23/2023

I had not heard about this on Saturday when I got a little over excited on the subject of sneaker waves after a customer mentioned she had heard looking for agates at night with a light made them stand out better. Any time you go to the beach there is a chance of sneaker waves - recently they have been posting more warnings when the ocean & weather conditions make them more likely to occur. They are called “sneaker” waves for a reason - you can’t predict them! The water is cold year round on the Oregon coast and that adds to the risk. Please be very careful on the beach and don’t turn your back to the waves. Let someone know you are going and what time you expect to return. Wear bright reflective clothes just in case someone may need to locate you in the water for a rescue. And stay away from the logs that can move and roll in just a few inches of water.

Angela Wynia, a 50-year-old physician’s assistant from Portland, heard screaming when she stopped to run her dog on the beach at Yachats. She rushed to help.

08/20/2023

2024 event is locked in! Dates are January 13th & 14th. Applications have been sent out to last year's vendors. In 2 weeks I will open it up to anyone else with the spots I have left.

01/14/2023

11/02/2022

THE OREGON COAST AGATE CLUB INVITES YOU to join us on the second Thursday of each month to enjoy and learn about our local rocks!
6:30 P.M. AT The OSU Extension office: 1211 SE Bay Blvd, Newport OR 97365 (elevator or stairs to second floor).

Since the 1930’s the Oregon Coast Agate Club has joined together to learn about, collect, work, and appreciate the bounty of rocks and fossils on our local beaches.

Schedule of Meeting Topics:
10 Nov 2022.: Beach Combing 101, and Beyond with K. Meyers
8 Dec 2022: Rock Artistry: I caught them, now what do I do? (Cabochons, Necklaces, tables, lampshades, and spheres. Oh MY!)
12 Jan 2023: Wire wrapping 101. Exploring styles and supplies
9 Feb 2023: Cabochons - the foundations of rings, pendants, belt buckles, and more.
9 March 2023: Rockhounding Oregon, the beach to the borders. Fossils, flow, Thunder eggs, opals.
13 April 2023: Fossils: How to See them, where it is legal to take them. Is that clump really coral, or a brain?

Visit our web page at https://www.coastagates.com and find us on facebook.
Door Prizes and rock show-and-tell at the end of each meeting.