Lorane News

Each final weekend of February, Newport's population explodes as over 17,000 visitors hit the central coast town for the massive Newport Seafood and Wine Festival, this year held February 26 28, adjacent to the Rogue Ales Warehouse, 2320 OSU Drive, just south of downtown Newport.

Dante Vitullo, left, buys marijuana plants from Jorge Menjivar, a "bud tender" at the Humboldt Patient Resource Center, a dispensary in Arcata, Calif.

For as long as people have sold marijuana on the black market, pot dealers and growers have gone to great lengths to keep their stashes hidden.

By AMY MASON DOAN Special to The Oregonian November is the perfect time for a wine country getaway.

The 2009 Neighborhood Green Bike Tours takes you through several Eugene neighborhoods during the weekends of August and September.

Evening at the Chateau, a benefit for Arc of Lane County, is Saturday, August 9th at Chateau Lorane Winery.