Yachats Oregon Writer Rick Schultze

I'm going to a wedding in Yachats this week, actually to a wedding celebration since the wedding is taking place at the home of the Bride and Groom with family members in attendance but the reception/celebration is going to be a Village celebration. The reason; the Bride and Groom are long time Yachats residents and have many friends from the area who will be there to show their support and pleasure at seeing the too marry. After all, they have been together for many years. I’m writing about this because in a Village like Yachats or other small towns an event like this is big. It’s the talk of the Village and reminds me of years ago when I lived in Condon, Oregon. It too was a small town and when something exciting was happening everybody knew about it. It wasn’t in the local paper or on the radio but trust me, everyone knew. I remember Saturday afternoon celebrations at the Grange Hall that rocked! From young to old, everyone attended. It was a great excuse to get dressed up and see all your friends and neighbors for a fun event. That’s what this Wedding celebration is going to be. A outstanding reason to kick up your heals and say “Howdy” to those old friends you haven’t seen for awhile, meet new folks, and enjoy the beauty of living in a Village that likes to kick up it’s heals now and then. Since both the Bride and Groom are well known Yachatians and have worked in a variety of occupations with, and for, a lot of other Yachatians, Waldportians and Florence residents it will be a wonderful gathering of some of the Central Oregon Coasts classy partiers. Both the Bride and Groom are musicians in addition to their other skills and when you assemble the number of musicians that are showing up to provide musical entertainment you will need a music director to coordinate who’s playing with who! Plus her musical talent the Bride is a well known culinary woman who has worked many events in the area and the local food connoisseurs will be gathering to check out the BBQ that is happening. I guess you can say this will be a taste of the early West; a celebration at the local Lions Hall where music, food and good cheer will surely make this one of the most talked about celebrations to hit Yachats in a long time.

If you’re going I’ll see you there!

To reach Rick Schultze email: yarick@pioneer.net