Sandra Ensley is served a salad at tuna dinner fundraiser Friday night. The Pilot/Lorna Rodriguez

“It exceeded our expectations,” organizer Father Bernie Lindley said. “We expected 150 (people) and we ended up with well over 200.”

 Preparations are under way for the Community Back to School Breakfast for new employees of Brookings-Harbor School District and the South Coast Education Service District.

The 27th annual event will be at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the Brookings-Harbor High School cafeteria. It is sponsored by the Brookings-Harbor Chamber of Commerce.

 Community members are invited to attend and the breakfast is free because area businesses help underwrite the cost.

Willow Street is one of several improved streets that will be showcased during a presentation at today’s Second Saturday Art Walk. The Pilot/Bill Schlichting

Rebuilt streets will be among the works-of-art showcased during the Second Saturday Art Walk from 4 to 7 p.m. today (Aug. 13).

Brookings City Manager Gary Milliman will present a talk about the street improvements completed along Spruce, Willow and Wharf streets and Fern Avenue at 4:30 p.m. at Tresis Consulting, 549 Chetco Ave. He will also discuss future street improvements. A ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the project will follow.

Not only will streets be featured, but railroads will also be spotlighted.

Alisha Fear of Grants Pass uses watercolors to paint a “Funny Fuzzy” to add to her stock. The Pilot/Bill Schlichting

Thousands of people found a relaxing place to look at art, watch presentations, listen to music and enjoy culinary delights at the Boardwalk Arts Fest at the Port of Brookings Harbor over the weekend.

“We tried to make it as stress free as possible,” said Dori Blodgett, chair of the organization committee.

Blodgett and a team of volunteers sprang into action after it was announced that the Festival of the Arts, which was scheduled during the same weekend, had been canceled. She and several others didn’t want to be without a summer arts event. They contact artists, vendors and businesses offering services. As a result, total of 70 artisans came together to set up booths and sell their crafts and services. A few gave demonstrations. 

The Boardwalk Arts Fest is today (Aug. 6) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port of Brookings Harbor.

Arts Fest attendees will have a chance to see and purchase a variety of art including oil pastels, woodwork, pottery, photography and more from 74 artists and craftpeople.

More than half of the artists will come from out of town, and from out of state. Artists will travel from California, Idaho, Nevada, Texas, Washington state, and even Virginia.