Rick Schultze

Horse racing is called the Sport of Kings and for good reason, if you own a good enough racehorses you have a chance to win the legendary Triple Crown, a fitting trophy for any King. The Triple Crown consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses; The Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and The Belmont Stakes….

What an exhilarating feeling it is to be in first place looking at the rest of the competitors and realizing you’re on top. That’s what makes this time of year the best for the plethora of football players and their teams and fans that root for them. At this moment the teams are all undefeated,…

Since I live in a small town with a population of 750 or so when I traverse to Portland Oregon which I do often it is a major culture shock! Starting on a small two lane highway leading into the valley things change rapidly into a major freeway jammed with more cars and trucks than…

And the rain continues to soak The Central Oregon Coast so we slog along getting soaked every time you go to the store, Pub, post office or other destinations! Fortunately we Oregonians have web feet and they keep us from sinking in the rain soften ground! But I’m going to do what The Commodores said…

So after some discussion at the Underground Pub and Grub in Yachats yesterday I was reminded that I hadn’t posted anything lately so here goes! The weekend came and went and the weather also came and went except that the weather is very much here and Springlike! Thunder, snow, wind and rain hit The Central…

Back in the writing world again! It’s been awhile so it’s gonna take a minute or two to get up to speed! Then I will begin to bombard you with volumes of material that may or may not make a difference. However as the title says “Here we go again” Cheers…

In an earlier column I wrote about how living in Yachats during the summer is like being in a marathon. The season starts slow then moves along at a brisk pace with lots of visitors in the area and lots of people passing through town. There is action in the air and the energy is…

Well it’s that time of year for graduations. For younger students at their first graduation to the older ones graduating from trade schools, career prep schools, culinary schools, high schools, colleges and the military academy’s, there is excitement in the air. It’s that time to look back at what you’ve done and look forward to…

Cadillac’s There we are, looking like a misfit circus of sorts! Obliviously we had no fashion sense. More than once we’d been frowned at when we entered a regular restaurant filled with fashion sensible families. However, we had our beautiful 1955 Cadillac which was styling and the belle of the car world, so we didn’t…

I had been hearing rumors about a project that was being hatched by two Yachats residents that was going to involve people from up and down the central Oregon coast. Now that is nothing out of the ordinary for people who live in Yachats and Waldport and the surrounding areas, there are many projects going…