FRANK ARMENDARIZ/CHRONICLE PHOTOAt low tide, a stairway leads to a sandy beach and shellfish flats.
As Oregon begins to reopen I was intending to write up beat news and I will get to that in a bit. As I prepared this article we experienced the hottest day in Oregon history. That came on the heels of the driest year in recent times that now has most of our state in the grips of an extreme…




