Tillamook
Wednesday May 14
9:30 am – 12 pm
Tillamook Library
Manzanita
Thursday, May 15
9:30 am – 12 pm
Pine Grove Community House
Registration required – See flyer for link or QR Code
This is not your average sale — the home is full of eclectic, well-traveled treasures collected over decades, and everything is priced to move!
WHAT YOU’LL FIND:
This thoughtfully curated sale features a wide mix of beautiful and functional items, including:
• Hand-carved Asian panels & decor
• Vintage framed paintings & coastal artwork
• Brass candlesticks, lamps, and lighting
• Quality furniture and storage cabinets
• Antique teapots, silverplate serving pieces, and stoneware
• Colorful rugs, textiles, and Pendleton wool blanket
• Retro kitchenware, cookware, small appliances
• Books, vintage toys, pottery, and planters
• Unique global home decor, masks, vases, vintage perfume, purses clothing and much more
ADDRESS: Will be posted on Thursday, May 8 at 9:00 AM at: www.estatesales.net/OR/Manzanita/97130/4481400
More photos added daily!
Follow along and preview at: www.archivenw.com
We hope to see many of our fellow locals stop by — it’s the kind of sale you tell your friends about afterward. Come early and dig in!
Questions? Feel free to message us directly via our website or info@archivenw.com
This is the first “Pledge of Allegiance” from 1892.
I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
This is the second: 1892-1923
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
This is the third:1923-1924
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The fourth: 1924-1954
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
The fifth and current version: 1954 to current times
“I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Whatever version of this Allegiance you believe in is what brings us all together. This also makes me think of the oath of office all our leaders take:
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:— “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”[2]
This goes on for a bit, but perhaps some will find it interesting.
Article II, Section 1, Clause 8:
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:– I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Article II, Section 1, Clause 8 provides that the President must swear or affirm to faithfully execute the Office of President and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution to the best of the President’s ability. Presidents since George Washington have reflected on the oath’s significance and the burden it places on the President. In his second inaugural address, Washington declared that a violation of the presidential oath would occasion not only constitutional punishment, but the upbraidings of all who are now witnesses of the present solemn ceremony.1 Of the oath, Justice Joseph Story wrote: [t]here is little need of commentary . . . . No man can well doubt the propriety of placing a president of the United States under the most solemn obligations to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.2
The Constitution requires many officials to swear oaths or affirmations,3 but the presidential oath in Article II is unique because it prescribes verbatim the language an official must use. Government officials generally must swear an oath to support the Constitution, but the Constitution does not demand any exact language.4 Because Article II provides a verbatim presidential oath, misadministration of the oath might elicit questions as to the President’s legitimacy. For example, while President Barack Obama re-took the oath after Chief Justice John Roberts mistakenly reordered words in the oath’s text,5 President Herbert Hoover declined to do so, believing such mistakes to be inconsequential.6 Many presidents have appended the phrase so help me God to the presidential oath;7 this phrase has been included in statutorily defined oaths since 1789, but is not required of the President.8
Although Article II sets forth the text of the presidential oath, it omits other details, including who shall administer the oath and when and where the oath shall be administered. By common practice, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court administers the oath at a President’s inauguration. The practice of receiving the oath publicly began with George Washington’s inauguration. A joint committee of Congress appointed to organize the inauguration emphasized the importance of having the oath administered to the President in the most public manner such that the greatest number of the people in the United States, and without distinction, may be witnesses to the solemnity.9 President John Adams was the first President to receive the oath from the Chief Justice.10 Several Vice Presidents who became President through succession were administered oaths outside the nation’s capital and by people other than the Chief Justice.11 For example, President Calvin Coolidge, who succeeded President Warren G. Harding after his death, received the oath from his father, a notary public, at his father’s residence in Vermont.12
The presidential oath’s language mirrors other provisions of the Constitution—such as the President’s obligation to take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed13—though much of the language in the presidential oath appears nowhere else in the Constitution. The significance of the oath’s unique text has been a matter of debate for centuries. James Madison’s notes suggest that even delegates to the Federal Convention of 1787, where the Constitution was drafted, lacked a shared understanding of this language: while debating whether the text of the oath should include a promise to preserve protect and defend the Constitution, Delegate James Wilson of Pennsylvania suggested that the general oath required by Article VI would render such text unnecessary.14
I believe somewhere here our President and all of us who spoke the Pledge of Allegiance so many years ago have a conflict of interest.
34″ w x 26″ d
25″ floor to bottom of desk/drawer
30″ floor to top of desk
Our 2025 event will be May 16, 17, and 18th with lots of fun golfing, hanging out by the burger tent, games, door prizes, and raffles. Which is where you come in!
We need volunteers to help us put on the event. We are looking for volunteers for the following times and events. If you want to enjoy the great outdoors and support a worthy cause we would love to hear from you. Please email manzanitaopen@gmail.com with the event(s) and time(s) when you can help.
5th hole marshals – help keep up the pace of play on the fifth hole:
– Friday May 16 3:30pm to 6:00pm (2)
– Saturday May 17 11:00am to 2:00pm (1)
– Saturday May 17 2:00pm to 4:30pm (2)
– Sunday May 18 8:30am to 11:00am (1)
– Sunday May 18 11:00am to 1:30pm (1)
5th hole selling drinks and snacks
– Sunday May 18 11:00am to 1:30pm
6th hole – closest to the pin
– Friday May 16 10:30am to 1:00pm
– Friday May 16 1:00pm to 3:30pm
– Friday May 16 3:30pm to 6:00pm
– Saturday May 17 2:00pm to 5:00pm
– Sunday May 18 11:00am to 1:30pm
Chipping and putting contest
– Friday May 16 10:30am to 1:00pm (1)
– Friday May 16 1:00pm to 3:30pm (1)
– Saturday May 17 11:00am to 2:00pm (1)
– Saturday May 17 2:00pm to 3:30pm (1)
The proposed increase of 4% over time would go toward supporting the Sheriff’s Office and emergency communications services. This, in turn, eases the pressure on the County General Fund, which also employs +/- 34% of our Union local. These workers provide crucial legal, electoral, taxation, permitting, Veteran and Victim advocacy and support, and Short-Term Rental administration services to residents, visitors, and business owners alike.
We reject the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association’s unacceptable proposed solution to re-allocate the 30% of the TLT currently dedicated to our County Road Department, which funds the salaries of +/- 15% of our Union local. These workers maintain over 200 miles of roadways and bridges–the infrastructural conduit for tourism and all other industries that benefit from operating in our County.
Our County Parks Department, whose operating costs are partially funded by the TLT, employs +/-8% of our Union local, who provide hospitality and recreation services in our County Campgrounds. This is a service in high-demand in an international tourism destination like Tillamook County.
Combined, these workers represent just shy of 60% of our Union local, and we believe our jobs have value–cuts to services benefit no one in this equation.
Simply put, services rendered must equate to services paid, and a small increase borne by the customer is fair.
When workers feel valued and secure in our jobs and supported by the public we serve, we are able to focus on providing quality services without the looming threat of job insecurity. Thus, what is good for Tillamook County workers is in turn good for Tillamook County. A vote for this increase is a vote of support for Tillamook County Union workers–both Tillamook County AFSCME Local 2734 and our Union siblings in the Sheriff’s Department Teamsters Local 223.
A vote for this increase is a vote to keep layoffs off the table because Tillamook County works when we do!
Vote YES on County Measure 29-183 today!
Thank you,
Local 2734–Tillamook County Employees Union
American Federation of State, County, And Municipal Employees
-patio furniture
-yard art
-miscellaneous furniture
-gardening tools
-shelving units
-2 dog crates
-much much more
SOME ITEMS ARE FREE AND EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Inertia
Long ago at a local Double Happiness
I opened a fortune cookie with this note,
“You’ll accomplish more if you start now.”
The message was and remained strangely
arresting. As I held the little note in my
two hands, I drifted back into a dream,
decades old. A sequence opened where
I was kneeling in a garden that was clearly
neglected. Immediately, I realized it was
my garden, the dream offered an awakening.
As awareness returned, turning to the note,
then to our table, I felt gifted. If the opposite
of loneliness is presence, we can all abandon
wishing. A begging bowl will often remain
empty. Danger lies in not stopping.
The inertia of what is not seen brings gravity.
“You’ll accomplish more if your start now.
Let me know if you’re interested and what your charge. Thanx a million
Thank you.
Stay with me.
As someone who worked in mental health for years, I have the deepest respect for therapy. It can be absolutely life-changing, life-saving, and the exact right space for teens working through trauma, depression, or more complex emotional struggles. Therapy is sacred, and I’ll always advocate for it when it’s needed.
But here’s what I’ve also learned after working with hundreds of teens:
Some of them don’t need more therapy. They need more tools.
Sometimes what they need is for someone to show them how to breathe through it, set boundaries with their phone, walk into social situations with confidence, navigate complex friendships, etc. They don’t always need to dissect their past—they need to be guided in building their future.
And that’s where coaching shines.
Coaching is proactive. It’s action-based. It’s the difference between “Let’s understand what happened” and “Let’s decide what happens next.” As a coach, I don’t diagnose—I equip. I help teens develop emotional strength, daily habits, and confidence in real-time, in real life.
Think of it like this:
Therapy helps you heal.
Coaching helps you grow.
And many teens need both at different times. One isn’t better than the other—they’re just built for different roads. My job as a coach is to meet a teen where they are and help them move forward with practical strategies they can actually use—not just in the safe space of an office, but at lunch, in class, at home, and online.
So what if we stopped seeing mental health support as one lane?
What if we honored both paths—healing and growth—and gave teens the tools to walk whichever road they’re on?
If you’re curious about how coaching can support your teen—or if you’re a teen who’s feeling stuck and just wants someone to walk beside you and hand you a few solid life tools—I’d love to connect.
You don’t have to choose one or the other. You just have to choose what helps. Let’s talk.
Www.optimallifecoachingforteens.com
Email: optimalcoachingservices@gmail.com
Neahkahnie School Superintendent, Dr. Tyler Reed gave an informative and lively presentation last week at the Manzanita Pine Grove Community House, highlighting the financial challenges our school district faces, and the need for a local school levy.
In short, revenues from logging are falling in Tillamook County, and our schools face a $2.7 million deficit. To maintain a high level of educational support for our students, our schools need a new funding source. Please visit the links below to learn more, and be sure to vote YES on Measure 29-184
nknsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Mailer-4-25-1.pdf
nknsd.org/levy_calculator/
Sincerely
Mark Kuestner
Manzanita
Craft Workshop: Your Own Flag to Raise
June 14 | 10:00am–4:00pm
Ages 16+ | $10
with Jessica Rehfield
During this craft workshop, design and make a unique identity flag and discuss the power of representation and visibility! Learn design and fabrication to make an individually sized flag to represent you.
Printmaking for Teens
Visualization + Tetrapak Printing
June 18 | 1:00–5:00pm
Ages 14–18 | $10
with artists James L. Tucker & Jessica Harrison
Tap into mindfulness and creativity through visualization meditation and sustainable printmaking! Teens will explore abstract drawing and learn Tetrapak printing—a technique using upcycled materials to make unique, textured art.
Wild Blue Worlds: Cyanotype Workshop
Exploring Art & Nature with Sunlight
June 24 | 10:00am–2:00pm
Ages 8–11 | $10
with artist Iris Sullivan Daire
Kids become sun-powered alchemists as they create magical cyanotype prints on paper and fabric using plants, found objects, and silhouettes. This playful workshop blends art, science, and storytelling under the summer sky!
Space is limited — register now! Fee waivers are always available, please inquire at info@hoffmanarts.org.
I pointed out that the case for the Q hut being eligible for City and County TLT funds for rehab would be easy given its potential to enhance the Farmer’s Market activities. An indoor space for local artisans and vendors for Saturday market activities including expanded space for the Hoffman Center for arts and performance activities year round would additionally be possible to satisfy the funding requirements as a tourism related facility.
Local benefits included the fact that our Public Works loved the covered storage space the building provided for its equipment. And don’t forget how the EVC told us when the Underhill site was purchased, it would serve as the City site to shelter displaced locals and visitors in the event of disaster. 3,200 square feet of covered space would have been a nice addition to the EVC ability to fulfill this promise.
The costs to repair and remediate the structural issues with the Q Hut were estimated to be $260,000. Manzanita currently has almost $1 million dollars in its Tourism Fund that has to be spent on tourism related projects like the Q Hut and it struggles to spend that existing $1 million with another $285,000 forecast to be collected this budget year. Tillamook County Tourism is also begging cities to apply for annual grants for projects to pass out the growing surplus of funds that it must distribute.
Our Council could have saved an interesting architectural structure that preserved a piece of Manzanita’s history, saved $40,000 in demolition costs and kept a facility that provided all of the above community benefits that was totally paid for by visitors. Somehow the practical and financial logic of that decision escaped our City officials.
This matter reminds me of the quote that citizens should be concerned when leaders who have all the facts and proper information and still make the wrong decision.
Randy Kugler
Here is Riley Gaines (below) in her own words. I find her to be well-spoken, kind, and, although she is a Christian, very much based in scientific reality. She fights to keep men out of women’s sports. You see, she was the number one college female swimmer in the world, then a man with a penis showed up in the locker room and, after making all the women athletes feel awkward as hell, he then went on the win the college women’s swimming championship! Now he has a gold medal for winning the women’s championship AND he has a penis!!! Talk about accomplishments!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-kinevyxJg
Riley was scheduled to speak at PSU, but members of the trans community would have none of Riley’s logic and reason!
Luckily, there are still some folks good enough and brave enough to be cops in Wokeland and several of the violent protestors were arrested!
Thanks for coming to Wokeland Riley! Wish I coulda heard ya talk!
BONUS!
Here is a geo-engineering conference at University of Washington that might have been of interest to folks! Unless of course you STLL don’t believe that SAI is happening in Tillamook and Clatsop counties…
And remember to look up and investigate the Johnson Near Space Center in Tillamook!
phil.washington.edu/news/2017/10/23/geoengineering-political-legitimacy-justice-conference
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Christy’s collaborative work with other local businesses and the non-profit HUGGS has breathed life into our city at critical times. Much of her volunteer work has focused on recognizing our local teens; providing them opportunities, encouragement, and fun.
Our local teens are one portion of our community who are underserved at our local recreation district, and I am confident that Christy’s contributions can improve this. I also look forward to the great potential that her presence on the NCRD Board will bring toward fostering a closer partnership between the City and NCRD, which has historically existed since the district’s inception.
I am voting for Christy because she is in-tune with the pulse of the community. Christy Kay has the spirit of North Tillamook County and the best interest of the community close to her heart. She will offer much both programmatically and fiscally to support the mission of the North County Recreation District, as well as for the people it serves.
Phil Chick
Mayor
City of Nehalem
The Nehalem Bay Garden Club’s annual plant sale is this coming weekend!
On Saturday, May 10th the hours are from 10-3 and on Sunday, May 11th from 10 to noon. Please no early entry. Location of the sale is 43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd. (Directions below.)
Since it’s Mother’s Day weekend, bring mom out to shop or take her home some flower plants, veggies, planters filled with colorful flowers or gifts.
Or perhaps buy her some raffle tickets. There are 3 items in the raffle this year: a ceramic planter with Lavatera shrub and annuals valued at $50; a composite/plastic planter with Fuschia and annuals valued at $60; and a Vermihut Plus 5 Tray Worm Composter valued at $100. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.
On Saturday only, bring your children and your tools. There will be a hands-on nature related activity for the kids and the Sharpenator will be there to put a new edge on your tools.
As always, there are all kinds of plants: hanging baskets, planters with colorful flowers, perennials, annuals, vegetables, tomatoes, shrubs, trees, herbs, ground cover and houseplants at reasonable prices. We have lots of tomatoes for you in 8 different varieties.
No matter which day you come, to help assuage hunger in our communities, please bring canned food and/or personal care items when you come. All will be donated to the North County Food Bank.
We encourage you to pay with cash or check and to round up! Nehalem Bay Garden Club donates proceeds from the sale to local organizations that share the Club’s mission. Credit cards will be accepted.
Past recipients include Food Roots, The Wonder Garden at the Hoffman Center, Alder Creek Farm, Coyote Ridge Community Garden, Nehalem Bay Health Center, Tillamook Early Learning Center, North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church for their food programs, Nehalem Elementary Garden Program, and the mural at Nehalem City Park. The Club has awarded a total of $17,800 in grants since 2020.
Directions:
Start at the blinking light in Nehalem at 7th Street, which turns into N Fork Rd and go 5 miles to the end of N Fork Road. The sale is on the left. If you are coming from the north, you will turn left at the blinking light; if from the south you will go straight instead of continuing on Highway 101.
For a glimpse at last year’s sale please check out this video by Julie Stratton.
