Saturday, April 12th at 11:30 AM
Sunday, April 13th at 1:30 pm
Long before dinner was just a shopping trip away, many people relied on forest for food. Join us on a journey through four seasons in the Tillamook State Forest and discover the seasonal foraging we learned from our indigenous friends.
Tillamook Forest Center
45500 Wilson River Highway
Tillamook, OR 97141
Contact Madi Chesnut at the City of Wheeler
(503) 368-5767 or citymanager@cityofwheeleror.gov
New double bed frame with headboard outlet,
Double mattress, memory foam topper-$200
These are great beds at a good deal
$300 for both!!
both were in guest rooms and lightly used.
Will include bedding if needed
U-Haul, cash at pick up-
NO SCAMS
(Iâve been disheartened by the amount of scammers accessing the BBQ.
Donât take cashiers checks! Or send people your Venmo/zelle info with email)
Call or text me
Holly (503) 799-5758
Sorry pics arenât great- small space -hard to get good view, youâre welcome to come up to house to take a look.
This week we’ll plan to learn to crochet in a round as well as starting some crochet projects! The projects I have in mind will be included below with the needed materials, but please feel free to bring any pattern/idea and we can find where you should start.
1. Double thick hot pads. Can be any color, but must be at least a skein of cotton yarn for this project (it takes 1.5 for a pair). I’d recommend a G or H hook.
2. Hats (in rows or in a round). Can be any weight if yarn from DK/3 to Bulky/5, you just need a hook that corresponds to that yarn weight (probably F/G for weight 3, H/I for weight 4, and J/K for weight 5).
3. Granny Squares. This can be any size of yarn, but as you will need multiple colors, try to keep your yarn all the same weight/material (ex. All acrylic worsted/weight 4). For the granny square pattern I have in mind, you will need at least 2 and up to 4 colors.
4. Rugs/bags. This can be any size yarn, but must be cotton or acrylic. For a thicker project, use 2 strands, T-shirt yarn (I can demonstrate how to make this), or even rope/Paracord. If using anything other than standard yarn, I would recommend a very large hook (about size Q). I
I will have a few balls/skeins of worsted/weight 4 acrylic yarn anyone can use if they need something to start with! Excited to see you there!
Don’t forget to bring a few cans of food for the Food Bank and a few dollars for the Grange Maintenance Fund if you can.
For some unknown technical reason the full text of Gene Dieken’s post “Johnny Six-Jabs responds to” was not complete.
So here it is again, hopefully correct.
If ever a post isn’t complete or hasn’t been posted if you think it should have been, please let me know.
Apologies,
Barbara
barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net
A sad moment for our local Anti-vax Patriarch: RFK Jr (putative Secretary of Health an Human Services) has officially announced that “The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine.” No response has been forthcoming from the Patriarch’s office as to whether Kennedy’s name will be placed on his List of War Pigs.
Of course, Sec. Kennedy didn’t come to this conclusion before quite a few kids checked into the ER with Vitamin A poisoning when they followed Kennedy’s previous recommendation to consume lots of cod liver oil.
OK, enough snideness! The outbreak is still happening and looking at where the large majority of cases have occurred, there’s much to be learned. Gaines County, Texas is on the far west high plains of the state and mainly known for extracting fossil fuels from the Permian Basin and irrigation water from the Ogallala Aquifer. The county of 22,000 is 82% vaccinated (95% is ideal for measles) and is home to large congregations of Anabaptist Mennonites who, while not theologically opposed to vaccination, seem in this case to be the focus for the outbreak along with plenty of people who no longer trust vaccines of any type.
So folks who meet congregately on a regular basis should be especially wary of the possibility that this highly contagious and serious disease is spreading farther afield.
Texas measles outbreak draws attention to traditionalist Mennonite community
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-reports-712-measles-cases-april-10-2025-04-11/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/04/12/upshot/measles-herd-immunity-explainer.html?unlocked_article_code=1._k4.qAjX.sEmBDWFzxTvq&smid=url-share
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5235025-rfk-jr-consoles-texas-family-mmr-vaccine-measles/
BELOW: Signs inform people of measles prevention and testing at the Gaines County Court House in Seminole, Texas, U.S. April 6, 2025. Photo: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune.
Gene Dieken
When I was growing up in El Salvador, there was a man who was not afraid to speak out. His name was Ăscar Romero, archbishop of San Salvador. It seems to me that we need more Ăscar Romeros today. We need everyone of good will to follow his lead and demand that the government respect human dignity.
In his last Sunday homily on the day before he was killed, Saint Ăscar Romero made a special appeal to government agents: âIt is time now for you to reclaim your conscience and to obey your conscience rather than the command to sin,â he said. âWe want the government to understand well that the reforms are worth nothing if they are stained with so much blood. In the name of God, then, and in the name of this suffering people, whose laments rise up each day more tumultuously toward heaven, I beg you, I beseech you, I order you in the name of God: stop the repression!â
I urge government officers and support staff in the present situation to heed these words which echo through history. It is time now for you to reclaim your conscience. What you are doing is worth nothing if it is stained with unjust cruelty. That is not what America stands for. You too can and should speak out against this terror and infliction of suffering on people. You can refuse to be involved in oppression and these grievous assaults on human rights and dignity.
True, if you do, there may be adverse personal consequences. Saint Ăscar certainly paid a price for speaking against the state of siege in his country. It might even mean leaving your job, but that is better than being complicit with evil, and it will lead to something even greater. As this holy man said in his last words before his martyrdom, âIf we have imbued our work with a sense of great faith, love of God, and hope for humanity, then all our endeavors will lead to the splendid crown that is the sure reward for the work of sowing truth, justice, love, and goodness on earth.â
Picture is of Oscar Romero
With Ranger EV, you can turn a simple wall outletâor your existing Level 2 or Level 3 chargerâinto a Ranger Station
that makes it easy to share energy and get fairly reimbursed when guests plug in. No extra hardware, no complex setupâjust a smart, simple way to support sustainable travel and make sure you’re not giving away energy for free.
Ranger Stations are already popping up around Manzanita, helping local hosts attract more bookings and make the most of what they already have.
Ready to get started?
The Salmonberry is a local hotspot, located on the Wheeler waterfront, with fantastic views of the Nehalem river, coastal wildlife, Neahkahnie mountain, and breathtaking sunsets!
The Salmonberry offers scratch made food using local farm fresh produce and protein, including: wood-fired pizza, vegetables, salads, beer, wine, cocktails, and more.
We are in search of FOH & BOH crew who can effectively manage their position, while assisting their team members as necessary, provide outstanding customer service to our guests, and work well with others.
Have experience in the following?
Bartender
Barback
Food runner
Busser
Wood-fired oven pizza pro
Farm to table vegetable wrangler
If so we would love to talk to you!
Must have a positive attitude, be a team player, and enjoy working in a busy fast paced environment, while being down with tip pooling.
Most importantly, we are looking for the right fit with the team and atmosphere of the organization and the ability to commit to working Memorial Day ~ Labor Day.
Outstanding customer service and connection with the community is very important to us. ~ You will meet the people who grow the food you make and serve.
Must be able to work weekends and evenings, hold an OR food handler permit, an OLCC permit, be neat, punctual, agile, and be very comfortable working in a busy environment that is committed to quality food and service.
If any of these positions would be a perfect fit for you – please reach out!
Please attach a current resume and a brief cover letter letting us know more about you and why you want to be a team member at The Salmonberry.
We look forward to speaking with you. ~ Thank you.
Check out our food on the gram @thesalmonberry
Selling for $40. (New retail price is 69.69, as shown in pic.)
Dimensions: 22 x 20 x 16
These were used, but not much: enough to show some toenail scratches, but our old guy couldnât adapt to these.
LOCATION: Between Gearhart & Warrenton, near Sunset Beach Lane.
Or meet up at Costco.
Contact: â¨TEXT: 503 440 1580
I donât answer calls unless youâre in my contact list.
OR email: elzbah@gmail.com
Someone wrote to me suggesting that I am racist because of my âJamalâ story.
For those interested (If you are not interested in this, donât read it), a recap. I walked into an eye doctor apt. in Wokeland and the receptionist asked if I was Jamal. (I am very obviously white). I answered âDo I look like Jamal?â She replied âWell you never know these days.â I said nothing, but smiled at the other receptionist who was smiling and sorta laughing at her idiot co-worker. What I didnât say was âActually, you can know these days, as rationality and common sense are not time-sensitive.â
For that post above, a hate-mailer accused me of being racist.
I bet that hate-mailer couldnât handle five-minutes at a black bar in NoPo! Heâd be crawling in his honkey skin!
I have the CD below, and I listen to this song weekly or so, itâs in my play-often stack. I bet this song scares the hell outta the honkey hate-mailer accusing me of being racist. Give a listen, does it make you uncomfortable? If so, you are a fragile white person:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNahqMd2dPE
The black stripper I got a lap dance from last week doesnât think Iâm racist.
Nor does the black lesbian stripper I met a month ago who voted for Trump. (Seems like some of yaâll whiteys are behind the curve on some (a lot!) of the political stuff.)â¨â¨
The two black strippers who I brought to Hawaii for my 50th birthday donât think Iâm racist.
Nor do the dozens of Muslims I sat with two days ago for their Eid celebration. (For all the honkeys who donât know, Eid celebrates the end of Ramadan.)â¨â¨I met a black woman with the last name Stokely last week. Unlike a lot of fragile whites out here, she knows about geo-engineering. She hopes now that Trump is in, Democrats will wake the hell up. I asked her if she knew of Stokely Carmichael. She said yes. I then asked about Huey P. Newton, she knew of him, and I mimicked what Huey always ended his talks with: âI AMâŚA REVOLUTIONARYâ. I then told her about the Huey P. Newton Gun Club. She is blind (which is why I was driving her) and said âyou donât want me shooting a gun.â
Here is a great test to see whether or not you are a closet racist, as I suspect of the fragile whites who have accused me of being racist. Does this song scare you? Itâs on another CD I listen to regularly. (I went to a talk by the singer Chuck D. at UMASS thirty years ago):â¨â¨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrFOb_f7ubw&list=LL6LGeigL6ItCHy_R15nyOtg&index=72
But the ultimate test lies here. Can you listen to this entire song? If not, youâre a fragile white honkey! (Itâs okay if you need to turn it down so the neighbors donât hear it, we understand. Just see if you can make it to the end.)â¨â¨
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfvEd6qai2s&t=2s
Andy,
Wheeler
BONUS! Canât Truss It!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am9BqZ6eA5c
This Saturday, April 19th, we’re hosting Lynne Spriggs O’Connor, author of ELK LOVE: A MONTANA MEMOIR. Lynne will read starting around 6pm, followed by Q&A.
We’ll have copies of ELK LOVE for purchase, and we’re pretty sure Lynne will be happy to sign them if you ask. đ
