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Book swap in Manzanita this weekend!

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North Tillamook Library Friends Book Swap & Donation Drop
Want to stock up on summer reading and support the library by donating books you no longer want?
Come to the Book Swap & Donation Drop, sponsored by the North Tillamook Library Friends, on May 15 and 16 at the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita.
The donation drop is May 15 from 10 am to 2:30 pm. Drop off up to four boxes of books in good condition, excluding textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and reference books.
The book swap is May 16 from 9 am to 3 pm. Buy a book bag for $10 and fill it with new-to-you books.
And check out the Liz Cole event!! May 15 at 5 pm: www.northtillamooklibrary.org/events/liz-cole-2026
The event is supported by a grant from the City of Manzanita and is a Pine Grove Community Use Program. The Friends own and maintain the Manzanita library building and grounds.

WaSH Registration question – Please respond

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Submitted By: WaSH@evcnb.org – Click to email about this post
I had an inquiry about registering for the May 16 WaSH class from a person named Shelly… I believe.
The message went to my JUNK mail. I tried to get it over to the IN Box, but the message never reappeared.

If you’re out there Shelly (I believe I caught the name correctly), please reach out again so that I can help you get signed up for the class.

– Kim.

CRAB DERBY JUNE 6TH, 2026!

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It’s Crab Derby time! Come out to Kelly’s Brighton Marina Saturday, June 6th for some crabbin’ fun!

Live music, games, crafts, many great vendors, raffles, and a wide array of prizes round out an exciting event that has become an annual tradition for many who attend.

Scheduled to coincide with Free Fishing Weekend, the Crab Derby is a fundraising event for two local charities — the Mudd Nick Foundation of Manzanita and the Animal Haven by the Sea Rescue in Nehalem.

Kelly’s Brighton Marina
29200 US 101
Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

Phone: 503-368-5745

Library Rare and Old Book Sale

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RARE AND OLD BOOK SALE
Annual Fundraiser for the Cannon Beach Library
Treasure hunters, collectors, and book lovers – come explore the Cannon Beach Library’s Annual Rare and Old Book Sale Fundraiser this Memorial Day weekend! Join us Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, May 22nd through May 25th. EXTENDED hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cannon Beach Library, located at 131 N Hemlock Street in the heart of downtown Cannon Beach.
Browse a unique selection of rare, old, signed, and collectible adult and children’s books that have been carefully pulled from incoming donations. Discover a diverse selection of titles across a wide range of prices and genres. Perfect for booksellers, hobbyists, resellers, or anyone looking for a special gift or to add to their own shelves. Our books are priced to sell, and every purchase supports our nonprofit library and community programs.
Don’t miss out – visit cannonbeachlibrary.org before the sale for sneak peeks and exciting teasers.

24th Annual Summer Art Camp – Cannon Beach

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The Cannon Beach Arts Association Summer Art Camp is more than just a creative outlet!

It’s a place where young artists grow, create, and discover what they’re capable of. Designed for a wide range of skill levels, our camp offers hands-on instruction in painting, sculpture, and mixed media, led by experienced teaching artists.

Set against the inspiring backdrop of Cannon Beach, students spend their days immersed in creativity, collaboration, and fun. They build confidence not only in their artistic abilities, but also in expressing ideas, solving problems, and working alongside peers in a supportive environment.

The week concludes with a Pop-Up Gallery Showcase, where families and the community are invited to celebrate each student’s work and creative growth, an experience students remember long after camp ends.

We believe access to the arts matters, which is why we offer a limited number of scholarships each year to help ensure every child has the opportunity to participate.

Spots fill quickly! Early registration is strongly encouraged.

Camp Dates: July 13–17, 2026
Location: Cannon Beach Community Church, 132 E. Washington Street

Pop-Up Gallery Showcase: Saturday, July 18 (10:30 AM–12:30 PM)
Cannon Beach Gallery

Register now:
Online at cannonbeacharts.org
In person at the Cannon Beach Gallery
By phone at 503-436-0744

Questions? artcamp@cannonbeacharts.org

Peaceful Protest/Food Banks/Nehalem/May 16

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Dear Friends,

In the past few days, the American people have received information on how much the war in Iran is costing American citizens. According to what I have read the military operations in Iran, famously named “Operation Epic Fury”, as of Mid-May 2026 cost approximately $29 billion. I’ve decided to rename this event as a WAR and more specifically, “Trumps Epic Fury of a War”. We most certainly hope this does not happen again on his watch. Most of us have a difficult time wrapping our brains around such a figure. Some friends and I were trying to break this figure down so we might understand it a little better. So, we can all relate to $1, $10, $100, $1,000, $10,000, and maybe $100,000. After that figure, fewer of us can start to relate. Let us continue with $1,000,000, $10,000,000, $100,000,000-no, we’re still not there yet. $1,000,000,000-is a billion dollars. Now we’re going to times that by 29…$29,000,000,000 is $29 billion. Now you can perhaps relate to what it would be like to be a billionaire. Maybe.

PLEASE VOTE! Your ballot needs to be in by May 19 so please find it, fill it out, and get it where it needs to go. No postage is necessary. As is said, Your Vote is Your Voice!

Please come and join the North County Resistance in Nehalem on Saturday, May 16, from noon to 2 PM. If you can, bring a jar of peanut butter and a jar of jelly for our two outlets for food, the North County Food Bank and the Nehalem Bay Community Services. Or bring whatever food you would like to donate. Your donations to these two organizations is gratefully received. A cash or check donation can be made to the North County Food Bank, PO Box 162, Wheeler, Oregon, 97147 or Nehalem Bay Community Services, PO Box 232, Nehalem, Oregon, 97131. If you bring your donation to the peaceful protest, we will make sure your donation goes where you want it to go. And your donation to either organization is tax deductible.

Let’s talk next time about getting the underground work done on our new food bank. A rather expensive operation. I understand there are a few $1,000 donors out there just waiting to send in their checks. Let’s get some people on board who know how to put those zeros on their checks!
Thanks for listening and see you Saturday!

Best,
Patty

Library NW Authors Series Presents Miriam Gershow

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The library’s NW Authors Series will host author Miriam Gershow on Saturday, May 16 at 2 p.m. in the library. This is a free event, and books will be available for sale and signing.
Gershow’s newest novel, Closer is a powerful and timely story set in small-town Oregon. Tragedy ensues after a racist incident erupts, and the shockwaves spread throughout an entire community. Thought-provoking and deeply human, Closer explores the ways that relationships are fractured and ultimately reshaped.
The New York Times praised Gershow’s writing as “unusually credible and precise” and “deftly heartbreaking.” Closer is her second novel to be nominated for an Oregon Book Award.
Her other novels include Survival Tips and The Local News, and her short stories have been featured in many leading literary journals and anthologies. She’s also been awarded an Independent Publisher Book Award, a Pencraft Award, and an Oregon Literary Fellowship. Gershow lives with her family in Eugene, where she teaches writing at the University of Oregon.

RIVERBEND PLAYERS OPENING NIGHT GALA FOR ‘THE ODD COUPLE’. TICKETS ON SALE

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Pop the Bubbly! It’s Opening Night! www.riverbendplayers.ludus.com

The funniest feud in theater history is coming to the NCRD Performing Arts Center, and we’re kicking things off in style!

Join us for a special Opening Night Gala of Neil Simon’s classic comedy, THE ODD COUPLE, directed by Frank Squillo, including a tribute to the original cast of the 2016 Riverbend Players production!

Come for the laughs, stay for the celebration!

Opening Night Gala Details:

-When: Friday, June 5th

-Gala Begins: 6:30 PM (Pre-show celebration in the lobby)

-Curtain Opens: 7:00 PM

-The Perks: Enjoy complimentary bubbles and treats before the show!

General Performance Run:

-Can’t make it to the Gala? Don’t sweat it! The mess and the meticulousness continue through the month.

-Dates: June 5th – June 21st, 2026

-Location: NCRD Performing Arts Center

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
www.riverbendplayers.ludus.com

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Manzanita Farmers Market this Friday 4-7!

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It’s finally time! The market is here, with sweet strawberries, fresh greens, perky plants, hot food, fresh bread, spring flowers, and so much more. New this year, we’ll have the Manzanita Visitor Center’s beach wheelchairs available for market shoppers, they’ll be stationed at the info booth and available first come first serve.

Looking for dinner, or a fresh treat? Our food court welcomes back all our vendors from last year, with Gnarly’s tacos, Malia’s Grill poke, Antojitos Don Berna smoothies, and Blessed hot donuts. The Sasquatch food truck will miss the first couple of weeks, but he’ll be back soon.

How about cheese? After a couple year hiatus, we’re very happy to have Tillamook County’s own Nestucca Bay Creamery back at the market. They bring a variety of fresh and aged cheeses from their own herd of pastured cows. Coupled with long time market favorite Fraga Farm’s goat cheese (check out their Instagram for adorable goat videos), we’re happy to represent the dairy production our county is so famous for!

I’m told it’s a good omen if it rains at the first market, and my weather app says “cloudy with a passing shower”. And oh boy do we need the rain! It’s been an incredibly warm dry spring, and our farmers have been pressed to get irrigation out early and keep young plants happy on those unseasonably hot days. I’ll be honest that I’m hoping it doesn’t rain between 4 and 7 on Friday, but if it does this is a great chance to prove your coastie cred. We are open rain or shine come support your local vendors!

And let’s dance in the rain! Our opening music act is Randy and Ray, a side duo of Astoria’s Brownsmead Flats. Rocking the guitar, mandolin, and keyboard, we can expect upbeat, danceable tunes to kick off the season! I’ll be publishing the full music schedule soon.

And remember: we accept SNAP benefits and triple match them, giving you $60 to spend for $20 in SNAP benefits every week.

See you this Friday and every Friday through September, 4-7, at Underhill Plaza behind City Hall, 635 Manzanita Ave!

Wagon Desired for Farmers Market Service

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Hello, I’m hoping that someone out there might be willing to lend me a wagon for at least the first few weeks of the Manzanita Farmers Market. I’ll be helping with the SNAP table this year and a wagon would be very helpful for lugging the supplies. Or perhaps I could buy one for a reasonable price. Any tips would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Coaster Theatre Play! Access to ALL This Thursday!

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Come get swept away in some good storytelling and support your community while doing so! This play’s cast features 3 Manzanita/Nehalem Residents 🙂

This Thursday is **Pay What You Can** so if the ticket cost has been a hindrance (bc yup, it’s pricy!!!), we got you covered May 14.

“Bloomsday” is an Irish time-bending love story that blends wit, humor, and heartache into a buoyant, moving appeal for making the most of the present before it is past. When Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with Cait, the woman who captured his heart during a James Joyce literary tour thirty-five years ago, we also visit their younger selves and retrace the steps of what might have been.

Cast: Bryan Churchill, Bryonie Arnold, Mick Taylor, Gigi Chadwick

Runs May 8-31
Tickets at CoasterTheatre.com
Or
app.arts-people.com/index.php?actions=5&p=13

Or just show up! Tickets often available day of.

Patrick Lamb Concert

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This coming Sunday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m. Patrick Lamb is playing the saxophone at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. He is a talented musician and entertainer! Tickets can be purchased on-line at the Theatre’s website or at the door (if still available). Check it out and join the fun!

Quilting 101 (mini project) with Accalia at Heart of Cartm

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Saturday, May 23rd & 30th – 12pm to 4pm

In this two-part class we are going to cover all the basics of quilting in a mini sized project. We are focusing on how to quilt from scraps to use up what would be left overs from bigger projects a quilter would make. This is both about learning the fundamentals of quilting, as much as it is understanding how to make the most of all the material used for quilting projects down to the last tiny scrap!

Things we‘ll be learning:

Piecing a Quilt Block

Putting Together a Quilt Sandwich

Glue Basting

Strait Line / Free Motion Quilting

Making & Attaching Binding

Button Hole & Button Attachment

Class Requirements-

Sewing Machine:

If needed, some extra machines are available to rent from HoC. Please let us know if you will need one (email info@heartofcartm.org or call store phone at 971-389-8414)

As many of your own notions (sewing tools) as you have:

Fabric Scissors
Seem Ripper
Iron and Mat
Washable Elmers Glue or Basting Pins
Rotary Cutter and Mat
Quilting Ruler
Fabric Marker
Needle – Size: 75/11 or 80/12 for piecing and 90/14 for quilting
Walking Foot
Guild Bar

Materials:
– anything you want to use up from your own scraps? Bring it along! If you do not have any, some will be provided.

Cotton fabric
Batting
Button
Color thread to match your scraps
Please bring one neutral colored thread for piecing even if you are not bringing your own scraps.

Knowledge (video suggestions)

Basic sewing machine functions: https://youtu.be/M1M7LA0ETQo?si=BW-EyJBo18ob9yHM

While it is not necessary to have done any quilting previously to take this class it is important that you have basic knowledge on how to use a sewing machine. If you need a quick refresh I recommend you watch this video. It is also recommended that you pull out your own sewing machine if it has been a while and get it cleaned and oiled up.

Difference Between Sewing and Quilting: https://youtu.be/DSl0BIVrRwE?si=Ga9-sFkIEDGTS5pj

While we will be touching on this during the class, having a basic understanding of the key differences between sewing and quilting is recommended prior to the class. Here is a link to a video that covers this.

This class will begin at 12pm so we ask that you arrive about 15 minutes early so we have enough time for everyone to set up before we get started.

Keep in mind that quilting is a marathon, not a sprint. It does take time, focus, patience and precision to complete a project. But with simple steps, one after the other, things begin to take shape until all the little pieces come together to make something beautiful.
SIGN UP HERE!
www.heartofcartm.org/workshops/p/intro-to-quilting-mini-project-with-accalia

Another Response to Wheeler Council

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The future of small towns like Wheeler is not the old hub-and-spoke model, with residential neighborhoods sending workers out to logging jobs and back. Towns were always meant to put people, including guests, in proximity to social, economic, and cultural networks, to make work, school, childcare, friendship, errands, and family life fun, meaningful, and relatively easy. It’s time for Wheeler to renew that purpose by designing live-work neighborhoods with jobs nearby. Tourism jobs are a key part of that economic development. Visitors come for our kayaking, crabbing, slow pace, or a weekend on the Nehalem. What is the function of funneling tourists away from the center of town? A strong town is a place where people, including tourists, can walk to most of what they need.

It’s easy to forget how recent the rules are that prevent us from building new projects. The cottages, courts, and small mixed-use blocks that define Oregon’s beach towns were built before the zoning codes that now make them illegal. The cumulative effect of those codes, written and enforced over four decades, is a country where the younger generations of families and potential small business owners are locked out. Refusal to respond to change is causing harm across all sectors of our economy. Fifty-one percent of household wealth is now held by people aged sixty and older, who make up about a fifth of the population. None of that is the natural order of things; it’s the product of decisions made. In Tillamook County, twenty percent of the workforce drives fifty miles each way to get to work. We need jobs in Wheeler. The project in front of the Wheeler council is the most contextual form of new construction this town has; resort cottages have defined Pacific Northwest beach towns for a century. The council’s reluctance to approve new building permits will not preserve Wheeler but will freeze Wheeler in a state where businesses on the bay struggle through the shoulder seasons, storefronts thin out, and people who would like to develop the local economy have to move to Tillamook or inland to find work. The north coast runs on kayak rentals, cafés, guide services, shops, and restaurants. Wheeler already has tourism. The question for the council is what shape it takes here. When a town refuses purpose-built lodging, visitor demand does not disappear; it spills into other markets. Foot traffic near the few blocks of central Wheeler will keep this place alive. Overnight guests will walk to coffee, to the bay, to a restaurant for dinner, and spend money in town.

Every permit Wheeler council refuses is a signal to younger generations of families and potential small business owners who might have moved here. The reason a place feels like a place, to the people who live there and the tourists who come to visit, is that something is still happening in it. Council can keep saying no; that is a choice with a future attached to it. That future is a Wheeler where businesses that need year-round customers close, investment shifts to Manzanita and Cannon Beach, and visitors who came for a living town find nothing but a row of dark storefronts. We have another choice: rewrite zoning to fit the town’s character and let projects that meet it move forward as soon as possible.

Puttz Returns Tuesday, June 2nd

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Cannon Beach’s favorite, madcap, city-wide mini-golf tournament returns Tuesday, June 2nd.

Mark your calendars, save the date, get your clubs, costumes and competitors ready!

We’ll be rolling out our list of Hole Hosts soon. In the meantime, here are the basics you need to know:

Golf from 1-to-5PM on Tuesday, June 2nd. Signup at Sandpiper Square. Cost is $15 per golfer or $50 per foursome.

After golfing, join us at the American Legion for food, drinks, a silent auction and raffle.

It’s a tradition like no other–we can’t wait! See you on the course!

Free Garden Hose

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Free Garden Hose and Roller-Upper Thingie
Everything is in good condition. The hose is just heavy for me to use comfortably and the thingie is too spidery. I dont know how long the hose is, but I’d call it very long. Pick up in Nehalem/Bayside Gardens

North Coast Pinball Updates: May 2026

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Hello loves.

Fun fact: we’ve been doing this thing for five years now. Sold 562 used pinballs and 1272 stickers. Rebuilt more flippers than I quite know how to count. Gave away *so* many mystery tokens. Maybe you’ve seen our chess set in the corner; guess how many pieces have gone missing in five years?

None! Well, there was that knight who wandered off one day but it came back before I noticed it was gone. Y’all are the best. Thanks for making NCP NCP.

Oh! Also in those five years I wrote a book about the place, which should be out later this month. You can learn more about that at www.mysterytoken.pub.

Events

Thanks as always to Christy Kay and HUGGS for organizing and funding Teen Night Friday 5/15 6-8PM, where teens play pinball for free. For more information or to donate in support of this program, reach out to Christy at (503) 800-1092. Attendance is down this year, so if you have ideas on how North Coast Pinball can better serve local youth please share them with Christy or myself.

Tournament night returns Sunday 5/17 from 5-8PM! Last month we had a bunch of kids join us again, and it was a thrill. Stern Pinball provided some merch for me to give away, and our top scoring kid received this amazing Pokemon translite, which he graciously gifted to his runner up. We love to see it.

And our morning “tastings” continue daily at 10 AM. We cover pinball history, culture, technology, and skill in a free-flowing combination of show-and-tell and hands-on play. Learn more and book online: Airbnb.com/x/pinball

Game of the Month: Monster Bash

Chris took home another 100-token “Grand Champion” medallion for his April score of 1,467,401,170 on “World Cup Soccer ’94.” This month we’re competing on Monster Bash, another classic from the ’90s. As I write this Kris is in the lead with 220 million. Will anyone catch him? Will it be you?

Do you need pinball games? We have pinball games

We can rent a game to you for your private use, and we have games that can be made available for visitors to your business at no cost to you. Also we sell games sometimes. Get in touch if any of this interests you. Our stable of games that may be available includes Pin*Bot (and his bride), Star Trek (2013), Elvira (2019), Space Station, Hokus Pokus, TMNT (2020), Avengers Infinity Quest, and Mousin’ Around.

Maintenance tidbits

Did you know that we host a weekly “Tech Day” session every Tuesday at 3PM? It’s a free event but to participate you must RSVP before Tuesday morning by texting me at (503) 343-4783. No experience required, ask me anything. In the last few weeks we’ve repaired Getaway’s jackpot ramp, fixed the Addams Family bookcase, and tweaked the monitor on Championship Sprint. This week I’m working on Rick & Morty, Back to the Future, and Tales of the Arabian Nights. Come help and learn!

Community Topics

Election Day is May 19.

Vote. That’s all the rabble rousing I’ll do this month. Please vote. If you vote in Oregon, verify your registration and track your ballot by visiting sos.oregon.gov.

Welcome to Summer. Thanks for being part of North Coast Pinball. ♡

Eudaemonia ex sphaeriludio electrico,

Will Irace

WillFromNehalem.substack.com