We’re turning our 5-star Airbnb cabin into a long-term rental and wanted you to be the first to know in case there’s anyone in your orbit looking for a beautiful one-bedroom place on Neahkahnie Mountain. Full kitchen, private deck with hot tub, acreage. $2150 everything included. Ideal for nature-loving single or couple and one sweet critter. Thanks for spreading the word!
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Fast-forward to now. CARTM has been through some twists (understatement), changed names, lost capacity, but—still scrappy—is fighting its way back into itself as Heart of Cartm.
But the truth is simpler than the legend. The magic of old CARTM was never just the dump or the trash or the punk-rock trashion shows (though we’re happy to continue hosting them each May). The magic was that it turned a place everyone had to go anyway into a civic commons. CARTM was that one locale in North County where people of every age, income, politics, and walks of life crossed paths, worked alongside each other, traded knowledge, swapped stories, and recognized themselves as part of the same community. The location mattered only because it created a social equalizer; the story that unfolded was the wonder of community itself.
When that disappeared in 2018, what the region lost wasn’t a quirky reuse site—it was a communal space where belonging, creativity, and resourcefulness were practiced in the open. A microcosm of rural life. One where a 75-year-old in a bubble-wrap gown, a high-school kid in duct tape armor, the local coffee shop owner, retirees dropping recycling, working families hauling junk, artists with repurposed treasures, and weekend visitors all existed side-by-side in the same story.
Heart of Cartm exists because that function mattered. And still does. We’re not trying to recreate the dump or cosplay nostalgia. We’re rebuilding what the dump made possible: the civic infrastructure that helps a rural community stay connected, resilient, and imaginative. A place where people learn practical skills, care for materials and each other, and find common ground despite everything that might divide them.
So what is Heart of Cartm now?
Today, HoC doesn’t live at the dump, and it doesn’t look like old CARTM—because the community needs something different now. What we are is the continuation of the part that mattered most: the commons.
Right now, Heart of Cartm is:
– a reuse store where materials find new life instead of going to waste
– a hands-on place to learn—to repair something, make something, figure something out
– a workshop space where people create, teach each other, and share practical skills
– a place to gather, whether you’re dropping off fabric, volunteering, or just wandering in
– a connector between neighbors, artists, teachers, makers, environmental groups, land trusts, schools, and local businesses
– a tiny nonprofit trying to hold onto (and rebuild) one of the few shared community spaces we have left
In other words, Heart of Cartm is the same kind of commons CARTM used to be—in a new form. People still come here to find something useful, learn something practical, bump into neighbors, swap stories, solve problems, and make things together. The magic didn’t disappear; it just moved from the dump to a storefront in Downtown Wheeler.
Our work now responds directly to rural realities of economic precarity, climate pressure, and the shrinking number of shared spaces where community can actually happen beyond our screens. What we’re rebuilding isn’t the past—it’s the capacity that made the past powerful. It’s the practical and cultural infrastructure that keeps an organization like ours connected.
And in a moment like this, when the work feels fragile and the stakes feel high, it helps to return to a truth steadier than any circumstance, expressed in Margaret Mead’s simple directive:
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
It was true in CARTM’s early days.
It’s true now.
And Heart of Cartm is what happens when that commitment takes root again, rebuilt not through myth or memory, but through the people who still show up, care, create, and carry the story forward.
The hard part is this: we’re rebuilding quickly, and it’s working—but we’re doing it on an extremely lean budget. We’ve secured grants, rebuilt programs, and even have federal funding on the horizon, but we need to survive the next few months to reach that stability. If you believe in what Heart of Cartm is becoming again, this is the moment to help. Give what you can. Pass the word along if you can’t. The commons only works when the community carries it together.
We are the “Honey Guys” – usually at our Stand by the Garibaldi ‘Smokestack’. During the WINTER months, our days of operating are limited – due to Weather permitting considerations. Because of this, WE HAVE DECIDED TO OFFER LOCAL (Manzanita to Tillamook) DELIVERY
SIZES AVAILABLE – 1/2 PINTS ($15) PINTS ($25)
QUARTS ($40)
AVAILABLE TYPES LIMITED! BLACKBERRY/CLOVER/KNOTWEED/WILDFLOWER
** RASPBERRY – Premium (1/2 PINT size $20)
Contact us at Deepboxllc@gmail.com, and we will setup a delivery date/time for your HONEY NEEDS! Thanks to ALL our ‘Loyal Customers’. ALSO – our HONEY is available at our friend’s BAKERY business – BRITTANY BAKES in Garibaldi (next to the Maritime Museum) – during their regular business hours. Pick up some fresh baked goodies while you’re there!! HAVE HAPPY HOLIDAYS
Press contact: Shar Walbaum, sharwalbaum@gmail.com 203.645.2079
ICE HAS NO BUSINESS HERE RALLY SLATED
Coastal residents to take a stand against impending ICE detention facility
Indivisible Lincoln City, Indivisible Waves, and Oregon Coast Indivisible Alliance are hosting the rally, ICE HAS NO BUSINESS HERE, on Saturday, December 13th. The event will be held from 12 – 2 p.m., in front of Newport City Hall, 169 SW Coast Highway, Newport, OR 97365.
The rally kicks-off a campaign to hold businesses accountable in the face of threats from DHS and ICE. If property owners, merchants, and businesses make decisions thinking only of profit, consumers will make decisions accordingly. Helping to build or serve an “alien removal module” on the Oregon coast means hurting families, neighbors, the fishing industry, and tourism critical to the survival of our communities on the coast. The rally will visibly support business neighbors who stand with us.
Indivisible only endorses peaceful, legal protest. Join us if you agree to these ground rules. There will be a table in front of City Hall with educational materials, frog buttons, and flags. Educational materials will focus on how to encourage business neighbors to make decisions that keep the best interests of the community in mind.
•WHEN:
Saturday, December 13th, 12 – 2 p.m.
•WHERE:
In front of Newport City Hall, 169 SW Coast Highway, Newport, OR 9736
•WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Those who object to violations of due process by ICE, object to having an ICE detention camp established on the Oregon Coast, or those who want to make a public statement that they will not support vendors, businesses, and merchants who support the establishment of a detention center on the coast. We also encourage the attendance of those who understand the danger of conceding in advance, and who choose acts of non-violent resistance over despair and anxiety.
•WHAT TO BRING
Bring signs, costumes, streamers, puppets, bubbles, bells, flags, kazoos.
Rain gear.
Please RSVP at mobilize.us/s/b17WGQ
Soften your nervous system and gently stretch your body supported by props on the yoga mat, surrounded by gentle candlelight.
Kate will guide you through some breathing practices as well as meditations and thoughtful readings focused on the powerful energy of this darkest day of the year!
Deep Cleans: Go beyond the surface with our intensive deep cleans to tackle built-up grime, dust, and hard-to-reach areas not normally gotten by standard cleaning.
Standard Cleans: Perfect for regular upkeep, keeping your space consistently tidy, hygienic, and welcoming.
Please call us at 503-368-2929 and ask for the housekeeping department to schedule a clean!
BIGGEST OPENING WEEKEND EVER! COME SEE WHY!
DON’T MISS THE HOLIDAY HILLARITY!
‘THE HOLIDAY CHANNEL CHRISTMAS MOVIE WONDERTHON’
This weekend, the largest cast in Riverbend Players’ history breaks the record for the biggest opening weekend ever!
SEE IT LIVE ON STAGE, THRU 12/21/25 AT THE NCRD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW!
www.riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
THE HOLIDAY CHANNEL CHRISTMAS MOVIE WONDERTHON, by Don Zolidis and directed by Frank Squillo, is a hilarious spoof of the Hallmark and Lifetime Channel Christmas movies.
Set in a cozy Vermont inn during Christmas time, the play follows six predictable, intertwined love stories filled with small-town charm, romantic misunderstandings, and holiday magic.
THE HOLIDAY CHANNEL CHRISTMAS MOVIE WONDERTHON comically embraces every cliché, trope, and heartwarming twist of these beloved holiday movies.
Friday and Saturday nights at 7 pm, Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
Get tickets now: www.riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
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All for $ 200 OBO must pick up by Thursday. I’ll help load.
Located in rockaway beach behind the high school. Will consider trades for used surfboards.
This king-size mattress has been claimed and picked up.
The first time I learned about the art of Kintsugi, I was listening to a woman speak at a conference. Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese practice where a broken piece of pottery is glued back together and the cracks are highlighted with gold. The pot is not hidden. The breaks are not erased. They are honored.
She shared how frustrated she became in her workshop. The glue would not hold. The pieces would not fit perfectly. The gold paint felt sloppy. She felt like she was failing at the art and missing the point entirely. She took the piece home and placed it on her mantle, unimpressed and disappointed.
Days later, she really looked at it. The imperfect seams. The visible glue. The uneven gold. And suddenly she saw her own life in it. Still healing. Still mending. Still becoming. And yet somehow beautiful.
That story stayed with me because it feels like the truest picture of trauma and healing I have ever seen.
We all get shattered at some point. By heartbreak. By loss. By abuse. By betrayal. By relationships that believed in us less than we believed in them. By things we did not deserve. Those impacts break us. But they do not get to define the final version of us.
Healing is the slow work of picking up the pieces. It is learning how to hold them again. It is asking for help when your hands are not steady enough. I never glued myself back together alone. My glue was my counselors. My coaches. My friends. My family. My coworkers. The people who held me in my mess until I could stand again.
And the gold for me has shown up in unexpected ways.
I see it in my tattoos. Each one marks a season of healing. When I am at my strongest, I rarely walk into a tattoo shop. But when I am at my lowest, when life has knocked the breath out of me, I find myself choosing new ink. Each piece marks survival. Recovery. Becoming. The ashes tried to bring me down. The ink reminds me I rose anyway.
The cracks did not disappear. They were highlighted.
And now I find myself in a new place. I am no longer only working on my own healing. I am helping others see the gold in theirs. I get to sit with people in the middle of their breaking and help them gather the pieces without shame. I get to remind them that nothing about their story disqualifies them from becoming whole. Their cracks are not a flaw. They are the entry point for the light.
If you are in a season where you feel shattered, stuck, lost, or unsure how to put yourself back together, you do not have to do it alone. This is the work I now devote my life to. Helping people move from survival into strength. From broken into becoming. From cracks into gold.
Healing is not about going back to who you were before the break. It is about becoming someone deeper, stronger, and more fully alive because of it.
And sometimes, all you need is someone steady enough to hold the glue while your hands learn how to trust again.
Time for our next VFP meeting. Lots to discuss and share. Here is the info:
Place – Manzanita Public Library
Date – Thursday, December 11th
Time. – 10:30 PST
Everyone is welcome. You need not be a vet to attend. Just for peace. Come on in, the water is fine. Looking forward to seeing everybody. If you can’t join in person, you can always zoom in
Veterans for Peace is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Brian
We are extending our free bread offering for another week!
During this time of food insecurity, we would like to offer what we can to help ease the pain. Regardless of your situation, if you could use some assistance, please don’t hesitate to come by and grab a loaf or two for yourself, family, or anyone you know that my be in need. We will place the rack out at 11am on the front porch and it will be available until 5pm or we run out. Anything left will be donated to the Nehalem Bay Food Pantry for pickup during the week.
Fresh baked, fully organic whole wheat sourdough. Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, water, sourdough culture, salt.
www.wolfmoonbakery.com/freebread
11:00 a 17:00 en la panadería Wolfmoon, en el centro de Nehalem, 35915 8th St.
En estos tiempos de inseguridad alimentaria, queremos ofrecer lo que podamos para ayudar a aliviar la situación. Sin importar su situación, si necesita ayuda, no dude en pasar a recoger una o dos hogazas para usted, su familia o cualquier persona que conozca que pueda necesitarla. Colocaremos el pan en el porche a las 11:00 y estará disponible hasta las 17:00 o hasta que se agote. El pan restante se donará al Banco de Alimentos de Nehalem Bay para que lo recojan durante la semana.
Pan de masa madre integral, orgánico y recién horneado. Ingredientes: Harina de trigo orgánica, agua, masa madre, sal.
Epiphone guitar with case. $200.
If interested call 503-440-1711 in Manzanita
$200 for pick up in Manzanita
Christy Kay is popping up for a special Winter Solstice Healing Sound Bath, here at Rising Hearts Studio, on Sunday December 21st, 9 AM. Please join us in WELCOMING the return of LIGHT with a relaxing and restorative Healing Sound Bath that will include Himalayan and Crystal Singing Bowls, Bells, and Drums – to help bring balance, peace, and reignite your inner flame. A grounding tea offering will follow the sound bath. Hope to see you there. Space is limited– register here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20787704&appointmentType=22657899
Contact Christy for any questions/concerns at (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealingnw.com
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels.”
Santa at Cloud and Leaf Bookstore Dec. 20th
If you missed seeing Santa and Mrs. Claus at last night’s tree lighting ceremony, you have two more opportunities.
Four Paws at the Beach
144 Laneda Ave., Manzanita
This is a fundraiser for Animal Haven By the Sea
Bring your pet(s) and your camera
$10 Donation requested
December 13th from 2:00-4:00 pm
Cloud and Leaf Bookstore
Between 4th and 5th Street on Laneda
Manzanita
This is just for fun, a photo, and you are never too old or young to tell Santa what you want for Christmas.
December 20th from 2:00 -4:00 pm
See you somewhere soon! Happy Holiday Season!
For Sale – Crystal Cove Flippable Mattress $100
3 years old and comes from a non-smoking home
Available for pickup in Manzanita.
We can help load, but cannot deliver.
www.brentwoodhome.com/collections/mattresses/products/crystal-cove-flippable-mattress?variant=8114330927215
(priced new $2100-$2500)
Dual-sided: Medium-soft or medium-firm feel
Restorative side: Naturally cooling with our CertiPUR-US® certified charcoal-infused memory foam
Responsive support side: More support with our GOLS-certified organic latex
Zoned support for hips and shoulders with 975 pocketed coils
Unique and beautiful cover design
Certified Vegan by Vegan Action
GREENGAURD Gold Certified for low chemical emissions
Made in Los Angeles with domestic and international materials.
This car is truly a rare find.
TITLE IN HAND. This is the Raw version of this vehicle that is outlawed by the epa and no longer being made. This car was required to get a conversion which never was installed. This car averages 44-47 mpg solid while also maintaining power. It’s a very hard car to find in this condition, let alone at all anymore. Brand new aftermarket wheels and tires as well as springs. Lowered 2 inches. Car has been garage kept most its life. It’s in mint condition. Contact me at 503 440 2778 if serious interested. I am asking 13,500.00 very firm.
