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Measure 110

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Submitted By: genedieken@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
RE: Recriminalizing small-quantity drug possession.

I found this report from OPB Radio documenting one person’s OD on fentanyl and a cop saving his life disturbing but also, for me, it raised some questions about the wisdom of the 110 retrenchment.

www.opb.org/article/2024/01/30/oregon-drug-crisis-portland-streets-overdoses-every-day/

The interviewed officer made the point that Measure 110 arrived on the scene at the same time as the spike in fentanyl. So it may be simplistic to make sweeping generalizations about 110 effectiveness.

Connecting migration with the rise in fentanyl availability is even more simplistic. On a basic level, it just doesn’t comport with the physical reality of this drug. Fentanyl is widely used in surgery to put patients under. The typical dosage for a 2-4 hour surgery is 400 MICROGRAMS (1mcg is one-millionth of a gram; a paper coffee filter weighs about 1 gram). A kilogram of raw drug cuts into tens of thousands of doses. No poor Cental Americans lugging 100-pound bales of product across the Rio Grande needed.

Pre-pandemic, Oregon spent $10,000 a year on each K-12 student and $44,000 a year on each prisoner. We’re in the top 10 and moving up. Also, note that $44k doesn’t include the pre-prison enforcement/judicial costs. One way or another we’ll all have to pay for 110 retrenchment.

Gene Dieken

Valentine Sauna rentals and Massage bookings open

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Submitted By: revolutionginger@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Happy Valentine’s Week!

Give yourself or someone you love the perfect warming gift of a private wood fired sauna or a massage sauna package!

Valentine’s Evening- Wednesday, Feb 14th
Rent your own private Wood fired Sauna overlooking the river.
Complete with cold plunge and hot/cold shower.
$150 for up to 3 people for 90 minutes.
Book with link below
www.northfork53.com/sauna-booking-page/wood-fired-sauna-and-cold-plunge-rental-for-up-to-3-people

Thursday- Feb. 15th (morning)
Wood fired sauna and Massage Package for two.

One person enjoys a custom wood fired sauna and cold plunge for 60 minutes while the other person is receiving a 60 min custom massage from our LMT Jamie Taylor.

Then you exchange places- giving both of you a wonderful sauna- massage sandwich!
Book with link below
www.northfork53.com/sauna-booking-page/wood-fired-sauna-and-cold-plunge-rental-for-up-to-3-people-egs5e-zw2zj

Also available!
Sunday Morning Sauna Rental – February 18th
Book with link below
www.northfork53.com/sauna-booking-page/wood-fired-sauna-and-cold-plunge-rental-for-up-to-3-people-egs5e

Private sauna rentals include: cold plunge, towels, sauna wraps, filtered drinking water with stainless cups, fire wood, outdoor cold /hot shower, use of a private indoor bathroom, and a covered deck with changing area & chairs for relaxing between rounds.

With love!
Ginger
North Fork 53 Communitea Wellness

BOUNDARIES AGAINST PAINFUL SLANDER

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Submitted By: sheila.bayside@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
The BBQ is such an enormous service to our community. Frankly, I don’t know how we would get along without it.

That said, I was painfully disturbed be a recent post in which a resident of Wheeler slandered specific members of our community amidst expressing concern about the troublesome presence of theft and drugs within the area.

My post here is an appeal that we self police ourselves in BBQ posts and restrain from serious, negative comments that identify specific people. Rarely is GOSSIP productive. Often it can be harmful and hurtful. Rarely is it a fully informed account. In regards to the post that upset me, I know two of the people mentioned; I was alarmed by the misrepresentation and lack of accuracy.

REPLY TO yuiqwe1@gmail.com

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Submitted By: dixiegainer@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
It is interesting to note that measure 110 decriminalizing drugs by amount was passed in 2020 – looking at a map produced by the CDC showing a map of the states. It shows that 2020 is the first year that mortality from drugs jumped to a new high in Oregon. See link at bottom.

But who cares? I can find states that have a higher mortality from drugs. So there! Just ignore it. It’s not that hard to step over a body – I can still do it and I am in my late 80’s. CRIME? I have a gun and a compost heap – perfect place for hiding a body. I am not worried.

And most of us know that Trump and Russia are responsible for this anyway – Don’t embarrass the Democrats – they already have so much more to be embarrassed about

www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/drug_poisoning_mortality/drug_poisoning.htm

LAST CALL FOR CRAFTING AT CAMP MAGRUDER

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Submitted By: seagullsroost315@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
This is your last chance to join us for a weekend of crafting at Camp Magruder March 1 – 3. Applications must be in by this coming Friday.
This is a weekend to relax and craft away. Some of us sew, some knit or crochet, some paint, some do paper crafting. The list goes on and on. If you would like to have time to create without interruption, this is for you.
Email me right away and I will get the information to you.

Lee Rocks Painting Party This Sunday

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Submitted By: giashaw2002@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
Come join us for Lee Rocks Painting Party Sunday February 11th from 1-6 at NCRD kitchen.
We will gather to honor Lee and paint rocks with his name on one side and a small symbol of a heart, paw print or something similar on the other side.
When you do something that Lee would have done such as filling up the pet watering station or helping someone in need leave a Lee Rocks there.
If you find one you can pick it up and pass it on leaving it where you do the same.
We will have rocks and supplies available but feel free to bring rocks that are special to you to paint and if you have paint you would like to use feel free to bring that as well.
A huge thank you to NCRD for donating the use of their kitchen for this event, Lori Dillon for donating painting supplies and support, Ginger at North Fork for 53 for donating tea and this amazing community.
There will be tea and snacks. Feel free to bring a snack to share but not required.
We would like to have Lee Rocks available at various locations with signage and have future Lee rocks parties to keep the ripple effect that Lee made on this planet going strong.
Sending light and love

CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st! MEET THE CAST: JULEE WARD as LENNY MAGRATH

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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st
Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

MEET THE CAST: JULEE WARD as LENNY MAGRATH

Following her directorial debut with FRANKENSTEIN: THE RADIO PLAY in October, Julee donned multiple hats for A CHRISTMAS STORY as Assistant Director and Executive Producer.

After captivating audiences in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, she’s eager to return to the stage in this production.

Julee calls Nehalem home, where she lives with her husband, Josh, and their four children.

CRIMES OF THE HEART:

This darkly comedic play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.”

Under a searing Mississippi sun, the Magrath sisters’ fragile lives shatter when Babe, the youngest, shoots her philandering husband.

Summoned home, the eldest, Lenny, wrestles with small-town stagnation and dreams of escape.

Meg, the middle sister, a washed-up singer, drowns her past in whiskey, returning with secrets clinging to her like Spanish moss.

As Babe’s legal storm brews, the kitchen of their childhood home becomes a pressure cooker of buried memories and blistering truths.

Past resentments erupt, revealing the scars of their mother’s suicide and their father’s desertion.

Their eccentric cousin Chick stirs the pot, while their flamboyant lawyer Barnette offers shaky legal support and a dash of unexpected romance.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play paints a bittersweet portrait of Southern women struggling to rise above their “crimes of the heart” and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

Tickets on sale now at www.RiverbendPlayers.org
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DANCE to Chelsea Lafey and the Salt Shakers this Saturday night!

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Submitted By: sdawagner@icloud.com – Click to email about this post
Local ensemble Chelsea Lafey and the Salt Shakers will deliver a dance mix of vintage swing, jump blues and jazz at the Seaside Elks Lodge ballroom (324 Avenue A, Seaside) this Saturday night, February 10, from 7-9 pm. This band features dynamic vocalist Chelsea LaFey, a swinging rhythm section and horns. Public is welcome, all ages! Doors open at 5:30 pm, free swing dance lessons at 6 pm with instructor Richie Small. $15 cover, cash only (helps to benefit the Elks Scholarship fund.) BBQ dinner available for sale.

Wheeler Care Center LLC Special Meeting

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Submitted By: marc@nehalembayhd.org – Click to email about this post
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Nehalem Bay Health District’s
Special meeting of the Wheeler Care Center, LLC
Thursday, February 15, 2024
9:00 am to 12:30 pm

Nehalem Methodist Church

This meeting is open to the public and those interested may attend in person or Via Zoom

us02web.zoom.us/j/87445756093?pwd=Y295dGYyYTgrOW5vL29pMzlqS0VEdz09

Agenda

1) Call to order

2) Review agenda/purpose of the work session

3) Financial and operational overview of 2023

4) Staffing discussion

5) Care Center renovation
• Specific tasks and assignments
• Timeline
• Next steps

6) Discussion of potential new services

7) Update of Care Center annual plan

8) Other items

9) Adjourn

Nehalem Bay Health District Board

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Submitted By: marc@nehalembayhd.org – Click to email about this post
PUBLIC NOTICE

Nehalem Bay Health District Regular Board Meeting

6:00 PM, Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Location: Zoom remote video conferencing

This meeting is open to the public.

The Zoom link below is for members of the public who wish to attend

Join Zoom Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/83125890009

For general questions or to request meeting information contact: info@nehalembayhd.org

AGENDA

1. Call to order

2. Consent agenda
– Minutes of January 10, 2024 regular meeting
– Financial report

3. Accounting update

4. Project updates
– Nehalem Bay Health Center/Pharmacy
– Nehalem Valley Care Center

5. Public comment

6. Items for the good of the order

7. Adjourn

Community Game Night Saturday 6PM

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Submitted By: Christy@cosmichealingnw.com – Click to email about this post
Hello BBQ Community –

Community Game Night at Rising Hearts Studio is this Saturday, February 10th at 6PM.
Bring your own favorite game to play, or use one of ours. Enjoy some free, fun with your neighbors and community.
Hope to see you there!

Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, in downtown Nehalem
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels.”

Reply to andynorris21

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Submitted By: yuiqwe1@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Although Norris states “And who knows how many thousands of pounds of the Chinese Communist Party’s fentanyl, the cartels’ meth and the cartels’ heroin were simply walked over and brought straight to Oregon thanks to the dipsh*ts running the DPO and the worst federal administration in American history.” a quote from an immigration report reads “The data indicates most smuggling of illicit drug substances into the U.S. happens at ports of entry, not between. Hidden in compartments in vehicles and cargo, smuggling is often quicker and more expedient at POEs compared to traveling through rough terrain between ports.” (immigrationforum.org/article/illicit-fentanyl-and-drug-smuggling-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-an-overview/#:~:text=This%20data%20indicates%20most%20smuggling,through%20rough%20terrain%20between%20ports.)

Although the poster would like to blame Oregon Democrats for the drug epidemic, thirty states, many of them red, have a higher fentanyl death rate per capita than Oregon. usafacts.org/articles/are-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-rising-in-the-us/#:~:text=2022%20data%20is%20provisional%20and%20subject%20to%20change.,-Source%3A%20Centers%20for&text=California%20had%20the%20m….

The bottom line is that as long as we create demand for drugs someone will supply it. Our drug problem is ours, not Mexico’s, not the Chinese Communist Party’s, not south or central America’s. As for border security it has very recently become abundantly clear it is the Republican Party directed by Trump that only cares about it when they think they can use it as a campaign issue in their favor. Remember “I will build a wall and make Mexico will pay for it”?

Ted Chu

TillCoDems pass a Ceasefire Resolution

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Submitted By: Cpossibility1023@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Community,

It is with great honor and respect for the resolve of our Tillamook County Democratic PCPs that I share with you our TillCoDems newly approved Gaza Ceasefire Resolution (TillCoDems Resolution #2024-01). Please see the resolution at this link:

docs.google.com/document/d/1jpWBStJZR8H0TbiMXBI4_4i0nY_yxZE3/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116705286482281049793&rtpof=true&sd=true

This is a strong stand we take as Democrats on behalf of Americans and the global community.

Constance Shimek
TillCoDems Chair

If you’re interested in finding out more about how you can get involved and make a difference in this 2024 election year, please send email to chair@tillcodems.org. Thank you

Come Join the Lower Nehalem Community Trust Garden Program!

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Submitted By: emilyakdedian@nehalemtrust.org – Click to email about this post
The Community Garden at Alder Creek Farm is a hands-on, sustainable food production program that increases our community’s capacity to grow healthy, affordable, organic food. The garden’s berries, vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, and ducks are tended by 50+ volunteers who share the harvest with the families served by the North County Food Bank, Nehalem Bay Community Services, and Nehalem Bay Health Center outreach programs. Unlike a traditional community garden of independent efforts, gardeners work together as a team to grow food and tend to the soil, orchard, compost, ducks, greenhouse, and irrigation and maintenance.

Ready to connect with a community of garden friends and get your hands in the soil? Join us for the 2024 program at Alder Creek Farm! Application period open now. We hope to welcome you to the garden this year!

www.nehalemtrust.org/alder…/community-garden/

CORRECTION for email to respond for Concert Posters from yesterday

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Submitted By: Kirby.voos@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
CORRECTION for email to respond to for Concert Posters for sale from yesterday

Please email Justin at dejagerjustin@gmail.com

I have a bunch of Concert posters from working for production companies in Portland and Seattle from the early 90’s thru early 2000’s. I have run out of room to hang these in our house and would like to find new homes for music lovers. A majority are printed on card stock, not what you saw stapled to power poles. If you have interest in a band please email and I will get back to you with the size and cost, also some are free.

Bands: Zero, RIchard Thompson and Roger McGuinn (signed), Robbin Ford with Colin James and Kelly Joe Phelps, Ani Difranco, Joan Baez with Tish Hinojosa and Bill Morrissey, WideSpread Panic, Everything But the Girl with Laurie Anderson, Emmy Lou Harris (signed), Michael Hedges, David Lindley, Maceo Parker with 5 Fingers of Funk, The Subdudes, Gail Davies, Strangers (Last show) with Higher Ground and the Crackpots, Strangers and Renegade Saints New Years Eve at La Luna, Janis Ian, Primus, Tuatara with Minus 5 and Mark Eitzel (signed by all artists), Neil Young, Black Angels, Grateful Dead, Indigo Girls, Bunny Wailer, Rosanne Cash (signed), Steve Earle and Luinda WIlliams, and, Slow Music (with Peter Buck, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp).

From EMP Presents in Stockholm: Jethro Tull, REM with Radiohead, Primus, and Chris Isaak. FYI Large Posters

Festivals:
Reggae Sunsplash at Champoeg State Park: Ziggy Marley, Fugees, Big Mountain, etc.

Fathers Day Blues BBQ at Oaks Park with Bobby blue Bland, Mem Shannon, and Alvin Youngblood Hart.

2nd Annual Pray for Snow with Higher Ground, Jack Mormons, and Bill Healy Armory.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Posters at Wildwood MusicFest in Willamina at Roshambo Art Farm

Washington Park Rose Garden Concert: David Byrne, Taj Mahal, Maceo Parker, Calobo, Shawn Colvin, etc

Grand Opening of the Crystal Ballroom: Hungry Mob, Coco Montoya, Sweet Virginia, Dead Moon, Samples, etc

True to the Music at Champoeg State Park: Chris ISaak, Joan Amatrading, Karla Bonoff

Pickathon 2015: Signed by artist 59 of 75

Glastonbury 25th Anniversary

East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Australia with Neville brothers, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, etc

Concert posters

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Submitted By: Kirby.voos@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
I have a bunch of Concert posters from working for production companies in Portland and Seattle in the early 90’s thru early 2000’s. I have run out of room to hang these in our house and would like to find new homes for them with fellow music lovers. A majority are printed on card stock, not what you saw stapled to power poles. If you have interest in a band please email me and I will get back to you with the size and cost, some are free.

Contact Justin ( dejager.justin@gmail.com )

Bands: Zero, RIchard Thompson and Roger McGuinn (signed), Robbin Ford with Colin James and Kelly Joe Phelps, Ani Difranco, Joan Baez with Tish Hinojosa and Bill Morrissey, WideSpread Panic, Everything But the Girl with Laurie Anderson, Emmy Lou Harris (signed), Michael Hedges, David Lindley, Maceo Parker with 5 Fingers of Funk, The Subdudes, Gail Davies, Strangers (Last show) with Higher Ground and the Crackpots, Strangers and Renegade Saints New Years Eve at La Luna, Janis Ian, Primus, Tuatara with Minus 5 and Mark Eitzel (signed by all artists), Neil Young, Black Angels, Grateful Dead, Indigo Girls, Bunny Wailer, Rosanne Cash (signed), Steve Earle and Luinda WIlliams, and, Slow Music (with Peter Buck, Matt Chamberlain, Robert Fripp).

From EMP Presents in Stockholm: Jethro Tull, REM with Radiohead, Primus, and Chris Isaak. FYI Large Posters

Festivals:
Reggae Sunsplash at Champoeg State Park: Ziggy Marley, Fugees, Big Mountain, etc.

Fathers Day Blues BBQ at Oaks Park with Bobby blue Bland, Mem Shannon, and Alvin Youngblood Hart.

2nd Annual Pray for Snow with Higher Ground, Jack Mormons, and Bill Healy Armory.

1st, 2nd, and 3rd Posters at Wildwood MusicFest in Willamina at Roshambo Art Farm

Washington Park Rose Garden Concert: David Byrne, Taj Mahal, Maceo Parker, Calobo, Shawn Colvin, etc

Grand Opening of the Crystal Ballroom: Hungry Mob, Coco Montoya, Sweet Virginia, Dead Moon, Samples, etc

True to the Music at Champoeg State Park: Chris ISaak, Joan Amatrading, Karla Bonoff

Pickathon 2015: Signed by artist 59 of 75

Glastonbury 25th Anniversary

East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Australia with Neville brothers, Taj Mahal, Ben Harper, etc

Free Spine Check Day

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Submitted By: gracefulwaves@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Everyone deserves a healthier nervous system and more flexible and adaptable spine!

This special opportunity includes a personalized Report of your Postural Health, as well as a mini spinal exam and your first gentle spinal adjustment with Dr. Dawn.

Afterwards, if you would like to continue your wellness journey with us, you will have the opportunity to receive a specially discounted and more comprehensive Initial Exam and Introduction to Chiropractic Care.

Due to the limited space available, we request that you book online here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12487570&appointmentType=11409294&fbclid=IwAR2kDTQKUWkADGyM-UgtliCGGHn7oEUzZMb6JMKvOnLF_lGn1jYpxoT5DCQ

This our first Free Spine Check Day of the year— Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to prioritize your health and experience the benefits of a properly functioning spine and nervous system!

If for any reason you find that you cannot attend,
kindly cancel your appointment via your booking confirmation email so that someone else may have the opportunity to benefit from this special event. Thank you!

We look forward to having the honor of serving you and your loved ones!
**For new patients and local community members only**

Where: Graceful waves Wellness Center
206 S Marine Dr
Wheeler, OR 97147

When: Saturday, February 10th @9am – 1pm

Free gutter cleaning with gutter gaurd installation

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Submitted By: toniann.naylor@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Installing gutter gaurds on your rain gutters will reduce the amount of yearly maintenance required by keeping them free of debris.
Specifically designed for the coast to keep pine needles and other obstructions from entering.
Call or message for a free bid
503-812-0560