Author: North Coast BBQ

Budget Time for the City of Manzanita

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: mkuestner10@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
If you didn’t have time to attend the April 30, 2024 meeting of the Manzanita Budget Committee, you missed out on some fascinating information. There’s a lot of exciting things going on in our city (Building a new City Hall and Police Station, affordable housing, city revenue diversification, Comprehensive Plan update, etc.)

The entire Budget Committee was there (that’s 11 people): City Council/Mayor, and the City Manager as our Budget Officer. There were both old and new appointed volunteer members, continuing or beginning their terms of office. As required, they elected a new Chair of the Budget Committee (congratulations to Jim Dopp), and then got down to business.

Each year the Budget Process unfolds (as per Oregon law), with the Budget Committee going over the proposed Manzanita City Budget for the upcoming year, presented by the City Manager. The initial meeting allows for new Committee members to continue their training by asking questions, making suggestions, etc. This year was no exception, and many of the Committee members’ questions helped those of us in the audience to better appreciate the complexities of municipal budgets, even for small towns.

Last year the Manzanita City Council adopted a budgetary methodology to guide Indirect Cost Allocation related to overhead in the budget. Refer to page 70+ of the proposed budget if you’re a budgetary hobbyist and want to delve deeper.

Thanks in large part to tactical actions by our city administration and City Council over the last few years, the city is in excellent financial shape. For example, Manzanita qualified for a $2.7million state grant for our water infrastructure upgrades recently due to this pre-planning.

The next step in examining the proposed budget will be a Budget Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 at 6pm. Public comments will be heard.

After this, there will be a special city council meeting on May 29, 6pm. where the proposed budget will be considered and adopted.

If you missed the Budget Committee meeting on April 30, you can listen to it here:
ci.manzanita.or.us/budget-committee/
(scroll down to April 30th 2024 2pm)

Sun and Plants this weekend at the Garden Club Plant Sale

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

 

Submitted By: barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Just like Goldilocks who found the “just right” bed, it appears the weather will be just right at the Nehalem Bay Garden Club Plant sale this weekend. Two years ago it was wet, windy and cold. Last year it was blistering in 90 degree heat. The forecast for this weekend is sunny and 66 degree–just right!

So if you like sun and plants head over to the sale site on Saturday and Sunday at 43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and North Fork Rd with horse statues in the front yard and real horses in the back yard! Start on North Fork Rd at the blinking light in Nehalem and go 5 miles to the end of N Fork Road. The sale is on the left.

The sale starts at 10 on Saturday, May 11th and goes until 3pm. On Sunday, May 12th the sale is from 10 to noon.

Available at reasonable prices will be all kinds of plants: hanging baskets, planters with colorful flowers, perennials, annuals, vegetables, tomatoes, shrubs, trees, and houseplants among others.

Also on offering will be Mother’s Day gifts and a raffle. Raffle items include a basket of garden goodies, an outdoor palm tree and a garden statue. Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.

While you shop on Saturday only, bring your children so they can create wee succulent gardens as commitments to Planet Earth — and possibly Mothers’ Day gifts. All materials provided.

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. Past recipients include Food Roots, Hoffman Gardens, Alder Creek Farm, Tillamook Early Learning Center, Tillamook Chamber Comm Foundation, 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 $12,300 in grants since 2020.

And while you are in the neighborhood, Aldervale Native Plants is having an open house on Saturday, May 11th from 9-4 across the road from the Garden Club sale. 43005 North Fork Rd.

 

Outstanding, Mail, Knife Sharpening Service

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: diannerbloom@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Knife Flight( knifeflight.com) is an outstanding mail in knife sharpening service. It is local in Hood River, exceptionally easy to use and the quality of the work, the best ever. I sent in my kitchen knives, my fishing knives and my boning knives along with some very old LL Bean knives. They all came back better than new, even the old LL Bean Knives. I have severe hand arthritis and it’s now a pleasure to cut, dice and chop now rather than a chore that was painful. I could not ask for more. Well worth a try.

Moon River Farm is Hiring

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: farmers@moonriverfarmers.com – Click to email about this post
Moon River Farm is Hiring!

We are a small-scale, no-spray farm in Nehalem. We cultivate a little over an acre of vegetables mostly by hand. We’re looking for one more enthusiastic person to join our 2024 farm crew. Position starts ASAP and goes until mid to late November. It’s very physical work but very rewarding. We have a fun crew, we work fast and we like to keep the vibes high. Please check out our website link below for full job description and for application link.

www.moonriverfarmers.com/work-with-us

A New Palliative Care Tool: Psilocybin Assisted Therapy

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: margo@northcoasteolcollective.com – Click to email about this post
Date: May 16th from 12-1:00 pm (PST)
Offering: A New Palliative Care Tool: Psilocybin Assisted Therapy
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Registration (required) www.northcoasteolcollective.com/events-one/a-new-palliative-care-tool-psilocybin-assisted-therapy
Presenter: Kathryn L. Tucker, JD, Special Advocacy Advisor – National Psychedelics Association

Brief Description:
Modern-era clinical trials show psilocybin-assisted therapy brings “immediate, substantial and sustained” relief from anxiety and depression in patients with advanced cancer. Palliative care providers are eager to add a new palliative care tool to their toolbox to address non-physical suffering. This presentation will briefly review the trials and findings, the prohibited status of psilocybin under current law, and efforts to evolve the law to allow access for therapeutic purposes. The discussion will include Oregon’s pioneering Psilocybin Services Act, the first state law to legalize and regulate this substance despite its federal status.

Presenter Bio:
Kathryn L. Tucker is recognized as a national leader in spearheading creative and effective efforts to promote improved care for seriously ill and dying patients. She has served as Director of Advocacy at various nonprofit organizations, including the National Psychedelics Association, the Completed Life Initiative, the End of Life Liberty Project, the Disability Rights Legal Center, Compassion & Choices, and Compassion in Dying. Tucker was a founding member of the Psychedelic Bar Association and Co-Chair of the Litigation and Advocacy Committee. She is a Founding Member of the Initiative on Psychedelics and Healing of the Global Wellness Institute. In periods of private practice, Tucker served as Special Counsel at Emerge Law Group, where she Co-Chaired the Psychedelic Practice Group, and as a litigation attorney at Perkins Coie (Seattle Office). Tucker has held faculty appointments as Associate Professor of Law at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, and as Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Washington, Seattle University, and Lewis & Clark Schools of Law, teaching in the areas of law, medicine, and ethics, with a focus on the end of life. Tucker is counsel in the nation’s first litigation under the Right to Try Act, representing a palliative care physician and several cancer patients seeking to compel DEA to allow access to psilocybin therapy. She is also involved with a first-of-its-kind petition to reschedule psilocybin and related litigation. AIMS et al. v DEA.

RIVERBEND PLAYERS ANNOUNCES ‘ARTS FOR ALL’ PROGRAM AND $5 TICKETS FOR THOSE IN NEED

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: admin@riverbendplayers.org – Click to email about this post
– Riverbend Players, a beloved local community theater group, is proud to announce that it is the first arts organization in Tillamook County to join the Regional Arts and Culture Council’s (RACC) prestigious ARTS FOR ALL program.
This groundbreaking initiative aims to expand access to arts and cultural experiences for all Oregonians, regardless of income or background.
“At Riverbend Players, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to experience the joy and wonder of live theater,” says Frank Squillo, President of Riverbend Players. “Our participation in the ARTS FOR ALL program allows us to remove financial barriers and welcome a wider range of audience members to our productions.”
Through the ARTS FOR ALL program, Riverbend Players will now offer $5 tickets to low-income residents and all students 25 and younger for their upcoming performances.
The program ensures that everyone who receives temporary assistance through the Oregon Trail Card/SNAP programs can attend specific arts and cultural events at a considerable discount, including all Riverbend Players productions.
Complete details are available on our website at RiverbendPlayers.org.
“We are thrilled to welcome Riverbend Players to the ARTS FOR ALL program,” says Madelyn Dawson, Operations Coordinator at the Regional Arts and Culture Council in Portland. “Their commitment to inclusivity aligns perfectly with our mission of making the arts accessible to all.”
About Riverbend Players Riverbend Players is a non-profit community theater group that provides high-quality theatrical productions for Tillamook County. Founded as a 501(c)(3) in 2016, the group has a long history of staging various plays, from classic comedies to contemporary dramas. Riverbend Players is committed to fostering a love of theater in the community and providing opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to participate in the performing arts.
About the ARTS FOR ALL Program In 2022, the Regional Arts and Culture Council assumed the outreach and engagement efforts to expand the program statewide. ARTS FOR ALL is committed to ensuring that all Oregonians have the opportunity to experience the transformative power of the arts.
More details at www.RiverbendPlayers.org.
More details about the origins of the ARTS FOR ALL program are available here racc.org/artsforall/. –

JOIN OUR FAST-PACED TEAM AT WANDA’S CAFE + BAKERY

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: frank@wandascafe.com – Click to email about this post
– JOIN OUR FAST-PACED TEAM AT WANDA’S CAFE + BAKERY
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment? Are you passionate about providing excellent customer service?
Wanda’s Cafe + Bakery in Nehalem seeks motivated and energetic Expediters to join our growing team!
Responsibilities vary but include: -Prepare and serve delicious coffee drinks -Operate the cash register efficiently and accurately -Clear and bus tables to ensure a clean and inviting dining area -Deliver food orders to tables promptly and professionally -Set tables with attention to detail to enhance the guest experience
Qualifications: -Prior experience in a fast-paced restaurant environment is preferred. -Excellent customer service skills are a must. -Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively in a busy setting. -Strong work ethic and a positive attitude. -Team player with a willingness to learn and grow.
We Offer: -Competitive wages and part of the tip pool, paid time off, paid sick days, access to 401K program, and full coverage medical insurance; we pay 50% if you qualify. -Flexible days of the week are possible. -Hours are generally 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Please message us here on Facebook or email frank@wandascafe.com.
Wanda’s Cafe + Bakery provides all employees and applicants equal employment opportunities. It prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. –

Sustainable Clamming on the Bay

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: info@netartsbaywebs.org – Click to email about this post
SUSTAINABLE CLAMMING ON THE BAY
Space is limited.
Would you like to learn more about the different types of clams in Netarts Bay?
Are you new to clamming and would like some tips?
Join Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS and the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department on
Saturday, May 11th for an informative day on the bay learning about sustainable wild
shellfish harvesting! Participants will learn about the role of shellfish in bay health, the
types of clams in the bay, the best and most sustainable methods for harvesting wild
shellfish, and current research on trends in clam size and biomass.
Registration is required for this free event. Learn more at:
www.netartsbaywebs.org/evenats
Connect with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS online!
Website: www.netartsbaywebs.org
Facebook and Instagram: @netartsbaywebs
WEBS and partners are hosting these events as part of the Explore Nature series of
hikes, walks, paddles, and outdoor adventures. Led by a consortium of volunteer
community and non-profit organizations, these meaningful nature-based experiences
highlight the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve
and conserve the area’s natural resources and natural resource-based economy. Learn
more about Explore Nature at www.explorenaturetillamookcoast.com

Anybody have ?a heat pump water heater locally?

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: dwieb1@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
New DOE standards for water heaters will take standard household size electric water heaters off the market in 5 years. Manufacturers will likely stop making them earlier than that so they’re not stuck with product.

The DOE claims those of us who have designed electric water heaters into our interior space, like closets or kitchens, will not be unduly inconvenienced by converting to heat pump water heaters when our existing water heaters eventually fail. (They don’t seem concerned that folks will convert to gas, a more efficient way to heat water but non-renewable energy source!)

Beyond the prospect of having to remodel, rewire, and replumb my house to make that change, I am concerned about the noise generated by the heat pump. Does anyone in the Manzanita area have a self contained heat pump water heater (much more common and affordable than a split system), and could you comment on the noise level and the duration of the water heating cycle?

Thanks, Dave

Candle Wax & Various Glass Containers: Will You Take Mine?

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: dldoktor@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Greetings. I purchase and subsequently burn candles daily typically contained in glass from various local retailers like Fred Meyer, Fresh Foods, sometimes TJ Maxx, et al. At the candles’ terminus, my use for their remaining wax or glass containers is expended. They accumulate regularly! If you are a candle maker, know of someone who is, or perhaps would derive benefit or pleasure from these used waxy/glassy items, I can gladly deliver them on occasion if you dwell locally in the vicinity of Manzanita/Rockaway. Peace, David

North coast Veteran for Peace Meeting

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: briantjmcmahon@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hey all

Our next Veterans for Peace meeting will be:

Date Thursday, May 9th
Time 10:30 PST
Place Off Shore Grill in Manzanita

You need not be a veteran to attend. Everyone is welcome. If you can’t join us in
person, you can attend via zoom. The following is the info;

Everyone is invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Veterans for Peace Zoom Meeting
Time: May 9, 2024 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/83676701510?pwd=svTd056IiaTGbjQU1RUIu94YZ2dVRZ.1

Meeting ID: 836 7670 1510
Passcode: 081562

Brian

Special NCRD Board Meeting tomorrow

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: Cpossibility1023@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
5 years ago I took on the NCRD with the intention of having it be the best it could be for ALL in the North County Recreation District. My intentions included having board members who would listen and address community concerns and to have the NCRD hire an Employer Representative to oversee/direct the Pool Project. Those intentions have now all been realized, I’m thrilled and encouraged. I acknowledge Mary Gallagher, Frankie Knight, Erin Laskey, Michael Howes and Doug Sparks for being the Board and your commitment and service.

I also encourage the community to attend the board meetings on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6pm. Zoom link on the website, ncrd.org

HOWEVER, please attend the Special NCRD Special Board Meeting TOMORROW, Monday May 6, 2024 at 3pm in the Schoolhouse Room, @NCRD

Zoom Link to this Special Board Meeting
us02web.zoom.us/j/82675718166?pwd=Zk9sYXJ4Q0tSR|dOSWI5akJ6SnhKUT09

Agenda:
Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion/ Approval Pool Project COP 30
Review NCRD Board Letter to DEQ
Adjournment

Join me, be engaged
Constance S.

Yoga with Veterans and with Molly and Janet

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: briantjmcmahon@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hey everybody.
Come join us for Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthy.

First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09

Next there’s Yoga with Janet.
Day – Wednesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/85035583827

Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

Brian

Club Manzanita Don’t Ask Those Questions!

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: rkinor@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
It’s been almost a month since I submitted questions to the City under their new “ask us any questions” invitation. Since my questions involved the Budget, I asked that the questions be included in a scheduled Budget Committee Workshop Agenda so that the public could both see the questions and have the opportunity to be involved in this discussion. Mayor Stock emailed me after the Workshop had taken place and took responsibility for not allowing either the questions to be included in the Workshop packet nor the opportunity for a public discussion to be included in that Workshop meeting. As neither the subsequent April 30th Budget Committee meeting nor the posted May 7th Budget Committee meeting packet on the City website does not include my questions, I must conclude that the Mayor does not want to entertain any questions involving misstatements by the City Manager for which the Council has no answers.
The Council has asked that citizens not take to social media to ask questions or comment about City business because it leads to the spread of misinformation. There is nothing preventing the Council from answering my questions but to date I have had no response. Given the City’s inability to provide any answers, I will offer a series over the next few weeks with questions on overhead cost charges to the Water Operating Fund that the Mayor and Council do not want to answer. I will start with the following explanation by our City Manager on the use of Water Operating Fund transfers to pay for City Hall staff to plan and conduct City Council meetings..
“The costs incurred to plan and conduct City Council meetings provide a good example. City employees have to manage the calendar, consult with the mayor, prepare an agenda, produce documents such as draft resolutions or ordinances, explain proposals, record meetings, produce minutes, answer councilors’ questions, and post meeting information on the website.” (March 6, 2023 City Manager memo to City Council). For all of FY 2022/23, approximately 144 Agenda items were brought to City Council meetings by City staff. A total of 3 topics or 2% of the total Agenda items for the year involved the Water Operating Fund. The 3 Council meetings involving the Water Operating Fund were all workshops led by the Public Works Director to discuss new water rates. Contrary to the above City Manager’s claims, no Resolutions, Ordinances or memos were presented to Council by City Hall staff nor did the City Manager consult with Mayor Simmons on water rates prior to any of these three meetings.
The Water Operating Fund can not be charged to pay overhead costs for City Hall staff efforts for managing Council Agenda items, of which 98% in FY 2022/23 had nothing to do with the Water Operating Fund. If this is a “good example” to explain the transfer of Water Operating Fund dollars into the General Fund for City Hall staff overhead efforts then we should all have concerns over other explanations being put forward by the City to justify these transfers.
In lieu of any common sense explanations on how these overhead allocation transfers work in Manzanita, be prepared to hear that this is how Warrenton does it and that is the only explanation the Council needs to provide to us.
Next time you see the Mayor or a City Councilor, ask them to explain exactly how the Warrenton model works in Manzanita. While you have their attention, remind them that In the past 4 Budgets, approximately $675,000 has been transferred from the Water Operating Fund to the General Fund for City Hall staff overhead expenses and why is the City Manager proposing another $199,357 be transferred from next year’s Budget now being prepared.
Simple question. Do you prefer to keep more of that water rate increase revenue we are now paying in the Water Operating Fund to cover the costs of operation, maintenance and needed upgrades to the water system that we have been told are desperately needed or should we be content that Warrenton knows what’s best for Manzanita?
Randy Kugler

Your Official Trash Bash Art Festival 2024 Guide!

Posted on by North Coast BBQ

Submitted By: jessi@heartofcartm.org – Click to email about this post
DETAILS AND PHOTOS:
www.heartofcartm.org/trash-bash-2024

LOCATION FOR ALL EVENTS:
White Clover Grange, Nehalem Valley

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Trash Art Show Opening Reception
Thursday, May 16, 5-9pm Entertainment begins at 5:30.
Meet the artists, appetizers, drinks, entertainment ( LIVE Trash Art SLAM. Don’t know what that is? Neither do we. We’re totally making it up and it’s going to be super fun! It involves really amazing artists and live creations.)

Trash Tales
Friday, May 17, 5-7pm Storytelling, drinks, appetizers (by the yum, yum yum Buttercup Julie!)

Trashion Show
Saturday, May 18, 4-9pm Food and drinks begin at 3pm. Show begins at 5pm. Runway, Raffle Food (by the super yum farmer’s market favorite Gnarly’s Tacos), drinks, DJ Romo dance party

Trash Art Gallery
Open hours May 17-19, 11am-5pm
Silent Auction Closes Sunday.

Festival Button: $20, Allows entry to all events.
Available in advance at Heart of Cartm downtown Wheeler or at the door of each event. No charge for children 12 and under. (Yes! The button is a physical thing that you buy and wear proudly. There are no online sales.)

IMPORTANT NOTE:
** Saturday’s Trashion Show is a popular event. Only 133 folks can safely be inside the Grange. We might reach capacity! To guarantee your seated place runway side at Saturday’s Trashion Show from INSIDE the Grange Hall, you must purchase a token. A limited number of tokens will be sold!!
Ask for a token when you buy your festival button. Doors will open for token holders first.**

Thank you to our sponsors Tillamook County Solid Waste, Averill Recycling, Revival!!