Due to both locations having VERY limited storage space — we kindly ask that you wait until next fall to donate anymore Christmas items. We appreciate your understanding and respect for our limited storage pace. Happy holidays!
FINAL THREE PERFORMANCES THIS WEEKEND!
Don’t miss the holiday hilarity of
‘THE HOLIDAY CHANNEL CHRISTMAS MOVIE WONDERTHON’!
LIVE ON STAGE, THRU 12/21/25 AT THE NCRD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW!
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 night at 7 pm, Sunday matinee at 2 pm.
Get tickets now: riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
RIVERBEND PLAYERS RAFFLE TO RAISE THOUSANDS TO BENEFIT FOOD BANK AND FOOD PANTRY!
When you attend one of our shows, don’t forget we are selling raffle tickets to help battle food insecurity in our area. Our goal is to raise $3,000!
Raffle tickets are $5.00 each.
GRAND PRIZES:
-Golden Ticket for the 2026 Season. Front Row SEASON PASS to all four shows. (8 tickets/$200 value)
-A Reserved Seat Season Pass to see all four shows in the upcoming year. (8 Tickets/$160 value)
-The Grinch Outdoor Christmas Light Decoration ($250 value, as seen in the window of the Performing Arts Center and on stage).
Grand Prize Drawing 12/22/25
DAILY PRIZES:
Daily drawings during intermission of each show include tickets to all four shows in the 2026 Season, including MISERY, THE ODD COUPLE, DRACULA: THE RADIO PLAY, and WINTER WONDERETTES (our first holiday musical).
2026 SEASON PASSES ALSO AVAILABLE!
Photo by Willy Paul Photo
Left to right: Emily Dante, Jason Maxfield, Jeff Laing, Bryonie Arnold, Patric Conner, Juli Stratton, Isaac Bertrand, Rachel Pinci
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Thank you for being here BBQ and Community!
Anyone need any Elf Boots size 11 men’s?
“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President. Millions have put their trust in you and, as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.
There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and Independent families, some who fear for their lives.
The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meat packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals. They…may not be citizens or have the proper documentation. But the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches and mosques, synagogues, gurdwaras and temples.
I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away. And that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here. Our God teaches us that we are to be merciful to the stranger, for we were all once strangers in this land.
May God grant us the strength and courage to honor the dignity of every human being, to speak the truth to one another in love and walk humbly with each other and our God for the good of all people. Good of all people in this nation and the world. Amen”
Jim Heffernan
Happy holidays, and please remember our food and housing insecure neighbors, especially in winter rain and cold wind!
~Karen
She is on a walker and cannot get into a truck or SUV. Most of the small congregation drives SUVs or trucks so that is not an option, or is too old to be able to assist.
Compensation is available.
Please check it out and give generously–sowing your own seeds of love.
Not every organization can afford a paid profile, which pays for the production. So there is a list of contact information for all in the back.
The Giving Guide and detailed directories of the organizations can be found at www.northcoastbbq.com/local-resources/
Here are descriptions of several of those organizations:
Art Accelerated
Bay City Arts Center
CARE Inc and CAT Healthy Families
Art Accelerated 503-809-9172
4185 Westwood Dr artaccelerated@gmail.com
Tillamook, OR 97141 www.Artaccelerated.org
Board of Directors: Cindy Gardner, Chairman; Christine Harrison; Dennis Worrel, Treas; Ann Harper; Sierra Lauder, Sec.
Mission Statement: Art Accelerated is an artist-based organization, promoting the arts and supporting contemporary artists in Tillamook County with exhibitions, performances and educational programs for youth and adults.
One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
Art Accelerated, local Tillamook County art organization, is committed to promoting art education online with several classes to choose from. Also online, we have monthly Zoom Writer’s Meet-ups for interested writers. We are presently partnering with Roby’s Furniture (1901 Main Avenue) to showcase local artists’ work. Through generous grants from the Pastega Family Foundation, we are partnering with Wilson River High School providing art supplies and journals for nature journaling and poetry. In addition, the grant provides all first graders at Liberty Elementary to receive art instruction once a month through the school year.
Bay City Arts Center 503-377-9620
PO Box 3124 baycityartscenter@gmail.com
5680 A Street www.baycityartscenter.com/
Bay City, OR 97107
Mission Statement: The Bay City Arts Center’s mission is to support creativity, and provide art and cultural education and awareness opportunities to individuals of all ages throughout Tillamook County in Oregon.
One paragraph about your organization’s history/work: Since 2000, The Bay City Arts Center has been a vibrant community hub in Tillamook County, fostering creativity and learning to both residents and visitors of Tillamook County. Our programs include art classes, youth camps and after-school programs, a variety of local and regional musical events, and an integrated core curriculum art supplementation program in cooperation with area school districts. Our free weekly open art night and monthly exhibitions showcase local artists. We are in the final phase of facility restoration for the newly designed Hoquarton Historical Interpretive Center project under our umbrella, preserving a historic, Tillamook treasure and transforming it into a tourism centerpiece for the community which will provide not only history, but education to visitors while also facilitating a hands-on learning experience in the new science lab addition for use by local school children. In the past couple years we also started, own and operate the KAYN radio station serving Bay City and nearby coastal communities.
CARE Inc CARE 503-842-5261
CAT Healthy Families 503-842-2773
2310 First Street, Suite 2
Tillamook, OR 97141 www.careinc.org
CARE
Marie Miller, Board Chair and Interim ED mmiller@careinc.org
Melissa Hampton, Homeless Services Manager mhampton@careinc.org
Elizabeth Guzman, Housing Program Manger eguzman@careinc.org
CAT Healthy Families
Natausha Calveri ncalveri@cat-team.org
Mission Statement: Foster changes that create healthier, more resilient communities throughout Tillamook County, and empower people as they work to meet their immediate, basic needs.
One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
CARE is your local anti-poverty agency. We have been working throughout Tillamook County since 1991 to alleviate the effects of poverty. We provide an array of services including financial assistance for housing, utility assistance, transportation, and other basic needs. We have added shelter, micro shelters, case management and peer support to a full continuum of care of our programs. We provide home visiting services to families with infants in our Healthy Families program.
Brand New Elf Boots For Sale – they have never been worn.
Size 11- Male Elf
or, Female Elf probably a size 13 or 14?
Zipper on the sides, waterproof, they were too small for our Elf.
Yours, to complete your ensemble.
$10.00
Text or email and they are yours!
Cell: 503-801-0774
banjo2@nehalemtel.net
Manzanita vicinity
We used this for our Hot Tub which we no longer have. In great working condition, probably used four times. You might have another use for it like your boat or ?????
Attachments and Instructions included.
$30.00
Email or text if interested:
Cell: 503-801-0774
banjo2@nehalemtel.net
Manzanita vicinity
Every Tuesday is Tech Day, 3-5:30 PM. Come watch and learn how we fix pinball machines, maybe get your hands dirty. Free, all ages, RSVP required; text 503-343-4783.
Friday 12/19 is TEEN NIGHT! Free pinball and refreshments for teenagers, 6-8 PM. Art projects too! Organized and funded by HUGGS via Christy Kay. To learn more or to donate, contact Christy at 503-800-1092.
Saturday 12/20 is the 2025 North County Light Parade at 7 PM. We’ll stay open until the parade passes by. Come hang out!
Sunday 12/21 is our monthly tournament at 5 PM! Come find out why I’m always saying it’s the friendliest pinball tournament on earth, maybe win yourself a trophy!
PLUS–homegrown branded gifts are in stock for the holidays. Hoodies, t-shirts, hats, posters, stickers, playing cards. Not sure what to get? Give the gift of tokens this year ♡
May your holiday season be willed with warmth and love; may peace and joy prevail on earth.
Will Irace
Contact Along the Coast Properties at 503-368-9000 or alongthecoastproperties@outlook.com to apply.
To see so many gathered in our streets to say no, people listening to differences knowing how we all discriminate and change and learn.
As we descend into the winter solstice
may we stay warm, grateful for our community…
Yearning
On the green banks
of this descending river,
yearning to be nothing,
roots of ancient trees
cradle an open heart,
as beauty weaves its way
into this enduring dream.
There’s only one more weekend for THE HOLIDAY CHANNEL CHRISTMAS MOVIE WONDERTHON, by Don Zolidis and directed by Frank Squillo. It’s a hilarious spoof of the Hallmark and Lifetime Channel Christmas movies.
Friday December 19 7pm
Saturday December 20 7pm
Sunday December 21 2pm
riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
Bravo everyone!
Barbara McLaughlin
The iPad is taken, but the $50 iPhone 14 is still available. See previous post for info. Give someone a happy holiday!
Karen
1. On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center will host a webinar entitled “Beyond the High Water Mark: A Call for Floodplain Management Reform to Ensure Compliance with Federal Law and Bolster Community Resilience to Flooding and Climate Change.” You can sign up for this free webinar at oregonshores.org/?post_type=event&p=51628&preview=true
In light of recent “atmospheric rivers,” as well as the choices cities and counties must make as to which of three proposed levels of FEMA codes regarding floodplains to adopt, this webinar will be particularly relevant.
This presentation will go over the history of Northwest Environmental Defense Center et. al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency which is the driving factor in Oregon communities moving to update their floodplain management codes. There will be a discussion of why adequate updates are necessary to ensure that local communities, developers, the State, and FEMA comply with federal law as they participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. Also, there will be talk about how protecting floodplain habitat necessarily allows building more resilient communities that are better able to withstand ever-increasing flooding events.
This webinar will provide local governments with a background on the history and reasoning for these reforms, as well as grassroots perspectives on the opportunities and implications posed by each pathway. This analysis will help to elevate and promote science-based decision making that will promote climate resilience and be responsive to various obligations under the Endangered Species Act and National Flood Insurance Program.
Leading the discussion will be Mary Stites, the Staff Attorney at the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, a Portland-based non-profit seeking to protect and preserve the natural resources of the Pacific Northwest. After graduating from Lewis & Clark Law School, Mary joined the NEDC team and assisted in a range of matters, including efforts to enforce the Clean Water Act, protect endangered species, and stop the siting of harmful industrial activities in sensitive locations.
2. NCCWP Astoria Chapter News: We will be holding our monthly meeting this coming Wednesday, December 17, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Due to holiday events, the meeting will not take place at KALA, our usual venue. Instead, it will take place at Necessary Magic, 333 10th Street in Astoria.
At the monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 13, starting at 4:00 p.m., we will discuss talking points for the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Forest Management Plan (FMP). This meeting will take place in Astoria at KALA. Besides being an in-person meeting, it can be attended virtually. (Chili and beverages will be available for purchase at the event.) A week later, the in-person meeting of ODF regarding the FMP (where testimony may be presented) will take place on Tuesday, January 20, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tillamook ODF offices, 5005 3rd St.
3. “Save Our Wetlands” Update: LUBA No. 2025-069 Nedonna Development v. City of Rockaway Beach
Regarding the above-mentioned case, you can watch the oral arguments that will be presented before the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) on Tuesday, January 13, at 10:45 am. Oral arguments will be streamed on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@landuseboardofappeals8802/streams.
Here’s some background about the case. The Rockaway Beach City Council voted unanimously to reverse its prior approvals for a 28-lot Planned Unit Development in Nedonna Beach. The applicant, Nedonna Development LLC, has chosen to appeal that decision to LUBA. The intervenors in the case, the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection, will be represented by the Crag Law Center.
4. Learn about the new Interactive FERNS Pesticide Application Map that Beyond Toxics has created.
Pesticide applications are done on forestland all across Oregon. Beyond Toxics has long offered support and resources to those affected by pesticide drift, but there has been a lack of transparency and accessibility of historical pesticide records. Their first-of-its-kind interactive map shows pesticide applications on Oregon forestland from 2014-2024, using data from the Forestry Electronic Registry Notification System (FERNS) obtained from the Oregon Department of Forestry. They partnered with the InfoGraphics Lab at the University of Oregon to create a tool that can filter for particular types of chemicals, methods of application, date range of applications, and more. The interactive map is on their website: www.beyondtoxics.org/work/pesticides-and-communities/pesticide-map/ Beyond Toxics is committed to updating the data points, once they are available, as more people interact with it.
If you missed the webinar on December 9 about Beyond Toxics’ new FERNS Pesticide Application webmap, a recording of it can be found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UnJRO763ggM. Please feel free to share widely.
5. Here’s an article worth reading: “The Science Shows Glyphosate Must be Banned.”
regenerationinternational.org/2025/12/04/the-science-shows-glyphosate-must-be-banned/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fclimate Thankyou Ernie Niemi.
This month, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection would like to thank the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, Beyond Toxics, the Wild Salmon Center, and the Crag Law Center for working with us. NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in community drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and it wants an end to pesticide applications near where people live, work, and recreate. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that we all are entitled to have.
Please help North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds.
www.healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com
/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION
For more information or to unsubscribe, contact rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com
Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to NCCWP.
You can donate by check or online via debit or credit card by visiting: healthywatershed.org/donate/.
Also – like new iPad with tempered glass screen protector and navy magnetic cover. Not sure of the model year since I reset to factory settings – 2022 to 2024 (?)
$50 each, to local families with limited means. If you can afford more, it’s $50 each plus a donation to Nehalem or Wheeler food bank (honor system.)
Karen
Texts preferred 503.475.0975
Email takes longer to respond: k.r.yurka@gmail.com
Gel Pens!
Markers! (single brush markers shown as well as artist marker sets not pictured)
Natural Paint packets! Beautiful natural paint pigment- use to create watercolors, natural akrylic (with medium also being sold), dye fabrics and more!
*Natural varnish/acrylic medium, Walnut oil medium, eco-solve paint brush cleaner oil.
*ALSO selling: the beautiful display case shown in the photo, made from birch that you can easily repurpose—just remove or cover the “Natural Earth Paint” logo.
Other items not pictured:
*Watercolor paper
*Sketchbooks/notebooks/drawing pads
*High quality drawing pencil set with different softness/thickness options
Join Kate Skaggs for this beautiful two hour, deeply relaxing restorative yoga offering on the Winter Solstice! 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!
Dec. 21. 5pm-7pm!
Two pairs of Xtratuf 15” Legacy Boots Men’s size 6
They retail new for $160, ASKING $70 per pair
xtratuf.com/collections/men/products/22272g?variant=47008115982491
Merrell Moab waterproof hiking boots, very comfortable with sturdy VIBRAM soles
Men’s size 7 Brown
Women’s size 8 Grey and Blue
They retail new for $170, ASKING $80 per pair
www.rei.com/product/237596/merrell-moab-3-mid-waterproof-hiking-boots-mens
www.rei.com/product/237486/merrell-moab-3-mid-waterproof-hiking-boots-womens
Please text Sarah if interested 503-801-1865
Thank you!
If interested, contact Laurie at lbernhardt@comcast.net
$375
Purchased a new computer and thought my Dad would take this one but he turned it down. Someone much smarter than me cleaned it up so it is like a brand new computer.
Text Kate – 503.739.2324
