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Maple syrup REFILLS and HONEY this Tuesday in Wheeler

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Submitted By: jwmerc@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hi folks – this coming TUESDAY (April 18th – yep – it’s also “tax day”) Jeff will be set up at the usual spot in WHEELER from at least 12-4 pm with new pours of real Vermont maple syrup (remember when we used to do this?) – bring YOUR jar from home (glass canning jars preferred – or old honey jars would do well) and save a couple of bucks (pint jar refills $13 – quart jar refills $23) – OR you can get a new jar from me for a couple of bucks more + the syrup. I CAN do half-gallon refills – they will be $43 each but I WON’T have a new jar in that size for you.
There WILL be both regional bee pollen (two sizes) AND some raw honey available (quarts, pints and one half-gallon jar only) – organic apple-cider vinegar too (full gallons only) – but this particular “pop-up” will be a bit more streamlined so as to make room for the new syrup station.
Questions? Pre-orders? (these are SUPER HELPFUL) – contact Jeff via text to his phone (208-424-0042) – or by e-mail (jwmerc@gmail.com) – or through the Jeffrey Warren Facebook page. We’ll see you on TUESDAY at Hwy 101/Rector in WHEELER!

Upcoming Class at Hoffman: Elements of Visual Design, with Ben Rosenberg

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No art background necessary. All materials will be supplied. Class starts next week–sign-up today!
hoffmanarts.org/events/an-introduction-to-the-elements-of-visual-design

Let’s go on a creative journey exploring line, shape, value, form, negative/positive space, color, texture, and balance. We will learn why these elements are important principles in visual communication. This will be an engaging art class that will help you develop a design vocabulary and introduce you to the skills necessary to make design decisions from an informed perspective.
With this knowledge you will increase your ability to express your artistic ideas.

Count on a hands-on, participatory class where you will work on paper through drawing, painting, and collage. We will develop knowledge of compositional strategies for various project goals: unity, variety, rhythm, harmony, tension, gravity, and more. We will learn to use and control negative space. We will develop an understanding of the color wheel and common color schemes in design.

Experimentation is essential! Art is a philosophical enterprise that seeks questions as often as it provides answers. We will introduce historical notions of form and content regarding the picture plane, vision and visuality, and the role of the artist. Being able to think about and discuss your work critically is an absolute necessity; this will become easier with practice. Group discussion will build a dialog within the class and help to create skills for talking about art.

NKN SCHOOL BOARD

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Submitted By: preal718@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
I am Marisa Bayouth-Real and am running for NKN School Board. I spent 17 years teaching middle school and high school Language Arts at NKN until the pandemic hit and I became a full-time parent. Recently I have ventured back into the world of education as I teach swimming lessons at NCRD and am taking classes at Lewis and Clark Grad School for Education while contemplating pursuing my PhD in administration. It seems like it is time for me to serve public education again. It is what I have done since I volunteered as a peer reader for kindergartners when I was in 6th grade. Public education is who I am.

Many community members as well as NKN staff, students, alumni, and families have asked me to run. Their belief in my ability to serve our community is humbling and I feel compelled to rise up and answer their call. I want to serve the students and staff of Neah-Kah-Nie School District. During the pandemic I became one of the many women who had to choose between career and family. Since I am no longer serving my community in the classroom, I feel like offering up my expertise and compassion as a board member is the next best thing.

My vision for our community looks like one big mosaic. We are all different from each other, sometimes broken and a little rough around the edges. The pandemic isolated us and illuminated our differences. I think it is time to step out and join hands again. When we come together and bind ourselves to a common vision like supporting students, we create something that is grander than what any of us could accomplish on our own.

Feel free to contact me with any questions at crowandtree@yahoo.com or join my Facebook page Marisa Bayouth-Real for Neah-Kah-Nie School Board.

Part Time Permanent Sales Associate Wanted

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Submitted By: mruona@hotmail.com – Click to email about this post
Four Paws on the Beach is looking for a Part Time Permanent Sales Associate.

Looking for someone who enjoys greeting people and dogs, constantly learning and working as a team.

We like to have fun at work and love folks with a “can do” attitude.

You must be able to carry 40lb bags of food and able to be on your feet for your shift.

If you are interested being a part of the Four Paws family, stop by the shop and fill out an application.

2023 Tillamook County Master Gardeners Plant Sale

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Tillamook County Master Gardener Association
Annual Plant Sale

The Tillamook County Master Gardeners Association Annual Plant Sale is Saturday, May 6 at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds 4-H/FFA Livestock Pavilion. Doors open at 9 a.m. and will close at 1 p.m.
Featuring over 700 tomato plants in varieties adapted to produce well in our coastal climate, garden plants, vegetables, perennials, houseplants, and Albion strawberries will be available. All of the plants have been selected and a majority grown by Tillamook County Master Gardeners assuring high-quality plants for your gardens.
Our Help Desk will be staffed to answer your gardening questions. Many local vendors will be on site including the Sharpenator. Bring your garden tools and have them sharpened while you shop. Be sure to peruse the wares on offer at our Garden Garage Sale, too.
Proceeds from this sale benefit Tillamook County Master Gardener Association (TCMGA) programs and scholarship fund.
Shop Early and bring your yard wagons!

Used vehicle

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Submitted By: simmonster@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hi! Manzanita resident in need of a pre-owned vehicle with 2 – 5k to offer you for it. Might you be wanting to get a new car, or have an extra vehicle that you don’t necessarily need so much any more?

Ideally, I’d like a fuel efficient hatchback type vehicle in very good condition – but open to more. A hybrid car would be really spectacular. 15 years old or less please.

Thought I’d at least post here and see if any miracles may happen. Thanks so much! I’m only looking for 1 vehicle. Please email 🙂

Cleanup Between the Capes

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Submitted By: director@netartsbaywebs.org – Click to email about this post
Let’s clean up for the future this Earth Day! Join SOLVE and Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS for the Spring Cleanup Between the Capes on Saturday, April 22, 2023, from 10 am to 1 pm. This year, there are two places to check in and pick up supplies. Meet at Netarts Bay Boat Ramp (2065 Netarts Boat Basin Road, Netarts, OR) or Oceanside Surf Co (1505 Pacific Ave, Oceanside, OR 97134).

Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS has been a longtime coordinator of this local cleanup with several great partners, including Tillamook County Parks Department, Netarts-Oceanside Fire District, and Oregon State Parks. Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS members and our partners have been working with SOLVE to host cleanups in the area from Cape Lookout to Cape Meares to Bay Ocean for over a decade. This year, Current Cafe and Oceanside Surf Co. are joining the fun! We will have a second check-in table next to Oceanside Surf Co. Join us this year to help continue this long legacy of stewardship for our bay and ocean.

This beach cleanup is family-friendly! Whether you are up for getting muddy, hiking to more remote spots, or looking to share your love for our coast and the value of volunteering with your family – we have a spot for you! We recommend bringing a bucket, work gloves, and gear to keep you comfortable outdoors. If needed, bags and gloves are available free of charge to all volunteers and trash grabbers will be available to borrow.

Remember our ocean shores can be dangerous. Avoid logs in the water. Keep your distance from marine mammals, and never turn your back on the ocean! If you find any hazardous material, please alert your Beach Captain at the check-in table. Bring a buddy, stay safe, and have fun!

WEBS and Partners hope to see you in Netarts, but if that is too far away, remember SOLVE supports numerous check-in sites across the state. Volunteers are encouraged to register at their favorite beach or riverside location by visiting solveoregon.org.

View this and other events hosted by the Friends of Netarts Bay on our website: (www.netartsbaywebs.org/events).

The Friends of Netarts WEBS Facebook event link for this beach cleanup is here: fb.me/e/284U2Gu0S – help us spread the word to friends and family!

When: Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Advanced Registration Recommended: Pre-registration will speed up event check-in! Save time and get out on the beach faster by registering ahead of time.

Accessibility: This event will take place mostly on sandy beaches with some opportunities in rocky areas.

Youth Volunteers: This event welcomes chaperoned youth of all ages, and unchaperoned youth 16 and older.

Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea) is a non-profit organization dedicated to sustaining the Netarts Bay area through education and stewardship. Stay connected with WEBS via Facebook, Eventbrite, and their website at www.netartsbaywebs.org.

WEBS and partners are hosting this event 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.

Port of Nehalem 2023-2024 Budget Committee Meeting

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NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

A public meeting of the Port of Nehalem Budget Committee will take place on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 5:30pm at North County Recreation District – School House Room.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Budget Officer’s message, to discuss the components of the budget, and to receive comments from the public. A copy of the budget document and this notice will be made available on the Port’s website: Port of Nehalem. The Proposed 2023-2024 Budget will be available to view at the Port’s Office, during office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am to 1pm.

Food Roots Spring Garden Club K Sign-up by April14!

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Submitted By: carol@foodrootsnw.org – Click to email about this post
Food Roots is hosting a Spring Garden Club for K-8 students enrolled in public and homeschool programs at the Tillamook Junior High School. Students will explore the garden through hands-on art, science, and healthy eating activities. Sign up by April 14!
Email carol@foodrootsnw.org for information.

Foggy Blues Band

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Submitted By: jslamal@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
There’s a new group in town, Foggy Blues Band. They will be making their debut Saturday evening 6:30 – 9:00, April 15th. at the Rockaway Roastery, 165 S Miller St, Rockaway Beach, just off Hwy 101 www.rockawayroastery.com/events

Join band members Perry Lee Witt, Kristopher Jaggars and Jeff Slamal and either celebrate or commiserate together during their Tax Day blues set. You’ll be in good company with Jimmy Hendrix, Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughn, ZZ Top and others.

Mary Leverette for Tillamook County Transportation District

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Submitted By: leverettefortctd@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
The Tillamook County Transportation District was formed in 1997. Its mission was, and is, to provide public transportation throughout the county and it has done an amazing job. It started with no funding, two borrowed buses and limited routes. Since then, over a million passengers have ridden The Wave throughout our county and into neighboring counties. Trips that were once impossible without a vehicle, like doctor visits, shopping, visiting family and friends and going to work or school are now taken every day, seven days a week, by Wave riders. This is a wonderful accomplishment and one that everyone in the county can rely on and be proud of. But, we can, and need to do more.

I have chatted with riders of The Wave and I have learned that the ease of local public transport has yet to be achieved. Riders are limited by routes, infrequent buses, long waits for connections, complicated scheduling that may demand multiple days in advance to schedule, areas not served, and costs.

I see a future for our public transportation system in which every member of our community can travel seamlessly, at a moment’s notice, and at an affordable price. I see daily commuters to work and school who won’t have long wait times and can be home in time for dinner. I see solutions for tourists that may curb traffic congestion during peak season, and much more. However, achieving these goals means getting into the details of demand, connections, frequency of current ridership and making changes based on data.

I’m ready to sit down with riders to assess their wants and needs; then talk with service providers, government programs, grant providers, and others to learn the issues and develop solutions, find the funds, and make the goal of smooth, easy travel a reality for anyone in Tillamook County.

My name is Mary Leverette. I have had an almost 30-year career in government service, both for the State of Oregon and the City of Portland. I supervised both projects and staff. I have a Master’s Degree in Psychology and I am a dedicated volunteer. For the second year, I am organizing the Wheeler Clean-up Day; I write a column on birds for the Lower Nehalem Community Trust; and, most importantly, I was a Hospice Volunteer for 14-plus years. I am organized, positive and practical. I am retired and have the time, energy and experience to serve. I am seeking a position on the County Transportation District because I am committed to serving my community.

Please feel free to contact me at
MaryLeveretteForTCTD@gmail.com or 503.449.8445

Fresh Starts and Second Chances

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Submitted By: ben.killen.rosenberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Posting on behalf of Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Fresh Starts and Second Chances

I heard from so many folks after my last post and I want to thank you all for sending out the love. Something that kept coming up in your kind responses was my bravery and courage.

But kids, I’m not brave and I’m not courageous—not now and not back then. I’m afraid of driving on the freeway, flying in planes, bears (if I’m camping), those big spiders that show up in my bathroom, deep water, high places, dark corners….I could go on.

So it wasn’t that I was brave when I left. It was that I recognized I had no control of the situation. I couldn’t control it because I couldn’t change him. I could only control me. I could only change my own actions.

That sounds self-evident but it wasn’t. And while that time in my life is long over, I don’t regret those years at all. I learned so much and so many good things came from it and still do.

In my past life, I was a believer in never giving up or quitting on anything or anyone so I’ve stayed too long at the fair in all kinds of situations. I know I’m not alone.

I think part of why we stay in bad relationships, bad jobs, bad anything has to do with what we believe about quitting; even quitting something that’s harmful to us.

We don’t want to think of ourselves as quitters. The word itself has such negative connotations maybe because we’ve watched too many made for TV movies where the hero or heroine perseveres through a tough situation and gets what they were after. So what does it say about us when we quit something? What do we believe about quitting then?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for tenacity and perseverance. I’m all for sticking with the promises we make to ourselves about our own behavior. I’m all for doing hard things that challenge us to be who we want to be in the world. I’m all for showing up for the people, places and things that matter. But not at the expense of my physical or mental health or safety. Not anymore. Not ever again.

Sometimes that means walking away from a situation or a relationship that I can’t change or control because I can’t change or control other people. I am only the boss of me. I get into trouble when I start thinking otherwise.

But as the boss of me, I’m in charge of what I’m doing with my life and who and what I’m spending my time with and on. I’m also in charge of my thoughts, actions and perceptions. I’m not always a good boss. In fact, sometimes, I kind of suck. I take on something I can’t handle; I fail to say no; I’m super stubborn but because I’m in charge I can do it different tomorrow. I can listen to my boss self and I can respond to the world as it is, not as I wish it would be.

They say nothing changes if nothing changes. Sometimes we have to let go of one thing to get to the next place in our lives. I don’t think of that as quitting; I think of it as the acceptance of reality.

If we’re lucky enough to wake up in the morning we have the chance to make different choices about how to live in this world.

They say if you keep on doing what you’ve always done you’ll keep on getting what you always got. It might be a small thing you change but that small thing might change your whole life in amazing and unexpected ways.

Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Nehalem City Council Unanimously Supports Health District Bond Measure

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The Nehalem City Council has joined city councils in Wheeler and Manzanita in formally endorsing the Nehalem Bay Health District’s May 16 bond measure that will improve and expand local health and senior care services in north Tillamook County.

The Nehalem action came during the council’s regular meeting on April 10. Wheeler’s city council endorsed the bond measure on March 21 and the Manzanita council made its endorsement on April 5.

Nehalem Mayor Phil Chick said the effort to improve health and senior care in the community is “about the future and providing essential health care to the community.”

The Health District is seeking approval of a $10.25 million bond to address three community needs:

• Construction of an expanded, state-of-the-art Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy with adequate space to provide specialty care such as dental services and cardiology that are not current available in the community. The new facility would be constructed in downtown Wheeler on Highway 101 at Hospital Road.

• Renovation and modernization of the Nehalem Valley Care Center in Wheeler, the region’s only skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. The Health District believes the Care Center, particularly given the closure of assisted living facilities in Tillamook County last year, will become even more important to the community in the future. A major renovation will help create a safer more inviting environment for patients and staff.

• And site preparation for workforce housing particularly geared to health care and other essential workers. Between the Care Center and Health Center nearly 80 people are employed in health care jobs in north Tillamook County.

“It is extremely gratifying to receive the endorsement and support of all the communities in the Health District,” said Health District board president Marc C. Johnson. “I believe the city councilors and mayors of Wheeler, Manzanita and Nehalem understand, as the Health District surely does, that maintaining and improving health and senior care is an essential part of continuing to have vital, thriving communities.”

More information on the bond measure is available at: www.nehalemhealthcare.com

Remember to follow our Facebook page so you’re up to date on the bond measure and upcoming events.
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Water District Job, Closed 4/24

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Submitted By: NadiaEGardner@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
The Arch Cape Domestic Water Supply District and the Arch Cape Sanitary District are jointly recruiting a plant operator to provide operations and maintenance duties for the two districts. The ideal candidate must be highly self-motivated, dedicated, and of strong integrity. The job requires physical work, mechanical aptitude, math, and computer skills.

Mandatory Requirements
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Oregon Drivers License
• Reside within 15-minute drive of District plants upon employment.

Desirable Experience
• Associate degree in applied science or equivalent field of study
• Experience in plumbing or construction trade
• CPR/First Aid Card

Salary Range and Benefits: $51,242 – $81,485
Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation, Sick Leave, Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)

Applications are due by 4/24. Application information available at www.archcapewater.org