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Update on Rural Tillamook Business License (Ordinance #88)

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Submitted By: ruraltillamookbiz@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
In December, we posted on the BBQ asking if the community had any information about the proposed Ordinance #88 / the rural business license. Since then, several community members reached out, helped us find documentation, and attended public meetings with us. (Thank you!)

Bottom line? Ordinance #88 is gone, but the idea of a rural business license seems to be continuing on behind closed doors. The reason: Money (yours).

In response to what we learned, we created a website that publishes the documents for everyone to see — including the original language of Ordinance #88: ruraltillamookbiz.wordpress.com/about/

On the site, we also wrote a few blog posts with more information: 

– Report on the EDC Public Meeting 12/19/22: https://ruraltillamookbiz.wordpress.com/2023/01/07/report-on-the-dec-2022-edc-public-meeting/

– The Real Reason the County Proposed a Rural Business License? https://ruraltillamookbiz.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/the-real-reason-the-county-proposed-a-rural-business-license/

Here’s the latest: 
– In November and December at public meetings, Commissioner Bell said her next step was to create a work group to revise Ordinance #88 in January. We haven’t been able to find out much about this work group. If you have any information on the work group, please reach out to: ruraltillamookbiz@gmail.com. 

– The EDC’s next public meeting is Monday, Jan 23 at 8 am: https://www.edctc.com/edc-minutes

– The County Commissioner’s next public meeting is Weds, Jan 18 at 9 am: https://www.co.tillamook.or.us/bocc/page/board-commissioners-meeting-68. Written public comments must be submitted 24 hours in advance. 

A rural business license will shut down small supplemental family businesses that help us survive in a rural area. The fact that this rural business license was 1) proposed at all, 2) tried to pass between Thanksgiving and Christmas with minimal public oversight, 3) with so little concern by Commissioners for hard-working families, and 4) has since gone underground — is so wrong-headed that we feel we have no choice but to exercise constant vigilance.

Please keep sending any info our way and we’ll keep posting it for everyone to see. 
Thanks for supporting local businesses,
Geoff & Valerie Franklin, Owners of Walnut Studiolo on Highway 53
Phone +1 503-447-6889
For Rural Tillamook Businesses
ruraltillamookbiz@gmail.com
ruraltillamookbiz.wordpress.com

Cookbook Sale!

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Submitted By: brad.hart@evcnb.org – Click to email about this post
evcnb.org/events-and-training/emergency-food-02042023

Our cookbook is back by popular demand!

Get some great ideas to be prepared to cook during a disaster. Pick up option is available during our 15th anniversary celebration on February 4th.

You are invited to join us for the celebration. For more information on our public event:

evcnb.org/events-and-training/public-event-02042023

North Coast Veteran for Peace Meeting

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

Note: New time, New place and New date for our VFP meeting.
Date – Thursday, January 19th
Time – 2:30
Place – Rockaway Roastery in Rockaway – 165 S Miller St.

This will be a hybrid meeting. For those who cannot attend in person. Below is the
zoom link to attend.

Topic: Veterans for Peace Personal Meeting Room

Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/2216896602?pwd=bzdyUnVmNWVKcW1QQ0NRQkhLQllQUT09

Meeting ID: 221 689 6602
Passcode: 509474

Everyone is welcome, you needn’t be a vet to attend.

Brian

Writers Read Deadline is Friday, Jan. 20: Hemingway Awaits!

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It’s time to polish those entries for the Writers Read Celebration sponsored by the Cannon Beach Library. The deadline is Friday, Jan. 20.
Here’s the original news release and flyer for the event:
Suppose novelist Ernest Hemingway arrived at the Oregon coast and wanted to write about his experience in a maximum of 600 words. What would he write?
This year’s Writers Read Celebration, sponsored by the Cannon Beach Library, asks that question with the theme, “Hemingway at the beach: What Would He Say?”
Writers of all ages from all areas are invited to consider how or what Hemingway would say while at the beach. All written formats will be considered (essay, story, poetry, haiku, script, etc.) Authors are limited to three entries with a 600-word maximum per entry. The deadline for submissions is Jan. 20.
A panel of volunteer judges will select 10 to 12 works to be read by their authors either in person or online during the celebration March 10 in the library.
Hemingway wrote about his experiences using as few words as possible, and his novels and short stories have become classics. The Writers Read Celebration offers an opportunity to have fun with this writing style in any form; the piece can be serious, whimsical, tongue-in-cheek or thoughtful.
Submissions will be accepted by email at info@cannonbeachlibrary.org) or by mail (P.O. Box 486 Cannon Beach, OR 97110), though email is preferred.
Submissions should be in Word or PDF format and include a cover letter with the writer’s name, email and phone number. Please do not include the author’s name or contact information on the entry
document so authors remain anonymous during the judging process.
The NW Authors Series Committee sponsors monthly author presentations and other events at the Cannon Beach Library. This is the fifth year of the Writers Read Celebration. Previous themes were: “Life on the North Coast,” “The View from the North Coast,” “Pandemic” and “Recovery?.” Writers Read Celebrations on Zoom from 2022 and 2021 are available for viewing on Cannon Beach Library’s website.

Beat the Winter Blues

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Submitted By: Sonyaa@pelicanbrewing.com – Click to email about this post
Has the rain and darkness got you down? Pelican Brewing in Cannon Beach is trying to liven up the winter for locals with some fun events! Come join the fun!

Tuesday Nights at 6pm: Bingo
Thursday Nights at 6pm: Trivia

Wednesday, January 25 at 6pm: Paint and Sip with Dawning. $45, includes all supplies and a $10 gift card to put towards the beverage or food of your choice! Sign up on her website, dawningsart.com. Classes will be held monthly, with the exception of February, July and August!

Saturday, February 4 11am-3pm: Miska Arts Studio is having a fine arts class at the brewery featuring Ricco DiStephano’s, A Heart of Glass. $150, includes all supplies, a meet and greet with the artist and a $20 gift card towards your beverages or food!

We are open 12pm-10pm daily and would love to host your gathering, large events or meetings! (We have a designated, semi private area featuring a large screen TV with HDMI capabilities for your presentations!)

Want to see an event at the brewery? Email me and let me know what you lovely locals need to beat the winter blues!

Cheers!

Author Liz Prato to Discuss Generation X at Cannon Beach Library

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Submitted By: nmccarthy1276@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Northwest author Liz Prato is from Generation X, that population born between 1965 and 1980. It’s a generation, she says in her book, “Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning,” that received many labels.

“We were called latchkey cynical lazy sarcastic flighty disaffected alienated easily-distracted late blooming self-involved aimless apathetic skeptical pessimistic self-medicating impatient angry uncommitted won’t-grow-up purposeless unreliable slackers,” Prato writes.

Gen X also was the last generation to live without fear of being gunned down in school, she notes.

Prato will discuss her book at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 in the Cannon Beach Library. The free talk is part of the library’s NW Authors Series.

This is a hybrid event, available in person at the library or online via the library’s website: cannonbeachlibrary.org (click the banner at the top of the page). Masks are required at the author’s request.

Prato’s writings cleverly blend memoir and cultural critique and have been described as poetic, vivid and compelling. Her previous book, “Volcanoes, Palm Trees, and Privilege: Essays on Hawai‘i” was named a “top summer travel read” by the New York Times and was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award.

She is the author of the short story collection “Baby’s on Fire”; her stories and essays have appeared in dozens of literary journals and magazines.

Prato teaches writing, has guest lectured at several workshops and conferences, and is the
editor at large for Forest Avenue Press. She lives in Portland, and enjoys small presses, indie bookstores, community and palm trees.

Water Sanitation & Hygiene Class, January 28

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Submitted By: brad.hart@evcnb.org – Click to email about this post
evcnb.org/events-and-training/water-sanitation-and-hygiene-01282023

Click the link to find out more about our Water, Sanitation & Hygiene class.

We have a newly revised curriculum. Not only will you learn necessary WaSH skills, but you’ll get the equipment you need to be prepared to manage WaSH in an emergency situation.

If you’ve taken the WaSH class in the past, sign up options include a refresher option for the class only without equipment.

The WaSH class, a 3-hr. class, is currently being offered on these dates:

January 28 (Saturday), 9am – 12:00pm
February 25 (Saturday), 9am – 12:00pm
March 25 (Saturday), 9am – 12:00pm
April 29 (Saturday), 9am – 12:00pm

WaterRower Rowing Machine with S4 Monitor – $800

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Submitted By: jenna.edginton@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Like new WaterRower Natural Rowing Machine With S4 Monitor. Paid $1200, asking $800.

Not used much since joining NCRD again.

For additional info: www.waterrower.com/us/products/waterrower-natural-rowing-machine-with-s4-monitor

Located in Manzanita. I can deliver locally. Please text or call: 503-459-2718

Jenna

North County Recreation District Community Update

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Submitted By: info@ncrdnehalem.org – Click to email about this post
North County Recreation District had several community members present at the Board Meeting Thursday evening to inquire about our Executive Director’s sudden departure over the holidays. Prior to the meeting, there was a flurry of postings on social media with a lot of speculation on the subject.

Policies and procedures must be strictly followed when dealing with personnel issues. We work closely with Special Districts Association of Oregon to ensure that personnel issues are handled with the utmost care and professionalism.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, opinions formed with limited access to all the facts are uninformed opinions. Therefore, many of the posts were completely inaccurate.

Please be patient as we move forward. NCRD will remain transparent while also following all the required protocols to maintain confidentiality and privacy.

Yoga for Veterans and families

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Submitted By: briantjmcmahon@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hey everyone
Here’s a golden opportunity for yoga. It’s free, easy and fun. Everyone is welcome.

Yoga with Molly
Monday at 11:15
Place Tillamook YMCA
If you can’t make it to the YMCA. You can still join via Zoom.
The link is:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09

Yoga with Janet
Tuesday at 10:00
You can join us via Zoom.
The link is:
us02web.zoom.us/j/89623675617

Hope to see you there.

Brian