What better gift for the mamas in your life that you love than self-care and creative movement classes?
Sea Dream studio in Nehalem has a FULL schedule of weekly classes as well as special healing arts events!
We offer an array of gift certificate options, available on the front page of our website: WWW.SEADREAMYOGA.COM
Join us for opening day of the Manzanita Farmers Market next Friday, May 16, from 4-7pm at 635 Manzanita Ave
What’s in season this early? Salad Greens Strawberries Asparagus Spinach Carrots Radishes Baby turnips Green garlic Green onions Herbs Eggs Mushrooms Rhubarb Plant starts
And more! Our farmers have been working hard and have had lots of sun this spring. They may bring broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes, cabbage, and more: you’ll just have to come to the market to find out!
And there’s more than produce at the market; come for fresh bread, pastries, hot food, art, jewelry, body care products, textiles, candles, fresh roasted coffee, and more. Hang out in our new food court/stage area: enjoy a poke bowl or a taco, sip on a smoothie or indulge in a hot fresh donut, and enjoy live music by RJ Marx jazz trio. See you next week!
MOVING SALE – Saturday & Sunday (5/10 & 5/11) 34695 Lodgepole Dr (Pine Ridge) Manzanita 9 am – 4 pm -yard art -patio furniture -miscellaneous furniture -gardening tools -shelving units -2 dog crates -much much more
Make your mama proud and buy local this weekend!
Whether it’s breakfast in bed, something to sip, self-care items or a sweet treat— she’ll love that your gifts support a family-run coastal business.
On Sunday from 12-3 we’ll be celebrating “a toast to moms” with free bubbly samples. We also have flowers from Neahkahnie Blooms!
Green Coast Market is located at 119 S. Miller St. in downtown Rockaway. Open Thursday-Sunday 11-5 (until 6 on Friday and Saturdays) with more hours to be announced soon!
At our little yoga & movement studio in Nehalem we have a full schedule with classes all week–and a couple of new teachers/class options! Check it out!
Correction on raffle items for the Nehalem Bay Garden Club’s annual plant sale this coming weekend.
INSTEAD of a ceramic planter with Lavatera shrub and annuals valued at $50 there will be a trellis valued at $75.
Things to remember
Hours
Saturday, May 10th 10-3
Sunday, May 11th 10 to noon.
Please no early entry.
Location
43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd. (Directions below.)
Mother’s Day weekend
Get gifts for mom
Raffle
Composite/plastic planter with Fuschia and annuals valued at $60;
Vermihut Plus 5 Tray Worm Composter valued at $100.
Trellis valued at $75
Raffle tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.
Lot of other plants
hanging baskets, planters with colorful flowers, perennials, annuals, vegetables, shrubs, trees, herbs, ground cover and houseplants at reasonable prices.
Please bring
Canned food and/or personal care items when you come. All will be donated to the North County Food Bank.
Cash or check preferred
Credit cards will be accepted.
Proceeds granted to local organizations that share the Club’s mission.
The Club has awarded a total of $17,800 in grants since 2020.
Directions:
Start at the blinking light in Nehalem at 7th Street, which turns into N Fork Rd and go 5 miles to the end of N Fork Road. The sale is on the left. If you are coming from the north, you will turn left at the blinking light; if from the south you will go straight instead of continuing on Highway 101.
For a glimpse at last year’s sale please check out this video by Julie Stratton.
The Nehalem Hope Chest is having a CD and book sale tomorrow, Friday May 9th and Saturday May 10th — fill a bag for only $5! Stock up for summer reading and listening. Nehalem store only, store hours 12:00-4:00pm
The May show at the NCRD Gallery is a fund raiser for the Nehalem Food Pantry. Original Artworks, oils, acrylic, watercolor, needlepoint, embroidery and embossed paper, have suggested minimum prices. Framed prints have numbers and you can pay what the piece is worth to you, remembering that this supports the Food Pantry . All artworks are framed and ready to hang.
Art works can be purchased by cash, check or credit card through the Welcome Center, and picked up at the end of the month.
NCRD is located at 36155 Ninth St. in Nehalem. Gallery hours are 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. The show lasts until May 31, 2025.
Every year in May, our non-profit organization, The Eugene Schmuck Foundation hosts The Manzanita Open golf tournament to raise money for our local communities. The event started in the 1990’s, but in 1997, local philanthropist Eugene Schmuck helped transition the tournament to ESF. This move assured that the funds raised stay right here, in the North Tillamook County area. Since taking over, we have given away over 1.8 million dollars to many, many wonderful organizations that help others, to our schools, and through scholarships for graduating senior and alumni.
Our 2025 event will be May 16, 17, and 18th with lots of fun golfing, hanging out by the burger tent, games, door prizes, and raffles. Which is where you come in!
We need volunteers to help us put on the event. We are looking for volunteers for the following times and events. If you want to enjoy the great outdoors and support a worthy cause we would love to hear from you. Please email manzanitaopen@gmail.com with the event(s) and time(s) when you can help.
5th hole marshals – help keep up the pace of play on the fifth hole: – Friday May 16 3:30pm to 6:00pm (2) – Saturday May 17 11:00am to 2:00pm (1) – Saturday May 17 2:00pm to 4:30pm (2) – Sunday May 18 8:30am to 11:00am (1) – Sunday May 18 11:00am to 1:30pm (1)
5th hole selling drinks and snacks – Sunday May 18 11:00am to 1:30pm
6th hole – closest to the pin – Friday May 16 10:30am to 1:00pm – Friday May 16 1:00pm to 3:30pm – Friday May 16 3:30pm to 6:00pm – Saturday May 17 2:00pm to 5:00pm – Sunday May 18 11:00am to 1:30pm
Chipping and putting contest – Friday May 16 10:30am to 1:00pm (1) – Friday May 16 1:00pm to 3:30pm (1) – Saturday May 17 11:00am to 2:00pm (1) – Saturday May 17 2:00pm to 3:30pm (1)
If your having issues with Rodents In Your home- work Space or Yard , give us a call. 503.812.0560 Toniann.naylor@gmail.com Free Bids. Fast Discrete service
34695 Lodgepole Dr (Pine Ridge) Manzanita 9 am – 4 pm
-patio furniture -yard art -miscellaneous furniture -gardening tools -shelving units -2 dog crates -much much more SOME ITEMS ARE FREE AND EVERYTHING MUST GO!
Okay, deep breath—because I’m about to say something that might sound controversial at first: not every teen needs therapy.
Stay with me.
As someone who worked in mental health for years, I have the deepest respect for therapy. It can be absolutely life-changing, life-saving, and the exact right space for teens working through trauma, depression, or more complex emotional struggles. Therapy is sacred, and I’ll always advocate for it when it’s needed.
But here’s what I’ve also learned after working with hundreds of teens: Some of them don’t need more therapy. They need more tools.
Sometimes what they need is for someone to show them how to breathe through it, set boundaries with their phone, walk into social situations with confidence, navigate complex friendships, etc. They don’t always need to dissect their past—they need to be guided in building their future.
And that’s where coaching shines.
Coaching is proactive. It’s action-based. It’s the difference between “Let’s understand what happened” and “Let’s decide what happens next.” As a coach, I don’t diagnose—I equip. I help teens develop emotional strength, daily habits, and confidence in real-time, in real life.
Think of it like this: Therapy helps you heal. Coaching helps you grow.
And many teens need both at different times. One isn’t better than the other—they’re just built for different roads. My job as a coach is to meet a teen where they are and help them move forward with practical strategies they can actually use—not just in the safe space of an office, but at lunch, in class, at home, and online.
So what if we stopped seeing mental health support as one lane? What if we honored both paths—healing and growth—and gave teens the tools to walk whichever road they’re on?
If you’re curious about how coaching can support your teen—or if you’re a teen who’s feeling stuck and just wants someone to walk beside you and hand you a few solid life tools—I’d love to connect.
You don’t have to choose one or the other. You just have to choose what helps. Let’s talk.
Creative Workshops for Youth: June at the Hoffman Center for the Arts!
Craft Workshop: Your Own Flag to Raise June 14 | 10:00am–4:00pm Ages 16+ | $10 with Jessica Rehfield
During this craft workshop, design and make a unique identity flag and discuss the power of representation and visibility! Learn design and fabrication to make an individually sized flag to represent you.
Printmaking for Teens Visualization + Tetrapak Printing June 18 | 1:00–5:00pm Ages 14–18 | $10 with artists James L. Tucker & Jessica Harrison
Tap into mindfulness and creativity through visualization meditation and sustainable printmaking! Teens will explore abstract drawing and learn Tetrapak printing—a technique using upcycled materials to make unique, textured art.
Wild Blue Worlds: Cyanotype Workshop Exploring Art & Nature with Sunlight June 24 | 10:00am–2:00pm Ages 8–11 | $10 with artist Iris Sullivan Daire
Kids become sun-powered alchemists as they create magical cyanotype prints on paper and fabric using plants, found objects, and silhouettes. This playful workshop blends art, science, and storytelling under the summer sky!
Space is limited — register now! Fee waivers are always available, please inquire at info@hoffmanarts.org.
The Nehalem Bay Garden Club’s annual plant sale is this coming weekend!
On Saturday, May 10th the hours are from 10-3 and on Sunday, May 11th from 10 to noon. Please no early entry. Location of the sale is 43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd. (Directions below.)
Since it’s Mother’s Day weekend, bring mom out to shop or take her home some flower plants, veggies, planters filled with colorful flowers or gifts.
Or perhaps buy her some raffle tickets. There are 3 items in the raffle this year: a ceramic planter with Lavatera shrub and annuals valued at $50; a composite/plastic planter with Fuschia and annuals valued at $60; and a Vermihut Plus 5 Tray Worm Composter valued at $100. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.
On Saturday only, bring your children and your tools. There will be a hands-on nature related activity for the kids and the Sharpenator will be there to put a new edge on your tools.
As always, there are all kinds of plants: hanging baskets, planters with colorful flowers, perennials, annuals, vegetables, tomatoes, shrubs, trees, herbs, ground cover and houseplants at reasonable prices. We have lots of tomatoes for you in 8 different varieties.
No matter which day you come, to help assuage hunger in our communities, please bring canned food and/or personal care items when you come. All will be donated to the North County Food Bank.
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. Credit cards will be accepted.
Past recipients include Food Roots, The Wonder Garden at the Hoffman Center, Alder Creek Farm, Coyote Ridge Community Garden, Nehalem Bay Health Center, Tillamook Early Learning Center, 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 $17,800 in grants since 2020.
Directions:
Start at the blinking light in Nehalem at 7th Street, which turns into N Fork Rd and go 5 miles to the end of N Fork Road. The sale is on the left. If you are coming from the north, you will turn left at the blinking light; if from the south you will go straight instead of continuing on Highway 101.
For a glimpse at last year’s sale please check out this video by Julie Stratton.
Hi, my name is Nick Burns. I recently started my own business and have been subcontracting for other general contractors and finding my own jobs. My schedule is opening up, so I wanted to make a post in search of new opportunities. I do new construction, remodels, and repairs. You can contact me at (503) 741-1384 or nickburnsconstruction@gmail.com License Number: #243353
The Tillamook County Library is hiring for the North Tillamook Branch Library in Manzanita. The library is looking for a person with great customer service skills to provide library service to the communities in North County. This 32-hour position is scheduled Wednesday through Saturday and has a full benefits package including health, dental, retirement, and more. Join our amazing team by applying at: www.governmentjobs.com/careers/tillamookor/jobs/4925071/library-assistant-2-manzanita-branch
A Celebration of Life for Gregory Lee Hightower (1952-2025) will be held at the Performing Arts Center at the North County Recreation District in Nehalem on Saturday, May 10 from 2 to 5 p.m.
Doors to the theater will open at 1:30 p.m. We will have a slideshow running. The tribute starts at 2 p.m. There will be an opportunity to mingle with friends and share more Greg stories in the NCRD kitchen/gallery/fireside room from 3:30 to 5 p.m., with the slideshow shown again for those who missed it.
In lieu of flowers, and to honor Greg’s great love of rescuing cats, especially his feral Mr. Finn, and his love of feeding all birds and stray animals, the family requests donations to Animal Haven by the Sea at animalhavenbythesea.com. Or in honor of Greg’s love of nature, a donation to the North Coast Land Conservancy at www.nclctrust.org.
For information or questions, contact Kathie Hightower at 503-739-1505 or kathiejhightower@gmail.com. She welcomes any stories people may have about Greg, even if they come to you weeks after the event.
Local online business, The Chrysalis Imagery, is closing up shop. Get 40% off all online inventory now through May 24th!! Visit www.thechrysalisimagery.com to make your purchase. During checkout, click the drop down menu under “shipping options” to choose local pick up. I will prepare your order and send you an email when it’s ready for pick up in Manzanita. Please help me liquidate as much of my remaining inventory as possible. You won’t find better deals! Thank you!
I posted previously about herbicide spraying along Highway 53 despite having NO SPRAY signs posted. I’ve gotten to the bottom of it and want to pass the correct information along to others:
1. Oregon DOT is responsible for herbicide spraying along Highway 53 (not Tillamook County as I previously wrote in the BBQ.) ODOT owns 30 ft from the centerline of the road and is responsible for twice annual herbicide spraying along the shoulders.
2. A no-cost annual No Spray permit from ODOT is required to ensure no herbicide is sprayed along your property. Signage alone does nothing. Permit must be filed in January to ensure no spraying in the Spring and for the second application.
3. The landowner has maintenance obligations identified in the permit in lieu of ODOT herbicide spraying.
4. To secure your annual no-cost No Spray permit, contact: ODOT Permit Department 503.325.7222
5. ODOT will email you a permit to be completed. Permit takes a month or more to make it’s way to the maintenance department, so get your permit application into ODOT in January to ensure you are covered for the year.
Howdy, my name is Ryan Bartlett and I am an experienced handyman who works year-round all over the North Coast. My schedule is open for residential work big or small, interior or exterior, and landscaping/power washing. Let’s collaborate to bring the vision for your space to life! Call or text at (310) 924-9316 Email: coastrangehandyman@gmail.com Bonded & Insured
Hi I’m Tenisha, Local to Arch Cape and a consistent Mobile Massage therapist and Bodyworker in the county for 10+ years (Cannon Beach Mobile Massage) I’ve extended my practice into Holistic Somatic Healing.
I want to reintroduce myself and Somatic Whole Being.
Somatic Therapy: helping clients renegotiate trauma, stress, and overwhelm. Relate to your nervous system and find connection with your body. Somatic Counseling and/or Embodiment Coaching helping you experience a new sense of safety and trust from the inside out.
You can connect to my work here: somaticwholebeing.com
Mobile Massage and Craniosacral Sessions are still available. As well as homemade organic CBD pain salve. Please see my offerings and contact me on my website or via cell. www.somaticwholebeing.com/offerings 503.440.0753
Are you a vacation rental owner on the Oregon Coast? Here’s an easy way to earn extra passive income while supporting the growing number of EV travelers.
With Ranger EV, you can turn a simple wall outlet, or your existing Level 2 charger, into a Ranger Station that makes it easy to share energy and get reimbursed when guests plug in. No extra hardware, no complex setup, this energy sharing platform is simple to use and similar to Venmo.
Ranger Stations are already popping up around Manzanita, helping local hosts attract more bookings and make the most of what they already have.
Submissions for the 10th Edition of the NORTH COAST SQUID are being accepted during our open submission window from May 1-31, 2025, for writing and visual art.
hoffmancenterforthearts.submittable.com/submit
The publication will be released in October of 2025 with a special release party celebration to commemorate the 10th Edition.
All submitters must have a connection to the North Coast to submit in the categories of Poetry, Nonfiction/Memoir, Fiction, and Visual Art. You may submit to multiple categories, and the $3 submission fee applies to each submission.
**For Young Writers and Young Artists (ages 18 and under), we have separate categories to accept submissions for writing and art with no submission fee. **
The North Coast Squid, A Journal of Local Writing, was first published in 2012 in collaboration with The North Coast Citizen and is now published by the Hoffman Center for the Arts Writing Program and our dedicated team of volunteers. This full-color literary magazine offers local writers and artists—as well as those who have a strong connection to the north Oregon coast—a way to share their work in print. We publish the North Coast Squid every other year in odd-numbered years, and 2025 marks the 10th Edition.
Booking now for June, July and August. Call or text today to reserve your window cleaning appointment, our schedule is filling up fast!
Pacific Rays Window Cleaning provides top quality window cleaning services to homes and businesses on the North Coast offering exterior, interior and premium packages for residential homes and commercial businesses. We are committed to providing exceptional service and customer satisfaction, so you can trust us to get the job done right.
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Have you thought about how you’ll have water to drink, how to handle human waste, or practice safe hygiene in times of regional emergencies caused by weather events or natural disasters? Register for this last WaSH (Water-Sanitation-Hygiene) class for the Spring season! It’s 2.5 hours loaded with useful information that will help you plan and prepare. Visit EVCNB.ORG. Look for the WaSH water drop logo and sign up for the May 31st class – Saturday from 10:00am to 12:30pm. Class is held at the Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Station on Hwy 101 between Manzanita & Nehalem. Don’t miss it! Plan and Be Prepared.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE PINE GROVE IN MAY
MAY 6TH, 12-2PM NORTH TILLAMOOK COUNT WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION WWW.NTCWA1933.ORG MEMBERSHIP NOT REQUIRED ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON
MAY 7TH, 6PM CITY OF MANZANITA COUNCIL MEETING WWW.CI.MANZANITA.OR.US/CALENDAR
MAY 12TH, 2-4PM CONSCIOUS AGING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS “SELF-CARE AND VITALITY” WITH DENISE FOSTER SCOTT
MAY 15TH, 9:30-12PM CONSCIOUS AGING AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS LOCAL PALLIATIVE CARE RESOURCES FORUM
MAY 20TH, 5:30-8PM PINE GROVE MEMBERS’ DINNER RSVP TO MORANMEM@GMAIL.COM
MAY 23RD, 7-10PM SET THE STAGE – AN EVENING OF MUSIC RSVP TO LEE.COACHMEDIATOR@GMAIL.COM
MAY 30-31ST , 10-3PM NORTH TILLAMOOK LIBRARY FRIENDS BOOK SWAP AND DONATION DROP & STAINED GLASS AUCTION AND SALE
