Author Jamie Mustard will join me in a conversation about his newest book
CHILD X: A MEMOIR OF SLAVERY, POVERTY, CELEBRITY, AND SCIENTOLOGY.
Jamie Mustard was born into one of the most influential fringe movements in the 1970s: Scientology.
Raised on a mythos of spaceships and made to believe his life’s purpose was to help save the world, he was determined to survive not only neglect but also the physical and psychological damage caused by extreme poverty and illiteracy.
“A vivid, compelling and heartrending memoir.” —Booklist
“Evocative . . . a powerful memoir that takes us down the darkest corridors of Scientology.” —Kirkus Reviews
Time for our next VFP meeting. Lots to discuss and share. Here is the info:
Place – Manzanita Public Library
Date – Thursday, December 11th
Time. – 10:30 PST
Everyone is welcome. You need not be a vet to attend. Just for peace. Come on in, the water is fine. Looking forward to seeing everybody. If you can’t join in person, you can always zoom in
Veterans for Peace is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
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Brian
On Friday evening we will be hosting,
Community Art Night: Wrapping Paper Patterns
December 12, 5-8 pm, $15 registration
Get ready for the holidays by printing your own custom kraft wrapping paper with holiday-themed hand-carved stamps. We will have gift wrapping supplies available, so please bring any presents you would like to wrap before the holidays!
Sunday morning we will be offering a free youth workshop,
Hand Sewn Ornaments Workshop
For ages 10+
December 14, 10 am-1 pm, free registration
Come make hand-sewn felt ornaments! This workshop is suitable for all levels of sewing experience. Attendees will learn basic hand-sewing skills and receive guidance in bringing their creative vision to life as they create a felt ornament to gift or keep.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Join the Oregon Coast Visitors Association and the Columbia Coast TV show for a special community screening of an episode filmed in Manzanita, Nehalem, and Wheeler!
This is a chance to celebrate the passion, creativity, and hard work of the people who make this region so special. Episode 6 features beloved local businesses including Jetty Marina, Alana Kieffer’s Shifting Tides, the Ocean Inn in Manzanita, and Heart of Cartm’s Trash Bash.
PS: If you haven’t checked out Heart of Cartm’s new HeartWorks community studio yet, now is your chance!
Celebrate our community being showcased on national TV, meet the creators of Columbia Coast and the local businesses featured, join in the conversation for a community storytelling Q&A, and enjoy drinks, light refreshments, and networking with your neighbors.
Schedule:
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Screening begins at 7:00 pm.
The episode and discussion will conclude at 7:45, and then we will break for networking.
December 12th | White Clover Grange | Nehalem, OR
5pm (doors at 4:30pm)
$20 (adult) $10 (kids)
An intimate concert of light, warmth, and community through song.
As winter settles in and the days grow short, Kathryn Claire invites audiences to gather for Winter Songs — an evening of music that honors the season and celebrates the beauty found in darkness.
Drawing inspiration from winter’s stillness and renewal, Winter Songs weaves together original compositions, traditional melodies, and select covers. With shimmering strings, lush harmonies, and stirring instrumentals, the music reminds us that even in the darkest nights, there is the promise of returning light.
Winter Songs features the radiant trio of Kathryn Claire (vocals, guitar, violin), Don Henson (piano, percussion), and Sid Ditson (violin, viola). Their chemistry on stage is joyful and deeply felt. They seamlessly blend classical finesse, folk roots, and cinematic soundscapes into a heartfelt tapestry of sound.
Kathryn has been performing seasonal winter shows since 2013, evolving Winter Songs into a beloved tradition. In 2022, the trio released an EP featuring Kathryn’s original music written for the show, along with the single “Dark of December.”
“Winter Songs is my way of embracing the darkness and finding beauty within it,” says Claire. “It’s a time to slow down, gather together, and remember that the light always returns.”
Join Kathryn, Don, and Sid for an evening of music at the White Clover Grange that welcomes winter with open arms, and creates a space to pause, reflect, and celebrate the turning of the season.
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!
Time for our next VFP meeting. Lots to discuss and share. Here is the info:
Place – Manzanita Public Library
Date – Thursday, December 11th
Time. – 10:30 PST
Everyone is welcome. You need not be a vet to attend. Just for peace. Come on in, the water is fine. Looking forward to seeing everybody. If you can’t join in person, you can always zoom in
Veterans for Peace is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/89257402355?pwd=8Obsr1rG9BKqoLsvzKb4yLC5IWmqzu.1
Brian
Christy Kay is popping up for a special Winter Solstice Healing Sound Bath, here at Rising Hearts Studio, on Sunday December 21st, 9 AM. Please join us in WELCOMING the return of LIGHT with a relaxing and restorative Healing Sound Bath that will include Himalayan and Crystal Singing Bowls, Bells, and Drums – to help bring balance, peace, and reignite your inner flame. A grounding tea offering will follow the sound bath. Hope to see you there. Space is limited– register here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20787704&appointmentType=22657899
Contact Christy for any questions/concerns at (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealingnw.com
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels.”
Steep in the transformative energies of Autumn as you prepare your systems for the longest night of winter. Soften into this deep relaxation practice of restorative yoga on December 7, 21, and 28.
Yoga teacher, and Nehalem resident, Kate Skaggs, will guide you through this very quiet offering of guided meditation, gentle movement, and supportive, long-held restorative yoga poses, or asanas. Many provided props will be available to support you to pause, breathe, and slow down. Many different options will be offered.
No prior experience necessary. All props provided. Show up as you are! All are welcome. Please reach out to Kate with any questions (e-mail kaskaggs@gmail.com)
Register Here: $25,
www.seadreamyoga.com
Join us for a
Community Sing-a-long at the Pine Grove Community House
Dec 8, from 2 – 4pm!
It’s time to gather, once again, around the piano to sing holiday and old favorite songs, share refreshments and socialize. Don’t worry if you don’t remember the words or think you can’t sing….everyone is welcome!…and we will project the words on the large screen for all to see. Participants are encouraged, though not required, to bring cookies to share.
We will provide hot cider and lots of enthusiasm.
This is a Conscious Aging and Community Connections event. Our intention is to bring people in our communities together, get to know one another at a deeper level, and to encourage one another to live our best possible lives. We look forward to singing with you!!!
Your $5 donation supports the Pine Grove Community House
Come join us for Yoga with veterans, with Molly and with Janet. It’s fun, healthy, complementary and will limber you up. Everyone is welcome. Molly and Janet are excellent teachers.
Here is the info:
Yoga with Molly
Day – Monday
Time – 10:45 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA
If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link.
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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:
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See you there.
Brian
Noon ’till the last crumb! @Alder Creek Farm Barn, Saturday, December 13th
Community Song Circle
invites you to join us for
Christmas Caroling
on Laneda Avenue.
4pm December 18th.
Come bundled up and
ready to sing old favorites.
We will meet at the corner of
Laneda Ave and Ocean Ave,
by the benches.
6:30-8:30 pm at Heart of Cartm in Wheeler
Community Open Music Jam is this Friday December 5th, 6 PM, at Rising Hearts Studio.
Bring your instruments, your voice, yourself, and let’s have fun playing music together. ALL are WELCOME to the Fun, Free Event. Hope to see you there!
If you like events like these, that are free and available to the whole community – please consider shopping the studio store this Holiday season. Store Sales are how we support these community building events. Our shelves are currently FULL of beautiful healing crystals and stones, LOCAL ART, handmade candles, bath salts, JEWELRY, singing bowls, journals and books, yoga and meditation supply and SO MANY unique gifts – come support the studio, and LOCAL makers.
Thank you!
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
(503) 800-1092
Santa will be arriving at on the Big Fire Engine, the Neahkahnie High School Choir will be there to sing, we have our holiday DJ, COOKIES, cider and coco!
Due to the rain the Manzanita Public Works department has deployed all of our big tents to keep you, Santa & Mrs Claus dry.
So bundle up, and join us tomorrow December 5th, at 4pm. We look forward to seeing everyone!
Held in the big Field behind City Hall at 655 Manzanita Avenue
Gnarly’s Tacos will have their popular food truck outside for a lunch treat!
Grange bakers will be selling their delicious cookies and treats, plus there will be cinnamon rolls from Handy Creek Bakery, and Annie’s famous caramel corn.
Christmas trees and hand made wreaths by Jose, will be available outside.
Local vendors include Lance’s Farm Vittles, Moon River Farm, River City Flower Farm, Little Wing Kinetics, Lone Wolf Forge, Murrelet Herb Farm, Gingifer’s Kitchen, Walnut Studio, Sweetheart Wheel, Perch Handmade, 3G Fiber Creations, KelpMinerals, and more. Upstairs and down, vendors are selling a delightful array of locally grown and crafted goods including vegetables, meats, teas, wool, honey, pickles, jams and jellies, ceramics, felted art, jewelry, body care products, solar lamps, wreaths, dried flowers, copper wind sculptures, pottery, hand forged metal art, beads, buttons and crafts, and more.
White Clover Grange Holiday Bazaar
Saturday December 6, 2025 11am-3pm!
36585 Hwy 53, about 2 miles east of Hwy 101. Look for Daisy the Cow!
We’ve just secured our season’s shipment of native plants from Tillamook Estuaries Partnership’s native plant nursery. They are now waiting in LNCT’s native plant nursery to be planted in their forever homes on LNCT properties!
This week we will meet in Nehalem at the end of Tohl avenue. Email shane@nehalemtrust.org to receive specific directions and instructions!
Mud boots and rain gear encouraged 🙂 Tools, gloves and good company provided.
Community members and visitors are welcome to enjoy tea, hot mulled cider, home-baked cookies, and other treats in front of our cozy fireplace, surrounded by charming holiday decorations. The Holiday Tea is a chance for us to come together as a community to enjoy good food, good cheer, and good company. While you’re there, don’t miss the chance to shop for hand-made crafts at our Holiday Craft Sale. We will also draw the winner of our Annual Quilt Raffle. Tickets are on sale at www.cannonbeachlibrary.org or at the library. Come celebrate the season!
All bakers are welcome to drop treats off at the library on Friday December 5th between 10a.m. and 4 p.m. or on Saturday morning between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Please call the library at 503-436-1391 if you have any questions.
Community Art Night: Wrapping Paper Patterns
December 12, 5-8 pm, $15 registration
Get ready for the holidays by printing your own custom kraft wrapping paper with holiday-themed hand-carved stamps.
Hand Sewn Ornaments Workshop
For ages 10+
December 14, 10 am-1 pm, free registration
Come make hand-sewn felt ornaments! This workshop is suitable for all levels of sewing experience. Attendees will learn basic hand-sewing skills and receive guidance in bringing their creative vision to life as they create a felt ornament to gift or keep.
Welcoming Light: Winter Solstice Celebration
With presenter Liz Cole
December 21, 3-5 pm, free registration
Join us on the Winter Solstice for an all-ages experience to warm your hands and hearts. All community members are welcome to attend and celebrate the shortest day of the year.
Scan the QR codes on the flyer or visit hoffmanarts.org to register.
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
It’s finally time for you to enjoy the secret recipe Clam Chowder that’s made in the kitchen at Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church by Chef Doug Dickey.
A slice of pie for dessert comes along with that delicious bowl of chowder.
They start serving at 11:00 and continue till it runs out.
Of course there are fabulous hand made items to peruse and a great Silent Auction too. Did I mention candy and cookies?
Too much to just talk about. Come check it out this Saturday the 6th.
The big white church just above the post office. Can’t miss it!!!!
