Ash Wednesday: A Liturgy for Each Of Us

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Join us tomorrow, Ash Wednesday
at 12:00, noon, at St Catherine
for a contemplative liturgy
to mark the beginning of Lent.
We welcome individuals of all faiths
or of no faith, to join us.
This is time of honoring our grief,
and allowing it to change us.
It is a time of holding our mortality
in light of the Sacred.
A time in which we remember that ‘We are dust and to dust we will return’

Yoga with Veterans and with Molly and with Janet

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Happy yoga everybody

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. There will be no yoga with Molly on Monday. It will be the following Monday, February 23rd.

Here is the info:

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:
us02web.zoom.us/j/82315818270

See you there.

Brian

Register for the Nehalem Bay Estuary Cleanup

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‘Tis the season of waterproof pants! Grab your family, your friends, and prepare to get muddy at the 14th Biennial Nehalem Estuary Cleanup! Every two years, The Lower Nehalem Community Trust, Nehalem Bay Watershed Council and Heart of Cartm get together to take on a giant cleanup of our estuary, and we need your help!

Register to join one of ten Zone teams in a community-wide effort to collect marine debris from Nehalem Bay.

Whether you’re a regular rugged explorer or will have kids in tow, there is a Zone with terrain for most! Zone Leaders will meet you out in the estuary at 9AM on Sunday, March 8th, to guide you through a section of the Bay’s edge before returning to Wheeler for a volunteer celebration you won’t want to miss.

Learn more & register here: www.nehalemtrust.org/cleanup/

Thought about what you’ll do? Do you have a plan?

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We live on the beautiful Oregon coast with beaches, mountains, rivers. It’s also a beautiful coast with an active geographical plate, the Juan de Fuca, which subducts under the North American plate. When will it slip? We don’t know when, but we know it will.
Have you thought about how you will care for yourself, your family, and help care for your community? Do you have a plan?
The EVCNB WaSH (water/sanitation/hygiene) 2.5 hr. class offers valuable and applicable information, which will support your planning for natural disasters and weather events.
Register for a class session at EVCNB.ORG – Events & Trainings. The February 21st class is coming up soon. It would be great to have more people attend on the 21st – more people stimulates discussion which benefits all who attend. So, get registered!
Already attended a class and need a Refresher? Attend for free! Need help with storing your 2-bucket systems? Come to the WaSH Lab. Find info on these opportunities on the registration page.

TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is Friday February 20th, 6-8PM

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Hello BBQ Community-

TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is Friday, February 20th, 6-8 PM. FREE PINBALL and Games, Arts/Crafts for ALL TEENS! ALL TEENS WELCOME (Teens Only). Please spread the word and send your TEENS in for FREE FUN!

Contact Christy (503) 800-1092 for info/questions

Paint a rock and get seeds at the free Seed Exchange tomorrow Feb 13 in Nehalem

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Like Seeds and Rocks?

Come down to Nehalem tomorrow and get or give free seeds
and paint a rock with a positive message and “seed” it somewhere in the community. All materials provided.

FREE SEED SWAP at Sea Dream on Friday 2/13! 12-3pm.
Drop in anytime
35915 Hwy 101 downtown Nehalem

Spread the word, spread the seeds!! Bring your saved seeds from the local area! We’re interested in seeds that have done well in your local gardens!

No experience with seed saving/propagation necessary. We will also be swapping knowledge and resources.

You Are Invited to the Pine Grove on Monday 2/16

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Official kickoff of LaNicia Duke’s campaign for Governor of Oregon.

Monday, February 16, noon – 2pm

The Pine Grove, 255 Laneda Ave., Manzanita

This event marks the official kickoff of LaNicia Duke’s campaign for Governor of Oregon. LaNicia is running as a non-affiliated candidate. Join us to hear why she’s running, what she believes Oregon needs next, and how community voices can shape the path forward.

LaNicia is excited to welcome her mom, Bishop Gwendolyn Phillips Coates, as a special vocalist.

This is an open, inclusive gathering for anyone interested in a thoughtful, people-centered approach to leadership.

Your presence matters. Your voice matters. Oregon’s future is built together.

Paid for by Duke for Oregon, PAC# 21882

www.dukefororegon.com

The Power of Love 2/14

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The Power of Love Still Works
Many of us can feel it. We know we are in the midst of a shift.

We bear the pain of the earth. We know it is not just one town. It is not just the state of Oregon. It is not confined to one country or one people. Something deeper is happening. The earth is trembling. Her spirit is grieved.

Anger often incites change. It also has the power to produce more anger. The angst boiling inside so many of us right now will eventually burst. What we become when it does is the question before us. Who we will be is a choice we must make at this moment.

We are at a breaking point. It is possible to be crushed under the pressure. It is also possible that what feels like crushing can produce something stronger, more sustainable, and more collective than what existed before.

Love is still a powerful healing agent. The question is: are we putting it to use?

Love cannot coexist with anger; there is no room for both. What if we chose, intentionally, to reflect love back into the world, especially now?

On Saturday, February 14, the day commonly set aside to celebrate love, community members are invited to gather for a Community Prayer Gathering at White Clover Grange in Nehalem. This gathering is an open invitation to come together in love, hope, and healing.

We will take time to grieve collectively for our communities, for the state of humanity, and for what has been lost. Mourning is not a weakness. It is an honest response to change. And it is often the doorway to revival.

We are standing at the precipice of a new chapter in history. A shift is already taking place. What we co-create in this moment matters.

Choosing love does not mean ignoring pain. It means refusing to let anger be the architect of what comes next. When we turn our intention toward love, love becomes power.

All are welcome.

Community Prayer Gathering
Saturday, February 14 | 10:00 a.m.
White Clover Grange
36585 Highway 53, Nehalem

Attendees are invited to bring prayers, poems, songs, or other offerings of love, or simply their presence.

Benefit Concert to Support Scott Casey & Cosmo Jones after the fire

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Some good friends experienced a huge fire at the end of January and lost all the contents of a building on their property, which contained 2 recording studios, a myriad of musical instruments, stage equipment, lights, computers, and their livelihoods.

A bunch of us who love them would really like to provide support to cover the cost of things insurance will not provide. All of the people involved are the kind of people who have helped everyone around them in multiple ways, on multiple occasions. They are a big part of the heart of our music community. Money won’t replace the lost treasures and memories, but it can help lighten the pain of starting over.

Mark Beach Is At It Again

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On Saturday, February 14 at 3:30, come to the NCRD Performing Arts Center to witness Mark Beach and Vivi Tallman with remembrances of the catastrophic floods of February 1996. They have collected images of the damage and the recovery that took place here in the Nehalem Valley. The program will be unique because, not only will there be a presentation, they plan to have an open mike portion as well. Come and share your memories. Should be fun. The fee is $10 at the door. Don’t miss this!

Green Coast Market Anniversary Weekend Sales and Special Events

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Green Coast Market in Rockaway Beach is celebrating our one-year anniversary this weekend!

We opened our doors last Valentine’s Day, and we couldn’t be more pleased with the community’s warm reception to our local foods store. Green Coast Market is proud to work with over 100 other small Oregon companies so you can enjoy farmer’s market quality goods, year-round.

This weekend, we will be celebrating with four days of events and sales!

Friday (2/13, open 10-5):

Opening tomorrow Thursday Feb 12, 6-8pm at Royal Nebeker Gallery ‘Au Naturel’

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Opening tomorrow Thursday Feb 12, 6-8pm at Royal Nebeker Gallery ‘Au Naturel’. I have a drawing in the show, of a local Manzanita resident (shhh!). Drawn at Hoffman Center for the Arts life drawing session. Exhibition Dates: January 22 – March 12, 2026
Community Reception: February 12, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Royal Nebeker Gallery, 1799 Lexington Avenue, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
The sixteenth annual international juried exhibit, Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century, will be on display from January 22 through March 12, 2026, with a community reception on Thursday, February 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at Clatsop Community College’s Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, located at 1799 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR.
This prestigious exhibition celebrates the enduring subject of the nude human figure in contemporary art, featuring diverse interpretations across a wide range of media including drawing, painting, printmaking, and a limited selection of three-dimensional work where the handmade mark remains central.
Awards to be announced at the reception include $1,000 in cash prizes, up to $2,000 in purchase awards, opportunities for future solo or group exhibitions at the Royal Nebeker Gallery, and a select number of visiting artist workshop awards. This reception is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served.
Gallery visitors are invited to cast a vote for their favorite piece throughout the full run of the exhibit. Ballots will be tallied at the close of the show, and the winner of the People’s Choice Award will be announced.
This year, 48 works of art were selected from over 300 images submitted by artists from 20 states in addition to international submissions from Canada. The 2026 exhibit will include artwork created by 39 artists from 12 states across the U.S. and Canada.
www.clatsopcc.edu/cccs-16th-annual-au-naturel-exhibition-unveils-diverse-visions-of-the-human-form/

Thursday Evening Love Letter Writing @ BCAC

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Thursday night at Bay City Arts Center: what’s love got to do with… wetlands!? Drop by to hang out and craft valentines for your loved ones AND for your local estuary!

Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea – WEBS, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and Lower Nehalem Community Trust staff will be around to tell you all about what there is to love about wetlands, specifically the estuaries that make our North Coast so biodiverse and special.
Craft supplies provided. See you there!

Free seed exchange in Nehalem Feb 13

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FREE SEED SWAP at Sea Dream on Friday 2/13! 12-3pm.
Drop in anytime
35915 Hwy 101 downtown Nehalem

Spread the word, spread the seeds!! Bring your saved seeds from the local area! We’re interested in seeds that have done well in your local gardens!

No experience with seed saving/propagation necessary. We will also be swapping knowledge and resources.

Fun seed related painting / art also
Save the date and tell your friends!

North Coast Veterans for Peace Meeting

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Hey everyone

Happy Valentine’s day. Our next Veterans for Peace meeting will be as follows:

Date – Thursday, February 12
Time – 10:30 PST
Place. – Manzanita library

Everyone is welcome. You need not be a veteran to attend. So make an appearance and be heard. If you can’t show up in person, you’re more than welcome to join via zoom.

Veterans for Peace is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/87254740556?pwd=7rvDylDeoWZEIwrmAyp05UnohIGDm8.1

Brian

Quaker Silent Reflection

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Quaker Silent Reflection is offered every Wednesday at 5PM at St. Catherine Episcopal Church on Hwy 101 between Hope Chest and The Bunkhouse. Gather with others to sink into collective silence following a brief Quaker-related reading. Newcomers always welcome. For more information contact Cathy Tinker at the above email,

Coastal Community Death Care Workshop Series:

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What: The Peaceful Presence Project and North Coast EOL Collective are offering the Coastal Community Death Care Workshop Series: Neighbor-to-Neighbor Support for Serious Illness, Dying, and Grief

Who: Tillamook County residents ONLY. No professional experience required. Just an open heart and mind.

When: Wednesdays from 4:30 – 5:30 pm, April 1 – May 6, 2026. 1 hour of self-paced online learning + 1 hour of live Zoom session. Sessions will be recorded for participants.

The workshop is a collaborative effort shaped by the voices of individuals and community partners, including the leadership teams from Conscious Aging and Community Connections in Manzanita, and Cape Meares Aging with Grace.

See attached flyer for details.

REGISTRATION (email): welcome@northcoasteolcollective.com or click the QR Code for the email link.

Repair Cafe this Valentines Day from 3-5

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Valentines Day Repair Cafe

Show your broken things some love this Saturday from 3-5 at the Heart of Cartm Repair Cafe!

Love to your kitchen aid mixers
Love to your torn clothing
Love to a favorite lamp

Got something else needing fixing, just ask! Go to the Heart of Cartm website and sign up. We’ll be able to see if we can help.

VARIETY SHOW AT THE PINE GROVE 2026!

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COME ONE, COME ALL TO OUR VARIETY SHOW AT THE PINE GROVE COMMUNITY HOUSE!!
FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 7PM
225 LANEDA AVE. MANZANITA

Come join us for a fantastic evening with all kinds of entertainment put on by our very own community.
Chip McGregor will be our emcee for this action packed event.

This is your opportunity to be on stage. If you are interested in performing, fill out the form at https:tinyurl.com/bdhc6e64

If you’d like to buy a ticket go to www.thepinegrove.org/RSVP

Yoga with Veterans and with Molly and with Janet

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Happy yoga everybody

Come join us for Yoga with veterans, with Molly and with Janet.  It’s fun, healthy, complimentary 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.https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85009203244?pwd=kewlp3KzlW0sKcbRbW8m3xMy0t5yOA.1

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:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82315818270

See you there.
Brian

SoulCollage Year of the Fire Horse

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Year of the Fire Horse – A SoulCollage Workshop
Sunday, February 15th
2 PM – 430 PM
Nehalem, OR
$45 (includes instruction, materials, tea, and snacks)
Space is limited. Advance registration is required.

The Year of the Fire Horse represents movement, courage, and transformation. This workshop explores how to invite this powerful energy into our lives through the SoulCollage process.

To register
www.eventbrite.com/e/1980782086542?aff=oddtdtcreator

MUSICAL STORYTIME FOR PRESCHOOLERS AT THE MANZANITA LIBRARY

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SCREECH, SHRIEK, SCRAPE. Noisy Nora wants to learn how to play the violin but her family isn’t so sure that they can endure the terrible sounds when she practices. North Oregon Coast Symphony offers three free Musical Storytimes in February where preschoolers can hear You Can Do it, Noisy Nora. This program is a hands-on musical activity. Each reading will feature a live violin accompaniment. Children will hear about Nora and her efforts to master a new skill, especially when a special evening comes along. Afterwards preschoolers will learn more about the violin and take part in making their own music with provided violins.

This program will be held at 10:30 Monday, February 9 at the North Tillamook Library in Manzanita.

The violins used in this program were purchased through a grant funded by Clatsop County Cultural Coalition and Oregon Cultural Trust. We thank both organizations for their generosity.

The free readings for children ages 2 to 5 are planned monthly in partnership with the Astoria Library, North Tillamook Library in Manzanita, and the Seaside Library. For more information visit North Oregon Coast Symphony’s website at www.nocsymphony.org.

Love Letters for Our Estuaries

Submitted By: maijahecht@nehalemtrust.org – Click to email about this post
What’s love got to do with… wetlands!? Drop into Bay City Arts Center on Thursday night, February 12th to hang out and craft valentines for your loved ones AND for your local estuary!

Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea – WEBS, Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and Lower Nehalem Community Trust staff will be around to tell you all about what there is to love about wetlands, specifically the estuaries that make our North Coast so biodiverse and special.
Craft supplies provided. See you there!

Estuary Storytelling Evening

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Join us at HeartWorks Studio in Wheeler on Wednesday, February 18th to listen to stories that remind us of the beauty, humor and challenges of living in the ever-shifting environment of Nehalem Bay! This listening event will be interactive, with hands-on activities between curated storytelling circles. Bring your family and friends for a cozy evening of laughter and wild tales from home.

Celebrating Ocean Life with Origami Workshop

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Celebrating Ocean Life with Origami Workshop
March 14
12:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Workshop Fee: $19*

Hosted at North Coast Land Conservancy’s
Circle Creek Conservation Center: 32825 Rippet Rd, Seaside, OR 97138

Register Here: www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-ocean-life-with-origami-workshop-tickets-1981446326301?aff=oddtdtcreator

All levels welcome. All materials will be provided.

Celebrate ocean life with uniquely folded paper sea creatures and vessels! In this workshop, origami instructor Yuki Martin will guide you step-by-step through creating fish, sea lions, and boats. Discover how a single sheet of paper holds infinite possibilities through the art of folding.

Origami is a relaxing pastime that promotes mindfulness, improves hand-eye coordination, and provides an engaging mental workout. No prior experience is necessary, and all materials are provided. This workshop is best suited for participants ages 8 and older.

About the Instructor
Born and raised in Japan, Yuki rediscovered her passion for origami in 2006 while teaching children, eventually turning the craft into her professional specialty. Driven by a passion for the infinite possibilities contained within a single sheet of paper, she has shared her craft through teaching at schools, libraries, art organizations, and senior facilities across Oregon and Washington. Yuki is the author of the Super Cute Origami Kit and showcases her work at YukiOrigami.com.

*Cancellation Policy: Full refunds will be issued up to 48 hours prior to the workshop. Refunds will not be given for cancellations within 48 hours of the event. Please contact us at nclc@NCLCtrust.org to cancel your reservation and receive a refund.

For the Love of Birds Exhibition and Artist Reception with Lydia Hess

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Blue Water Fine Art Gallery is delighted to feature Resident Artist Lydia Hess as our Artist of the Month for February. Her newest mixed media works, created for our “For the Love of Birds” exhibition, celebrate the beauty, personality, and presence of the backyard birds that inspire her daily.

Artist Reception: For The Love of Birds
Thursday, February 5th • 5–7 pm
Light refreshments will be served

Blue Water Fine Art Gallery
119 S Miller St., Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
Visit: bluewaterfineartgallery.com

Join us for a warm and welcoming evening with Lydia as we celebrate her newest body of work. This reception offers a relaxed opportunity to meet the artist, explore her mixed media pieces up close, and enjoy an evening of art, conversation, and community connection.

We look forward to celebrating Lydia’s work — and the birds that inspire it — with you.

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL