Category: Events

Did you know Alder Creek Farm and Natural Area is a hotspot on the Oregon Coast Birding Trail? Whether you’re new to LNCT conservation lands, or new to birding, we want to show you why this place is so special! Join us in celebration of World Migratory Bird Day for a Birding 101 walk guided by local experts.

Space is limited, sign-ups are required!

Use the QR code below or visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWvGo1hY7RE8zcNTGD1lqhtpMrapOUXpBmLdxbv527T2CNEQ/viewform?usp=header

This walk will cover ~1 mile of uneven terrain in wooded and meadow habitat, with a very slight elevation gain. All ages welcome. Bathrooms are available on site.

And today we want to hold up the work of expert fixer Dick Park with this spotlight!

We have some wonderfully handy people volunteering with the Repair Café every month and have decided that you all need to know more about them! In this newsletter we are highlighting Dick Park, one of our expert fixers who has been offering his cheerful competent repair support since almost the beginning! Dick generously allowed me to interview him and learn more about how he gained his skills. Hopefully through this we can also learn from his experiences!

Dick Park was born on a farm in southern Idaho and was blessed to have a father who was mechanically inclined that he could learn from. Following him around on the farm, Dick learned by watching. His father couldn’t just call someone to come fix his farm equipment – there wasn’t the time or money for that – so he fixed things himself. Fortunately, farm equipment was made to be repaired.
Dick loved to tinker with things as a child, taking things apart and then seeing how they go back together. When he was in 7th grade, he built a tractor out of the parts that were available to him.
Shortly after high school his uncle recruited him to come to the Pacific Northwest to work for Boeing. The company hired him to be a draftsman and then finding that he didn’t yet know how to do the job they enrolled him in a 14-week course. This opportunity gave him the training that he would use his whole adult life.
As a young man Dick served in the Navy, attended the Oregon Institute of Technology, and got married! He worked for the University of Washington in their applied physics lab doing underwater research for the navy. During this time he says he watched the engineers doing mechanical things and learned from them, not just how to do something but also how to approach the problem of making something work.
After his retirement he started doing computer design, always going back to the design before he would make something. He loves wood working. He and his wife Kathy designed and built their home together, and Dick has built many wooden items including boxes and furniture.
At the repair café, Dick specializes in fixing lamps, wooden items, anything electronic and is fearless about taking things apart.
Dick and Kathy are moving away soon, and we will miss them. We will miss Dick’s presence at the repair café!

43080 North Fork Rd Nehalem
At North Fork Rd and Hwy 53

We have 12 varieties of tomatoes on offer besides annuals, perennials, shrubs, house plants, and veggies. See below for descriptions.

There will also be Mother’s Day Gifts, a raffle, kid’s gardening activity and the Sharpenator.

Proceeds benefit local organizations that share the Club’s mission

TOMATO VARIETIES
Oregon Spring
3-4 inch
Determinate
60 day
Jim Baggett variety
Heirloom

Early Girl
3 inch
Indeterminate
57 day

San Marzano
3-4 inch Roma
Indeterminate,
80 day
Heirloom
Green Zebra
2-3 inch
Indeterminate
75 day
Heirloom

Alaska Fancy
1.2-2 inch plum
Determinate
55 days
Heirloom

Stupice
5-7′ tall
2-4 inch fruits
Indeterminate
52-70 day
Heirloom

Siletz
10-12 oz
Determinate Bush
65 day
Jim Baggett variety
Heirloom

Juliet
1-2 oz plum cherry hybrid
Juicy & sweet
Indeterminate
60 day
Needs staking

Golden Nugget
1″ diameter yellow
Indeterminate
55-60 day
Jim Baggett variety
Heirloom

Oregon Cherry
1 1/2″ long 1″ wide
Determinate
60 day

Legend
4-5″ slicer
Determinate
60-70 day
Jim Baggett variety

Sweetie
1-1.5′ diameter cherry in clusters Indeterminate
70 day
Heirloom

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 first reading will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 10:30 at the Astoria Library. There will be a second reading at the NorthTillamook Library in Manzanita on Monday, May 11, 2026 at 10:30. The
last story time will be held at the Seaside Library on Wednesday, May13, 2026 at 10:30.
Similar events are planned monthly in partnership between North Oregon Coast Symphony, North Tillamook Library, Seaside Library, and
Astoria Library. For more information, visit the symphony’s website at www.nocsymphony.org. or www.astoria.gov/dept/Library at 503-325-7323.

Community Reception
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 5–7 PM
Free & Open to the Public

Location:
Blue Water Fine Art Gallery
119 S Miller St., Rockaway Beach

Meet the artists, explore their work, and enjoy an evening of art, conversations, and community. Light refreshments will be served.

Stay connected with upcoming exhibitions and artist calls — sign up for our newsletter at BlueWaterFineArtGallery.com.

Be sure to stop by between 2:00-7:00 to enjoy traditional Mexican food made fresh for your enjoyment.

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.
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:
us02web.zoom.us/j/82315818270

See you there.
Brian

On May 12, Manzanita favorite, Juliet Yänko will kick off the inaugral season of Cloud & Leaf’s “Tiny Stacks Concert Series,” hosted by Holly Lorincz, and presented in partnership with North Coast Creative Forum.

If you’re a fan of NPR’s “Tiny Desk” series, you’ll be in for a local treat. “Tiny Stacks” is built around the same spirit: talented musicians performing up close, for a small audience, in a warm and intimate setting. It’s a chance to hear great music in a way that feels personal, relaxed, and rooted in community.

Performances run from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Space is limited for this special event. Tickets can be reserved online at:

tinystacksmusic.com

You may also use the QR Code listed on the poster for this announcement to reserve tickets.

Come support Juliet, as well as the other artists who are lined up for this world-class music series coming this year. Hope to see you there!

Buckets of tomatoes and Peppers
Lots of other vegetables, flowers and herbs
A wide variety of vendors including a garden yard sale collection. Someone donated some wonderful pots and a huge collection of garden tools
NATIVE PLANTS from ALdervale Native Plants. Bring home a red flowering current, golden current or coyote bush . Fill a sunny spot with a sea thrift in a 1 gallon pot. Add some coastal fawn liliesto a sunny spot or a variety of unusual and beautiful woodland flowers
Aldervale Native Plants will also be open the following Sat. May 9th but selections are limited and there will be a much better selection on May 2nd.
Questions call, text, or email Hope Stanton 503 812-9965 or hopecstanton@gmail.com

The Cannon Beach Chorus presents its Spring 2026 concert, “I Am America, the land, the people, the struggle to be free”. The concert music was selected in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Known for performing in a wide range of musical styles, the chorus has chosen music from the Revolutionary War period to contemporary times, from composers including Aaron Copland, Stephen Foster, Garth Brooks as well as traditional folk and patriotic music with lyrics in English, Spanish and Navajo. The chorus will be joined by guest musicians Kristin Wishon, Flute, Piccolo; Tim Berthelsen, Violin, Fiddle; Diane Ericson, Percussion and Allen Barber, Tenor.

The concert will feature Tillamook pianist, Blake Poblador, in a performance of L’Union, written during the American Civil War by composer and pianist, Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

There is no charge to attend. Donations are encouraged to support the chorus and our scholarship fund for Clatsop and Tillamook County high school Seniors who will continue their vocal/choral music training after graduation.

Roy Seiber, Director
Blake Poblador, Pianist, Accompanist

Join us to remove invasive species along the Wheeler Segment of the Salmonberry Trail. We will be focusing on the south section of the trail near Waterfront Park in downtown Wheeler. In addition to ivy removal, we will be placing some cardboard and wood chips down.

Please bring loppers, a rake, work gloves, water, and a snack for yourself. We will have extra tools and gloves if you do not own any.

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad will be running a train to Wheeler this day, so we need to make sure we are not in their way by 11:45AM!

We will meet behind the railroad tracks on Marine Dr and Hemlock St (west side of Hwy 101) in Wheeler at 9AM.

What feels like home to you? Can you express it in A song? An experience? A dance? A poem?

We invite you to share your expression of homeland in any form. Together, we’ll weave a richer, more diverse understanding of home through our shared stories and creative expressions.

Event takes place May 29th, still looking for participants to share their unique expression for us all…

PLEASE CONTACT TENISHA TO PARTICIPATE:
SOMATICWHOLEBEING@GMAIL.COM

Topic: Jane Wannell Celebration of Life
Time: May 17, 2026 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
zoom.us/j/95426681889?pwd=KJbEapuVAtKZSIsF6T0JDdamaKNomu.1

Meeting ID: 954 2668 1889
Passcode: 896025

Community Open Music Jam is this Friday, May 1st, 6 PM at Rising Hearts Studio. Bring your instruments, your voice, yourself – and let’s have fun playing music together. ALL are WELCOME. Hope to see you there!

Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy101, downtown Nehalem
(503)800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels.”

Join us to remove invasive species along the Wheeler Segment of the Salmonberry Trail. We will be focusing on the south section of the trail near Waterfront Park in downtown Wheeler. Once the ivy is removed, we want to place wood chips and prepare for planting native species in the fall. We have someone mowing the north section, so we will likely be placing woodchips during the work party, too!

Please bring loppers, a rake, work gloves, water, and a snack for yourself. We will have extra tools and gloves if you do not own any.

The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad will be running a train to Wheeler this day, so we need to make sure we are not in their way by 11:45AM!

We will meet behind the railroad tracks on Marine Dr and Hemlock St (west side of Hwy 101) in Wheeler at 9AM.

Register at:
www.mobilize.us/salmonberry-trail/event/931567/?referring_vol=11565771&rname=karen&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=facebook×lot=5907341

It’s been an incredibly warm winter, so we can expect some earlier harvests than usual. I can’t wait for those juicy sweet strawberries, fresh greens and herbs, crunchy carrots, and beautiful flowers. And this year, we’re very excited to have fresh oysters at the market, direct from Netarts Bay!

This year we are working on improving accessibility at the market. We will have the beach wheelchairs on site and available to use first come, first served while you visit the market. We are adding an ADA picnic table on a gravel pad, and we are working with Public Works to improve our accessible parking and access to the food court and music area (coming in July!).

We also are happy to continue our Triple Up SNAP match program this season. Spend $20 in SNAP benefits at the market and get $60 to spend, every week! Visit the market info booth to learn more and run your SNAP card.

We’ve got so many awesome vendors this year, both returning favorites and some exciting new businesses. We will have live music every week, I’ll be posting the schedule soon. Can’t wait to see you there!

Manzanita Farmers Market
Friday, 4-7 pm
May 15-September 25
Underhill Plaza behind city hall
635 Manzanita Ave

Our local community has been lauded for outstanding emergency preparedness. Yet we are completely unprepared for the one thing we know for sure is coming!

The US Dept of Health and Human services says that 77% of people over 50 have not planned for how they will age and die. If asked, most people say they want to “age in place”. We vaguely imagine ourselves living out our years in our current homes, at our current level of ability and then dying peacefully in our sleep.

Unfortunately, the reality is that for most people, the last decade may be one of physical and mental decline, and/or illness. It becomes increasingly difficult to be independent, and a high percentage of us will live our last years alone as we lose the ability to care for ourselves.

Conscious Aging and Community Connections presents local programs intended to build community and help us live our best lives. Our May 11th conversation will focus on the importance of planning ahead while we are still able. We will explore what we can do now, to live as well as we can, for as long as we can, in our own homes. We will explore other options and consider pros and cons. No doubt there will be more questions than answers, but at the very least, there will be good conversation with others who are facing similar challenges.

The list of questions is long. Who will care for you? How will you get around? Who will manage your bills? Is your current home suitable for aging in place? (It’s not just about ramps and grab bars!). What else do you need to consider before you invest in expensive adaptive equipment and/or remodeling?

The conversation, and questions we generate, are meant to inspire and motivate us to act now while we are still able. NOW is the time to get clarity about what you want and need, to research your options, plan for help, perhaps make changes to your home, get your documents in order, and maybe have that talk with your family.

Please join us for this important and no doubt, lively conversation!

All ages are welcome (may even be more beneficial for younger people!)

Your donation of $5 supports the Pine Grove Community House.

Community Reception
Saturday, May 9, 2026, 5–7 PM
Free & Open to the Public

Location:
Blue Water Fine Art Gallery
119 S Miller St., Rockaway Beach

Meet the artists, explore their work, and enjoy an evening of art, conversations, and community. Light refreshments will be served.

Stay connected with upcoming exhibitions and artist calls — sign up for our newsletter at BlueWaterFineArtGallery.com.

Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or simply passionate about supporting our local environment, we’d love to have you help out!

Our volunteer events are a great way to connect with others in the community and contribute to preserving and promoting native plants that are vital to local ecosystems. At these events, we will be thinning newly germinated seedlings as well as transplanting year-old plants into larger pots.

Your participation helps us make a lasting impact on the health and diversity of our local environment. We can’t wait to work together!

Register at Tbnep.org

That’s because the Garden Club donates proceeds from the sale to local organizations that share the Club’s mission. Since 2020 the Club has granted almost $28,000! Thanks to everyone who has purchased plants in the past so we are able to do this.

Past recipients include Wheeler Waterfront Park, Salmonberry Trail, Tillamook Estuary Partnerships Native Plant Nursery, Pine Grove Community Center, 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. Grants are awarded at the end of the year.

This year the sale will be held as usual on Mother’s Day weekend. Unlike the past few years, it is ONE DAY ONLY.

Saturday, May 9th from 10-4.

No early entries please.

Location of the sale is 43080 Northfork Rd, Nehalem at the junction of Hwy 53 and Northfork Rd.

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.

Available at reasonable prices will be all kinds of plants: hanging baskets, planters with colorful flowers, perennials, annuals, vegetables, tomatoes, shrubs, trees, herbs, ground cover and houseplants.

Also on offering will be Mother’s Day gifts and a raffle. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 6 for $20.

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.

We encourage you to pay with cash or check and to round up!
If you have one, please bring a wagon or some other conveyance to help get your plants to your car.

Here’s a video from 2024 by Juli Stratton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoYDQ7sl8us

NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in community drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and wants an end to pesticide applications near where people live, work, and recreate.

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For more information, contact rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com.

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