
Rainy Day Coffee Club, Weds, Jan 8th, 2pm @ Wild


After your visit, if you choose to continue your wellness journey with us, you’ll receive access to a specially discounted, more comprehensive Initial Exam and Introduction to Chiropractic Care.
There are only a few appointments left, so be sure to book your appointment online TODAY! app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12487570&appointmentType=11409294
Don’t miss this chance to set the foundation for better health and well-being in the year ahead. Experience the benefits of a properly functioning spine and nervous system!
We’re excited to support you in starting your new year with greater health and vitality!
**For new patients and local community members only.



Monday, January 13, 2:00-4:00pm, Conscious Aging and Community Connections, Public Event, Planning For The Inevitable: Getting All Your Paperwork in Place, Presenter: Margo Lalich, MPH, RN, Co-Founder – North Coast EOL Collective. This two-hour, interactive North Coast EOL Collective presentation will offer valuable insights, helpful information, and resources for planning before and after the death of a spouse, partner, or family member, as well as for individuals who live alone or do not have close family. The session will include a self-assessment and discussion. A $5 contribution at the door helps maintain the Pine Grove Community House as a gathering place for all. Contact Dori Bash for more information: dorib747@gmail.com
Tuesday, January 21,5:30-7:30pm, January Members dinner,
The State of the Cities. As a great beginning to the new year, we’ve invited representatives from Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler to bring us up to date on the status of their cities, current projects underway and what they’ve planned for the coming year. We’ll also bring you an update on what to expect at the Pine Grove during the coming year.
Bring a favorite appetizer, main course, salad or dessert, And don’t forget a bottle of wine to share.
RSVP: moranmem@gmail.com

WCG Family and friends 🙂

Location – Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita
Presenter: Margo Lalich, MPH, RN, Co-Founder – North Coast EOL Collective
Join the Conscious Aging and Community Connections at the Pine Grove Community House on January 13th, 2PM to 4PM, when we’ll focus on healthcare and estate paperwork, plus other tips to make things go more smoothly when the going gets tough. If you have been putting off putting “your affairs in order,” this event will provide guidance and incentive. If you already have everything in place, you may have good advice and ideas to help others. This two-hour, interactive North Coast EOL Collective presentation will offer valuable insights, helpful information, and resources for planning before and after the death of a spouse, partner, or family member, as well as for individuals who live alone or do not have close family. The session will include a self-assessment and discussion.
A $5 contribution at the door helps maintain the Pine Grove Community House as a gathering place for all.
Join us online if you can’t come! uoregon.zoom.us/j/94779163801
Please share this invitation with your friends and neighbors.
As a matter of necessity and regardless of land ownership, NCCWP demands no more logging and no more pesticide spraying within our drinking-watersheds. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that we all are entitled to have. Please help North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds.
www.healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION
For more information or to unsubscribe, contact Nancy Webster rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com

Start out the year with a bang. Come join us for the North Coast Veterans for Peace meeting.
The following is the info you’ll need for the VFP meeting:
Thursday – January 9th
Time – 10:30 am PST
Place – Offshore grill in Manzanita
Everyone is invited, you need not be a veteran to attend.
Really looking forward to seeing everybody.
If you can’t make it in person, you can always zoom in via the following link:
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/87254740556?pwd=7rvDylDeoWZEIwrmAyp05UnohIGDm8.1
Meeting ID: 872 5474 0556
Passcode: 333942
Brian
Rising Hearts Studio, Cosmic Healing NW, and Megan Lucas LAc are excited to announce the date of our next collaborative Community Wellness Event!
Join us Saturday January 25th, 6 PM, at Rising Hearts Studio for a brief community acupuncture session with Megan Lucas LAc, while bathing in the sounds of healing with Himalayan and Crystal Singing Bowls with Certified Sound Healer and Reiki Master/Teacher Christy Kay, followed by a grounding tea offering – leave feeling grounded, relaxed, balanced, and healed-
Self care=Community Care
***ONLY $65/person!***
Space is limited – registration required
Link to register is here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=20787704&appointmentType=58532489
Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealingnw.com for info/questions
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th ST
Hwy 101, Downtown Nehalem
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels.”


Start the new year with a bang. Start it with Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthy.
Come join us. Everyone is welcome.
First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA
If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/86577877885?pwd=hubSgvfcmYl6AWclxvsfULTHkeUCXY.1
Next there’s 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

As a matter of necessity and regardless of land ownership, NCCWP demands no more logging and no more pesticide spraying within our drinking-watersheds. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that we all are entitled to have. Please help North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds.
www.healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION

By Jim Heffernan
I’ve been thinking a lot about filters and “civic religion” lately. I can’t help myself.
The filters I’ve been thinking about are the filters we equip ourselves with that insulate our true selves and allow us to present ourselves as “normal” people to people we meet.
I’ve always had something of a rebellious streak that’s caused me to pick at those filters. The bumpy road of life hasn’t helped. I’ve reached a point where all the filters are shattered. I “yam what I yam”.
My latest fervent cause is “civic religion”. I am convinced that our democracy and our welfare are in a state of steady decline because we neglect our duties as citizens.
I’ve adopted the “creed” of Eric Liu. I invite all to attend my “civic Saturdays” to listen to his “sermons” and become “sworn-again citizens”.
It won’t be easy, but I do think it is doable. The alternative is to stand aside and watch our well-being erode day by day because we’re too feckless to resist the billionaire class that wants it that way.
I have a list of demands I would like to nail to a door somewhere and it goes like this:
1. We want to live in a place guided by empathy, respect, justice, generosity, courage, fun and love.
2. We want to live in a place governed by judgments that are honestly made, supported by evidence, accountable and
3. We want to live in a place in which everyone’s needs are met, without harming the living world or the prosperity of future
4. We want to live in a place in which the fruits of the work we do and the resources we use are fairly and widely distributed, in which shared prosperity is a general project, and the purpose of economic life is to enable universal well
5. We want to live in a place in which all people have equal rights, in practice as well as in theory.
6. We want to live in a place in which all people can feel secure, confident, safe and cared
7. We want to live in a place in which, regardless of where they were born, everyone has a neighborhood of which they feel proud, where they can freely participate in the life of the
8. We want to live in a place which, proudly and consistently, supports people in need of help, including those fleeing from danger and persecution abroad.
9. We want to live in a place in which a thriving natural world provides a refuge both for rich and abundant wildlife and for people seeking relief from the clamor of daily
10. We want to live in a place whose political system is fair and fully representative, in which everyone has a voice and every vote counts, and whose outcomes can neither be bought nor otherwise engineered.
11. We want to live in a place in which decisions are taken at the most appropriate level, to enhance democratic participation and connection.
12. We want to live in a place in which everyone has access to the information needed to make meaningful democratic choices, and in which political debate is honest, accessible and inclusive.
13. We want to live in a place in which education is a joyful process, encouraging children of all abilities to engage with enthusiasm, and adults to continue learning throughout their lives.
14. We want to live in a place in which good housing, fast and effective healthcare and a healthy, sufficient diet are available to everyone.
15. We want to live in a place that helps to build a safe, prosperous and resilient community of nations
16. We want to live in a place that is open to new ideas and information, and that values creativity, research and discovery.
I would be so proud if I had come up with that list on my own. I stole it from somewhere and I don’t remember where. Google won’t tell me.
It is my hope to make it happen. I may be a foolish Pollyanna. In the hope of making this happen, I will be holding civic Saturdays on zoom where we can listen to a 30 minute sermon from Eric Liu and see where it takes us. The sermons are delivered by him and are from his book “Become America” and the first sermon is from November 8, 2016, just after Trump’s first election. The sermons are not partisan, but they are highly moral. The first sermon moved me deeply and eased my pain.
Let’s start the New Year off with “Civic Saturdays” on Jan. 4th, 2025.
Here’s the invite link to the zoom meetings, the first one is on Jan. 4th, 2025 and starts at 10 A.M. us06web.zoom.us/j/85949716562?pwd=wnKsmKP5FqXWC0koI3p7HddpxNXy6x.1
As always, discussion welcome at codger817@gmail.com


Start the year off with a healthier, more adaptable spine and nervous system! This special opportunity includes:
–A personalized Report of Your Postural Health
–A mini spinal exam
–Your first gentle spinal adjustment with Dr. Dawn
After your visit, if you choose to continue your wellness journey with us, you’ll receive access to a specially discounted, more comprehensive Initial Exam and Introduction to Chiropractic Care.
Appointments are limited, so be sure to book your appointment online today: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php…
Don’t miss this chance to set the foundation for better health and well-being in the year ahead. Experience the benefits of a properly functioning spine and nervous system!
We’re excited to support you in starting your new year with greater health and vitality!
**For new patients and local community members only.


NCCWP advocates for a complete ban on logging and pesticide use in community water sources regardless of land ownership, and calls for an end to pesticide applications near where people live, work and recreate. Please help us safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds!
For more information visit:
www.healthywatershed.org |www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION
or email at rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com

When: Friday, January 3rd, 5–6 PM
Where: The Winery in Manzanita (If The Winery is closed, we’ll meet at Offshore Grill instead.)
We’d love to see you there—friends, family, and anyone affected by diabetes are welcome.
Want to stay connected? Be sure to check out our Facebook group for updates. facebook.com/groups/543769058469035
Happy New Year—see you soon.

For more information contact Lane deMoll 503-440-1342 or Lane@lanedemoll.com

The NBWC’s Annual Meeting will start at 5 pm. The Annual Meeting consists of board elections, selection of board officers, and the Annual Report. All members are welcome to attend to vote in board elections. The Annual Report will be a summary of council activities in 2024 including progress reports on restoration designs, planting projects, and regional collaborations. It’s been a busy year for the council so we hope you’ll come early to learn about what we’ve been up to.
In 2019 residents along West Fork Coal Creek contacted the NBWC with concerns about an area of erosion that was threatening their access road. Executive Director Zac Mallon visited the properties and determined that this was a situation where fish habitat and protecting infrastructure could overlap. So, with support from Troy Laws at ODFW and funding from the Wild Salmon Center, an instream wood placement project was planned for West Fork Coal Creek to both protect vulnerable infrastructure and to improve habitat conditions for the 5 species of salmonids that utilize West Fork Coal Creek. The structures were installed in the summer of 2020.
The documentary is a series of interviews with ED Zac Mallon and with landowners during and immediately after project implementation. It takes the viewer through the experience of having a wood placement on their property including discussions of habitat and infrastructure benefit, connections to natural processes like landslide and windstorms, and the honest experiences of the landowners during and immediately after the project was implemented. This is a great documentary for anyone hoping to learn more about salmon habitat or about the experience of having a wood placement on their own property.
Both the Annual Meeting and the presentation will be hosted on Zoom and are free to the public. The zoom link is tinyurl.com/bdjeckb9 or on the Faceboook event at www.facebook.com/nehalembaywc. You can also contact the watershed council at info@nehalemwatershed.org.
Event Information: This event is FREE and open to the public. Find more information on our speaker series and the links for access on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/nehalembaywc).
Time & Agenda:
5:00 PM Board Elections
5:30 PM Annual Report
6:00 PM Documentary Screening
6:15 PM Project Updates
6:30 PM Discussion / Q&A
7:30 PM Adjourn

Wednesday January 1st
Led by Libby Golden
Warm up activity starts at 6
Dance starts at 6:30 Ends at 8
White Clover Grange
$10-$20 (no one turned away)
30 min warm-up is a coloring activity and 10 min qigong.
We will color, cut and thread Janus paper masks that can be worn.
Plus immune boosting wintertime nourishing bone marrow cleansing qigong.
We will also explore a way of moving with breath that brings balance and harmony to our foundation so we can move with more safety and freedom.
This Friday is our Community Open Music Jam at Rising Hearts Studio – starts at 6 PM. Bring your instruments, your voice, yourself- and let’s have fun playing together! It’s always a good time!
Hope to see you there!
Contact Christy for info/questions 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….”

Rockaway Beach, OR: On Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 12:00 PM, the North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) invites you to St. Mary’s by the Sea for a presentation by Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) students from the University of Oregon (UO). Their research, Coastal Futures, focuses on climate change adaptation strategies for coastal communities in Oregon and is led by Ignacio López Busón, a UO Assistant Professor of Climate Change Resilience.
For the past three months, the students have visited and analyzed Rockaway Beach, meeting with local stakeholders to understand the values and challenges of our local community, including coastal erosion, sea level rise, deforestation, drinking water quality, and urban development. This presentation will showcase their research on sustainable coastal practices and explore paths for long-term resilience.
All community members are encouraged to attend to learn more about coastal sustainability issues and engage in a discussion about planning for a more environmentally and socially resilient future.
Free to attend.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Saturday, January 18th at Noon (doors open at 11:30 AM)
St Mary’s by the Sea Catholic Church
275 S Pacific St, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
NCCWP advocates for a complete ban on logging and pesticide use in community water sources across all land ownerships, and calls for an end to pesticide applications near where people live, work and recreate. Please help us safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds!
For more information visit:
www.healthywatershed.org |www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION
or email at rockawaycitizen.water@gmail.com
