Looking for a family-friendly way to ring in the new year? Join your neighbors on Wednesday, Dec. 31st from 7PM to midnight for a night full of good vibes and community joy:
Music by DJ Pranawave
Dress-up crafts, face-painting & costume fun
Games for all ages
Food & drinks
Community Gratitude Jar Readings
And a Midnight Parade to wrap it all up!
at The Pine Grove Community House
225 Laneda Ave
Start the new year with connection, color, and community creativity. We’ll see you there!
The annual Polar Plunge is back!
New Year’s Day at 11:00 AM at Neahkahnie Beach
HOWEVER: This year, conditions are a bit different, so please read the following carefully.
Important Information for your safety:
KING TIDES: Water level is expected to reach 9.6 ft at plunge time. Please be aware!
BEACH TERRAIN: There will be logs and debris along the shore and floating in the water as the waves come in!
BONFIRE: No beach fire will be available this year, as any areas are too close to dune grass.
ACESS: Entry will most likely be from the road, as usable beach space may be limited.
Safety Reminder:
Participation carries inherent risks. Please take personal responsibility for your safety and of those around you!
Despite these precautions, the plunge is a fun and invigorating way to kick off the New Year! Come prepared, stay safe, and enjoy the experience.
“I’m sharing this out of concern to help keep everyone safe.”
P.S. YOU MAY WANT TO WAIT AND DO IT LATER IN THE DAY, IT WILL STILL COUNT 🙂
Be well,
Janice B Gaines-Ehlen BS, LMT, CPT
Massage Therapist
Fitness/Wellness Coach
www.mountainsedgemassage.com
503 260-4743
Come launch a fresh year of peace-making with old and new friends. Let’s gather together with music, food and stories. Help give our next turn a good start.
Hope to see you in Cannon Beach on Saturday January 3, 1 – 3 pm at Tolovana Hall (3779 S Hemlock St.)!
Onward,
Watt and Jennifer Childress
We’ve just passed the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year. Come dance the energy of crossing a threshold. We are nearing the end of the Year of the Snake (Chinese astrology). Come dance the energy of a snake shedding its skin. We are nearing the end of a “9” year (Numerology 2+0+2+5) -known as a year of completion. Come dance the energy of going through a portal. What wants to, needs to, demands to, be left behind? The energy of endings, of walking through doorways that you can no longer return through, of karmic closure, of releasing, of sloughing off, of moving forward into your truest self and your truest purpose is everywhere right now. I am feeling this SO INTENSELY. You? Let us come together and help move it along. Let’s find what is stuck or numb or congealed in our bodies and loosen it, return it to flow and let it go. We are right on time.
Playlist by Jamie
See you on Sunday 12/28 at 11am at the White Cover Grange. Doors open at 10:30.
$10 donation- No one turned away for lack of funds. Kids dance free.
Ecstatic dance is a somatic movement practice for collective liberation. Bring something for the altar if you feel called to.
Image from @rewildingforwomen
There are 8 foreign policy topics, changing each year, ranging from future relations with China to the effects of tariffs on our relations with other countries.
We meet either in person or by zoom on Tuesdays at 1:30 pm at NCRD, 36155 Ninth St. in Nehalem.
The book that accompanies the topics is $35 (arriving later this month or early January) at the NCRD Welcome Center, Monday through Friday from 8am till 5pm. We will be starting the discussions in mid January.
The public is welcome.
Join us at the Pine Grove Community House from 7PM to midnight for food, music by DJ Chickpea, dancing, games, gratitude jar reading, face-painting, creative dress-up fun, and a magical midnight parade. Come as you are—or in costume! Hosted with love by local partners, this free celebration welcomes all ages.
The Pine Grove Community House
7pm – Midnight
225 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
Donations welcome!
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
There will be no Yoga with Janet until next year, Wednesday, January 7th.
See you there.
Brian
We are nearing the end of the Year of the Snake (Chinese astrology). Come dance the energy of a snake shedding its skin.
We are nearing the end of a “9” year (Numerology 2+0+2+5) -known as a year of completion. Come dance the energy of going through a portal. What wants to, needs to, demands to, be left behind? The energy of endings, of walking through doorways that you can no longer return through, of karmic closure, of releasing, of sloughing, of moving forward into your truest self, your truest purpose, is everywhere right now.
I am feeling this SO INTENSELY. You?
Let us come together and help move it along. Let’s find what is stuck or numb or congealed in our bodies and loosen it, return it to flow and let it go. We are right on time.
Playlist by Jamie
See you on Thursday 12/18 at 5:30 at the White Cover Grange.
Doors open at 5.
$10 donation – No one turned away for lack of funds – Kids dance free
Ecstatic dance is a somatic movement practice for collective liberation. Bring something for the altar if you feel called to.
TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is this Friday December 19th, 6-8PM. 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!
Thank you!!
Contact Christy (503)800-1092 for info/questions or to donate
Join Kate Skaggs for this beautiful two hour, deeply relaxing restorative yoga offering on the Winter Solstice! 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!
Dec. 21. 5pm-7pm!
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
TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is Friday December 19th, 6-8PM. 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!
This is a HUGGS sponsored event- Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, christy@cosmichealignwn.com for info or questions or to donate to keep this event going, Thank you.
35955 Underhill Ln.,
Nehalem
Noon ’till the last crumb!
Whatcha got?
Some clothing with a tear, a toaster that needs repair?
A lamp that won’t light, or a kitchenaid mixer that’s given up the fight?
Maybe we can help!
Sign up at the Heart of Cartm website www.heartofcartm.org/repaircafe
then join us on Saturday!
Repair Cafe at the HeartWorks Studio in Wheeler December 13, from 3-5
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
us06web.zoom.us/j/89257402355?pwd=8Obsr1rG9BKqoLsvzKb4yLC5IWmqzu.1
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.
