It’s almost time for our annual Manzanita Plant Sale!
Sunday, Apr 21st 11am till they’re gone (don’t blink!)
Hoffman Center for the Arts
In-person shopping inside the Hoffman
Come meet these happy guys!
What they call you is one thing.
What you answer to is something else.
Lucille Clifton, 1936 – 2010
That night it was her birthday.
We were at the Lighthouse,
a local bar and gathering place.
You were sitting by yourself at
the bar. Not for you and you alone
did I refuse to kiss your angry,
drunken axe, dismiss or ignore
all the times you were wronged,
not heard, demeaned, all the times
you were frightened and confused.
When I came to order at the bar,
what you apparently saw and were
imagining, was not what was actually
there. For your own reasons you were
wanting to hurt, get down, fight.
Full of partying intentions, I was wearing
my favorite old coat, unraveling a bit,
threadbare, and apparently from Bolivia.
When you asked if I was homeless
it was clear you believed I had no
right or reason to be at the bar,
the gathering, or occupy space at all.
It was all very sad and a response was
needed that was not available.
When I answered the fist of your
surprising question, “What are you
homeless,” I could not sanction nor
join yet another confused distraction,
nor support the ignorance that brought
this violence to you that you were now
bringing to me. My factual answer,
“Not at this time.” did not in any way
quiet what was burning in you and the dance
of our random meeting continued in ways
I have now forgotten. Finally someone,
claiming to know each of us, said something
that allowed you to let go, begin to settle back,
release. I was grateful that at on this night,
loathing quieted, no more blood would be lost.
From past experiences I know it can be difficult to debate complex issues without it turning into a contest to pile up the most “reliable” sources; yours are valid, mine are not. This is especially true when an issue is polarized. The only honest way to resolve this is to actually visit the sources and judge the validity of the data.
I suggest we accept that the climate of a whole planet, not just local weather or local phenomena, is a very, very complex, ongoing study. From the earth’s core, through its various layers of “matter”, through its oceans and the oceans of vapors without, all the way through to the exosphere, out to the sun and beyond, it is all connected and interactive. This is a fact, these systems are all interrelated and there are numerous mechanisms that have major influences. These mechanisms are all complex studies by themselves, so assessing all the data to paint a climate picture, requires rare individuals. Some of us do research we are capable of and defer to “experts” to see if our understanding fits into the puzzle. Most of us simply choose a picture we resonate with.
I believe the main point of the movie, CLIMATE: THE MOVIE (The Cold Truth), is
to consider whether or not human activity, specifically anything related to Co2, is causing catastrophic global warming, which in turn results in all the perceived extreme weather phenomena. This is the focus of the movie because there are policies and programs, enacted and supported by governing bodies, both elected and un-elected, being rolled out right now relating to energy, food production and transportation, which will affect every nation on the planet. It would seem to be a foundational question to answer correctly. To be clear, the producers and presenters of the movie are not making any claims that we should continue generating and consuming energy as we are forever, or that we are not polluting our world. They are saying that Co2 is not pollution, although it can be the result of polluting practices, and that the “world” is not overheating. This is an important distinction. They are concerned that the facts are being misconstrued to create fear and panic, making it seems imperative to follow these policy solutions because we are running out of time.
The question is always credentials. Are the experts in the film really experts, published and well received lecturers? Who backs them financially? What about all the graphs? Lots of home work for the interested students and if the sources and records compiled by all those agencies for decades appear to be trustworthy, the big question becomes, why is their narrative so different from what is generally accepted? A critical thinker might want to note whether or not there has been any censorship and if so, why?
What about the credentials of the other experts? What about their charts and graphs? Who finances them? Anyone who was born after 1980, has heard all their life that the planet will warm past livability by, well, that date keeps moving ahead, but it’s coming, unless we stop stomping around with our oversized carbon footprint. The claim is that without question, absolutely, greenhouse gasses are causing the whole world to overheat and we are facing unprecedented loss of habitats, species and life in general. When was this idea first floated through the news and by whom? When was the IPCC, (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), created?, by whom?, and did it function openly without bias or censorship? How do it’s initial computer models match up with all of the actual field data now? More work for the serious student. I can assure you, anything but the Co2, overheating narrative was heavily censored and swept under the ‘big oil’ propaganda rug which is why even suggesting another perspective elicits ‘flat earth’ labels.
We should seriously consider how ideas become generally accepted. We should learn if and how ideas are censored. It’s clearly evident that many ideas have been embraced whole heartedly by this and other nations which later turned out to be very bad for species, habitats and life in general. They were presented to the people as big, bold responses by our government to perceived threats but it turns out the people were misled. Misled as in lied to. Does it come as a surprise that government agencies mislead their people if there are powerful interests to consider, to invest in? I think one must be aware of the hand in glove relationship between powerful agencies and the “press”, to understand how a nation accepts ideas or narratives. It’s true what they say about repeating lies often enough but we aren’t concerned about why people have been misled in this review but rather, do the facts show that they have been.
Two things regarding news and how it can affirm ones belief in anything, must be kept in mind. First, the speed with which it travels now, and second, our devices that receive the news are ubiquitous. Those who own the feeds, especially the major networks have tremendous power to lead a population. There are countless news worthy events occurring endlessly and somebody chooses which events are shared and how. This has always been the case but in 2024 it’s x1000 . A massive array of amplifiers can easily squelch a little bullhorn.
So, climate and judging for oneself what to believe. Following are a few factors affecting our climate which can be learned through research and listening to lectures. These drivers supersede any human activity, and any climatologist that does not include these in their conclusions is suspect.
SUN- The first regular influence in our climate is our sun. Our relationship
is much more than simple radiance, tilt and elliptic. The electromagnetic
interaction penetrates and reacts with our planets circuits at all levels, from
the exosphere down to the core. The sun has cycles. It flips its polarity every
eleven years which alters its spots and holes which influence our climate. We
have four hundred years of records showing the suns electrocardiogram, and how
it affects our world. The other members of our solar family all exhibit cyclical
effects keyed to the sun. How robust the sun is greatly affects rain patterns but
not as one might first think. It’s not only by its radiance or heat output but rather
by its ability to shield us from raw cosmic radiation. A stronger sun
means less turbulence for the planets and more stable weather patterns. A weak sun
and we are battered, which increases cloud formation meaning much more
precipitation in all it’s forms. Radiation storms influence volcanism which in turn
creates more clouds and rain. Cloud cover cools the atmosphere.
CYCLES- There are perturbations, push and pulls within our little solar system which
result in cyclical, predictable changes for our planet. The time between these events
is longer but consistent, like our earthly tides. These events are recorded
all over the planet and our abilities to find and collate these data has increased
exponentially. What we know now compared to 1980 is really worth comparing.
Some of the newest data indicates that there are cyclical waves of energy from the
central “sun” of our galaxy, which sync up with our climate records. To think
our planet does not experience recurring patterns that are as regular as the hours of
our day, the weeks of our year or our decades is to deny the fascinating work done
in only the past thirty or forty years. The research into the ‘Younger Dryas
Event’ is an excellent example of multiple disciplines clarifying our earth’s
History.
EARTHS MAGNETIC FIELD- Our planets magnetic field is in transition. It’s a simple
thing to Google, “ earths magnetic pole movements and the South Atlantic
Anomaly”. You will find that the North Pole is exponentially moving from
it’s location above Canada, where it has been for as long as we have been mapping
it, across the Bearing Sea, towards Northern Siberia. The South Pole is likewise
moving with increased speed towards the north, aiming for the Indian ocean. The
‘ field’ strength in the South Atlantic Anomaly is diminishing as it’s area is
widening. This is happening, and it is having powerful effects on climate as we
we receive Coronal Mass Ejections, (CMEs),
and Coronal hole wind streams of charged particles at earth. Some of that
energy reaches us in minutes and others in a couple days, and the result is
jet streams that normally keep in their expected latitudes turn into
waving ribbons that swoop up over the poles and back down towards the tropics.
This causes unseasonable patterns and extremes. Eelectric signals precurse
earthquakes, something suspected for many years, is now being recognized by
seismologists; another example of the our earth and sun connection.
The major influences above must be factored into any discussion of what drives our planets climate. They are pervasive and overriding, beyond the ability for ‘man’ to control but knowing the cycles will help us prepare for the changes they bring.
HUMAN ACTIVITY- We are undeniably straining our ecosystem. Tearing up and
sucking out what we have chosen to fuel our mad 20th century dash – that’s
when we shifted into higher gears – to control everything and dominate each
other, is looking suicidal. We should reconsider where and how we
build our homes and cities, how we produce food, power, building materials,
manage our forests and water, and above all, the big dot many throughout
the world are beginning to connect, how we treat each other. It would be much
easier to share solutions to our freefall into consumption if we could stop making
war our major business.
Climate is extremely complex. Far to complex to reduce it’s driver to overheating caused by greenhouse gasses alone and yet, we can’t go ten minutes without someone attributing any adverse phenomenon to Co2, which started as global warming, morphed into climate change and is now so critical that drastic measures must be taken by all of humanity because we might already be past the tipping point! It’s like having your home fire alarms all go off at once and you can’t make them stop; very difficult to think clearly!
I don’t think any of the experts presenting their perspectives in this movie deny that climate changes. But none of them think Co2 has much to do with it. The fact that insurance companies are scrambling to cover claims does not prove that Co2 is to blame for whatever disaster struck. Is melting permafrost really unimaginable, never occurred before, ever? Are all the ocean levels rising? Really? We might want to look at the data on that one. Does the fact that PPL is raising its rates to protect the lines from fire prove that Co2 is the cause of wild fires? Perhaps human development has become so widespread, it is the reason we are incurring more disasters. Is Greenland, (all of it!) really melting? Because that’s what it sounds like. How about those Polar bears? Search ‘polar bear populations’ and be surprised. How about south west Antarctica melting; anything to do with subsurface volcanism?
There are so many factors that influence our climate and greenhouse gasses are way down on the list of drivers. Go head and track down the sources presented in the movie and it becomes evident that Co2 is simply not an issue. BUT, why it has been chosen as the vehicle to usher in a raft of radical, net zero policies is the complicated question we should all be looking at.
Various articles on research:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjozntXnZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXvBdwmxT2c
www.sott.net/article/474563-Northern-Hemisphere-snow-cover-is-2nd-highest-in-17-years
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz45fETw078
www.sott.net/article/469997-Is-Australia-experiencing-a-volcanic-winter
www.sott.net/article/461017-Arctic-sea-ice-extent-currently-second-highest-in-15-years-and-growing
www.sott.net/article/460835-Welcome-to-the-New-Economy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMTPF1blpQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHsq36_NTU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJujb-VnaCM
There are plenty more sources out there.
Attachments area
Preview YouTube video Top Facts on Climate Controversy, Fully Explained – See for Yourself!
Preview YouTube video Steven E. Koonin, Ph.D.– What Climate Science Tells Us, What it Doesn’t and Why it Matters.
Preview YouTube video John Christy Climate Change Denial Testimony Highlights May 13
Preview YouTube video Svensmark: The Cloud Mystery
Preview YouTube video The helical model – our solar system is a vortex
Preview YouTube video The Myth of the 97% Consensus
Everything All in One Place
I want to send a shout out to the city staff and leadership for updating the Planning Commission webpage so that a gal without great computer skills can easily find all the information needed in minutes without crying. The page is super easy to use, has everything in one place and lets you know what the real deal is about any of the land use projects going on in town. I have to say it’s a huge improvement from even a few months ago.
I went on the page to look for information about the Heron’s Rest PUD application and was thrilled to be able to see everything that’s been submitted without having to ask anybody for it.
Records requests can be time consuming for city staff and expensive for the city so the more information that’s digitized, the better for everyone.
It’s like a whole new world on the Planning Commission’s page.
If you want to know what’s happening with building in town it’s the place to find out the details. You can see what’s been proposed, whether an application is complete or not, and if it’s been approved.
There are case numbers assigned to each application plus the location of the project in town so you can easily find what you’re looking for and see all the materials that have been submitted by clicking on each link. You can also see archived PC meetings for the approved applications.
There are clearly written instructions for providing public comment in writing or at a meeting so that your comments are on the record. Letters of public comment are uploaded into the files in intervals as they come in by Scott and Chris until the public hearing for the application closes.
All these changes make it easy for everyone with access to a computer to do their own research and get the facts straight from the source. Commenting on a project couldn’t be easier. Check it out!
ci.manzanita.or.us/planning-commission/
Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com
If you’d have told me when we moved here fulltime in 2020 that I’d be supporting Heron’s Rest, a planned unit development on the 3rd Street lot that neighbors and I opposed in 2017, I would’ve wondered what you were smoking.
In the four years since I started writing these posts, I’ve learned something about Oregon land use goals and laws, city and county ordinances, and the rules and processes of municipal government. As I’ve learned, my perspective has changed as perspectives will do when wishful thinking runs into reality.
What I’ve learned is that the rules are the rules and if we don’t like how they work, we can change them but it’s going to take more people than just us and it’s going to take time—a lot of time—to get it done. And because we live in communities with other people it’s also going to take discussions with folks who hold different opinions and have different perspectives, ideas, and agendas. Some of those discussions will be difficult but ultimately worthwhile. None of us are going to get everything we want and that’s where compromise comes in.
In the summer of 2020, I discovered the new owner of the 3rd Street lot, Nate Palmer, had an application for a wetland delineation with the Department of State Lands. The first iteration of a plan for development had been denied in 2017. Neighbors who were in opposition to that plan (including my husband and I) believed that since it was denied, it was over, but when people buy property they have a right to use that property for whatever is allowed in the zone where it’s located, as long as they follow the ordinances.
I was angry about the clearcutting that happened back in December of 2016 before the lot was sold. It was designated Open Space land. There were supposed to be permits, an arborists report, a tree replanting plan and a wetland delineation before the previous owner could clearcut but none of those documents existed because none of those things happened. Nothing is easier to blame than the government or developers when you’re mad and what was supposed to happen just didn’t.
Scott Imholt, the builder for the 3rd Street project, responded to a misguided post I’d written. I replied. We met up at the lot on a freezing cold day and he listened to my frustrations, my conspiracy theories and how genuinely sad I was. I listened to him explain the stuff I didn’t understand about land use and ordinances.
What I remember from that first conversation was him saying, things change and change is hard.
Of course, I know the truth of that but like most people I don’t want what I love to end. I loved that piece of forest in the center of town. It felt like someone I loved died.
My first conversation with Scott led to more conversations about the lot and their proposed development and how to make it not suck for me and my neighbors.
Well, it doesn’t suck.
Scott and Nate met with us more than once and have communicated with us throughout the process. We’ve seen numerous iterations of their plan as they worked through the design to get to where it is now. They’ve been responsive to our concerns. They’ve addressed stuff like blowing sand in the summer and standing water in the winter. Their development has changed shape and their architect, Jim Fanjoy has designed a development with treed green space and wildlife pass throughs in the fencing. All the houses are small at 650 square feet with one or two bedrooms. Only 11 of them are two-level garage units. Fifteen of the units are single level with shared parking which will attract people who want to be in walking distance to town and the beach. The single level homes will back the existing single level homes, so my neighbors will maintain their privacy. A one way punch through from 3rd to Hallie will contain the parking within the development. They’ve listened and responded to us. And they’ve followed the ordinances we have to a T.
People buying these homes will be choosing a small home with shared parking in a walkable neighborhood. Maybe, like Classic Cottages more fulltime people will choose to relocate here. The traffic study that was done over the summer supports fewer parking spaces which will allow more trees, more permeable surface area and more green space. The homes will fit in with the existing surrounding neighborhood. We’ll still see Neahkahnie and not a skyline of big houses looming over Laneda.
We’re all responsible for the world we’ve created. The “government” that we seem to love to hate are just a bunch of regular people doing the jobs that keep things running. If we want to change things, we’re going to have to follow the rules we have and collaborate and compromise with other people to do it.
And developers? They’re the people who create jobs and build homes and businesses in communities. Palmer and Imholt have developed work force housing in Bay City, and now they want to build a neighborhood of small homes in the center of Manzanita. I believe they love this place and want to make something good happen.
It’s easy to blame other people when things don’t go the way I want them to. It’s easy to have an agenda when I’m angry about something and holding on tight to that anger. And creating a conspiracy when I don’t know all the facts about something or don’t want to accept them is crazy easy.
In a recent email to me, Nate wrote, “Great things happen when people from different backgrounds work together with good intentions!”
Yes, they can, and they do!
To see the application and materials check out the Planning Commission webpage.
ci.manzanita.or.us/240001-s-3rd-hallie-ln/
To submit a written comment as part of the public record please reference application number 24001 Heron’s Rest.
ci.manzanita.or.us/planning-commission/
Kim Rosenberg loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com
The new 2024-2025 budget process is now being assembled for proposal to Wheeler citizens. With that in mind, The Voice wants to bring up a couple of points about the water.
“U.S. Municipal Water & Sewer: Annual Utility Rate Index, 2023. Across 50 of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, average monthly household water bills increased to US $50.61. Two cities demonstrating the largest rate increases from 2022–2023 were El Paso, Texas and San Jose, California. El Paso residents recorded a 17% increase in their water. ”Wheeler’s water rate increased an unreasonable and absurd 108% . The Wheeler tap charge alone of $58 is higher than the entire average U.S. water rates. Add Wheeler’s average water usage to the water bill, more than doubles the average U.S water bill. And we live in Oregon with 100 inches of rain a year, not the Mojave desert. Why is this happening when Wheeler owns the well on Foley Creek Road that Wheeler shares with Manzanita. The original agreement was to SHARE the water. Wheeler continues to pay exactly half of the costs to run the water system with Manzanita. While Manzanita uses more than 110 million gallons a year, Wheeler uses only 21 million gallons. Manzanita not only makes more than $1,000,000 a year of Wheeler well water, they pocket enough money from the 5,000 summertime State Park’s flush toilets and hot showers to buy cars and trucks. The original Manzanita agreement was to use the same shared amount with Wheeler. However, they have taken advantage of Wheeler’s lack of asking for what is owed. The water plant alongside the Big Wave at the corner of Laneda and Hwy 101 was supposed to make up the rest of their water system by tapping from Alder Creek, Anderson Creek and Necarney Creek. None of those Manzanita creeks are being utilized. The Manzanita water plant is used as an office to park their car and truck for the Manzanita Public Works for Wheeler water purchased. Have you seen the large cleared lot across from Manzanita Fresh Foods for the new Manzanita City Hall; Wheeler water is purchasing. Wheeler is entitled to SHARE more than $1,000,000 Manzanita is collecting for 89,000,000 gallons of Wheeler water above the 21 million gallons Wheeler uses. Gary Gitzen Wheeler
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May you be well…
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Don, are you tricking the angels today?
love,
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And the winning tickets are….
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Thx to all you plant and community lovers for your support of the Wonder Garden. We embrace you with our sinewy, bronzed manzanita arms.
See you on April 21st for the first WG sale of the season featuring – what else? – The Plant That Spells Home!
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Read all about it:
Parents of two friends of mine were exposed to COVID and died over the last month.
Diseases don’t go away because we stop thinking about them.
Ever since the vaccine against Smallpox successfully saved the life of a child in 1796, humans have had an extremely effective tool against diseases.
Measles, polio, you name them.
Get vaccinated, get your family vaccinated.
Be part of the solution, not the problem.
The Hoffman Center is celebrating, too, offering $5 raffle tickets worth $50 in Arctostaphylos swag!
The winning ticket holder takes home two $25 prizes:
*A healthy, happy manzanita of the species and size that’s right for your garden.
*A coveted manzanita-inspired Hoffman t-shirt in the style and size right for you.
Don’t know how to grow a manzanita? Our resident expert will tell you all you need to know!
If you win, we’ll notify you April 1st by e-mail, so be sure to write your correct address when you purchase your raffle tickets.
PS All runner-ups are invited to the MANZANITA PLANT SALE APR 21ST at the Hoffman Center for the Arts (& Plants!)
Buy your raffle tickets here:
hoffmanarts.org/events/manzanita-day-plant-raffle/
