Category: General Interest

Submitted By: daslunas@icloud.com – Click to email about this post

I have often noted where I think the city leaders have fallen short. So, I’d like to take this opportunity to say that, in its meeting this week, the Planning Commission got it right when its members unanimously rejected the proposal for the Loft Hotel on Dorcas and Classic.

Denise Lofman and the Concerned Citizens of Manzanita, who pulled together in short order, were impossible to ignore. This was a grass roots movement at its finest. The Planning Commission devoted 5 hours to that meeting (5 hours!) and, not only did they listen, they allowed people to talk over the time limit to make a point.

As a candidate for mayor who favors open dialogues, town hall meetings, voting, and citizens coming together like they did on this Dorcas Lane proposal, I was uplifted that the net result was the preservation of what is a neighborhood.

Deb Simmons

Submitted By: dixiegainer@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Didn’t I mention this might happen, and we have such wonderful farms here in Tillamook county – we need local food supply
Thanks to the Democrats in the Oregon Legislature………
Oregon House Democrats pass HB 4002, ignore consequences to family farms SALEM, ORE., 02 MAR. 2022 — After several hours of debate, Oregon House Democrats dealt a death blow to huge swaths of the state’s beloved farm and ranch economy yesterday with passage of HB 4002 on a party-line vote. House Democrats forced through an unworkable agricultural overtime system in Oregon, despite the testimony and input of hundreds of farmers and ranchers, an independent economic study, and information from California and Washington all pointing to the devastating harm it will cause.
Legislators debated HB 4002 for about three hours before passage. Republican legislators offered several alternative solutions throughout the process that would have created a higher hourly threshold, accounted for unique harvesting and seasonal demands of agriculture, and provided farmworkers with overtime payments through the establishment of a worker relief fund. These solutions, including the -A10 amendment, were not given thoughtful consideration by the bill’s proponents, jeopardizing the future of Oregon’s agricultural sector, and creating uncertainty for thousands of farmworkers.

“The -A10 amendments to HB 4002 meet the goals of the proponents of overtime pay after 40 hours, and the goals of the agricultural industry for higher thresholds to ensure that family-scale agriculture remains viable in Oregon,” said Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany) as she asked the chamber to consider her alternative proposal. “It is the only solution offered that will protect farmworker jobs, result in more money in farmworker pockets, and help keep our family farms intact.”

Roughly 96% of Oregon’s farms are small, locally, or family-owned operations. The testimony highlighted concerns that this policy would catalyze emerging patterns leading to the corporatization and sale of farms to out-of-state entities. Data cited from an Oregon State Analysis showed that Oregon lost 1,200 of its small and mid-sized farms between 2012 to 2017, and with the passage of HB 4002, many fear a more pronounced transition.

Perhaps most egregious is the proponents’ characterization of the tax credit mechanism outlined in HB 4002. As drafted, the tax credit defies rational logic by decreasing the percentage a farm is eligible to be reimbursed for as their overtime costs increase. Make no mistake, this tax credit is not guaranteed to farms who must incur the costs of paying overtime and wait for nearly two years to see if they receive the credit. This system presumes that farms, operating on razor-thin margins, will trust in the state’s lottery system to ensure their business isn’t operating in the red.

“I’ve never seen so much data, such well-reasoned and impassioned testimony, and such a clear path to a better solution ignored like House Democrats did yesterday,” said Oregon Association of Nurseries Executive Director Jeff Stone. “No legislator who voted for this bill can ever say with a straight face that they care about farm and ranch families. They heard with crystal clarity what they were doing to family agriculture and ag employees, and they did it anyway.”

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Oregon’s Coalition of Agricultural Organizations represents a diverse array of farming operations and agricultural commodities and was formed in response to the legislature’s proposal to require farmers to pay workers 1.5 times regular pay for all hours worked over 40.

Contacts Anne Marie Moss (AnneMarie@oregonfb.org) and Curt Kipp (ckipp@oan.org) for more information.

Submitted By: rkinor@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Some noteworthy Budget highlights that the City adopted on June 17th and how our City Council has chosen to spend the monthly fees that you pay in your water bill to operate the water system:
1. The City apparently is not collecting enough Short Term Rental income for the City Hall Short Term Rental Program Manager position so it’s necessary to take Water Operating Fund revenue to help fund that position. Rather than simply explain how this position is vital to the operation of the water utility, the answer was “you really have to understand the complexity of that model to appreciate that allocation”.
2. The Assistant City Recorder/Court Clerk position will need Water Fund revenue for her position to assist the Public Works Director in the construction of the Dorcus Lane water line replacement project this fall. When asked what role this individual will have in this construction project, the City could not provide an answer.
3. The City Manager’s own estimate of 10-15% of her time in management duties of the water utility claims that the model justifies an indirect overhead charge in this Budget of $75,729 against the Water Operating Fund for this limited management role. To provide some context, the Public Work’s Director position which spends 90% of his time managing the water utility, charges the Water Operating Fund approximately $88,000 for his direct management role.
4. Other non salary cost recovery expenses included in the $75,729 charge on the Water Operating Fund for the City Manager’s management activities include “ a desk, computer, paper and so on”. The City can’t provide a cost breakdown among other Funds that use and benefit from this referenced equipment and supplies. The bigger concern is why is the Water Operating Fund apparently is bearing the total cost for supplying equipment and office materials for the City Manager’s office and how many desks and computers does a City Manager need to purchase each year with these funds?
The consultant who produced the indirect overhead charge model admitted that he has no idea what any staff member at City Hall does regarding their actual interaction with water utility operations. So, when the City, who should know what these City Hall staff are doing was asked to provide some common sense explanations to justify these charges, the answer was …. it’s too complex to answer those questions without using the model so citizens should go and read the report if you want those answers.
How did we arrive at this situation where it’s not possible to answer a direct question on any of this? In 2019 citizens shared with this Council that it was not possible that the City could justify paying half of the salaries of the City Manager and Assistant City Manager with funds from the Water Operating Fund. The Mayor’s response was that a 50% Water Operating Fund contribution for the City Manager salary was necessary starting in 2008 during construction of the Water Treatment Plant. The City Manager was heavily involved in the management of the construction of that project and the increase to 50% rather than the historic 25% contribution of his salary from the Water Operating Fund was therefore justified due to this increased work load.
For almost a decade after the completion of the Water Treatment Plant project, long standing members of this Council somehow just forgot to return the City Manager’s salary back to the historic level of the Water Operating Fund’s contribution of 25%.
This funding strategy for City Hall salaries was proving so successful that when this Council decided to hire an Assistant City Manager in 2017, 50% of that salary was also taken from the Water Operating Fund. The few citizens that may have been attending Budget meetings during these years didn’t know what questions to ask and that allowed this Council to get very comfortable in this new creative funding strategy.
From the very moment in 2019 when this was first brought to the Council’s attention, they knew that they had a problem. This Council could have chosen to simply return to a level of 25% of the City Manager’s salary and a lesser but reasonable percentage of the Assistant City Manager’s salary from the Water Operating Fund and this issue would have vanished. But rather than adopt a simple solution to a very specific issue, this Council spends $30,000 for a study of non issues that have no bearing on the Budget transfers from the Water Operating Fund, a consultant who says that he doesn’t know what these positions actually do and a Council when asked for explanations admits that its too complex to explain to you.
Current Council members who may be running for reelection will need to explain their role in this matter as well as their record on a host of other decisions over the years relating to the fiscal and livability issues that have finally come to a head. Let’s hope that we get better answers than it’s just too complex to explain.

Submitted By: tmweissbach@charter.net – Click to email about this post

GENERAL INTEREST: New Brooms?
Recent elections in Manzanita have brought new candidates to the fore. While the candidates are new, are their ideas either new or practical? What are their claims?
1) We’re long-term residents, and we will bring back the good old days. Too late!
2) We will listen to you, unlike the current mayor and council. What they mean is that that they didn’t get their way. They were listened to but what they wanted was either ill-informed, required money that wasn’t available, or just impossible to grant under the law.
3) The current leadership is beholden to special interests. Who are these special interests?
4) There are too many short-term rentals. Agree, but how else can you fund city government? You know, things like police, city manager, office staff, maintenance of our infrastructure.
5) There should be more diversity. Have you ever looked at the population of Manzanita? Where is the diversity to come from? What I look for in a candidate for office is someone who can contribute to effective governance regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
6) The city should bring back the 4th of July parade and fireworks. The city doesn’t have the funds, and many of the volunteers who helped manage these events have aged out. The fireworks were paid for with donations, not city funds. If you have $25 to $30 thousand dollars handy, let the City Council know.
7) The City should stick to its comprehensive plan. That plan hasn’t been examined and modified for 20 years. The plan needs to be revised, and is being revised. Are you willing to spend the time to help in that process or is it just someone else’s responsibility?
We have been blessed in Manzanita with exceptional leadership. Consider carefully before you listen to promises that can’t be kept. Manzanita is undergoing rapid and irreversible change. Life here is not what it used to be, and it will never revert to the good old days. We can only hope to manage the change as intelligently as possible.
Ted Weissbach

Submitted By: dixiegainer@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Person testifies against approving C vacation
for 5 and under.

rumble.com/v18l13s-my-feedback-to-the-fdas-attempts-to-inject-5-and-under-for-covid-19.html

Submitted By: Constance@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Thanks to all of you who have signed the IP17 (Gun Violence Reduction Act), together we will reach our goal and have this on the November ballot. For those in the Tillamook area who would like to sign the petition, please contact Kathy B. @503-742-3786 between the hours of noon-8pm.
For those not aware of the initiative, you must be a registered Oregon voter. IP17 will require a permit to purchase firearms; require passing a background check and limit magazines to a maximum of 10 rounds. Please go to www.lifteveryvoiceoregon.com for the complete text of the initiative. Thank you! /Constance

Submitted By: ben.killen.rosenberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Posting on behalf of Kim Rosenberg. loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Fresh Eyes

Over the weekend two new candidates declared a run for office. That makes three new people getting involved in the election this year. I’m glad new people are running. I think it’s great when more not fewer people want to be involved in our democracy.

I’ve met all three and have read their statements. Two are retired educators and one is a retired dentist who had a large and successful practice. These are the kind of professions that, to do well, require good observational skills, and the ability to meet folks where they are without judgment.

I know this for sure because in a previous life, I taught preschool in a bunch of different settings from Head Start to a very fancy Montessori school in the West Hills of Portland. To be a good teacher you have to observe closely in order to solve problems and you can’t be thinking you know everything. You have to always carry with you an open mind.

One of the teachers I worked with early on had this quote by Shunryu Suzuki in her classroom. “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.”

We aren’t prepared for the growth we’ve experienced even though it’s been headed this way for at least a decade. There’s a laundry list of important City work that hasn’t been done over the years for reasons that aren’t clear to me. Add to that the rapid growth of new homes, which exacerbates our need to find solutions to longstanding problems. The to do list includes but is not limited to: updating the Comprehensive Plan and Ordinances, of which the Foredune Management Plan is a part; updating our technology and digitizing our records and documents so they’re accessible to the public; dealing with our storm water system; raising new forms of revenue; building work force housing; raising system development and other fees, and building our infrastructure like our roads to handle growth.

All the stuff on the to do list costs cash money and lots of time both things in short supply. We need fresh eyes and new ideas. We need to come to a middle ground where maybe none of us are super happy with a solution but none of us are super bummed.

From the City Manager’s Council Workshop discussion about community engagement, it sounds like in the coming months we’ll have the opportunity to do that. So let’s get out our thinking hats and I’ll see you at a town hall some time soon!

Kim Rosenberg. loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Submitted By: Constance@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

We will be outside the Manzanita Market again this afternoon from at least 4-6pm at the corner of Manzanita & Division. Look for the flashing emergency lights from a car.
We are out to get 130,000 signatures to secure this measure will be on the November ballot, LEVO (lifteveryvoiceoregon.com) currently has about 50,000 signatures with many volunteers across Oregon working to get what’s needed.
You do need to be a registered Oregon voter to count. This measure will require permits to purchase a gun; stiffer background checks; limits magazines to a maximum of 10 rounds. Please go to LEVO’s website for the full text of the measure.
Let me know if you’d like to become involved with gathering signatures. Thank you, we hope to see your signature added!

Submitted By: scgoudge@hotmail.com – Click to email about this post

Can anyone tell me why the leaves are brown and the best remedy? Are the branches dead? There is some new growth, but not much.
In other areas of our yard, the same plant has the same issues despite being in the shade or sunny areas.
Thanks for any help scgoudge@hotmail .com

Submitted By: ssbrier@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Our Library Thanks the Community

On behalf of North Tillamook Library Friends — which provides the building and grounds that house our library in Manzanita — I extend heartfelt thanks to everyone in the community who made our annual Memorial Day book sale one of our most successful ever. This year’s sale produced just over $8,000 in total revenue, which will enable Library Friends to keep our Library in tiptop shape. Our annual book sale truly was a community effort, from the hundreds of book buyers who came out on a rainy Saturday to snap up book bargains and make additional donations to Library Friends, to the three organizations that opened their doors to house the sale — Calvary Bible Church, Hoffman Center for the Arts, and Pine Grove Community House, to the more than 175 volunteers who worked on sale day and during the year of preparation for the sale. Overseeing all those volunteers was the volunteer-in-chief, book sale director Madeline Olson. The book sale exemplifies the exceptional community spirit in North Tillamook County, and underscores the motto of North Tillamook Library Friends: Building a Community of Learners Since 1987.

With deepest gratitude,
Steve Brier
President, North Tillamook Library Friends

Submitted By: wattchildress@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post

Four years ago I wrote the op-ed linked below, following the mass shooting of school children in Parkland, Florida. Oregon’s weak response to that national tragedy can be attributed in part to state senator Betsy Johnson. She left the Democratic party last year and is now running for governor as an unaffiliated candidate. Fans claim she’ll be an unbiased mediator, help us cut through partisan strife to tackle urgent issues like gun safety. Her record says otherwise.

www.upperleftedge.com/2018/03/28/survivors-lead-us-beyond-the-gunfire/

Submitted By: ben.killen.rosenberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Posting on behalf of Kim Rosenberg. loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Managing Growth

At a Planning Commission Meeting a couple of months back, one of the Commissioners said something like this–just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should. It’s one of those common sense things people say because we all recognize the truth when we hear it.

Like a lot of people, I’ve been following the hotel proposal for Dorcas and Classic because the developer is using the Ordinances for a Planned Unit Development in an SRR zone to build a 34 unit keyless hotel. The 3rd Street proposal for Heron’s Rest that was denied in 2017 was also a Planned Unit Development in the R-2 and R-3 zones so I’m interested in how the ordinances will be interpreted.

Concerned full and part time residents wrote letters to the Commission many giving specific places in the Ordinances that seem at odds with the proposal. One letter pointed to the mandatory language requiring more complete plans before approval. The letters were included in the public testimony at the Planning Commission’s May meeting. A group has formed and to join the email list you can contact: support@concernedcitizens.org

It seemed from the remarks of the Commissioners during the meeting that they also have concerns, which weren’t addressed by the applicant. It’s confusing to me why the Commissioners feel they need to approve applications that they aren’t satisfied with. If anyone should be able to say, “Hold up!” to a development, it should be the Planning Commission. Members of the public who attended the meeting thought there would be time for public comment, and it seemed the Chair thought so too, but public comments were closed at a previous meeting.

I believe there will be another chance for the public to speak at the next Planning Commission Meeting. I hope so because closing comments at public meetings when people are waiting to speak, shuts people out of the conversation. And, isn’t that what public meetings are all about? The opportunity to speak about something happening where you live.

There are quite a few groups springing up around town in the past few months. I think that might be in part because there haven’t been opportunities for us to have big discussions about things like short-term rentals, work force housing and so many other hot topics. When opportunities at public meetings to comment are closed, as they have been three times in the recent past, trust erodes.

It’s been weird to do all our city meetings via Zoom–very necessary, but weird! Since we changed to the Webinair format, we no longer have the ability to know who is at meetings, where they live, who has their hands raised to speak and who is chosen to speak. The introductions we used to do at in-person meetings aren’t possible, when there’s a big turnout at a virtual meeting. It would take up all our time to introduce everyone if 80 people were in attendance. But I wonder if there’s another way to make the Webinair more transparent to those watching. Otherwise it’s like watching TV. It doesn’t feel public.

This keyless hotel proposal on Dorcas and Classic has really stirred the pot. Maybe because Planned Unit Developments are bigger than a couple of houses. Maybe because they impact density in areas that are residential. Maybe because the Planning Commission seems unable to deny applications they find problems with. Maybe because, as it stands, there won’t be an on-site manager 24/7. Maybe just because things are changing so fast all over town.

I spoke with someone who thought I was against growth. I’m not. I’d like to see growth that supports a sustainable community with housing for people working here, services and goods that support people who live and work here full and part time–that kind of thing. She said we don’t need to stop growth but we need to manage it. I agree. But to manage growth we need a plan that takes into account reality and what our community really needs to survive and thrive. There are limits to what the land and our town can carry. The watershed, the infrastructure like roads and storm water management–all these resources have a limit.

I believe that the plan we have to manage growth is the Comprehensive Plan, the primary land use document on record with the State of Oregon and on the City’s website. The Ordinances and the Plan have drifted apart over the years but that doesn’t matter. When push comes to shove it’s supposed to be the Plan that solves disputes.

At the coming Workshop from 3-5 on Wednesday, June 8 after the National Hazard Mitigation Plan agreement is presented, our City Manager will lead a discussion about Community Outreach and Engagement. I’m looking forward to hearing new ideas for a fresh approach from our community! Hope to see you there!

Kim Rosenberg. loretta.kim.rosenberg@gmail.com

Submitted By: bbq@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

We wish to congratulate Nakai Reny-Hamer on graduating as Valedictorian of the class of 2022 at Neahkahnie High School last night. In the Fall, Nakai will begin his studies at Western Washington University, joining there his sister, Lacoya.
We wish Nakai well in his continued pursuit of academic excellence and a successful career in his chosen field, whatever that may be.
Nakai is the son of Mark Reny and Brenna Hamer of Nehalem, two remarkable parents who have nurtured two remarkable children.

Submitted By: gingerlee58@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Booking Now : Pet Sitting Fall and Winter

Submitted By: kyrasin1@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hello fellow egg lovers!

The girls are working on overdrive! Come get your colorful eggs! Take them home to your friends and family as gifts!

Thank you so much for all of your support and positive words! They are the best!

40520 Anderson Rd. Off North Fork.

Submitted By: kyrasin1@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hello,

The summer season is upon us! Ready to have someone take the cleaning off your hands? Spend more time with your family and friends?

We are here for you. We do weekly cleans, bi-monthly, monthly, whatever you need for your home and vacation rental. Please give us a call. 503-717-2585.

Thank you!

Submitted By: kileyk@ncrdnehalem.org – Click to email about this post

NCRD is requesting input from the community.
We have created a very quick and easy survey. Please use the link below.
All answers are anonymous.

Questions? Please reach out to Executive Director Dondi. Dondi.cortinas@ncrdnehalem.org

forms.gle/b4vdiy1uymeRCn5W9

Submitted By: Constance@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

Dear Friends, Neighbors and Community. After last week’s horrific killing of 19 children and 2 adults, I knew I had to do something more than feel bad or allow resignation to set in. I learned of LEVO (Lift Every Voice Oregon) and knew I needed to take ACTION by being part of gathering signatures for this initiative. Together, we can do Anything, thank you.

Please come to the Manzanita Farmers Market and show your support for change by signing this petition. We will be near the entrance and you must be a registered voter in Oregon to sign and be counted. Please spread the word to those who may not have access to the BBQ. I see this initiative as common sense in part by requiring a permit to purchase, stricter background checks and limiting magazines to a maximum of 10.

IP 17 Summary (full text at www.lifteveryvoiceoregon.com)

REDUCTION OF GUN VIOLENCE ACT

All firearm purchasers will need a permit to buy a firearm. Before issuance, the permit applicant must successfully complete a background check (regardless of how long it takes), as well as pass both a firearm safety training class and a live-fire training session, as those terms are defined in IP 17.

The permit is valid for 5 years. Whether the seller is a licensed dealer or unlicensed seller at a gun show, at the time of purchase, a current, valid, permit must be presented and a background check must be successfully completed before any firearm is turned over to or received by the purchaser.

Restrictions are also imposed upon purchase of the certain ammunition. No magazines over 10 rounds can be purchased or sold after the effective date of the Act and those already owned on that date are restricted to the owner’s sole use on personal property, at shooting ranges, competition and lawful recreational activities such as hunting, provided they are transported to such locations in a locked container separate from any firearm. Sale or transfer of large-capacity magazines to others is prohibited, except, within 180 days of the effective date of the Act they may be sold or transferred to a licensed dealer or permanently altered to only hold 10 rounds or, at any time, turned in to law enforcement for destruction.

Manufacturing of large-capacity magazines or sale by a dealer is also prohibited, except for military and law enforcement purposes.

The penalty for violation of this law is a Class A misdemeanor or, in some instances, if the violator has one or more prior convictions at the time of the charge, the penalty is a Class C felony.

Submitted By: acudocmama@hotmail.com – Click to email about this post

“How do we move toward a sustainable future when even fairly simple change can meet such resistance?”

I live in a neighborhood that now has many houses. This is in it contrast to earlier times when houses sat amidst a number of bare, empty lots. In the early beginnings, neighbors would dump grass clippings and pulled weeds in a mutually used “compost” pile. Over the past two decades that evolved into also having a burn pile. As years progressed so did the quantity of houses utilizing the pile as did the size of the pile. In recent years sometimes the pile could reach before ignition more than 8-10 feet high. Maybe you can imagine how high the flames go when a pile of dry wood this voluminous is ignited. Alder and Spruce woods as well as houses are adjacent to the burn pile. Although burns are usually responsibly attended, the burns have became increasingly dicey.
Adjacent trees, bushes and grasses are frequently much drier than our region formerly experienced. The number of houses contributing to the burn pile has grown exponentially. And as seems so common with “privileges”, use of the burn pile over time has escalated from use to overuse. A “burn pile” that initially contained fairly insignificant shrub trimmings that were a little too woody for the “grass clippings” compost pile began to morph into something else. People began dumping lumber of old fences; rotten house trim, enormous tree branches; even a number of large diameter 8-10 foot drift wood logs that were a discard from a landscape redo. Flames from the pile could soar many, many feet above the pile. The prevailing wind is usually right toward the dry nearby forested area. And when it is beyond burn season, the pile of dry incendiaries just accumulates higher and higher. One year a short term vacation rental idiot dumped their smoldering charcoal briquttes at the edge of the dry pile!

Many members of the Nehalem Bay Fire and Rescue including the fire chief were recently in our neighborhood on an unrelated fire call. Since they were here I asked their opinion if my concerns about the burn pile were legitimate or just that of a “bitchy” old lady. It turned out that the burn permits that had been issued for the pile each year were a misunderstanding. They simply gave permission to the person to whom they were issued to conduct a burn on their own individual home lot and to burn only material that had originated on that same individual lot. The understanding of those that thought the permit allowed this “neighborhood” burn was totally incorrect. Turns out, permit or not, the burn pile as practiced is totally against state law.

Today, my neighbor and president of an adjacent HOA was outside near my home. The members the of HOA are the predominant users of the burn pile insist that the burn pile They act as if the burn pile is a grandfathered entitlement. Ironically the burn pile isn’t even located on their land ( it would block their view to have it on their land).

So back to today, I heard the HOA gentleman talking to some hired workman. The workman commented how they would deposit to the burn pile the rotted wood they had just pulled off an HOA shed.

It is less than a week since I had informed the HOA president’s wife about the news of the burn pile being illegal. She had said she would inform him. When I heard him reply “OK” to the workman I came out to speak to the HOA gentleman to inquire if he knew that the burn pile could not continue. That it turns how it is an illegal practice.

He mentioned he had heard about this; however, the burn pile is very convenient, he insisted. He added that since we had a grass clippings pile we pretty much needed to also have a burn pile. (Stunning logic, don’t you think). I suggested that perhaps we could organize as a neighborhood to create both a means and an ongoing schedule, for example, to haul branches etc to the local recycling station. Even if it were legal, which it isn’t, the days of open burn piles is discouraged these days not just to reduce carbon footprint but also as fire prevention safe practice. I asked if he could consider to use his influence as the HOA president to help our neighborhood transition to a better practice.

His comments were that the burn pile would continue but was maybe going to be slightly relocated. He reiterated that they have a burn permit. I reminded him that the fire chief himself had said that was an illegal use of the permit. The HOA fellow’s comment was: “that is open to debate”. I inquired who was the debate with since according to our local fire chief it was completely against state law and not debatable at all. The HOA president’s comment was, “Well, we like to break state law”.

Submitted By: pacificcreed@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

Hello, as a veteran myself, not a war veteran but none the less I served, I call bullshit. Absolutely no excuse for such behavior. I privately stopped going there years ago, If you are truly a veteran, you’d certainly be more than upset about this, as many of my family members are and are true war veterans. You seem to take delight in cozy up with them merrily indulging, and you ok with that? Proud nuff to even go public. hmm.

Submitted By: pmocom@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

I drove by the Bunkhouse Restaurant today and saw a Trump flag flown above our American Flag on the same halyard. This is a violation of Title 4 United States Code:
§ 7. Position and Manner of Display. C: “When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak.”

I asked the Manzanita Police about the display and was told it falls under the Freedom of Speech Amendment.

Oh well; the First Amendment applies to traitors and liars as well, but this dishonorable display is insulting to all of us; not just our veterans.

I am a Vietnam War combat veteran. This is Memorial Day weekend, a time to honor those fallen serving our country. Men in my squadron were killed and a few spent years as Prisoners of War. RIP Dick Keirn, Cham Chesnutt, Mike Schwan, Ben Ringsdorf, Marty Massucci and Chuck Scharf.
I know that the family that runs the restaurant has nothing to do with the insulting flag display and I shall continue to eat there. I hope that others will continue to enjoy the fine food they provide and ignore the un-American display outside.

Submitted By: Wheelertattletales@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

These vehicles have been spotted in many areas
Humans inside seem to be looking for their next steal.
Please watch and report what you see. It takes a village to keep us all safe from theft and intimidation.

Submitted By: Rumblemailbox@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

I am writing to encourage all of our local citizens and visitors to support the Bunkhouse Restaurant between Manzanita and Nehalem. They have worked so hard to survive the pandemic and serve us at their own risk. They are a cherished part of our community. Unfortunately, the addition of the political flags at the entrance of their parking lot (which are not theirs and do not reflect their views) has created a downturn in business. Due to the extreme political divisions in our country right now, people are more likely to be offended by the flags and to not patronize the businesses there. We all have the right to display our political choices, but in this case it is destroying the ability of The Bunkhouse Restaurant to survive. I urge the people who posted the flags to reconsider and be kind. Perhaps they can be displayed in a place where they do no harm. It’s probably hurting their business, too. In the meantime, please patronize the restaurant! Thank you!

Submitted By: albert@albertideation.com – Click to email about this post

I live in Portland and am happy to come to the ocean or nearby to

Take care of pets
Help you with small projects (decluttering ace)
Play a house concert (folk music/singalong)
Engage in conversation
Play chess
Things I haven’t thought of but you might need a hand with.
Bringing you hither and yon
Gardening
Bringing things from Portland to beach

I am conscientious, and a clear communicator.

Submitted By: dixiegainer@gmail.com – Click to email about this post

What happened to the boy who cried wolf?

Monkey Pox ?

Dr. Malone explains:

SEE www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/modern-day-censorship/is-monkeypox-nothing-more-then-fearporn-released-on-the-world/