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The Cannon Beach Library’s NW Authors Series invites local published authors to apply to our first Local Authors Festival on Saturday September 27th, from 3-5 p.m. at the library. Connect with visitors and members of the community, meet with other local authors, and promote and sell your published books. The deadline for applying is June 15th and all authors that apply will be notified of their status via email by July 14th.

To apply for table space, submit the online application form or download and print an application on our website, cannonbeachlibrary.org/events-and-programs/local-author-festival/. Applications can also be picked up at the library, 131 N Hemlock Street in Cannon Beach.

Local published authors of any age with books published in any genre are invited to apply, including self-published authors. We’re primarily looking for authors from the Washington peninsula through the southern Oregon coast. Ideally, we will be looking for 3 fiction authors, 3 nonfiction authors, 3 mystery authors, and 3 children’s/YA authors.

The Local Authors Festival is designed to create a space to connect local published authors with readers, and to highlight the accomplishments of local published authors. Please make sure to read the application guidelines and event information before applying!

Here’s the challenge: Neah-Kah-Nie is one of only four school districts in Oregon that does not receive State School Fund dollars. Instead, we rely heavily on timber revenue — and this year, that revenue dropped sharply. The district is facing a $2.7 million shortfall in the 2025–26 school year, with no way to replace that loss without local support.

Measure 29-184 is a five-year local option levy that would raise about $2 million per year to stabilize funding for our schools. It replaces the 2004 construction bond that built the middle school, which is expiring. Most property owners would see a modest increase — about $5.50 more per month for a home assessed at $250,000. That’s a net rate increase of about 26 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. It is important to note
that the assessed value of your property is much lower than its market value. This levy will help the district maintain current staffing levels and preserve key programs like art, music, athletics, career and technical education, and dual credit classes. These programs and people are essential to student success — and to the values of our community.

Strong public schools are part of what makes North Tillamook County a great place to live, work, and raise a family. This levy is our chance to come together and invest in the people — students, teachers, and staff — who shape the future of our community. And it will stabilize the district’s funding over the next five years while we monitor changes in state timber harvests.

Neah-Kah-Nie has a long track record of financial responsibility. When voters approved the 2004 bond, the district consistently levied less than authorized. We are committed to doing the same here: if timber revenues rebound, we will revisit and reduce the levy rate.

Please join us in voting Yes on Measure 29-184 on May 20 — for our Neah-Kah-Nie kids, teachers and staff, and our community.

Sincerely,

Sandy Tyrer, Chair
on behalf of the Neah-Kah-Nie School Board

More info & registration: hoffmanarts.org/events/youth-workshop-writing-visual-arts/?
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Wild Blue Worlds: Cyanotype Workshop ⁠
Exploring Art & Nature with Sunlight⁠
June 24 | 10:00am–2:00pm⁠
Ages 8–11 | $10⁠
with artist Iris Sullivan Daire⁠
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Kids become sun-powered alchemists as they create magical cyanotype prints on paper and fabric using plants, found objects, and silhouettes. This playful workshop blends art, science, and storytelling under the summer sky!⁠

More info & registration: hoffmanarts.org/events/youth-workshop-cyano/?

Fee waivers are always available, please inquire at info@hoffmanarts.org.⁠
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SAT, APR 26th
10-12pm
Inside the Hoffman Center for the Arts

This is our fourth post profiling plants that’ll be on sale this Saturday. We’ve covered the horned poppy, a rare manzanita (‘Diablo’s Blush’) and a few delicious native wildflowers.

Today’s news: If you happen to be in the market for a small evergreen shrub that will effortlessly bring a burst of optimism to your life…

…send it to me.

Joking! But there really is such a plant and its name is Halimium ‘Sarah’, a tidy sum of a 3’x3’ mound with sunny, yellow open-faced flowers set off by a winking maroon eye.

You may very well have seen an eye like that before if you’re familiar with the genus, Cistus, also known as rockrose. ‘Sarah’ is part of the same family but particularly easy to keep tight’n’tidy if you give her a light pruning after flowering (but wait ‘till she puts on some weight).

To feel good about yourself as a gardener, give ‘Sarah’ full sun, good drainage, no water once established and she’ll do the rest.

Also on offer during Saturday’s plant sale, a larger cistus that remains outstanding after 6 years in the Wonder Garden: Cistus x canescens ‘Albus’. The blossoms on this pure white rockrose are 3” across – that’s considerable! – and the foliage is a lovely felted gray.

‘Albus’ really resents good soil (lean! mean!) and like all rockroses, benefits from a light shaping after pruning. Otherwise just leave it be in your garden’s hottest spot and enjoy its 3’x5’ celebration of spring.

WE HAVE TWO NEW VINYASA FLOW CLASSES that have started up in April:

Vinyasa on alternating Wednesday mornings at 8am with Jennifer Yih!

… AND …

Vinyasa on Saturday mornings at 10am with Lydia Schuldt!

So come get your morning workout / meditation, and leave feeling renewed and refreshed!

This week we also have two special workshops happening: A yoga workshop offered by Emily Fanjoy TODAY (Tuesday), and a deeply relaxing “Grounding Gear” movement workshop offered by Stephanie McBride on Sunday the 27th!

“Grounding Gear Movement with Relaxation” is a yoga-like movement class that employs weighted “gear” during relaxation. It is a therapeutic approach molded to each individual’s needs. Participating in this style of movement you will:

-work with lymph flow
-increase strength & balance
-calm your nervous system

This class is for you if you want more EASE in your body and more importantly, if you want to do more of the things you love without pain!

Below is a recent review of someone’s Grounding Gear class experience:

“I had the pleasure of attending one of the grounding gear classes Stephanie offered. It was awesome to feel the weight on my body as I focused on my breath. I found the class deeply relaxing and very grounding. Afterwards I felt lighter and ready to take on my day. I feel that it was beneficial to my lymph system as well. Stephanie has a warm and inviting presence that really set the stage for releasing tension and dropping into the moment. I highly recommend these classes, and look forward to the next!”
-Megan P

To ensure a more personal experience, class sizes are limited so register soon!