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Below please find an event coming up in Tillamook on May 1st. This information is from the Tillamook County Pioneer.

Indivisible Tillamook Coast Action: May Day Strong – Nationwide Day of Action Planned May 1st – Tillamook County Pioneer.

www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/indivisible-tillamook-coast-action-may-day-strong-nationwide-day-of-action-planned-may-1st/

Many of the members of North County Resistance will be joining them.

North County Resistance will be in Nehalem this Saturday, May 2, from noon to 2. We would love to see you!

Thanks,
Patty Rinehart

Please check it out and give generously–sowing your own seeds of love.

The Giving Guide and detailed directories of the organizations can be found at www.northcoastbbq.com/local-resources/

The Giving Guide can also be found here:
www.northcoastbbq.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Giving-Guide-2025-26_Final_Spreads3.pdf

Not every organization can afford a paid profile, which pays for the production. So there is a list of contact information for all in the back of the Guide.

Here are descriptions of several of those organizations:
Nehalem Bay Garden Club
Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy
Nehalem Bay Health District
Nehalem Bay Volunteer Firefighter Association

Nehalem Bay Garden Club
PO Box 261
Wheeler, OR 97147
nibbs1111@gmail.com

Mission Statement: The mission of this organization is to cultivate knowledge and love of gardening through educational programs and activities. To aid in the protection of the environment, native plants and wildlife; and to support public service through garden related organizations and volunteer opportunities.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
NBGC was founded in 1950. We are a “not-for-profit” organization. Our funding comes from the annual Plant Sale and member dues, which are $10 annually. With the proceeds, we give money to various organizations which align with our Mission. We presently have 80 members on our mailing list. Our year is from Sept. through June, meeting every 4th Saturday at 10am except for special meetings during the Holidays and for special events. Our programs are varied, with speakers coming from Portland, coast nurseries and club members with special interests.

Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy
PO Box 176 info@nehalembayhealth.org
885 Nehalem Boulevard
Wheeler, Oregon 97147
1-800-368-5182
nehalembayhealth.org

Gail Nelson, CEO

Mission: Delivering compassionate team-based health care and wellness education to improve the lives of ALL in our community.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
Nehalem Bay Health Center & Pharmacy (formerly known as Rinehart Clinic) is a non-profit Community Health Center in Wheeler, Oregon that offers a team-based approach to comprehensive and personalized health care for our patients. A sliding scale fee program is available for all patients based on income, and as a Federally Qualified Health Center, Nehalem Bay Health Center has programs available to help patients who may have difficulty paying their health care bills. Individual and corporate donations help offset the cost of providing service to those in the community who need care.

Nehalem Bay Health District
PO Box 6
278 Rowe Street
Wheeler, OR 97147
503-368-5119
info@nehalembayhd.org
nbhdistrict@gmail.com
www.nehalembayhd.org

Marc Johnson, President marc@nehalembayhd.org

Mission statement: The NBHD serves the communities of Manzanita, Nehalem, and Wheeler. Our mission is to facilitate the delivery of health and community services through responsible fiscal management.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
The Nehalem Bay Health District (NBHD) is an Oregon special district, a form of local government, created in the 1950’s by vote of the people to help meet the health care needs of the community. The health district owns two properties in Wheeler, the locations of the new Nehalem Bay Health Center and Pharmacy (885 Nehalem Blvd. at the corner of US 101 and Hospital Road); the Nehalem Valley Care Center, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility (280 Rowe Street); the former clinic building the temporary home of the North County Food Bank and the old Wheeler hospital. The District’s current priorities are continuing renovation of the Care Center and redevelopment of the old hospital site for housing to help address the needs of health care and other essential workers.

Nehalem Bay Volunteer Firefighter Association
36375 Hwy 101 N
Nehalem, OR 97131
503-368-7590
z.costello@nbfrd.org www.nehalembayfirerescue.org

Zak Costello, President
z.costello@nbfrd.org
503-801-4741

Mission statement: To strengthen community public safety through education, training, and outreach.

One paragraph about your organization’s history/work:
By giving to the Nehalem Bay Volunteer Firefighter Association, you are helping to put funds back into the community. Our funds allow us to give scholarships to local students pursuing careers in Fire/EMS/Law Enforcement and outreach & engagement. Our Association is made up of the dedicated men and women that serve with Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue to provide service in Firefighting, Emergency Medical Services, Technical Rope Rescue, Wildland Firefighting and Water Rescue.

om peace namaste
lucy brook
Nehalem resident
Tillamook County, Oregon

LETTER TO EDITOR: Vote for Mary Faith Bell for County Commissioner
Posted on April 27, 2026 by Editor

I first met Mary Faith Bell when she volunteered in my classroom where her son was a student. She was always dependable, kind, and interested in learning more about what we did in class, all while working full time nights as a baker in McMinnville. As she has taken on jobs with more and more responsibility she has exhibited these same attributes always.

When I contemplate Jeff Spink’s Headlight Herald interview comments, I’m close to appalled. HE HASN’T “HAD TIME” TO LEARN WHAT A COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S JOB IS OR ABOUT THE CURRENT ISSUES THE COMMISSIONERS DEAL WITH. He would be a know-nothing-to-begin-with commissioner, and IT’S DIFFICULT TO TELL IF HE’D WORK HARD TO LEARN IF ELECTED.

As a resident of downtown Hebo since 1990, I’m especially excited about Mary Faith’s work to qualify south Tillamook County as an economic opportunity zone, unlocking investment dollars for our area. Mary Faith has championed housing, more jobs and training (her work on the TBCC board shows steadfast commitment), new sewer and water infrastructure, and more, for our area. All these will help south county thrive.

I’M VOTING FOR DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT. I’m voting for Mary Faith Bell.

Nancy Whitehead

Hebo Or

Best practices recommended by the  Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) as to the  appropriate amount of UEFB to meet this interim funding need is 5 to 15% of operating revenue or 1 to 2 months of actual General Fund expenditures. 

As City officials regularly remind us, Manzanita collects far less property taxes than most cities and is therefore less dependent on them to pay for General Fund services. This fact when aligned with GFOA best practices would generously justify a General Fund UEFB of approximately $500,000.

 The UEFB in the proposed City Budget for the General Fund is $3,963,927.

This budgeting of an excessive UEFB has been taking place for the past 4 years and this Council has approved and never questioned why the City Manager has been doing this.

The consequences of this Budgetary malpractice is  that millions of dollars each year are not appropriated and sit unused in the General Fund. 

Perhaps the Council could explain why:
Some of these funds couldn’t be transferred to the Water Fund to help fund operation and maintenance costs while simultaneously providing residents a reasonable amount of water at lower rates?

Given this surplus of General Fund revenue,  what is the justification to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars OUT of the Water Fund to the General Fund to pay expenses of City Hall staff?

This Council consistently advances policies to ensure Manzanita is a year round tourist destination. At the same time, Councilors are contemplating charging residents a monthly fee for increased street maintenance that is needed for maintenance in large part as the result of thousands of visitor vehicles contributing to the wear on our streets. Why aren’t some of the millions of Short Term Rental funds now locked up in the UEFB being transferred to the Road Fund to address the deterioration of streets caused by visitors?

To those who complain about my sharing my observations on Manzanita City government through social media and criticize  my lack of participation on a City committee,  be aware that each of the three times my application to serve on the City Budget Committee has been rejected, the reason given was due to me not having the qualifications that the City was looking for. Translation:  We can’t risk having someone with more experience and knowledge of municipal Budgeting than the City Manager on the Committee when we can appoint someone with no municipal Budgeting experience and who is less likely to ask questions we prefer not to answer. 

The UEFB was never intended to be used by cities as a rainy day reserve  account to stash away General Fund revenue collections. This unfortunate circumstance in our City is compounded by the fact that City officials continue to enact policy decisions based on the false representations to citizens of the need to continue to both increase existing charges and create new fees for services because revenue is not keeping up with expenses. 

Our Budget Committee is currently meeting to prepare the FY 2026 – 27 Budget. Ask some questions. 

Randy Kugler