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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st! MEET THE CAST: KATIE HACMAN AS MEG MAGRATH

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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st
Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

MEET THE CAST: Katie Hackman

Back on stage after 18 years, Katie’s a powerhouse of reinvention!

Juggling her thriving small business, Cardman Cleaning Company, 2 kiddos, and husband TJ, Katie finds joy in baking, beach walks, music, and travel.

This play is extra special – sharing the spotlight with her daughter Marisa and marking her debut with Riverbend Players!

CRIMES OF THE HEART:

This darkly comedic play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.”

Under a searing Mississippi sun, the Magrath sisters’ fragile lives shatter when Babe, the youngest, shoots her philandering husband.

Summoned home, the eldest, Lenny, wrestles with small-town stagnation and dreams of escape.

Meg, the middle sister, a washed-up singer, drowns her past in whiskey, returning with secrets clinging to her like Spanish moss.

As Babe’s legal storm brews, the kitchen of their childhood home becomes a pressure cooker of buried memories and blistering truths.

Past resentments erupt, revealing the scars of their mother’s suicide and their father’s desertion.

Their eccentric cousin Chick stirs the pot, while their flamboyant lawyer Barnette offers shaky legal support and a dash of unexpected romance.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play paints a bittersweet portrait of Southern women struggling to rise above their “crimes of the heart” and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

March 1st – March 17th at the NCRD Performing Arts Center
Tickets on sale now at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

injured white cat downtown nehalem

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Submitted By: jgulaskey@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
I’ve seen this long-haired white cat with no collars around downtown Nehalem for the last couple weeks. Last night (Sunday Feb 11) I saw it again, but this time badly limping..

The cat evaded my attempts to get closer, so i took a photo and have been reaching out to TAS and United Paws to try to get the cat medical help.

Does anyone know if this cat belongs to someone?

Thank you for any help. Jordan

POP GOES the HEART-Successful & Thanks!

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FRIENDS THANKS THE COMMUNITY

Sponsored by Friends of North County Recreation District (NCRD) wants to thank our entire community and some beyond for making the 2024 Pop Goes the Heart Event such a success. With a Grand Prize of $1,000 cash and 50 prize baskets given away, a great time was had by the over 125 attendees. Friends of NCRD president Linda Makohon and event coordinator Wendy Bakker were both happy with the results of this fundraiser. Catching the excitement of a beautiful day on the coast, people were there to celebrate NCRD and their fundraiser. Monies raised will be used for new equipment for NCRD Fitness Center and for the Youth Program. We will get back to you with more information once all is sorted by Treasurer Carol Mills. There is still time to support this event by sending your contributions to Friends of NCRD, PO Box 511, Nehalem, Oregon, 97131. Again, many thanks!

Ski and snowboard gear sale Saturday

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Skis, poles, snowboards, boots and more priced to sell in a one-day sale, Saturday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Bayside Gardens.

The equipment ranges in size from youth to adult. In addition to skis and boards, there are multiple pairs of snow pants and bibs, some never worn. Also gloves and goggles.

The sale takes place at 11195 Seamont Way in the barn.

Looking for a great pet sitter?

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Submitted By: jampaulson@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Look no further than Ginger Matyas, a terrific, experienced pet sitter, dog walker, and all-around animal lover here in our community. Ginger has more than 40 years working with animals – in fact she was the first professional dog walker in the Portland area many years ago. She is experienced, knowledgable, responsible and skilled with your beloved companions. She provides overnight care as well as drop-in care – whatever meets your needs – for dogs and cats. And as a bonus, Ginger is a talented artist who specializes in pet portraits.

Find out more at the attached link.

www.gingerpetsitter.com/about.html

Adorable handmade highland cows

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Submitted By: mlnd_vaughn@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
Approximately 11” tall. Horns are made of sculpture clay. These are for display only. Not suitable for smaller children. The price on these are way less than you can purchase online and not have to pay for shipping. Please feel free to message me with any questions.
$40 each. I’m having issues with loading pictures so message me and I can email them to you.

Yoga with Veterans

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Submitted By: briantjmcmahon@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hey everybody.
Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthier.

First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09

Next there’s 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/89509061029

Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

Brian

Conscious Aging Community Connections, Resource Discussion, Feb. 12, 2-4pm at Pine Grove $5

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Submitted By: telaskinner@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Hello Community,

Everyone is welcome to attend our Conscious Aging and Community Connection Community session Monday. We will exchange information and learn from one another as we discuss resources in our area.

Organizers of our group have assembled lists of resources:
Non-profits, Health Services, County Agencies and Services and Activities and Events and where to find out about them.

At first we planned to make copies of these lists for people attending the Feb. 12th meeting, but the combined list is 18 pages long. If you are unable to attend and would like this list, send me an email and I will reply with the list we’ve compiled in an attachment.

This is our first attempt at creating a resource list. We are interested in your comments and also will be looking to update it by adding new items and deleting resources that are no longer viable.

We’ll also talk about where to find personal services and small businesses in the area.
If you have experience with any of the following services, please bring names and contact information to share Monday:
Sewing/Alterations, Hair Dressers, Pedicure, Manicure, Dog Sitting/Grooming, Cat Sitting/Grooming, Technology Help, Uber Rides, Housesitting, House Cleaning, Handyman Services, Yard Work, Window Washing, House Painters, Plumbers, Mechanics, Knife Sharpening, Chimney/Fireplace Cleaning. What services are you looking for in our community?

Upcoming Conscious Aging and Community Connection Events:
March 11th: Presentation by the North Coast End of Life Collective: www.northcoasteolcollective.com/
April 8th: Oregon Humanities will hold a Conversation about Aging and Loneliness
Saturday April 27th: A Special Event on Green Burials to be held at NCRD from 2-4PM , $10
May 13th and following 2nd Mondays of each month from 2 to 4pm, topics to be announced

Future Topics to Consider:
Blue Zones: What is it that makes people happy and healthy?
Personal Safety Nets: Being prepared for the expected and unexpected
Fraud Prevention
Wills and Trusts
Advance Directives and POLST forms
Home Safety and Fall Prevention
Grief
Savoring Moments of Delight and Gratitude

We’d like to hear which topics interest you most.

The Conscious Aging and Community Connections Program is sponsored by Pine Grove Community House. This allows us to keep admission at $5. All proceeds go directly to Pine Grove.

If you know of others who are interested in learning about resources in the area, forward this email. Let them know, EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

We look forward to seeing you Monday!
Tela Skinner and The Conscious Aging and Community Connection Team: Kathie Hightower, Mary Ruhl, Sue McGrath, Kathleen Moore, Jan Hamilton, Dori Bash, Glenna Gray and Paula Sansum

Volunteer for NTLF Library Spring Clean Up

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Submitted By: susantone@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
North Tillamook Library Friends invites members & volunteers to assist with a Spring Clean Up of the Manzanita Library grounds one Sunday in March (weather dependent). Brian Wilson of Green Phoenix Landscaping will lead volunteers with leaf clean-up (raking leaves and hand pulling out of nooks and crannies), hand weeding, pruning out dead and overgrown salal in the beds, picking up debris and loading it for transport to the transfer station. Someone with a truck or trailer would be especially valued. Some tools provided, but please bring your own if you have them.

If you can help, please email ntlf1987@gmail.com to let us know which Sundays in March you are available.

Measure 110

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Submitted By: genedieken@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
RE: Recriminalizing small-quantity drug possession.

I found this report from OPB Radio documenting one person’s OD on fentanyl and a cop saving his life disturbing but also, for me, it raised some questions about the wisdom of the 110 retrenchment.

www.opb.org/article/2024/01/30/oregon-drug-crisis-portland-streets-overdoses-every-day/

The interviewed officer made the point that Measure 110 arrived on the scene at the same time as the spike in fentanyl. So it may be simplistic to make sweeping generalizations about 110 effectiveness.

Connecting migration with the rise in fentanyl availability is even more simplistic. On a basic level, it just doesn’t comport with the physical reality of this drug. Fentanyl is widely used in surgery to put patients under. The typical dosage for a 2-4 hour surgery is 400 MICROGRAMS (1mcg is one-millionth of a gram; a paper coffee filter weighs about 1 gram). A kilogram of raw drug cuts into tens of thousands of doses. No poor Cental Americans lugging 100-pound bales of product across the Rio Grande needed.

Pre-pandemic, Oregon spent $10,000 a year on each K-12 student and $44,000 a year on each prisoner. We’re in the top 10 and moving up. Also, note that $44k doesn’t include the pre-prison enforcement/judicial costs. One way or another we’ll all have to pay for 110 retrenchment.

Gene Dieken

Valentine Sauna rentals and Massage bookings open

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Happy Valentine’s Week!

Give yourself or someone you love the perfect warming gift of a private wood fired sauna or a massage sauna package!

Valentine’s Evening- Wednesday, Feb 14th
Rent your own private Wood fired Sauna overlooking the river.
Complete with cold plunge and hot/cold shower.
$150 for up to 3 people for 90 minutes.
Book with link below
www.northfork53.com/sauna-booking-page/wood-fired-sauna-and-cold-plunge-rental-for-up-to-3-people

Thursday- Feb. 15th (morning)
Wood fired sauna and Massage Package for two.

One person enjoys a custom wood fired sauna and cold plunge for 60 minutes while the other person is receiving a 60 min custom massage from our LMT Jamie Taylor.

Then you exchange places- giving both of you a wonderful sauna- massage sandwich!
Book with link below
www.northfork53.com/sauna-booking-page/wood-fired-sauna-and-cold-plunge-rental-for-up-to-3-people-egs5e-zw2zj

Also available!
Sunday Morning Sauna Rental – February 18th
Book with link below
www.northfork53.com/sauna-booking-page/wood-fired-sauna-and-cold-plunge-rental-for-up-to-3-people-egs5e

Private sauna rentals include: cold plunge, towels, sauna wraps, filtered drinking water with stainless cups, fire wood, outdoor cold /hot shower, use of a private indoor bathroom, and a covered deck with changing area & chairs for relaxing between rounds.

With love!
Ginger
North Fork 53 Communitea Wellness

BOUNDARIES AGAINST PAINFUL SLANDER

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Submitted By: sheila.bayside@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
The BBQ is such an enormous service to our community. Frankly, I don’t know how we would get along without it.

That said, I was painfully disturbed be a recent post in which a resident of Wheeler slandered specific members of our community amidst expressing concern about the troublesome presence of theft and drugs within the area.

My post here is an appeal that we self police ourselves in BBQ posts and restrain from serious, negative comments that identify specific people. Rarely is GOSSIP productive. Often it can be harmful and hurtful. Rarely is it a fully informed account. In regards to the post that upset me, I know two of the people mentioned; I was alarmed by the misrepresentation and lack of accuracy.

REPLY TO yuiqwe1@gmail.com

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Submitted By: dixiegainer@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
It is interesting to note that measure 110 decriminalizing drugs by amount was passed in 2020 – looking at a map produced by the CDC showing a map of the states. It shows that 2020 is the first year that mortality from drugs jumped to a new high in Oregon. See link at bottom.

But who cares? I can find states that have a higher mortality from drugs. So there! Just ignore it. It’s not that hard to step over a body – I can still do it and I am in my late 80’s. CRIME? I have a gun and a compost heap – perfect place for hiding a body. I am not worried.

And most of us know that Trump and Russia are responsible for this anyway – Don’t embarrass the Democrats – they already have so much more to be embarrassed about

www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/sosmap/drug_poisoning_mortality/drug_poisoning.htm

LAST CALL FOR CRAFTING AT CAMP MAGRUDER

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Submitted By: seagullsroost315@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
This is your last chance to join us for a weekend of crafting at Camp Magruder March 1 – 3. Applications must be in by this coming Friday.
This is a weekend to relax and craft away. Some of us sew, some knit or crochet, some paint, some do paper crafting. The list goes on and on. If you would like to have time to create without interruption, this is for you.
Email me right away and I will get the information to you.

Lee Rocks Painting Party This Sunday

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Submitted By: giashaw2002@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
Come join us for Lee Rocks Painting Party Sunday February 11th from 1-6 at NCRD kitchen.
We will gather to honor Lee and paint rocks with his name on one side and a small symbol of a heart, paw print or something similar on the other side.
When you do something that Lee would have done such as filling up the pet watering station or helping someone in need leave a Lee Rocks there.
If you find one you can pick it up and pass it on leaving it where you do the same.
We will have rocks and supplies available but feel free to bring rocks that are special to you to paint and if you have paint you would like to use feel free to bring that as well.
A huge thank you to NCRD for donating the use of their kitchen for this event, Lori Dillon for donating painting supplies and support, Ginger at North Fork for 53 for donating tea and this amazing community.
There will be tea and snacks. Feel free to bring a snack to share but not required.
We would like to have Lee Rocks available at various locations with signage and have future Lee rocks parties to keep the ripple effect that Lee made on this planet going strong.
Sending light and love

CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st! MEET THE CAST: JULEE WARD as LENNY MAGRATH

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CRIMES OF THE HEART OPENS MARCH 1st
Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

MEET THE CAST: JULEE WARD as LENNY MAGRATH

Following her directorial debut with FRANKENSTEIN: THE RADIO PLAY in October, Julee donned multiple hats for A CHRISTMAS STORY as Assistant Director and Executive Producer.

After captivating audiences in IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, she’s eager to return to the stage in this production.

Julee calls Nehalem home, where she lives with her husband, Josh, and their four children.

CRIMES OF THE HEART:

This darkly comedic play by Beth Henley delves into the messy lives of the Magrath women, each grappling with their own “crimes of the heart.”

Under a searing Mississippi sun, the Magrath sisters’ fragile lives shatter when Babe, the youngest, shoots her philandering husband.

Summoned home, the eldest, Lenny, wrestles with small-town stagnation and dreams of escape.

Meg, the middle sister, a washed-up singer, drowns her past in whiskey, returning with secrets clinging to her like Spanish moss.

As Babe’s legal storm brews, the kitchen of their childhood home becomes a pressure cooker of buried memories and blistering truths.

Past resentments erupt, revealing the scars of their mother’s suicide and their father’s desertion.

Their eccentric cousin Chick stirs the pot, while their flamboyant lawyer Barnette offers shaky legal support and a dash of unexpected romance.

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play paints a bittersweet portrait of Southern women struggling to rise above their “crimes of the heart” and embrace the promise of a brighter future.

Tickets on sale now at www.RiverbendPlayers.org
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DANCE to Chelsea Lafey and the Salt Shakers this Saturday night!

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Submitted By: sdawagner@icloud.com – Click to email about this post
Local ensemble Chelsea Lafey and the Salt Shakers will deliver a dance mix of vintage swing, jump blues and jazz at the Seaside Elks Lodge ballroom (324 Avenue A, Seaside) this Saturday night, February 10, from 7-9 pm. This band features dynamic vocalist Chelsea LaFey, a swinging rhythm section and horns. Public is welcome, all ages! Doors open at 5:30 pm, free swing dance lessons at 6 pm with instructor Richie Small. $15 cover, cash only (helps to benefit the Elks Scholarship fund.) BBQ dinner available for sale.