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Featured Artist Reception at Trails End Art Association in Gearhart.
Saturday, 2-5 pm
Work will be up through the month of June.
www.beckychappellart.com

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Bay City Arts Center
Featured Artist Reception for Becky Chappell
Friday 5-7 pm
Work will be up through the month of June.
www.beckychappellart.com

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MEET THE CREW OF ’12 ANGRY JURORS’: Frank Squillo

Opens tomorrow night, June 2nd, in Nehalem at the NCRD Performing Arts Center for 9 shows only!

Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org or at the door.

Frank Squillo has previously directed two Riverbend Player’s productions, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE and last December’s IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: The Radio Play.

He serves as VP of the Riverbend Player’s board of directors and is the Chair of the Marketing Committee.

Frank’s next project is directing the holiday classic A CHRISTMAS STORY in December.

Frank and his husband Patrick (set designer for 12 ANGRY JURORS) live in Manzanita with their daughters Ellie and Colbie and their dog Jingle.

Frank & Patrick are the owners of Wanda’s Cafe + Bakery and Frank is also the Vice Chair of the Manzanita City Planning Commission.

12 ANGRY JURORS

Based on the award-winning movie 12 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda.

On a hot summer day after a lengthy trial, a jury must decide whether a 19-year-old man is guilty of murdering his father.

The jury votes 11-1 that the man is guilty of the crime, but the law requires a unanimous vote by all 12 jurors to pass judgment.

Tempers flare as the eleven jurors try to convince the 1 dissenter to come to their side.

However, as the evidence is re-examined, new uncertainties come to light, forcing everyone to honestly question whether there is some measure of “reasonable doubt”.

Directed by Frank Squillo.

Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org.

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

We have a Springy new donut on offer here at Pacific Roots Coffee + Donuts – Rhubarb Jam! Tart and fresh and a little cobbler-like it’s perfect for these lovely mornings by the river!
And more good news, we are opening up on Mondays for the Summer! Catch us Thursday – Monday, 9-2 for all you treat needs!
Located off 101 in Nehalem, behind Buttercup.

Submitted By: claudine@tbnep.org – Click to email about this post

We’re looking for a Project Coordinator to join TEP’s Habitat Restoration Team

Are you an early career scientist interested in restoration ecology? This could be a great opportunity for you to gain hands-on experience on small scale projects. Already have plenty of experience? The beautiful Oregon Coast might be the perfect next assignment for you.
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) has been awarded funding to implement natural resource and green infrastructure projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill. We need help overseeing these projects at our office in Garibaldi, OR. We are adding a third position to our habitat restoration project team!

Go to www.tbnep.org for more information on TEP, the Habitat Restoration Project Coordinator job description, and how to apply.
Applications are due by 5pm (Pacific Time), June 30th.

TEP, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, is part of the National Estuary Program. Our mission is to conserve and restore Tillamook County’s estuaries and watersheds through active stewardship, scientific inquiry, community engagement, and education.

Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is an equal opportunity employer. TEP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and, TEP does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by State of Oregon and Federal civil rights and non-discrimination laws, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.

Submitted By: claudine@tbnep.org – Click to email about this post

Calling all Native Plant Enthusiasts!

Join us in restoring the land and nourishing the community that we love
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is looking for somebody to coordinate our native plant nursery operations with the needs of restoration organizations along the Oregon coast.
The Native Plant Nursery (NPN) Coordinator will work closely with TEP staff, partners, youth crews, and volunteers who share a common goal of growing coastally-adapted, genetically-appropriate native plants for the Northwest Oregon Restoration Partnership (NORP).

Go to www.tbnep.org for more information on TEP, NORP, the NPN Coordinator Position, and how to apply.
Applications are due by 5pm (Pacific Time), June 30th.

TEP, a 501c(3) non-profit organization, is part of the National Estuary Program. Our mission is to conserve and restore Tillamook County’s estuaries and watersheds through active stewardship, scientific inquiry, community engagement, and education.

Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is an equal opportunity employer. TEP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and, TEP does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by State of Oregon and Federal civil rights and non-discrimination laws, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.

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Manzanita – Enclave for the Rich?
When Manzanita’s City Manager said at a recent Budget Meeting that employees can’t live in Manzanita because the average house costs $850,000, I began to wonder about the source and whether it was accurate. That and comments by others give the impression that Manzanita is a wealthy enclave and by extension that expenses and increases in taxes and fees are of little importance to the well-to-do living here or having second homes here. I doubted that.
Tillamook County’s Assessor office sent a report to me on the Assessed Value and Real Market Value for every house and lot in Manzanita.
The report included data on 1493 residences with an average value of $799,000, a little different than the City Manager’s report.
Beyond that, averages can be deceiving. Here is a histogram of each of the housing data points for the real market value of homes in Manzanita. It shows a distribution skewed to the left with a few expensive properties bringing up the average. The standard deviation is $380,000 with 66% of houses between $420,000 and $1,180,000 and 95% between $40,000 and $1,560,000.

The median(middle) housing cost turns out to be lower still. Looking just at housing after eliminating motels and retail stores, the value of the middle house is $690,000, 20% below the $850,000 assumption. Fully one half of the houses are below that level and one half above that level. Not addressed are how long homes have been owned, the purchase price and related mortgages all of which affects the situations of homeowners.

Housing costs are one measure. Incomes are a another of Manzanita’s wellbeing.
According to Experian, GfK Mediamark Research and Intelligence LLC, Vintage 2020, Dun and Bradstreet, Applied Geographic Solutions, and Alteryx, Inc. demographic studies, the following describes City of Manzanita and Oregon incomes:

Manzanita Oregon

Household Income 2022 Est.
$0 – $15000 10.9% 8.9%
$15000 – $24999 9.0% 7.6%
$25000 – $34999 11.1% 8.1%
$35000 – $49999 15.6% 11.5%
$50000 – $74999 19.1% 19.9%
$75000 – $99999 13.6% 14.7%
$100000 – $149999 13.0% 17.1%
$150000 + 7.7% 13.8%
Average $74,171 $93,737
Median(middle) $54,081 $68,830
Per capita $54,470 $37,940

This shows that our wealthy enclave has lower incomes than Oregon as a whole and that many households are operating on tight budgets.

So with the recently passed Nehalem Bay Health District Bond measure passing, this will add 37 cents per thousand dollars of home assessment for up to the next 26 years, many households do notice the cost. Thirty seven cents sounds affordable, but most homeowners will pay $2000 -$6000 toward the assessment during the next 20 years. Voters approved it. Budgets will endure the annual 3% increase in assessed value for regular property taxes and food and energy inflation of the last two years. Many people and their household budgets notice the pinch.

The points are three:
– Manzanita residents have a broad range of incomes and housing values. We are not all the same.
– City Council should not assume increased water fees, possible new street utility fees and tax levies do not matter. They do matter and they really matter for many residents.
– If we are to be paying possible cost increases for water charges, street utility fees or a new City Hall, we deserve an opportunity to vote on the increases.

Is Manzanita an enclave of the wealthy? Hardly. We are more an enclave of the pretty much like everywhere else.
In the tight economy facing us, I wonder if the City Council will reduce expenses or staffing to offset cost increases? It does not appear so. Many citizens are dealing with tight budgets by making reductions elsewhere. Is City Council doing this? Or is it simply passing along more and more expense to its citizens?

Will Stone
Manzanita