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Please join us for the 2nd Annual Lee Blackmon Soccer Scrimmage and Picnic, Sunday October 12th, 2 PM!! This is a FUN, FREE FAMILY Event in honor of Lee Blackmon, and his amazing work with our local kids, especially on the soccer field. ALL ARE WELCOME – to play soccer, get your face painted, have some snacks, paint an animal ornament, wear your Halloween costumes- and just have FUN in COMMUNITY. Hope to see you there!!
PS- We will be collecting food donations, as well as dog and cat food for our local pantry. Please bring some, if you can.
Thank you!
Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealingnw.com for info/questions


Rain or Shine! A free community gathering to celebrate Equinox and share an end-of-summer exhale.
Neahkahnie beach, near Ocean Rd. & Nehalem Rd..
This is a ‘leave-no-trace’ ephemeral sand art pop-up that washes away with the rising tide in a spirit of respect for our coastal ecology.
Kid & dog friendly!
Accessibility considerations: uneven sandy terrain.
Centerpoint Sand Art
www.centerpointhealingarts.com/field-notes

Jimmy Kimmel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSMsdfY5B8s
Jimmy Hendrix:
Seems like his soul is crying, but for real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksZTYRqr444&list=RDksZTYRqr444&start_radio=1
This comedian was canceled, David Letterman cut this routine from his show in 1993. Years later, Dave aired the episode with BIll’s mother, after Bill had died, killed by the CIA/banker in my view.
Dave gets emotional at the end:
The Smothers Brothers got canceled for opposing the Vietnam war:
www.econlib.org/cbs-doesnt-tell-the-whole-smothers-brothers-story/
BONUS!
more Bill Hicks!
rumble.com/v20bv4w-bill-hicks-on-the-jfk-assassination.html?e9s=src_v1_s%2Csrc_v1_s_o
Follow up! Dick Gregory, comedian:
And some timely nostalgia:
Mo if you rollin on dis stuff:
Pick-up in Wheeler.
Email me if interested.
Thank you!

TICKETS ON SALE! GREAT SEATS AVAILABLE!
OPENS FRIDAY, 09/26/25
www.riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
MEET THE CAST: Georgianna Marie
While this is Georgianna’s first production with Riverbend Players, she is no stranger to the stage!
With a background in choral singing, competitive ballroom dancing, and group facilitating, she has always found a home in front of an audience.
She would like to send a special thank you to her husband, Tim, whose suggestion and encouragement led her to this wonderful cast.
Step into the shadows with Riverbend Players’ production of THE INVISIBLE MAN: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, opening Friday, September 26th.
Experience H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi thriller, directed by Tom Cocklin and performed in the old-time radio style, complete with live Foley sound effects performed on stage, actors at the mic, and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Nine Shows Only at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem.
Don’t just listen… see the magic of radio come alive on stage.
Get your tickets here: www.riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
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And boy am I ready to wrap it up, as I introduce you to a few more of our damn fine plants on sale tomorrow, 9/20, 10am-12pm at the WG.
Today we’re looking at a few selections of California lilac, aka Ceanothus. Then there’s Dierama, the angel’s fishing rod and lastly Borinda, the lovely clumping bamboo.
Likely you’ve seen front yards with big shrubs smothered in impossibly blue flowers anytime between May and July. That’s Ceanothus, the California lilac, a genus that absolutely thrives here, unlike in Portland, where they end up looking like burnt toast.
For a generally well-known plant, ceanothus is still underutilized at the coast. We’re hoping to change that with several different varieties:
‘Concha’ is THE plant for you if you’re in the market for a really big stunner of a shrub, like 8’x8’. Otherworldly ultramarine flowers. Like all ceanothus, it’s easy to grow: full sun and no water.
‘Dark Star’ is a bit smaller with wowza flowers and very small, bite-size leaves. Bear in mind, the worse the soil is for these plants the slower they’ll grow. Consider that a plus. And if you don’t have any full sun left in your garden, consider yanking out those suffering sunburnt rhodies.
‘Italian Skies’ has the largest flower trusses of all the ceanothus. The plant tops out at 5’x7’ and the bloom color’s been alternately described as, well, light blue, medium blue and blue. Can’t go wrong.
Lastly, a ground-covering ceanothus: ‘Point Reyes’. This one I can say with certainty is light violet blue. Gorgeous useful evergreen that covers a lot of distance and smothers everything in its way.
Enough with the honking beasts, here’s a look at a particularly delicate perennial: angel’s fishing rod.
Dierama pulchurrimum ‘White’ is a sweetheart of a mid-summer bloomer that prefers not to be crowded by other plants. Any work required (full sun, rich soil, regular water) pays off with music of celestial beauty. What can I say, see the picture below.
Our last plant is somewhat dainty in appearance but rugged and undemanding. Clumping bamboos are different from running bamboos, the devils who devour property. Instead, clumpers just fill out slowly and don’t send out runners. We’re selling the delicate-looking Borinda angustissima, little leaf clumping bamboo, a soft green fountain topping out at 10’ and @4’ wide. We’ve got it in a lot of shade but it would also enjoy a nice big sip of morning sun.
Done! Check out the pix and see you tomorrow, 10am-12pm at the Wonder Garden!






Way back in 2018, the folks running the show at the Hoffman Wonder Garden decided on a mission: to put the manzanitas back in Manzanita. Clearly, the plants thrived in this climate, flowered WAY before most other garden plants, and had singularly GORGEOUS bark.
Today, 7 years later, the WG has sold @750 namesake shrubs to the wider community during its spring and fall plant sales. Yay!
Tomorrow, at the WG PLANT SALE, we’re selling l @50 more! Here’s the line-up:
‘Martha Ewan’, a fab & flawless groundcover form that was discovered growing on Mrs Ewan’s grave here in Nehalem…
‘John Dourley’ and ‘White Lanterns’, both lovely smaller shrubs that top out at 3’…
‘Lester Rowntree’ and ‘Warren Roberts’, 4’ high and a generous 8’ wide…
‘Gray Leaf Form’, super pretty with distinct foliage, ultimately 5’x5’…
And coming in at an impressive 7’x7’, the handsome and fast growing ’Sentinel’.
SEE YOU AT THE WONDER GARDEN TOMORROW, SEPT 20, 10-12PM!!!
Pictures, in order above: ‘Sentinel’, ‘Lester Rowntree’ and ‘Gray Leaf Form’
Four framed vintage prints of the sailing vessels: Swiftsure, Lord Lowther, Alastor, and Madagascar. Great gift for Coastal resident or house warming, or anyone with an interest in sailing vessels. These are all framed and have been in controlled climate. $175(cash) is a steal for all 4, OBO. I will not be hanging on to these, and will likely donate to the Maritime Museum in Astoria otherwise.
Clipper Swiftsure: www.finerareprints.com/clipper-ship-swiftsure-26126
Example description: Clipper Ship Swiftsure, 1326 tons: This ship was one of the exceptions of the Greenfleet in that she was built at Boston U.S.A. As a result she was made of American soft wood instead of oak. The Swiftsure was specially commissioned to carry emigrants to Australia in the boom periods of the 1855. Her interior, therefore, was not fitted out to give the luxurious accommodation which was enjoyed in most of the sailing ships of this period. Moreover, with soft Wood instead of oak, she would have had to shorten sail in heavy weather to prevent overstraining, well before her sisters. Nevertheless, she was a well built ship and recorded many fine performances.This lithograph was made in the 1950s by litho-offset on very high quality, thick paper. The paper is creamy white and in excellent condition.
Other ships depicted:
fineartamerica.com/featured/ship-lord-lowther-1828-i4-historic-illustrations.html?product=framed-print
www.etsy.com/listing/740308327/vintage-print-of-the-tall-ship-the


Green Coast Market is a new local foods store open from 10-6 Thursday through Monday (closed Tuesday and Wednesday). These are our summer hours. Stay tuned for an announcement about our upcoming Saturday evening October event series and fall hours.
Thank you for shopping local!

This ecologically rich Special Area wetland is a critical habitat that filters pollution, prevents flooding, and supports wildlife. An intact ecological system is crucial to our community’s health and wellbeing.
Now we need your voice to make the protection permanent. Please attend the upcoming Community Meeting hosted by North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection on September 30 at 6-7pm.
St. Mary by the Sea Parish
275 S. Pacific Street
Rockaway Beach
ALL ARE WELCOME!
WHY IT MATTERS:
*The proposed development sets on ecologically rich Special Area wetlands — critical habitat that filters pollution, prevents flooding, and supports native fish.
**The land overlays Rockaway Beach’s backup drinking water aquifer — development here potentially puts the safety of the City’s drinking water supply at risk.
***This land should never have been approved for residential development in the first place. Local zoning and state law clearly protect these wetlands — and this LUBA decision confirms it.
NCCWP wants no more logging and pesticide use in drinking water sources regardless of who owns the land, and we want an end to pesticide
applications near where people live, work and recreate. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that all people are entitled to have. #protectourdrinkingwater #saveourwetlands #watershedprotection #rockawaybeachoregon #oregoncoast #nccwp

Approximately 6 months old. They have feathers on their feet but we’re unsure of the exact breed. Very friendly, they’ve been handled by children since we got them as chicks last May. Comfortable with dogs, cats, and other animals.
Call/text 971-341-1606 if interested. Can meet you in North Tillamook County area.


He’s lived through a 9.0 earthquake and brings powerful lessons we can all learn from.
– When: Tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 20, at 11:00 AM
– Where: Pine Grove, Manzanita
– Free & open to the public
Click the link below to learn more:
evcnb.org/events-and-training/eberlein-09202025

“Sometimes when I have nothing better to do, I think back on the elections we had in the before times — when, say, Mitt Romney ran against Barack Obama or John Kerry ran against George W. Bush. I try to figure out why politics and society in general felt so different then.
It’s not because we didn’t have big disagreements back then. The Iraq war kicked up some pretty vehement arguments. It’s not because we weren’t polarized. Pundits have been writing about political polarization since at least 2000 and maybe well before.
Politics is different now because something awful has been unleashed. William A. Galston defines this awful thing in his fantastic new book, “Anger, Fear, Domination: Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech.” Even before the Charlie Kirk assassination it was obvious that the dark passions now pervade the American psyche, and thus American politics.
A core challenge in life is how do you motivate people to do things — to vote in a certain way, to take a certain kind of action. Good leaders motivate people through what you might call the bright passions — hope, aspiration, an inspiring vision of a better life. But these days, and maybe through all days, leaders across the political spectrum have found that dark passions are much easier to arouse. Evolution has wired us to be extremely sensitive to threat, which psychologists call negativity bias.
Donald Trump is a man almost entirely motivated by dark passions — hatred, anger, resentment, fear, the urge to dominate — and he stirs those passions to get people to support him. Speaking before a CPAC conference in 2023 he warned of “sinister forces trying to kill America,” by turning the nation into a “socialist dumping ground for criminals, junkies, Marxists, thugs, radicals and dangerous refugees that no other country wants.””
Discussion is welcome at codger817@gmail.com
These kittens were rescued and are being fostered by a loving volunteer. They come off as shy at first, but warm up to new people quickly and can’t wait to make new friends. Are you looking for some new friends? Learn more about adoptions at unitedpaws.org or email us at unitedpawsapps@gmail.com.





OPENING NIGHT IS ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT!
GET TICKETS NOW AT www.riverbendplayers.org
THE INVISIBLE MAN: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
MEET THE CAST: Julie Johnston
Julie recently moved to Manzanita and is loving the community and new friends.
She has become known to some as the “Pig Mama” since she can be spotted walking her potbelly pig.
Outside of the theater, she dabbles in changing the world by teaching children to read, aligning bodies and minds through yoga, and serving up an escape from it all with cocktails at the Rusty Moose.
Step into the shadows with Riverbend Players’ production of THE INVISIBLE MAN: A LIVE RADIO PLAY, opening Friday, September 26th.
Experience H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi thriller, directed by Tom Cocklin and performed in the old-time radio style, complete with live Foley sound effects performed on stage, actors at the mic, and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Nine Shows Only at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem.
Don’t just listen… see the magic of radio come alive on stage.
Get your tickets here: riverbendplayers.ludus.com/index.php
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I never liked cancel culture. I also never liked Jimmy Kimmel.
I think this comment from Jimmy, and many others out of his soulless, cold mouth, were worthy of him being fired:
Alas, something tells me he isn’t going anywhere. He’s too valuable to Big Pharma, effective at spreading their lies and shaming people.
contact: hakerjo@gmail.com

Led by an Oregon Coast native with 17 years experience as a spiritual coach & healer.
All details can be found here: sacred-spirituality.org/coachcertification/
On special through Monday, 9/22/25
Email: Kristian@sacred-spirituality.org if you’d like to chat about how this training can support your thriving as a spiritual coach & healer.
# # #
You’ve spent years supporting others—through medicine, therapy, bodywork, etc.
And yet… deep down, you know you’re being called to something greater.
It’s time to:
Heal your own pain-body and release what no longer serves you.
Step into sovereignty, freedom, and deeper abundance.
Serve others from a place of empowerment—not drain or sacrifice.
Claim your role as a Sacred Spirituality Coach & Healer of the Light.
The Sacred Spirituality Coach & Healer Certification (SSCC) is your gateway to embodying this new paradigm of healing—personally, spiritually, and professionally.
*What This Certification Offers You
This is not just another training. It’s a full initiation into higher frequencies of service, empowerment, and abundance.
Through this certification you will:
*Heal & Master Your Own Pain-Body
Release trauma, fear, and limitation so you can live with vitality, joy, peace, and prosperity.
*Step Into Mastery & Higher Consciousness
Deepen your intuition, expand your psychic gifts, and rise into a higher state of being.
*Become a Certified Sacred Spirituality Coach & Healer
Hold sacred 1:1 containers—online, in-person, or a hybrid blend—where clients experience profound transformation without you carrying their pain.
*Move Beyond Old Models of Healing
No more burnout, codependency, or sacrifice. This is the 5D+ Golden Age model of empowerment and interdependence.
*Create a Practice That Fits Your Life
Design your private practice in a way that aligns with your values—sacred, sovereign, and free.
*Expand Prosperity & Abundance
Align with 5D+ streams of giving and receiving, so your work flows with joy and financial ease.
*What You’ll Receive
When you step into this journey, you’ll receive:
26+ Hours of Masterclasses with me (MM) & the HLT to work through at your own pace
13 Training Modules with PDF guides, print-outs, and protocols – 2 modules a month allow to you complete this training in just 6 months
Daily Practices to raise and sustain your vibration
Private Practice Guidance – pricing, structure, and working in the gifting economy
Featured Sacred Light Directory Listing during training, with lifetime inclusion after certification
Sacred Reading List to deepen your wisdom
Ongoing Alumni Support – annual Mastery-level Masterclasses to keep you evolving
*This Certification Is For You If…
You feel a deep soul resonance as you read these words.
You’re ready to expand your healing gifts—or begin a practice that’s fully aligned with Spirit.
You long to transform lives (starting with your own).
You know you’re here to embody change and serve the collective.
*Imagine Yourself…
Waking up grounded, clear, and connected each morning.
Serving clients with ease and joy—without carrying their pain.
Embodying abundance, freedom, and sovereignty.
Becoming a recognized Sacred Spirituality Coach & Healer, sharing your light in a way that changes lives.
*Beloved, the World Is Ready for Your Light
This is more than a training. It’s a sacred initiation into your fullest expression as a healer, coach, and embodied Highest Light bearer.
You’re not here to play small. You’re here to rise—joyfully, abundantly, and unapologetically.
*Your path is waiting. Are you ready to step into it?

And don’t forget: Friday, noon–3pm, join us for Midday Mini-Mending with Molly. Bring a worn-but-loved textile and she’ll show you how to needle weave it back into shape.
Come mend, make, and hang out—we’ll have the tables, tools, and good company ready.
HeartWorks Studio (next to Heart of Cartm)
395 Nehalem Blvd
Wheeler, OR



TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is tomorrow, FRIDAY Sept 19th, 6-8 PM. FREE PINBALL and Games, Arts/Crafts for ALL TEENS! ALL TEENS WELCOME!! (Teens Only) Please spread the word and send your teens in for FREE FUN!
Contact Christy for info/questions/to donate at (503) 800-1092, or Christy@cosmichealingnw.com
THANK YOU!

Connect with 80+ songwriters, creatives, world class musicians, teachers, and artists for a deeply potent, nurturing and magical 4 days at the Oregon Coast!
We invite you to join this Autumn to share your song, find your voice, and to expand through your comfort zone into joy.
Join us for 4 days of magical connection, open mics, all night sing-a-longs, yoga, music and songwriting workshops, amazing food and friends! All in an amazing nature setting in NW Oregon.
• Hone your craft
• Nourish your creativity
• Make lifelong connections
• Find your voice
• Experience the magic that life truly offers!
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Whether you a pro songwriter, have never played music or written in your life, or just love music and community, this is for you — There are many ways to participate creatively through our dynamic array of workshops and offerings.
“I didn’t know that such loving, non-judgmental creative communities existed….if you want more connection, creative inspiration, and have a song or two wanting to come out, this is for you….Frankly, if you are alive and human being, this is for you. Your life will never be the same in the most magical and wonderful way!” – Hannah Sophia
All of our events sell out, and accommodation choices are limited so don’t hesitate dive in!
NW SONGWRITER SOIREE RETREAT Autumn Session October 20-23, 2025 Twin Rocks Retreat Center, Rockaway Beach, OR
LEARN MORE: songwritersoiree.com/retreat

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/18/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-cancelled-free-speech
However I disagree with the journalist’s conclusion. From all my reading it seems more like realization of a Project 2025 goal to control elections in favor of Republicans. Censoring media, in effect, makes free choice difficult for voters. They desperately want to retain control of Congress in 2026. If in this process they manage to piss off enough of their electorate this will backfire.
-Dave