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Ceramics classes at North Coast Mudworks in Nehalem

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Submitted By: Heather@northcoastmud.com – Click to email about this post
Hi friends and neighbors,
North Coast Mudworks has two pottery classes starting this week and we still have a few spots available in each. Studio time is also available for participants in either class for practice and creating.

www.northcoastmud.com/pottery-lessons

Beginner wheel throwing
Lindsay Yelas of Un/Earth Pottery has 4 spots available for this 4-week class. A totally hands-on experience from preparing the clay for throwing, all the way to glazing and firing. Most students will make 2-4 bowls that are food-safe, dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe.
4 Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30
October 18 & 25 and
November 1 & 8
$235, includes materials and firing.

Hand-building rattles
If you’ve been in our retail shop, you’ve seen Janet Maher’s ceramic rattles and now she will help you make your own. During this 4-week class you’ll use a variety of building and decorating techniques to make one or more hand-held percussion instruments with a delightful look, feel, and sound.
4 Wednesdays, 11:00am – 1:00pm
October 19 & 26
November 1 & 8
$225 includes materials and firing.

Wheeler Laws not Recommendations

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Submitted By: gardencoachkaren@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Reply to Proactive Wheeler and Candidate Leverete

Thank you Proactive Wheeler and candidate Leverette. You have made my point. Wheelers did indeed incorporate the Wheeler Vision Plan by reference into the City of Wheeler Comprehensive Plan Background Report and added by title to the Table of Contents.

For those of you who want to do your own research, read Wheeler Comprehensive Plan page 1 table of contents and page 4 Updating the Comprehensive Plan to Incorporate the Wheeler Vision Plan 2011.

www.ci.wheeler.or.us/administration/page/comprehensive-plan

Both of these elements were completed and adopted unanimously by Ordinance 2017-01 by councilors Bell, King, Harlow and Wilcox-Siglin

River Community Meditation-Wednesday 6 p.m. St Catherine’s Sanctuary

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Submitted By: jettkeyser@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Building community and learning to take responsibility for our well-being.

Always free.

Together.

In peace. In freedom.

Leaving words behind.

Discovering what has always been true.

Our meeting place is next to The Hope Chest which is close to the Shell Station between Manzanita and Nehalem.

Mark Goes Beyond Workforce Housing

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Submitted By: MarkForCouncil2022@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
I’m Mark Kuestner and I’m running for Manzanita City Council.

I had a wide-ranging phone discussion with the Mayor of Yachats, Leslie Vaaler, a few weeks ago about issues facing small coastal communities like Manzanita. One of the issues she mentioned was the existence of people without homes in Yachats. She estimated there are probably fewer than thirty unhoused individuals in Yachats, some of whom work in local businesses but have to sleep in their vehicles. Many are passing through on highway 101 and stop off along the way. Yachats has a Food Pantry to help with food and some community members want to use city resources to help those without homes. Others in the community don’t want to use city funds in this way, fearing that the presence of those without homes might “ruin the city”.

Yachats has run into ordinance issues in trying to provide warming shelters for those without homes. For example, they’ve used an open-sided picnic area to provide temporary shelter for people in the past, but their fire marshal said they would have to invest in significant upgrades to the facility if they wanted to create a weather-proof structure for future use.

There are people without homes in the Manzanita area as well.

Many of these folks are hidden in plain sight, some living out of vehicles, which they move around between day and night. Our forested lands also provide areas where those without homes live “off-grid” and out of sight of many local residents.

Giving homeless people bus tickets is probably the most common method of dealing with this social issue. In a more recent meeting I had with Manzanita Police Chief Eric Harth the subject of people without homes came up in light of recent Oregon legislation which may make it illegal to force individuals to leave a public area if the municipality they’re in doesn’t have a designated area to direct them to (See Oregon HB 3115, Oregon HB 3124 and Federal Rulings).

Smaller communities have a much more difficult time coping with the financial and space needs this issue brings up than do many larger cities.

This is just one of the issues the new Manzanita City Council will need to focus on in tandem with other agencies in the Nehalem Bay area and Tillamook County.

I hope to earn one of your votes for the two open City Council positions so we can find dignified solutions to address this crisis in housing, for the homeless, for workers, for all.

Please visit my website to learn more: www.MarkForCouncil2022.com.

In Support of The Roost

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Submitted By: lynn.joy.steinberg@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
It was a blow to learn that The Roost, the beloved community coffee house and cafe in downtown Wheeler, may have to shut its doors at the end of November. After nine years, operating on the ground floor of the Old Wheeler Hotel, Roost owner Heidi Cummins has, without warning or explanation, received an eviction notice from her landlord. If she is forced to close her doors, it will mark more than the shuttering of another local business. This part of the coast will lose what has essentially functioned as a community living room, a place where you can linger over a cup of coffee and where you’re bound to run into a neighbor or two while enjoying one of Heidi’s freshly baked pastries. The overwhelming majority of Roost customers are local – and those who aren’t often remark on the warm welcome they receive, and how everyone seems to know everyone else at The Roost. Places like that are so hard to find these days, on the coast or anywhere else. So I’m hoping that Heidi’s lease is renewed – and if it isn’t, that she finds another home for The Roost nearby.

Wheeler: Laws, Not Recommendations

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Submitted By: proactivewheeler@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
The City of Wheeler, with Ordinance No. 2012-06, stated the Vision Plan 2011 “shall be incorporated by reference into the City of Wheeler Comprehensive Plan Background Report and added by title to the Table of Contents” (Ordinance No. 2012-06, Section 1).

If there are any conflicts with the Vision (Wheeler Priorities and Recommendations for Action) and our zoning ordinances, the zoning ordinances shall be amended (Ordinance No. 2012-06, Section 3). In the findings of facts for Ordinance No. 2012-06, there were no conflicts identified by our City Planner.

Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Goals (Goal 2), state that if the City is going to enact the priorities outlined in the Vision, then the Comprehensive land use plan must do more than just meet all state and federal requirements, it must be clear and enforceable. For example, these two important issues need to be clarified:

(1) Guidelines and recommendations are not mandatory. Stating that you support the Vision Plan is not enforcement. The Vision must be clearly enforced by ordinances and codes.

(2) Most zoning ordinances are mandatory; however, several of Wheeler’s zoning ordinances appear to be optional. Wheeler needs to rewrite these ordinances to make them mandatory and enforceable.

LUBA (Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals) consists of two (2) attorneys from Portland, and one (1) from Medford. All are appointed by the Governor. LUBA has not denied any applications, but has referred them back to the City (“remand”) for further review and action.

If the Vision is not clarified and enforced by zoning-ordinance changes, the attorneys will decide our future, not the citizens of Wheeler.

Mary Leverette

In Support of Brad Mayerle for Manzanita City Council

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Submitted By: borgfordrs@earthlink.net – Click to email about this post
We enthusiastically join others in support of Brad Mayerle for the Manzanita City Council. Over the past few months, we have had opportunities to get to know him and to discuss some of the issues that the future Council will be addressing.

We see Brad as a listener who is oriented towards solutions. When one thinks of habits developed over a career, retired dentists such as Brad have a well-developed template of skill sets which will be valuable as a team member of a new, dynamic Council.

Successful dentists are good listeners, have an optimistic nature and are “people persons”. Dentists have medical science knowledge (for instance, detecting cancers as part of an examination), must successfully initiate and then finish the complex work they start on a patient, conduct research, take continuing education courses and run a business.

We have observed Brad’s research, starting months ago, on all aspects of City government. He has interviewed past and present city leadership and has met with many of us over the months regarding the issues that Manzanita homeowners care about. He always listens attentively and gives thoughtful insights as a conversation progresses.

Brad has the energy, enthusiasm and intelligence to be a dynamic team member and problem solver for our 2023 Council. He has a great sense of humor and, we think, a great perspective on life in Manzanita.

R. & S. Borgford
Manzanita

NEHALEM MEET & GREET

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Submitted By: babbles@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
A reminder to all Nehalem residents, this coming TUESDAY 10/18, there will be a Meet & Greet the Candidates in the Fireside Room at NCRD.

Sponsored by the Tillamook County Pioneer. Moderated by Laura Swanson of the TCP.

6-7PM.

Coffee, tea and cookies served.

There are opposing candidates for mayor and for two council positions on Nehalem City Council. This is a chance to ask questions and listen to candidates’ answers.

Then decide who should get your vote.

Lucy Brook
Nehalem resident

Corrections to Thomas Posting

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Submitted By: proactivewheeler@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
To Wheeler residents,
I had sincerely hoped that I would not have to write this. I do not believe these accusatory posts do anyone any good – the community or the individuals. However, I feel I must respond to Mrs. Thomas’ post on 10/13/2022. In it she classifies me as an advocate of Mr. Ulbricht and “squarely in the developer’s corner”. That is NOT the case. I AM an advocate for increasing Wheeler’s financial position, something the current council has not addressed. I am running for this office because, primarily, I am interested in getting our city into a positive financial position and I am looking at EVERY proposal as a way to do that. I do not need to check with the mayor to know that – yes – things ARE that bad. Other than Mary Leverette, I have not heard any of the other candidates address this issue. My sincere thanks to North Coast BBQ for allowing us this forum. But please, let’s stop the negative posts and focus on what can be done for our city.
Oh, and by the way, my name is not spelled Bell with an “e”. It is “Bell” and it will be spelled that way on the ballot when you receive it next week. Thank you.

Dave Bell

Hoffman Center for the Arts presents Printmaking Workshop

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Submitted By: toni@rbogen.com – Click to email about this post
Printmaking Workshop with Ben Rosenberg
October 27-29 | 10:00am-4:00pm
Tuition $240 | Materials fee $25
Hoffman Center | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita
This class requires proof of vaccination

Monotypes, Monoprints, Collagraphs and More! Oh My!

Join Ben Rosenberg as he introduces the principles and practices of creating monoprints and monotypes. Monotype is a distinctive print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked surface. When creating a monotype, it cannot be replicated again. It is a highly individual creation, much like painting, as it allows for spontaneity, “happy accidents,” and working along a plate surface to bring a wide range of marks that can be obtained through the creation of an image.

Topics include basic theory and use of color and composition in working with water-based, mixed media, and a variety of surfaces. This workshop will involve both conceptual approaches and direct observations using still life, the figure, abstract composition, and a variety of student investigative resources.

You will explore various monotype styles, techniques, and media used with rollers, stencils, textured surfaces, brushes, and various inventive wiping tools to create unusual one-of-a-kind prints.

Through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, and printing time, participants will develop a command of the technical aspects of monotypes and monoprints (color mixing, paint application, materials), and the properties of creating an image (line and shape, color concept, composition, abstraction) and an understanding of how formal choices create meaning.

Each day will begin with a lecture and discussion, followed by an afternoon for studio time. This class is a place where you can engage your own artistic interest and explore your personal voice.

Bring your ideas and be willing to take them further. It is a time and place to soak up everything you can and take risks.

Follow this link for more information or to register:
hoffmanarts.org/events/printing-workshop-led-by-ben-rosenberg/

Need House To Rent

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Submitted By: Greerwrites@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
I’m looking for a house to rent in Manzanita. One or preferably two bedrooms, unfurnished. I am a full time resident of Manzanita and have lived here for six years. I’m an author and a substitute teacher. I have one indoor cat. No children.
Timing: in the next 4 to 6 weeks.
Thank you!
Jennifer
503-300-8292

OPENING THIS FRIDAY –

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Submitted By: judith@moonsong.com – Click to email about this post
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Riverbend Players is presenting “Dracula!: The Radio Play” by Philip Grecian. With extensive sound effects and an enthusiastic cast of eleven, it’s a great way to kick off the holiday season. Come to the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem. Get your tickets either through RiverbendPlayers.org or at the door. See you there!

Display case for sale

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Submitted By: dkpark@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
Display case is custom designed for displaying custom jewelry or other arts and crafts at art shows. Case is made of VG fir and Brazilian Cherry and has removable riser under the back. The top of case is hinged with glass and the inside is lined with black felt. Can be locked with included lock and key. New condition. 17″D x 21″W x 2-1/4″D. Inside is 1-1/2″ deep.

$35

If interested call 503-939-3766

Tulsi Gabbard’s speech that has gone viral

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Her is the link to Tulsi’s powerful wake-up call to the democratic party that has gone viral. The former presidential candidate delivers a well-written and moving speech revealing the fundamental causes behind her leaving the former party of choice I highly recommend it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Z1x8Ou8VU Chuck McLaughlin

ReHomed Art Show & Sale 10/15-16

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Submitted By: ReHomedArtShow@gmail.com – Click to email about this post
Don’t worry if you couldn’t make opening night of the ReHomed Art Show & Sale. The sale continues today, Saturday, October 15, 10-4 and tomorrow, Sunday, October 16,10-1. There is still LOTS of assorted medium artwork with prices starting at just $15. Exceptional pieces upwards of $1000. Something for everyone and all budgets.

Come support your local community center, the Pine Grove Community House, 225 Laneda, Manzanita.

Questions? email: ReHomedArtShow@gmail.com

Why Betsy is not for us!

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Submitted By: Constance@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
My friend sent this to the HH editor, I like that it acknowledges Betsy for her contribution, yet makes a good argument for why you may not want to vote for her. Do you want Oregon to remain BLUE?, vote for Tina. If you want us to become RED, vote for Betsy or Christina. YOUR VOTE matters, please vote for Tina!
Many of us have known and appreciated Betsy Johnson for many years. She has worked hard, provided good constituent service for our Tillamook communities and her middle of the road position is attractive to some — but she WILL NOT WIN. Polls show she has less than 20% of the vote while Tina Kotek (D) and Christine Drazan (R) each have about 30%. Polling numbers are always suspect, but closing a gap of 10% is highly, highly unlikely. So for Democratic- leading voters a vote for Betsy is really a vote taken away from Democrat Tina Kotek. This makes much more likely Republican Christine Drazan will win.

Tina Kotek is committed to the less fortunate having worked for the Oregon Food Bank and Children First for Oregon. She is pro-choice, supports responsible gun ownership and advocates for measures to address climate change. Christine Drazan has the opposite positions and in fact led the Republicans out of the legislature to prevent climate change legislation from passing. Drazan is anti-choice, is endorsed by the NRA and has a 25% rating from the Oregon League of Conservation Voters. Kotek is endorsed by Planned Parenthood, Oregon League of Conservation Voters and the Oregon Nurses Association. She is the leader that reflects Oregon values and needs.

So I urge you to recognize reality and cast your vote for Tina Kotek not Betsy Johnson.

Beverly Stein
Cape Meares

Nehalem Bay Garden Club grant program now open

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Submitted By: barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post
Nehalem Bay Garden Club is now accepting proposals for its 2022 gift giving program through November 15, 2022. Proposals should be submitted to the NBGC at PO Box 261, Wheeler, OR 97147 or emailed to constance@nehalemtel.net. Be sure to put ‘NBGC Gift Request’ in the subject line of the email.

Request proposals should:
be one page or shorter; include amount needed, specific use, the benefit to the organization or public; and align with the Club’s mission.

Nehalem Bay Garden Club mission:
to cultivate the 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.

Grants are often $500 or less and larger amounts will be considered based on need and funds available. Funds will be distributed by December 10th.

Our charitable gift giving program is funded by our annual May plant sale. The Club is now in its 75th year. We meet the 4th Tuesday of the month (usually) at Calvary Bible Church, 560 Laneda Ave., Manzanita at 1:30 pm. Our next meeting is Oct 25. Meetings offer a variety of activities including speakers, demonstrations, videos, and potlucks. Additional activities include garden tours, nursery tours, and workshops. Visitors are always welcome.

For additional information contact Constance Shimek 503-936-1511 (President) constance@nehalemtel.net
or Maryann Sommerset 971-404-9741 (Vice-President) 2000redvet@gmail.com