




Resolution 23-23 would not be presented to the City Council for adoption until December 6, 2023. Mayor Simmons was no longer on Council and Councilor Stock voted yes to the loan and debt financing plan with Business Oregon.
Below are the City Council meeting minutes of December 6, 2023 when Resolution 23-23 was unanimously passed by the City Council.
City Council Regular Session
December 6, 2023 Minutes
D. Special Public Works Fund Loan with Business Oregon – Leila Aman City Manager City Manager Leila Aman shared the Key Loan Terms and fine details of the Special Public Works Fund Loan and said that Oregon Business Development Department authorized the loan proceeds up to $5,134.631. She asked council to approve the interim financing with Resolution 23-23. She communicated that the signed loan documents, the city’s attorney opinion and Resolution 23-23 are required to execute the loan.
A motion was made by Hart to accept Resolution 23-23 Authorizing a Loan from the Special Public Works Fund and Delegating Authority to the City Manager to Enter into a Financing Contract with the Oregon Infrastructure Finance Authority.
Seconded by Spegman; Motion passed unanimously.


Get ready to groove to some amazing tunes with a picturesque view of the bay. Four concerts in total, these in-person events promise to be a night to remember, filled with great music and good vibes. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy live music in a beautiful outdoor setting. See you there!
**All proceeds go directly to the musicians**
About the musician:
Christopher Worth is a Portland-based singer-songwriter and producer known for his signature “Bohemian Blues” sound. Blending the melodic craftsmanship of a classic songwriter with a voice that carries the raw, soulful power of the blues, Worth has built a reputation for high-energy, transformative live performances. His acclaimed “Identity Triptych” of albums—Six Foot Soul, Two, and Pardon Me—showcases a vast musical range that feels both timeless and modern. Whether performing solo or alongside frequent collaborator David Jacobs-Strain, Worth delivers an expansive, psychedelic soul experience.
Have a listen!
Instagram @worthmusic
Or
Spotify— Christopher Worth
Please direct any questions to communiteanonprofit@gmail.com

Looking for a relaxing, creative way to spend a summer afternoon in Rockaway Beach? Join ceramic artist Jennifer Bundy Cobb at Blue Water Fine Art Gallery for a hands-on glazing workshop designed for all skill levels — from first timers to returning pottery lovers.
This August session offers two ways to participate, so you can choose the experience that fits your pace and your budget:
• Paint One Pot — $65
• Paint Two Pots — $85
Every pot is handmade by Jennifer, bisque fired and ready for you to bring to life with color, texture, and your own creative flair.
What’s Included
• Your choice of one or two handmade pots
• A wide palette of underglazes
• Brushes and tools
• Step by step glazing instruction with Jennifer
• Clear glaze + firing to a glossy, food safe finish
• Optional sketch paper if you like to plan
• 15% discount on Jennifer Bundy Cobb pottery purchases of $75+
Optional Add On
Blue Water Branded Apron — $15 A comfortable, easy to wear apron perfect for glazing days and future creative projects. Available at the workshop.
How the Workshop Works
You’ll begin by choosing your pot(s) from Jennifer’s bisque fired collection — each one unique, each one ready for your imagination. Jennifer will walk you through glazing techniques, color layering, and simple ways to create beautiful surface designs. Wear something comfortable, enjoy the creative mess, and settle into a peaceful afternoon surrounded by art and community.
Finished pieces will be ready for pickup on August 22 at the Gallery. Shipping is available via USPS If It Fits, It Ships boxes.
Why Join This Workshop
August is the perfect moment to slow down, breathe, and make something with your hands. Whether you’re visiting Rockaway Beach or you’re a local who loves supporting community art, this workshop is a chance to connect, create, and take home a piece of functional art you’ll use and treasure.
Spots are limited — sign up soon at BlueWaterFineArtGallery.com.

TEEN NIGHT at North Coast Pinball is next Friday August 14th, 6-8PM. 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 (503) 800-1092 for info/questions, or to donate to this event run on donations by volunteers.
Thank you!



Be dazzler and stones fun for decorating on clothing ,hats , purses whatever you want pretty rhinestones and studs $15 for all
50 – 4 x 8 padded envelopes great for shipping holding small items keeping things organized $5
If interested in any item give me a call 941-914-2786 or text ,thank you very much, Jane




Community Open Music Jam is tomorrow, Friday August 7th, 6PM, at Rising Hearts Studio. Bring your instruments, your voice, yourself- and let’s have fun playing music together! ALL are WELCOME! Hope to see you there!
We are still looking for a mic and amp for these jam night, if you have an extra and want to donate, it would be greatly appreciated.
Contact Christy at Christy@cosmichealingnw or (503) 800-1092 for info or questions.
Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown Nehalem
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels.”


August 12
Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church

Kitchen Manager
2-3 years BOH management is a plus.
Clean and organized management style.
Understanding and ability to implement all Oregon health laws.
Ordering and inventory management.
Willingness to get on the line and cook.
Line Cook
Ability to operate in fast paced, high volume kitchen.
1-2 years experience is a plus
Prep, rotate, and maintain a clean line.
Nights and Weekends a must.
Prep Cook
Ability to follow recipes to spec.
Capable of working alone at a fast pace.
Communication with the team about 86ed items and emergent needs.
If interested, Email: Lawrence@steeplejackbeer.com

Just a heads up that we will be short a couple of your favorite vendors tomorrow. Malia’s Grill will be at a full weekend event in Seaside, and NeahKahNie Smokehouse had to call in for the week. But Gnarly’s Tacos, OYS oysters, Sasquatch Sandwiches, and Antojito’s Don Berna will be keeping your bellies full while you enjoy the music, and try some of the delicious tunas and fresh fish at TreFin seafood!
Did you know that you can use your SNAP benefits at the market, and that we triple match up to $20 every week? That means that if you spend $20 in SNAP, you get $60 to spend at market. Visit us at the info booth, just inside the entrance, to run your card and learn more.
See you tomorrow, Friday 4-7, at 635 Manzanita Ave behind City Hall.
Friday, August 7
Manzanita Farmers Market
4:00–7:00 PM
Sunday, August 9
Astoria Sunday Market
11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Whether you’re browsing the market, connecting with friends, discovering local artisans, or simply enjoying a beautiful day on the coast, we’d be honored to provide the soundtrack for your afternoon and evening.
Come say hello, relax for a while, and enjoy the music with us. These gatherings are about more than shopping—they’re about supporting one another, sharing a little joy, and celebrating the communities that make the Oregon Coast such a wonderful place to call home.
Bring a friend, stay awhile, and let’s make some beautiful memories together.
We can’t wait to see you!

Do hope you will join North County Resistance on Saturday, August 8th, in Nehalem, from noon to 2 PM. The political news we listen to makes us all shake our heads. This news is confusing, always changing, and generally never the same from day to day. DOJ seems to be taking on anybody Trump tells them to. Destructive language is ruining many and there seems to be no way out for them. It seems anything can happen to anybody-laws are bent and broken in order to bend and break rules and people’s lives. I see the people who join us on Saturday in Nehalem are HEROS. The people who drive by and honk, the people who are writing letters, the people who stop us on the street and thank us-you too are HEROS. Thank you one and all!
Please bring a can or two of food to our protest on Saturday. We need to help the many people in our community who need more support in our community. Again, gas cards, canned or boxed food are greatly needed. We will get this food to both the North County Food Bank and to the Nehalem Bay Community Services. Every day you see people who benefit from your generosity.
Best,
Patty Rinehart
Randy just can’t help himself. He, of course, continues to miss the big picture.
He humphs about bumps, humps and other mediocre topics. What’s he trying to prove?
But he is wrong about the City Hall funding decision vote that took place on June 2023, led by Mayor Simmons and that Council. The vote was critical to move forward on the City Hall project. It was a very intense debate and decision. Watch the recording for that critical financing decision that is the key for building the City Hall.
Here is Resolution 23 – 23: (the last 2 digits reflects the year, so 2023)
Manzanita City Council Resolution 23-23, adopted on June 7, 2023, formally authorized a Special Public Works Fund (SPWF) loan contract with the State of Oregon.
This financial agreement helped fund infrastructure planning and development, specifically relating to the city’s public works and new City Hall project facilities.
Key Details Action: Authorized state loan contract execution.
Fund: Special Public Works Fund (SPWF) via the State of Oregon.
Date Adopted: June 7, 2023.
Purpose: Securing financing for municipal infrastructure and public works strategies.
Mayor Simmons was the elected Mayor on June 7, 2023. She led the Council that night in key votes for Phase 2 of the City Hall project. (Mayor Simmons did move out of Manzanita in August of 2023 and resigned officially in November 2023. The November Council meeting is when Simmons said she was taking the “bully pulpit” that night.)


Come and spend a meaningful morning outdoors with WEBS staff and volunteers on Wednesday, August 26, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., helping care for one of Oregon’s most treasured coastal parks.
While Cape Lookout’s campground and day-use area are temporarily closed for construction, volunteers have a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact by improving a trail at the park. This hands-on stewardship project is open to all experience levels. Please note that the work is physically demanding and is not suitable for youth under the age of 14.
We’ll meet at the Cape Lookout Trailhead and hike approximately 1.5 miles along the trail to our work site. Once there, volunteers will help carry buckets of gravel to strengthen one of the trail’s muddiest sections, creating a safer, more durable walking surface. We’ll also use hand tools to level the trail and improve drainage, helping protect this beautiful landscape for future visitors.
Whether you’re looking to give back, enjoy time in nature, or learn new trail-building skills, this is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside Oregon State Park rangers and fellow community volunteers. Come prepared to get your hands dirty, make new connections, and leave knowing you’ve made a real difference for Cape Lookout State Park!
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to marina@netartsbaywebs.org.
Learn more and register on our website at:
www.netartsbaywebs.org/events
Consider donating:
Your donation helps in supporting the work of our organization. Every little bit helps! As a non-profit organization, we rely on donations and grants to keep us going, and growing.
If you would like to donate, please visit our website.
WEBS and partners are hosting this event as part of the Explore Nature series of hikes, walks, paddles, and outdoor adventures. Led by a consortium of volunteer community and non-profit organizations, these meaningful nature-based experiences highlight the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve and conserve the area’s natural resources and natural resource-based economy. Learn more about Explore Nature at www.explorenaturetillamookcoast.com.
Stay social with Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS online @netartsbaywebs





COASTER THEATRE in Cannon Beach for 3 DAYS ONLY!!!
Following an acclaimed debut at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem, writer and director Bryan Churchill’s new multimedia play, The Silent Measure, is heading to Cannon Beach and Astoria this late summer and fall.
Audience response following the Nehalem premiere has been overwhelmingly resonant. “The biggest takeaway has been how deeply it’s sticking with people,” says Churchill. “Days after the curtain closed, audience members were still coming up to talk about the dialogue, the acting, and the questions the story leaves behind.”
We are living through a strange moment in our collective history. The tools we’ve built to assist us have quietly learned to anticipate us while silently taking over our lives, turning up the pressure on what it means to be conscious, alive, real, even loved. This play is about what happens when our interactions with technology get pressed to the point where something has to give.
The play centers on Carmen Novak—a scientist studying extinction—and her autonomous AI assistant, IRIS. As the two confront buried grief and the blurring line between human and machine.
Novak is played by North Coast veteran and award-winning actor Cyndi Fisher, opposite local actor Pamela Cromwell as IRIS.
Upcoming Performances:
Cannon Beach: Coaster Theatre | August 13, 14 & 15, 2026
Astoria: Ten Fifteen Productions | September 10, 11 & 12, 2026
Tickets are available at the door and online at www.thesilentmeasure.com.
You may also use the QR Code listed on the poster for this announcement to reserve tickets.



Following the sold-out success of our May and July concerts, the “Tiny Stacks Concert Series” is gearing up for its next “tiny” event.
Join us on August 18 for the third concert of Cloud & Leaf’s inaugural season. Hosted by Holly Lorincz and presented in partnership with the North Coast Creative Forum, the evening features Bryan Churchill and his evolving ensemble – Garden Variety, featuring several guest artists including Jesse Clark (percussion), Bryonie Arnold (singer), Mark Gostnell (singer/songwriter), Bill Britton (cello), Sherrie Wolf (singer/songwriter)! Tickets are highly recommended in advance.
If you’re a fan of NPR’s “Tiny Desk” series, you’ll be in for a local treat. “Tiny Stacks” is built around the same spirit: talented musicians performing up close, for a small audience, in a warm and intimate setting. It’s a chance to hear great music in a way that feels personal, relaxed, and rooted in community.
Performances run from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Space is limited for this special event. Tickets can be reserved online at:
You may also use the QR Code listed on the poster for this announcement to reserve tickets.
Come support Garden Variety, as well as the other artists who are lined up for this world-class music series coming this year.
Hope to see you there!


The Abundance and Self-Trust Breathwork Journey is designed to help you break free from self-doubt, rewire limiting beliefs, and unlock your full potential.
This session takes you on a deep, immersive experience, merging dynamic breath sequences, hypnotic affirmations, and 432 Hz soundscapes to activate your power from within.
Through intentional breathwork, you’ll release fear, strengthen self-trust, and align with the frequency of prosperity. You’ll feel the shift instantly—mental clarity, emotional release, and an undeniable sense of confidence washing over you.
Whether you’re stepping into a new phase of life, breaking through personal limitations, or ready to manifest abundance, this session is your key to unlocking it all.
Sunday August 16th 10:15 -11:30
NCRD Fireside Room
Please bring:
• Yoga mat
• Blanket or pillow (optional)
• Water bottle
Participants will be lying comfortably on the floor while listening through headphones during the guided experience.
$30
Space is limited to 12 participants. Registration is required.
To reserve your spot, email gia@giashaw.com
Trust yourself. Own your power. Abundance is yours.
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