Wheeler City Council Endorsement; Elect Karen Matthews

Submitted By: barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net – Click to email about this post

I first met Karen Matthews in 1991 when she and her husband Mike purchased a lot next door and began building their home in Wheeler. In the early years, they were part timers coming to the beach on a regular basis to fish, crab, and enjoy the great outdoors. They moved here as full time residents in 2004 and I recognized Karen’s leadership skills and volunteerism early on. Our small communities run on volunteers and committed citizens and I know how instrumental she was at the Alder Creek Farm and Lower Nehalem Community Trust, both of which I heartily support.

Karen has been a steady steward of our fragile coastal environment, a contributor to the education of our local youth in natural systems, served as a city Councilor, and as an active volunteer with the Nehalem Bay Garden Club; giving much of her time and talent for organizing and willingly sharing her knowledge with others. Her leadership in planting and nurturing over 500 tomatoes helped create one of the Garden Club’s most successful annual plant sales last May.

Over the last 30 years I have had the pleasure of working with Karen on a variety of projects and programs in the community.

She is hard working, dedicated to her community and follows the rule of law. Karen would have my vote if I still lived in Wheeler.

Barbara McLaughlin