REGISTER NOW FOR EVCNB COOKING CONTEST

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evcnb.org/events-and-training/emergency-food-02152024

This EVCNB event is coming up on Feb. 15.

Seats are limited and registrations are filling fast.

If you want to join the fun, please register now by clicking the link. Cheer on the contestants and see who will be chosen as “Top Chef.” Be sure to take notes so you will have some tasty recipes ready the next time the power goes out.

Imbolc: Ecstatic Dance 2.1

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“In alignment with the spirits of our plantcestors, soon we will begin to access our potential energy and utilize that momentum to push through any obstacles around us to reach the light at the surface”  -Karen L. Culpepper : We’Moon

Bring something for the altar that represents your personal gifts to help bud your desires for this time.

Doors open at 6:00 PM  for warmup/setup
6:30 PM – opening circle/dance set
8:00 PM – closing circle

This week, 5Rhythm inspired playlist led by Fae

At the White Clover Grange, HWY 53
$10 or sliding scale
of $5 if you need, $15 if you have.
cash check or venmo @nknspiritdance
(kids are welcome to dance for free)
*Opening the space and Altar work trades available: be in touch*

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You are encouraged to dance and enjoy the experience however you’d like with an intention of connecting deeper to yourself and exploring movement without words.
It’s an open space to play, celebrate life and community, practice embodiment modalities, enjoy music, process emotions, connect with others, and ultimately be nourished by the experience on a physical, emotional, energetic, and spiritual level.

Dance Etiquette/Tips:
*All are welcome – Family friendly events – Come as you are~ No dance experience needed. 
*Dance connections are an option, be clear with your yes or no, verbal or nonverbal.
*Flow toys are welcome!
*Bring a water bottle and layers.
*No outside shoes on the dance floor if possible (dirty floors aren’t fun to roll around on)
*Please no strong scents, including body odor.
*Incense, we’ll keep it in the foyer.
*We ask that you limit talking during the dance set. Set up, break time, and the foyer area are great places to have longer conversations to limit distractions for others.
*We are encouraging everyone to be mindful of each other’s safety and health and stay home if you are not feeling well. Follow your own judgment on whether to wear a mask or not.
*Bring kindness and respect for yourself and others and your willingness to explore and to dive into the ecstasy of spirit available through movement.

We dance every Thursday evening and second Sunday morning—hope to dance with you soon!

**photo by Valentin Salja on unsplash

Tillamook Headlight Herald Home and Garden Show

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The Tillamook Headlight Herald Home and Garden Show is a collection of vendors that come together under one roof, at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds, each April. We will be featuring the Tillamook County Beekeepers Association’s Annual Bee Day as well. There will be plenty to eat, see, and do at this year’s show. Meet business owners, artisans and politicians. Enter raffles and pick up learning material. Shop for unique one-of-a-kind gifts and home accessories. Hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 20th from 9am to 4pm
Sunday, April 21st from 11am to 4pm*
* Free Admission
* Free Parking

Pop-up Reflexology Spa! Tuesdays through February

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Just in time for Valentine’s!

Treat yourself or a loved one:
2hr / $225
1.5hr / $175
Reflexology Spa Session
with Libby Golden Seaver – Health Coach Bodyworker for the past 25+years
Tuesdays near Nehalem Bay State Park in a lovely converted garage studio.

Includes:
*Elegant warm thalasso (sea) or terra (earth) therapy foot bath
*Soft zero-gravity recliner
*Near-infrared sauna light – warming your body and rejuvenating your cells
*Complete foot and hand reflexology – with healing finishing balm.
*doTERRA aromatherapy acupressure application for officinal magic

Having well cared for and flexible hands and feet is a healthy sign of aging. Reflexology is a powerful way to affect the health of our entire body. Take home points you can work on to keep your whole body feeling good!

Get your appointment booked today before they’re all filled. Tuesdays only!
Text/call 971.977.0166 or wingsforwisdom@gmail.com

Thank you!
I look forward to serving you in wellness!

First Friday Open Music Jam at Rising Hearts Studio this week!

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Hello BBQ Community-

Our Community Open Music Jam is this Friday, February 2nd, 6PM- we will be in the studio. Bring your instruments, and let’s play together. This is a free, fun event open to ALL! Hope to see you there!
Rising Hearts Studio is at 35840 7th St, Hwy 101, in downtown Nehalem.

Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, christy@cosmichealingnw.com for info or questions

Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, downtown
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels…”

Yoga with veterans and with Molly and Janet

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Hey everybody.
Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthier.

First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09

Next there’s Yoga with Janet.
Day – Wednesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/89509061029

Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

Brian

Sir Francis Drake Association of Oregon Presents

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Come listen to the presentation of local resident Garry Gitzen’s successful talk at the St Francis Yacht Club on San Francisco Bay, considered one of the most prestigious in the world. The talk is titled “Who Made the Brass Plate Citing Sir Francis Drake’s California Landing.”

Garry is recognized as the leading Francis Drake historian on the west coast and will be at the library to answer all questions concerning why Francis Drake landed in Nehalem Bay in the summer of 1579, and relate way Captain Drake never landed in any other theorized bay, including California.

Where: North Tillamook Library, Laneda Ave, Manzanita
When: Thursday, February 8th Time: 11 a.m.

Copies of Garry Gitzen’s “Francis Drake in Nehalem Bay 1579, Setting the Historical Record Straight are available at Tillamook County libraries.

The Francis Drake Association promotes the development of a Bay Shorelines Flood Explorer Report for communities to prepare for the impacts of current and future flooding due to sea level rise and storm surges by learning about causes of flooding, exploring maps of flood risk along our shoreline, and downloading the data for further analysis. To increase understanding of what could be at risk without future planning and adaptation, helping Bay communities, governments, and businesses to drive action.

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT!! WRITERS READ DEADLINE IS FEB. 2

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There’s one week (and a whole weekend) left to get your writing submissions in for this year’s Writers Read celebration! The theme is “Beach Noir,” and the deadline is Friday, Feb. 2, anytime before midnight.
this year’s Writers Read theme is “Beach Noir.” Writers chosen to read at the Celebration on March 22 can read in-person or on Zoom. You don’t have to live locally to participate.
Noir fiction often takes place in a dark or foreboding setting, though the tone and descriptions can be unconventional or playful. Other elements may include flashes of humor, flawed underdog characters, or a crime scene. We hope you have fun with the genre!
RULES: All written formats will be accepted (essay, story, poetry, haiku, etc.). Writers may submit up to three entries, 600-word maximum per entry. Submissions will be accepted by email (preferred) or mail. Submissions should be in Word format. Include a separate cover letter with your name, email and phone number – please no contact information on the entry document.
SEND TO: Cannon Beach Library/ Attn: Writers Read Submission/ info@cannonbeachlibrary.org/ PO Box 486 Cannon Beach, OR 97110
A group of volunteer judges will select 10 to 12 works to be read by their authors during the Writers Read Celebration March 22.
The NW Authors Series Committee sponsors monthly author presentations and other events at the Cannon Beach Library. This is the sixth year of the Writers Read Celebration. Previous themes were: “Life on the North Coast,” “The View from the North Coast,” “Pandemic” and “Recovery?” and “What Would Hemingway Say?” Writers Read Celebrations on Zoom from past years were recorded and are available for viewing.

The Future of the Jetty Creek Watershed

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Please join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection
at a free public event:

THE FUTURE OF THE JETTY CREEK WATERSHED

Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 2:00 pm

St. Mary by the Sea (Parish Building)
275 S. Pacific St., Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

Doors open at 1:30 pm for light refreshments and pizza!

Coastal drinking watersheds are in peril. Recently, Jetty Creek and other coastal watersheds have experienced water shortages that are not due to lack of rain alone. Science now shows that forestry practices such as clear-cut logging and pesticides spraying can damage the quantity and quality of drinking water. Like other coastal communities, Rockaway Beach is now looking to acquire and manage its Jetty Creek watershed. To help us all understand what this entails, the NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION is offering a three-part speaker series, SAFEGUARDING AND RESTORING DRINKING WATERSHEDS, supported by funding from the City of Rockaway Beach. This is the first event of the series.

You need not RSVP to attend, but it will help us plan if you do. Please go to healthywatershed.org to RSVP for in-person or online attendance. PLEASE JOIN US!

FREE Class: Resetting and Optimizing the Nervous System

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2024 is here and we wanted to offer a FREE class that will help you to up-level your ability to RESET and Optimize the Nervous System– especially following trauma, overwhelm, or burnout.
Why is this important? Not only does our Nervous System give us the ability to move, breathe, think, and learn, it is responsible for how we interpret or adapt to our changing environment. With that in mind, you can how important it is that your nervous system is properly cared for, because then entirely new options for living become available to us!

During this class Dr. Dawn will teach a simple and gentle technique using your own touch and breath to sooth and reset the body. For those that are curious and eager to create a more energy-efficient and self-correcting nervous system, you will love the second half of the class! We’ll be offering a demonstration of our specialty spinal care– one of the most effective ways to reset and bring more resilience to your nervous system. Be the first to volunteer for the demo and you may even be able to experience the changes yourself!

Come and learn more of what is possible! We’ll also be extending the opportunity for a specially discounted Introduction to Care for those interested in experiencing the wonders of having more vibrance and a greater sense of well-being.

Book online now and secure your seat. You don’t want to miss this!

Book here: app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=12487570&appointmentType=57227430

Winter Sound Healing Singing Bowl Meditation at Graceful Waves Wellness Center

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This series of sound meditations focus on the gifts of each season. Consciously aligning to nature can assist us through the natural cycles of life; death, hibernation/contemplation, rebirth and bounty. Please join us for this series that will take you on a reflective, healing journey throughout the next four seasons.

Friday, February 2nd- Winter Sound Meditation:
Two sessions; 4:00 and 6:00
Winter is a time of contemplation and self-reflection.
What will emerge for you in the silent contemplation of winter?

Friday April 19th- Spring Sound Meditation:
Two sessions; 4:00 and 6:00
After the long quiet winter, spring is the time to plant the seeds of your dreams. What do you want to create in your life?

Friday July 19th- Summer Sound Meditation:
Two sessions; 4:00 and 6:00
Summer is a time to celebrate your bounty! The seeds that you planted in spring have taken root and are now producing the fruits of your intentions.
This is a time to celebrate what you have created in the past year!

Cost:
$35 for each session

Please arrive 15 minutes early to get settled into position before the group meditation begins.

Bring:
Yoga mat or can be provided by Graceful Waves
Water
Blanket
Pillow
Something to cover your eyes (optional, but highly recommended) Something intentional to place on the altar (optional)

We look forward to seeing you at the Singing Bowl Meditation!

Drumming for Lee- Community Drum Circle Tomorrow

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Hello BBQ Community-

Please join us for an informal community drum circle in honor of Lee Blackmon, tomorrow, Thursday January 25th, 6:15 PM at Rising Hearts Studio
Drumming is a known healing practice, and anyone can do it. No experience required. Please bring your percussion instruments if you have them. Let’s have fun while moving grief out of our hearts.
This is one in a series of events that will take place in the next few months, to help with healing deep grief and loss within our community. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! Hope to see you there!
Rising Hearts Studio is at 35840 7th st, Hwy 101, in downtown Nehalem

Contact Christy (503) 800-1092, christy@cosmichealingnw.com for questions or more info

Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th St
Hwy 101, Downtown
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 800-1092
“Lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels…

HAM RADIO TECHNICIAN CLASS – FREE via ZOOM

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EVCNB is offering a Ham Radio Technician
class. The class is scheduled over two sessions: Friday, February 16 from 6:30pm-8:30pm and Saturday, February 17 from 8:30am-4:30pm. This
is a free online Zoom class.

The FCC license exam session is scheduled individually after the class. We will provide details during the class.

EVCNB recommends 6-10 hours of pre-class
study – YouTube videos and some background reading. There is also an optional companion study guide book.

Click the above link to register; we’ll send you an email with the suggested online links and study material.

Stewardship Day; Winter Planting Event

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STEWARDSHIP DAY
Winter Planting Event

Help revitalize the campground at Cape Lookout State Park with Oregon State Parks and Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS. We are looking for volunteers to help us plant native vegetation in and around the campground. These plants will act as a barrier between campsites while providing beneficial services to wildlife and the ecosystem.

Lend a hand at digging, plantings, removing non-native vegetation in the restoration areas, and mulching around newly established plants.

If possible, we ask participants to provide their own:
work gloves
hand pruners
shovels (some will be provided by the park)
appropriate gear for the Oregon Coast in February
lunch
reusable water bottle
mug or thermos for hot beverages

Be prepared for dynamic, winter weather on the Oregon coast. This event is family-friendly. Participants are welcome to come for all or any portion of the day that works for their schedule.

This opportunity is an EXPLORE NATURE take-action event! Explore Nature Series events are hosted by a consortium of volunteer community and non-profit organizations, and are meaningful nature-based experiences that 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.

We understand everyone learns and experiences the outdoors differently and are open to working with anyone needing additional support. We will adjust the restoration duties to meet the needs of participants, however, we have limited capacity. Please contact us in advance so we can do our best to accommodate your needs and/or find a way for you or your group to have fun participating in our events.

Questions: Info@netartsbaywebs.org

When: Tuesday February 6th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Cape Lookout State Park, 13000 Whiskey Creek Road Tillamook, OR 97141

Pre-registration will speed up event check-in and help us gather needed supplies.
Register at: www.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stewardship-day-planting-event-tickets-803511944857?aff=oddtdtcreator

Learn more and sign up on our website (www.netartsbaywebs.org/events).

Courting the Inner Beloved: A Shamanic Breathwork Ceremony

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Courting the Inner Beloved: A Shamanic Breathwork Ceremony

As we approach Valentine’s Day, join other kindred spirits to walk between the worlds to court your inner Beloved.

Sunday, February 11, 2024, 2-6 PM, PST
St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church
36355 Hwy 101, Nehalem, OR

Full Registration: $88
Register: forms.gle/NiJVY7Unk8ngVsURA

As the days slowly grow longer and the spring appears just beyond our reach, we may find ourselves longing for something. The Beloved beckons to each of us alone: “Come. Come. Come to my arms and fall in love with yourself and all your world.”

What do you long for? What parts of you are longing to be held, to be comforted, to be integrated, to be healed, to be seen and heard? Who or what inspires your heart’s desire?

Shamanic Breathwork is a powerful practice for healing and transformation that uses circular breathing and chakra-attuned music to access non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Lynda “Chickpea” Chick, RN is a Certified Shamanic Breathwork Facilitator through Venus Rising Association for Transformation

Questions? Email: sbwceremonies@gmail.com

Lee Rocks Painting Party Rescheduled

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Come join us for Lee Rocks Painting Party Sunday February 11th from 4-6 at NCRD kitchen.
We will gather to honor Lee and paint rocks with his name on one side and a small symbol of a heart, paw print or something similar on the other side.
When you do something that Lee would have done such as filling up the pet watering station or helping someone in need leave a Lee Rocks there.
If you find one you can pick it up and pass it on leaving it where you do the same.
We will have rocks and supplies available but feel free to bring rocks that are special to you to paint and if you have paint you would like to use feel free to bring that as well.
A huge thank you to NCRD for donating the use of their kitchen for this event, Lori Dillon for donating painting supplies and support, Ginger at North Fork for 53 for donating tea and this amazing community.
There will be tea and snacks. Feel free to bring a snack to share but not required.
We would like to have Lee Rocks available at various locations with signage and have future Lee rocks parties to keep the ripple effect that Lee made on this planet going strong.
Sending light and love

CRAFTING WEEKEND

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Calling all crafters. If you like to sew, paint, do paper crafting, etc. there is a get-away weekend at Camp Magruder planned to do just that.
We have a limited number of spaces but if you are interested in spending some creative time the weekend of March 1 – 3, 2024, email me for information. Camp check-in is at 1 p.m. on Friday with check-out at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Registration must be turned in by February 15th.
So, email me if you think you would like to join us.

Memorial Service for Anne Osborn Coopersmith

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Anne Osborn Coopersmith passed away early on the morning of December 27, 2023. She was 79 years old and a most gentle soul with a friendly attitude and a smile for everyone she met. Anne loved to sing. She was active in the Cannon Beach Chorus for many years as well as her church choir at Nehalem Bay United Methodist. She was also a certified recycler and worked at Cart-M for several years and was the recycler at the church. She was a long-time volunteer in the Nehalem Bay Community Services food pantry (located in NBUMC). In her working years she was a librarian in California and moved to Nehalem when she retired. Her happy smile and great attitude will be missed around town. Anne is survived by her husband of seventeen years, John Coopersmith and cousins Stan and Joanna Jones.
A memorial service for Anne will be held at the Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church (36050 10th Street, Nehalem) at 1 pm this coming Saturday, January 27. Refreshments will follow.
Donations in her name may be made to the Canon Beach Chorus at PO Box 725, Canon Beach, OR, 97110; the CHILD program (providing school supplies and Christmas gifts to local children) care of Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church (note CHILD in the memo line); or to the Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church Building Fund (note NBUMC Building Fund in memo line.) The latter donations may be dropped off at the church, or mailed to NBUMC at 36050 10th Street, Nehalem, 97131.)

1/27 PIE DAY AUCTION at White Clover Grange includes two Raffle Pies!

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PIE DAY this Saturday–It’s an auction, AND also a raffle!
That’s right—just in case yours isn’t the winning bid for one of our 25 delicious auction pies, there’s another way to take home a pie: On Saturday, we will be raffling off two exceptional confections: a lemon cream pie and a mixed berry pie. Yum! Raffle tickets are $5 each, or 3 for $10.

Join us for the 14th Annual PIE DAY fundraiser
Pie Auction starts at 3pm
Doors open at 2:30
WHITE CLOVER GRANGE
36585 Highway 53
one mile north of Mohler
$15 admission ($5 for kids under 10) and after the auction an all you can eat Pie Feast plus ice cream, coffee and tea.

On Saturday you can also support the Grange by buying a raffle ticket to win a pink sapphire ring that was found by Pacific Northwest Dirt Fishing two feet underground in the Grange back field. The ring is likely from the 1920-30’s and is in a unique molded 14k gold, 5 prong solitaire setting. An appraisal by Fred Meyer Jewelers valued the ring at $800.00.
Raffle tickets are $5 or 5 for $20. Drawing on1/31/24.

Can’t be there? Go to whiteclovergrange.org to donate and to learn more about our Grange!

Yoga with veterans and with Molly and Janet

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Hey everybody.
Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthier.

First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/84115365249?pwd=Y1ZETEp1ZEtoS1JDTG9Sdmg3cGoyQT09

Next there’s Yoga with Janet.
Day – Wednesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/89509061029

Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

Brian

Mud&Craft February Pottery Workshops

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New pottery workshops available in February!

Galentine’s Sweetheart Bowl Workshop
February 13th, 5pm-7pm $60
Celebrate Galentine’s Day with your bestie, making hand-built heart bowls. These small bowls can be used for rings or side dishes. Treat yo self and your creativity, come play with clay.

Valentine’s Clay Date Heart Mugs
February 14th, 5pm-7pm $125 per a couple
Don’t know what to do for Valentine’s Day? Bring your date and hand-build a heart-themed mug.

There is one more spot for the
6 week Beginner wheel class,
starting Saturday February 3rd, 10am-12:30pm
Learn the fundamentals of wheel throwing, how to trim and finish a pot, handle making , and an intro to glazing.

Register at www.mudhandcraft.com

Drumming for Lee- Community Drum Circle

Submitted By: Christy@cosmichealingnw.com – Click to email about this post
Hello BBQ Community-

Please join us for an informal community drum circle in honor of Lee Blackmon. Thursday, January 25th, 6:15 PM at Rising Hearts Studio
Drumming is a known healing practice, and anyone can do it. No experience required. Please bring your percussion instruments if you have them. Let’s have fun while moving grief out of our hearts.
This is one in a series of events that will take place in the next few months, to help with healing deep grief and loss within our community. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! Hope to see you there!

Contact Christy for more info (503) 800-1092, Christy@cosmichealingnw.com

Rising Hearts Studio
35840 7th st
Hwy 101, downtown
Nehalem, OR 97131
(503) 800-1092
“lifting the community with education and services that promote healing on all levels”

Volunteer STEAM Coach Training

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Volunteers Needed For Environmental Education Field Trips: Volunteer STEAM Coach Training

All returning and prospective volunteers are invited to attend our upcoming STEAM Coach Training. STEAM Coaches don’t need to be experts, they just need to be passionate about helping students learn!

Tuesday, February 13th
Garibaldi Boathouse (1209 Bay Lane, Garibaldi)
9am-Noon: Orientation, Noon-2pm: Catered Lunch Social and Activity Demos
RSVP Using This Link

This training will include an orientation for new STEAM Coach Volunteers in the morning, followed by an optional catered lunch social and hands-on demonstrations of upcoming field trip activities. For questions about this training or if you cannot attend but would like to learn about future opportunities, please contact Rachel@tbnep.org

What is the TC STEAM Partnership?
Across the county, a partnership of 20 local organizations works together to provide a variety of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) programs to Tillamook County K-12 students. Together, this partnership offers students numerous experiential education programs, including environmental science field trips, farm-to-table school gardens, science fairs, cultural programming, research projects, professional development, and more. Each year, thousands of Tillamook County students participate in these programs, which are made possible by volunteer STEAM Coaches. In order to offer these community-enriching programs, the TC STEAM Partnership needs volunteer STEAM Coaches to fulfill a variety of roles. STEAM Coaches are people who believe all students should be able to learn about STEAM subjects through educational experiences that are hands-on and inquiry-based.

Local Author Known for Alaska-Themed Histories to Visit Cannon Beach Library

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Whether it’s about the history of seal hunting in the Bering Sea or the biography of a woman who accidentally triggered a gold rush in the Klondike, author Deb Vanasse’s stories explore Alaska as much as they document the people she writes about.
Vanasse will be the guest author at the Cannon Beach Library at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. The free event will be hybrid; her presentation will be presented in person and online, via the library’s website, www.cannonbeachlibrary.org.
The Warrenton, Oregon author spent 36 years in Alaska, where she co-founded 49 Writers, a statewide writing center offering creative writing workshops. Vanasse has written 25 books in various genres, including nonfiction, historical fiction and children’s books; most are focused on Alaska.
Her 2022 release, Roar of the Sea, was an Oregon State Book award finalist. It tells the story of the unlikely hero who fought pirates and national governments to save Alaskan fur seals from extinction.
In 2016, Vanasse published Wealth Woman, about Kate Carmack, a Tagish woman who was a key figure in the discovery that set off the Klondike gold rush.
Vanasse enjoys seeking out hidden histories, and she likes to keep readers turning pages with characters who aren’t easily forgotten.
When she isn’t buying books, drinking tea or walking her boxer dog at the beach, Vanasse also does freelance editorial work, helping authors pull together plots, develop characters, and fine-tune their voice and pacing.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Vanasse’s presentation is coordinated by the Cannon Beach Library’s NW Authors Series Committee, which sponsors authors monthly from September through May. The committee also sponsors the Writers Read Celebration, where residents and visitors read works based on a local theme. This year, the celebration will be on March 22; the theme is “Beach Noir.”