These meetings are open format for you to talk with and ask questions from City Councilors, and this case a local police official as well.
Coffee with the City begins at 9am and is open to the public. Hope to see you there!
…what goes around…really does…
Addiction
Veterans and spouses
Depression and anxiety
Adjustment to trauma
…come back around…
Sam Tallman, LCSW
503 368-6862
Accepts most insurance
MUNCH a LUNCH and GRAB & GO (kids summer lunch program)
South Route Pick up spots and times are:
Monday & Wednesday — June 17 – Aug 21
11:00 – 11:10 Wheeler (across from Post Office)
11:20 –11:30 Mohler Market Lot
11:40 — 11:50 Miami/Foley and Foss Rd
12:00 — 12:10 White Clover Grange
12:20 – 12:30 McDonald Rd/Island Drive
11:30 – 12:00 Pick up available at Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church.
North Route Pick up spots and times are:
Monday & Wednesday — June 17 – Aug 21
11:00 — 11:10 Nehalem Bay Elementary
11:20 — 11:30 Manzanita Library Lot
11:40 – 11:50 Nehalem Cemetery Lot
12:00 — 12:10 Bayside Garden & Evergreen
12:20 – 12:30 Tohl & Echanie Ct.
11:30 – 12:00 Pick up available at Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church.
Please TEXT 425-785-1057 with the location of pick up and number of children if your child/children will be picking up lunches. This will help ensure we have an adequate number of lunches at that pick up point.
Each child will receive lunches for 2 days on Monday and 3 days on Wednesday. First day is June 17th and last day is August 21st.
NBCS is an equal opportunity provider.
Increasing rates and incorporating an annual rate increase to account for inflationary costs was long overdue and I believe supported by the majority of Manzanita citizens. However, the reduction in the base water allotment from 4,000 to 2,000 gallons per month created an unnecessary financial hardship for families and customers of more modest means by ensuring an additional monthly surcharge each and every month the 2,000 gallon base allotment was exceeded.
The City will return to quarterly meter readings and billing until the outcome of the referendum vote by the Manzanita electorate on keeping our existing quarterly meter reading and billing process takes place later this year. In the meantime, the City plans to hire another consultant to conduct a new rate study based on a quarterly rate structure which citizens will be able review and comment on before it is adopted.
Those in our community who are having to deal with higher rent, groceries, gas etc. do not need to have the city again increase the base water charge. The best outcome of this new study is to maintain the existing base charge and also provide households with the necessary amount of water in the base allotment that is free of additional surcharges.
Citizens who wish to keep up with developments on this matter can send me their email address at rkinor@gmail.com and I will let you know how to both stay informed and participate as the City moves forward to resolve this issue.
Randy Kugler
As an introduction, my name is Tyler. I primarily work as an environmentalist / conservationist along the coast (primarily in Cannon Beach). You might have actually seen me delivering wildlife + geological lectures there. When I am not teaching in the tidepools or working in the forests to aid in managing invasive species, I am privately teaching music theory / composition, as well as flying commercial drones (via geological surveys or real-estate)!
This summer, I’d like to share an opportunity to capture your rental property from a new perspective: the sky! AirBnB, FurnishedFinder, and other rental platforms have been aggressively pushing its hosts to provide aerial photos for a more modern allure, insisting that it will drive up both rental and retention rates.
I have commercially licensed and can assure you that all local laws will be adhered to. According to DJI’s globally released (annual) statistics, I have remained in the top 1% of “most time spent in air” across the entire globe’s database of pilots.
My portfolio is: NomadWithACamera.com
If you have a small business or vineyard that you’d like to capture, also feel free to contact me!
You will receive both edited and raw images post-shoot. Optional landscape videos are also available at an additional price. Rates vary depending on distance traveled and needs of project.
Best,
-Tyler Simpson
(682) 717-4171
Tylersimpson295@gmail.com
NomadWithACamera.com
My availability is now open is subject to change.
Areas I’ll be serving in Manzanita,Nehalem,Wheeler,Rockaway Beach, Garibaldi and Bay City. Any further will be extra for gas.
I can do move out, deep cleaning and many more. Just message me and I’ll communicate with you and if you’re on a budget.
Also I/We do House & Dog Sitting Services.
This is our first annual poetry project hosted by Groundswell, a local creative group. The mission behind the poetry project is to enhance community engagement around self-expression, creativity, connection, ecology, and history of this extraordinary coastline. All and any are welcome to self-submit poetry. Please read more and submit poetry here:
Poems will be published digitally with authorship/credits (please specify if you’d like to remain anonymous). A few selected poems will be published with permission of the author in a book series that will be distributed in the northwest, all writers/artists will receive a copy of the book. You will be contacted if selected. All book or published work revenue will go directly to reimbursement of project costs (book publication, printing, shipping, artwork), to the following years poetry project as an ongoing community event, and all profits will be donated to the North Coast Land Conservancy.
Submissions close September 1, 2024
Questions?
Please contact groundswelloregon@gmail.com
We need to join together to support them.
FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS
friendsoffamilyfarmers.org/
A Message from State Senator Daniel Bonham:
New state water agency appointee to be considered by the state Senate.
Governor Kotek recently announced that Ivan Gall, a 25-year veteran water resources regulator was appointed to lead the Oregon Water Resources Department. This appointment will be considered by the State Senate at the end of the month.
Simply put, Gall is an inexperienced leader who will likely perpetuate the status quo of a paralyzed inefficient agency that routinely misses its own performance measures and fails to meet its core mission of managing our state’s water.
As a representative of a robust farming district and as someone who is very invested in our state’s natural resources – this is a very important appointment that I am tracking. The OWRD makes policy decisions that can affect the state’s natural resource resilience for decades to come.
Status quo has not been working for quite some time. During Mr. Gall’s time with the OWRD, we have observed a series of troubling issues that prove he is not qualified for this job promotion. Issues range from pulling permits from landowners, wasting $550 million in funds, staff caught with alcohol and weed in state vehicles, numerous wells running dry due to resource misallocation and more. From a personnel, policy and programming standpoint, he has proven himself incapable of creating collaborative solutions. Failure should not be met with a raise.
The Oregon Farm Bureau has continuously expressed concerns over this appointment and I share those concerns. Farmers and the agriculture industry are the original environmentalists. They care for the land like their lives depend on it – because their livelihoods do. The ag industry knows the circle of life and how to take care of our natural resources – they are the experts who work in the field – literally – day in and day out.
I also joined the bureau in their opposition by writing a letter to Governor Kotek to reconsider her appointment of this failed bureaucrat and will be calling on our colleagues to reject his appointment.
Our state’s water resource agency needs a leader who understands the complexities of water management, the ability to navigate policy challenges, the vision to change the culture from within the department, and the commitment to enhance the welfare of all Oregonians through our natural resources.
I hope you will join me in calling on our leaders to reject this appointment.
You can call your governor with this tel. number and leave a message. 1-503-378-4582 this number is listed on the Oregon Legislature web site.
Lara Foster our resident Author, Coach & Flow Specialist is attuned to generating individual and group flow experiences with aspects of fun, play and creativity. Her keen insight and intuitive advisement is woven into her coaching, writing and group facilitation wisdom.
Tenisha Stock is our Somatic Experiencing Practitioner & Embodiment Specialist. She deepened her expertise with intensive trauma and nervous system training to work with clients therapeutically promoting wholeness and regulation. Tenisha is also a curator of many community gatherings and events along the North Coast.
Together we’ll curate a safe, playful space full of joyful expressions for you to illuminate your desires flowing into this summer solstice season.
“What do I want? What do I really want?”
Underneath these words lays an invitation to deeper and fuller aspects of your whole being. Join us as we illuminate these desires together.
Lara and Tenisha will lead the group through breathwork, journaling and somatic practices that will help you get deeper in touch with the wholeness of your being’s desires.
When: Sunday June 30th 2024
Where: Les Shirley Park, Cannon Beach
Time: 11am to 2pm
Cost: $35
Sign up with Lara or Tenisha
lalaslifegarden.com/events/
www.somaticwholebeing.com/community-offerings
As an introduction, my name is Tyler. I primarily work as an environmentalist / conservationist along the coast (primarily in Cannon Beach). You might have actually seen me delivering wildlife + geological lectures there. When I am not teaching in the tidepools or working in the forests to aid in managing invasive species, I am teaching music theory / composition and percussive performance! Now that I am a local resident, I want to extend my instruction to the wonderful community along the Coast!
Before I became an environmentalist, I obtained my undergrad(s) in percussive performance, theory, and education. I have been fortunate to teach all over the world, from the temples of Thailand, to public schools around the US (primarily in Texas where the need for drumline instructors are at an all-time high). Geographically, my studies include time spent at Princeton University, Moscow conservatory in Russia, Leipzig, Kraków, and Warsaw.
Lessons are typically offered online (via Teams), though I am conscious of the fact that there are many learning styles. While working with my students, I aim to hone in and identify what style works best for the student. With that in mind, in-person lessons are an option at an additional cost (to cover the time of commute + travel expenses). Regardless of the means of delivering the lesson(s), an individual lesson plan is always provided early on for my students to cater towards their personal established goals.
What would we be learning?
That depends on the goals of the student! I have a classical upbringing, so classical orchestration, music theory, and composition is one of the primary topics of lecture. Should we go this route, students will learn to navigate and utilize a music-notating software to both write and notate their own scores (compositions).
For more contemporary styles of music, I instruct on Ableton, Logic, and FL Studio. If you or your child have an interest in creating music that sounds like their favorite modern artist, this would be the path we would explore.
Lastly, if we have any aspiring drummers (classical or modern), percussion lessons are in order! We will cover the primary rudiments, choosing to learn via reading sheet music, or learning by rote (imitation without reading music). From Drum-kit, to marching snare-drum, to keyboard instruments such as Xylophones and Marimbas (2 or 4 mallet); the possibilities are endless in the percussive universe!
*Student must own their own instrument for percussive instruction.*
Prices are as followed:
Weekly 1-hour lesson (online): $40 / hour
Weekly half-hour lesson (online): $24/ HH
*Please note that I do not currently offer bi-weekly lessons. This is done with the student’s own sake of time and money. As a professional, I have found that this schedule ultimately stunts growth of the student.*
If in-person lessons are preferred, we can privately discuss additional costs (that would depend on distance). In-person lessons are available on weekends from Rockaway – Astoria.
I never want any student filled with potential to be neglected (at any level of education) due to monetary situations. I try to maintain fair rates (in comparison to the national average), factoring in my own several years of higher education and instructional experience. Regardless, there is always a place in my studio for curiously creative minds!
*Images posted were done so with respective school’s permission(s).*
If interested, please feel free to PM me! I will get back to you as soon as able
Tylersimpson295@gmail.com
(682) 717-4171
Jim Heffernan (former Board member who resigned rather than be silent about the continued deterioration of Transit District services to the public)
United Paws of Tillamook is looking for good Volunteer Fosters for beautiful kittens & cats who have been abandoned, born without a home, or rescued. In the past 3 weeks alone, United Paws has taken in more than 75 kittens, pregnant mamas, and stray cats. We are at our limit and need more Foster Volunteers to help until we find safe and loving homes for all of them.
Can you help save some lives? All of our Volunteer Fosters’ homes are full right now and we need more help! Can you step up and become a Volunteer Foster? All you need is an extra room in your home, a willingness to make a difference, and we will help you with the rest.
United Paws works closely with Volunteer Fosters and will supply you with kitten/cat food, any medical needs, cat litter, cat toys, if needed, and lots of support while you’re fostering. You can be part of a caring and friendly volunteer network that is focused on helping cats, and in the end, you’ll feel great about lending a helping hand. You’ll also learn a lot more about kitten and cat care and have lots of fun and joy playing with the kittens and cats.
If you want to learn more about fostering or volunteering with United Paws, call us or email. You’ll also find us on FaceBook under United Paws of Tillamook.
Phone: (503) 842-5663
Email: unitedpawshelp@gmail.com
The final Conversations with Councilors is next week and the focus will be on a prepared food tax as an alternate revenue source. The results of the Conversations With Councilors series will be presented at the June City Council Meeting.
Limited seating is available so please RSVP here:
conversationswithcouncilors.eventbrite.com/
Meeting to be held at the Manzanita Visitor Center
Come one, come all, sift through, Vintage! Tchotchkes! $5 a bag clothes and all sorts of fun stuff including household items
This Friday 2-5pm, Sat & Sun 9am-3pm
See you there/here:
35660 10th Street
Nehalem
Public Use Restrooms
Lobby
Small Kitchen
Small Event Space
and
Large Event Hall with restrooms and small Kitchen
Friday evenings 45 minutes to 2 hours depending in if both places are on the schedule 8pm start and
Saturday on call
must have transportation and cellphone
Times may vary every weekend and sometimes only 1 night
$20 an hour to start
after training $30 an hour when you can work alone up to3 weekends of training
two seasons of work : Vacation and Holidays
email : tiffany@apeachycleanbytiffany.com
call or text and leave a message with your nsame and number : Tiffany (503)457-6177
In one explanation the City Manager attempted to explain Material and Service expenses in budgeted Funds and stated “we process significantly more invoices to the tune of about 50% of all of the financial transactions that occur in the City are for the water department.”
Through a public records request I did a fact check of monthly “water department invoices” processed by City Hall staff and they are nowhere near 50% of the annual Material and Services transactions claimed by the City Manager. You can do a review of monthly bills for City services posted in past Council packets on the City website to confirm this exaggerated claim based on actual payments of the City’s monthly bill statements for the Water Operating Fund.
The City Manager states that there are material and service costs incurred by City Hall staff to support the Water Operating Fund that should be paid with water revenues. She described examples of these items as purchases of “a desk, computer, paper and so on”. I am still waiting on an answer as to how much paper and how many desks and computers were purchased out of the FY 2022/23 Budget to provide City Hall staff with these needed items for their support of the Water Operating Fund.
I noted that the City’s own overhead analysis claimed City Hall staff costs of $38,332 for the Public Safety Department (Police) compared to $168,350 for the Water Operating Fund. Given that these two services are very operationally similar with respect to number of employees, total operating budget, number of Agenda items submitted to Council and monthly bill payment activity, why such a large discrepancy in the overhead costs for City Hall staff assistance? No answer.
Let me suggest the answer that the City does not want to provide. There is no opportunity to transfer and collect indirect cost charges from the Public Safety Department for the General Fund because the Public Safety Department is already in the General Fund. There is however tremendous incentive to justify exaggerated or nonexistent efforts by City Hall staff to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars of Water Operating Fund monies to the General Fund that can then be spent for anything that the City wants.
When the City Manager’s claims fail any simple fact checks or common sense explanations, whether it involves nonexistent Council Agendas being managed by City Hall staff, exaggerated Water Operating Fund bill payment claims and unexplained purchases of desks, computers and paper, the Club’s response will be deny, ignore or invent new explanations.
The Washington Post’s Pinocchio Fact checker could find plenty of material to work with with these statements coming from Manzanita City Hall. When given the choice between transparency with citizens and protecting its own, the Club will always choose the latter.
Randy Kugler
My availability is now open is subject to change.
email:tapuro0787@gmail.com
Areas I’ll be serving in Manzanita,Nehalem,Wheeler,Rockaway Beach, Garibaldi and Bay City. Any further will be extra for gas.
I can do move out, deep cleaning and many more. Just message me and I’ll communicate with you and if you’re on a budget.
While each of our cities is unique, we face similar challenges in terms of trying to balance budgets and identify additional funding to maintain (and improve) the services we provide.
David McCall
City Manager, Bay City
