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MUSICAL STORYTIME FOR CHILDREN

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The North Oregon Coast Symphony, Tillamook County Library, and Astoria Public Library have partnered to bring live music and hands-on instrument experiences to local preschool children through stories. The first events will be Monday, December 2nd at 10 AM at the Manzanita Library, and Tuesday, December 3rd at 10 AM at the Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts. Through an enchanting read-aloud text and beautiful artwork, a thrilling and fantastical story of a farmer, a gentle old lady, a dancing dog, and one brave, tiny duckling will warm the heart. NOCS musicians Samantha Kushnick (cello) and Shannon Steele (violin) will accompany the reading of the story. Children will learn more about stringed instruments as the musicians provide demonstrations. Child-sized instruments will be available to examine and play after the story.

This event is free and open to children aged 3-5 and their adults. North Oregon Coast Symphony, a non-profit orchestra, brings together musicians from the north Oregon and south Washington coast to perform classical music for local audiences. For more information, please visit NOCS website nocsymphony.org.

OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY 12/06/24! MEET THE CAST OF ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’: COLBIE CONNER

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OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY, 12/06/24, FOR THIS TIMELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC! GET TICKETS NOW

www.RiverbendPlayers.org

MEET THE CAST: COLBIE CONNER

Colbie, one of three Neah-kah-nie Middle School students in this production, was last seen in Riverbend Players A CHRISTMAS STORY last December.

She’s also performed in the Missoula Children’s Theatre the past three summers at NCRD.

Colbie enjoys running, choir, volleyball, dancing, and Harry Styles.
She lives in Manzanita with her parents, big sister, and their dog, Jingle.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY transforms the beloved holiday classic into a 1940s radio broadcast.

Set in a live studio, actors portray the story of George Bailey, a man who, feeling his life has been meaningless, is shown by an angel what the world would be like without him.

With live sound effects and multiple characters, the play captures the heartwarming tale of family, friendship, and finding hope when needed most.

Nine performances only, December 6th – 22nd, at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem.

Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM

Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

All new season passes are on sale, saving you 20% off the regular price and securing your favorite seats for every show next year.

It makes the perfect holiday gift for any theater lover!

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Holiday Scavenger Hunt in Manzanita Nov 30

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Holiday Scavenger Hunt in Manzanita

Time: 12pm – 1:30pm
Location: Manzanita Visitor Center
FREE!

Bring your friends and family for a fun Holiday Scavenger Hunt around the town of Manzanita!

We will meet at the Manzanita Visitor Center at 12pm sharp. Each team will be sent on a hunt to find clues and complete challenges. Then we’ll meet back at the Visitor Center to tally the score and take home a prize!

BLACK FRIDAY SALE at the Hope Chest

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BLACK FRIDAY SALE at the Nehalem & Rockaway Hope Chest stores TOMORROW Friday November 28 only. The Nehalem store will have all Christmas items 50% off from 12-4pm. The Rockaway store will be open in the evening from 5-8pm and will have all clothing 50% off. Happy holidays from all of your local Hope Chest volunteers!

Links to 2024 Giving Guide and Tillamook County Directories on bbq website at Local Resources tab

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Didn’t get a Tillamook County Giving Guide?

Check out the link below or on the Local Resources tab on the bbq website. northcoastbbq.com

It’s also on the Tillamook County Pioneer. tillamookcountypioneer.net

Also on the Local Resources tab you will find 2 directories that give more information about Tillamook County organizations–one is alphabetized and one is categorized.

Any edits to the directories should be sent to barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net

www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Giving-Guide-2024-25-Final-for-Web.pdf

The reality of Trump’s tariffs

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Heather Cox Richardson is a political historian who daily writes “Letters from an American.”
I have copied and pasted the portion of her November 26 letter that pertains to tariffs. CAPITALIZATION is mine. This is not the reality that each of us want to see happen. Just as one example, do we want to see the price of fresh fruits, avocados and tomatoes soar?
Lucy Brook Nehalem resident American citizen
November 26, 2024 Letter from an American HEATHER COX RICHARDSON
Last night, Trump announced on his social media site that he intends to impose a 25% tariff on all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico and Canada “until such time as drugs, in particular fentanyl, and all Illegal aliens stop this Invasion of our country!” Trump claimed that they could solve the problem “easily” and that until they do, “it is time for them to pay a very big price!”
In a separate post, he held China to account for fentanyl and said he would impose a 10% tariff on all Chinese products on top of the tariffs already levied on those goods. “Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he added.
In fact, since 2023 there has been a drop of 14.5% in deaths from drug overdose, the first such decrease since the epidemic began, and border patrol apprehensions of people crossing the southern border illegally have fallen to the lowest number since August 2020, in the midst of the pandemic. IN ANY CASE, A STUDY BY THE LIBERTARIAN CATO INSTITUTE SHOWS THAT FROM 2019 TO 2024, MORE THAN 80% OF THE PEOPLE CAUGHT WITH FENTANYL AT PORTS OF ENTRY—WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF FENTANYL IS SEIZED—WERE U.S. CITIZENS.
Very few undocumented immigrants and very little illegal fentanyl come into the U.S. from Canada.
Washington Post economics reporter Catherine Rampell noted that Mexico and Canada are the biggest trading partners of the United States. Mexico sends cars, machinery, electrical equipment, and beer to the U.S., along with about $19 billion worth of fruits and vegetables. ABOUT HALF OF U.S. FRESH FRUIT IMPORTS COME FROM MEXICO, INCLUDING ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF OUR FRESH TOMATOES AND ABOUT 90% OF OUR AVOCADOS.
Transferring that production to the U.S. would be difficult, especially since about half of the 2 million agricultural workers in the U.S. are undocumented and Trump has vowed to deport them all. Rampell points out as well that Project 2025 calls for getting rid of the visa system that gives legal status to agricultural workers. U.S. farm industry groups have asked Trump to spare the agricultural sector, which contributed about $1.5 trillion to the U.S. gross domestic product in 2023, from his mass deportations.
Canada exports a wide range of products to the U.S., including significant amounts of oil. Rampell quotes GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, Patrick De Haan, as saying that a 25% tax on Canadian crude oil would increase gas prices in the Midwest and the Rockies by 25 cents to 75 cents a gallon, COSTING U.S. CONSUMERS ABOUT $6 BILLION TO $10 BILLION MORE PER YEAR. Canada is also the source of about a quarter of the lumber builders use in the U.S., as well as other home building materials. Tariffs would raise prices there, too, while construction is another industry that will be crushed by Trump’s threatened deportations. According to NPR’s Julian Aguilar, in 2022, nearly 60% of the more than half a million construction workers in Texas were undocumented.
Construction company officials are begging Trump to leave their workers alone. Deporting them “WOULD DEVASTATE OUR INDUSTRY, WE WOULDN’T FINISH OUR HIGHWAYS, WE WOULDN’T FINISH OUR SCHOOLS,” the chief executive officer of a major Houston-based construction company told Aguilar. “HOUSING WOULD DISAPPEAR. I think they’d lose half their labor.”
Former trade negotiator under George W. Bush John Veroneau said Trump’s plans would violate U.S. trade agreements, including the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA). THE USMCA WAS NEGOTIATED DURING TRUMP’S OWN FIRST TERM. HE PRAISED IT AS “THE FAIREST, MOST BALANCED AND BENEFICIAL TRADE AGREEMENT WE HAVE EVER SIGNED INTO LAW. IT’S THE BEST AGREEMENT WE’VE EVER MADE.”
Trump apologists immediately began to assure investors that he really didn’t mean it. Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman posted that Trump wouldn’t impose the tariffs if “Mexico and Canada stop the flow of illegal immigrants and fentanyl into the U.S.” Trump’s threat simply meant that Trump “is going to use tariffs as a weapon to achieve economic and political outcomes which are in the best interest of America,” Ackman wrote.
Iowa Republican lawmaker Senator Chuck Grassley, who represents a farm state that was badly burned by Trump’s tariffs in his first term, told reporters that he sees the tariff threats as a “negotiating tool.”
Foreign leaders had no choice but to respond. Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum issued an open letter to Trump pointing out that Mexico has developed a comprehensive immigration system that has REDUCED BORDER ENCOUNTERS BY 75% SINCE DECEMBER 2023, and that the U.S. “Customs and Border Protection One” program has ended the “caravans” he talks about. She noted that it is imperative for the U.S. and Mexico jointly to “arrive at another model of labor mobility that is necessary for your country and to address the causes that lead families to leave their places of origin out of necessity.”
She noted that the fentanyl problem in the U.S. is a public health problem and that Mexican authorities have this year “seized tons of different types of drugs, 10,340 weapons, and arrested 15,640 people for violence related to drug trafficking,” and added that “70% OF THE ILLEGAL WEAPONS SEIZED FROM CRIMINALS IN MEXICO COME FROM YOUR COUNTRY.” She also suggested that Mexico would retaliate with tariffs of its own if the U.S. imposed tariffs on Mexico.
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau did not go that far but talked to Trump shortly after the social media post. THE U.S IS CANADA’S BIGGEST TRADING PARTNER, AND A 25% TARIFF WOULD DEVASTATE ITS ECONOMY. The premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, seemed to try to keep her province’s oil out of the line of fire by agreeing with Trump that the Canadian government should work with him and adding, “The vast majority of Alberta’s energy exports to the US are delivered through secure and safe pipelines which do not in any way contribute to these illegal activities at the border.”
Trudeau has called an emergency meeting with Canada’s provincial premiers tomorrow to discuss the threat.
Spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington Liu Pengyu simply said: “NO ONE WILL WIN A TRADE WAR OR A TARIFF WAR” and “the idea of China knowingly allowing fentanyl precursors to flow into the United States runs completely counter to facts and reality.”

OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY 12/06/24! MEET THE CAST OF ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’: KATIE HACKMAN

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OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY, 12/06/24, FOR THIS TIMELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC! GET TICKETS NOW! www.RiverbendPlayers.org

MEET THE CAST: KATIE HACKMAN

Katie is outgoing and finds the stage the perfect place to showcase her personality. This is her second production with Riverbend Players.

She’s the proud wife of TJ and mother to Marisa, 21, and Mason, 17.

Katie owns Cardman Cleaning Co. and enjoys live music, camping, fishing, baking, and traveling. She loves theater because, as she says, “You’re never too old to play pretend!”

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY transforms the beloved holiday classic into a 1940s radio broadcast.

Set in a live studio, actors portray the story of George Bailey, a man who, feeling his life has been meaningless, is shown by an angel what the world would be like without him.

With live sound effects and multiple characters, the play captures the heartwarming tale of family, friendship, and finding hope when needed most.

Nine performances only, December 6th – 22nd, at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem.

Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM

Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

All new season passes are on sale, saving you 20% off the regular price and securing your favorite seats for every show next year.

It makes the perfect holiday gift for any theater lover!

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Large RED crockpot

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I bought this awesome looking red crock pot about 6 months ago and have only used it 1 time. I’m not really a cook. The inspector said I was required to have two forms of cooking in my kitchen to get my temporary occupancy permit while I waited for my permanent gas range to arrive and get installed.
I’m just asking 25$ – located in north end of cannon beach.

FREE Coffee Table and Sofa

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Submitted By: buckuardo@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
Coffee table is solid oak, and the finish is in good condition. There are a couple of very small scratches on the removable glass top. Size is 50x30x16

The sofa is bonded leather, and structurally in excellent condition. The cushions are firm and comfortable, but not removable. Most of the bonded leather is in very good condition. Unfortunately, in areas where the material is squished frequently, some of the thin leather has separated from the underlying fabric. A sofa cover would probably be best, but we kept a throw blanket over the back when we did not have the sofa backed against a wall. Size is 82x36x36

Come and get them in Pine Ridge (Manzanita). E-mail for more info.

Ways to help or get help in North County

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The 8th annual Tillamook County Giving Guide should have arrived in your Tillamook County mail box! Check it out and give locally.

Here are some North County places practicing community that aren’t in the Guide.

Simply Charming in Rockaway Beach has a coat drive underway. They have free coats, hats, socks, gloves, blankets and baby clothes for those in need, come and get yours while they last. 503-887-1900 From Facebook 11-24

Little Food Pantries can be found in Manzanita across from the Manzanita Lumber Yard and in Nehalem in front of North Coast Pinball. Take what you need, leave what you can.

At Mohler Coop, $20 will buy a bag of groceries that goes to North County Food Bank.

At Shaun’s Smash Burgers at Mohler Coop, you can pay it forward and put a receipt on his board or pick up a receipt to get a meal.

Rising Hearts Studio in Nehalem is a drop site for winter gear- please bring tents, tarps, blankets, sleeping bags, rain gear and rain boots, coats and hats- and our community partners will make sure they go to those most in need within our community.

If you know of others in any part of the county that aren’t listed here, please send the information to barbaraandchuck@nehalemtel.net or create your own post on northcoastbbq.com and send to the Tillamook County Pioneer at tillamookcountypioneer.net

Even though the following are in the Giving Guide, it’s worth repeating ways to help through the holidays. (Thanks to Patty Rinehart for her bbq posts.)

The CHILD Program is currently collecting items for children’s Christmas presents. New clothing and new toys for kids are being collected at the Methodist Church in Nehalem. You will find tags locally at Nehalem Lumber, Bayway Tavern, Manzanita Grocery & Deli (who also has a donation jar), the U.S. Bank and First Security Bank.

CHILD is a program of Nehalem Bay Community Services (of Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church). They also run the NBUNC Food Pantry and Clothing Bank which is on Monday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Wednesday 1 pm to 5 pm and Nehalem Senior Meals on Tuesday and Thursday starting at 11:30.
Checks to support them can be sent to PO Box 232, Nehalem OR 97131.

The North County Food Bank in Wheeler will be providing Thanksgiving Baskets to residents of North County (south from the Clatsop County line through Garibaldi, east to the Washington County line) on Tuesday, November 26 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You do not need to sign up in advance. More information here in English and Español.
Donation checks to them can be sent to PO Box 162, Wheeler OR 97147.

Rockaway Beach Lions Club provides a basket of food to families and seniors at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Their contact information is Rockaway Beach Lions, PO Box 611, Rockaway Beach, Oregon 97136.

Meals for Seniors, also in Rockaway Beach, has a meal site and delivers food to people who cannot make it to the site. Donations to this organization can be made to Meals for Seniors, Inc., PO Box 852, Rockaway Beach, Oregon 97136.

BOOK SALE to Benefit NTLF and Hoffman Center

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Book Sale/Open Studio
December 7th & 8th
Noon to 4pm both days
10180 Pine Ridge Drive, Manzanita

Over 1000 lightly-used hardbound books just $2 each.
History, Geography, Culture/Art & more.
All Proceeds to Hoffman Center & North Tillamook Library Friends.
Open Studio of Artist Deborah DeWit
featuring new paintings, note cards, calendars, prints & books.
www.deborahdewit.com

FREE Coffee Table and Sofa

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Submitted By: buckuardo@yahoo.com – Click to email about this post
Coffee table is solid oak, and the finish is in good condition. There are a couple of very small scratches on the removable glass top. Size is 50x30x16

The sofa is bonded leather, and structurally in excellent condition. The cushions are firm and comfortable, but not removable. Most of the bonded leather is in very good condition. Unfortunately, in areas where the material is squished frequently, some of the thin leather has separated from the underlying fabric. A sofa cover would probably be best, but we kept a throw blanket over the back when we did not have the sofa backed against a wall. Size is 82x36x36

Come and get them in Pine Ridge (Manzanita). E-mail for more info.

Thanksgiving Morning Movement Class in Nehalem

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Spend some time moving your body and connecting inwards on Thanksgiving morning before the festivities! Lymphatic health improves digestion and support immunity. Come prime your pump before your celebration meal!

Joy Lymph Flow with Libby uses breathwork, light cardio/qigong/dance movement, and engagement with the connective tissue/fascia of the body, to support the lymphatic system and overall flow of your body’s health.

Come join!
9am Thursday Nov. 28
Register: www.SeaDreamYoga.com/classes

Landscaping Services

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Hi Everyone,
My name is Will Claflin. I have been working as a landscaper in Manzanita, Nehalem, and Wheeler for the last 6 years. I’m currently taking on more work. If you are in need of a storm clean up, pressure washing, or a tidying up of the garden to put it to bed for the winter, give me a ring or text me at 503-801-3011.

Thanks BBQ!

What We Love

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A friend’s request:

What We Love

                 When all our notions are quiet,

the stories and superstitions seen,

                 a smile welcomes the unknown.

               And sometimes, we will awaken,

rise in darkness, gladly await

the arriving light. We sense clearly

                 how joy and sorrow can diffuse

on a timeless palette,

                 bright notes for songs that lift

our circles. Each word,

               a whale breaking the surface, 

                 spray of an offshore wind,

tracks of a winged migration.

  Enough has been known

                 to give away what we love.

United Paws’ Kittens River & Grant

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United Paws’ Kittens River & Grant
Grant is a handsome tabby who sports a distinctive golden-and-brown bullseye coat. Grant comes running for attention when humans enter his orbit. He loves wrestling with his rescue buddy, River, and hasn’t met a toy he doesn’t like! Grant loves to compete with River for his foster’s love and attention. He even rolls over on his back so she can stroke his beautiful golden belly!
River has beautiful silver-grey stripes and entrancing bluish eyes that look like deep pools of celadon. When he wants to spend time with you, he’ll put his paws on your chest while moving in for kisses. River is interested in exploring new places and playing with other kittens and cats. He gets very excited when he learns about a new toy that grabs his attention, especially when his buddy Grant is interested in the same toy. These two kittens are buddies; they peacefully sleep together and play together. They would make a great pair to adopt but will also do fine individually.
A kind-hearted lady in a trailer park where Grant and River were born, was feeding about ten abandoned kittens and cats. She reached out to United Paws and volunteers rescued four of the kittens, including Grant and River. Now, Grant and River are ready for loving forever homes. Read more on United Paws’ website about kittens and cats available for adoption. Fill out an adoption application, get pre-approved for adoption, and we can arrange a “Meet & Greet” for you. For more adoption info, you can also email United Paws at unitedpawsapps@gmail.com or call United Paws at 503-842-5663.

OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY 12/06/24! MEET THE CAST OF ‘IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE’: TOM MATTIA

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OPENING NIGHT IS FRIDAY, 12/06/24, FOR THIS TIMELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC!

GET TICKETS NOW! www.RiverbendPlayers.org

MEET THE CAST: TOM MATTIA

This is Tom’s fourth Riverbend Players production. IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (2022) was his introduction to Riverbend Players and acting.

Tom has since appeared in 12 ANGRY JURORS and FRAKENSTEIN.

He and his wife live in Arch Cape, where he serves on the Sanitary District Board. They have three children and a grandson who brightens their days.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY transforms the beloved holiday classic into a 1940s radio broadcast.

Set in a live studio, actors portray the story of George Bailey, a man who, feeling his life has been meaningless, is shown by an angel what the world would be like without him.

With live sound effects and multiple characters, the play captures the heartwarming tale of family, friendship, and finding hope when needed most.

Nine performances only, December 6th – 22nd, at the NCRD Performing Arts Center in Nehalem.

Friday and Saturday nights at 7:00 PM and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM

Tickets at www.RiverbendPlayers.org

All new season passes are on sale, saving you 20% off the regular price and securing your favorite seats for every show next year.

It makes the perfect holiday gift for any theater lover!

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Trail Party December 8th

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Join Trailkeepers of Oregon December 8th for a trail party! As winter and wet weather settle into the Oregon North Coast, help TKO brush back some of the persistent and evergreen vegetation encroaching on the beautiful Neah-Kah-Nie trail. We will work at a gentle pace and work our way up the trail, brushing as we go. If we’re lucky enough for clear views we can take some time for lunch near the summit. All tools will be provided, we just need you!

Register here for free: www.eventbrite.com/e/neah-kah-nie-trail-party-north-coast-registration-1083269611569?aff=oddtdtcreator