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The Great Oregon ShakeOut earthquake drill is almost here and it’s time to think about what you would do during an earthquake. The world’s largest earthquake drill is Oct. 17 at 10:17 a.m., and more than 600,000 Oregonians are already registered. You can register at shakeout.org to participate and be counted. Oregon is earthquake country. In 1993 western Oregon experienced two damaging earthquakes, Scotts Mills (magnitude 5.6) and Klamath Falls (magnitudes 5.9 and 6). Molalla High School and the State... Read more →

To my neighbors and friends in Manzanita, Greetings. My name is Steve Nuttall, and I am one of your elected Manzanita City Councilors. I am also your neighbor and friend. I have made a personal decision to reach out and provide information regarding the effort by some in our community suggesting the old elementary school on the Underhill Property site can be salvaged and save us millions of taxpayer dollars. It cannot. I feel comfortable making that statement as I... Read more →

The Tillamook County OSU Master Gardener Fall Home & Garden Classes will be held Saturday, October 26 from 9 am to 2:30 pm at the OSU Extension Service building, 4506 Third Street, Tillamook, OR, (503) 842-3433. The classes are open to everyone. They are taught by Master Gardener volunteers. The fee will be used to cover class supplies and to help support further Master Gardener educational projects. 9:00 am-Keynote speaker: Dan Stark, Extension Forester, Ecology of North Coast Oregon Trees... Read more →

As a twenty-seven year full time resident of Manzanita I wish to propose that we SLOW DOWN rather than rush ahead to approve the upcoming bond issue. Many of the reasons for a new modern facility are warranted but there is no urgency to saddle the property owners with 30 years of debt where there may be viable and practical options that would accomplish these. I have not managed my life, personal and business, by going hellbent forward with expensive... Read more →

By Linda Kozlowski, President, Manzanita City Council As a community volunteer, I wear many hats. The two I am most proud to wear are those of Manzanita City Councilor and President of the Emergency Volunteer Corps of Nehalem Bay. As one of the founders of EVCNB, I have seen it grow and thrive with the support of many other passionate, skilled, and energetic dedicated volunteers! Our goal is to promote a culture of preparedness in the Nehalem Bay region. A... Read more →

By Randy Kugler NEW BUILD REMODEL Total sq. ft. 11,776 10,768 City Administration 4,025 4,058 Police 4,115 2,500 Council Chamber & – 875 – seats 75. Community Room 3,636 900 Emergency storage/shelter space – 2,450 – Quonset Hut. Est. Building construction cost Per sq. ft. * $500-600 $235-250 – School $100-125 – Quonset Hut A remodel as proposed in this conceptual design involves the removal and/or repair of all identified obsolete and structurally deficient building components. This includes bringing the... Read more →

By Madame Dana Zia The Hunter’s Full Moon in Aries arrives on October 13th at 2:08 PM PT. This Full Moon has two intense aspects, a lovely optimistic trine to Jupiter, the planet of expansive consciousness and then a transformative square to Pluto, the planet of empowerment. The pleasure and the pressure of this Full Moon are tangible. When the Sun is in Libra the Full Moon is always in Aries. This fiery and powerful Full Moon inspires our independence... Read more →