🌱 Why Nehalem’s pinball arcade and fish cart wow coastal road‑trippers

Hi Nehalem! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Nehalem’s pinball arcade and fish cart wow coastal road‑trippers

Also on today's calendar: BOOTH for KYAQ Community Radio 91.7 FM & KYAQ CARES (Community Access Radio Emergency Services) and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 61 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy with a shower possible, temps: high: 60, low: 50.
• Friday: Cloudy with a shower or two, with a high of 57 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Tiny Oregon Town Has A Pinball Arcade Vintage Stores And One Of The Best Fish And Chips Carts On The Coast (myfamilytravels.com) — If you live in or near Nehalem, this piece is basically a love letter to your town’s pinball arcade, vintage shops, and that buzzed‑about fish and chips cart right off Highway 101. It also highlights the Nehalem River, Nehalem Bay State Park, and the town’s laid‑back, 355‑person vibe that keeps visitors coming back for slow, easy days on the coast.
   

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📸 Around Nehalem

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Nehalem

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 16

• BOOTH for KYAQ Community Radio 91.7 FM & KYAQ CARES (Community Access Radio Emergency Services) →
  Bloomfest Festival, Performing Arts Center, Newport, Oregon,
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday May 14

• Mahjong at Manzanita Library →
  Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  2:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Trail Building in Nehalem Bay With LNCT! →
  Lower Nehalem Community Trust, 532 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  10:00 am

Thursday May 21

• Mahjong at Manzanita Library →
  Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  2:00 pm

Friday May 22

• Trail Building in Nehalem Bay With LNCT! →
  Lower Nehalem Community Trust, 532 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  10:00 am

Thursday May 28

• Mahjong at Manzanita Library →
  Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  2:00 pm
• EVENT: Writer’s Roundtable →
  North County Recreation District, 36155 9th St, Nehalem
  6:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• Mahjong at Manzanita Library →
  Manzanita Branch Library, 571 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  2:00 pm

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📣 Nehalem Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday May 13

• Latin Market
  NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Upper Gym or Cafeteria
  2:30 pm
• HS Spring Performance
  NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
  4:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• GGS Spring Music Program
  NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
  6:00 pm

Friday May 15

• MS Day of Service
  NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136

Saturday May 16

• Creating Floral Arrangements with Bamboo Baskets →
  Hoffman Center for the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave, Manzanita
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Calling all business owners, executives, HR teams, recruiters, managers, and employees!
  Our next virtual Lunch and Learn event with ODHS Vocational Rehabilitation, the Oregon Commission for the Blind, and special guest Microsoft is on… (Nextdoor )

• Village Realty Management & Services posted a job opening for Housekeeper Contract - Cannon Beach in Manzanita. Apply here.
• Footprint Retail Services posted a job opening for Part Time Merchandiser in Rockaway Beach. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nehalem here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cannon Beach

• Christopher Benjamin Guerra-Trevino (woodburnindependent.com)
• Public meetings for TUESDAY, May 12 (seasidesignal.com)
• Strange blue sea creatures are covering parts of the Oregon Coast (centraloregondaily.com)

Tillamook

• Public can join forestry committee in tour of Tillamook Forest leaving Forest Grove (bankspost.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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