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🌱 Wheeler grief gathering offers support today at Old Wheeler Hotel
Wheeler, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Wheeler! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Wheeler grief gathering offers support today at Old Wheeler Hotel
- Dangerous surf forecast for Oregon coast this weekend
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Occasional morning rain, with a high of 64 and low of 55 degrees.
- Thursday: Rain most of the time, temps: high: 64, low: 53.
- Friday: Cooler with periods of rain, with a high of 56 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• HUGGS TIME – Grief Support Group – Tomorrow Nov. 11th at Old Wheeler Hotel (tillamookcountypioneer.net) — A grief support gathering meets today, November 11, at 4 p.m. in the Old Wheeler Hotel commons, with local author Adam Sawyer facilitating. HUGGS welcomes all forms of grief, though sessions focus on losing a loved one. Space is limited, so RSVP to huggsinfo@gmail.com for the roughly hour-to-90-minute gathering. 
• Active Wave Week Along Oregon, Washington - Surf Up to 35 Ft High Coming (beachconnection.net) — Dangerous surf is forecast along the Oregon coast this weekend, with northern coastal waters potentially seeing 20-to-24-foot swells Saturday. The National Weather Service also warns of sneaker waves through the week and possible tidal overflow Wednesday and Thursday. Breaking waves could be higher than offshore swells, increasing beach flooding and erosion risks.
📸 Around Wheeler
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Upcoming Events in
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MS BBB vs Jewell (1 game)
NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
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MS BBB @ Rainier
NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
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MS Girls Wrestling @ Banks
NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
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MS BBB @ Vernonia
NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136
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Thursday November 12
Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Make Ceramic Holiday Ornaments with Laura Bailey →
Manzanita OR
5:30 pm -
Explore the Art of Gyotaku with Tom Grogg →
Manzanita OR
12:00 pm -
GoBag Pop-Up Shop →
Manzanita Police Station (old location), 165 South 5th Street, Manzanita
1:00 pm -
Cannon Beach Oregon Wealth Transfer Gathering →
289 N Spruce Street, Cannon Beach
3:00 pm -
Boys' Basketball Home vs. Scappoose
Tillamook Jr High Tillamook, OR 97141
4:00 pm -
Coastal Council Meeting →
Cannon Beach Library, 131 North Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach
5:30 pm -
Coffee with Mayor & City Manager →
276 S Highway 101 - Box 5, Rockaway Beach
9:00 am -
Book Club: Discuss TILT by Emma Pattee →
Manzanita OR
5:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Thursday November 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Luxury Coastal Vacations posted a job opening for Housekeeper Contract - Cannon Beach in Manzanita. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead - Overnight in Tillamook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wheeler here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rockaway Beach
- Tillamook County Slash Burns 2026 (tillamookcountypioneer.net)
Cannon Beach
- Sneaker Wave Sweeps a Young Girl Into the Surf at Cannon Beach as Forecasters Warn Bigger Waves Are Coming (thatoregonlife.com)
- Clatsop County news briefs for Nov. 10, 2026 (seasidesignal.com)
- Change expected in Oregon law that has threatened to shut down charity potlucks (lookouteugene-springfield.com)
Tillamook
- Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Tillamook's Christmas Basket Program Returns for 2026 – Applications Due by Nov. 18, Available at CARE (tillamookcountypioneer.net)
- Dewey have a date? (oregoncoasttoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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