Neskowin Village Voice

1 Neskowin Village Voice July 2014. Letter from the President Fourth of July Weekend By Robin Crowell Friday, July 4. Hello fellow Neskowin neighbors! !The Fourth of July holiday weekend is almost here so 7am: Runabout 8am-12noon: Nesko Bake and Book Sale check this newsletter for all the details of our traditional (On the lawn by the store). activities. !The Fun Run returns for its 3rd year and starts off the July 9 - 9:30am: Line up for the parade (Meet by Proposal Rock Inn). 4th events. Pack your running shoes and run or cheer on the runners and see which kids can beat which parents! 10am: Parade through the Village After your run, stop by for some fabulous baked items and pick up your summer reading at the Nesko Women's bake 11am: Awards, Fly-over, and Sing-along and used book sale. (By Flag Pole near Proposal Rock Inn). !Next is the fabulous walk-about' parade featuring floats 2-4pm: Castles and Kites on the beach (Near McMinnville Avenue beach access).

2 And flags, candy and kids, and some wonderful dogs! Grab a seat to watch, or march with your neighbors as they ! wind through the Village . Fireworks: At dusk !Then join everyone to honor our freedom at the annual (On the beach near Proposal Rock). ! sing-along and tribute ceremony. Saturday, July 5th !After lunch, be sure to head to the sand to create castles, 9am: Beach clean-up fly kites, and enjoy our beautiful beach. (bags and gloves available at July 4th Sing-along). !At dusk come out and enjoy the spectacular fireworks ! ! show by Proposal Rock funded by community members. After the show when you are heading home, remind your ! Saturday, July 19. family and guests to pick up their trash as this will make Cottage Walk (see article in this issue). the July 5th beach clean up much easier on our volunteers. ------- The Farmers Market is in full swing and so are the August 8-10.

3 Golfers, some taking more swings then they want to! The weather has been spectacular, the flowers (thank you Golf Scramble Weekend gardeners) are in full bloom, and I am so glad it is summer in Neskowin ! August 31. !Have a great holiday weekend and see you around the Labor Day meeting: 4pm at the fire station -------- Village . Saturdays throughout the summer Farmers Market: 9am-1pm ! July 4th 5K Runabout By the Sweeney Family 3rd Annual Neskowin 5K Runabout July 4th, 2014. Start Time: 7am (Arrive Early!). !Come and join in the fun for the 3rd Annual Neskowin 5K! There will be lots of fun and some exercise as you run or walk through the streets of Neskowin . Get up early and start the Fourth off right with this explosive event! Runners are welcome to come as you are or really get in the spirit with your inspired Fourth of July costume! !There will be awards for 1st place male and female, first finisher over 60, first finisher younger than 13, and of course best costume.

4 All proceeds will be donated to the Neskowin Community Association's Fourth of July fireworks fund. !Pre-registration fee is just $10 (non timed), $12 (timed). After June 15, registration is $15. T-shirts (which are quickly becoming collector's items) are an additional $15 and only available if ordered before June 15. !We will offer registration on July 3rd from 7 8pm by the Cafe at Hawk Creek. !Or pre-register online now at: !Also, we need volunteers, especially anyone with first aid training. Runabout costumes are encouraged from simple to elaborate, Let's have fun! July 5th Beach Clean-up By Kacey Joyce We always have a wonderful time with family and friends over the Fourth of July. True to form, we also tend to make a bit of a mess on the beach and around the Village . No problem, as there will be SOLV bags and plastic gloves available to you for gathering debris, as well as a designated drop off site for the refuse.

5 !You can pick up bags at my house 48735 Hawk Drive not far from Hawk Creek Caf . They will also be handed out at the Walkabout on the morning of the 4th. You can call me at 503-392-3003, as I would be happy to deliver! (Sorry, no Chinese food just the bags and gloves.) If, for any reason, you miss getting a SOLV bag or two, your own sturdy plastic garbage bags will work just fine. !Our beach and town clean up begins at 9am on July 5. (Kids the bottles and cans are worth money, so you might want to get out there early!) When the garbage has been collected you can take the bags to the Wayside, and leave them near the bathroom buildings. Tillamook County Parks and Recreation workers will pick them up later in the day. A hearty THANKS to all of you who pitch in to pitch it out! Save the Date: Neskowin Cottage Walk - Saturday, July 19, 11am to 4pm The Neskowin Cottage Walk will be held again this year.

6 This is a wonderful opportunity to discover what's inside many of your favorite Neskowin Village homes. You will enjoy meeting the gracious homeowners, AND have a fabulous time! Please bring your friends and family members to this very special event. For more information, or for ticket purchases ($20 per person) you may contact Susan Amort at , or Kacey Joyce at Tickets will also be on sale at the Saturday Farmers Market. All proceeds benefit the Neskowin Community Association. See you there! 2. Fireworks Safety NCA Bake Sale Thank You By Shelley Stoll By Kris Weiland, Fire Chief !The Fourth of July is only a few days away and I want to remind !Thank you to all the wonderful people who baked and everyone to use fireworks with caution! Many injuries have donated baked goods for our recent Memorial resulted from handling fireworks as well as from fireworks-caused Weekend Community Bake Sale.

7 Once again pies fires. Each year fires have been started by setting off fireworks in were a hit and at the end of the day our final sales tally wooded or grassy areas or in neighborhoods where the fallout was $415. This successful event could not happen lands on the roof of a building. And remember: possessing illegal without the support of our Neskowin community fireworks is not only dangerous, it can cost you if you are cited by which is greatly appreciated. Again, thank you. the Sheriff's Patrol. It can get expensive when you purchase the illegal fireworks, have them confiscated, and then pay a fine for possessing them. Illegal fireworks are like having dynamite in your hand as many of those fireworks are classified as an Welcome New Farmers Market Vendors By Nancy Nagel explosive device. !If you do use fireworks, carefully extinguish the debris in a metal !In addition to our returning array of market vendors, bucket full of water on an area clear of grass or combustibles.

8 Please help welcome these new folk by dropping in !On another cautionary note: remember to keep your BBQ away and saying hello' and purchasing their great products: Black Sheep Creamery (hand-crafted sheep milk from railings and the side of buildings, and keep it out of tall cheeses and wool products from Western Washington). grass. Be sure that the hot coals from a charcoal grill don't fall Bennett Family Farm (Tillamook dairy offering non- onto the deck from the vents on the bottom. And don't clean out homogenized fresh milk, and eggs) Gingifer's the ashes and leave them on the deck in a bucket or bag as they Kitchen (delicious fruit jams and pickles from may still be hot and could cause a fire; put them in a metal Lincoln City) Gluten Free Blends ( Neskowin container and wet them down. company offering various gluten-free flours' for !Have a Safe and Happy 4th! baking.)

9 !Stop by Saturdays between 9am and 1pm at the Neskowin Wayside parking lot to support our local vendors. And don't forget to admire the new plantings A Summer Wine at each end of the market: The Neskowin Farmers !Having judged wines professionally for more than 30 years, I am By Cameron Nagel Market board and the State Parks Department partnered in the new plantings of roses, kinnikinnick, always interested in discovering a new and interesting wine, yet salal, and red currants. Thanks to all the volunteers people are always asking me, What is your favorite wine? . Well, who tilled, planted, and watered this project! besides the one I am drinking when they ask me, I have to admit a fondness for Oregon Pinot Noir. When I had a wine cellar in Portland (okay, I still have some wine stored there) it was (okay, still is) 90%+ Oregon Pinot Noir. !Why Pinot Noir and not some other red wine?

10 Because it is so damn versatile. Yep, it can switch hit, walk, run, and hit it out of the park. Meaning: Pinot Noir comes in styles as light as a rose' all the way up to a big, ripe, and plummy fruit bomb'. But all Pinot Noir (okay, all well-made Pinot Noir) possess an elegance and a subtle intensity that is hard to describe in words except for, I'll have another glass please . Most importantly for me, Pinot Noir is rarely tannic but is instead smooth on the palate, has bright acidity and high-toned fruit flavors, and is generally perfect for drinking with most meals. Here again versatility makes for easy work, as I. will open a Pinot Noir to serve with chicken or salmon, as well as with lasagna or lamb chops. Pinot Noir flat out complements so Broadley Vineyards just released a succulent Pinot many foods it makes it ridiculously easy to find a successful Noir that fills the bill: 2013 Willamette Valley Pinot match!