The Cape Meares Community Association (CMCA) is gearing up for our annual July 4th festivities — including a Silent Auction! The auction will take place on July 4th from 12:00 to 2:30 PM at the Barbara Bennett Community Center in Cape Meares, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Proceeds from the auction support the maintenance of the Barbara Bennett Community Center and the programs and services made available to our community. Thanks to the generous contributions of local businesses and individuals, we already have an exciting array of items lined up. 

These include overnight stays in Astoria, Cape Meares, and the Columbia Gorge, as well as a variety of gourmet experiences, arts, crafts and furnishings handcrafted and contributed by the Cape Meares community.

We’re grateful to the many community businesses for their generous donations as well as the contributions from our Cape Meares Community. This year’s business contributors include Bay City Kitchen, Country Squire, De Garde Brewing, Jen’s Nails, Kristy Lombard, Les Schwab, Oceanside Surf Company, Pelican Brewing, Rosenberg’s, Salty Raven, SaraSotas Bakery, The Chamber of Commerce, Tillamook Creamery, Tora Sushi, and Werner’s.

In addition to local businesses, we’ve received beautiful original art, crafts, and ceramic donations from talented local artists such as Don Backman, Stacy Mason, Jenny Francis, Spike and Randy Klobas, Ann Quinn, Rajiv Paonaskar, Jim Cameron, Kim Freeman, Ted and Cass Mick, Ciel Downing, Ellen Steen, Bev Stein and Manon Veilleux.

We hope to see you all there!

Second Annual Cape Meares Community Art Show

Planning is beginning for this year’s reprise event at the Barbara Bennett Community Center. If you do visual art of any kind—weaving, painting, drawing, fabric, sculpture, pottery, photography, collage—let the community see what you do. You don’t need to sell to participate, but you do need to be part of the Cape Meares community.
There will be an artists’ reception on Friday evening, August 29^th from 4-6, the show and sale on Saturday, the 30^th from 10-4, and pick-up, clean-up, and an artists’ sigh of relief meeting on Sunday, the 31^st.
If you would like to display your art or volunteer to help, or if you just have questions, please send an email to cogons58913@mypacks.net before July 7^th.
Artists, please include your contact information and medium, and plan to attend a planning meeting on Sunday, July 20, from 2-4 at the Community Center, where we will begin sorting out space needs and event coordination.

The Community celebrated the contributions of the retiring CMCA President Beverly Stein and Board members Claudia Cameron, John Harland and Steve Quinn. The incoming 2025 CMCA Board was confirmed: Dave Audet (President), Stacy Mason (Secretary), Guy Kyle (Treasurer), Sean Kohles (Assistant Treasurer), Patti and Mike Smith (community center managers), Kathy Burke, Simone Goldfeder, Scott Gordon, Randy Klobas, Jim Cameron, and Steve Lewis.

We have a puzzle exchange at the Community Center! And if you buy a puzzle at Goodwill you can return it for store credit within 30 days and buy another puzzle!

Link to OPB Article December 2024 – Tiny Oregon community works to protect wildlife and water along Cape Meares — the ‘land that walks’

Visit our Watershed Conservancy Project page for more project history and details.

The CMCA Aging with Grace working group (formally the Aging in Place and Preparing for End of Life) has compiled helpful resource links and information on the dedicated Aging with Grace webpage.

Durable Medical Equipment Available

If you need durable medical equipment from walkers to wheelchairs they are available for free by calling Linda Hanratty at 503-812-8889.  The equipment is stored behind the church at 701 Marolf Rd.  The storage facility is open Wednesdays, 1-2:30.  Your other alternative is to post your request on MeWe.

Tillamook County Resources Guide