SEATTLE — Coast Guard personnel from Washington and Oregon units have deployed to assist in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Texas. Coast Guard personnel from Sector Columbia River, in Warrenton, Oregon, Air Station…
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Best of History: Famed Journalist, Writer Paul Pintarich Shared Memories of Rockaway’s Natatorium
By Don R. Best NOTE: Paul Pintarich was a good friend of Karla Steinhauser’s (of Karla’s Smokehouse), and I met Paul when he was visiting her in 2007 or early 2008. He…
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Update – Sunday, August 27
ODF dispatches Incident Management Team 3 to manage the Horse Prairie Fire in Douglas County ODF’s Incident Management Team 3 takes command at noon today of the Horse Prairie Fire, following briefings…
Senator Ron Wyden Town Hall in Manzanita Packs Pine Grove on Friday August 25th
Compiled/edited by Laura Swanson from notes of Town Hall attendees The Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita was filled to overflowing for Senator Ron Wyden’s Town Hall on Friday August 25th. The…
Tillamook County Fairgrounds Continues Strategic Planning Process – Community Survey Open Until Sept. 5th
The Tillamook County Fairgrounds want to hear from you! Which improvements are most important? Please follow the link to complete a short survey online: https://surveymonkey.com/r/tillamookfairgrounds The survey will be open until September…
Entire Oregon coast now open for mussel harvesting
August 25, 2017… The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the reopening of recreational and commercial mussel harvesting from Tillamook Head, south of Seaside, to Cascade Head, north of Lincoln…
Tillamook County Farmers Markets – SNAP Double Up Food Bucks
The end of August?!? It goes so fast … summer. And the Farmers Market season – only a few weeks left to enjoy the bounty of our local farmers. At Manzanita, Tillamook…
Post-Eclipse Statement from Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Gordon McCraw
Compiled by Laura Swanson, editor, Tillamook County Pioneer On Thursday August 24th, Gordon McCraw added, “I’m very proud of the citizens of Tillamook County for their patience and tolerance. They did what…
The Littoral Life: Living in a post eclipse-alyptic world
By Dan Haag Just like that, it was over. The Great Eclipse of 2017 came and went like gifts under the Christmas tree: months of anxious build-up and fevered anticipation, followed by…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 8/24/17
by Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce The summer construction season is wrapping up quickly, and we will be seeing some big changes on the…