Dear Editor, I am writing to you on behalf of our family whose history in Oceanside dates from the time when my husband’s grandparents purchased one of the first three cottages built…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Week One is Done
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends and Neighbors, Week one of the 2022 session was relatively quiet. Representative Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, was elected as the first new House Speaker in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 2/7/22 – Weather & COVID-19
By Gordon McCraw, for Tillamook County Emergency Management Monday, February 7, 2022, 09:00am Weather We have a weakening front bringing light rain, drizzle, and some fog thru the area this morning with the visibility…
Oceanside incorporation – Commissioners asked to reconsider, allow community vote
To: The Editor I was dismayed by the failure of the Tillamook County Commissioners to refer the Petition to Incorporate Oceanside for the May election ballot for Oceansiders to decide up or…
Oceanside Residents Speak Out – County Commissioners Overreached, Let Community Voters Decide Fate of Incorporation
To the editor: I am a full time resident of Oceanside and have closely followed the discussions and hearings regarding the incorporation of our community. I am convinced the County Commissioners overreached…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Old Hay Fork
By Neal Lemery It was always in the barn, by the loose hay that Grandpa had tossed down from the hay mow, the bales breaking open, one by one, on the old…
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners DENIES Oceanside Bid to Put Incorporation on Ballot; A respectful, urgent call for action …
by Jerry Keene, Oceanside Neighborhood Assoc. President On Wednesday February 5th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners shocked many Oceansiders by denying us the opportunity to vote for (or against!) incorporation this spring. While…
Petition to Tillamook School Board – Adopt Pioneering Spirit – Care for Neighbors, Doesn’t Take Local Control
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are multiple petitions being prepared for the Tillamook School District Board; Jim Heffernan took a traditional route gathering signatures in person. There is also an online petition available to…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Have You Found The Key To Happiness?
By: Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This past week, I was faced with a few people in my life who were not happy, and it got me thinking about my…
“I’ve been thinking …” – To be Black on a Saturday Night
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim has an interesting take on how racist views (or the lack of racism) might come about through ancestral memories. In true Jim style, it’s an interesting story about coming…