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…
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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…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: International Police Museum (IPM) Returns to Rockaway Beach February, 2022
By Ed Wortman, IPM Executive Director The International Police Museum reopened at 10AM February 1, in the Washed Ashore Craft Mall, 320 S. Highway 101in Rockaway Beach. Thanks to Herman and Angie…
Are you ready? Ready or not, here it comes… Bay City prepares for emergencies, disasters, and the Big One
Story & Photos by Don Backman The ground bucked, the trees swayed dangerously, The hand-hewn planks and logs holding the structures together began to pull apart. Walls collapsed, roofs fell, trapping those…
North Coast Land Conservancy Adopts Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Program
SEASIDE, Ore. ― Seeking to expand land-to-sea connectivity along the northern Oregon Coast Range, North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) adopted the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve program, formerly run by a “Friends of”…
ODA launches new website aimed to help Oregon food and beverage companies get started, market, and find buyers
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is excited to announce a unique, new business resource website at www.oregon.gov/odaroadmap that serves agricultural producers and small to mid-sized food and beverage companies in Oregon who want…
Sitka Center Youth Program – Your Art’s Desire VIRTUAL Fundraiser & Community Event Feb. 10th
On Thursday, February 10th at 5:30 Sitka Center for Art and Ecology will host a virtual fundraiser and community event on Zoom. This virtual event is a community-centered celebration of legacy, transition, growth and stewardship. The…
You’re hired! Award winning local educator teaches students life long employment skills
Story & Photos by Don Backman “You have the job. When can you start work?” Those are the words every job applicant wants to hear, including those who have disabilities, who, unfortunately,…