by Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce It’s not often you hear that phrase – great news – when addressing road construction and intermittent road…
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Tree Removal at Nehalem Bay State Park Airstrip for Safety Improvements
OIOpublisher Safety improvement work at the Nehalem Bay airstrip inside Nehalem Bay State Park began January 30. The project involves removing underbrush along both sides of the 2350-foot airstrip, and clearing out…
Local Author Victoria Stoppiello reading for 11th year at Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering Feb. 23 & 24
Second printing of “This Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out about Family on the Lower Columbia” will be available at Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering, and directly from…
NCRD’s 28th annual Pool-A-Thon, Saturday, Feb. 17
In the “Land of Many Waters” swimming is considered to be an essential “life skill.” And Nehalem Elementary School students are fortunate to have weekly swim lessons FREE. Over 150 students every…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 2/8/18: Girder-pocalypse Phase 2 – Monday 2/12 and Tuesday 2/13
By Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Last week we had incredible support spreading the message about the setting of the girders on Tuesday, Feb….
Tillamook Farmers Market Updates – Tillamook Chamber Forming Market Advisory Committee
By Justin Aufdermauer, Executive Director Is it too early to be planning for summer? That’s definitely what we’re doing here at the Chamber as we start amping up for our first season…
Nehalem Bay Garden Club Meeting Feb. 27 Features Nationally-Known NPR’s “Doyenne of Dirt” Ketzel Levine
The Nehalem Bay Garden Club will have a very special meeting this month on Tuesday, Feb.27, 1:30 p.m. at Calvary Bible Church, 560 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. The speaker will be Ketzel Levine,…
NW Connector Regional Transit System Reaches a Milestone
Tillamook, OR—The NW Connector, a partnership of transit districts in Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln and Tillamook counties, surpassed 1.1 million bus miles in 2017, carrying over 188,000 passengers. According to Doug Pilant,…
Letter to Editor: Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad seeks collaboration, transparency
The Oregon Coast is one of the most iconic places on earth. Those who live here know and appreciate this truth, whether recently settled here or born and raised in Tillamook County,…
4th Generation Tillamook Native Adam Schwend Announces Candidacy for County Commissioner
Real estate broker Adam Schwend has announced his candidacy for County Commissioner Position 3. Schwend is a fourth-generation Tillamook County resident, and purposefully returned to Tillamook after college to raise his family….