By Gordon McCraw, GAM Weather Monday’s Weather – January 13th: The next cold front with modified Arctic air has become stationary up in Washington. This is keeping the accumulating snow up around…
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Gordon’s Tillamook Weather Center – Sunday, Jan. 12th
By Gordon McCraw, GAM Weather Sunday’s Weather: Look for showers today, a slight chance of thunderstorms or small hail, breezy westerly winds 20-25 gusting to 40, gusts to 50 possible at the…
Op/Ed: Our forests’ future depends on our working together
By Peter Hayes Hayes and his family own and care for Hyla Woods in the Oregon Coast Range. Hayes served on the Oregon Board of Forestry from 2007 to 2011. For how…
POEM: The BI-POLAR Child of Nature
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our favorite Pioneer poet Virginia Prowell sent me this poem she wrote nearly 9 years ago and as the recent rising waters reminded her of her past ruminations about the…
Tillamook Area Forecast: Tuesday Jan. 7 – Saturday Jan. 11 – More Rain, High Tides and Snow Level Dropping this Weekend
By Gordon McCraw, GAM Weather Tuesday, January 7, 2020 10:00am The never-ending line of weather systems continue to bring rain to the Pacific Northwest. The last system pushed the rivers up, the…
Tillamook County Wellness: Choose Well, Tillamook County!
By: Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Wholly Healthy LLC, Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator The term “wellness” can mean different things to different people. In the past, people considered the word wellness to mean the…
The Littoral Life: Your questions answered
By Dan Haag I’ve always felt that one of my greatest strengths is offering unsolicited advice. Just ask any parent who has sat their crying child next to me in a restaurant…
Successful Resolutions Sometimes Require Starts and Re-starts (and that’s okay)
By Terra Marzano, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Rinehart Clinic Winter is here and 2020 is upon us. Having gotten through Thanksgiving, we are now inundated with gift guides, office parties, family…
Visit Tillamook Coast Re-Usable Bags Available as Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect
By Beverly Stein, Tillamook County Master Recyclers Get your reusable bags ready! On January 1 the single use plastic carryout bag ban will begin for stores and restaurants. To encourage people to…
POETRY: THE GLOW OF DECEMBER
Have you noticed the glow? It’s everywhere you go! On city streets, merchants’ windowpanes On village lawns, on country roads and lanes. Neighborhoods engage in a festive competition Who can display the…