By Shelby Porter, AmeriCorps Diabetes Prevention & Community Health Promotion VISTA with Tillamook County Community Health Centers Have you ever needed to get across town or even out of town for a…
Category: Guest Column
MEMORY TRACKS: DIARY OF A DEPOT – Chapter 5 & 6 – The 1950’s & The Arrival of The New Owners
Editor’s Note: Finally getting back to the Diary … We left this story just as the depot was undergoing some big changes. The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach…
GUEST COMMENTARY: CIRCLES
By Kay Stoltz You’re invited! Out of the blue an invitation arrives to celebrate a birthday of someone I hadn’t seen in months. I’ve been thinking of her in connection with some…
GUEST COLUMN: Compassion for Our Neighbors
By Tillamook County Board of Commissioners Lack of available housing is one of the biggest challenges in our area. This includes housing of all kinds: emergency housing for the homeless, supported housing…
The Littoral Life: No particular place to go
By Dan Haag Nothing says road trip like long, empty stretches of highway. Just you, a car, and miles of blacktop. Additionally, nothing says road trip like desperately searching for a place…
A New Addition to Rockaway Beach’s Nightlife- Littoral Bar
By Matt Maizel- A new addition to Rockaway Beach’s nightlife, Littoral Bar offers an experience unlike any other! Situated in Manhattan Beach (about a mile north of Rockaway Beach along U.S. Route…
Voting for Manzanita public administrative hub ensures community thrives into future
By Thomas Aschenbrener, Manzanita City Councilor There is a real community in Manzanita and we are at our best when we openly share information and listen to each other. We will always…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapters 3 & 4 – The 1930’s & 1940’s
Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot – the ’30s and ’40s are rough years. Missed the introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 – see below…
Manzanita Mayor Outlines Costs for Proposed Community, City Facilities
By Mike Scott, Mayor of Manzanita Manzanita voters have questions about what it will cost to build an 11,776 square foot facility that will meet our long term needs for city facilities,…
Wanting Change: How Does That Happen?
By Neal Lemery Often, I react to the news with despair, anger and frustration. I remind myself that the “news” is often sensationalized, that the news business is a business, and that…
