— Virginia Carrell Prowell (10/16/21) On a partly cloudy day My mind drifts to the sky Images of countless figures Begin to appear before my eyes. A pack of dogs chasing a…
Category: Guest Column
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HOUSING COMMISION: Chapter 2 – Everything Great Starts with Something Small
By the Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee What’s the story behind the “Tillamook County for Rent” Facebook group? We went behind-the-scenes to find the person who is shining a spotlight on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Weather – 10/15/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Interim Friday, October 15, 2021, 10:30am Weather We had some patchy fog this morning but other than that, today should be fair and mild with…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How to Cultivate Resilience & Grit in Children and Young Adults
by Karen Sheelar, Behavioral Health Clinician at Tillamook County Community Health Center Families, teachers, friends, and neighbors all contribute and reinforce positive traits in young people in our community. Here are some…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 10/13/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 09:00am Weather The semi-active pattern remains over the region and will bring periods of rain thru the region. Today we have the remnants of a…
OP/ED: Response to the outreach efforts to business owners for the housing crisis
By LaNicia Duke On the subject of housing: it’s great the housing commission is doing outreach.* (See below for link to Tillamook County Housing Commission survey for business owners.) I have a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 10/12/21 – Weather, COVID-19 Cases
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 9:45am Weather A cold and frosty start with many areas in the low 30s this morning. We also have some mid and…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Planning and Preparation
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 I often talk in these newsletters about the importance of being prepared. Perhaps it is the old Boy Scout in me. But our family experiences…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: What is OUR Tillamook?
by Mareliza de Jesus, Associate Project Specialist at Adventist Health Tillamook Drug overdose took more than 90,000 lives in the United States last year. For perspective, this photo shows a stadium in…
WORDS OF WISDOM: “How’s the Family?”
By Neal Lemery “They are fine, thank God. I can’t say that for my cousin, though, or my neighbor.” The line at the check stand fell silent, the clerk pausing in her…