By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident commander Tillamook County has had 33 new cases during the last two week reporting cycle that ended last week. This means Tillamook…
Category: Guest Column
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Friday March 26th Town Hall and Capitol News – COVID-19 in the House
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, On Friday afternoon, March 26, I’ll be taking part in a “zoom” town hall meeting. This is a free videoconference starting at 4:30. Oregon Coast Community…
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Friday, the Thirteenth, Twenty-Twenty
EDITOR’S NOTE: About a year ago, the Governor issued the stay at home orders and Tillamook County recorded it’s first case of coronavirus on March 26, 2020. Here is a perspective from…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Sixty Days and Things are Happening… Slowly
By Representative David Gomberg House District 10 Hello Friends, With parliamentary procedures being used in the House to slow things down, and the threat of another walkout looming in the Senate, your…
“I want to be around for that” – The impact of colorectal cancer on family
By Paul Fournier, Storm Rock Creative for Tillamook County Wellness (See below for full video) Bruce Roos has never shied away from a hard day’s work, but that doesn’t mean he’s not…
POEM: THE SILENT TRUMPETERS
My sweet neighbor, Rosy Pyle brought me a beautiful vase full of lovely daffodils on my birthday. For some unknown reason this little poem began forming in my noggin in the middle…
Geezer Tribe: The road from MTV to OPB
by Linda Shaffer Long ago (30 years) and far away (73 miles) we moved to a town that offered up a great job for me at the Dallas Itemizer-Observer and as a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Spring Break – Having Fun While Staying Safe
By Morganne Skinner, RN, BSN, Public Health Nurse at Tillamook County Community Health Center So, it’s spring break time and naturally you are wanting a break! You want to get outside, have…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Women in History, Kids in School, and Gomberg on TV
By David Gomberg, Oregon State Representative District 10 Good Morning, Friends and Neighbors! At the edge of the ceiling in the House chamber, names are painted of people consequential to Oregon history….
POETRY: BIRTHDAYS, YEAR BY YEAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s poet that is truly a pioneer … Virginia graces us with a poem a month (or more) when the muse or subject matter presents itself. Join us in…
