EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week the annual “Read Across America” event coinciding with the birthday of Dr. Seuss brought out a litany of comments and information about the racist nature of several Dr….
Category: Guest Column
STATE LEGISLATURE UPDATE: Representative Suzanne Weber District Update 3/9/21
By State Representative Suzanne Weber Welcome back for my newsletter district update! I have been so very busy working in the legislature researching new bills, listening to public testimony regarding bills in…
Tillamook County COVID-19 News Update 3/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander This last week we saw an uptick in cases in Tillamook County. While I think we still squeaked by with under 30…
NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Moving into the Middle of the Legislative Session
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Legislative leadership has announced that we will now be coming to Salem twice a week to begin floor votes on bills reviewed in virtual committee meetings. The…
View from Here: Under the Protection of the Totems
By Stevie Stephens Burden Safety is something that has played at my mind a lot for the last year, well the lack of it actually. With the rampant fear of COVID, the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE: COVID Cases & Vaccine Updates
From Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Command Tillamook County Community Health Centers ⏺”Lower Risk” 2/26/21 – 3/11/21 ⏺Next potential risk movement: 3/12/2021 ⏺15 new cases ⏺572 vaccines given…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: The Many Forms of Self-Care
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a Monday (yesterday) and the news was all about “one year anniversary” of the first case of COVID-19 being announced in Oregon (the first case in Tillamook County…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Money, Cooperation, and Bad COVID Jokes
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 As the calendar turned over to March first, the sunshine burst through the window early today. It was a welcome change! Certainly the most significant news…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COVID-19 INCIDENT RESPONSE: COVID-19 “Anniversary” in Oregon
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander Yesterday, marked the one year anniversary that COVID came to Oregon. It was February 28, 2020 when Oregon had its first…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Building a Healthy Relationship with Food
by Katlyn Wolf, Oregon State Dietetic Intern, future Registered Dietitian What does pleasant hunger feel like to you? This can be a hard question to answer! Pleasure and hunger don’t always seem…
