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…
Category: Guest Column
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…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Cultural Tourism, Housing, Football and Wine
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends and Neighbors. Over the past few weeks, it seems my newsletters have focused on wildfires, COVID, and the partisan challenges in our state…
Thoughts on Creating and Harvest
By Neal Lemery I’m feeling stuck. I haven’t thought I’ve been creative lately. My blog lacks a new post, my writing tablet has no new sheets filled with my penciled writing, my…
WHAT’S THE STORY WITH HOUSING IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY? Chapter One: Housing is hard to find!
By the Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee Renters, home buyers and employers looking for employees are well aware of our county’s housing crisis. Shortages of attainable housing cause problems for all…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 9/29/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, September 29, 2021, 08:00am Weather We have a warm front that will pass mainly to the north of the area today that will bring…
Gordon’s Update – 9/28/21 – Weather & COVID-19
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 10:00am Weather Another day of showers as unstable air from an upper level low pressure trough continues over the region. There…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Opening the Doors to Personal Transformation (Part 2 of 2)
by Michelle Jenck, Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator Last week we shared Mariah Decker’s story, about her personal journey and how experiencing trauma in her early childhood led to severe depression, anxiety and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 9/27/21 – Weather
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Monday, September 27, 2021, 10:00am Weather We had a cold front move through overnight that gave us anywhere from around ½” of rain along the…
Apples: Secretly disguised superheroes
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” who knows? The simple and common apple is actually a superhero. Immortal and extraordinary, the apple has been…