By Chris Wagner While I was working on a couple of other essays, it occurred to me that it might be a better idea to address the season and why it seems…
Category: Op-Ed
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Yes on Measure 101
We need to expand access to healthcare in our community–and a ‘yes’ vote for Measure 101 will do just that. If it fails 350,000 Oregonians who rely on the Oregon Health Plan…
#Metoo, what about you?
By Emily Fanjoy, Health Programs Coordinator, Tillamook County Women’s Resource Center #Metoo, the hashtag that started in 2006 was popularized by Alyssa Milano this October after she posted it saying, “If all…
Letter to Editor: CHILD Program Holiday Gifts, Christmas Baskets/Boxes
November 29, 2017 Hello, hello out there! Here’s hoping you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Our family certainly did. Now to diet until Christmas! Four volunteers (Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church CHILD)…
Let us give thanks for a bounty of people
(Editor’s Note: This poem was recited at a Tillamook County Master Gardener Thanksgiving gathering years ago, and I requested a copy as it’s a delightful way to look at Thanksgiving, friends, family…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite annual celebration. It is a time to pause and reflect and appreciate all the things we have to be truly grateful for. In the past few…
The Littoral Life: Over the River and Through the Woods
By Dan Haag Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. Beyond the endless platters of food and drink, it’s the one holiday where family strives to get together and enjoy each other’s…
Letter to Editor: From Kate and Brian Johnstone – Heartfelt Thank Yous
On the evening of October 19th, 2017 we lost our house and all our belongings to a house fire. In the aftermath of that tragedy, the wonderful community in which we live,…
Tillamook County Democrats Election Review
The old sayings goes: “You win some and you lose some.” With regard to the local election results, we won one, we lost one, but we gained a lot even where we…
LETTER TO COMMUNITY: Thanksgiving Food Baskets, Holiday Gifts for Children – Resources for Giving
Dear Folks, Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Baskets are being done by the Rockaway Beach Lions Club. If you would like to help them buy foods for one or both of these…