By Madame Dana Zia On May 31st the second Full Moon of May which is considered a Blue Moon, shines her adventurous light down on us. The Sun is in Gemini and…
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TILLAMOOK OFFROAD TRAIL ALLIANCE (TORTA) CELEBRATES FILM PREMIERE, TRAIL OPENING & FUNDRAISER JUNE 6TH AT KIAWANDA COMMUNITY CENTER, PACIFIC CITY (VIDEO)
A new chapter for mountain biking on the Tillamook Coast starts here. The Buzzard Butte Trail Network, just north of Pacific City, is the areaβs first public trail system. Throughout 2024β2025, the…
United Paws Seeking Foster Volunteers
RETIRED?Β Β LOVE CATS? United Paws of Tillamook desperately needs more safe, loving homes willing to offer temporary and longer term shelter to abandoned cats and kittens.Β Β UP provides ongoing support to Volunteer Fosters, providing…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION Presents FREE Film Screening βFree to Growβ June 4th at Bay City Arts Center
UPCOMING EVENT – On June 4th, Old Grove Films, Beyond Toxics, and North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection collaborate on an event presenting a screening of βFree to Grow,β with filmmaker Jesse…
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS: The Paradox of Burnout
Why burnout may have less to do with workload and more to do with meaning. By Michelle Jenck, M Ed We often describe burnout as running out of fuelβlike a candle burned…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: The Politics of Denial
βI donβt care about the midterms,β Donald J. Trump By Marc C. Johnson There is a famous – or infamous – photo from the Stalin Era where Soviet propaganda mastersΒ doctored a photo…
OREGON DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES: Summer EBT is back to help feed Oregon children during summer break
The Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits (Summer EBT) program is returning in 2026 to help families buy groceries for school-aged children during summer break when they donβt have easy access to healthy meals….
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE AT NEHALEM AMERICAN LEGION CEMETERY, FEATURED U.S. COAST GUARD FLAG FOLDING CEREMONY (VIDEO)
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society hosted the Memorial Day Services at the Nehalem American Legion Cemetery on Monday May 25, 2026. Over 100 people in attendance even with the wet weather. A…
MANZANITA FARMERS MARKET WEEK #3 – FRIDAY MAY 29 – Strawberries, Snacks & Sheehan
The sun was shining and market was hopping last weekend, and we’re ready to do it again! We’ll be back for week 3 on Friday, May 29th from 4-7 pm, with all…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Seals and Surfers
By Butch Freedman The seal pup stared straight at us today. It appeared to be smiling, as it coasted with the current down the shoreline. The day before when Stacy and I…
