EDITOR’S NOTE: A decade ago as tourism “experts” from other countries did listening sessions locally asking for our input, and they were very dismissive when many residents raised serious concerns about the…
Category: Press Release
EXTREME HEAT DAMAGES TREES, PLANTS
From Kate Skinner, Tillamook State Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry: “We are getting calls and emails about the damage people are seeing on the ridges, Garibaldi, along Highway 6 and many other…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & Fire Season 7/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, July 8, 2021, 9:30am Weather We have another weak upper level low pressure area moving eastward across Washington today that is enhancing the westerly flow. This…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION – Burn barrels, open debris burning ends July 15, 2021
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a countywide total burn ban of all burning, including burn barrels and all open debris…
World Class Jazz and Two Days of Stone Carving: It’s the Bay City Arts Center’s Grand Reopening Weekend, July 9-11!
The Bay City Arts Center (BCAC) is joining in Oregon’s “great reopening” with a weekend of world class jazz and do-it-yourself stone sculpture this Friday, July 9th through Sunday, July 11th. The…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Recaps Independence Day Weekend
July 5, 2021 – TCSO and the public safety community at large in Tillamook County are breathing a collective sigh of relief following a very busy Independence Day weekend which saw tens…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Dollars and Sense – a Session Overview
Friends and Neighbors, This newsletter may be a little longer than usual. In my last report I detailed local investments. The list I provided may be hard to put into context. In…
Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fire, Large Gathering in Tillamook State Forest July 3rd
EDITOR’S NOTE: Update from Oregon Dept. of Forestry July 4th – The small wildfire (approximately 6 acre area) burning in the Tillamook State Forest is under investigation by authorities who believe it…
Riverbend Players: AUDITIONS FOR STEEL MAGNOLIAS PRODUCTION
It’s time for Riverbend Players to step back onto the stage with a production of “Steel Magnolias” by Robert Harling, directed by Jeff Slamal. This all-female cast creates an emotional rollercoaster of…
Seaside Aquarium Responds to Entangled Guadalupe Fur Seal Today, July 3rd
July 3rd, 2021, at 11:30 a.m. Arch Cape, Oregon A Guadalupe fur seal, a threatened species, was reported as entangled to the Seaside Aquarium at 11:00 a.m. on July 3rd and was…