Join the City of Garibaldi for their annual tree lighting on Saturday November 30th at 5 pm. Bring the kids to downtown Garibaldi, enjoy some hot chocolate, and help welcome the holiday…
Rockaway Beach Tree Lighting & Holiday Sales Friday Nov. 29th
By Robin Swain Rockaway Beach launches Tillamook County into the season with the annual Tree Lighting at the Wayside on Friday Nov. 29th. The festivities start at 5:45 pm with Santa’s arrival…
Let Us Give Thanks: Garden-themed Thanksgiving Prayer by Rev. Max Coots
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’ve shared this garden-themed poem before, and it was brought to mind again when I received an inquiry from the Hampton (NY) Gardener, inquiring about re-publishing the poem. The garden…
Free fishing days in Oregon Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 29-30
(SALEM, Ore.)—Make fishing part of your Thanksgiving weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30, 2024. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag, Columbia River…
Thanks and Giving … Community Caring – Coat & Winter Collections, Giveaways; Food and More …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks to Barbara McLaughlin for putting together some of the options available – for donations and if you need something during this winter season. If you know of other programs…
BOOK REVIEW: Tbe Serviceberry – Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer
By Neal Lemery This brand new book is a delightful and fresh look at our relationship with nature and with ourselves. It explores the idea of a gift economy, rather that the…
First Annual Witchy Wonderland & Tree Sale at Dirty Birds, Manzanita Ave. Nov. 29th
Join Amber Rootz on the Dirty Birds lot on the corner of Manzanita and Division in Manzanita for their 1st Annual Winter Witchy Wonderland and Christmas Tree Sale. November 29th – 11-6pm…
OBITUARY: Peggy Caserta – September 12, 1940 – November 21, 2024
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on September 12, 1940, Peggy Caserta was a force to be reckoned with. As an only child, her parents, Sam and Novelle, loved her very much and…
United Paws Kittens of the Week: Grant & River
Grant is a handsome tabby who sports a distinctive golden-and-brown bullseye coat. Grant comes running for attention when humans enter his orbit. He loves wrestling with his rescue buddy, River, and hasn’t…
Wyden, Merkley Announce Nearly $1.2 Million for Ecosystem Restoration in Oregon; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation award will benefit residents and projects along Tillamook River
Washington D.C.—U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today announced a federal investment of $1.18 million for the Tillamook Estuaries Partnership to help fix the Burton-Fraser Road along the Tillamook River that…
