By Neal Lemery It is the height of “no left turn season” and I find myself waiting and waiting to get onto the highway, or simply drive down the road to my…
August is Oregon Albacore Month, Celebrate with 10 Days of Tuna!
Each day for the next 10 days, the Oregon Coast Visitors Association, Oregon Seafare, and Oregon Albacore Commission will post to social media using the hashtag #10daysoftuna – and we’ll share the information…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT) HWY. 101 CONSTRUCTION: Urban upgrades project in Garibaldi starts August 12th; Driving along the coast – plan for other U.S. 101 projects
You’ll see us in the area! We’re working on upgrading U.S. 101 through downtown Garibaldi. These upgrades will help make the area safer and more accessible for all, whether you drive, ride, walk…
I’ve been thinking … Small-minded vs. “Community-minded”
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook School District’s efforts to remove “How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent” from an Honors English optional reading list is considered to be “book banning” by the Oregon Library…
Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver metro area, Marion and Umatilla counties due to smog; Air quality advisory Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Friday Aug. 9 for Deschutes, Klamath, and eastern Lane counties
(Salem, OR – 8/7/24) – The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Wednesday, Aug. 7 for the Portland-Vancouver metro area, Marion and Umatilla…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Taxing Wildfire Recovery – Just Plain Wrong
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/5/2024 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Friday morning, I sat down with a small group of local leaders and US Senator Jeff Merkley. There were many…
Tillamook People’s Utility District REGULAR MEETING NOTICE August 20, 2024
The meeting will be held in the Carl Rawe Meeting Room at Tillamook PUD The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct the following meetings. 6:00 p.m.- Regular Board Meeting…
Oregon Farm Bureau Launches Wildfire Relief Fund to Support Affected Farmers and Ranchers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2024 wildfire season is not over, and has already been one of the most devastating, and likely record-breaking, the state has seen. Currently, there are 141 fires, and over…
Tillamook Bay Flood Improvement District 2024-25 Winter Preparedness Work
By Tilda Chadwick Jones, TBFID Staff The Tillamook Bay Flood Improvement District (TBFID) is working with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) on the Kilchis River basin flood waters drainage. TNC is clearing brush…
More fun, educational events in August with Friends of Netarts Bay – Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea – WEBS
Come join us! Friends of Netarts Bay – Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea WEBS have several more events through August: CAPE LOOKOUT STEWARDSHIP DAY; AUGUST 14TH AND 18TH There are two dates in August…
