EDITOR’S NOTE: It was an event-filled weekend – here’s video from Clovers Day and the Garibaldi Porch Parade by Don Backman, accompanied by a poem from our favorite Pioneer poet, Virginia Carrell…
International Police Museum celebrates new location in Wheeler
By Mallory Gruben, Tillamook Chamber Communications Manager WHEELER — During his 40 years of policing, retired Rockaway Beach Police Chief Ed Wortman had the opportunity to travel the US and the world…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Career Success Starts When You Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
by Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Tillamook Director of Community Well-Being As the saying goes, if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life. Sarah Patterson did not set…
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…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update 07/06/21 – Weather & Fire Restrictions
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, July 6, 2021, 11:30am Weather We have a weak ridge of high pressure moving across today ahead of an upper level trough of low pressure that…
Celebrate “Inter-dependence” every day – No Holidays for Farmers, Harvest Continues
By Laura Swanson The 4th of July holiday, Independence Day as it’s often called, has many proclaiming their freedom and rights and there’s been fierce debates about how we celebrate, show our…
39th Annual Clovers Day Parade & Celebration July 3, 2021 – Photos by Don Backman
South County kicked off the holiday weekend with the annual Clovers Day parade and as “Clover” led the way the parade of community members and fire trucks delighted the spectators lining the…
BLAST FROM THE PAST: Manzanita 4th of July Parades VIDEO
4th of July in downtown Manzanita was a bit different in 2020 and 2021, with no 4th of July parade, but this year 2021 there was a parade of sorts as the…
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…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Celebrating Independence and Honoring Our Responsibilities
By Neal Lemery Celebrating our independence is a challenge for these times, and we are hard pressed to rise to the challenges facing those who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776….