By Dan Haag There’s a scene in the classic Monty Python film, “Life Of Brian,” where John Cleese’s character is trying to fire up resistance fighters against the Romans. “What have the…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RUNS MARCH 23-31
The Spring Whale Watch Week event returns to the coast March 23 – 31 to celebrate the more than 20,000 Gray whales expected to migrate north past Oregon over the next few…
ASTROLOGY: Spring Equinox and the Shadow illuminated by the Full Moon
By Madame Dana Zia This is one of those rare years when the full Moon lands right smack on the Spring Equinox—on March 20, 2019, in North America. This only happens three…
Where There’s Smoke … Second and Third Hand Smoke & Diabetes
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tomorrow, March 20th is the first day of Spring – a time of renewal and re-awakening. March 20th is also “Kick Butts Day” – and nationwide effort to reduce youth…
Tillamook County Futures Council Seeking Public Input on Tourism-Related Facilities at Sessions March 19-22
Tillamook County citizens are invited to attend community engagement sessions to discuss the future of tourism-related facility investments. These sessions will be held March 19-22, as a follow up to the Think…
142ND FIGHTER WING TO CONDUCT TEMPORARY NIGHT FLYING OPERATIONS MARCH 19-21
PORTLAND, Oregon – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions on March 19-21, 2019. Night training allows the Citizen-Airmen pilots based at the…
SOS Tillamook Awards Artists Featured in 2019 Calendar Prevention is Intention: Building Safety Resiliency in Our Youth
By Laura Swanson In late 2018, DeAnna Pearl, SOS Tillamook Prevention Specialist, spent time in the fourth and fifth grade classrooms at Garibaldi Grade School talking about safety and about how to…
Letter to Editor: Oregon Safe Waters Act HB 2656
Although I am aware of Tillamook County’s marriage to timber companies for most of its history, I believe we have come to a time when timber and water quality must come to…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Speaking for the Trees …
I am 60 years old and although I grew up in a logging community and have friends and family in the logging business, and have understanding and empathy for them, I have…
Celebrate spring, naturally, with eggs
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “If you’re dyeing eggs in celebration, engage nature in the process this year.” – Frontier natural spices Almost every culture in the world celebrates this time…