EDITOR’S NOTE: In response to Rockaway Beach citizen David’s op/ed (see link below) about why the City chose to “package” the City Charter amendments into one measure, here’s the methodology behind…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY-TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST: WOLF CREEK SHOOTING LANES REOPEN AFTER $30K IN FIRE SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS THANKS TO TRASH NO LANDS
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) worked with the non-profit Trash No Land to make major improvements to the four shooting lanes at Wolf Creek in the Tillamook State Forest. They…
MANY THINGS CONSIDERED: Travel Journal No. 3 – The Draw of an Old Hotel
“Let us not waste our energies brooding over what more we might have got. Let us look upon what it is we have got.” – Michael Collins, Irish soldier and politician …
Twenty Years of Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) Celebrated Sept. 26
By Romy Carver; Photos & Video by Don Backman Jim Mundell had a dream. The Netarts native sailed the world as a Merchant Marine, then retired back home in his beloved…
NORTH COUNTY FOOD BANK READY TO BUILD NEW LOCATION
North County Food Bank (NCFB) is pleased to announce that Tillamook County granted the organization a building permit to construct a new food distribution center near Nehalem. Contract negotiations are underway,…
OP/ED: The Billionaires Are Not Our Friends
By Kim Rosenberg We’re living in a time when the wealth of the world is held in the hands of a few people. It isn’t that there’s not enough money for…
RESPONSE TO ROCKAWAY BEACH MAYOR TALKS ABOUT CITY CHARTER: SOME VERY IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT NOT COMBINING THESE INTO ONE MEASURE
Here are some things to think about. My takeaway is these should be separate issues we vote on. Measure 29-187 is not inherently a bad idea to put before voters—Oregon law…
Peaceful Protest by North County Resistance Group Continues – No Kings IV, Oct. 17; Various Locations Throughout Tillamook County
Peaceful Protest by North County Resistance Group; Indivisible Tillamook Coast Action No Kings IV in Tillamook, Pacific City Oct. 17th The North County Resistance (NCR) group will be meeting up…
ROCKAWAY BEACH MAYOR TALKS: Understanding City Charters in Oregon
By Charles McNeilly, Rockaway Beach Mayor Have you ever wondered what gives our city the authority to build parks, maintain roads, provide services, or adopt local ordinances? We often think about the…
FisherPoets Oregon Coast Tour Oct. 23-27 – Garibaldi & Pacific City, Oct. 26th
The Oregon Coast’s commercial fishing community will soon enjoy a unique opportunity to join fisherpoets from Astoria’s annual FisherPoets Gathering and local storytellers, poets and musicians at events in several ports up…
