White Clover Grange Spring Gardenfest Saturday April 4, 2026 from 11-2 Spring is here and the White Clover Grange is celebrating with our annual Spring Gardenfest! Come for your spring garden starts,…
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BUTCH’S BLOG: Maybe It’s All a Bad Dream
By Butch Freedman This has been a miserable 14 months for our country, no doubt about it. All of the institutions and norms of democracy have been under attack by the far-right…
Tillamook Lightwave Board Meeting March 24, 2026
Tillamook Lightwave Regular Board Meeting March 24, 2026 The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe Meeting Room is located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The…
White Clover Grange Grafting Workshop March 28
White Clover Grange Grafting Workshop March 28, from 1-4 Interested in learning the art of grafting fruit trees? The White Clover Grange will be hosting a grafting workshop on March 28 from…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Where’s Karma When We Need It?
By Butch Freedman I used to think that karma was real, that, in the end, people got what they deserved based on their life actions. Some folks might think of that as…
CALL FOR ART- NORTH COAST ARTISTS BRING MAY FLOWERS TO BLUE WATER FINE ART GALLERY
Blue Water Fine Art Gallery is now accepting submissions for May Flowers, our first community exhibition celebrating the colors and renewal of spring along the Oregon Coast. Artists may submit up to…
Bay to Basin Speaker Series by Tillamook Bay Watershed Council March 18th features Forester Dave Wells – 50 Years in the Woods
Please join Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for our third event in our Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature local Forester Dave Wells. When: Wednesday March 18th, 6:00 PM…
Oregon Coast Writer Does It Again – Publication of Second Book
An Oregon Coast writer from Tillamook County has done it again. Don Bell has just published his second book, Travis Nelson, a book of short stories following a young boy dreaming of…
BUTCH’S BLOG: The Good Stuff
EDITOR’S NOTE: What’s your “good stuff?” When it all seems like it’s just too much, make a good stuff list, the good things … what’s on your list? Please share your good…
United Paws Cats of the Week: Meet Prince & Caesar
Introducing Caesar and Prince, two of the amazing cats at United Paws of Tillamook. If you believe in reincarnation, then Prince was Liberace in a former life. Flashy, dramatic, glamorous, attention-loving sum…