DEADLINE JANUARY 31 – There is still time to SPEAK UP to protect our drinking water by sending in your comments regarding Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) overarching management document, Forest Management…
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Artist Reception “For The Love of Birds” Exhibition Featuring Lydia Hess Feb. 5
Blue Water Fine Art Gallery is delighted to feature resident artist Lydia Hess as our Artist of the Month for February. Her newest mixed‑media works, created for our “For The Love of…
“Moby Dick” Lives On
By Butch Freedman “Call me Ishmael.” (Or Butch, same, same.) I’ve always been fascinated with the great work of American literature by Herman Melville, perhaps the first great American novel. “Moby Dick”…
Bay to Basin Speaker Series by Tillamook Bay Watershed Council starts Jan. 21
Please join the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for the start of our Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature local Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Fish Habitat Restoration…
BUTCH’S BLOG: How is this Person Our President?
By Butch Freedman … and other impossible to answer questions. It’s by now an old refrain: “I didn’t think it could get any worse, and then it did.” No point in even…
Tillamook County Pioneer Museum receives funding from Oregon Heritage Grant for Indigenous collection assessment
The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum (TCPM) is honored to announce the receipt of a 2025 Oregon Heritage Grant. The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum received $11,265 to assess their Indigenous collection. In total,…
United Paws Cats of the Week: Meet Hope & Caroline
United Paws is urgently seeking a forever family or long-term foster for Hope and Caroline, a bonded pair of beautiful cats who have lost their home. Hope and Caroline were rescued in…
Matt Lyon Announces Candidacy for Tillamook County Circuit Court Judge
Tillamook attorney Matt Lyon has announced his candidacy for Tillamook County Circuit Court Judge. Lyon brings nearly two decades of legal experience and a deep commitment to fairness, integrity, and service to…
Tillamook and Bay City Fire Departments responded to Trask River Apartments Fire January 11; GoFundMe for Displaced Resident
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Trask River Apartment’s fire tragedy impacted our community with the loss of life, and also the loss of homes for many people. This hit “close to home.” One of…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Going Out With Dignity
By Butch Freedman Yesterday I attended a viewing of a documentary film about caring for loved ones who are suffering through the final stages of dementia. It was an honest and loving…