Tillamook County Historical Society Annual Meeting Sunday, January 18, 2026, 2 p.m. Kiawanda Community Center, Pacific City. The Annual Meeting will feature a presentation on the history of Neskowin by historian Jim…
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Butch’s Blog: Red Meat
By Butch Freedman My wife and I recently decided to give up red meat. We’ll eat more fish, and go vegetarian some days. Health, you know. It’s important at our advancing age….
United Paws Cat of the Week: Meet Freckles
Meet Freckles, a beautiful cat with a tabby face and tail and a mostly all white body with decorative patches along her back. It is hard to believe this friendly and sociable…
Dear Congress: Venezuela
What I wrote to my congresswoman and senators this morning: I stand in opposition to the illegal attack and occupation of Venezuela, and the kidnapping of the country’s president, all without congressional…
Tillamook and Bay City volunteer firefighters collect toys for 300 local children
Sometimes, Santa needs a little extra help and this year Tillamook and Bay City volunteer firefighters were ready to pitch in. At their Santa’s Toy Bag event hosted at Fred Meyer on…
THE BUTCH BLOG: What I’m Hoping For
By Butch Freedman So, here we are—2026. Scary but hopeful. If you’re still hanging on. Which I am, though with great trepidation. 2025 was such a brutal and outrageous slide for the…
United Paws’ Cats of the Week: Meet Ivy and Foxy
Meet Ivy and Foxy, United Paws Cats of the Week. These calico beauties were abandoned when their guardian moved. A neighbor fed them as outside cats, and reached out for help. United…
OP/ED: A Better New Year?
By Butch Freedman Well, it couldn’t be worse. 2025 was a bitch. (No offense to female pups.) Trump and his toadies turned every good thing upside down. I’m not now going to…
United Paws Kittens of the Week: Meet Romeo & Mercutio
Meet Romeo and Mercutio, United Paws Kittens of the Week. Just in time for Christmas, you can add some snowy-white to your home by adopting these two charming fellas. Romeo and Mercutio…
Benefit Advent Concert This Saturday Dec. 6th at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church, Nehalem
Join Violinist Shannon Steele and Singer Songwriter Deb Montgomery for an Advent Concert This Saturday December 6th at 4PM AT St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church to Benefit the North County Tillamook Food Bank….