By Linda Shaffer Before I go another paragraph further, it should be noted that if you read this and spend $500 on a new hobby(ies) and get gout, I will not be…
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GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 9/2/24: Temperatures Warm Up Mid-Week; Meteorlogical Fall Begins
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, the onshore flow continues to push in and thicken the marine layer, so we have another day with cloudy skies and cooler…
OLD TILLAMOOK TIMES: “Dear Folks” – Introduction to series
EDITOR’S NOTE: For the next few weeks, we will be sharing entries from Old Tillamook Times, provided by Sandi Burgess Botten Dean, featuring Karen Kranweiss Nudelman’s blog in which she describes the…
ARDENT GOURMET “Small Bites”: Ate Oh Ate
By David & Susan Greenberg Ate Oh Ate serves Hawaiian food with a funky-monkey, laid back, beach-shack vibe. The food is vaguely Asian and several dishes unashamedly include Spam, possibly Hawaii’s favorite…
Tillamook County Habitat for Humanity Thanks Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for Generous Investment in Volunteer Recruitment
Tillamook County Habitat for Humanity (TCHFH) is thrilled to announce and extend our deepest gratitude to the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Tribal Charitable Contribution Fund for their generous $7,500 investment in…
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: A Time for Dialogue and Action; Free Events & Training
September marks National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a designated time for communities to come together to raise awareness and provide resources that can help prevent suicide. Sarah Ermer, the Prevention Specialist at…
BOOK REVIEW: The Anxious Generation – How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
By Jim Heffernan While we were talking about the current censorship at Tillamook High School, Laura recommended the book, “The Coddling of the American Mind”. I saw that the same author had…
UNITED PAWS KITTENS OF THE WEEK: COAL & CINDER
Coal and Cinder are part of a group of 11 kittens rescued from a hoarding situation in Tillamook County. United Paws has successfully socialized and cared for all the kittens, and now…
Rockaway Beach Seeks Community Input on Sourcewater Protection Plan at Town Hall Sept. 12th
(ROCKAWAY BEACH, Oregon) – On September 12, the City of Rockaway Beach will host a town hall to discuss a draft Sourcewater Protection Plan focused on the Jetty Creek watershed. The hybrid…
Commercial black rockfish harvest reductions for 2025 one topic of annual ODFW commercial nearshore fishery public meetings
NEWPORT, Ore. – ODFW is holding two public meetings to discuss the commercial black and blue rockfish fishery and the nearshore fishery. Meetings will be held Sept. 10 in Port Orford with…