By Jim Heffernan Timothy Snyder has become a favorite author of mine. “Our Malady” is a very short book that is the best argument for universal health care I’ve ever read. “The…
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ADVENTIST HEALTH: Call for Artists – Art for the Heart Intake Days Jan. 30 & 31; Artist Reception Sun. Feb. 2nd
OIOpublisher Adventist Health Tillamook invites artists of all ages from the Oregon Coast to submit up to five pieces of art for the annual Art for the Heart exhibition, running February 2–28!…
LOWER NEHALEM COMMUNITY TRUST UPCOMING EVENTS: Where Have All the Sea Otters Gone?; Community Garden Signups; Salmonberry Trail Updates & More
Where Have All The Sea Otters Gone? Wednesday, January 29th, 6PM @ Pine Grove Community House Oregon once had a flourishing population of sea otters. Since about 1910, we have had none. What happened?…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 41
By Senator Suzanne Weber, District 16 Week One of the 83rd Legislative Session The 83nd session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly has begun and we have hit the ground running! On the…
TILLAMOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR VACANT SCHOOL BOARD SEAT, DUE JAN. 31
A vacancy exists on the Tillamook School District 9 Board of Directors, Position #1. The Board of Directors seeks qualified applicants to fill the position. Interested parties should contact Gail Levesque at…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: Coastal Futures Presentation Provides Valuable Views of Challenges
By Bill Hassell On January 18, people from Rockaway Beach and neighboring communities were invited to a presentation called “Coastal Futures” by University of Oregon Assistant Professor of Climate Change Resilience, Ignacio…
Siletz Tribe Receives Major Grant to Aid Tribes in Returning Sea Otters to Oregon and Northern California
Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) has announced that the Tribe has been awarded a three-year $1.56 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation…
I’ve been thinking … The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
By Jim Heffernan Maybe it’s old age, but more and more my thoughts seem to crystallize in my mind as pictures that transport me to the past or illustrate the present. Somehow,…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 1/27/25: Couple more sunny days and cold nights; Rain finally returns later this week with slight chance of some white stuff Sunday
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer We had yet another day with the morning low temperatures dropping into the upper 20s along the coast, and over in the valley,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATAIVE DAVID GOMBERG: The Legislative Routine
1/27/2025 By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, I’m beginning to settle into the legislative session routine now. I wake at 5 a.m. and am on the road…