Remember four years ago when the Chinese “Green Fence” was put up? It was a virtual wall constructed to prevent mixed and contaminated recyclable materials from entering China. For many years, China…
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The Winery At Manzanita Opens Doors
By Dan Haag Manzanita is a place that begs to be enjoyed over a glass of wine while admiring a sunset. Mark Proden, whose new venture The Winery At Manzanita opened in…
Highway 101/6 Project Update
By Sierra Lauder, Director of Events & Downtown Development, Tillamook Chamber of Commerce After a stressful week of setting up the new traffic footprint last week, this week we see crews starting…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Oregon is still in fire season – even if it feels like fall outside
Friday, September 15, 2017 Cooler temperatures and rain in the forecast do not indicate an end to fire season. Current conditions and continued scarce firefighting resources are contributing factors to heightened fire…
New guidebook, 25 Hikes on Oregon’s Tillamook Coast, launches publishing initiative from Tillamook County tourism
Book answers the number one request at visitor centers, “Where is a good place to hike?” Tillamook, Oregon. September 7, 2017 – Visit Tillamook Coast, the county’s tourism marketing organization, announced today…
Heading back to school
By Justin Aufdermauer, Executive Director It was American author Napoleon Hill who once said “the mind becomes withered, stagnant, narrow and closed unless it searches for new ideas.”The same can be said…
Manzanita OKs Civic Center Land Purchase
By David Dillon, Freelance Writer, Manzanita The Manzanita City Council voted unanimously at their Sep. 5 meeting to proceed with buying the 2.67-acre “Underhill Plaza” property as the site for a future…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 9/6/17
South of the bridge: Parking on Main will be closed from First to Fourth and barriers will begin to go up in front of Sunflower Flats, Annie’s Country Sportswear, Everything Pets, Tangled…
Tillamook Burn Revisted
Editor’s Note: The recent devastating fire in the Columbia Gorge, I’ve been reminded of the Tillamook Burn, and how my parents and grandparents always talked about the devastation. My grandfather was a…
Coast Guard closes Columbia River east of Portland due to area forest fires
WARRENTON, Ore. — In response to impacts of the Eagle Creek Fire in Central Oregon, the Coast Guard Captain of the Port for the Columbia River established a safety zone Tuesday closing…