Food Roots has just begun its 8th year of offering Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) to entrepreneurs, either starting or growing their farm or food business, in our community. An IDA is a…
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2017 SHEEP SHEARING – May 20th – Pre-registration required
OIOpublisher If you have sheep, you probably have wooly sheep, unless you are one of the fortunate people in Tillamook that has found someone to shear them. Domestic sheep should be shorn…
Third round of tourism facilities community discussions set for week of May 15
Round 3 TLT: Tourism facilities community discussions conclude with third series of meetings throughout county April 20, 2017. Tillamook, Ore. The citizens of Tillamook County are invited to attend the third and…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 4/26/17
The Second Street Plaza is blooming in the rain. The revelation of the new stamped and colored concrete corners on Pacific Avenue have already brightened up the dreary weather. Now the forms…
Trees to Seas 64-mile Scenic Byway through Tillamook State Forest Proposed by Department of Forestry
Open House May 4 at 6 pm ODF in Tillamook SALEM, Ore.— Oregon Department of Forestry will present a proposal to name Highways 6 and 131 the Trees to Seas Scenic Byway at…
MacGregor’s Whiskey Bar whets Manzanita’s whistle, opening June 9th
By Dan Haag Mark Twain famously asserted that “too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” Keep that in mind as you plan your first visit…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust Annual Plant Sale April 29
By Laura Swanson, editor Tillamook County Pioneer The gardeners at Alder Creek Farm’s Community Garden have busy for months. Beginning in February, the gardeners are “coached” through seed starting and transplanting of…
Dairy Manure Spill – Tillamook Bay Closure – UPDATE 4/17/17
UPDATE – 4/17/17: The Oregon Department of Agriculture shellfish specialist is gathering samples today, April 17th, and after results are received – in 24 to 48 hours, the ODA will assess the…
CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE COUNTDOWN BEGINS FOR AMERICA’S FARMERS AND RANCHERS
WASHINGTON – America’s farmers and ranchers will soon have the opportunity to strongly represent agriculture in their communities and industry by taking part in the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five…
Coastal Edge Rainforest Reserve Largest Conservation Initiative in North Coast Land Conservancy History
In November 2016 North Coast Land Conservancy took the first steps toward the acquisition of approximately 3,500* acres of timberland between Arch Cape and Manzanita, Oregon, marking the single largest conservation initiative…