Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $380,000 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, oral history, exhibits,…
Category: Community
Sitka Center Online Resident Talk December 16, 4pm via Zoom
OIOpublisher OTIS, OR – Sitka Resident Talks are an opportunity for the community to learn about the artists and scientists working in residence at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology through…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/7/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 09:00am (A day that will live in infamy, Pearl Harbor Day!) Weather A cloudy, misty, drizzly morning as warmer moist air…
Tillamook Tree Lighting & Light Parade Saturday December 4th – Photos & Video by Don Backman
Photos and Video by Don Backman It was Tillamook’s turn for a tree lighting and the annual holiday lights parade on Saturday December 4th. Here are some of the high “lights” …
OP/ED: Put the Community back in Community Development
By Andrew Stephens I just wanted to clarify why I thought it was important to share plans of Fusion Lodging’s new hotel with the community. I am not against development or holding…
Hospice Invites Community to Celebrate and Remember Loved Ones
(Tillamook, Ore.) – Adventist Health Hospice serving Tillamook County invites the community to “Light Up a Life” through donations to Hospice in memory or in honor of someone they admire. Funds raised…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Special Session, Plus News on Drones, Taxes, DMV and Sea Foam
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Governor Kate Brown has announced that she is calling the Legislature to convene a special session on December 13, 2021. The issue is housing,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Tillamook Serenity Club — Fellowship Means Life
by Angel Parsons, Serenity Club Manager What is The Serenity Club and what do you want people to know about it? The Serenity Club (TSC) is a nonprofit organization that addresses the…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Have you ever wondered how hiking trails are built and maintained? It’s magic. Yes, it really is.
By Don Backman, for the Tillamook County Pioneer The magic of human sweat, plain hard work, and dedication. And in the case of Trailkeepers of Oregon, everyone is also having a great…
Season of Giving: Holiday Helper Suggestions
By Patty Rinehart, Santa’s little helper for North County organizations Someone told me it’s December, so I’m putting the asking in high gear. Asking people, who are able to help others. First…