By Neal Lemery I like to think that what is important to me gets listened to, and maybe is even seen as having some social value. Voting is a big part of…
Category: Guest Column
GEEZER TRIBE: Much ado about October
By Linda Shaffer I already know I’ll be stepping on some toes here but life is too short to beat around brightly colored fall-colored bushes. I don’t think much of the month…
TILLAMOOK FAMILY COUNSELING CENTER: Tillamook Youth Find Support, Skills, and Community in TFCC’s Counseling Groups
At Tillamook Family Counseling Center (TFCC), the counseling groups led by Maria Bateman and Sarina Coello provide essential mental health support for children and teens in the community. Sarina Coello, LCSW, brings…
OLD TILLAMOOK TIMES: “Dear Folks” Series #7 – A Mother’s Love
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…
FRIENDS OF TILLAMOOK BAY: Protecting Salmon Smolt from the Threats of Mechanical Oyster Farming
By Scott Gordon for Friends of Tillamook Bay As thousands of us get excited and gear up for the height of the fall salmon season, we should take a moment to question:…
OREGON FOOD BANK – Hunger Awareness Month Feature: Galena Flores Cooks Up Change in Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: Galena Flores is one of our “go-to” volunteers, and I’m so proud to see all of her community efforts highlighted below. She’s a rock star in our community and this…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Looking at the Content of My Character
By Neal Lemery Almost seventy years ago, I remember watching soldiers on our grainy black and white television, escorting kids my age into a school. I asked my mom why the soldiers…
GEEZER TRIBE: ‘Physically Fit’ isn’t always a fairy tale
By Linda Shaffer Not sure about you but the odds of me being labeled physically fit would be like winning the Mexican lottery or being hit by a flying turtle. Before all…
I’ve been thinking … A Giant Faucet? Really??
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about Donald Trump and his “giant faucet” that will solve all of California’s water problems. I can’t help it, maybe it’s a curse. I’ve…
BOOK REVIEW: The Power of Strangers – The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World by Joe Keohane
By Jim Heffernan This is a book I read a year ago, but I failed to review it. I should have written about it then because I thoroughly enjoyed the book and…
