by Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Certified Behavior Change Coach & Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator At the start of a new year, many of us think about restarting exercise regimens, meal prepping and other…
Category: Guest Column
THE OCEANSIDER: Highlights of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association Meeting this Week
OIOpublisher Roughly 50 Oceansiders attended the regular meeting of the Oceanside Neighborhood Association (ONA) on Saturday, February 3, in person or remotely. County Commissioner Erin Skaar (who is seeking reelection this year) and county Community…
THE OCEANSIDER: Sanitary District Buys Land Needed for Expansion of Service to Avalon West
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District has reached an agreement to purchase two lots in the Avalon East area of Oceanside. They are intended to accommodate future…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Behavior Change – Small Steps
by Michelle Jenck, M.Ed., Certified Behavior Change Coach Intro to Behavior Change, Part 1 Every day we hear the results of another study, telling us what is making us unhealthy. Eat this, don’t…
THE OCEANSIDER: Current Cafe Announces Grand Re-Opening Jan. 27th
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The owners of the Current Cafe on Pacific Avenue have alerted The Oceansider that they will hold a Grand Opening (or Reopening) event this Saturday, January 27, from 8…
I’ve been thinking … Moral Choices and Iowa (the REAL numbers)
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking about Chuck McLaughlin’s excellent “Where I Stand” column of January 19* (link below), which struck a nerve with me. What I liked about it was the…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Having Patience
By Neal Lemery Life doesn’t seem to offer much space for patience these days. Technology wants an instant response to instant messages, with no time “built in” for being able to react,…
I’ve been thinking … First Friends and Second Friends
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking about a new term in my vocabulary – “second friends.” It’s a term that was coined by C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) to describe his relationship with Owen…
Tillamook County Wellness: A Look Back & What’s in store for 2024
By Michelle Jenck, Tillamook County Wellness coordinator Tillamook County Wellness was launched in 2016 as a “Year of Wellness” with a simple goal – to encourage people to make small changes to…
BOOK REVIEW: Love Your Enemies by Aurthur C. Brooks
By Jim Heffernan I bought this book last April and I’m not sure why I did not review it at the time. The author is a devout Catholic with serious conservative and…