By Gordon McCraw Tuesday, October 26, 2021, 09:00am Weather As forecasted, we saw a “wind” event on Sunday vs. a “rain” event, or one of our “rain/wind” events. As far as the…
Category: Guest Column
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Housing, Employment, Local Investment, And High-Flying Whales
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Last week I wrote about the new tsunami-resilient building and vertical-evacuation point at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. And in response,…
GORDON’S WEATHER CENTER – 10/22/21; Tillamook County Emergency Management – Watches and Warnings for Sunday … Stay Tuned
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are weather-watchers around here. We were raised that way because coastal weather can change in an instant and it impacts most everyone’s livelihoods – from the farmers to the…
Unused Medications? Drug Take Back Day is Oct 23rd at Tillamook County Fairgrounds
by Ariel Slifka, Public Health Program Representative at Tillamook County Community Health Center Do you have old prescriptions or unused medications? Too often these end up in the wrong hands and wrong…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Ocean Science, Ocean Art, Ocean Plastic, and BIG Ocean Waves
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends and Neighbors, On Friday, Susan and I attended the first public event at the new Marine Science Building at the Hatfield Center (HMSC) in Newport. I…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Recharging
By Neal Lemery A rainy Sunday has turned into a time of recharging. The cat is in her usual place, snoozing through the afternoon, replenishing herself for the evening forays and gearing…
POETRY: CLOUDS
— Virginia Carrell Prowell (10/16/21) On a partly cloudy day My mind drifts to the sky Images of countless figures Begin to appear before my eyes. A pack of dogs chasing a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HOUSING COMMISION: Chapter 2 – Everything Great Starts with Something Small
By the Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee What’s the story behind the “Tillamook County for Rent” Facebook group? We went behind-the-scenes to find the person who is shining a spotlight on…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Weather – 10/15/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Interim Friday, October 15, 2021, 10:30am Weather We had some patchy fog this morning but other than that, today should be fair and mild with…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How to Cultivate Resilience & Grit in Children and Young Adults
by Karen Sheelar, Behavioral Health Clinician at Tillamook County Community Health Center Families, teachers, friends, and neighbors all contribute and reinforce positive traits in young people in our community. Here are some…