By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Weather We have what is referred to as a dirty ridge today. There is a slight chance of some light, brief showers today with the…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Funding Schools as we Approach Adjournment; Vaccination rates continue toward 70%, to fully reopen
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Friends and Neighbors, June brings us closer to the end of the legislative session. The constitution requires we complete the budget and all pending…
Tillamook County Farmers Markets: Robust, Plentiful, and Accessible – Manzanita opens, in new location Friday June 11th; Tillamook opens Sat. June 12th
by Sayde Walker, for Tillamook County Wellness In and around Tillamook County we have an abundance of small farms and producers offering everything from farm fresh eggs to artisan cheeses, preservatives, roasted…
Geezer Tribe: Celebrating summer salads
By Linda Shaffer If you have never made, eaten or seen a red, white and blue gelatin salad, you might not be old enough to read this column. If you need to…
Gordon’s Update Wednesday, June 9, 2021 – Weather & COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Updates
By Lt. Gordon McCraw, Director of Emergency Management,Tillamook County Weather An upper level trough of low pressure continues to sit just offshore, keeping us under a moist southwesterly flow that is resulting…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Why Is My Face Leaking?!
By: Linda Tate, Communications Manager, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation We are going to talk about allergies. Are yours worse this year? I know mine has been. I went the first five decades of…
Geezer Tribe: Just the short of it
by Linda Shaffer Remember that old saying about “the long and the short of things?” Well, I do. Why? I am reminded of it daily because somewhere between the early 2000s and…
NEWS FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Memorial Day Message
Following the tumultuous 2020 election cycle, the leaders of Tillamook’s Republican and Democratic Central Committees put their heads together to share their concerns for how political divisiveness impacts our society, our communities…
Geezer Tribe: Where is Tarzan’s beard?
by Linda Shaffer I’ve been watching too much television news again. It leaves me sad, upset and fearful most of the time. It also leaves me with a head full of questions…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Revenue Projections, the Kicker, Mask Updates, and a new safer Hiking Trail
By State Representative David Gomberg Hello Friends, Oregon received remarkable news this week. In a dramatic change from dire projections a year ago, our economy is recovering quickly from the COVID pandemic and…