by Linda Shaffer Last night I decided to use up a packaged sauce mix which had lived in our cupboard for a long, long time. When I opened the package, I could…
Category: Guest Column
FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE SUZANNE WEBER: My First Month in Office
OIOpublisher Welcome to my first legislative newsletter! I look forward to regularly communicating with you about what is happening in the Oregon Legislature and in House District 32. I also want to…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Sitka Sedge – a wintertime hike well worth doing
By Don Backman Sitka Sedge State Natural Area is a relatively new State day-use area located between Sandlake and Whalen Island to the north, and Tierra Del Mar, Cape Kiwanda, and Pacific…
Geezer Tribe: The trouble with ‘gullfriends’
by Linda Shaffer Winter may not bring much snow to the Oregon Coast but it sure does bring the seagulls. I don’t mean to imply that they go away any time of…
OREGON STATE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: A Deceptively Quiet Week
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, Your State Capitol has been deceptively quiet this week. But the session is definitely underway. Committees have been meeting to review some of…
Free Speech: A Limitation on Government, a Tool of Responsible Citizenship
By Neal Lemery When I have deep discussions with friends and family on issues near and dear to everyone at the table, I like to become reacquainted with the essential facts and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Believe Me, It’s Easier if You Catch it Early
By Paul Fournier, Storm Rock Creative for Tillamook County Wellness Mark Wiegardt isn’t the kind of man to complain much. Owner of Pearl Point Oyster in Netarts, Oregon, and a fourth-generation oysterman,…
More Mud-Slinging in Tierra Del Mar: Facebook Pulls a “Two-Face” – Last Minute Notice of Weekend Work
By Edmund Ruttledge In a late Friday email message to community members in Tierra Del Mar, Facebook revealed the, “…HDD rig, mud pump, mud recycling unit and pit pump will be in…
The ups and downs of social media
by Linda Shaffer Go figure. After spending 35 years in the newspaper business I am addicted to news. This can be good news or bad and I take it any way I…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY INCIDENT COMMAND COVID-19 Update – Feb. 3, 2021
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander At today’s Commissioner’s Meeting, it was reported that Tillamook County has had 381 positive and/or presumptive cases, and we are still…