By Neal Lemery Those curious about Tillamook County’s logging industry, especially the use of railroads in the logging and transport of timber, will find this book of particular interest. This collection of…
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WORDS OF WISDOM: Country Hit “Try That in a Small Town” Hits Home
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s amazing the things nowdays that stir up controversy … seemingly innocuous social media posts, or country music songs are suddenly political and anti-this or pro-that. The artists are…
Mysteries of the Brooten Kelp Ore Baths Explored at Evening Presentation at Cape Kiawanda Community Center June 14th
by Neal Lemery Many of the mysteries of the Brooten baths and sanitarium in Pacific City were revealed to a curious crowd in Pacific City June 14. The kelp ore baths were…
POETRY: LATE
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was going to post a public safety message about traffic and being careful out there, then this poem from Neal popped up … A beautiful arrangement of words with…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Bombarded and Overwhelmed
by Neal Lemery This week, I attended a community forum on our community’s drug and mental health crisis, presented by the Tillamook County Community Health Center (the county health department). Concerned citizens,…
“Tales of Tierra Del Mar” Book Launched
by Neal Lemery “Tales of Tierra Del Mar”, Tillamook County’s latest historical community memoir, has been republished and was launched at the annual meeting of the Tierra Del Mar community association on…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Lost, Then Found
by Neal Lemery Life is always teaching me lessons. I can get lost, or lose something I think is important, a treasure that is valuable to my life. In the process of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Towards Purposeful Work
by Neal Lemery “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” –Steve Jobs In every job I’ve…
BOOK REVIEW: Bayocean – Atlantis of Oregon
By Neal Lemery Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon offers a comprehensive examination of a massive real estate development in one of the Northwest’s most scenic and pristine ocean beaches. The many tales of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Work Your Hard
by Neal Lemery Sometimes, it seems easy to skip over the hard stuff, to ignore the “to do” list, those nagging chores and obligations, and go do something else, anything else. I’m…