By Lianne Thompson Did you know Michael Burgess, “Uncle Mike,” a beloved writer, editor, community icon, and force of nature? Many of us did. He coached us, his community of writers, in…
Category: Feature
Drew’s Editorials: SAG STRIKING, STUDIOS SLAGGING
OIOpublisher By Andrew Jenck After 146 days, the writer’s strike finally ended on September 27, as studios and the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) came to a tentative agreement; concerning writer’s pay,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE: ROAD CLOSURE MAXWELL MOUNTAIN ROAD, OCEANSIDE NOV. 15
The lowest portion of Maxwell Mountain Road will be closed Wednesday November 15, 2023 from 7:30am-5:30pm due to a cement truck pouring concrete.
OREGON NATIONAL GUARD 142ND WING TO CONDUCT TEMPORARY NIGHT FLYING OPERATIONS THROUGH NOV. 16
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions through Thursday, November 16th, 2023. Night training allows the Citizen-Airmen pilots based at the Portland…
GARIBALDI MUSEUM SPONSORS TILLABOOK FAIR NOV. 18th – LOCAL AUTHORS GATHER
The Garibaldi Museum is sponsoring the TillaBook Fair at the museum on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Fourteen authors from Tillamook County will be on hand to…
Nestucca Valley School District awarded $1M Workforce Ready Grant through Future Ready Oregon
The Nestucca Valley School District, acting on behalf of the Tillamook Education Consortium (TEC), submitted a grant application to the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) for a Future Ready Oregon Round Two…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Busy Weekend on the Water for Marine Deputy, Difficult Search & Rescue
The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, and in particular, Marine Deputy Dennis Greiner, had a busy weekend. It all began for Deputy Greiner on Friday, November 10th when he launched a TCSO patrol…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Arts and the Economy – Housing and Water
EDITOR’S NOTE: When we started sharing Representative Gomberg’s News Updates, he represented a portion of south Tillamook County. Due to redistricting, Representative Gomberg no longer represents Tillamook County; the representative for District…
Understanding AI Language Models: An Introductory Guide
The Mechanics of Language Models Artificial Intelligence (AI) language models are sophisticated software systems that understand, process, and generate text that mimics human language. They learn from extensive datasets, recognizing patterns and…
KITCHEN MAVEN: THRIFTY, NUTRITIOUS, PRAISEWORTHY HOLIDAY DESSERTS FOR EVERYONE AT THE TABLE (#4 in a series)
By Kitchen Maven, Judi Berman-Yamada A person with a definite sweet tooth, as a pre-teen I went on my first diet and reportedly cried out for “chocolate cake” in my sleep. True…