by Linda Shaffer I have a birthday every November. It’s always two days after my oldest daughter’s birthday. Some years I celebrate with the turkeys and some not. Funny how that works….
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OREGON HERITAGE COMMISSION GRANTS AWARDED FOR HISTORY PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE – Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Awarded $3,000
OIOpublisher Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $380,000 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, oral history,…
Sitka Center Online Resident Talk December 16, 4pm via Zoom
OTIS, OR – Sitka Resident Talks are an opportunity for the community to learn about the artists and scientists working in residence at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology through brief…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/7/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 09:00am (A day that will live in infamy, Pearl Harbor Day!) Weather A cloudy, misty, drizzly morning as warmer moist air…
OP/ED: Put the Community back in Community Development
By Andrew Stephens I just wanted to clarify why I thought it was important to share plans of Fusion Lodging’s new hotel with the community. I am not against development or holding…
Hospice Invites Community to Celebrate and Remember Loved Ones
(Tillamook, Ore.) – Adventist Health Hospice serving Tillamook County invites the community to “Light Up a Life” through donations to Hospice in memory or in honor of someone they admire. Funds raised…
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTORS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
The Board of Commissioners is seeking representatives from Tillamook County to serve on the Tillamook County Department of Community Development (DCD) Contractors Advisory Committee. The committee is charged with relating customer feedback,…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Special Session, Plus News on Drones, Taxes, DMV and Sea Foam
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Governor Kate Brown has announced that she is calling the Legislature to convene a special session on December 13, 2021. The issue is housing,…
KING TIDES – December 4th & 5th – PHOTOS BY DON BACKMAN
Two completely different days … Saturday December 4th – Don Backman headed to the jetty for some King Tide wave action, and on Sunday December 5th a trip out to Fraser Road….
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Have you ever wondered how hiking trails are built and maintained? It’s magic. Yes, it really is.
By Don Backman, for the Tillamook County Pioneer The magic of human sweat, plain hard work, and dedication. And in the case of Trailkeepers of Oregon, everyone is also having a great…