I am 60 years old and although I grew up in a logging community and have friends and family in the logging business, and have understanding and empathy for them, I have…
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Celebrate spring, naturally, with eggs
OIOpublisher By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet “If you’re dyeing eggs in celebration, engage nature in the process this year.” – Frontier natural spices Almost every culture in the world celebrates this…
TIILLAMOOK COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS’ SPRING HOME & GARDEN CLASSES MARCH 30TH
Spring is here – finally – and time to brush up on some gardening skills, controlling pests in the lawn and garden, sew a tote bag or prune your rose bushes. Tillamook…
KITCHEN MAVEN: How To Eat Sustainably
EDITOR’S NOTE: We hear that word a lot – “sustainable”. But what does it really mean? According to the Cambridge English dictionary: “sustainable: 1. able to continue over a period of time:…
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Opportunities Available in Tillamook County
By Laura Swanson Spring is in the air (finally) and thoughts of gardens, planting and fresh produce begin to blossom. As the Kitchen Maven, Judith Yamada suggests, the very best produce is…
Grieving and Growing
By Neal Lemery The weeks before Spring, before the world comes fully awake from its winter slumber, and bursts forth with flowers and growth and new hope for a bright and joyous…
Doing Whatever it Takes — Addressing Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tillamook County
By Tillamook County Commissioner David Yamamoto This is the most difficult discussion I have ever had to conduct. I never, ever, would have thought that this topic would need to be breached…
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Learn about “Community Bill of Rights” from Lincoln County Community Rights Group
By Glenna Gray, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Barbara Davis and Debra Fant with Lincoln County Community Rights presented important information on community rights to the North Coast Communities for Watershed…
Tillamook Futures Council Invites the Public to Discuss the Future of Tourism-Related Facility Improvements
Tillamook County citizens are invited to attend Community Engagement sessions to discuss the future of tourism-related facility investments. These sessions will be held March 19-22, as a follow up to the Think…
Mark Your Calendars – Schrader Town Halls in Tillamook County March 18th, Polk County March 20th
From Congressman Kurt Schrader, representing Oregon’s 5th District: I will be hosting some town hall meetings in Tillamook and Polk Counties this month and I’m looking forward to hearing from you and…