By Leeauna Perry, Youth Program Coordinator, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology OTIS, OR – August 13, 2021 – Beginning in early July nearly 110 Pre-K through 8th grade students engaged in…
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The Littoral Life: Man in the Mirror
OIOpublisher By Dan Haag The barista’s eyes were hollow as she handed me my order. “Have a nice day,” she said, her gaze tracking to the growing, restless line behind me. “How…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID-19 – 8/25/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 5:00pm Weather We still have a weak upper level trough of low pressure over the area that has been giving us…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Energetic, Creative and Compassionate People
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Saturday I spent the morning with a group of volunteers and visionaries at Ona Beach celebrating the opening of the Corvallis to the Sea Trail. This project…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Navigating the Back Country
EDITOR’S NOTE: As more and more folks are venturing into the great outback, here’s an article to bookmark. Hiking enthusiast Don Backman reviews the top hiking apps and navigation tools, as well…
ASTROLOGY: Second Full Moon in Aquarius! Opportunity knocks… again
By Madame Dana Zia About an hour before Sunrise, at 5am PDT today August 22nd, we experienced a true blue Full Moon in Aquarius. A true blue Moon is when two Full…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Preserving Your Summer Bounty All Year Long
by Elizabeth Parker, Tillamook Creamery Marketing, Communications, and Brand Manager ‘Tis the season of garden bounties. From tangled plants with large ripe squash to towering tomato plants studded with fruit, this time…
PEACE OUT LOUD: Happiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: She has done it again – laid bare all the thoughts that many of us have been experiencing for much longer than the 18 months of the pandemic. Anxiety and…
POETRY: THE STEP CHILD – Introducing the Calendar Family
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s Pioneer poet Virginia Carrell Prowell’s months-of-the-year calendar review. By Virginia Carrell Prowell Each of them is renowned for a special day. Except for one who was neglected this way….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather; Mask Up Indoors State Mandate – 8/13/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director Friday, August 13, 2021, 09:00am Weather Warm here but still hot over in the valley with the ridge of high pressure drifting east over…