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Category: Guest Column
WORDS OF WISDOM: Being Mothered
OIOpublisher By Neal Lemery Mother’s Day is a tough holiday, a maudlin remembrance of Mom, who has passed on, but still figures in my life. With any family relationship, it is a…
Geezer Tribe: Kudos to candidates
by Linda Shaffer If you are a registered voter in Tillamook County, you will have received your ballot for the May 18 Special Election by now. For the record, this is a…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Help Wanted Hurts Everyone
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, Up and down the Coast, we are seeing help wanted signs. Businesses can’t find workers. And the result is that some fast-food outlets…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Taking In A Different View
by Neal Lemery Spring garden chores bring me into a contemplative mood. I take a fresh look at the garden and the yard, mentally planning out how I want to plant this…
POETRY: May Day
A Poem By Virginia Carrell Prowell (4/30/2021) Photos by Don Backman There was a time, a long time ago, When young children danced around the May Pole. Holding long colorful ribbons attached…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Get Outside and Explore Nature
By Sayde Moser-Walker, Creative Content Specialist, Explore Nature The Explore Nature Series is a collaboration of environmental organizations working together to provide meaningful, nature-based events that showcase the uniqueness of Tillamook County…
Tillamook County now has all 3 COVID-19 vaccines types with appointments for each all next week!
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager and COVID-19 Incident Command A Vaccine Report As of 4/27 there have been 11,636 people (44%) that have received their first dose and 7,765 people…
Geezer Tribe: Greeting card blues
by Linda Shaffer As luck would have it, we’ve been pretty much untouched by Covid fatigue. During this time of quarantine our lives have been relatively unchanged. We have the same habits…
Tillamook County Families Feeling Financial Impact of COVID-19
By Peter Starkey, Executive Director, CARE Inc. The sun is finally shining outside my office, the temperature is rising, and I can see the flowers starting to bloom. Spring appears to have…