September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The Tillamook County Suicide Prevention Coalition put proclamations before the county commissioners and city council in Tillamook to have September recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness and…
Category: Wellness
Civil Disobedience: “Protest Law” Discussed at Community Meeting
OIOpublisher By Neal Lemery Public protests, civil disobedience, and local police arrest procedures were the hot topics of a recent community gathering in Manzanita. Citizens filled St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church on August…
KYLER’S BIG HEART BENEFIT CONCERT 2025: LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE – VOICE FINALIST HEADLINERS JACQUIE ROAR RETURNS WITH STEE – SATURDAY SEPT. 13
By Garibaldi Portside Bistro Join us at Kyler’s Big Heart Benefit Concert 2025 for a night of music, food and fun- let’s make a difference together Saturday, September 13 · 5 – 10pm, …
My New Book — Recharging Ourselves: Strengthening Our Community Through Kindness; Book Release at Tillamook Main Library Sept. 12th
By Neal Lemery We are all builders and architects of community. By telling our stories and the stories of our neighbors, we explore our community’s strengths and the tools to improve everyone’s…
International Overdose Awareness Day 2025; Remembering Those We’ve Lost, Educating About Saving Lives with Narcan, Counseling & Hope
On August 31, 2025, the world will come together for International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) to honor those lost to overdose, reduce stigma, and promote prevention. Started in 2001 by the Pennington…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: WHOOPING COUGH OUTBREAK IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY; BEST PROTECTION GET VACCINATED!
There is a confirmed outbreak of Pertussis, otherwise known as “Whooping Cough,” in Tillamook County. Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection that causes violent coughing which can make it hard to…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY MAIN LIBRARY: SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK RETURNS – AUG. 30 & 31
Shakespeare in the Park: As You Like It Saturday, August 30 at 2 PM – Maxwell Library Park Join us under the summer sky for love, laughter, and mistaken identity in As…
IN GOOD HEALTH: What’s going on down there? Changes to Vulva in Menopause
By Leanna Coy, FNP-BC Women (people born with ovaries) experience many physical changes when their estrogen begins to decline in perimenopause. Some are obvious, such as hot flashes and weight gain in…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS: OVERDOSE AWARENESS DAY FRIDAY AUG. 21 AT BLUE HERON
This Friday, August 22, 2025, join Tillamook County Community Health Centers for Overdose Awareness Day at Blue Heron, Tillamook from 3–7 PMThis community event is a chance to come together, challenge stigma,…
IN GOOD HEALTH: FDA Panel on SSRIs Use in Pregnancy Not Looking at Harm Reduction; Black Box Warning will Cause Harm, Confusion
By Leanna Coy, FPN-BC On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened a panel to discuss the safety of using a class of antidepressants in pregnancy. The drugs,…