PORTLAND, Oregon – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions on March 19-21, 2019. Night training allows the Citizen-Airmen pilots based at the…
SOS Tillamook Awards Artists Featured in 2019 Calendar Prevention is Intention: Building Safety Resiliency in Our Youth
By Laura Swanson In late 2018, DeAnna Pearl, SOS Tillamook Prevention Specialist, spent time in the fourth and fifth grade classrooms at Garibaldi Grade School talking about safety and about how to…
Letter to Editor: Oregon Safe Waters Act HB 2656
Although I am aware of Tillamook County’s marriage to timber companies for most of its history, I believe we have come to a time when timber and water quality must come to…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Speaking for the Trees …
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…
Celebrate spring, naturally, with eggs
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 time…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Making Time for Family and Fitness Pays Off in a Big Way
By Michelle Jenck, Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator Juggling priorities of work, family life and kids’ activities make it hard for people to have time for their own health needs. For Trina Vogel,…
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…
TO PROTECT THREATENED SHOREBIRD, SHARE THE BEACH MARCH 15 – SEPT. 15
Beachgoers are urged to help recovery efforts of the threatened western snowy plover by respecting nesting areas and beach restrictions during nesting season, March 15 – Sept. 15. Beachgoers will see signs…
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…