January 11, 2019. Tillamook County, Oregon. Got an idea for a food product? Sign-up for our Recipe-to-Market workshops. A Business Oregon grant makes a low-cost workshop possible to learn food product safety,…
Save the Date! The Nehalem Estuary Cleanup is March 9th, 2019
Wheeler, OR: It’s back! The Biennial Nehalem Estuary Cleanup will happen on March 9th, 2019. This will be an opportunity to spend a day making a lasting difference in our beautiful Nehalem…
Pie to die for, as they say – January 26th, White Clover Grange
By Victoria Stoppiello, for Food Roots and White Clover Grange I heard a story years ago about a Tillamook County resident who absolutely loved pie, loved pie so much that he ended…
Coast Guard aircrew medevacs ill ship engineer off Washington Coast
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated an ill man off a commercial vessel 25 miles west of Willapa Bay, Washington, Friday morning. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from…
Local SAFE E-waste and Styrofoam Collection Results
January 5, 2019 found local high school SAFE committees collecting electronic waste (E-waste) and Styrofoam as a part of their fundraising campaign. For the fifth year in a row, the Solid Waste…
Start Your Own Walking Program – Walk with Ease Begins Feb. 4th
The OSU Extension Service in Tillamook will offer the Walk with Ease (WWE) program this winter to assist people with establishing a walking program to help reduce pain and improve overall health….
Open forums on repair, replacement of tide gates to be held at various locations; Tillamook on Jan. 17th
A work group formed in September 2016 to discuss repair and replacement of tide gates and associated infrastructure on the Oregon Coast and the lower Columbia River will host a series of…
Young artistic talent recognized, to be featured in Solid Waste quarterly calendar
As part of Tillamook County Solid Waste’s promotion of Earth Day 2018, last April, the department sponsored a drawing contest open to county students who participated in the Earth Day transfer station…
Coast Guard to investigate capsizing on Yaquina Bay Bar in Newport, Ore.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is investigating the capsizing of the commercial fishing vessel Mary B II, which lead to the deaths of three fishermen at the entrance of Yaquina Bay in…
Response to “Call to Action – Curbside Recycling”: Rethink Waste
This is in response to: tillamookcountypioneer.net/call-to-action-curbside-recycling-in-north-county/ Your attention to recycling is commendable. Unfortunately, not all recycling is equal. Commingled is recycling in name only: once different plastics are combined they are difficult…
