By Romy Carver Photos & Video by Don Backman Tillamook’s 3rd Annual National Night Out event was held on August 6, 2024, at Goodspeed Park, on a sunny, breezy summer evening. This…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY UPDATE 8/11/24: LEE FALLS FIRE 25% CONTAINED, EVACUATION LEVELS REDUCED
OIOpublisher (August 11th, 2024 10:15 am, Cherry Grove, Ore.) – With yesterday’s progress on the Lee Falls Fire, structural firefighting task forces and law enforcement demobilized from the area yesterday. Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Type…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lee Falls Fire update August 10: Community protection continues on Lee Falls Fire
(Cherry Grove, Ore.) – Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Type 3 Incident Management Team, along with a Type 3 Incident Management Team from structural firefighters and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, continue…
Una Celebracion de Huehca Omeyocan: Ofrenda a nuestro oceano sanador, An Offering to our Healing Ocean 10th Year of Annual Event, Aug. 4, 2024 at Cape Lookout State Park
EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Backman and I have worked together for a few years now and have a routine about upcoming events, he’ll call or text – “What’s happening this weekend?” and I’ll…
OBITUARY: David Gail Elkins – August 24, 1940 – August 6, 2024
David Gail Elkins 83, was born in Portland, Oregon on August 24, 1940. He died on August 6th, 2024. He proudly served our country in the Air Force. He was a graduate…
UNITED PAWS KITTENS OF THE WEEK: Romo & Bilya
Romo is a handsome, domestic medium hair, black tabby kitten with piercing topaz eyes. He loves to be cuddled and carried around, and once Romo feels safe, you’ll hear the rumble of…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Air quality advisory for parts of Central, Eastern and Southern Oregon; Smokey skies for other areas
(Aug. 9, 2024) NOTE: Intermittent smoke is expected until at least Monday afternoon for the eight areas listed below. QUICK FACTS Location: Deschutes, central and eastern Douglas, southern Grant, northern Harney, Klamath, Lake, and eastern…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: Suppression efforts continue on the Lee Falls Fire in Washington County; Community of Cherry Grove Under Evacuation Orders
Cherry Grove, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry, Gaston Rural Fire District and Washington County Sheriff’s Office are working together in response to the Lee Falls Fire to protect the community of…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Sunday Aug. 11 last day to fish ocean salmon from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR for recreational anglers
NEWPORT, Ore. – This Sunday is the last day recreational anglers can fish for ocean coho and Chinook salmon in the area from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR. This area closes at…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Planting for Tomorrow
By Neal Lemery It is the height of “no left turn season” and I find myself waiting and waiting to get onto the highway, or simply drive down the road to my…