Seaside Aquarium reported yesterday August 18, 2024 that a relatively small Mola mola (Sunfish) washed ashore 1/2 mile south of the Sunset Beach approach. While this fish is only a little over…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 8/19/24: Chance of Showers
OIOpublisher By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer That low pressure area that gave us all the rain and thunderstorms over the weekend, is now meandering off the Washington/Vancouver Island…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Feeding Our Kids
>By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/19/2024 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Several years ago, someone walked into Newport Middle School and offered to pay all of the past-due meal costs for…
ASTROLOGY: Full Moon in Aquarius 8/19/24 – Expect the unexpected
By Madame Dana Zia Hang onto your hats Earthlings, this full Moon in Aquarius on August 19th could be full of surprises and breakthrough! Open your wings of flexibility over the next…
GEEZER TRIBE: The gravity of our situation
By Linda Shaffer Most weeks I do homework prior to writing. I do not want to give you false information on important topics regarding aging and I do not want my pants…
BOOK REVIEW: The Lies of the Land – Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t (2023) by Steven Conn
By Neal Lemery A “piercing, unsentimental” history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. (The New Yorker) One of the popular concepts about current American politics and culture is…
Lightning Storm Sparks Two Fires in Forest Grove City Watershed Saturday August 17th; Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Local Crews Respond, Quickly Contain
From Forest Grove Fire & Rescue: A Sunday August 18, 2024 update/recap on the two lightning caused fires in the Forest Grove Water Shed off of Soda Springs Road. The area is the…
UNITED PAWS KITTENS OF THE WEEK: Eli & Primo
If you are looking for the ideal kitten, look no further. Eli checks all the boxes! He adores being cuddled and petted, and purrs the instant you touch him. And on top…
Nehalem Bay Community Services — CHILD Back To School Program Helps Students with Needs
Nehalem Bay Community Services is asking for your help in getting our local students a great start to their school year. We have placed ‘tickets’ in several locations around the area, each…
Questioning the Need for Explicit Content in Required Reading
How the García Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez is a novel that tells the story of the García family, who flee the Dominican Republic for the United States in the…