2025 is upon us, and it’s time to think about summer markets! Yes, really! The Manzanita Farmers Market is now accepting applications for new and returning vendors. The market will be 19 weeks this season, running…
A Point of Personal Privilege: The Oregon Coast Is Busting at the Seams, and Our Tourism Tax Needs a Makeover
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, I focus on practical policies…
ASTROLOGY: New Moon in Aquarius 1/29/25 – We are all in this together
By Madame Dana Zia The New Moon in Aquarius arrives crackling with possibility on January 29th in the early hours of the morning. This is a year of deep and profound transformation…
BOOK REVIEW: On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
By Jim Heffernan Timothy Snyder has become a favorite author of mine. “Our Malady” is a very short book that is the best argument for universal health care I’ve ever read. “The…
ADVENTIST HEALTH: Call for Artists – Art for the Heart Intake Days Jan. 30 & 31; Artist Reception Sun. Feb. 2nd
Adventist Health Tillamook invites artists of all ages from the Oregon Coast to submit up to five pieces of art for the annual Art for the Heart exhibition, running February 2–28! Submissions…
LOWER NEHALEM COMMUNITY TRUST UPCOMING EVENTS: Where Have All the Sea Otters Gone?; Community Garden Signups; Salmonberry Trail Updates & More
Where Have All The Sea Otters Gone? Wednesday, January 29th, 6PM @ Pine Grove Community House Oregon once had a flourishing population of sea otters. Since about 1910, we have had none. What happened?…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 41
By Senator Suzanne Weber, District 16 Week One of the 83rd Legislative Session The 83nd session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly has begun and we have hit the ground running! On the…
TILLAMOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR VACANT SCHOOL BOARD SEAT, DUE JAN. 31
A vacancy exists on the Tillamook School District 9 Board of Directors, Position #1. The Board of Directors seeks qualified applicants to fill the position. Interested parties should contact Gail Levesque at…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: Coastal Futures Presentation Provides Valuable Views of Challenges
By Bill Hassell On January 18, people from Rockaway Beach and neighboring communities were invited to a presentation called “Coastal Futures” by University of Oregon Assistant Professor of Climate Change Resilience, Ignacio…
Siletz Tribe Receives Major Grant to Aid Tribes in Returning Sea Otters to Oregon and Northern California
Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI) has announced that the Tribe has been awarded a three-year $1.56 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation…