By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Thursday morning, I rose in the House and presented a procedural motion to end the word-for-word reading of bills before voting. The motion passed…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/7/22; Mask Mandate Changes
By Gordon McCraw Monday, March 7, 2022, 09:00am Weather High pressure remains over the area today and with clear skies overnight we saw some patchy dense fog and frost. The fog is clearing, and…
Meth World – A Bitter Truth
EDITOR’S NOTE: “My latest, and not my usual. It’s long, and deeply personal. Feel free to not use this,” said the note from Neal Lemery that accompanied this article. What?! Of course,…
Announcing the winners of this season’s Oregon King Tide Photo Contest
NEWPORT – After receiving about 250 eligible submissions, the Oregon King Tides Project is excited to announce the winners of the winter 2021-2022 King Tides Photo Contest. The photo contest was sponsored by the Oregon Coast…
States set initial 2022 Columbia River spring Chinook recreational seasons
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (February 23, 2022) – After reviewing stock status and a slightly improved upriver spring Chinook forecast from last year’s actual return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook…
NORTH COAST TOURISM MANAGEMENT NETWORK: February Gathering Highlights Volunteering + Tourism; March Focus on Safe + Sustainable Events
TILLAMOOK, Oregon — North Coast tourism and stewardship leaders gathered on February 24 to discuss ways that visitors to our region can give of their time, energy, and skill to leave the…
Forestry department to hold informational meeting March 18th; Sets comment period for fiscal year 2023 state forest activities – March 21 – May 5
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry is hosting a public informational meeting Friday, March 18, on annual operations plans for state-owned forests in fiscal year 2023. These plans lay out on-the-ground…
Apple Tree Pruning with Master Gardener Barbara Casteel (Video by Don Backman)
Tillamook County Master Gardener Barbara Casteel gives us a lesson in pruning an apple tree, in this case an “espaliered” apple tree in her backyard; it has multiple apple varieties grafted on…
“I’ve been thinking” – Taking Advice
By Jim Heffernan Most people can sing, at least a little bit. I can’t. I sing so badly the nun who taught choir in grade school told me not to sing, just…
The Future of High Speed Internet
By Julian Macassey These days pretty much everyone has Internet access, whether it is via a smart phone, library or school terminal or top of the line laptop. Not only has the…