OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: This is #6 in Chuck McLaughlin’s series of stories about his life. If you’ve missed one, see the links at the end to “catch up.” By Charles McLaughlin The…
BOOK REVIEW: Gunfight- My Battle against the Industry that Radicalized America
By Jim Heffernan This a book written by a man who grew up in rural Kansas (20 miles from Colorado, 20 miles from Nebraska). That makes his birthplace Cheyenne County, Kansas, same…
Tillamook County Creamery Association Offers Scholarships to Local Students
Completed Applications Due April 15 TILLAMOOK, Ore., March 22, 2022 — The Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) will offer 10 scholarships in the amount of $2,500 to students in Tillamook and Morrow counties this year…
Major Funding From New Infrastructure Law for Tillamook Bay — $62 million included in Army Corps plan to repair South Jetty
Since 2009, the Port of Garibaldi, Tillamook County Commissioners and other partners have been advocating for the repair to Tillamook Bay’s South Jetty. On January 26, 2022, it was announced that the…
Lead For America Announces Oregon Fellowship Application for 2022 – Positions Available in Tillamook & Morrow Counties
Fellows will serve in positions of leadership in Oregon to help address critical local and regional challenges in broadband Tillamook, OR (March 22nd, 2022) – Lead For America (LFA) today announced its…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Tailoring Social Media to Improve Your Mental Health
By Erin Washbon, OHSU Dietetic Intern Social media is a mixed bag of sorts. It can lead to poor sleep quality, and fuel mental and emotional fatigue. It can be a very…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY DAILY WEATHER BRIEFING: Gordon’s Update – 3/23/22
By Gordon McCraw Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 09:30am The ridge of high pressure is drifting eastward as another weak cold front pushes down into the area from the northwest. It has pushed…
SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBER VACANCY
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for one vacancy on the Tillamook County Solid Waste Advisory Committee to represent a transfer station or principle organization responsible for marketing recyclables…
RENDERINGS & RAMBLINGS: A 30-30 rifle and Ziegfeld girl
By Charles McLaughlin Ok. When we last talked about Bakersfield, Mom had just driven us there from San Francisco in her 1932 Chevy. Why did she decide to leave such an idyllic…
BOOK REVIEW: 1984 by George Orwell
By Jim Heffernan 328 Pages Published 1949 Available everywhere. This 1960 copy, original price 60 cents; this version $9.95 on eBay. In 1960, I was a High School Freshman and one of…