To: The Editor I was dismayed by the failure of the Tillamook County Commissioners to refer the Petition to Incorporate Oceanside for the May election ballot for Oceansiders to decide up or…
Oceanside Residents Speak Out – County Commissioners Overreached, Let Community Voters Decide Fate of Incorporation
OIOpublisher To the editor: I am a full time resident of Oceanside and have closely followed the discussions and hearings regarding the incorporation of our community. I am convinced the County Commissioners…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Old Hay Fork
By Neal Lemery It was always in the barn, by the loose hay that Grandpa had tossed down from the hay mow, the bales breaking open, one by one, on the old…
Tillamook County Board of Commissioners DENIES Oceanside Bid to Put Incorporation on Ballot; A respectful, urgent call for action …
by Jerry Keene, Oceanside Neighborhood Assoc. President On Wednesday February 5th, the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners shocked many Oceansiders by denying us the opportunity to vote for (or against!) incorporation this spring. While…
Petition to Tillamook School Board – Adopt Pioneering Spirit – Care for Neighbors, Doesn’t Take Local Control
EDITOR’S NOTE: There are multiple petitions being prepared for the Tillamook School District Board; Jim Heffernan took a traditional route gathering signatures in person. There is also an online petition available to…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Have You Found The Key To Happiness?
By: Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This past week, I was faced with a few people in my life who were not happy, and it got me thinking about my…
“I’ve been thinking …” – To be Black on a Saturday Night
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim has an interesting take on how racist views (or the lack of racism) might come about through ancestral memories. In true Jim style, it’s an interesting story about coming…
TILLAMOOK COAST HISTORY ALLIANCE: International Police Museum (IPM) Returns to Rockaway Beach February, 2022
By Ed Wortman, IPM Executive Director The International Police Museum reopened at 10AM February 1, in the Washed Ashore Craft Mall, 320 S. Highway 101in Rockaway Beach. Thanks to Herman and Angie…
Are you ready? Ready or not, here it comes… Bay City prepares for emergencies, disasters, and the Big One
Story & Photos by Don Backman The ground bucked, the trees swayed dangerously, The hand-hewn planks and logs holding the structures together began to pull apart. Walls collapsed, roofs fell, trapping those…
North Coast Land Conservancy Adopts Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Program
SEASIDE, Ore. ― Seeking to expand land-to-sea connectivity along the northern Oregon Coast Range, North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) adopted the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve program, formerly run by a “Friends of”…