SEATTLE — A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a surfer in distress and assisted three others Saturday afternoon from rocks at Cape Falcon, Short Sands Beach near Manzanita, Oregon. At 5:15 p.m., watchstanders…
Tillamook County Weekly COVID-19 Update 8/20/20; OHA Report, County Case Counts
OIOpublisher Tillamook County Community Health Centers is providing a weekly update on COVID-19. Tillamook County Case Summary as of 8/20/2020: 1 new confirmed positive case 1 new COVID-19 related hospitalization 2,367 negative…
Tillamook Chamber of Commerce Endorses Suzanne Weber for State Representative
The Tillamook Chamber of Commerce is stepping into the endorsement arena to support Tillamook Mayor Suzanne Weber for State Representative of House District 32. “Elected officials play a large part of how…
RAFFLE BENEFITS GARIBALDI MUSEUM
Cascade Falls Quilts of Tillamook has donated a queen-sized quilt to the Garibaldi Maritime Museum to raffle as a benefit. The navy-and-white quilt, constructed by Gloria Guyer, is titled “Ship’s Wheel and…
Zucchini Season: One plant is more than enough … or just make Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
It is that time of year – zucchini coming out our you-know-where … we know that one plant will produce plenty for our small household, but we always plant two, because, well,…
OSWALD WEST, NORTH COAST BEACHES – Saturday August 22nd – PARKING LOTS FULL at 10 am
By Laura Swanson Good Morning Sunshine! With coffee and double dark chocolate zucchini muffins (I’ll post that recipe next), we decided to check out the parking lots at Oswald West this morning….
Oregon reports 259 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths; Transmission slowing, safety measures must continue; Testing supplies increased
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County residents are doing the right things – keeping infection rates low. According to Gordon McCraw, “It takes all of us, the businesses and citizens doing the right thing,…
Beaches, Rivers Bombarded by Barroom Behavior Blamed on COVID Closures; Local Officials, State Organizations Team Up with Quick Response, Some Solutions to Address Immediate Concerns, Planning for Long-term
By Laura Swanson According to Tillamook County Board of Commissioners, “Our email boxes are overflowing with photos, statements and stories about trash, parking, illegal camping, human waste, and more.” We are having…
AGENCIES TAKING MEASURES TO CONTROL PARKING CONGESTION, TRASH AT OREGON STATE PARKS ON NORTH COAST
Salem, Ore – Visitor traffic on Oregon’s north coast has spiked to extraordinarily high levels in August, causing problems with parking congestion and trash. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is working…
NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Challenges at the E Board and Parkocalypse at the Beach
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 On Monday I joined a seventh Emergency Board meeting to disburse what is likely the last of 1.6 billion from federal CARES dollars intended to…