There is a local treasure for seafood lovers in downtown Cannon Beach that sells high quality seafood fresh from the ocean. Jay and Cindy Beckman, owners of Ecola Seafood, serve up wild, local seafood sourced fresh from their very own boats, along with other local fisherman. Read moreGo wild and get hooked at Ecola Seafood Restaurant and Market

Taking the first step is often the most difficult part of starting any new journey. For those of us living with prediabetes, it is also a critical decision that may protect us from the emotional, medical, and financial challenges of developing type 2 diabetes. The National Diabetes Preventio… Read moreWellness - Taking the leap: How a local pre-diabetes program can impact your life

On Friday January 20th the community celebrated the retirement of Ron Rush, the director of Marie Mills Center in Tillamook with a luncheon at the center with family, clients, friends, staff and community partners. Read moreCelebrating a 43 year career at Marie Mills

Mix and Match Grain Bowl Read moreRecipe: Mix and Match Grain Bowl

Tillamook High School is currently hosting seven students from different countries around the world, as it has since the 1980s while welcoming more than 100 total foreign exchange students. Read moreTillamook High continues foreign exchange tradition

The Marie Mills Center Board of Directors has selected a new Executive Director to replace executive director Ron Rush who retired after 43 years with the agency.  Read moreCindy Green named new executive director of Marie Mills

Each year, approximately 14,000 women in the United States receive a cervical cancer diagnosis. But many cervical cancers are preventable with proper screening and vaccination. Read moreGuest Column: The importance of regular cervical cancer screenings and HPV vaccines

Needing a prescription to beat the “winter blues”? Tillamook Association for the Performing Art’s newest play, “Love, Lies and the Doctor’s Dilemma” is just what the doctor ordered! Read more"Love, Lies and the Doctor’s Dilemma" opens Friday January 27th

Early in the morning, on January 1st, our dear friend and cousin, Gary Linn of Netarts, passed away leaving a huge hole in our hearts. Gary’s loves were his family and the ocean. He worked hard and fished harder. Read moreGuest Column: Sugar Coated

It’s finally time to introduce the nominees for our last remaining category: Citizen of the Year. For a look back at our other category nominees you can visit the blog on our website, www.tillamookchamber.org. While you’re there you can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter and stay up-to-… Read moreChamber Chatter: And the nominees are: Citizen of the Year

The first North Coast Throwdown Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, January 30th was a success as 30 teams converged at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds indoor arena to throw-down benefitting the Career - to - Career scholarship at TBCC. Read morePhotos: Throwdown for Education

The Neal Grandstaff Band is taking the stage at Kitty’s Food and Spirits, Tillamook’s headquarters for live music, Saturday Jan. 21 beginning at 7:30 p.m. They are also playing the following Saturday on Jan. 28. Read moreNeal Grandstaff Band with Joel Baker live at Kitty’s Saturday

We all recall the January 2020 Pie Day as one of the last in-person events we attended that year …  NOW IT’S BACK!!   The 13th Annual North County Pie Day is coming on Saturday, January 21st.  Read moreNorth County Pie Day Auction and Feast is back

Adventist Health Tillamook steps up big by becoming a major sponsor of the new Alderbrook Golf, Gardens, & Events (AGGE), opening April 1st.   Read moreAdventist Health Tillamook steps up big for the community and the rebirth of Alderbrook Golf Course

Prep Time: 5 minutes Read moreRecipe: Apple Spice Oatmeal

What brings you joy and fulfillment? Is it your family, job, faith, or a volunteer activity? Or maybe it is a hobby like music, art, woodworking, gardening, yoga, or hiking. It might surprise us to know that what gives our life meaning can also help us live longer. When we do tasks and activ… Read moreWellness - Spirituality: The unsung hero of health

Last week we had the pleasure of announcing our award nominees in the categories of Program of the Year and Development Project of the Year. This week, I am excited to share with you two more categories: Small Business of the Year and Business of the Year. These lists are long so let’s jump … Read moreChamber Chatter: Community Award Nominees: Business & Small Business of the Year

In the fall of 2016, Jack Stevenson set off on a motorcycle trip along the Oregon coast in search of a restaurant that fit his style and vision. Growing up in Carmel, Monterrey and San Diego, he knew he wanted to be on the coast near the ocean. Upon arriving in Cannon Beach, he knew he had f… Read moreA passion for culinary creations: Bistro Restaurant in Cannon Beach

The Manzanita Transfer Station, located at 34995 Necarney City Rd, has been home to an open burn site, a landfill, and has operated as a municipal solid waste (MSW) transfer station and recycling facility since 1981, under DEQ Solid Waste Disposal Site Permit #342. The quantities of material… Read moreA message about the Manzanita Transfer Station

Tillamook County Library is developing its strategic plan for the next 5 years. Between January and March, the library will be conducting community engagement work to hear what members of the public would like to see from their library in the coming years. Read moreTillamook County Library launches strategic planning with listening sessions

Aaron and Chelsea Yarnell welcomed, son, Oak Aaron Jeffrey Yarnell to their family as the first baby born in Tillamook County in 2023. Oak Aaron Jeffrey joins his big sister, Finley, who is 2 years old. Read moreTillamook County's first baby of the year - Oak Aaron Jeffrey

Tillamook PUD is accepting applications now for the 2023 Community Support Grant Program. Read morePUD offers community support grants in 2023

Would you like to learn more about gardening on the Oregon Coast? Would you like to get to know people with similar interests and then share what you learn with others? If you answered yes then you may want to enroll in the OSU Master Gardener™ training. Read moreLearn more about gardening on the Oregon Coast

No, it’s not the Oscars. It is the Community Awards brought to you by the Tillamook Chamber of Commerce. Read moreChamber Chatter: And the nominees are ... Part I

NOTE: In last month’s Offbeat Oregon column, we explored the unlikely origins and career of Yosuke Matsuoka, the foreign minister of Imperial Japan who was responsible for Japan’s military alliance with Nazi Germany. Matsuoka, you’ll remember, spent most of his teenage years in Portland as a… Read moreOffbeat Oregon: World’s clumsiest drug smugglers were also its most audacious

The Miro Quartet will bring its twenty-eight years of experience to Camp Winema when it presents the third concert in the Neskowin Chamber Music series on Sunday, January 22 at 3 p.m. Read moreMiro Quartet coming to Neskowin Chamber Music series

the Monday Musical Club of Tillamook presents “Ensembles” for their January 9, 2023 program. Read moreMonday Musical Club hosts ‘Ensembles’ in January program

On January 12th, 2023 the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council will be hosting both their Annual Meeting and a presentation w/ Andy Bluhm, OSU’s Associate Program Director of the Hardwood Silviculture Cooperative, who will share new insight into a common tree in the Nehalem Watershed, the red alder. Read moreLNWC Annual Meeting and Speaker Series: The role of red alder in the Oregon Coast Range w/ Andy Bluhm

Since 2017, the Hoffman Center for the Arts has hosted an annual winter art exhibit featuring artists from Clatsop and Tillamook counties. The 2023 exhibit posted an open call for artists to reflect their interpretation of the theme “Scarlet” through their mediums. Read moreHoffman Center features the 7th Annual Community Art Exhibit in January

The Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation is proud to host their first-ever North Coast Throwdown Cornhole Tournament this year. On Saturday, January 14, at the Tillamook Fairgrounds, 48 teams will compete in a round-robin style tournament for ultimate glory, and all to support a great cause. Read moreNorth Coast Throwdown Cornhole Tournament to benefit TBCC Foundation

Gratitude is a word we hear often from November through the holiday season. But what does it really mean, how does it impact our health and well-being, and how do we show more gratitude? Read moreWellness: Gratitude is free – The impact is priceless