During the fall of 2018, Fibre Federal Credit Union held a Doernbecher Days fundraiser in all 14 locations. Branches offered Children’s Miracle Network balloon signs and Credit Unions for Kids piggy banks to members for small donations. Several independent staff-driven fundraisers, including… Read more
Spring is a time for new growth and Tillamook Bay Community College is excited to announce the growth of new academic programs and offerings for the upcoming 2019-20 academic year. Developing new programs requires collaboration. We think carefully about developing degrees, certificates, and … Read more
View the online version of our Spring 2019 Real Estate Guide here! Read more
Tillamook Bay Community College is proud to recognize the following students for their outstanding academic achievement during Winter Term 2019. Read more
On March 21, Tillamook County United Way board allocated $42,000 to member agencies from community donations after the year-long campaign. Read more
It has taken years of effort and numerous partners to improve Tillamook’s Hoquarton Trail, which plays a role in the Salmonberry Trail project as well. The Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a party to celebrate the local trail’s completion Read more
s the first day of March 1924 arrived, L. Sarah Wilson’s worry and alarm mounted. Something had happened. Something bad. Her son, 36-year-old Harry “Roy” Wilson, had promised he’d be back at her home in Bend sometime in February. Roy was a former U.S. Marine (8th regiment, 1917-1919), and hi… Read more
“Sketching Wildflowers and Butterflies with Dorota Haber-Lehigh” at the Tillamook Forest Center on April 28 is a great opportunity for visitors to learn how to design, use various techniques, and become educated on native plants and butterflies. Read more
Tillamook County Wellness partners are helping families spring into summer with local running clubs, disc golf and other fun community programs and events. Here are some things for families to consider when planning ways to keep kids active and engaged as the school year comes to an end. Read more
Participating in Earth Day can take many forms, and no action is too small. Each year, people across the state come together to volunteer in activities that protect our natural resources, such as planting trees and cleaning up natural areas and waterways. Read more
Featuring a 10-foot long wire mesh fish stuffed with plastic bags, Tillamook County Master Recyclers are sponsoring a day of education about the impact of plastic pollution on our health and quality of life. Read more
Visit Tillamook Coast is proud to announce that the North Coast Food Trail (NCFT), after a successful first year, has expanded its membership to 75 total participants. Read more
Anyone who has seen Washed Ashore’s stunning pieces of public art made from reclaimed marine debris may have wondered “How’d they do that?” Read more
For the fourth consecutive year, Ocean Blue is celebrating the Annual Oregon Coast Cleanup & Awareness Day. This celebration cleanup was made official when Gov. Kate Brown signed the proclamation in 2017. Read more
Joshua and Emily Miller Smith welcome baby boy, Judah Joshua Smith, on Wednesday March 27, 2019. Judah was born at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton Oregon. Read more
Every time I do a presentation, training or outreach, I get the same questions and comments: How can you talk to someone who is suicidal? Or I am afraid to ask the person if they are suicidal because it might cause them to do it. My response every time is, “I might be the only person who sto… Read more
Everyday actions at home can lead to a cleaner, healthier Oregon Read more
This week’s edition of “Photo of the Week” was captured by Robert Teran of a sunset in Oceanside. Read more
About 150 students in Oregon and Washington from elementary school through college will compete in Lincoln City on April 20 in an underwater robotics contest that tests their engineering and problem-solving skills. Read more
The Bay City Arts Center has announced an extension to the deadline for entries to this year’s songwriting contest, from April 15th to May 15th, acknowledging the great loss of the contest’s founder, Joe Wrabek. Read more
Dr. Elmer Allen was the son of Tillamook hoteliers Nellie and John Peter Allen who ran the Allen House from 1899 until John’s death in 1915. Growing up in a developing town, Elmer had an eye for detail and many years later, as an adult, he wrote down his memories of Tillamook City in a volum… Read more
Who doesn’t enjoy an afternoon stroll along a beautiful trail? Now that Tillamook’s Hoquarton Trail is complete, the Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a party all along it. Read more
Nearly everyone whose family has been in Western Oregon for more than one or two generations has an older male relative who’s missing some parts — one or more fingers perhaps, or part of a foot — as a result of an industrial accident in the woods or at the sawmill. Read more
Daniele Ruhter, Clinical Audiologist has joined Adventist Health Tillamook. She has joined the team practicing at Adventist Health Plaza Medical Office, located at 1100 Third Street, in Tillamook. Read more
April is sexual assault awareness month. The public is invited to take part in the largest human awareness ribbon in Oregon as part of efforts to raise awareness. Read more
Seven breweries and seven creameries descended on the brewery floor of Pelican Brewing in Tillamook on Saturday, April 13 to treat nearly 300 festival attendees to tasty pairings. But the real treat of the day was the $3,750.00 raised for Food Roots, the local organization dedicated to suppo… Read more
Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human well-being across the developing world, new research published today in Science Advances suggests. Read more
A recently completed study by the health website DietSpotlight shows the average overweight person in Tillamook County needs to shed around 65 pounds. Read more
With more electric and hybrid vehicles rolling out every year, Tillamook People’s Utility District (PUD) recently joined the growing ranks of companies with fleet vehicles powered by renewable energy. Read more
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