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Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council releases final recommendations
Following a one year review of Oregon's early literacy education, a state council has released its final recommendations to strengthen educator preparation programs for teaching reading and writing in Oregon elementary schools. In January, the Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council released initial recommendations to revise educator and school administrator preparation program standards for literacy instruction. Members of educator prep programs and the general public were able to submit feedback to the recommendations. ...
Rocks rolling for south jetty repair
After building up a stockpile of six-to-ten-ton rocks at the Port of Garibaldi through May and early June, contractors working to repair the south jetty at the entrance to Tillamook Bay have started transporting rocks across the bay to Kincheloe Point. Andy Leavitt, project manager and president of Trade West Construction, the company performing the work, said that crews would begin placing stones near the root of the jetty within the month, at which point work will speed up. ...
Shore Climate Change
A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups of organisms that live along the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest. The study by Oregon State University scientists, involving four capes in Oregon and California, suggests these communities of species may have low resilience to climate change. Findings were published Monday in Nature Ecology & Evolution. ...
Fatal Crash on Highway 6
On Friday, June 7, 2024, at 12:50 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Hwy 6, near milepost 33, in Washington County. The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Toyota Camry, operated by Karl Gordon Peters (67) of Forest Grove, drove onto the eastbound gravel shoulder for unknown reasons, crossed back across the lanes of travel into the westbound guardrail, and rolled over the guardrail before coming to rest on its roof. The operator (Peters) was declared deceased at the scene. The highway was impacted for 5 hours during the on-scene investigation. OSP was assisted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Banks Fire, and ODOT.
Man arrested on parole violation and drug charges
On June 13, 2024, TCSO Detectives arrested Joseph Larsen, 34, on an outstanding Parole Violation warrant. Detectives obtained a search warrant for the backpack Larsen was wearing at the time of his arrest. On June 14, 2024, the backpack was searched. "Inside the backpack we found more than 52 grams of methamphetamine, drug packaging materials, some marijuana and a digital scale," said Detective Martin Zepeda. "Mr. Larsen was booked on additional drug charges." With several narcotics investigations currently underway, it's safe to say that the Tillamook County Narcotics Team (TNT) is back - which is bad news for the drug dealers - and great news for our community.
West Coast universities launch new Pacific offshore wind collaborative
Three West Coast universities located near future offshore wind energy sites are joining forces to undertake research and to help inform the public about the benefits and potential impacts of the new industry. An auction expected to take place later this year for two wind energy sites off the Oregon Coast has stirred both excitement about the potential for clean energy development and concern from nearby residents, tribes and the seafood industry amid a push by the Biden administration for the development of offshore wind...
Tillamook Bay Community College's main campus is a 5 hour delay today
Tillamook Bay Community College's main campus, 4301 Third Street, will be on a 5-hour delay Monday, June 17th due to scheduled power maintenance with Tillamook PUD. Main campus will open at 1 PM.
TBCC Connections: Graduation – Pride and Joy
It is with great pride and joy that I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the 2024 graduating class of Tillamook Bay Community College (TBCC). This year’s commencement ceremony, scheduled for June 14th at 5:30 pm at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds, marks a significant milestone for our students and the entire community. We are honored to celebrate the achievements of our graduates, whose dedication and hard work have culminated in this momentous occasion. This year, a total of 129 students have earned 228 certificates and degrees,...
June Dairy Parade and Tillamook County Rodeo coming this weekend
The 37th annual Tillamook County Rodeo and Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce’s 67th annual June Dairy Parade are set and ready to take over Tillamook for a weekend of family fun. The weekend kicks off on Friday with the Miss Tillamook County Rodeo, Junior Miss Tillamook County Rodeo and Little Tillys pageants. Starting at 10 a.m., the pageant will have events throughout the day at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds, before the winners are coronated during halftime of the rodeo on Saturday. ...
Oregon’s psilocybin industry, a year old, seeks customers
A year in, Oregon’s experiment with the first regulated psilocybin mushroom market in the world is short on customers. To attract them, advocates say the industry needs to get the word out about its benefits. “We think everybody knows that psychedelics can help them because we’re in this little bubble. But 99 percent of people have no idea what they could get out of a journey,” said Heidi Venture, founder of a Hood River mushroom center, Vital Reset, where customers undergo supervised “trips” on psilocybin,...
Garibaldi launches major construction projects to improve accessibility
Major construction projects are underway in the City and Port of Garibaldi to enhance driving, pedestrian, biking and boating experiences. These projects, planned for over a decade, will bring much needed improvements to Garibaldi and Tillamook Bay. The first project to begin is the Tillamook south jetty repair project. The Army Corps of Engineers owns and maintains both jetties at Tillamook Bay’s entrance. Contractors recently began critical repairs, as trucks hauling huge boulders started arriving the week of May 21. These boulders, many as large...
Letter: Tillamook County Needs TCCA’s Support
Visitors to Tillamook County often notice the rich aroma, which locals refer to as “the smell of money.” And they are right, the dairy industry has fueled Tillamook County’s economy for over a century and is thriving today. The Tillamook County Creamery Association is one of Oregon’s most successful companies and just demonstrated that success by becoming the main jersey sponsor of the Portland Timbers. Details haven’t been revealed, but most MLS jersey deals are around $3-5 million per year. Over its long history, many...
Federal funding needed for prescribed burns to prevent wildfires
Oregon and Washington leaders are using the start of the region’s wildfire season to once again ask Congress for more money for prescribed burns. The practice of strategically starting low-intensity fires across forests to improve soil and ecosystem health and prevent catastrophic wildfires has been common among tribes in the West for millenia. In recent years, it has gained more traction among the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land...
Matthews named Manzanita Citizen of the Year
David Mathews was named Manzanita’s Citizen of the Year at the June 5 meeting of the city council. Matthews moved to Manzanita in the early 1990s. He’s been a builder and a real estate broker. He and his wife Dellanne McGregor met at Short Sand Beach. Both surfers and outdoors people, they have been married for over 30 years. Announcing the honor, Mayor Kathryn Stock said his strong concern for...
Public confidence varies in climate change impact
Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes. The study found that politics and personal experience played significant roles in people’s responses: Self-identified Republicans were less likely than Democrats to attribute extreme weather events to climate change, though Republicans who had personally experienced negative impacts from extreme weather events were more likely to link them to climate change...
Charity Drive funds distributed
Representatives from community groups gathered at Tillamook High School on June 4, where junior Charity Drive overalls Abi Blackburn and Kennedy Moncrief awarded them $61,829.72 in community grants. The awards accounted for 30% of the record $223,446.39 that Tillamook High School students raised in the annual fundraising initiative in February, with 50% of the funds going to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and 20% to a scholarship program for graduating seniors. A...
North and Central Coast re-opens for razor clam harvesting
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish opening. Razor clam harvesting has re-opened on the north and central coast. Levels of the marine biotoxin paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) have continued to test below the closure limit. Razor clam harvesting is open from the Washington border to the Yachats River. Commercial oyster harvesting has also reopened in Netarts and Tillamook bays. ...
Statewide transportation tour coming to Tillamook June 18
Oregon lawmakers are coming to Tillamook on Tuesday, June 18 for their next stop on the legislature’s Statewide Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour. The goal of the tour is to help build public understanding around the challenges Oregon faces in maintaining a safe, accessible, and reliable transportation system. Transportation agencies across the state, including ODOT, are facing structural funding challenges that impact their ability to deliver core services. State leaders are looking to fix that, and this tour is laying the roadmap. ...
Letter: Trump verdict shows justice system at work
Wait a minute, those who claim our justice system “weaponized” the case against Donald Trump. Weaponization is a made-up word. We might as well say the state prosecutors “used” the law or “acted responsibly” in pursuing the case. The point is simple: Did Trump break the law by falsifying business records? The jury found that he did. Of course, the justice system’s duty is to enforce the law. Doing so may have political consequences. Calling it weaponization infers that the case was brought without merit for political purposes. I suppose we could say the police are weaponizing the law by arresting a thief. What we call the action doesn’t matter. The point is simple: Did Donald Trump break the law or not by falsifying records, 34 of them? The consequences of the verdict wait to be seen, consequences both for our personal moral values and for the wider political process. Joe Stark Hebo
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