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Tillamook veterans’ memorial installed
A new veterans’ memorial was installed in downtown Tillamook on June 26, honoring veterans from World War I to the present day across the county. The project was the brainchild of late Tillamook City Councilor Doug Henson, who raised more than $200,000 in donations and in-kind contributions before Tillamook City Councilor Nick Torres took over for the final stages of the project when Henson became ill. Henson told the Herald...
A reading of the Declaration of Independence July 4 in Maxwell Library Park
Hear ye! Hear ye! A declaration from the Second Continental Congress! Thus will begin, on July 4 at 11:00 a.m., the reading of the Declaration of Independence from the stage in Maxwell Library Park, 1708 Third ST, adjacent to the Main Tillamook County Library. A group of 20 women and men will take turns reading the document that set the colonies on the road to freedom – a document that was approved unanimously on July 4, 1776, by the 56 men who made up the...
Women’s preventive health care across the lifespan
The term women’s health covers more than just pap smears and mammograms. This category of healthcare has a wide scope covering care for people with a uterus from menstruation to pregnancy and osteoporosis, along with all of the health screenings in between. Women’s health aims at improving health over the lifespan with treatments and screenings beginning in the teen years and spanning the rest of a person’s life. The terminology for the women’s health category is evolving to recognize transgender and non-binary people. The women’s health category is inclusive for all people based on anatomy, not gender identity. ...
New apartments open in Garibaldi
Residents are set to begin moving into the new Garibaldi Bayview Apartments at the east end of the city and seven lots prepared for home construction above the complex are on the market. The 3-acre project was shepherded by the development team of Paul Daniels and Ron Halter and marks the third complex they have partnered on in the city in the last decade. Friends since high school, the men...
Celebrate safely this Fourth of July: Rethink the Drink, drive sober
As Oregonians gear up to celebrate the busy months of summer – from Fourth of July and barbecues to weddings and river outings – the Oregon Health Authority's (OHA) Excessive Alcohol Use Prevention Program and the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Impaired Driving Program are partnering to remind everyone about the importance of driving sober and drinking less. Excessive drinking impairs a person’s judgment, slows reaction times and increases the likelihood of making fatal decisions. This Fourth of July, OHA and ODOT are encouraging people...
Fireworks issues beyond Independence Day
The use of fireworks, both legal and illegal goes beyond celebrations during Independence Day. The fireworks are dangerous and have led to injuries and fires. The law Oregon law prohibits the possession, use or sale of any firework that flies into the air, explodes, or travels more than 12 feet horizontally on the ground without...
Dangerous hot conditions' trigger precautions
The National Weather Service (NWS) has updated its Excessive Heat Warning in effect from noon Thursday to 11 p.m. Sunday. WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures 100 to 105 expected. There is a 25-35 percent chance that temperatures will exceed 110 degrees on Saturday, and a 10-15 percent chance that temperatures will exceed 110 degrees...
PTSD Awareness: Understanding, Treatment and Support
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a significant mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. As a licensed clinical social worker and certified alcohol and drug counselor, I have seen firsthand the profound impact PTSD can have on individuals’ lives. At Adventist Health Tillamook, I, along with my therapy dog, Quinn, strive to offer compassionate care and effective treatment to those struggling with PTSD and other mental health challenges. PTSD is often associated with military veterans, but it affects many others as well. According...
Letter: Manzanita should pay for share of water
The Wheeler and Manzanita City Councils will meet soon to discuss changing the IGA (Intergovernmental agreement) which began 20 years ago and has been updated 2 times. This time the Conservation of the Water Aquifer owned by Wheeler. the councils are trying to lower Wheeler’s U.S. leading water rate from being in line with Mananzita. Currently, Wheeler’s lowest average rate is $76.07 while Manzanita’s is $47.56 a month. Wheeler council had a workshop this past June 5th. I have been recommending the sharing of the...
Local volunteer salmon hatcheries celebrate milestones
Dodging rain and hailstorms blowing through on the morning of June 15, the Nestucca Anglers celebrated by hosting their 25th Annual Salmon Fin Clip Day. The Rhoades Pond Rearing facility is operated by the dedicated volunteers from Nestucca Anglers Association that raise and release around 100,000 fall run Chinook Salmon annually. The salmon fry had their adipose fin removed to indicate they are hatchery fish and will be released by the ODFW Cedar Creek Hatchery staff later this summer. ...
July packed with family fun in Tillamook County
The month of July will see a full schedule of events across Tillamook County, starting with north county celebrations of the Fourth of July and continuing with festivals in Cloverdale, Pacific City and Garibaldi. On Independence Day, Rockaway Beach and Manzanita will take center stage, with each town hosting a parade, Rockaway Beach’s at 11 a.m. and Manzanita’s at 1 p.m. with a theme of Soar Fourth. The fun will...
Shots fired at officers precede high-speed chase through Tillamook
A traffic stop near Fred Meyer in Tillamook took an unexpected turn when the vehicle’s driver allegedly opened fire on Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Tillamook City Police Officers before absconding. Joey de la Rosa Rodriguez of Damascus was spotted around 6:30 p.m. on June 26, by Tillamook Sherriff’s Deputies and Oregon State Troopers driving a white Toyota Tacoma. The officers had identified de la Rosa Rodriguez as having arrest warrants in Clackamas and Yamhill Counties for eluding law enforcement officers in recent days...
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Oregon city, allows ban on homeless people sleeping outdoors
The U.S. Supreme Court Friday sided with a local ordinance in Oregon that effectively bans homeless people from sleeping outdoors, and local governments will be allowed to enforce those laws. In a 6-3 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the opinion that the enforcement of those local laws that regulate camping on public property does not constitute the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. “Homelessness is complex. Its...
Improved hearing experience at two Tillamook County attractions
Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) has funded the installation of hearing loops at two locations in Tillamook County: the visitors center desk at the Tillamook Creamery, and the front desk at the Tillamook Air Museum. Tillamook Creamery has also purchased an additional three hearing loops for their retail, ice cream and café areas. “We’re excited to add new hearing loops at the Tillamook Creamery visitors center, which will help us connect with our million-plus annual visitors, some of whom are in the hearing loss community,”...
Two sea otters spotted in Cannon Beach, Oregon
The Elakha Alliance is excited to report the sighting of two sea otters at Ecola Point, Cannon Beach. This is a significant event as there has been no established population of sea otters along the Oregon coast since they were hunted to local extinction for their fur by the early 1900s. A team of local volunteers made the initial sighting which was confirmed by Chanel Hason, a marine biologist and Director of Outreach and Community Relations for the Elakha Alliance, who observed the two sea...
New training technique makes AI systems less socially biased
An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially biased. Eric Slyman of the OSU College of Engineering and the Adobe researchers call the novel method FairDeDup, an abbreviation for fair deduplication. Deduplication means removing redundant information from the data used to train AI systems, which lowers the high computing costs of the training. ...
Tillamook Bay Trails Coalition takes collaborative approach to recreation infrastructure
A group of governments and other organizations from around Tillamook Bay have come together to form the Tillamook Trails Coalition, with an eye towards coordinating efforts to enhance recreational opportunities in the area. Dan Haag, the Tillamook Coast Visitors Association’s director of trails, is spearheading the effort and said that the group is working to assess the local trail inventory and will soon be gathering community input. Haag came up...
Merkley Monthly: Tackling the housing affordability crisis
June is National Homeownership Month, but the housing affordability crisis is putting home ownership farther and farther out of reach for too many working families in Oregon and across America. When I was growing up, my parents, like many of their generation, were able to save enough money to buy a modest home for our family in Oregon. I still live in that same blue-collar neighborhood. But it’s a different story for my children’s generation. As prices to rent and buy skyrocket, young people are...
Celebrate community at the Tillamook Farmers Market
The Tillamook Farmers Market is back in full swing! Join us on Saturdays for freshly picked fruits and vegetables, free-range eggs, a diverse selection of handmade art, beautiful bouquets of flowers and much more. Enjoy the chance to meet and connect with the producers who bring fresh, wholesome food and unique handmade goods to our community. The market will be open every Saturday between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from June 15th to September 28. ...
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