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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention (HPCDP) section along with the “Place Matters” Awards Committee announced their selection of Tillamook County Wellness for its 2018 Outstanding Organizational Leadership Award. The announcement was made at the annual “Place Matters” conference, held in Portland on October 30th. According to OHA Health Systems Policy Specialist, Patricia Selinger, this award is given to an individual or organization that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in chronic disease prevention, early detection and... Read more →

The $35 pass saves $120 in admission fees to local museums. Step Back in Time, the annual history appreciation celebration hosted by the Tillamook Coast History Alliance (TCHA), will take place Thanksgiving weekend, November 23 to 25. Several member museums will be open that weekend with special events showcasing the county’s cultural heritage. To inspire museum visits, TCHA will offer VIP passes for $35. The pass offers 20% off a one-time general admission for up to four adults and/or children... Read more →

EDITOR’S NOTE: According to Lt. James Horton, Tillamook County Sheriff’s office, “With this case, it was and still is an open investigation which limits how much we can tell the public. It was a priority for us to locate and take them into custody and our detectives and other law enforcement partners were working on it through the weekend. I can say that this was not a random act of violence on the part of the two suspects. The victims... Read more →

Greetings from the forest! The Tillamook Forest Center embraces the changing seasons with the Rain Festival and Wreath-Making Rain Festival November 17 & 18 (Saturday & Sunday) All day Don’t let the November rain get you down. As the flora and fauna of the Tillamook State Forest know, rain should be celebrated. Throw on your best rain gear and join us for a weekend of fun activities exploring all that the rain brings to the creatures of the forest. Activities... Read more →

The Hoffman Center for the Arts will host a 10th anniversary celebration of the Manzanita Writers’ Series Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. Organizers say the event will be “a celebration for all local writers and those with a strong connection to the Oregon coast, and who have published something since our start in 2008.” Published items could include a short story or article in a literary magazine, a piece in the Hoffman Center’s “Word & Image” or “North Coast... Read more →

The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum is holding their second annual “Mook Book Fair” on Saturday, November 17, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Museum’s Main and Northwest Galleries. “We have invited even more local authors this year,” said the Museum’s Carla Albright. “As well as regional favorites Grant McOmie and Adam Sawyer who will be bringing their books to sign and sell. We have also made arrangements for some of the authors to do readings of their... Read more →

Thursday, November 15th, Garibaldi Grade School will be having an Emergency Preparedness Fair from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the GGS gym. This event is open to the community and all families that attend will be able to start their own “go bag” for emergencies! Feel free to come in and talk with the numerous county agencies that will be there. Activities will include Art Judging for student drawings to be featured in the 2019 SOS Tillamook community calendar, demos, kit samples,... Read more →

Thanksgiving is 10 days away … what?? How did that happen? Here’s a way to provide a luscious dessert (or two) for your guests and help out the local food bank. OR, if you so inclined, bake an EXTRA pie for the auction and maybe take home the top prize. The Schooner Restaurant & Lounge and The Upstairs Bar & Grill will be hosting a ​Silent Auction Bake Sale ​​on Wednesday, November 21st to benefit the ​OREGON FOOD BANK TILLAMOOK... Read more →