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State issues affinity fraud warning
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) is warning Oregonians about the prevalence of affinity fraud in the U.S. Affinity fraud is a type of investment fraud and occurs when the fraudsters target victims based upon shared characteristics, according to the DFR. "These scammers often pose as or become members of the same group they intend to defraud, such as religious organizations, military organizations, ethnic groups, immigrant communities, or even...
Classified staff picket Tillamook school board meeting
As negotiations over a new contract drag on and in the wake of a canceled mediation session, members of the Oregon School Employees Association picketed the Tillamook School Board’s monthly meeting on October 14. Kau’I Meriwether, president of the union’s Tillamook chapter, said that after reaching a tentative agreement on wages and benefits in September, the district had made a worse offer before stepping away from the negotiating table. “So,...
Advisory Message: Frost Advisory until 08:00AM Thursday
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 35 degrees, locally as low as 32 degrees, will result in frost formation. * WHERE...In Oregon, North Oregon Coast Range, North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands, and Upper Hood River Valley. In Washington, South Washington Cascade Foothills. * WHEN...For the first Frost Advisory, from midnight tonight to 8 AM PDT Wednesday. For the second Frost Advisory, from midnight Wednesday Night to 8 AM PDT Thursday. ...
Oregon receives nearly $1M to support farmworker affordable housing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $956,333 for a project to rehabilitate Villa Del Sol, a multifamily affordable housing complex in McMinnville that serves farmworkers and their families. The funding comes from USDA Rural Development’s Off-Farm Labor Housing Program, which helps property owners make health and safety repairs, accessibility improvements, energy efficiency upgrades, and more to benefit their tenants. Across five states, the Off-Farm Labor Housing Program is awarding a total of $18 million in grants and loans to improve approximately 500 homes,...
A portion of Tillamook Avenue will be closed today, October 22nd
A portion of Tillamook Avenue will be closed for the purpose of positioning a large crane to assist in tree removal between Tillamook Avenue and Portland Avenue on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 from 8:00am until 4:00pm.
Stephanie Winchester candidate statement
The following candidate statement for Stephanie Winchester was submitted following the publication deadline for our voters' guide earlier this month: My name is Stephanie Winchester, I am 50 years old, and I have lived full time in Rockaway Beach for four years. We have owned property and been "weekenders" in Rockaway Beach since 2014. I have worked at OHSU for 22 years, during that time I worked legal, risk management, ambulatory care and now manage contract for clinical outreach. I am currently on our Rockaway...
Neskowin Chamber Music presents ‘Quartetto di Ceremona 25 World Tour’
The “Quartetto di Cremona 25 World Tour” comes to North America in October and November 2024 , with performances in Ontario, Oregon, New York and Pennsylvania, and returns in April 2025, with stops in Florida, Colorado, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. For their 25th Anniversary, the Quartetto take on the complex, challenging cycle of Bartók Quartets, performing the composer’s work in North America for the first time. They offer the sheer beauty of Dvořák, Ravel and Schumann to balance out the program. “When it comes to...
Adventist breaks ground on surgery center expansion and modernization
Adventist Health staff, local elected officials and construction team members gathered on October 17, for a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion and modernization of the hospital’s surgery center. The three-phase project has a projected budget of $18 million and construction is expected to begin formally in the coming weeks and be completed in 2027. Preparations for the project began when staff noticed that the foundation in the current surgical suite,...
Over $1.8 million to be invested in manufacturing
The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) will receive $1,852,748 to bolster Oregon manufacturers. The funding will provide public-private partnerships to small and medium-sized manufacturers across the state. The funding comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program. The MEP program works through collaborations...
Column: Why we can’t take Oregon Beaches for granted
Oregonians have the freedom to wander wherever they wish on the Oregon shore. The public is endowed with what is known as a “customary use right” to visit all 362 miles of our ocean beaches and rocky shores. Few citizens of other states enjoy this kind of unfettered access along the beach that was ensured for Oregonians and their visitors by our celebrated Beach Bill, initially passed by the legislature in 1967. Today, however, this Oregonian legacy is under threat. Not because anyone is scheming...
Letter: Concern about Rockaway ordinance
I am writing to express my concern about the Rockaway Beach City Council’s recent passage of Ordinance 2024-07, which grants extensive authority to the City Manager. Adopted on September 11, 2024, this ordinance raises serious questions about governance and community input in our small town. The rapid process of holding both the first and second readings, followed by a vote within a single evening, is alarming. The public hearing allowed for only minimal public testimony, and the council voted just ten minutes later. This lack...
Letter: Davis and Goliath
My mailbox is filled with fliers. Nice, slick mailers. While filling my recycling bin, I counted the balance of those mailers. The Davis campaign left one when they knocked on my door, providing some history of who he is, and why he would work hard to represent me. The rest came from the Javadi campaign. Most weren’t telling me what a great representative he has been, but scaring me with...
Letter: Endorsements for Rockaway Beach
I recently had the opportunity to listen to and ask questions of Councilor Tom Martine, Councilor Penny Cheek, Councilor Alesia Franken, Councilor Mary McGinnis and Mayor Charles McNeilly who are candidates seeking reelection in Rockaway Beach. Also, Kiley Konruff who is running for Rockaway Beach City Council for the first time. I was really impressed with them and found that each candidate will bring something valuable to the Rockaway Beach City Council. Kiley Konruff is smart, well versed and is very knowledgeable about family issues...
Letter: Javadi is not a pro-choice candidate
An odd thing happened to State Rep. Cyrus Javadi during a recent Candidates Forum sponsored by the American Association of University Women. When asked if he supported a woman’s right to make her own reproductive healthcare decisions, Mr. Javadi spoke with great compassion about young girls betrayed by the men they trusted; expressed horror that women in 12 states were facing criminal charges related to their pregnancies; and assured viewers that abortion was still legal in Oregon. ...
Letter: Keep politics off public beaches
Anyone who has walked north on the spit from Cape Meares on a sunny, windless Sunday morning in early fall, blue sky overhead and the Pacific smooth as a millpond, knows this stretch of beach to be a natural wonder. You might see a handful of people, at most, a couple meandering along, dogs or children in tow or a single individual stopping to examine whatever the Pacific has washed ashore. It is a place Oregonians and out-of-town visitors come to to relax and recharge, to take a break from their cares and worries, and yes, their politics, at least...
Letter: Leverette for Wheeler City Council
I am happily endorsing Mary Leverette for Wheeler City Council. Her intelligence and enthusiasm will be a welcome addition to the council. She has attended nearly every council meeting and has a solid understanding of the many issues facing Wheeler. Her tireless work on the Wheeler clean-up day and emergency preparedness have been a huge benefit to everyone in town. She is levelheaded and kind. I’m confident that she will do an excellent job. Gordon Taylor Wheeler
Old House Dahlias hosting pumpkin patch throughout October
Bring the family and take a free hayride through fields of beautiful flowers and pumpkins to pick out your pumpkins this year at Old House Dahlia. The farm features seven varieties of pumpkins including unusual warty varieties, white pumpkins and the Big Atlantic Giants that grow up to 80 pounds. Also available are edible Cinderella pumpkins for soups, breads and pumpkin pies. Also for sale are cut sunflowers and dahlias, whiles supplies last. Orders for dahlia tubers for next spring may be placed at the Pumpkin Patch. If you can’t make it out on the weekend, the Old House Dahlias farmstand is open weekdays, cash transactions only. So, stop by the Old House Dahlias Pumpkin Patch at 11600 Highway 101 South from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. any Saturday or Sunday in October.
The mental health impact facing Oregon’s wildland firefighters
Oregon’s wildfire season is expected to continue through this month, but the mental scares and impact of the season on the firefighters who battle blazes near Cottage Grove and across the state, and their families, may last a lifetime, according to Jeff Dill, the founder of Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA). Dill established the FBHA in 2010 following Hurricane Katrina. He was than a Battalion Chief for a fire department in northwest Chicago. ...
Measure 118 overreaches, but does contain some ‘concepts of a plan’ for improving our tax system
Measure 118 is more of a thought experiment than a credible ballot measure. But despite the many problems with its proposal to increase corporate taxes to fund cash payments for Oregonians, the measure does contain, to borrow a phrase from the recent presidential debate, some interesting “concepts of a plan” to improve our current system of taxing and spending in Oregon. I expect a majority of Oregonians, myself included, will...
Tillamook takes tough homecoming loss
Tillamook High School’s football team took a tough loss in their homecoming game on October 18, falling to the Scappoose Indians in a shootout, 47-27. The Mooks struggled with turnovers on the offensive side of the ball, totaling five in the game, and a two-interception performance from Carson Remington was not enough to slow Scappoose’s powerful offensive attack. Scappoose came out hot with a big return to Tillamook’s 45 and...
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