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Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde prepare to open public health building to expand care
The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde will open a new public health building Friday in Grand Ronde to provide medical and dental care, vaccinations, health education and cultural services to members of the community. The idea for the building was born from challenges during the pandemic, trying to provide continuing...
Letter: Whose banning books at the library?
There is a peculiar trend in our local libraries: Half-empty shelves in the children’s non-fiction section. Several months ago I witnessed a library employee in the main branch pulling a massive amount of books from the shelves of this section and adding them to piles of hundreds of books on the children’s librarian’s desk. The predictable result came a month later when I could not locate middle school level material for Christopher Columbus, James Madison or Thomas Jefferson. In fact, the adult section had one book on Columbus, the Pulitzer prize 1943 Admiral of the Ocean Seas, on a shelf...
Lovelin campaign addresses commissioner salary
The Lovelin Campaign for Tillamook County Commission, Position 1, recently addressed the issue of Commissioner Erin Skaar’s salary, revealing that it is costing taxpayers $126,197.27 per year. Moreover, the forecast indicates a further increase of $5,966.78, effective July 1. Bruce Lovelin, the candidate spearheading the campaign, emphasized that while this may not be the primary focus of his platform, it is a matter that deserves attention and debate. “County residents are often unaware of the true financial implications of our County Commissioners’ compensation,” stated Lovelin. ...
Road Closure - Cape Meares Loop - May 20th-22nd & May 28th-30th
The new alignment of the Cape Meares Loop will be closed for construction beginning at 6am on Monday, May 20th until 6pm on May 22nd. The road will be closed again at 6am on Tuesday, May 28th until 6pm on May 30th. Full road closure is required to finalize work on the large concrete wall. It is anticipated that this is the final work need to close out the project.
Rockaway Beach chamber inaugurates wheelchair house and pavers
A group of Rockaway Beach citizens gathered at the city’s wayside on May 9, to celebrate the completion of a project that added a new wheelchair house and more than 4,000 square feet of pavers around the Chamber of Commerce’s Red Caboose. The ceremony took place during the first farmer’s market of the year and celebrated the additional accessibility the project will afford those with limitations. At the ceremony, City...
Tillamook Fire seeks levy
The Tillamook Fire District is asking voters to approve a five-year levy to support district operations on the May primary ballot. If approved, the levy would add 84 cents per thousand dollars of assessed value to tax bills in the district to support equipment maintenance and the hiring of new staff. Currently, the district relies mainly on a property tax rate of 69 cents per thousand dollars of assessed property...
Road Closure - Cape Meares Loop - May 20th-22nd & May 28th-30th
The new alignment of the Cape Meares Loop will be closed for construction beginning at 6am on Monday, May 20th until 6pm on May 22nd. The road will be closed again at 6am on Tuesday, May 28th until 6pm on May 30th. Full road closure is required to finalize work on the large concrete wall. It is anticipated that this is the final work need to close out the project.
Tillamook County Rodeo invites you
Tillamook County Rodeo invites you to become part of the rodeo action for 2025. Applications are now being accepted for the titles of Tillamook County Rodeo Queen, Junior Miss Tillamook Rodeo and Little Miss Tillys. The pageant competition will be held June 21st & 22nd 2024 at the 37th Anniversary of the Tillamook County Rodeo at the Tillamook County Fairgrounds. The Queen title is open to young ladies ages 17 to 27. ...
Receive a Telegraph in Neskowin
The San Francisco-based Telegraph Quartet will perform the music of Fanny Mendelssohn, Kenji Bunch and Antonin Dvořák in the Neskowin Chamber Music season finale this Sunday, May 19. The quartet, comprised of Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; and Jeremiah Shaw, cello, formed in 2013...
Tillamook School District 9 Board of Directors vacancy
A vacancy exists on the Tillamook School District 9 Board of Directors, Position #3. The Board of Directors seeks qualified applicants to fill the position. Interested parties should contact Gail Levesque at the District Administration Office, 503.842.4414 ext 1015, or by email at gaill@tillamook.k12.or.us to request candidate application materials. A letter of interest and the completed application must be returned by email or US mail to the Tillamook School District Board of Directors, 2510 First Street, Tillamook, OR 97141, not later than May 31, 2024. A director will be appointed to fill the unexpired term for Position #3 and will be announced at the June 10, 2024, board meeting which will be held at the District Office.
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