By Mike Scott, Mayor of Manzanita Manzanita voters have questions about what it will cost to build an 11,776 square foot facility that will meet our long term needs for city facilities,…
Category: Guest Column
Wanting Change: How Does That Happen?
By Neal Lemery Often, I react to the news with despair, anger and frustration. I remind myself that the “news” is often sensationalized, that the news business is a business, and that…
Manzanita Mayor Addresses Bond Measure Questions
By Mike Scott As mayor of Manzanita, I have been receiving several questions about the ballot measure for this coming November election. A few have suggested that the proposed Manzanita public hub…
Improving Lives with Otago – Individualized, In-home Exercise Program for Older Adults
By Holly Rudman, NWSDS and Kelly Benson, Tillamook County Family YMCA Many of us take for granted the basic activities of daily life. Getting up out of a chair, walking to the…
Beyond the Beach: A summer of events along Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
By Dan Haag The slate of events offered by Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve during the summer 2019 season spanned a wide variety of subjects and interests. From May through August…
End of Summer Update & Invitation to Participate in Telephone Town Hall on September 18th from Rep. Kurt Schrader
By Congressman Kurt Schrader, representing 5th District of Oregon I am hosting a telephone town hall on Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 at 6:00 pm PST. This is a great opportunity for you…
The Littoral Life: Flight of the Yo-Yo’s
By Dan Haag Life’s cruelest truth is that every vacation must eventually end. It happens to all of us, that dreaded return to reality. I see it at the end of every…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Introduction & Chapter 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has share her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…
In Good Health: Bipolar Disorder
By Linda Tate, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Communications Director This week we are going to talk about Bipolar Disorder. You may recall seeing meme’s that say things like, “The weather is Bipolar.”…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: The Intersection Between Education and Health
By Michelle Jenck, Tillamook County Wellness Coordinator “It is widely recognized that education influences health outcomes and community well-being.” So begins the introductory statement from a recent National Academy of Sciences workshop…