by Neal Lemery Life is always teaching me lessons. I can get lost, or lose something I think is important, a treasure that is valuable to my life. In the process of…
Category: Guest Column
THE VIEW FROM HERE: Between Mother’s Day and Election Day
By Lianne Thompson, Clastop County Commissioner As I’m writing, it’s May 15, and we’re sitting between Mother’s Day and Electon Day. I was thinking about the similarities and differences in the roles…
A Mother’s Day Gift: Johnny’s Apple Tree blooms again ~ May 13, 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer shares Johanna’s photos all the time on our Facebook page, and we featured her photo on the cover of this year’s Giving Guide. I had been contemplating a…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside Beach Access Ready for Summer Season; Update on STRs
By Jerry Keene, Editor jerrykeene@oceansidernews.com Return of the Oceanside Steps Planks and Handrails Just in time for the hot weather, the ONA and the Tillamook Public Works Department arranged for reinstallation of…
SPECIAL ELECTION: Online Candidate Forums – Videos, Voter’s Guide – Vote by May 16th
FOUR DAYS … to get your ballot in – drop off or mail by Tuesday May 16th. Here are the current numbers from the County Clerk’s office – nearly 80% have not…
ROCKAWAY BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN: VOLUNTEERS MAKING IT HAPPEN, GROWING STRONG!
By Barbara Trout for the Tillamook County Pioneer As spring brings warmer weather to the north coast, people are getting out, prepping their gardens and eagerly anticipating a growing season. This makes…
CALL TO ACTION: Clatsop and Columbia Counties Loss of Bus Service Impacting the Most Vulnerable – People Need Help
EDITOR’S NOTE: There is a humanitarian crisis in our own backyard. The sudden shut-down of Sunset Empire Transportation District is impacting hundreds of people. Little to no service has been restored (limited…
Sheriff’s Office budget cut insight from someone who’s been there …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Gordon gave me a call yesterday afternoon and it wasn’t to talk about the weather. He’d just seen a story on a valley news channel about the Tillamook County cutting…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceanside’s Newest Neighborhood is Renamed “Cougar Ridge”
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider jerrykeene@oceansidernews.com Head out of the Village on Hwy 131 and take a left on either Grand Avenue or (newly paved) Highland Avenue. Either way, drive a…
From Tillamook County’s Housing Coordinator: Resignation Announcement, Transition to New Role
By Thomas J. Fiorelli After two fulfilling years as Tillamook County’s Housing Coordinator, I am excited to announce that I will be joining my partner in devoting our full time and attention…
