EDITOR’S NOTE: The proposed building that Patty Rinehart refers to in her letter below is to be located at 220 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. This Oregonian article provides details about rapidly expanding…
Category: Guest Column
I’ve been thinking … Democracy – A Fact of Life
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about democracy and how it’s working in two countries, my own United States and Ukraine. I am blessed to have been born in…
Learning to Swim in the Seas of Grief
By Vivi Tallman for the Tillamook County Pioneer Two years ago this week, my 19 year old grandson died of an unintentional overdose. Mache’s death, building on a season of other intense…
SEASON OF GIVING: Local Community Organizations Helping Those In Need – Seniors, Children – Special Holiday Programs
By Patty Rinehart The groups below are all 501(C) (3) organizations located here in North Tillamook County. Your help is needed every month of the year, and especially this time of year….
BOOK REVIEW: Cheese War
By Jim Heffernan Cheese War is a book written mainly about a tumultuous time in Tillamook County between 1962 and 1968. It was written by a pair of sisters who lived through…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Quiet Time
by Neal Lemery I am again learning to cherish the darkness and the quiet of the early morning. I often struggle with the early darkness of the evening and the late-rising sun…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Happy Thanksgiving!
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite annual celebration. It is a time to pause and reflect and appreciate all the things we…
Make your holidays merry by preventing respiratory viruses like RSV
As Oregon emergency departments overflow, health officials offer tips for keeping loved ones healthy PORTLAND, Ore. – An increase in severe respiratory infections this season is putting pressure on Oregon’s already-strained hospitals as…
Message to all Tillamook County Residents: Measure 114
By Sheriff Joshua Brown I have received many questions and inquiries regarding Measure 114. Unfortunately, at this time, there is little concrete information that I can report except that it is scheduled…
Where’s My Day of Thanks?
EDITOR’S NOTE: It seems that “Christmas came early this year” even before Halloween we were assaulted with Christmas decor and more in all the stores. I agree with Gus – let’s focus…