EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome a new Pioneer contributor, Jim Heffernan. He will be contributing book reviews (his first is below – by a local author we all know – “An Industry Worth Fighting…
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OP/ED: A Special Session Will Help Landlords, Too
By State Representative David Gomberg Representative David Gomberg is a Democrat representing District #10, and the people of the Central Coast. Across my district, most landlords are not big corporations, but retired…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/9/21 – Weather – Winter Arrives …
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, December 9, 2021, 12:30pm Weather A chilly one today, the passes even saw snow early this morning. The snow level will rise today with daytime heating to around…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Earthquakes Happening Off Oregon Coast; Weather – 12/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 11:00am Earthquakes I thought I would start this update with the answers to the most asked question this morning, “What is with…
GEEZER TRIBE: No ponies. No hats. You just get older.
by Linda Shaffer I have a birthday every November. It’s always two days after my oldest daughter’s birthday. Some years I celebrate with the turkeys and some not. Funny how that works….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/7/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 09:00am (A day that will live in infamy, Pearl Harbor Day!) Weather A cloudy, misty, drizzly morning as warmer moist air…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Special Session, Plus News on Drones, Taxes, DMV and Sea Foam
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Governor Kate Brown has announced that she is calling the Legislature to convene a special session on December 13, 2021. The issue is housing,…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HOUSING COMMISSION SERIES – “What’s the Story with Housing in Tillamook County” – Chapter 6: Climbing the Ladder
By Tillamook County Housing Commission Outreach Committee Shannon is a Firefighter, an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), a nursing student at Tillamook Bay Community College and a 23 year plus coastal resident. She…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/31/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update – Vaccine Breakthrough Report
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Friday, December 3, 2021, 10:00am Weather A chilly, foggy start this morning with lows in the mid to upper 30s. We stay dry today which…
Fusion Lodging Responds to Community Concerns About Proposed Hotel Development on Historic Oceanside Cabins Site
By Barbara Keckler, Director of Sales and Marketing, Fusion Marketing Earlier this month, an op/ed was written in this publication regarding the new hotel space planned by Fusion Lodging in Oceanside, Oregon….
