By Kelly Benson, Sustainable Relationships for Community Health (SRCH) Coordinator & Tillamook County Pioneer Partner We have had such a bizarre year. I have found myself often slipping into thinking that I…
Category: Guest Column
Celebrating Bill Baertlein: The Wow of Yow
By Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Director of Community Well-Being In 2014, Bill Baertlein, local accountant and civic leader, began floating an idea to do something fun to get people moving in a…
A new year with an old deadline …and it’s not even Wednesday yet!
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are over the moon, beyond thrilled and excited to announce …. sound trumpets … Geezer Tribe is back on the Tillamook County Pioneer. One of the “original” columns on…
COVID-19 Vaccine in Tillamook County: Tillamook County Community Health Centers Launch Vaccine Information Page
Tillamook County Community Health Centers has launched a new page on our site to help disseminate information in English and Spanish about what is happening with the COVID-19 vaccine in Tillamook County…
PEACE OUT LOUD: Time for a Choice
By Romy Carver In 1999, I spent four days in Washington, DC where I lobbied for children’s mental health parity on Capitol Hill. It was November but it felt like early fall,…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Why I Volunteer
by Neal Lemery “Putting years of experience to work in our community on behalf of the arts brings excitement and joy. We take on unimagined projects that engage us intellectually, physically and…
OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: 2021 Session Opens Monday
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Friends, I was writing my weekly newsletter Wednesday afternoon when disturbing news erupted. An angry mob had descended on our nation’s capital. They disrespected our laws…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Winter hiking on the Oregon Coast. Why would anyone be crazy enough to do this? Some of us are, and here are some tips to help you get started.
By Don Backman This is the first article in a series about hiking. Since it is the off season, and officially winter, it seemed best to start with the obvious question: Why…
VIEW FROM HERE: Year in Review – Images Part 3 from Photographer Don Backman 2020 – Sept. – Dec.
Here is the final segment of images from Don Backman – a review of the year through his photo lens. We’ve included several images from hikes outside of Tillamook County as an…
VIEW FROM HERE: Year in Review – Images Part 2 from Photographer Don Backman 2020 – May – August
So many “year in review” stories … the Pioneer asked photographer Don Backman for his “year” in photos — three or four images from each month in 2020 — Here’s May through…
