Less Than 100 Days until “E”-day — Expect Travel Impacts for Days Before and After the Eclipse Exclusive – From Pioneer correspondent Be prepared to stay off the roads for one week…
Category: Op-Ed
Pioneering Mothers – Catherine Fennessy Fitzpatrick
We introduced Catherine Fennessy Fitzpatrick (born 1832 in Ireland – death in 1916) in Tillamook as the new face of the Pioneer, and as a symbol of the new partnership for the Pioneer. On Mother’s…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Libraries are central to lifelong learning
Board of Commissioners for Tillamook County Chair Tim Josi, Vice Chair David Yamamoto, Commissioner Bill Baertlein When we think of libraries, we tend to think of books, and rightly so: public…
Because I’m All About That Bond!
It’s not every day that someone offers you $1.93 million in free money! But that’s just what happened to our schools. Tillamook School District has been offered $1.93 million (and maybe as…
Letter to the Editor: Merrianne Hoffman for Tillamook County Transportation Board
I was a little surprised when I saw who was running for the Tillamook County Transportation Board Position #5. I was on the board of that organization when it chose not to…
Introducing … Madame Zia – Mistress of Astrology
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to introduce our regular astrology column brought to you by a dear Pioneer friend, Dana Zia. Dana is well-known to many in Tillamook County for her delicious…
Letter to the editor: We need a new roof on the barn
There is no question that Tillamook County is a beautiful place with a history of strong, creative and intelligent people. From the earliest settlers, these attributes, along with good common sense ,have…
Why I Love the Library
by Neal Lemery My hometown library and I go way back. We are best friends. One of my earliest memories was going with my mom to the “old” library, before…
Letter to Editor
To the Editor, I wish to encourage my fellow citizens to support two of the foundations of our community: our public schools and our public library. They represent basic equality and access…
