By Neal Lemery 1/2/2024 The new year offers such potential. The new year’s calendar on the frig is already filling up, but there are plenty of empty spaces for what could lie…
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PHOTOS: In retrospect … “Favorite” Photos from the Year
By Don Backman It is useful to look back over your work periodically to determine what you like about it, what you don’t care for, and have an idea for how to…
Tillamook Together: A Year of Resilience and Community in 2023
In 2023, the Tillamook County Pioneer told our story – a tale of a community standing strong, caring for our land, and coming together. Through storms and sunsets, in our streets and…
OP/ED: Club Manzanita, Lets Talk
By Randy Kugler The subject of Mayor Simmons reluctance to meet and have private one on one discussions with other Council members and only have discussions of City business at public meetings…
NEW YEARS DAY POLAR PLUNGES: Neah-Kah-Nie Beach & Cape Lookout Beach Jan. 1
It’s Polar Plunge time – New Years Day in North County and South County. The weather forecast for New Years Day calls for partly cloudy skies, calm winds and a high of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LAUNCH UPGRADED MEETING PLATFORM
The Board of Commissioners’ office is excited to announce the December 29, 2023 launch of the commissioners’ new agenda and meeting management system, CivicClerk. CivicClerk is an online platform that streamlines meeting…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Lessons of 2023
By Neal Lemery It’s the end of the year already. The year seems to have flown by, as years tend to do. I like to be reflective, to look back and wonder…
BOOK REVIEW: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 Books of 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tis the season of “tops of 2023” lists – so here we go … book reviewer Jim Heffernan gives us his Top 20 books. By Jim Heffernan Another year, another…
The Passing of a Legend – Orella Holloway Chadwick
By Lisa Baumgartner, granddaughter of Orella Holloway Chadwick Orella Holloway Chadwick was famous for doing things her way. On Christmas Eve 2023, the 104-year-old Tillamook resident died the way she lived—exactly how…
Community New Years Eve Event Returns to Pine Grove Community House Dec. 31st; Gratitude Jar Reading, Music & More
When it seems we need it the most, let’s gather. Come celebrate New Year’s Eve with your community at the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita on Sunday, Dec 31, starting at 7pm to midnight,…
