Over three years ago Rocky Intertidal partners LeeAnn Neal and Kelly Benson along with partner Will Seymour launched the fledgling, free online news site “Tillamook County Pioneer”. Online news was just becoming…
2017 Geezer Awards…you win!
Americans love winners. The number of award events each year is proof positive. We judge everything from our pets to our vegetables, and we’re not alone in this. It turns out that…
Rockaway Beach Kite Festival Faces Uncertain Future
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a complicated situation, and we hope with this information we can clear up some of the confusion. A survey being distributed by a local newspaper is inaccurately worded, suggests that the…
WANTED: Geezer detectives
Have you ever noticed that nosy neighbors are always old? Why? We’ve got time, distrust learned from years of living and a natural curiosity for anything that might mean trouble. There are…
Manzanita Cash Mob Back For Seconds
By Dan Haag, Manzanita Visitors Center There’s no denying the oddity that has been the 2016/2017 edition of winter weather on the North Oregon Coast. From a tornado, to drenching rains, to…
Tillamook HS Girls Swim Team District Champs
The Tillamook High School Swim Team had a great weekend at Districts in Astoria. “I want to give these kids all the recognition they deserve for their amazing weekend at Districts,” said…
Senator Ron Wyden Town Hall In Tillamook Sunday Feb. 5
Senator Ron Wyden will hold Town Hall meeting at Tillamook High School on Sunday Feb. 5th at noon. https://www.wyden.senate.gov/oregon/events/tillamook-county-town-hall2017
DEATH INVESTIGATION AT NEHALEM BAY STATE PARK
News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: February 1st, 2017 3:37 PM On January 30, 2017 at approximately 2:15 PM, Oregon State Police was notified of a medical call at…
GEEZER WORLD: The year in files…or not.
Linda Shaffer, author of Geezer World, lives in Netarts with her husband Nick and their loving canine mascot, Grover. She is a former publisher of the Headlight-Herald with more than 30 years…
Sanctuary Status: What it Means in Oregon
EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, the Pioneer received a question from a reader about “Sanctuary cities/counties” at the Coast. This is a complicated issue that has a variety of impacts, and the County…
