Congratulations to the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirate Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students that placed in the top four at the State Leadership Conference, April 9-11, and have earned the right to attend…
Tillamook Coast Visitors Association Awards Nearly $185,000 in Tourism Marketing Grants
Additional $15,000 directed to sponsorships to support community initiatives The Tillamook Coast Visitors Association has awarded $184,850 in tourism marketing grants for the 2025–26 fiscal year, supporting 29 projects that promote local…
Why Policy Matters: Step In, Don’t Step Back
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve been working with Michelle Jenck for over a decade with Tillamook County Wellness – that started out as the “Year of Wellness” – but that’s another story. Michelle and…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY & DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY: OHA, DEQ finalize 2026-2027 Oregon beach monitoring list
Agency shares list of state beaches to be sampled for bacteria PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has released its list of coastal recreation areas it will be monitoring…
NORTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY RESISTANCE – NEHALEM SATURDAY APRIL 11 – NOON TO 2 PM
Hello Friends, The North County Resistance will be in Nehalem, this Saturday, April 11, from noon to 2 PM. Please feel free to come and join us in our protest. Our protest…
BUTCH’S BLOG: Growing Older, Growing Wiser?
By Butch Freedman “Anyone who survives childhood has enough to write about for the rest of their lives.” Flannery O’Connor I’ve always found comfort in the above quote. I don’t think it…
Statement from the Tillamook County Democrats
In reference to the article authored by Constance Shimek and posted in the Tillamook County Pioneer on April 5: CALL TO ACTION: PRIMARY COMMITTEE PERSONS NEEDED FOR TILLAMOOK COUNTY DEMOCRATS Constance Shimek…
AAUW CANDIDATES FORUM – APRIL 16th AT TILLAMOOK BAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE & ZOOM
The American Association of University Women – Tillamook is hosting a Candidates Forum for the State Senate District 16, State Representative District 32, and Tillamook County Commissioner, Position #3 races. The forum…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Spring Chinook reopens below Bonneville Dam for three days – April 11, 12 & 13
(CLACKAMAS, OR) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington took joint state action today to add another three days of recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam….
beach haiku
(Photo of Manzanita Beach by Christy Kay) sunday evening beach walk: sand warm ’neath bare feet’ as i tread the sandy beach/ in easter sun’s glow. feathery white clouds/ grace the afternoon…