Tillamook PUD is beginning the South Tillamook County Voltage Conversion Project on Tuesday, June 6. Voltage adjustment improves the efficiency in which electricity is delivered, minimizes power loss, and helps provide alternate…
THE OCEANSIDER: Short Term Rental Hearing – Opening Salvos; More Development News
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The County Commissioners convened the first of two hearings last Tuesday (May 30) to consider a Staff Report and to take public comment on a proposed overhaul of the county’s STR rules in…
A Silent Stage: The Unprecedented Absence of Presidential Debates in 2024
As we approach the 2024 United States Presidential Election, the political landscape is charged with anticipation and uncertainty. The election, scheduled for November 5, 2024, is set to be a pivotal moment…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 6/5/23
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, we have an upper level low pressure area down to the south over northern California while a large high pressure ridge remains…
Manzanita Planning Commission Meeting Sparks Community Concerns Over Proposed Development
The latest Manzanita Planning Commission meeting held on May 30, 2023, saw a heated discussion over a proposed development project that could significantly alter the landscape of the local community. The project,…
JOURNEY GAL: Hello – Lighthouse Keeping; Goodbye – Light Housekeeping
EDITOR’S NOTE: She’s back and with another great adventure. This one skips ahead to the 21st century (2010 to be exact) and is quite an adventure. Marilyn would love to hear from…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS SAFE SPACE FOR ALL
June is Pride month. Pride month is a celebration of the freedom to be who you are. Pride raises awareness of the issues facing the LGBTQIA2S+ community. John Hopkins Medicine reports that…
Adventist Health Tillamook Medical Minute: Celebrating rural oncologist-hematologist care with Dr. Gibbs
EDITOR’S NOTE: Today, Sunday June 4th is Cancer Survivor Day, so it seems fitting to share this “Tillamook Medical Minute” story that celebrates the birthday of Adventist Health’s well-known “cancer doc” Dr….
ASTROLOGY: Full Moon in Sagittarius June 3rd at 8:42 pm; The truth will set you free – but first, it will be a wake up call
By Madame Dana Zia The archer’s Full Moon gallops into the sky on June 3rd at 8:42pm PT. This is also known as the strawberry Moon to the First Peoples because the…
Inspiration – Peace & Civility Pledge
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer shared the Peace & Civility Pledge in 2020; and earlier this year, Jim Heffernan came upon it again. The original author Barbara McLaughlin was inspired by Lianne Thompson’s…