Tillamook County Pioneer

News & People of Tillamook County. Every Day.

Menu
  • Home
  • Feature
    • Breaking News
    • Arts
    • Astrology
    • Business
    • Community
    • Employment
    • Event Stories
    • From the Pioneer
    • Government
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Non Profit News
    • Obituary
    • Public Safety
    • Podcast Interview Articles
    • Pioneer Pulse Podcast: Politics, Palette, and Planet – the Playlist
  • Guest Column
    • Perspectives
    • Don Backman Photos
    • Ardent Gourmet
    • Kitchen Maven
    • I’ve been thinking
    • Jim Heffernan
    • The Littoral Life
    • Neal Lemery
    • View From Here
    • Virginia Carrell Prowell
    • Words of Wisdom
    • Chuck McLaughlin – 1928 to 2025
  • Weather
  • Post Submission
  • Things to do
    • Calendar
    • Tillamook County Parks
    • Tillamook County Hikes
    • Whale Watching
    • Tillamook County Library
    • SOS Community Calendar
  • About
    • Contribute
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Opt-out preferences
  • Search...
Menu

Author: Debra Grace

I'm a former biologist, current designer, author, and AI and technology enthusiast. Having worked for independent, small newspapers in Oregon since 2012 including the Portland Mercury, the Cannon Beach Gazette, the Seaside Signal, the Hip Fish, and more. I hold a BS degree in watershed restoration science and policy, and a MS in Administration and Management. Please email me with questions, I promise I don't bite!

Artist Reception “The Fisherman and his Wife” Exhibition Featuring Robert Vaughan March 7 at Blue Water Fine Art Gallery

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Debra Grace

Immerse yourself in an evening of creativity at Blue Water Fine Art Gallery as we highlight our March Featured Artist, acclaimed watercolorist and local resident Robert Vaughan. His newest exhibition, “The Fisherman…

Tillamook Bay Watershed Council Meeting Tuesday February 24th

Posted on February 23, 2026February 23, 2026 by Mike Wendel

Tuesday night February 24th we will be having our monthly watershed council meeting at the Ad Montgomery community hall in Bay City located at 5525 B Street, Bay City, Oregon 97107 at…

NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: ROCKAWAY BEACH MONTHLY MEETING TUESDAY FEB. 24TH

Posted on February 21, 2026February 21, 2026 by Rhonda Piasecki

Please join us for a COMMUNITY MEETING Last Tuesday of the month – February 24th at 6-7:30pm St. Mary by the Sea Parish Hall, 275 S. Pacific Street, Rockaway Beach Please attend…

BUTCH’S BLOG: Know Your Enemy

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Butch Freedman

By Butch Freedman It’s time to stop pretending we can all get along. The divide has become too deep, and too mean. I’ve never been one to “turn the other cheek.” All…

BUTCH’S BLOG: Writing on the Inside

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Butch Freedman

By Butch Freedman I knew I was being played. It was the journals they were after. The aim was to score a free notebook, not to be in a writing group. What…

BUTCH’S BLOG: It Can’t Happen Here – Or Can It?

Posted on February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 by Butch Freedman

By Butch Freedman I watched a “60 Minutes” episode last night about three 80-year-olds who were born in the death camps of the Nazis in 1945. It was a story of resilience…

Diabetes Self-Management Class at Tillamook YMCA – Sign up now

Posted on February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 by Galena Flores

Living well with diabetes doesn’t mean doing it alone. The Tillamook YMCA and Northwest Senior & Disability Services is excited to offer the Diabetes Self-Management Program (DSMP) — a 6-week workshop designed…

United Paws Cat of the Week: Meet Ivy

Posted on February 15, 2026 by United Paws of Tillamook

Meet Ivy, United Paws Cat of the Week. Ivy is a calico beauty who was abandoned when her guardian moved. A neighbor fed her as an outside cat, and reached out for…

BUTCH’S BLOG: A Small Good Thing

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Butch Freedman

By Butch Freedman I was not into it at first. Seemed overly friendly, even intrusive. I mean, you don’t do that with strangers, do you? My wife, Bev, did. She was fully…

VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED – MIGHT ONE OF THEM BE YOU?

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Keith L Johanson

The US Department Veterans Affairs is looking for volunteer drivers. The job is transporting veterans from Tillamook to their VA medical appointments in Portland and Vancouver. We drive Monday through Friday, except…

  • Previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 40
  • Next

Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide Slide Subscribe Contribute

Ads

Featured Video

Tillamook Weather

Tides

Tillamook Church Search

Cloverdale Baptist Church
Nestucca Valley Presbyterian
Tillamook Ecumenical Service

Tillamook County Pioneer Podcast Series

Archives

  • Home
  • EULA Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Opt-out preferences
  • Search...
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on pinterest
Pinterest
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
Linkedin
Catherine

Recent Posts

  • OREGON STATE LEGISLATURE: State Budget Rebalance Maintains Critical Services Despite Federal Cuts

    March 2, 2026
  • NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 63 - February 28th 2026

    March 2, 2026
  • HOFFMAN CENTER HORTICULTURE WORKSHOP: The Pruning Lab March 14th

    March 1, 2026
©2026 Tillamook County Pioneer | Theme by SuperbThemes

Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}