By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer So, if it looked like I disappeared over Christmas, I got a special gift from an unknown person, I had/have the flu, and…
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NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Good News Preparing for the New Year
OIOpublisher By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 12/30/2024 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Many of us have New Year traditions that may include making resolutions, jumping in cold water, and even wearing lucky…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Kindness of Others
By Neal Lemery “Every time you do a good deed, you shine the light a little farther into the dark,” — Charles DeLint. My world recently brightened up, all due to the…
THE OCEANSIDER: Oceansiders Come Through! Fundraising Goal Exceeded for New Emergency Generator; Turtle Rescue at Short Beach
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider The Oceanside Protection Society and OVERT have announced that they received donations totaling $7075 over the past two weeks, exceeding the $6000 fundraising goal in its year-end drive to…
BOOK REVIEWS: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 (22) Books for 2024
By Jim Heffernan I take it as point of pride that I’m promiscuous. Not that way. I’m very proud of 58 years as a faithful husband, but I am promiscuous for books. …
Tillamook PUD Offers Community Support Grant Program in 2025
To support economic growth and enhance community livability in Tillamook County. (TILLAMOOK, OR – December 23, 2024) Tillamook PUD is pleased to announce the 2025 Community Support Grant Program is now open…
New Round of “Dear Stranger” letter campaign at the Tillamook County Library
For 10 years, Oregon Humanities’ Dear Stranger project has invited Oregonians to exchange letters with people they’ve never met. Since 2014, more than 1,000 people have sent letters to Dear Stranger and…
I’ve been thinking … Working Families Party & Civics Sermons in 2025
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about the Working Families Party and what it represents. My historic affiliation is to the Democratic Party and will remain so. But it’s plain…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISORIES: Coastal Flood Advisory until 02:00PM Saturday 12/28/24; Beach Hazards – Sneaker Waves possible through Sunday 12/29/24
* WHAT…For the Coastal Flood Advisory, tidal overflow flooding. For the Beach Hazards Statement, Sneaker waves possible. * WHERE…Clatsop and Tillamook Coast. * WHEN…For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 2 PM PST…
OBITUARY: Rodney Alvin Norberg – March 7, 1942 – December 19, 2024
Rodney Alvin Norberg, 82, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024 of natural causes. Rodney was born in Tillamook, Oregon on March 7, 1942 to Harry and Gladys Norberg. He was the…