EDITOR’S NOTE: With Spring Break and a steady stream of visitors, the Pioneer has been advocating for beach and trail safety programs for a decade. Here are some great tips and the best advice from the people that are rescuing those that don’t heed the signs, follow the advice or don’t think it applies to them. Enjoy the wonderful, amazing…
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Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates Start off Baseball Season with Non-League Wins; Head to Arizona for “Spring Training”
By Matt Maizel It is already that time of year again, the Neah-Kah-Nie Pirates baseball team is 3-0 and off to a hot start in the early non league stage of the 2023 baseball season. They topped Amity in their first contest in the valley last week 13-1, following that up by going 2-0 in their doubleheader (18-1, 15-8) against…
MANZANITA DAY CELEBRATIONS MARCH 31ST, HOFFMAN WONDER GARDEN, MANZANITA
WHAT: MANZANITA DAY CELEBRATION WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 31st WHERE: Hoffman Center for the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, OR TIME: Plant Sale, 11am-1pm (admission FREE) Gardening in A Changing Climate, 2-4pm (admission $20) Look around at the places we live and you’ll likely notice they’re named after ocean bays, explorers, military outposts and native peoples. But only one place here…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Politics Industry”
By Jim Heffernan I usually wait until I finish a book before I begin to write my review, but this one is different. I’ve read a lot of books about contempory politics and “The Politics Industry” is special. I’m very impressed how original and even-handed it is. Michael Porter is an economist born in 1947 who is known in academic…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 3/24/23 – Unstable air, Unsettled weather continues
Friday, March 24, 2023 Yesterday’s front left behind an upper level trough of low pressure that gave the area some colder, unstable air which delivered some brief heavy showers with small hail, some mountain snow, and even a thunderstorm or two. Today it looked like the snow level started out at 1000’ but in the heavy showers, snow was seen…
Out of the Darkness Walk in Oceanside Saturday March 25th – Raising Awareness About Mental Health Resources, Preventing Suicide
Come join Tillamook High School Key Club for their annual Out of Darkness Walk! It’s on Saturday, March 25th @ 6:00 am at Oceanside Beach. We walk from the Oceanside parking lot to Happy Camp and then as the sun is rising we walk into the light. This walk is done to raise awareness for mental health, and signifies coming…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS IN PERSON FOR SPRING BREAK 2023
OREGON COAST, Oregon—Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Tuesday, March 28 through Sunday, April 2. Every year thousands of gray whales pass through Oregon’s waters in the spring on their journey home from the calving lagoons in Mexico, and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites visitors to the coast to see them. Trained volunteers will be stationed…
UPDATE: LOCATED – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REQUESTS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE LOCATING MISSING/POSSIBLY ENDANGERED PERSON, JENNY HAMILTON
UPDATE – March 24, 2023 – 2:32am *** Thanks to your assistance, the missing person has been located. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 23, 2023 6:00pm *** Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office needs your assistance in locating a missing/possibly endangered person. Jenny Hamilton, also known as Jenny Angwood, of Rochester WA, was last seen at the Tillamook Shilo Inn, Sunday morning,…
City of Tillamook Lifting of Boil Water Notice for Area Impacted by Water Main Damage Last Week
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a 3rd party directional boring contractor drilled into a 12” ductile iron water main at the intersection of 11th Street and Pacific Avenue. This resulted in a massive water leak that caused localized flooding and the closure of 11th Street from Pacific Avenue to Laurel Avenue. Unfortunately, the damage sustained to…
Travelers should use caution with spring break snow expected in the mountains
Early spring snow may cause delays in the mountain passes right at the start of the Oregon school spring break. SALEM — Spring has arrived but winter weather may not be finished with Oregon as heavy snow is expected in the Cascades and Coast Range in the days ahead. Snow may hit lower elevations in the Portland area and valleys…