by Neal Lemery The Tillamook Monday Musical Club announced its high school scholarship awards after a. Sunday afternoon contest by the five competitors, seniors at Nestucca Valley and Tillamook high schools. The…
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CITY OF TILLAMOOK: PUBLIC RESTROOMS RESTORATION AT COATSVILLE PARK ON 9th STREET
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: There have been multiple social media posts about area bathrooms being locked or closed with lots of speculation on why, with a variety of explanations from people with little…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS: Cape Meares Loop Road Construction Progressing; Closure Reminders as Work Begins on North End
Construction of the new Cape Meares Loop Road is progressing well and significant work has been completed on the south end of the project. The contractor will start moving equipment and materials…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 5/22/23
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer A trough of low pressure has moved across and is to the east of Oregon while a ridge of high pressure builds from…
JOURNEY GAL: Wanderlust is My Middle Name
Editor’s Note: We are please to introduce a new contributor to the Pioneer, Marilyn Karr. Marilyn approached me after my workshop at the Rockaway Writers Rendevzous with questions about marketing her in…
BOOK REVIEW: For Small Creatures Such As We
By Jim Heffernan I came across this book while researching how much of “A Demon-Haunted World……” (See previous book review) was Ann Druyan and how much was Carl Sagan. I never came…
THE OCEANSIDER: Old Cape Meares Road Closed to Public; Breaking News – Final Draft of County STR Ordinance Released; Public Hearings Set for May 30th & June 15th
BREAKING NEWS: SCROLL DOWN FOR A NEWS FLASH ABOUT THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE NEW SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE THE COUNTY JUST RELEASED By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Old Cape Meares…
Richard Brainerd, RN, Adventist Health Tillamook Emergency Department Nurse, Receives DAISY Award
(May 18, 2023; Tillamook, Ore.) – Richard Brainerd, RN, of Adventist Health Tillamook, was awarded the DAISY Foundation™ Award for Extraordinary Nurses during Hospital Week, a week-long celebration of the work of…
POSTIVE VIBES: Mental Health – What is it and What do we do about it?
By Jan Boal, RN May is Mental Health Month. So, what exactly is mental health and what do we do about it? By definition: “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social…
BOOK REVIEW: The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
By Jim Heffernan This is a book I first read in 2017 and I was reminded of it when I found a sign I made years ago about being bamboozled.* I was…