EDITOR’S NOTE: I first met Craig Andes in 2014 when he contacted me about doing a story. His home was covered in maps and artifacts and I’ve been following his search ever since. His knowledge about the area, the history and determination to share his discovery was infectious. Fast forward to 2022 … described in other stories as a “local…
Category: North Tillamook County
Coast Emergency Responders Safety Tips for Spring Break – VIDEO
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…
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…
DUST OFF YOUR DANCING SHOES: Maria Muldaur brings Americana Music to the White Clover Grange Sunday March 26th to Benefit NKN Music Programs
Time for a Grange Hall dance party with Maria Muldaur, multi-Grammy award nominee and The Americana Music Association winner of “The Lifetime Achievement Americana Trailblazer Award” for her lifelong work of covering the depth and breadth of American Roots music and for being one of the pioneers who laid the groundwork for what we’ve come to call ‘Americana Music’. Maria…
Rare for this Area, Loggerhead Turtle Found on Manzanita Beach March 18th
A 75-pound sea turtle was found yesterday morning, March 18, 2023, on the south end of Manzanita beach. After receiving photographs of the turtle, it was clear that the turtle had been dead for quite some time before washing ashore. The turtle was recovered by the Seaside Aquarium and was later identified as a loggerhead sea turtle. This ocean-going turtle…
Subject mortally wounds at least four elk after shooting into herd near Nehalem in January
(March 16, 2023-TILLAMOOK, Ore.) — A subject shooting into a herd of elk near Nehalem killed one and mortally wounded at least three others in January, while illegally shooting from a road, and in the direction Hwy 101. The 66-year-old subject blamed “elk fever” when he self-reported the incident, according to authorities. The subject, whose name has not been released…
Response to Published Article – Crunch Time for County STR Committee
Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer I am writing in response to an article by Jerry Keene originally published in The Oceansider and titled “Crunch Time at the County STR Committee; Meeting Tomorrow March 14th”. The Pioneer republished the article on March 13, 2023. (See link to article below.) As a full-time, active resident of Neahkahnie, I believe it is critical to set the…
RIVERBEND PLAYERS PRESENT: NEIL SIMON’S ‘BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS’ – OPENING NIGHT SATURDAY, 03/18/23 through APRIL 2nd at NCRD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Riverbend Players is pleased to presenet Brighton Beahc Memoirs at the North County Recreation District Performing Arts Center, starting Saturday March 18th with performances through April 2nd. Set in the Brighton Beach section of Brooklyn, New York in September 1937 during The Great Depression, this coming-of-age comedy focuses on Eugene Morris Jerome, a Polish-Jewish American teenager who experiences puberty, sexual…
Nehalem Bay Health District Refers Proposed Bond Measure for Health and Senior Services -Tillamook County Ballot Measure #29-175 on May Ballot for North County Voters
(Wheeler, OR) – The Nehalem Bay Health District is implementing a comprehensive plan aimed at improving health and senior care and supporting health care and other essential workers. Plan implementation includes a proposed bond measure to be placed on the May 16, 2023 ballot that would partly finance: Construction of a new, modern health center and pharmacy large enough to…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY LIBRARY Community Listening Session – Tues, March 7 at North County Branch in Manzanita
Community Listening Session at North County Branch Library in Manzanita Tuesday, March 7, 2023 6:00 PM 7:00 PM The Tillamook County Library is developing its strategic plan for the next 5 years. In early 2023, the library will be conducting community engagement work to hear what members of the public would like to see from their library in the coming…