It was a little more than a year ago that the ONA Board introduced the topic of incorporation to Oceansiders as an alternative to continuing under the governance of the Tillamook County…
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OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Enough Bickering
OIOpublisher By Oceanside True Friends PAC The other day the petitioners for incorporating Oceanside sent an email with a shouting subject line: ENOUGH BICKERING ABOUT INCORPORATION! Wow. Did their “caps lock” button…
NEHALEM CANDIDATE MEET & GREET: Delights & Disappointments
By Lucy Brook, Nehalem resident & voter I was disappointed in our Meet & Greet for two reasons. I was delighted for two reasons, as follows. REASONS FOR DISAPPOINTMENT 1) Only two…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 10/21/22 – And the rains came …
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Friday, October 21, 2022 Weather Today is the day of big change, and just like that, we go from summer to fall! We…
Rockaway Beach Candidates Forum 10/14/22 – Video
By Robin Swain On Friday October 14, Tillamook County Pioneer hosted the Rockaway Beach Candidates Forum. Sandra Johnson of Rockaway Beach was paramount in coordinating this event. Thirty-six people attended the Candidates…
Tillamook County 2023 Calendar Contest ALL GRADES K-12 “Reconnecting with my Community” ART DUE – 11/10/22
SOS Tillamook—the Prevention Program of Tillamook Family Counseling Center, is excited to once again be gathering artwork from local students to be featured in the 2023 Tillamook County Calendar. The theme this…
Tanner Mautner Receives Coast Guard Award, Alertness Helped Save Two Kayakers on Tillamook Bay
By Laura Swanson With all of outdoor recreational activities, there are plenty of things that can go wrong. We are always encouraged by first responders and law enforcement that if you “see…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 10/19/22 – Rain, and more rain … You can see it coming
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Weather I guess after today we can say goodbye to summer as the high pressure ridge starts to move…
OCEANSIDE INCOROPORATION: A tale of two campaigns – “Optimism and smarts” vs. “confuse the voters”
Early in the Oceanside incorporation campaign, a team of incorporation opponents received an e-mail from Yuriy Chanba, the founder of “Oceanside True Friends.” It contained this surprising suggestion: “Finally, a curveball to…
OCEANSIDE INCORPORATION: Remember Why You Live Here!
From Oceanside True Friends Both sides on Oceanside incorporation have been sending op-eds and letters-to-the-editor (LTEs) to the County’s two newspapers, the Headlight-Herald and the Tillamook County Pioneer. Assertions and rebuttals on…