By Neal Lemery When I was a kid, Christmas was always a bittersweet time. Lots of emotions were at play, even though the family worked together to make it a joyous and…
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RIVERBEND PLAYERS RAISES OVER $5000 FOR FOOD BANK AND FOOD PANTRY
OIOpublisher Riverbend Players Sets Attendance Record and Raises $5,520 for the North County Food Bank and the Nehalem Bay Community Services food pantry. Dateline: Nehalem, OR, December 23, 2025 Riverbend Players Community…
OREGON DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES (ODHS): SNAP recipients in 19 Oregon counties have more time to replace food lost during recent storms, deadline extended to Jan. 16, 2026
If you live in one of 19 Oregon counties and lost food bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits because of recent storms and power outages, you now have more time to ask for replacement benefits….
COAST TIME & TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER – VIDEO RETROSPECTIVE 2025
Retrospective 2025 A Short Preview COAST TIME and The Tillamook County Pioneer present a look back at 2025 news and events here on the North Oregon Coast. WINTER – Release Sat. Dec….
Tillamook County Library Launches Winter Reading Fest for Kids and Teens
The Tillamook County Library is pleased to offer a new winter reading challenge! Winter Reading Fest 2025, is designed for children and teens ages 18 and under and runs from Monday, December…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/22/25: Yep, it’s Winter Folks – keep a keen eye on upcoming forecasts as things could get breezy, hang on to your hats or they might just blow into another state Wednesday!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Welcome to Winter folks, the start of winter, the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year, all happened yesterday. So, after…
OP/ED: Our First Amendment Rights are Under Siege
By Sonya Kazen The US Constitution, Amendment 1/Bill of Rights ratified 1791 states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the…
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER WITH ANNUAL “SHOP WITH A COP” EVENT DEC. 20th
Holiday excitement filled the aisles of the local Fred Meyer as the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office proudly participated in this year’s Shop With a Cop event, bringing law enforcement officers and children…
FREE BUSINESS BOOTCAMP, HOSTED BY REINVENTING RURAL AT ROCKAWAY BEACH CITY HALL, STARTS JAN. 12
If you know someone thinking about starting or growing a business, expanding their creative work, or looking for business support—please share this opportunity! Programs like this don’t come to Rockaway Beach very…
BOOK REVIEW: “Paper Girl” by Beth Macy
By Jim Heffernan This is one of those rare books that I just couldn’t put down after I started reading it. It set me off on a binge to read her other…