Friends, I just heard it again, news reports of the Rural/ Urban divide in the state of Oregon as well as the rest of the country. Rural is branded as ‘conservative’, i.e…
Category: Guest Column
Tillamook County Sheriff Jim Horton Addresses Parking Issues in Pacific City
Hello Tillamook County, Memorial Day weekend was very busy for the Sheriff’s Office and we observed many visitors to the communities around the county. We recognize that many of the measures we…
COVID-19 Dress Code and Other Rules
By Kay Stoltz You don’t think there’s a dress code for COVID-19? My dear, there’s a dress code for everything. As a little girl, I remember my grandmothers making sure I knew…
FOR THE BIRDS: Swallows Swooping In
EDITOR’S NOTE: Have you noticed the birds? Virginia Prowell, the Pioneer’s 95-years young poet, just gifted us with a “A Day in May” which mentions the very birds that our newest Pioneer…
Tillamook Lightwave Q & A: Broadband Network, Communications Backbone – Support for Skaar & McCall for Commissioner
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer posted Miel Macassey’s support for Erin Skaar and David McCall with information about the Tillamook Lightwave project last week; and then on Wednesday May 13th, Commissioner…
The Littoral Life: Masked Intentions
By Dan Haag The last time I checked in with a column, it was nearly Valentine’s Day and 2020 was humming along quite mildly, thank you very much. Now, I look at…
How has the Covid-19 virus affected the real estate market in Tillamook County?
By Dusty Trost, Rob Trost Real Estate The current COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we as Realtors are conducting business. For the safety of the community and our staff, we closed…
Mother’s Day Card Pull from Mary Queen of Angels
By Christy Kay, Cosmic Healing NW Mother- how appropriate for this card to show up today. This, the one day a year we set aside to honor our Mothers. Mothers come in…
Support for Erin Skaar and David McCall for County Commissioner Positions: Connecting Our Community
By Miel Macassey In this time of seclusion, the internet is more important than ever. We use it to order groceries, monitor health bulletins and educate our children. Most of us depend…
Words of Wisdom: What’s to Become of the Handshake?
By Neal Lemery Social change can come slowly or astonishingly fast. In the blink of an eye, we now have “personal distancing”, quarantine, and the closing down most of our social interactions….
