By Thomas Aschenbrener, Manzanita City Councilor There is a real community in Manzanita and we are at our best when we openly share information and listen to each other. We will always…
Category: Guest Column
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapters 3 & 4 – The 1930’s & 1940’s
OIOpublisher Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot – the ’30s and ’40s are rough years. Missed the introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 – see…
Manzanita Mayor Outlines Costs for Proposed Community, City Facilities
By Mike Scott, Mayor of Manzanita Manzanita voters have questions about what it will cost to build an 11,776 square foot facility that will meet our long term needs for city facilities,…
Wanting Change: How Does That Happen?
By Neal Lemery Often, I react to the news with despair, anger and frustration. I remind myself that the “news” is often sensationalized, that the news business is a business, and that…
Manzanita Mayor Addresses Bond Measure Questions
By Mike Scott As mayor of Manzanita, I have been receiving several questions about the ballot measure for this coming November election. A few have suggested that the proposed Manzanita public hub…
Improving Lives with Otago – Individualized, In-home Exercise Program for Older Adults
By Holly Rudman, NWSDS and Kelly Benson, Tillamook County Family YMCA Many of us take for granted the basic activities of daily life. Getting up out of a chair, walking to the…
Beyond the Beach: A summer of events along Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
By Dan Haag The slate of events offered by Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve during the summer 2019 season spanned a wide variety of subjects and interests. From May through August…
End of Summer Update & Invitation to Participate in Telephone Town Hall on September 18th from Rep. Kurt Schrader
By Congressman Kurt Schrader, representing 5th District of Oregon I am hosting a telephone town hall on Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 at 6:00 pm PST. This is a great opportunity for you…
The Littoral Life: Flight of the Yo-Yo’s
By Dan Haag Life’s cruelest truth is that every vacation must eventually end. It happens to all of us, that dreaded return to reality. I see it at the end of every…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Introduction & Chapter 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has share her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…