By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Your friendly editor often encounters folks who remark on the large number of organizations (known by their initials) involved in organizing Oceanside’s activities and services. It…
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POSITIVE VIBES: LIVING WITH CANCER
By Jan Boal RN, CCN The definition of cancer is explained as a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue. This can happen anywhere in the body. This…
THE OCEANSIDER: Commissioners Set to Impose Short Term Rental Caps in Unincorporated Communities as STR “Pause” Expires August 31; New Licenses to be Doled Out by Lottery; STR Owners Group Statement to Proceed with Litigation
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider This Wednesday, August 2, the County Commissioners plan to approve and sign a long-awaited Order Establishing Limits on STRs in Unincorporated Areas and initiating waiting lists in each community once their cap…
BOOK REVIEW: The Whitney Company – Along the Kilchis River by Daniel Dewees Strite; EVENT – Reading at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum August 5th
By Neal Lemery Those curious about Tillamook County’s logging industry, especially the use of railroads in the logging and transport of timber, will find this book of particular interest. This collection of…
KITCHEN MAVEN: Eating for Health & Lifestyle – Gluten Free Recipes (Part One)
By Kitchen Maven/Judi Berman-Yamada https://www.facebook.com/Creativepenandpantry/ Keeping a strict gluten-free diet is a lifelong necessity for people with celiac disease. Following the diet and avoiding cross-contamination results in fewer symptoms and complications of…
BOOK REVIEW: “The Common Good” by Robert Reich
EDITOR’S NOTE: When I saw the announcement below from Robert Reich that he was going to share his book “The Common Ground” a chapter each week, I knew that the Pioneer’s book…
I’ve Been Thinking … Let’s Try This – Rise Up Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: As Pioneer readers are aware, Jim has been actively involved with Braver Angels for some time now, and he’s been inspired to “bridge the divide” between blues, reds and “in-betweens”…
JOURNEY GAL: The Search for Roots – A Monumental Time in My Life (Part II)
By Marilyn Karr We drove for a few minutes to Institute, a fork in the road, to see if we could find the old farmhouse, Roman Catholic boarding school, tavern, church and…
THE OCEANSIDER: Odds and Ends – County Enacts New STR Rules, Caps & Lifting Pause to Come;
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Here are a few items of note for the coming week: County Enacts New STR Rules and Moves on to “Caps” As predicted last week, the…
ASTROLOGY: Venus retrograde 2023 – Bring joy into your heart and relationships
By Madame Dana Zia The planet Venus is going on her bi-annual retrograde on July 23rd for 40 days and nights till September 3rd in the sign of Leo. She is the…