By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking about the homeless, in our county and, it seems, everywhere else in our rich country. We hear a lot about it and the preferred answer seems…
Category: Guest Column
The Wettest Place on Earth
By David Dillon © 1996 The wettest place I have ever been is in France. It’s a battlefield where great armies clashed — where many men fought and died. It’s a bluff…
“Tales of Tierra Del Mar” Book Launched
by Neal Lemery “Tales of Tierra Del Mar”, Tillamook County’s latest historical community memoir, has been republished and was launched at the annual meeting of the Tierra Del Mar community association on…
THE OCEANSIDER: Public Hearings on Proposed STR Rules, Tues. May 30th; Oceanside Action Partnership Workshops; Fusion Lodging Hotel Proposal Re-surfaces
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider County Short Term Rental Hearings start Tuesday The County Commissioners will hold the first of two planned hearings on the proposed STR rules* (see link below) this Tuesday, May 30, starting 5:30 pm at the…
POSTIVE VIBES: MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS – PTSD and Veterans
By Jan Boal Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a diagnosis given to someone who has experienced a traumatic event or a series of events. This results in recurring constant, involuntary, intensive…
From the Mayor of Manzanita: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET
by Deb Simmons, Mayor of Manzanita The Manzanita proposed city budget 2023 – 2024 is on the Manzanita City website* (link below). Since many folks have asked why I voted no on…
JOURNEY GAL: Wanderlust is My Middle Name
Editor’s Note: We are please to introduce a new contributor to the Pioneer, Marilyn Karr. Marilyn approached me after my workshop at the Rockaway Writers Rendevzous with questions about marketing her in…
BOOK REVIEW: For Small Creatures Such As We
By Jim Heffernan I came across this book while researching how much of “A Demon-Haunted World……” (See previous book review) was Ann Druyan and how much was Carl Sagan. I never came…
THE OCEANSIDER: Old Cape Meares Road Closed to Public; Breaking News – Final Draft of County STR Ordinance Released; Public Hearings Set for May 30th & June 15th
BREAKING NEWS: SCROLL DOWN FOR A NEWS FLASH ABOUT THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE NEW SHORT TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE THE COUNTY JUST RELEASED By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Old Cape Meares…
POSTIVE VIBES: Mental Health – What is it and What do we do about it?
By Jan Boal, RN May is Mental Health Month. So, what exactly is mental health and what do we do about it? By definition: “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social…