By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 11:00am Weather A chilly night where most folks saw the overnight low temperatures dropping to or below freezing and with scattered…
Category: Guest Column
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A “Special” Session, the Chance to Comment on Masks, and a Swarm of Small Earthquakes
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends! As I mentioned in the last newsletter, legislators will be returning to Salem today, Monday, December 13, to deal with emergency business related…
OP/ED: Those Were the Days …
By Stevie Stephens Burden “Forgive, sounds good…forget, I’m not sure I could…” to quote the Dixie Chicks on their “Taking the Long Way” album. The album reflects the part of their lives…
BOOK REVIEW: “An Industry Worth Fighting For” by Derrick Josi
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome a new Pioneer contributor, Jim Heffernan. He will be contributing book reviews (his first is below – by a local author we all know – “An Industry Worth Fighting…
OP/ED: A Special Session Will Help Landlords, Too
By State Representative David Gomberg Representative David Gomberg is a Democrat representing District #10, and the people of the Central Coast. Across my district, most landlords are not big corporations, but retired…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/9/21 – Weather – Winter Arrives …
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, December 9, 2021, 12:30pm Weather A chilly one today, the passes even saw snow early this morning. The snow level will rise today with daytime heating to around…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Earthquakes Happening Off Oregon Coast; Weather – 12/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Wednesday, December 8, 2021, 11:00am Earthquakes I thought I would start this update with the answers to the most asked question this morning, “What is with…
GEEZER TRIBE: No ponies. No hats. You just get older.
by Linda Shaffer I have a birthday every November. It’s always two days after my oldest daughter’s birthday. Some years I celebrate with the turkeys and some not. Funny how that works….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 12/7/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 09:00am (A day that will live in infamy, Pearl Harbor Day!) Weather A cloudy, misty, drizzly morning as warmer moist air…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Special Session, Plus News on Drones, Taxes, DMV and Sea Foam
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Dear Neighbors and Friends, Governor Kate Brown has announced that she is calling the Legislature to convene a special session on December 13, 2021. The issue is housing,…