By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Tuesday, September 14, 2021, 07:45 am Weather With a weak ridge of high pressure over us today we warm up a little, but we also…
Category: Guest Column
PEACE OUT LOUD: To Your Health
By Romy Carver My Facebook feed is full of grief right now. Grief is permeating the very air right now. Many people I know are dealing with severe illness and/or death of…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Resilience, Preparation, and Common Cause
By State Representative David Gomberg In the past few days, I joined several somber memorials. I attended an LED-candlelight gathering in Otis of fire survivors. Early Saturday I watched as our first responders in…
Sharing Stories: 9/11/01 – Remember Twenty Years Ago, Imagine Doing Better
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sharing stories from community voices – that’s what the Pioneer is all about, and especially on “significant” days. It’s been 20 years since 9/11 became stamped in permanent ink as…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: What is Forest Therapy? And why you need to get some ASAP …
by Amy McVeety, AmeriCorps VISTA at Tillamook County Community Health Center Have you ever noticed a sense of calmness and relaxation while spending time outdoors? Felt your stress slip away while hiking…
ENERGY HEALING: Meditation, Breathing, Grounding, Yoga & More – Fill the community with light, love (Two-part Series – 2 of 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s part two of the series – Christy Kay share more ideas about how to change the energy vibration and spread the love. These are simple, easy things we all…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – 9/9/21 – Weather & COVID-19 Testing & Vaccine
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Thursday, September 9, 2021, 10:00am Weather We have a weak ridge of high pressure that will shift eastward today as an upper level trough of low pressure…
ENERGY HEALING: Change the frequency, Fill the community with light, love (Two-part Series – 1 of 2)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Oh, yes, we’ve all been feeling it – the negative energy, and it’s up to u to change it. I reached out to reiki and sound healer friend Christy Kay…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Suicide Prevention – QPR Training Provides Community Members with Tools, Techniques to Reach Out, Encourages Talking About Suicide, Offers Help & Hope
There are many resources in our community to support people during a crisis. One of the best and most important ways to build community resilience is for more people to get involved….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & Preparedness Month – 9/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Wednesday, September 8, 2021, 2:00pm Weather It looks like most of us only got a trace of rain from the weak front that passed through last…