By Dan Haag for Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve The arrival of COVD-19 has presented numerous conservation challenges: maintaining coastal parks, containing a surge in garbage, dealing with larger-than-normal summer crowds….
Category: Guest Column
From a Pike Road Fire Evacuee: Thank You
EDITOR’S NOTE: We’re proud to share this first-hand account of what it was like to be one of the evacuees from the Pike Road Fire in Bay City. Romy Carver and her…
Letter to Tillamook County Board of Commissioners: Continuing Vehicular Beach Access at Tierra del Mar
Good morning Commissioners: I have learned the Tillamook BoCC, “… is considering a resolution … that will continue vehicular beach access at Tierra del Mar beyond October 1 and until November 21” at its meeting…
ELECTIONS 2020: Interviews with Tillamook County Sheriff Candidates – Josh Brown & Gordon McCraw
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are so fortunate to have Neal Lemery as a Pioneer contributor with his legal and law background was the perfect choice to interview the candidates for Tillamook County Sheriff….
IN GOOD HEALTH: When The Smoke Clears
By Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Welcome back! Last week, I shared our personal story of evacuating my family from the fires in the Pacific Northwest. This week, we are…
Response to Manzanita 2020 City Hall Researchers
By Randy Kugler My response to the City Hall researchers: The only issue I have ever raised was paying the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager 50% of their salaries from the Water…
Tassi O’Neil, Tillamook County Clerk, Addresses “Integrity of the Oregon Vote-By-Mail System” at Tillamook County Democrats August Meeting
by Fred Bassett, Tillamook County Democratic Central Committee Chair “I feel we have a great system to get the ballots to people, and to get them back!” That was the fundamental message…
IN GOOD HEALTH: When Fire Strikes
By: Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation This week was a…WOW…just wow. Many of us in the Pacific Northwest were caught completely off guard by the high winds and horrible…
From State Representative David Gomberg: INFERNO – A personal story about the Echo Mountain Complex Fire; Lincoln County Resources
EDITOR’S NOTE: During Tillamook County’s emergency press conferences and leadership meetings last week, Representative Gomberg was on the line every time – even when he himself had been evacuated, and didn’t know…
VIEW FROM HERE: Breathe
By Karen Olson How much of this bizarre year has been focused on breathing and breath? We learned that we were all at risk of catching a deadly virus, spread by our…
