By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager Friday, September 17, 2021, 9:45 am Weather Today is a day of change as far as the weather is concerned. We have the first decent storm…
Category: Guest Column
Honest and tough conversations can save lives
OIOpublisher By Patti Atkins, APR, communications consultant for Tillamook County Health Centers September is National Suicide Awareness month. This topic is much more important when coupled with the traumatic stress that most…
POETRY: A NEW DOOR
By Virginia Carrell Prowell (9-11-2021) The doors of the past are now closed September is welcoming you to a beautiful new season. Labor Day came marching in, honoring all the hardworking men…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Gordon’s Update – Weather & COVID – 9/14/21
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…
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…