By Paul Fournier, Storm Rock Creative for Tillamook County Wellness Mark Wiegardt isn’t the kind of man to complain much. Owner of Pearl Point Oyster in Netarts, Oregon, and a fourth-generation oysterman,…
Category: Guest Column
More Mud-Slinging in Tierra Del Mar: Facebook Pulls a “Two-Face” – Last Minute Notice of Weekend Work
By Edmund Ruttledge In a late Friday email message to community members in Tierra Del Mar, Facebook revealed the, “…HDD rig, mud pump, mud recycling unit and pit pump will be in…
The ups and downs of social media
by Linda Shaffer Go figure. After spending 35 years in the newspaper business I am addicted to news. This can be good news or bad and I take it any way I…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY INCIDENT COMMAND COVID-19 Update – Feb. 3, 2021
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander At today’s Commissioner’s Meeting, it was reported that Tillamook County has had 381 positive and/or presumptive cases, and we are still…
OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: News on the Session, Vaccines, Schools, and Housing
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Hello Neighbors and Friends! A new poll shows 68% of Oregonians plan to get vaccinated. We’re now seeing improvements in all of Oregon’s COVID metrics. In the last…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Luke, I’m Not Your Father…wait, what?
By: Linda Tate, Communications Director, Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Genealogy. It’s been the topic of fascination for decades. We all want to know where we came from, and who we are. The Church…
Ode to Tessa the chocolate Princessa
EDITOR’S NOTE: A beautiful, heartfelt remembrance for a sweet chocolate lab Tessa by the Pioneers astrology and cooking writer Dana Zia. It brings tears to my eyes every time I read it….
Tillamook County COVID-19 Incident Command: COVID-19 Vaccine Update
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident commander Since the announcement of the rollout of vaccine there has been much excitement. It has also caused quite a bit of…
Opinion: As vaccinations increase, equity and trust remain key to ending pandemic
By Patrick Allen, Director of Oregon Health Authority What a difference two weeks makes. At the start, Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccination program was panned for its “snail’s pace.” But last week Oregon passed…
GOOD NEWS: Love in the Time of Covid
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are so blessed to have many talented writers in our midst, and the Pioneer is proud and pleased – over the moon, really – to be able to share…
