By Kaylan Sisco, Tillamook YMCA Executive Director Hey Tillamook! It’s November, which is one of my favorite times of year because traditionally this is the time of year we pause and give…
Category: Commentary
What are you going to do with your “extra” hour? Volunteer – It Does the Body (Mind & Soul) and Community Good
OIOpublisher By Betsy Bredau We all find satisfaction being productive, contributing members of our community. For those of us who are retired, our identities and sense of self-worth may have been tightly…
The Littoral Life: Halloween Habeas Corpus
By Dan Haag As a kid, I loved Halloween for all the obvious reasons: candy, costumes, debilitating sugar hangover, etc. As I hovered in that awkward age between goofy kid and stupid…
Halloween History – Many Traditions, Americanized
For Halloween happenings throughout Tillamook County, go to https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/halloween-happenings-from-hall-o-nita-to-trunk-n-treats-parties-more-throughout-tillamook-county/ Those who first celebrated what we now call “Halloween” probably wouldn’t recognize the holiday today. It’s doubtful that 2,000 years ago — when…
Living in a Strong Community
by Neal Lemery “One of the marvelous things about community is that it enables us to welcome and help people in a way we couldn’t as individuals. When we pool our strength…
IN GOOD HEALTH: It Is When We Are Broken That We Learn The Most
By Linda Tate, Communications Director, NW Osteopathic Medical Foundation I’m happy to be back from my medical leave and among our readers again. I missed you! I wanted to tell you about…
VOTERS PAMPHLET: Candidate’s Statement – Brian P. Halvorsen, Independent/Progressive
EDITOR’S NOTE: When I received the Voter’s Pamphlet, I noticed that there was a candidate’s statement missing from the State Representative for 32nd District – Tillamook County’s Brian P. Halvorsen. When contacted,…
Listening, With Respect
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to work with Neal Lemery, and I’ve shared his “musings” quite often here on the Pioneer. He has a way with words — often articulating…
The Littoral Life: Out in the cold
By Dan Haag If you read this column for marriage or health advice – and really, why wouldn’t you? – than you’re in for a treat. This week’s missive tackles these conjoined…
ODOT Highway 6 Pull Out Needs
Travel on Highway 6 is multiplexed and travel is also multitasked. So what am I talking about? Highway 6’s primary service connection is for destination traffic. Destination traffic of Emergency Response, of…