By Dan Haag One of my favorite things about cracking open a new book is reading the dedication. It’s for a couple of reasons. First, it’s fun to conjure up an image…
Category: Op-Ed
In Good Health: Aging in America – Is Grandma Suicidal?
OIOpublisher By Linda Tate, Communications Director NW Osteopathic Medical Foundation Last week we were given a lesson in forgiveness, something we can all benefit from in one way or another, right? Sometimes…
Remembering Grandpa Henry
By Neal Lemery November 11, 2018 World War I, the “Great War”, the “War to End All Wars”, ended one hundred years ago today. That day, my grandfather was a prisoner of…
IN GOOD HEALTH: One Secret for Maintaining Our Mental Health
Last week we talked about living life in a wheelchair, and how very difficult that is to accomplish. My hat is off to the warriors among us who manage this lifestyle on…
‘Y’ We’re Thankful
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…
OP/ED: This Time It’s Easy – Vote NO!
Sometimes deciphering a ballot measure can be confusing. Does one’s vote mean “yes, let’s change that,” or “yes, let’s continue that,” or “no, we don’t want that,” or no, don’t change that,”…
What are you going to do with your “extra” hour? Volunteer – It Does the Body (Mind & Soul) and Community Good
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 intertwined…
Pioneer’s “Questions for the Candidates” Summary; Link to Drop Box Sites
As of Nov. 2nd at 11 am, voter turnout in Tillamook County is at 40.5%. It’s too late to mail your ballot – so drop it off at convenient drop box locations…
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…