EDITOR’S NOTE: The first three (of six total) Pioneer and MooVoter online Candidate Forums are coming up: North County – May 5th; Mid-County – May 6th; South County – May 7th. You…
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Nestucca Valley School District Deserves Our Applause and Our Support
We are retired now but both worked for the Nestucca Valley School District (NVSD) for many years. Since retiring in 2016, we have watched with pride and gratitude as the current NVSD…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WATERSHED, ESTUARY, BEACH & SEA (WEBS): SPRINGTIME LEARNING AND FUN AROUND NETARTS BAY!
This May, Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) is hosting several fun, educational events designed to help locals and visitors explore the wonders of Netarts Bay. “Friends of…
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH: Free Events, Trainings to Support Community
Take some time to prioritize your mental health this month and join one of the many free events offered over the next few weeks at the Tillamook Family Counseling Center. Check out…
Questions about TREAT – Tillamook County Retired Educators and Teachers
Dear Tillamook County Friends, I taught for 13 wonderful years at East School in Tillamook and 13 wonderful years for Beaver Grade School which later became a part of the Nestucca Valley…
Preserving and Improving Local Senior Care: Health District May 16 Bond Measure will Renovate/Modernize the Region’s Only Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility
There is one more NCRD town hall scheduled for Wednesday, May 3 at 5:00 pm. In 2022 more than 130 nursing homes in the United States closed. Nearly a dozen nursing homes closed…
Registration open now – Ultimook Track Club hosts youth summer running program
Have a young runner? Each summer Ultimook Track Club facilitates a youth summer running program for Tillamook-area athletes. “Our mission is to develop young runners in both mind and body. Young runners…
MANZANITA MUSINGS: Transparency and Compensation
By Kim Rosenberg When I taught Writing as Critical Inquiry at PSU, I always told my students to go to the primary source material before writing that 5,000 word final paper on…
Swing into Action for a Good Cause at the Annual Manzanita Open Golf Tournament
The Manzanita Open, an annual fundraising event hosted by the Eugene Schmuck Foundation, aims to support college-bound students from North Tillamook County’s Neah-Kah-Nie High School. Over the years, the foundation has generously…
TILLAMOOK SCHOOL DISTRICT SELECTS MATTHEW ELLIS FOR SUPERINTENDENT POSITION
At the May 1, 2023 special board meeting, the Tillamook School District Board of Directors announced that Matthew Ellis has been selected as the new superintendent of Tillamook School District. He will…