The North Oregon Coast Symphony continues its 2024-2025 season with two concerts in March titled “Melodic Journeys.” Designed to please audience members of all ages, the performances will feature Greg Smith’s “The…
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I’ve been thinking … Culture of Contempt
By Jim Heffernan I read a lot of books, and most of them do not affect me all that much. It’s like the words enter one side of my head and fall…
CIVIC SATURDAYS WITH JIM HEFFERNAN: Transcript from Sermon 6; Sermon #7 – “Legitimate Doubts” – Join Jim and others at 10AM on Saturday March 8 for Sermon #7.
Join us Saturday, March 8 at 10am for Tillamook County’s version of “Civic Saturdays” with Jim Heffernan hosting. The sermons explore new and better ways to be a citizen. The are aimed…
KMUN Community Radio Pledge Drive: “Talk of the Town” Podcast with Pioneer Editor Laura Swanson and Pioneer contributor Neal Lemery
A podcast on the role of community radio, with Tillamook County Pioneer editor Laura Swanson, KMUN radio station manager Susan Peterson, and Neal Lemery . March 7, 2025. It’s pledge drive time…
I’ve been thinking … Going Back to College
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about Tillamook Bay Community College these days. It all started when I saw a notice for a vacancy on the Tillamook Bay Community College…
Tillamook Coast Visitors Association Announces More Than $754,000 in Tourism Grant Awards
The Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) has awarded $754,313 in tourism facilities and marketing grants to local organizations, businesses, and municipalities for the 2024-25 fiscal year. These grants, funded by Tillamook County…
GORDON’S WEEKEND WEATHER UPDATE: Light rain through weekend; Active weather coming next week
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Well, Sunday was nice, so far, this week’s high temperature was on Sunday when it peaked at 54, then Tuesday into Wednesday we…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY PIONEER WEEK IN REVIEW 3/6/25
The first week of March came in like a lamb … here are this week’s stories: Fire Mountain School, an update about the Salmonberry Trail, United Paws Kittens of the Week, Pioneer…
A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE: Logging, Lawsuits, and Lost Revenue – The Fight Over Oregon’s State Forests
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A Point of Personal Privilege” Oregon legislator and local dentist. Representing District 32, I focus on practical policies…
SpaceX Starship 8 Launch
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 8, scheduled for March 3, 2025, from Starbase in Texas, was scrubbed late in the countdown due to Super Heavy booster issues. During propellant loading, problems emerged, leading to…
