The Tillamook Bay Community College Foundation is proud to host their first-ever North Coast Throwdown Cornhole Tournament this year. On Saturday, January 14, at the Tillamook Fairgrounds, 48 teams will compete in…
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Sitka Center Online Resident Talk January 5, 2023 at 4pm via Zoom
OIOpublisher Sitka Resident Talks are an opportunity for the community to learn about the artists and scientists working in residence at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology through brief 10-minute-long presentations….
ASTROLOGY: 2023 starts out sluggishly and builds up speed, so take faith!
By Madame Dana Zia This year has started out with two of the inner planets, Mercury and Mars, in retrograde and if you are like me, getting anything started, much less finished,…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND #6: Keep on Truckin’, Caring for the Next Generation
By Charles McLaughlin Comes time now to wrap up these notes by mentioning things that have been done and experienced to make the rest of my life as healthful, purposeful and meaningful…
Monday Musical Club “Ensembles” on Jan. 9th
The Monday Musical Club of Tillamook presents “Ensembles” for their January 9, 2023 program. Caryn Backman is the host for the evening of live, local music featuring duets and trios. The program…
I’ve been thinking … Two Wolves
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about this parable since I read it in the book, Human Kind by Rutger Bregman. In his book, Bregman cuts the story down to…
TILLAMOOK PEOPLE’S UTILITY DISTRICT – EXECUTIVE SESSION MEETING NOTICE Wednesday, January 11, 2023
The meeting will be held at Tillamook People’s Utility District’s Carl Rawe Meeting Room located at 1115 Pacific Avenue, Tillamook, OR 97141 The Tillamook People’s Utility District Board of Directors will conduct…
Polar Plunge: Cape Lookout State Park 1/1/23 – Photos & Video by Don Backman
A New Year Day tradition – plunge into the cold Pacific Ocean to start the year … the weather was a balmy 45 degrees and sunny at Cape Lookout State Park as…
ARDENT GOURMET: Best Oregon Restaurant Dishes 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: Keeping with the “best of” theme, here’s the Pioneer’s intrepid restaurant reviewers “top 6” picks for 2022. Watch for more tasty travails throughout Tillamook County (and beyond!) from the Ardent…
MORE BOOK REVIEWS: Worthwhile Books of 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: On the top of this list should be Neal’s own new book “Be the Change – One Random Act of Kindness at a Time” – everyone needs this book for…