The Tillamook County Library is pleased to offer a new winter reading challenge! Winter Reading Fest 2025, is designed for children and teens ages 18 and under and runs from Monday, December…
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GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 12/22/25: Yep, it’s Winter Folks – keep a keen eye on upcoming forecasts as things could get breezy, hang on to your hats or they might just blow into another state Wednesday!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer Welcome to Winter folks, the start of winter, the winter solstice, and the shortest day of the year, all happened yesterday. So, after…
OP/ED: Our First Amendment Rights are Under Siege
By Sonya Kazen The US Constitution, Amendment 1/Bill of Rights ratified 1791 states: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the…
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SPREAD HOLIDAY CHEER WITH ANNUAL “SHOP WITH A COP” EVENT DEC. 20th
Holiday excitement filled the aisles of the local Fred Meyer as the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office proudly participated in this year’s Shop With a Cop event, bringing law enforcement officers and children…
FREE BUSINESS BOOTCAMP, HOSTED BY REINVENTING RURAL AT ROCKAWAY BEACH CITY HALL, STARTS JAN. 12
If you know someone thinking about starting or growing a business, expanding their creative work, or looking for business support—please share this opportunity! Programs like this don’t come to Rockaway Beach very…
BOOK REVIEW: “Paper Girl” by Beth Macy
By Jim Heffernan This is one of those rare books that I just couldn’t put down after I started reading it. It set me off on a binge to read her other…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Oregon’s north coast opens to commercial crab fishing Dec. 31
NEWPORT, Ore. – The commercial Dungeness crab fishery opens Dec. 31 from Cape Falcon to the Washington border. Fishermen can begin the presoak period – setting baited crab pots in the water…
ASTROLOGY: New Moon in Sagittarius 2025 – Be the Spark
By Madame Dana Zia The New Moon in the spirited sign of Sagittarius is on Friday the 19th of December. This is a very powerful New Moon that deserves some attention! Intentions set…
SANTA IS COMING TO TOWN – APPEARANCE ON DEC. 21ST AT OLD WHEELER HOTEL; SPECIAL HOLIDAY SHOPPING DEC. 20 & 21
It might be stormy and flooding right now, but Gordon assures us that the weather will calm down this weekend. Join us Saturday December 20th and Sunday December 21st at the Old…
GORDON’S EXTRA WEATHER UPDATE 12/18/25: Severe Weather/Flooding Tonight
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer La Nina, the gift that keeps on giving this winter season. While Winter doesn’t officially begin until December the 21st, it has certainly…