By Lynn St. Georges I open the garage door and the first bird song I hear is the red-wing blackbirds. There’s not much singing this time of year, only one or two…
Category: Feature
2020 ways to celebrate Thanks & Giving from North Fork 53 Tea & Wellness
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: As we head in to the season of giving, we will be sharing some of our favorite things … such as North Fork 53 tea. Yes, LOCAL tea! See…
IN GOOD HEALTH: Finding Thankfulness
By: Linda Tate Happy Thanksgiving! For some, as with our family, it will be a day of separation from friends, family, and extended family. Due to health issues, we have decided to “skip”…
Tillamook County COVID-19 Weekly Case Summary from 11/20/20 – 11/25/20
Tillamook County Community Health Centers are reporting 6 new cases in total (presumptive + positive tests) for the Tillamook County COVID-19 Weekly Case Summary from 11/20/20 – 11/25/2020: ✅5 new confirmed positive cases ✅1 new…
Heading Into the Thanksgiving Holiday, Governor Urges Oregonians to Work Together to Keep Friends and Family Safe from COVID-19; Counties COVID-19 Risk Set, Tillamook County “Lower Risk”
Strict health and safety measures will remain in place in 21 Extreme Risk counties where COVID-19 is widespread and hospitalizations are high. Tillamook County “lower risk” – one of only five counties;…
PLACE MATTERS: A personal story about making Oregon more inclusive
By West Livaudais West Livaudais is helping to make Oregon more inclusive and accessible for people who live with disabilities. As someone who lives with a disability and works at the Oregon…
Oregon reports 1,189 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths; 2 more cases in Tillamook County, 115 total cases
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 20 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 867, the Oregon Health Authority reported today November 25th. Oregon Health Authority reported 1,189 new confirmed…
POETRY: THANKSGIVING 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks & Giving – Here’s the first installment of the Pioneer’s “Thanks & Giving” from our favorite local poet, Virginia Prowell providing her insight into this year and how to…
Another record-breaking day – most deaths: Oregon reports 1,011 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 21 new deaths; Tillamook County adds one more case, total cases at 113
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since March, I have been doing almost daily coronavirus reports, and I remember when we reported the first death in Oregon. OHA sent out a press release with the person’s…
ASTROLOGY: Mars Moving Forward
By Madame Dana Zia Today, November 24th, Mars moves off of 15 degrees Aries where it has been since November 2. As many of you have known, Mars was in its bi-yearly…