By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider All five candidates for two County Commissioner positions participated in an online Candidate Forum yesterday (April 27), which was sponsored by the Oceanside Neighborhood Association and The Oceansider. The moderator (your friendly editor) posed…
Category: Guest Column
I’ve been thinking … The Power of the Question
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot about how many times I hear a variation of the statement, “We used to friends, now we can’t talk anymore.” Political differences are usually…
BOOK REVIEW: American Fly Girl
By Jim Heffernan I was given an advance copy of this book and asked to review it. I was flattered, but really wasn’t expecting much. Turns out, it’s a wonderful book. The…
THE OCEANSIDER: Tillamook Fire Chief Jeff McBrayer Named to Head Netarts-Oceanside Fire Department; Oceanside Candidate Forum on Zoom April 27th
By Jerry Keene, Editor, The Oceansider Jeff McBrayer of Netarts will lead the Netarts-Oceanside Fire Department (NOFD) after current Chief Tim Carpenter retires in June. McBrayer will be only the second Chief since the Netarts…
VIEW FROM HERE – Autism Awareness Month: Autism Part 3 – College
EDITOR’S NOTE: Andrew Jenck has been the Pioneer’s movie reviewer for nearly five years, and we have literally watched him “grow up.” Andrew has also written a variet of editorials and feature…
BOOK REVIEW: Why Me? The unfair reason you get cavities and what to do about it
By Jim Heffernan This book came to me as a freeby from my Dentist (Dr. Zike, Green Tree Dental). Yeah, like I’m ever going to turn down a free book. I have…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Finding a Place to Grow
By Neal Lemery Spring brings out my tree planting urge, and a recent trip to the nursery added a new Japanese maple to add to my collection of plants in the yard….
I’ve been thinking … Waved Good-bye to Transportation Board; Unoffocial TCTD Ombudsman
By Jim Heffernan I don’t want to stir up trouble, and perhaps I’ve grown a little too emotional about the situation, but I’ve been thinking about TCTD (Tillamook County Transportation District) morning…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Adding Mindful Movement to Your Daily Routine
By Leanna Coy, FNP In our busy lives, there is much to pull our focus and distract our minds as we move through our day. The constant buzz of the phone in…
I’ve been thinking … Patriotism
By Jim Heffernan Patriotism used to be what floated our balloon and carried us to marvelous new places. Not so much anymore. Everybody pretends to be patriotic. This is a grand time…