By Paul Fournier, Storm Rock Creative for Tillamook County Wellness (See below for full video) Bruce Roos has never shied away from a hard day’s work, but that doesn’t mean he’s not…
Category: Guest Column
POEM: THE SILENT TRUMPETERS
OIOpublisher My sweet neighbor, Rosy Pyle brought me a beautiful vase full of lovely daffodils on my birthday. For some unknown reason this little poem began forming in my noggin in the…
Geezer Tribe: The road from MTV to OPB
by Linda Shaffer Long ago (30 years) and far away (73 miles) we moved to a town that offered up a great job for me at the Dallas Itemizer-Observer and as a…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Spring Break – Having Fun While Staying Safe
By Morganne Skinner, RN, BSN, Public Health Nurse at Tillamook County Community Health Center So, it’s spring break time and naturally you are wanting a break! You want to get outside, have…
NEWS UPDATE FROM OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Women in History, Kids in School, and Gomberg on TV
By David Gomberg, Oregon State Representative District 10 Good Morning, Friends and Neighbors! At the edge of the ceiling in the House chamber, names are painted of people consequential to Oregon history….
POETRY: BIRTHDAYS, YEAR BY YEAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s poet that is truly a pioneer … Virginia graces us with a poem a month (or more) when the muse or subject matter presents itself. Join us in…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Shopping the Cultural Marketplace
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week the annual “Read Across America” event coinciding with the birthday of Dr. Seuss brought out a litany of comments and information about the racist nature of several Dr….
STATE LEGISLATURE UPDATE: Representative Suzanne Weber District Update 3/9/21
By State Representative Suzanne Weber Welcome back for my newsletter district update! I have been so very busy working in the legislature researching new bills, listening to public testimony regarding bills in…
Tillamook County COVID-19 News Update 3/8/21
By Gordon McCraw, Tillamook Emergency Manager & COVID-19 Incident Commander This last week we saw an uptick in cases in Tillamook County. While I think we still squeaked by with under 30…
NEWS FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Moving into the Middle of the Legislative Session
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 Legislative leadership has announced that we will now be coming to Salem twice a week to begin floor votes on bills reviewed in virtual committee meetings. The…