Tillamook’s Second Annual Overdose Awareness Day will be held at the Blue Heron in Tillamook, Oregon on Thursday August 31st from 4pm-7pm. This annual campaign aims to end overdose, remember without stigma…
Category: Health Care
TILLAMOOK PHARMACY VICTIM OF NATIONWIDE TREND – CLOSING OF INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES – ANNOUNCES CLOSURE SEPT. 6
By Laura Swanson When the Pioneer received the notice yesterday from a Health Mart District manager announcing Tillamook Pharmacy’s closing in two weeks, we knew that there would be a great impact…
NOTICE: Closure of Tillamook Pharmacy September 6, 2023
Dear valued customers, We regret to inform you that after 56 years of serving the community Tillamook Pharmacy will be closing its doors. Our last day of business will be September 6th,…
Houseless Connect – North County Monday August 21st at Nehalem Bay United Methodist Church
Do you or someone you know lack a safe place to live? North County Houseless Connect can provide resources and help — food, clothing, dental services, vet services and much more! Nehalem…
POSITIVE VIBES: LIVING WITH CANCER
By Jan Boal RN, CCN The definition of cancer is explained as a disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and destroy body tissue. This can happen anywhere in the body. This…
Adventist Ambulance Service Concerns, Statements Continue: Average Response Time Not Accurate Measure, Ambulance Coverage Requirements Unmet for Decade
Summer time is vacation time … and many of our Pioneer contributors are sharing their travels this summer, and travels over the years. The season also brings LOTS of visitors to our…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Microplastics and Their Impact on Health
Join a Microplastics cleanup on Manzanita Beach on August 10th – see more information below. By Leanna Coy, FNP-C, Family Nurse Practitioner How microplastics are impacting you Microplastics have become pervasive in…
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION Let’s Talk About Safety: WTF – What the Fentanyl? Nachos & Narcan – Thursday July 27th at TBCC
Join us Thursday July 27th at 5:30 pm at Tillamook Bay Community College for “NACHOS & NARCAN” – the quarterly “Community Conversation – Let’s Talk About Safety” – focusing on fentanyl awareness,…
SIGN-UP TO DONATE BLOOD – Last-minute Red Cross Blood Drive in Tillamook July 18-19
We’re having a LAST MINUTE blood drive 07/18/23 In Tillamook! We really NEED your help! Please help us sign people up to donate blood so we can meet our patients needs tomorrow!!…
Adventist Ambulance Service Statement Inaccurate Regarding Staffing Levels, Available Ambulances, Response Times
The Pioneer has been following issues and concerns about the county’s ambulance service for several years prior to the pandemic, and more recently when the Fire Defense Board issued a statement of…