The Nehalem Bay Health District seeks a qualified voter to fill the balance of a vacant board position, term beginning July 3rd, 2017. Applicants must reside within District boundaries which are the…
Category: Op-Ed
MOVIE VIEWS FROM ANDREW – CARS 3: OK, IT EXISTS
OIOpublisher By Andrew Jenck, for Tillamook County Pioneer (Cars 3 is currently playing at Tillamook’s Coliseum Theater.) Every family has that black sheep, and the Cars films seem to be that to…
OUR HOUSING CRISIS
Our community is changing. Existing families and families moving here after landing a new job with decent wages can’t find affordable housing. If we don’t adapt to change, then our County’s…
$15 Minimum Wage
Editor’s Note: This is a conversation that started on a local Facebook page – North County News, prompted by a post by Tom Bender. He then posted this summary on the local…
Movie Views from Andrew: Wonder Woman Breaks Through
By Andrew Jenck, for Tillamook County Pioneer Something I want to make abundantly clear to my new audience of the Tillamook County Pioneer is that I’m not a fan of the Warner…
Solving family arguments for over 100 years: Oregon State University Extension Service
By Amy Schmid, Administrative Program Specialist, & Jessica D. Linnell, PhD, Assistant Professor of Practice, Family & Community Health, OSU Extension Service, Tillamook County We have all had that argument with…
Thinking Things Through: Purposeful Change
By Chris Wagner A question I hear a lot these days is: Can people change? Most of the time, the answer is no. That one’s personality and basic makeup are formed early…
World Ocean’s Day Mircoplastic Cleanup in Oceanside June 10
Oceanside, OR – As local residents, we cherish our beaches! The ocean is important to our families, to our livelihoods, and we see people come from all over the world to enjoy…
Letter to Editor: MANZANITA JUNCTION
It’s now been TWENTY-SIX years and $9 MILLION DOLLARS that ODOT has invested in improving the Manzanita-Hwy 101 Junction. As recently as February 7, 2017, ODOT reconfirmed that “the project includes widening…
Letter to Editor – THE “VILLAGE” AT MANZANITA
Do you have concerns about the request from developers asking the City of Manzanita to approve a “resort” that would accommodate up to 1200-1600 people in short-term-rentals rather than address Manzanita’s lack…