Tillamook County has been lighting it up! Thanks to everyone who sent us your addresses and photos! The link to the map is below and since our roads have thawed out and…
Category: Op-Ed
LONGEST NIGHT THOUGHTS FROM CARE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Community Need for No-Barrier Shelter, Candlelight Vigil Video
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County photographer/videographer Don Backman recorded the Longest Night vigil that was held outside the community Warming Center, which was opened on Wednesday December 21st for the first time this…
ENTER NOW! Lighting Up Tillamook County Contest Entry Form; Link to Holiday Lights Map; Holiday Happenings
The Tillamook County Pioneer is pleased to once again bring you the Lighting Up Tillamook County Contest. JOIN IN THE FUN – Enter the LIGHTING UP TILLAMOOK COUNTY contest – send PHOTO(S)…
OP/ED: The Rules of the Game
By Kim Rosenberg I understand why people are upset about the proposed Steeplejack Brewpub/arcade/”hotel” (in Manzanita). Even folks who welcome a new place to eat burgers and drink fancy beer or want…
NOTES FROM GEEZERLAND – The Beginning
By Charles McLaughlin Being well beyond any doubt as to being old—long past the stage when someone speaking of me would say, “He’s not that old,” I am truly old! So I…
LETTER TO COMMUNITY: Call to Action – Notify City of Manzanita about Concerns regarding Development Slated for Downtown Manzanita
EDITOR’S NOTE: The proposed building that Patty Rinehart refers to in her letter below is to be located at 220 Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. This Oregonian article provides details about rapidly expanding…
I’ve been thinking … Democracy – A Fact of Life
By Jim Heffernan I’ve been thinking a lot lately about democracy and how it’s working in two countries, my own United States and Ukraine. I am blessed to have been born in…
6th Annual Tillamook County Giving Guide – Local Non-Profits Seek Year-end Donations
The arrival of the season of “Thanks” and “Giving” – and the 2022 Tillamook County Giving Guide has been sent to every mailbox in Tillamook County. If you didn’t receive one, look…
FROM MANZANITA’S MAYOR-ELECT: CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU…
Manzanita is fortunate that 3 citizens campaigned long and hard for 2 city council seats. Congratulations to Brad Mayerle and Linda Koslowski for their victories, and also to Mark Kuestner for earning…
LAITY CONCEDES RACE FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 32; Thanks Supporters for Hard-fought Campaign and Commitment to Positive Elections.
From the beginning of this campaign we knew that the only way forward was to come together, to run in every corner of our communities and to be grateful for every conversation–…
