EDITOR’S NOTE: When our community experienced several suicides over the last few months, the Pioneer reached out to a multitude of organizations and individuals to provide information, outreach, education about mental health,…
Category: Wellness
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Stand Up Paddleboarding – Getting Started
OIOpublisher By Amy McVeety, AmeriCorps VISTA at Tillamook County Community Health Center Tillamook County offers an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities, particularly in the water. Stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, and other paddle…
Wellspring Respite Day Center Re-Opens for Tillamook County Seniors In Need
Adventist Health Tillamook is happy to announce that its Faith in Action – Wellspring Respite Day Center is re-opening on Tuesday, July 13. Operated as a program of the medical center’s Faith…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Beach Accessibility for Those With Limited Mobility
by Patti Atkins, APR, Communications Consultant for Tillamook County Community Health Center Tillamook County offers beautiful, sandy beaches for all to enjoy. The Pacific Ocean, rocky bluffs and sandy dunes provide stunning…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Career Success Starts When You Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
by Michelle Jenck, Adventist Health Tillamook Director of Community Well-Being As the saying goes, if you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life. Sarah Patterson did not set…
Opioid Use Resource for Tillamook County – OURTillamook.org – Goes Live
June 28, 2021 (Tillamook, OR) – Opioid Use Response for Tillamook County, known as OUR Tillamook, has launched a website by the same name. OURTillamook.org provides addiction, treatment and recovery information related…
PIONEER WEEK: Video review of news and community events here on the North Oregon Coast – June 26, 2021
It’s been a tragic week in our community with two deaths by suicide, a drowning, and multiple search and rescues as well; and now an unprecedented heat wave has hit the region….
Suicide Prevention: Break the Silence – Remove the Barriers to Reach Out for Help, There is Hope
By Laura Swanson Our hearts go out to all those impacted by suicide, and after especially tragic suicides this weekend, the Pioneer is calling on our community to reach out to those…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Tillamook County Trails & Recreation Map Winner, Handy Resource
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s our local hiking expert’s review of the new Tillamook County Trails and Recreation map available on the Visit Tillamook Coast website, a collaborative effort with Tillamook County Wellness, the…
New online GIS-enabled map details Tillamook County’s trails and outdoor recreation areas
EDITOR’s NOTE: A collaborative project between Tillamook County Wellness, the U.S. Forest Service/Hebo Ranger Station and Tillamook Coast Visitors Association has produced an interactive, live map of all types of outdoor recreation…