By Laura Swanson, Editor Under the Oregon Governor’s executive order, farmers markets are considered “essential businesses” and exempt from the shut-down, but there are challenges presented to operate the Manzanita Farmers Market…
Category: Wellness
OSU Extension adult exercise programs keep Oregonians active – StrongWomen/StrongPeople and Walk with Ease Progams Available Online
OIOpublisher By Chris Branam, Oregon State University, Extension and Experiment Station Communications Public Issues Education Leader CORVALLIS, Ore. – Walk With Ease and Strongwomen/StrongPeople – two Oregon State University Family and Community…
Tillamook County Achieves Top 10 Health Ranking Status
For the past decade, the County Health Rankings have taken the pulse of the nation, showing us how where we live matters to our health. Tillamook County Public Health is pleased to…
Wellness Partners Mobilize to Support Community in Crisis
Staying connected and informed is key to keeping our community strong. In the wake of COVID-19, community partners have banded together to support the health and well-being of local residents. We wanted…
Tillamook County partners with YMCA to coordinate donations and operate a hotline
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Tillamook County Community Health Centers and Tillamook Family YMCA are working together to develop a list of needed supplies and a central drop off location for donations. They are…
COVID-19 Response Tillamook County: Essential or Non-Essential? Resources, Support Groups; Mental Health Impact
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The most recent executive order issued by Governor Kate Brown directs Oregonians to stay at home to the maximum extent possible to help reduce the potential spread of COVID-19….
Help Our Communities #EmergeStronger in the wake of COVID-19
EDITORS NOTE: Our local food pantries are primarily staffed with volunteers that are in the “vulnerable” populations – over 65 years, so we are asking folks that are under 60, with no…
Tillamook County Family YMCA: COVID-19 Actions
Dear community members, While there has not been a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our community as of yet, we are taking the safest and most prudent steps we can to play…
Moving into a Quieter Time
By Neal Lemery for the Pioneer How often do we wonder out loud why life is so hectic, and complain that we don’t have enough time? Our lives are full of obligations,…
OP/ED: Be a part of the solution
EDITOR’S NOTE: Amidst all the cancellations of events, there are voices of wisdom, truth and clarity that I often turn to, and my dear friend DeAnna Pearl is one of those voices….