Join us for an exciting afternoon at the Tillamook Creamery, Red Barn! Dive into the future of the Salmonberry Trail, an 82-mile project connecting Banks to Tillamook. Date: Sunday, August 18th, 2024…
GEEZER TRIBE: Hurray for TV, captioning and dubbing
By Linda Shaffer I am a bonafide television junkie. I could try to dress this up in a more sophisticated suit but why? Truth is that I love watching all sorts of…
GORDON’S WEEKLY WEATHER UPDATE 8/12/24: Marine clouds, patchy morning fog with some afternoon clearing, cool temperatures — sounds kinda like summer on the North Oregon Coast
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer There were some showers overnight, just not rainshowers, but instead, the Perseid Meteor Showers. Considered the best show of the year, and the…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Employment Changes in Oregon
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/12/2024 Dear Friends and Neighbors, From time to time, legislators get to make good phone calls. That was the case Wednesday when I called the Port…
Letter to the Editor: How Our School District Lost Its Books
I’m a parent of three students who attend Tillamook school district. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been following the process the district has used to review the book How the Garcia…
Tillamook City Police Department Hosts National Night Out Event at Goodspeed Park
By Romy Carver Photos & Video by Don Backman Tillamook’s 3rd Annual National Night Out event was held on August 6, 2024, at Goodspeed Park, on a sunny, breezy summer evening. This…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY UPDATE 8/11/24: LEE FALLS FIRE 25% CONTAINED, EVACUATION LEVELS REDUCED
(August 11th, 2024 10:15 am, Cherry Grove, Ore.) – With yesterday’s progress on the Lee Falls Fire, structural firefighting task forces and law enforcement demobilized from the area yesterday. Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Type 3…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lee Falls Fire update August 10: Community protection continues on Lee Falls Fire
(Cherry Grove, Ore.) – Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Type 3 Incident Management Team, along with a Type 3 Incident Management Team from structural firefighters and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, continue…
Una Celebracion de Huehca Omeyocan: Ofrenda a nuestro oceano sanador, An Offering to our Healing Ocean 10th Year of Annual Event, Aug. 4, 2024 at Cape Lookout State Park
EDITOR’S NOTE: Don Backman and I have worked together for a few years now and have a routine about upcoming events, he’ll call or text – “What’s happening this weekend?” and I’ll…
OBITUARY: David Gail Elkins – August 24, 1940 – August 6, 2024
David Gail Elkins 83, was born in Portland, Oregon on August 24, 1940. He died on August 6th, 2024. He proudly served our country in the Air Force. He was a graduate…