By Laura Swanson The kitchen of a restaurant is busy, fast-paced and one of the most important positions, oftentimes the most difficult to fill, is the dishwasher. For the past year at…
Tillamook Together: A Year of Resilience and Community in 2023
OIOpublisher In 2023, the Tillamook County Pioneer told our story – a tale of a community standing strong, caring for our land, and coming together. Through storms and sunsets, in our streets…
OP/ED: Club Manzanita, Lets Talk
By Randy Kugler The subject of Mayor Simmons reluctance to meet and have private one on one discussions with other Council members and only have discussions of City business at public meetings…
GORDON’S EXTRA UPDATE: Holiday Weather 12/31/23 – Happy New Year Ya’all!
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer For today and New Year’s Day, you can expect mostly sunny skies, courtesy of a high pressure ridge over the area. This will…
Rest in Peace – May 2024 be a Brighter Year for All
Another year has come and gone, and here at the Pioneer, we reflect on the lives and stories that have marked the year. In remembering those we’ve lost, we find not just…
NEW YEARS DAY POLAR PLUNGES: Neah-Kah-Nie Beach & Cape Lookout Beach Jan. 1
It’s Polar Plunge time – New Years Day in North County and South County. The weather forecast for New Years Day calls for partly cloudy skies, calm winds and a high of…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LAUNCH UPGRADED MEETING PLATFORM
The Board of Commissioners’ office is excited to announce the December 29, 2023 launch of the commissioners’ new agenda and meeting management system, CivicClerk. CivicClerk is an online platform that streamlines meeting…
OBITUARY: Orella Holloway Chadwick – 1919-2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: UPDATE – due to winter storm warnings for Saturday January 13th, Orella Chadwick’s family is POSTPONING her services. Please note – Orella Chadwick’s services scheduled for Saturday January 13, 2024…
WORDS OF WISDOM: The Lessons of 2023
By Neal Lemery It’s the end of the year already. The year seems to have flown by, as years tend to do. I like to be reflective, to look back and wonder…
BOOK REVIEW: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 Books of 2023
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tis the season of “tops of 2023” lists – so here we go … book reviewer Jim Heffernan gives us his Top 20 books. By Jim Heffernan Another year, another…