June 8, 2025 Membership Meeting Minutes

 

2025 POY ERIC SIMMONS

Congratulations to our 2025 Pioneer of the Year: ERIC SIMMONS!!

Also pictured are past POYs: Jerilee Henderson (2023),
Ruby Fry-Matson (2008), Judy Sander (2021), Judy Hill (2022),

 Eric, Jan Burt (2024) and Ruth Jensen (2002).

JUNE MEMBERSHIP MEETING ANNOUNCED

Our June Membership Meeting will be held Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Fairview Grange, 5520 3rd Street, Tillamook.

    1:00 ~ Meet & Greet

    1:30 ~ Lunch Provided

    2:00 ~ Meeting, Election of Officers & Announcement of Pioneer of the Year

Come visit with your friends. Remember we provide the lunch.  The menu will feature picnic fare: All beef hot dogs, baked beans, cole slaw, salad and a dessert. A $5.00 donation is appreciated, but not required. The important thing is that you're there!

The 2025 Pioneer of the Year has been selected and will be announced.

Hope to see you there.

2025 PIONEER OF THE YEAR NOMINATION FORM

We've created a PIONEER OF THE YEAR nomination form.  If you have a Pioneer you'd like to nominate it gives you the information you need.

The TCPA Executive Board will be voting by secret ballot at our next meeting on May 14th, 2025

"INSIDE A PIONEER'S LIFE" QUESTIONS

Starting with our June Membership Meeting, the TCPA Board is going to begin a series of interviews entitled: "Inside A Pioneer's Life".  We'll be interviewing one Pioneer/meeting that would volunteer to be interviewed and recorded.   Our purpose is to learn more about our Pioneer's lives and add to the TCPM oral history library.  

Every Pioneer will be asked the same 10 questions.  The questions have not been selected yet, but here are some possible ones (there are more than 10 here):

• When did your family first come to Tillamook County?
• Where did you attend elementary school?
• What did you most enjoy doing with your family as you were growing up?
• What Christmas traditions do you remember growing up? (smells, sights, etc.)
• What did your parents and grandparents do for a living
• How did your parents meet?
• What family traditions would you like to see passed on?
• What person had the greatest influence on your life?
• Do you have a favorite saying or advice you live by?
• What are your favorite hobbies?
• What are the most important changes you've seen in your lifetime?

If you have a burning Pioneer question you'd like added to the list, please contact us at tcpa1934@gmail.com.  We'll be deciding on the questions later in May. Thanks for your help.

PUD Community Support Received!

TCPA applied for and received a $5,000 PUD Community Support Grant  for 2025.  With this grant we are refinishing the floor of the fairgrounds Pioneer Building.

If you see a PUD Board member, please thank them.

The floor will require more funds, so if you're inclined to donate to this project, please contact us at tcpa1934@gmail.com or call 503-842-7596 and leave a message.

PIONEER PERKS HIGHLIGHT

Oregon Natural Forestry is owned and operated
by David Wells, a TCPA Member.

Be sure to seek out his expertise for all things "forest".  ☺

And remember to use your TCPA Membership Card at the following
Pioneer Perks Partners:

Anderson Florist ~ 10% off
Annie's Country Sportswear ~ 10% off merchandise
BridgeSense.com LLC ~ 5% off new web design projects
Oregon Natural Forestry ~ a percentage off forestry services
Re:Current ~ 10% off clothing and shoes
Tillamook Air Museum ~ 10% off admission AND the gift shop
Tillamook County Pioneer Museum ~ Free admission & 10% off TCPA published books