Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Units from each fire department in Tillamook County came together in the evening of Tuesday, January 3, 2023 to conduct a practice fire drill and…
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Lighting Up Tillamook County: Map of Christmas Lights; Vote for your Favorites! Videos – Garibaldi Christmas Light Parade & Christmas Boats on Tillamook Bay by Don Backman
Tillamook County has been lighting it up! Thanks to everyone who sent us your addresses and photos! The link to the map is below and since our roads have thawed out and…
Tillamook Police Early Wake-up Call – Stolen Vehicle Races Through Town, Potentially Armed Suspect Makes Getaway Through Woods, Water
Early this morning December 17th at 5:55 am, the Tillamook Police Department announced on social media that they were currently holding a perimeter around the 800 block of 4th St. At that…
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS: Port of Garibaldi Ornament Hunt & Coloring Contest
The Elves were out again today, December 17, 2022. 40 ornament tags were hidden around the Port of Garibaldi and 10 in Bay City on Hayes Oyster Dr (around the Fish Peddler…
Delay continues for ocean commercial Dungeness crab season
NEWPORT, Ore – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed as round two of pre-season testing shows crabs remain too low in meat yield in some areas. Elevated domoic acid is…
Bay City, Garibaldi Library Successful Salmon Rearing – Kids Release Spring Chinook Salmon into Patterson Creek
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “Look at the little fish.” “Can you carefully put them in the water?” A small crowd of excited preschool children, parents, staff, and volunteers assembled…
Coastal Art Creations Grand Opening in Garibaldi Sat. Dec. 3rd
By Robin Swain Terry and Teresa Freeman, owners of Coastal Art Creations, Art Gallery and Gifts, will be having their Grand Opening at 236 Garibaldi Avenue, Garibaldi OR this Saturday December 3rd…
Garibaldi Lights Up Tree Saturday Nov. 26th
Photos by Don Backman The wonderful thing about small towns is they coordinate their tree lightings – so you can go to every single one. Saturday November 26th it was Garibaldi’s turn….
Ocean commercial Dungeness crab season delayed; Recreational crabbing closed south coast
NEWPORT, Ore – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season opener is delayed until at least Dec. 16 for the entire Oregon coast. Pre-season testing shows crabs are too low in meat yield in some areas. Elevated…
Heart of Cartm Celebrates Reuse and Repair – Takes It on the Road; Monthly Repair Cafe Nov. 19; Upcoming Transforming Marine Debris Worshop Nov. 11-13
In early October, Heart of Cartm hosted their monthly Repair Cafe at The Refindery workshop in Wheeler and on October 15th, International Repair Day, Heart of Cartm and the Garibaldi Public Library…