Story by Robin Swain Photos & Video by Don Backman The Rockaway Beach Kite Festival opened in true Oregon style … just wait five minutes and the weather will change. From no…
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Rockaway Beach City Council June 12, 2024 – Parade Grand Marshal Selected
By Robin Swain The Rockaway Beach June Council Meeting had a packed agenda and a packed council chamber. Jeffrey Goodman gave a presentation on the Granicus Short Term Rental Software. This software…
City of Rockaway Beach Monthly Update June 1, 2024
By Mayor Charles McNeilly Welcome to the City of Rockaway Beach Monthly Update with a look back at the month of May. Our community welcomed student volunteers from the Neahkahnie School District. …
CITY OF ROCKAWAY BEACH – Notice of Planning Commission Vacancies
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Rockaway Beach City Council is accepting applications for vacancies on the Planning Commission. Applicants must have continuously resided within the City of Rockaway Beach…
Lake Lytle to Get Facelift – City of Rockaway Beach Awarded $433,576 Grant from Oregon Parks & Recreation for Phase 1, New Restrooms
By Laura Swanson All good things take time. The City of Rockaway Beach has had listening sessions, workshops and surveys about what the community would like to see at Lake Lytle Park. …
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: Join NCCWP in Rockaway; Thurs. May 30 @ 6:30 for Monthly Public Meeting; in Astoria; Friday May 31 @ 7 PM to see “ONCE A BRAIDED RIVER”
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m., North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection will be holding another of its regular “last Thursday of the month” grassroots, public meetings at the St. Mary by the…
Where’s the Whale? North Oregon Coast Watch Whale Float by Rockaway Beach; Whale Beached North of Nehalem Jetty May 26th
The whale drama began on Saturday May 25th on local social media community pages as local Rockaway Beach residents noticed a large object offshore beyond the surf line. Several queries and guesses,…
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES – Nehalem, Rockaway Beach Monday May 27th
Memorial Day Services will be held at the Nehalem American Legion Cemetery, hosted by the Nehalem Valley Historical Society, starting at 11 am; Rockaway Beach’s Memorial Day Services will feature the Coast…
CITY OF ROCKAWAY BEACH: Notice of Public Hearing for Variance #24-2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Rockaway Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, May 16th at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall located at 276 S. Highway…
What a Story! Rockaway Writers Rendezvous Inspires
By Robin Swain & Photos by Don Backman The Rockaway Writers Rendezvous (RWR) is a scholarship fundraiser for Neah-Kah-Nie High School students, supporting a series of workshops and events the last weekend…