A 75-pound sea turtle was found yesterday morning, March 18, 2023, on the south end of Manzanita beach. After receiving photographs of the turtle, it was clear that the turtle had been dead for quite some time before washing ashore. The turtle was recovered by the Seaside Aquarium and was later identified as a loggerhead sea turtle. This ocean-going turtle…
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ARDENT GOURMET: A tablespoon of Astoria, a teaspoon of Seaside
By David & Susan Greenberg The sea lions barked like feral middle-schoolers taunting a hapless substitute teacher who took a wrong turn into Hell. Luckily, they were beneath the docks on the other side of the Bowline Hotel from the quiet river side to which you providently upgraded. There’s a lesson here: don’t substitute teach. The hotel’s not cheap. Then…
“It’s been a really odd 48 hours” Astoria Police Chief Kelly; “Victim” Rescued by US Coast Guard from Columbia Bar, Wanted for Stealing Boat, Other Bizarre Incidents in Clatsop County, Seaside Police Make Arrest Friday Evening
EDITOR’S NOTE: The US Coast Guard video went viral in minutes yesterday. It showed a dramatic rescue as a boat rolled in the waves on the Columbia River bar. You can spot a person aboard the boat attempting to get into the water as the Coast Guard helicopter swimmer is lowered … and then it rolls. The amazing rescue was…
VEHICLE OF MISSING PERSON RECOVERED FROM CREEK IN SEASIDE JAN. 14
(Seaside, Ore. – Jan. 14, 2023) – Seaside Police and the Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue recovered a submerged vehicle on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 and a body believed to be LaDawn Rene Bloom, missing since Dec. 4, 2022. As part of an ongoing investigation into Bloom’s disappearance, a search operation in Neawanna Creek near the intersection of…
SEASIDE POLICE SEEK INFO RELATED TO MISSING PERSON
(Seaside, Ore. – Dec. 9, 2022) – Seaside Police are investigating the disappearance of LaDawn Rene Bloom, 58, who was last seen Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022 at approximately 5:45 pm in the area. Bloom was driving a 2018 Silver Ford Fiesta with Arkansas plate AHK77J on the back and no front license. She had three cats in the car with…
MULTIPLE LOCAL FIRE CREWS RESPOND, CONTAIN TILLAMOOK HEAD WILDFIRE, FIRST REPORTED NOV. 17
Seaside, Ore. – November 18, 2022 – Firefighters from across the Clatsop County area battled a 20-acre wildfire on Tillamook Head Thursday evening and successfully contained the blaze overnight. Crews had cleared the area as of 7 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 18, turning the scene back over to landowner Greenwood Resources and other contractors who have remained on scene to manage all remaining smoldering…
Two Simultaneous Rallies to Protest Industrial Forestry Practices: Seaside & Portland on October 6th
Join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection on Thursday, October 6, 2022, to take action against TIAA (and other Wall St. corporations invested in timber corporations) for their destructive practices and hypocrisy! You can join us in Seaside at 3:30 P.M. at the Big Orange Chair (Hwy 101 and Broadway) Seaside Visitors Bureau or in Portland at 3:30 P.M. at…
Accident Claims Life of Kayaker in Ocean off Seaside Sept. 5th
(Seaside, Ore. – September 5, 2022) – At 10:45 a.m. on Monday, September 5, Seaside Fire & Rescue responded to a report of an empty kayak in the ocean off 4th Avenue in Seaside. A witness said the victim was out in the ocean with a group of kayakers and became separated from his kayak, prompting the 911 call. Seaside…
Water Rescue in Seaside August 20th, Tragic Drowning Death, Multiple Water Rescues on Saturday in Seaside & Cannon Beach; Officials Warn of Dangers of Ocean, Rip Currents
Seaside, Ore. – August 21, 2022 (UPDATED) – At 2:33 p.m. on Saturday, August 20, Seaside Fire & Rescue responded to a water rescue in progress on the beach out from 6th Avenue. When rescue units arrived, three Seaside lifeguards were in the water in an active rip current with two victims and multiple bystanders who were trying to assist…
Seaside Beach Discovery Program Returns – Saturdays in July & August
Who: Seaside Aquarium What: Seaside Beach Discovery Program When: Saturdays July- August 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (weather dependent) Where: On the beach in front of Seaside Aquarium Why: After taking a two year hiatus due to Covid, our Beach Discovery Program is back. This summer the Seaside Beach Discovery Program will be held on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to…