VIDEO & PHOTOS BY DON BACKMAN Tillamook County brought the Halloween spirit with sunny skies and crisp temperatures, all the ghouls, witches and unicorns came out to check out the Rockaway Beach…
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Tillamook Coliseum Theater Celebrates 100 Years!
OIOpublisher Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Star Wars. Rocky. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The original and best Doctor Doolittle. People in long lines on the sidewalk waiting to get in….
Pacific City Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic – Sunday Sept. 17 – Photos & Video by Don Backman
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47th Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce Kite Festival High Flying Success (Photos & Video) – One More Day to Go Fly (or Watch) LOTS of Kites
By Don Backman “There are 35 vendors and 26 Kite Fliers,” Kristine Hayes of the Rockaway Beach Chamber of Commerce explained between having to dart away and take care of necessary chores…
Cannon Beach Lifeguards Successful Rescue of Six People Caught in Rip Tide Saturday Sept. 2nd
On Saturday September 2, 2023 at 12:18 while patrolling north on the beach, Cannon Beach Lifeguards witnessed two children and four adults being swept out by a rip current at Chapman Point….
Bay City Arts Center Artists of the Month: Don Backman & Students Main Floor Gallery; Upstairs Oil Works by Emily Cordo, Marie Hilton & Lizzy Hilton – Reception Saturday Sept. 1st
Bay City Arts Center will feature a variety of mediums and student works in September. Join us on Friday September 1st from 5 – 7pm for a free artists reception. During September,…
Tillamook’s Main Library Park Opens – Maxwell Park Dedication – VIDEO
By Neal Lemery; Photos & Video by Don Backman “A park for the people of Tillamook County, built by the people of Tillamook County.” With these words, the newest public park in…
Historic Blimp Hangar B built in World War II turns 80 years old, Celebration Saturday August 19th (VIDEO)
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman The historic World Wat II Blimp hangar, made from over 3 million board feet of lumber, was completed in 1943. Two hangars, Hangar A and…
Port of Tillamook Bay: Tillamook County Hosts First Ever Evacuation Assembly Point Event, Able Readiness Four August 22-23
By Don Backman Representatives from emergency volunteer groups throughout Tillamook County, County agencies, fire and police departments, and state agencies, assembled at the Port of Tillamook Bay on July 27th to practice…
Early Railroad Logging Book Event Marks the Arrival of Local Historical Classic at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
By Neal Lemery; Photos & Video by Don Backman The Whitney Company Along the Kilchis River: A First Hand Telling of Logging in the 1920s, a long awaited historical book, premiered August…