By Don Backman Loud music blared through the doorway. Inside the Tillamook County Elks Lodge, flashing lights lit up the floor, and patty balloons decorated the room. Couples dotted the dance floor….
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Out and About with Backman: Events Return to the Beach – Rockaway Beach Kite Festival & Pacific City Longboard Classic Sat. Sept. 17th – Photos & Videos
Photo & Video by Don Backman The beaches were buzzing this weekend as two well-known and beloved events made returns to Tillamook County beaches. The Rockaway Beach Kite Festival fell victim to…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Day Hiking on the Oregon Coast Trail in Tillamook County – Any Season- A short series of hikes (Video)
By Don Backman “Here comes a big wave!” “Better hustle up the bank!” The wave swept in all the way up the beach, washing away our tracks from moments before, reaching the…
2022 Ultimook Race, Tillamook Cross Country Invitational at Hydrangea Ranch, September 3rd (Photos & Video)
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman “There are 114 teams here this year,” race director Pat Zweifel said. Around him, runners and spectators from a wide area milled about. Zweifel was…
U.S. Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay — We Appreciate You! Garibaldi Celebrates with Coast Guard Appreciation Day August 4th
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman With a cry from the crowd, the ball went into play and the mighty Coast Guard charge wallowed into the fire department’s line of defenders….
Joe & Siggi Gierga Garibaldi Days Parade Grand Marshals; Photos from Garibaldi Days Celebration “Seas the Day”
The City of Garibaldi knows how to throw a good party – they’ve been doing it for over 60 years (62 to be exact.) Here are some photos from the parade by…
Neah-Kan-Nie School District Cuts the Ribbon on two new Covered Play Structures – Video
By Don Backman “During COVID it was a life saver,” Garibaldi Grade School Principal Janmarie Nugent stated at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new outdoor covered play area and solar energy…
Clovers Day Parade 2022 – Cloverdale and South County – Photos & Video by Don Backman
The holiday weekend got started on Saturday July 2nd – with Clovers Day – A South Cow-nty Celebration – the only parade led by a cow. Photos & Video by Don Backman
Tillamook Dairy Parade Makes 65th Trip Down Tillamook Streets on Saturday June 25th
On a very sunny Saturday June 25th, Tillamook celebrated it’s dairy heritage with the 65th annual Dairy Parade – “Cheddar Days are Here Again.” Here are just a few highlights and the…
MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES: Nehalem American Legion Cemetery & Tillamook Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens – May 30th, 2022 – Videos
Here are videos from the Memorial Day Services in Nehalem and in Tillamook, and reminder about what we are memorializing – a Memorial Day prayer. On Memorial Day, we remember the patriots…
