The four-day Trash Bash Art Festival last weekend – May 12th through 15th included two events: a Trash Art Gallery and a Trashion Show. “I was emotionally moved to see a lot…
Category: Don Backman Photos
2022 Manzanita Open Brings Back Event that Benefits Many Organizations in the Community
The sudden smack of a shot off the tee rang out at the starting line of the Manzanita Open Golf Tournament. The sound repeated as every few minutes another group advanced to…
Local Middle School Students Find Success at Track and Field Meet; Ready for District Meet May 14th
Story by Nikki Brown for the Pioneer; Photos by Don Backman May 3, 2022 – Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School hosted a four-team track and field meet. Middle schoolers from Neah-Kah-Nie, Tillamook, Seaside, and…
Bay City Community Open House and BBQ at the Fire Department Saturday May 7th
Story & Photos by Don Backman “Run around the cones!” “Now pull the victim to safety!” Smiling kids ran through a junior firefighter training course — pulling out a fire hose, weaving…
Hoffman Gallery May Show – May 6-29; Opening Reception May 7 – Snap into Spring Featuring Photography & Ceramics
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer readers will recognize one of the featured photographers, Don Backman is one of the featured photographers. Be sure to stop in at the Hoffman Center to see the myriad…
May Day Celebration at Fire Mountain School – Maypole Dance – Photos & Video by Don Backman
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s a little history of May Day/Beltane by the Pioneer’s astrologer, Dana Zia with some photos and video from today’s May Day event at Fire Mountain School. By Madame Dana…
Every 15 Minutes Presentation at Tillamook High School Makes Strong Impression
EDITOR’S NOTE: This presentation came just days after a tragic accident that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Neah-Kah-Nie senior Henry Gernert, and it was determined that the driver’s blood alcohol was…
Nehalem Bay Estuary Cleanup Volunteers Cover the Banks of the Estuary to Cleanup Debris March 5th
Story & Photos by Don Backman “I stopped counting after 75 people this morning,” Ben Pettinger, Executive Director of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust said. He was referencing the large excited group…
Apple Tree Pruning with Master Gardener Barbara Casteel (Video by Don Backman)
Tillamook County Master Gardener Barbara Casteel gives us a lesson in pruning an apple tree, in this case an “espaliered” apple tree in her backyard; it has multiple apple varieties grafted on…
Rockaway Beach Fire Department Honors Members, Recognizes Service, Leadership
Rockaway Beach Fire & Rescue Department held their annual banquet and presented members with service plaques, special recognition and lifetime plaques on February 5th. Local volunteer fire departments are in need of…
