Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Flags flew at each gravesite, fluttering in the northwest wind. People slowly searched about the graves, looking for a relative, a friend, a loved one….
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The Wettest Place on Earth
By David Dillon © 1996 The wettest place I have ever been is in France. It’s a battlefield where great armies clashed — where many men fought and died. It’s a bluff…
Oregon Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial Wall Comes to Tillamook for Memorial Day Weekend
Story, Photos & Video By Don Backman “We have had a lot of people today,” Tom Davis, Board Member of the Umpqua Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America commented. He was…
GORDON’S UPDATE: Weather 5/26/23; Pleasant Holiday Weekend Weather; Memorial Day Facts
By Gordon McCraw, Meteorologist for the Tillamook County Pioneer The low pressure area to the east continues to drift around eastern Washington and Oregon, and now we have an approaching trough of…
OREGON STATE POLICE: MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL ADVISORY
This Memorial Day Weekend, whether you are headed to the beach, camping, visiting family, or just commuting to work, remember highways are going to be filled with people doing the same. No…
Rockaway Beach Memorial Day Service Monday May 29th
By Robin Swain Rockaway Beach will hold a Memorial Day Service, 11am on Monday May 29, 2023, in the Rockaway Beach Wayside. There will be seating available. All Veterans and family members…
Staying safe in warmer weather for Memorial Day weekend and beyond
OHA offers tips for preventing injury, illness while spending time outdoors PORTLAND, Ore.—While higher temperatures offer opportunities for enjoying the outdoors in Oregon, they can also present a variety of health risks….
Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall Comes to Tillamook May 26 & 27, View at 2nd St. Plaza
The Vietnam Veterans of America Umpqua Valley Chapter 805 is bringing the Oregon Memorial Traveling Wall to Tillamook, Oregon on May 26th and 27th. This wall is a tribute to 957 Oregon…
Nehalem Valley Historical Society Presents: Honor Our Veterans on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023 11AM
The Honor Our Veterans celebration will take place on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023 at 11AM. The welcome by Eileen Nordquist of the NWHS will be followed by an opening prayer from Pastor…
4th of July Parade Grand Marshals – Three Way Tie in Rockaway Beach; Volunteer of the Year Unanimous
By Robin Swain The Rockaway Beach City Council, voted on Grand Marshal and Volunteer of the Year at their May Council meeting. There were many nominations from the community for them to…