Editor’s Note: Finally getting back to the Diary … We left this story just as the depot was undergoing some big changes. The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach…
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MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapters 3 & 4 – The 1930’s & 1940’s
Editor’s Note: The story continues, through the decades of the Rockaway Beach Train Depot – the ’30s and ’40s are rough years. Missed the introduction, Chapters 1 and 2 – see below…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Chapter II – The 1920’s
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has shared her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…
MEMORY TRACKS: The Diary of a Depot – Introduction & Chapter 1
EDITOR’S NOTE: A familiar name to Pioneer readers, Virginia Prowell has share her delightful poems with us for the last few years. Recently, Don Best shared a copy of Virginia’s book “Memory…
History of Labor Day – 125 years – Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd
EDITOR’S NOTE: A barbecue, an extra day off – or not – many “labor” on Labor Day, especially here on the North Oregon Coast. Labor Day used to signal the “end” of…
Tillamook Old Iron Show Returns – 16th Annual Event Aug. 16 – 18 at Blue Heron Cheese Co.
The show must go on … last year the local chapter of the Early Days Gas Engine & Tractor Association Branch 159 announced that the Old Iron Show chairs were stepping down….
Tillamook Forest Center Events – Aug. 9-11: Smokey Bear’s 75th Birthday Party, Friday, Aug. 9th
Join the Tillamook Forest Center staff for a variety of fascinating, forest-related programs. From Dutch oven cooking presentations to wildflower walks we’ve got something for everyone. Most events are FREE and open…
Iconic Tillamook Movie Theater for Sale
Owners say they are ready to pass their beloved business onto new owners who can continue to build off their hard work. By Sayde Walker When the Tillamook Coliseum Theater first came…
Manzanita Honors Mark Beach
Mark Beach has been named Manzanita’s Citizen of the Year for 2019. According to the selection committee, the honor was based on his, “many years helping better not only Manzanita, but the…
Tillamook County Pioneer Association Meeting Sunday June 2nd at Swiss Hall
Tillamook County Pioneer Association Meeting and Potluck Sunday, June 2, 2019 Swiss Hall, 4605 Brookfield Ave, Tillamook Gather at Noon, Eat at 1:00 p.m. We will announce the Pioneer of the Year,…