Hello Tillamook, Chief Terry Wright sent out this Press Release, which lines out the upcoming big traffic changes nicely: TO: All Community Members, Partners and Businesses FROM: Chief Terry Wright RE: Phase…
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Coast Guard aids mariner after vessel hits object, sinks off southern Washington coast
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard crews aided a 67-year-old mariner after his yacht collided with an unknown object and sank 9 miles off Leadbetter Point State Park, Washington, Friday, July 28th. An…
Back to the Drawing Board for Village at Manzanita
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer “We are, of course, disappointed that the Manzanita Planning Commission and area residents couldn’t see the positives of a planned development,” commented Rick Hinkes of…
HEADS UP! ODF plans extensive chemical spraying on state lands across the North Coast
ROCKAWAY BEACH, OREGON July 26, 2017 – The public forests of Oregon’s North Coast are scheduled to be aerially sprayed sometime before August 31, 2017. Spraying will potentially impact campsites, trails, and…
COAST RANGE ASSOCIATION PRESENTATION FOCUSES ON OWNERSHIP, TAXES, AND ECONOMICS UNDERLYING FOREST PRACTICES
By Victoria Stoppiello If you looked at the photograph in the July 18 Tillamook County Pioneer story about Coast Range Association (CRA) Director Chuck Willer’s presentation on July 19, you might have…
World War II Oregon WAVE Peggy Lutz Visits Tillamook Air Museum for Book Signing July 29
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer At 95 years young, Peggy Lutz is an inspiring figure who served as a Control Tower Operator at both Naval Air Station Klamath Falls and…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 7/25/17
The immediate news is that this Thursday night (July 27th) paving begins on the new stretch of Pacific between the intersection with 1st street up to the new bridge. If you’ve been…
Hashtag #savetheboathouse surfaces to save Pier’s End in Garibaldi
By Sayde Moser-Walker What do you do with an 80-year-old Coast Guard Lifeboat Station? The possibilities are endless. At least that’s how Kristen Penner and the Garibaldi Cultural Heritage Initiative feel. The…
Who knew? Impact of Industrial Forestry Presentation July 19 at Tillamook Main Library
Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection (RBCWP) will host Chuck Willer, Director, Coast Range Association on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Tillamook Central Library. This is a free and public event. Join…
Coast Guard responds to sunken fishing vessel in Warrenton Sunday Morning, July 16
WARRENTON, Ore. – Coast Guard crews are responding to the Warrenton Marina where the commercial fishing vessel Western Skies has sunk and is leaking fuel Sunday, July 16th. Coast Guard incident management…