By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor If you’ve been paying attention to sky-news, you’ve likely heard about the balloon incidents. While unlikely to cause more international drama, it has made many curious about what these balloons and other objects are doing. Headquartered in Tillamook County is Near Space Corporation whose specialty is high altitude research balloons. We asked local balloon expert…
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Wyden Kicks Off 2023 with 11 Town Halls Throughout Oregon; Tillamook County on Sun. Jan. 8th
Senator’s upcoming in-person, open-to-all town halls will be in Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Clackamas, Linn, Lane, Polk, Marion, Yamhill, Multnomah and Washington counties Portland – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will have 11 open-to-all, in-person town halls between Jan. 7 and Jan. 20 for Oregonians in Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Clackamas, Linn, Lane, Polk, Marion, Yamhill, Multnomah and Washington counties. …
142ND WING TO CONDUCT VETERANS DAY FLYOVERS; TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM AT 10:45 AM
Be sure to join the festivities at the Tillamook Air Museum for Veterans Day tomorrow, Friday November 11th, beginning with a breakfast for Veterans starting at 8 am and program beginning at 11 am. https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/veterans-day-at-tillamook-air-museum/ The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct Veterans Day flyovers for ceremonies and parades at locations throughout…
Veterans Day at Tillamook Air Museum
Join us on Friday, November 11th for our annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Tillamook Air Museum! The biggest Veterans Day event on the Oregon Coast, the VFW fundraising breakfast will begin at 8:00am, with the opening ceremony starting 11:00am. Featured as a part of the event is the Traveling Military Museum, live music by Buffalo Kitty, and a flyover…
Port of Tillamook Bay Signs Contract to Assess Viability of Hangar B
The Port of Tillamook Bay has signed a contract with Wood Research and Development LLC to do a thorough analysis of the vitality of Hangar B. The last time an assessment of the building was completed was in 2011 as part of the FEMA projects being contemplated after the loss of the railroad in 2007. At that time, the study…
Near Space Corporation in Tillamook bringing humans closer to the void
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Of the many test flights completed by Near Space Corporation (NSC) out of Tillamook, not one has failed, but many locals still don’t know who they are or what they do, even though they’ve been here since 1996. Kevin Tucker, NSC President, gave the Pioneer a tour of their facilities and provided some background about…
NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE 8/31/22 – Long Prairie Road from 8:30am- 2:00pm for Air Museum Sign Update
The Tillamook Air Museum is finally ready to bring the A-4 Skyhawk into the museum for some much needed TLC. We want to remind everyone that we’ll be closing Long Prairie Rd. from MP 0.0- MP 1.12 while we remove and transport the aircraft to the museum. For more information on the project check out this article published earlier this…
Peek at the Port: Joshua Balmer
The Port of Tillamook Bay has come a long way in the last 25 years, and perhaps no one knows that better than Joshua Balmer. Balmer began working for the railroad on May 30, 1997 – a date he remembers well. “I had my first day on the job that morning, and then that night I graduated from Neah-Kah-Nie High…
“CHEESE WAR” Authors Marilyn Milne and Linda Kirk discuss new book at the Port of Tillamook Bay June 12th
Cheese War: Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon Authors- Marilyn Milne and Linda Kirk will be at the Port of Tillamook Bay Conference Room at 4000 Blimp Blvd. on Sunday June 12th from 2 to 3 pm to discuss their new book. Here’s the summary from OSU Press: In the 1960s, Tillamook County, Oregon, was at war with itself….
PSA: THERE ARE NO CURRENT PLANS TO DEMOLISH HANGAR B OR CLOSE TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM
(From Tillamook Air Museum) The internet has been a fire with posts and comments on The Port of Tillamook Bay’s planned meeting and workshop surrounding Hangar B’s future. This was a public meeting that took place on 5/2/2022 at 6pm at the POTB main office and via Zoom. The museum would like to address the discussion and clear the air…