By Paul Pintarich, as told to Don Best (2/7/08) They called it the “Daddy Train” and on summer weekends, it arrived with fathers from Portland to visit wives and children tent camping…
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Local Law Enforcement Conducts lockdown drill at Neah-Kah-Nie High School
On Friday September 15, 2017 at 9:00 AM, law enforcement officers and officials from the Rockaway Beach Police Department, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and the Manzanita Department of Public Safety partnered with…
Best of History: Famed Journalist, Writer Paul Pintarich Shared Memories of Rockaway’s Natatorium
By Don R. Best NOTE: Paul Pintarich was a good friend of Karla Steinhauser’s (of Karla’s Smokehouse), and I met Paul when he was visiting her in 2007 or early 2008. He…
4th of July Events – North to South — Parades & Fireworks
Manzanita: 8 am – 11 am – Pancake Breakfast to benefit Neah-Kah-Nie Athletic Teams, Former Manzanita Fire Hall on 5th Ave. 1 pm – Old-Fashioned Parade – theme – “There’s no place…
Rockaway Six by Six Photo Exhibit Opening Reception Today – June 28th, 6 pm
ROCKAWAY SIX BY SIX PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Opening Reception Wednesday, June 28th, 6-8pm Free Admission Refreshments by Chef Judi and friends of SIX BY SIX Live music by N.E. DayNow Address: 19485 Hwy…
Rockaway Beach Visitor Center Historic Caboose Gets Grant-funded Remodeled
Pictured: Michele Bradley and Pami Boomer, POTB, Meghan Burdick, Visit Tillamook Coast, Emma Poulsen, Kristine Hayes, Jeremy Horton, Maureen Taylor, Anne McBride PHOTO BY DON BEST On Friday June 23rd at 4…
Ribbon cutting at Rockaway Beach’s Remodeled Caboose June 23rd
Exciting plans are being made for this Friday June 23rd at 4 pm for the ribbon cutting for the Rockaway Beach Visitors Information Center and historic caboose re-model resulting from a local…
May the Forest Be With You book release May 12th at Hoffman Center
Save the date of May 12 for the book release celebration of “May the Forest Be With You”, a project of Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection. The Hoffman Center for the…
Hoppy Easter! Easter Egg Hunts throughout County Saturday April 15
It’s Easter time! And the weather forecast for Saturday is looking partly to mostly sunny, so get your baskets ready … There are the Easter Egg hunts from north to south throughout Tillamook…
Tillamook County Housing Task Force Community Meetings to Present Housing Market Report
By Laura Swanson Established in October of 2015, the Tillamook County Housing Task Force has completed its first major project – a housing assessment, with grants from Meyer Memorial Trust, and contributions…