EDITOR’S NOTE: Pioneer photographer Don Backman’s vantage point yesterday July 16th includes shots of the helicopters dropping water on the fire. FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Mechanical issues grounded two helicopters before they…
Category: Don Backman Photos
ODF Continues to Contain Game Hog Creek Fire in Tillamook State Forest – Exclusive Photos & VIDEO – 7/14/21
By Laura Swanson The Pioneer’s photographer Don Backman found a vantage point to get some photos and video of the Game Hog Creek Fire in the Tillamook State Forest. The Oregon Department…
39th Annual Clovers Day Parade & Celebration July 3, 2021 – Photos by Don Backman
South County kicked off the holiday weekend with the annual Clovers Day parade and as “Clover” led the way the parade of community members and fire trucks delighted the spectators lining the…
TILLAMOOK DAIRY PARADE – Saturday June 26, 2021 – Photos by Don Backman
Ready for a parade? EVERYONE definitely was – one of the first parades held since the coronavirus restrictions on gatherings were put into place in March, 2020, and as one of the…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Tillamook County Trails & Recreation Map Winner, Handy Resource
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s our local hiking expert’s review of the new Tillamook County Trails and Recreation map available on the Visit Tillamook Coast website, a collaborative effort with Tillamook County Wellness, the…
Real World Photography Class with Pioneer Photographer Don Backman at TBCC this Summer
Do you wish your photos looked like those on Instagram or Facebook? Maybe you have a smartphone and enjoy taking photos of your kids, grand-kids, or pets? Do you have a DSLR/Mirrorless…
Pacific City Dorymen’s Association Blessing of the Fleet – VIDEO by Don Backman
We shared Don Backman’s photos of the Blessing of the Fleet event on Saturday June 5th in Pacific City. Here is a video of the ceremony. Here’s a link to the photos…
Pacific City Blessing of the Fleet – 6/5/21 – Photo Essay by Don Backman
The Pacific City Dorymens’ Association held the “blessing of the fleet” on Saturday June 5th, upholding and protecting the traditions of the iconic dory fishing fleet of Cape Kiwanda.
Come Out and Help Tidy Up A Cemetery for Memorial Day: Tillamook County resident launches effort to clean, chronicle cemeteries in Tillamook County
EDITOR’S NOTE: There is a volunteer cleanup at Sunset Heights Memorial on Trask River Road before the Memorial Day services, tomorrow Thursday May 27th from noon to 4 pm. See below for…
POETRY: May Day
A Poem By Virginia Carrell Prowell (4/30/2021) Photos by Don Backman There was a time, a long time ago, When young children danced around the May Pole. Holding long colorful ribbons attached…
