During Garibaldi Days, the Coast Guard Tillamook Bay crew competes against the Garibaldi and Bay City Fire Departments in Waterball and Softball. This year Station Tillamook took 1st and 2nd place in…
Category: Don Backman Photos
Rockaway Beach 4th of July 2018
Photos by Don Best
Restoration of Garibaldi Lions Lumbermen’s, Railroaders Park – The Last Hurrah for Pat Patterson
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer At 94-years-young, (Gerald) Pat Patterson arrived in Tillamook County as a Coast Guardsman in 1943 at the brand new Garibaldi station during World War II….
Memorial Day Service at Sunset Pioneer Cemetery in Tillamook May 28
Panoramic photos by Don Best of the Memorial Day services at Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Trask River Road, Tillamook, May 28, 2018
Rockaway Beach Stories As Told to Me – Don Best Gallery Show at Hoffman Center Reception May 5th
Join Don R. Best and Mike Arseneault at the Hoffman Center Gallery Artist Reception in Manzanita on Saturday, May 5th, from 2-5pm. Free admission and light refreshments will be served. Photos are…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago….
Adventurous Wind Surfer in Rockaway Beach – 1/25/18
Photos by Don Best With snow on the Coast Range, many coastal residents were stoking their fires today, but Don Best caught this adventurous wind surfer taking advantage of continued big surf…
