Photos & Video by Don Backman Clover’s Day Parade in Cloverdale – Saturday July 1, 2023: The 41st Clovers Day Parade in Cloverdale, Oregon – It is billed as the only parade…
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Rockaway Beach Ready for 4th of July Festivities – Rockaway Fun – Small Town America, BIG Fireworks!
With one of the largest celebrations on the North Coast, Rockaway Beach is the place to be on July 4. Starting with the Independence Parade – this year’s theme is “Small Town…
Manzanita 4th of July Parade – Return to Glory
It’s BAAACK!!! The appropriate theme is “RETURN TO GLORY” and at 1 pm on July 4th, the Manzanita 4th of July parade will again wind along it’s familiar route from Underhill Plaza…
Veterans Needed for Manzanita Parade Color Guard
Veterans of all six United States armed services are invited to participate in this year’s Manzanita Fourth of July Parade by leading the parade as members of the color guard. In addition…
HOLIDAY WEEKEND EVENTS BEGIN WITH CLOVER’S DAY JULY 1st – Fun Run, Parade, Music, Vendors & More!!
Join us Saturday July 1st for the annual Clover’s Day Celebration. We have a great vendor line up this year and Parade is at 11am. Schedule of Events: Fun Run 8:30am- Starts…
142ND WING TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENCE DAY FLYOVERS – Manzanita @10:18 am; Rockaway @10:20 am; Neskowin @10:25am
The 142nd Wing out of the Portland Air National Guard Base, Portland, Oregon will conduct Independence Day flyovers for ceremonies and parades at locations throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington. 142nd Wing Vice…
OREGON STATE POLICE: STATISTICS -MEMORIAL DAY 2023
(Posted on FlashAlert: May 31st, 2023 8:38 AM) Here are the statistics from OSP’s 2023 Memorial Day Weekend (Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29, 2023) that occurred across Oregon. This includes the Friday,…
“We Must Not Forget.” Memorial Day service, Sunset Heights Memorial Gardens, 2023
Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Flags flew at each gravesite, fluttering in the northwest wind. People slowly searched about the graves, looking for a relative, a friend, a loved one….
The Wettest Place on Earth
By David Dillon © 1996 The wettest place I have ever been is in France. It’s a battlefield where great armies clashed — where many men fought and died. It’s a bluff…
Oregon Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial Wall Comes to Tillamook for Memorial Day Weekend
Story, Photos & Video By Don Backman “We have had a lot of people today,” Tom Davis, Board Member of the Umpqua Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America commented. He was…
