Rockaway Beach NewsLocal news for Rockaway Beach, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Quirky Winery Event Livens Up North Oregon Coast With Kesey Legacy- June 30, 2008 It all began sometime in the early 90's, with famed Oregon author Ken Kesey and the Further bus showing up at the always-quirky Nehalem Bay Winery, spreading a bit of wacky cheer and kickstarting a small annual ...http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/quirky-winery-event-livens-up-north-or... Volunteer Training Begins Soon at Oregon Coast Aquarium- June 28, 2008 The Oregon Coast Aquarium is inviting people who want to know more about marine life and the coastal environment to become a volunteer.http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/volunteer-training-begins-soon-at-oreg... Unusually High Number of Sharks Wash Up on N. Oregon Coast- June 26, 2008 For reasons that can only be guessed at, an unusual amount of dead sharks have been washing up on north Oregon coast beaches in the last few weeks.http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/unusually-high-number-of-sharks-wash-u... Big Winds, Surf Ready to Wow Oregon Coast- June 24, 2008 A high wind warning is now in effect for the Oregon coast and the coast range, promising sustained winds around 40 mph and gusts as high as 70 on the beaches and headlands.http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/big-winds-surf-ready-to-wow-oregon-coa... Clambake Revives Historical Tradition on Central Oregon Coast- June 22, 2008 The sixth Annual Nye Beach Clambake again comes to Newport on July 5, with food and fun on the beach, all with a historical theme that recalls the days when Nye Beach was actually a separate village from ...http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/clambake-revives-historical-tradition-... Small Coastal Town Big on Paranormal Legends- June 20, 2008 If you're an addict of the ABC show "Lost," with all its strange, intertwined coincidences, you may be interested to know there's a place on the Oregon coast that has its similarities.http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/small-coastal-town-big-on-paranormal-l... Oregon Coastal Town Has New Take on Glass Floats- June 18, 2008 For generations, tourists and residents along the Oregon coast delighted in the discovery of Japanese fishing glass float balls, which would make their way across the ocean expanse to land on these beaches.http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/oregon-coastal-town-has-new-take-on-gl... Vacation Home Agency Expands to North Oregon Coast- June 15, 2008 It all began in 1999 as a two-person travel office in the Portland area, and this year it's grown to employ more than 85 people and includes a sprawling vacation rental agency that covers both the central ...http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/vacation-home-agency-expands-to-north-... Oregon Coast Damage 'Worse Than Columbus Day Storm'- June 13, 2008 One coastal resident described it as "worse than the Columbus Day storm" and looking "like Hiroshima out there." With gusts over 100 mph, trees down everywhere you look, power out along almost the entire ...http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/oregon-coast-damage-worse-than-columbu... Oregon Coast Begins Massive Recovery Effort- June 11, 2008 The flood waters and the wind may have subsided along the Oregon coast, but residents and tourism businesses there are still struggling with primitive conditions caused by a lack of phone service and no power.http://www.topix.net/city/rockaway-beach-or/2008/06/oregon-coast-begins-massive-recovery-e... |