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Video of Fishing Vessel Network's Capsizing Released

The Coast Guard released the clip of the tragic incident in Tillamook Bay today.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Tillamook, OR, Garibaldi, OR

Tue Dec 02, 2008

Beach Connection

Intriguing Online Shopping Ideas: Oregon Coast Gifts

Inn at Cannon Beach. Beautifully wooded natural setting at quiet south end of Cannon Beach.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Cannon Beach, OR, Wedding, Portland, OR, Home Listing, Home

Sat Nov 29, 2008

KOMO-TV Seattle

Sequim man missing following crab boat mishap

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for two men missing after a 42-foot crab boat capsized near the north jetty at Tillamook Bay on Friday.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Bay City, OR, Garibaldi, OR, Tillamook County, OR, Tillamook, OR

Salem-News.com

Search for Missing Fishing Boat Crew Suspended

Casualty and pollution investigators from Coast Guard Sector Portland were dispatched to Tillamook to investigate the capsizing and a sheen of diesel fuel that appeared in the water.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Tillamook, OR, Garibaldi, OR

Mon Nov 17, 2008

Beach Connection

Oregon Coast Green Flash at Sunset Caught on Video

One magnificent natural oddity caught twice on camera on the Oregon coast in recent weeks: the famed green flash at sunset showed up on the north coast in October and November and BeachConnection.net was lucky ...

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Related Topix: Oregon, Photography, Arts, Manzanita, OR, Arch Cape, OR, Cannon Beach, OR

Thu Nov 06, 2008

Medford Mail Tribune

Volunteers form Ducks Unlimited chapter

Waterfowl enthusiasts tired of dividing their own flock are trying to reunite under the Ducks Unlimited umbrella in an effort to make the Rogue Valley a local stronghold for helping migratory birds across the ...

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Related Topix: Medford Metro, Medford, OR, Central Point, OR, Ashland, OR, Stanfield, OR

Wed Oct 29, 2008

Kpic.com

A little bit of a LOSTa on the Oregon coast

Manzanita with mystical Neahkahnie Mountain above - an ancient native holy spot sometimes said to be the source of the "Wheeler Moment." It also resembles something that could be on the 'LOST' island.

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Related Topix: Manzanita, OR, Oregon, Action TV, Lost, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Wheeler, OR, Supernatural

Mon Sep 22, 2008

Beach Connection

Wading In the Warmer Waters of a September Oregon Coast

It's called the coast's "Second Summer," although many in the region sometimes consider it their main summer of the year.

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Related Topix: Newport, OR, Waldport, OR, Oregon, Seaside, OR, Tillamook, OR

Wed Sep 17, 2008

Beach Connection

Time Again to Clean Oregon Beaches This Weekend

The annual SOLV Great Oregon Fall Beach Cleanup will take place on September 20, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oregonians from every corner of the state are invited and encouraged to join SOLV in this nationally ...

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Related Topix: Lincoln City, OR, Lincoln County, OR, Manzanita, OR, Oregon Government, Oregon

Thu Aug 28, 2008

K103

Oregon volunteers deployed to Gulf Coast

Even though Tropical Storm Gustav isn't projected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast until the end of Labor Day weekend, the American Red Cross is preparing for the anticipated hurricane by deploying ...

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Related Topix: Estacada, OR

Sun Aug 24, 2008

The Oregonian

Banks put stopper in home equity spigot

Jody Finnell surveys the foundation of her unfinished retirement home in Rockaway Beach.

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Related Topix: Mortgage, Personal Finance, Small Business

Thu Aug 14, 2008

Beach Connection

Oregon Coast Aquarium Hosts Day to Get to Know NOAA

It's a day to get inside the brains of those who run the most advanced weather prediction and research facilities in the world.

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Related Topix: Weather, Newport, OR, Oregon

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Statesman Journal

Portland man charged with theft by receiving in lottery investigation

Police arrested a Portland man accused of selling some of the 3,700 scratch-off lottery tickets that were stolen from a Rockaway Beach convenience store last summer.

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Related Topix: Multnomah County, OR

Tue Jul 15, 2008

KPTV Beaverton

Man Charged With Selling Stolen Lotto Tickets

A man was arrested Tuesday by Oregon State Police on charges of selling stolen lottery tickets.

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Related Topix: Multnomah County, OR

Bend Bulletin

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Visiting the Oregon Coast EXPENSES INFORMATION LODGING DINING ATTRACTIONSVisiting the Oregon Coast EXPENSES * Campsites $44 * Other lodging $253.65 * Groceries $150.41 * Restaurant meals $149.30 * Bike repair ...

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Related Topix: Salem, OR, Pacific City, OR, Lincoln City, OR, Nehalem, OR

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Beach Connection

Romantic Oregon Coast Walks and Breathtaking Make Out Spots

It's become one of the hottest holidays in winter on the coast, with hordes of visitors packing every Oregon coast town in increasingly larger numbers each year.

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Related Topix: Oregon, Manzanita, OR

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Portland Business Journal

Location matters for coastal condos

In Manzanita, median condo prices are down nearly 20 percent so far this year. Further south, in Rockaway Beach, broker Dave Farr answers questions about the condominium picture with a quip: "What market?" When ...

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Related Topix: Manzanita, OR, Cannon Beach, OR, Oceanside, OR, Tillamook, OR

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Beach Connection

Sunny Oregon Coast Sees Rare Oddities, Seals and Wild Waves

It was more than the average visitor bargained for on the Oregon coast this weekend, as the warm weather brought out an exciting, even rarely witnessed natural event, a couple of lounging seals, some strange ...

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Related Topix: Weather, Cannon Beach, OR, Oregon, Seaside, OR, Yachats, OR

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Beach Connection

Live Rare, Deep-Dwelling Fish Rescued from North Oregon Coast Beach

Another rare oddity hit a north Oregon coast beach this week, as staff from the Seaside Aquarium rescued a live fish - the second such rescue in three months.

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Related Topix: Seaside, OR, Lincoln City, OR

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Beach Connection

Oregon Coast Microbrewery Cleans Up at Australian Awards

The seminal north Oregon coast landmark Pelican Pub and Brewery took 10 prizes in the 2007 Australian International Beer Awards recently: a complete sweep for the brewery after submitting 10 of their finest ...

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Related Topix: Australia, World News, Oregon, Travel, Australia Travel, Pacific City, OR, Beer

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