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Council hears event and preparedness updates: steam locomotive centennial, Great ShakeOut drill, restroom and public-works milestones

City Council of Wheeler, Oregon · September 16, 2025
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Summary

The council heard from the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad on a Locomotive No. 25 centennial train visit, a countywide Great ShakeOut emergency drill planned for Oct. 16 at 10:16 a.m., public-works updates on a near-complete waterfront restroom and a water-planning review, and considered a proposed fireworks ban (first reading).

The council received several community-event and preparedness updates. Trevor Park, who identified himself as general manager of the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, described plans to celebrate Steam Locomotive No. 25’s roughly 100th anniversary with a special train running from Garibaldi and stopping in Wheeler; he asked residents to serve as a welcoming committee when the train arrives in town for about an hour.

On emergency preparedness, Melvin Camper said the Great ShakeOut drill — coordinated countywide through the Tillamook County emergency coalition (TC4) — is scheduled for…

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