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Articles from the October 2, 2024 edition


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  • Football steamrolls over Elmira

    Rongi Yost|Updated Oct 1, 2024

    The Outlaws notched a big 49-7 win in their league opener on the road at Elmira on Friday, September 20. Sisters opened with a massive 17 play drive to start the contest. The drive took almost 10 minutes off the first quarter and was capped by a Kale Mock three yard run off the right side. Reid Woodson’s PAT was good and the Outlaws took a 7-0 lead that held through the end of the period. In the second quarter, Elmira answered on their opening drive when they hit a screen pass that went 33 yards for the score. Their PAT w... Full story

  • Kenton L. Chambers

    Updated Oct 1, 2024

    Kenton L. Chambers was born in Los Angeles, California, on September 27, 1929, and he died on May 22, 2024, at Good Samaritan Regional Hospital in Corvallis after a brief illness at the age of 94. Ken graduated from Whittier College and received his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He joined the faculty in the Department of Botany at Yale University and met his future wife, Henrietta Laing, there. They were married in June 1958. Their daughter Elaine was born in New Haven in... Full story

  • William A. "Bill" Wolfe

    Updated Oct 1, 2024

    Bill Wolfe liked to say, "And then I got to go to heaven before I died." That's because in 2021 he and his wife Kathy became caretakers at the Dahl homestead in the Metolius River Canyon north of Camp Sherman, surrounded by the National Forest right where Abbott Creek comes through on its way to the Metolius. Bill passed away in his sleep at the homestead on the morning of July 20, 2024, from heart disease. He was born William Alton Wolfe, the first child of William and... Full story

  • Ben Rice to take the stage at Belfry

    Updated Oct 1, 2024

    The Belfry will host Ben Rice and the PDX Hustle on Friday, October 4, at 7 p.m. Known as the "blues ninja," Ben Rice brings a unique blend of blues, soul, R&B, folk, and country to the stage, creating an inviting atmosphere that keeps audiences engaged until the early hours. Since his breakout performance at the International Blues Challenge in 2014, Rice has evolved from a beloved Northwest artist to a national and international touring sensation, gracing stages at... Full story

  • Biden admin seeks to end wolf protections

    Blair Miller|Updated Oct 1, 2024

    The Biden administration has asked a federal appeals court to reinstate a rule passed under the Trump administration to remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Lower 48 states which, if successful, would put the animals under state management as is currently the case in Montana and surrounding states, including Oregon, where state and federal authorities oversee wolf management. On behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed the 87-page appeal of... Full story