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Silver Falls State campground to close through next summer for renovations
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is outlining a list of closures across state parks starting in September to upgrade aging infrastructure. Regionally, beginning Sept. 16, Silver Falls State Park is closing its campground, except cabins 1-10, through June 30 of next year. The parks department is going to replace the B Loop restroom and repave the A Loop. While many campsites will be closed, the park's trails, day-use areas...
Oktoberfest is in reach in Mount Angel
While more than a dozen Oktoberfests have sprung up in various communities around the region, the granddaddy of them all, and the one most often referred to as “the Oktoberfest,” is Mount Angel’s annual event. Heading into its 59th year, it is no surprise that Mount Angel Oktoberfest organizers are anticipating hundreds of thousands of visitors to descend on the modest hamlet that’s home to roughly 3,400 residents. It’s a tall order for the town, and a welcome one with all hands-on deck. ...
I-5 reopens after lengthy closure due to crash Thursday morning
As of noon, Interstate 5 southbound was reopened after being closed Thursday morning due to a major crash. At one point all lanes of the highway in both directions were shut down early on Thursday, Aug. 22 due to a crash near the Donald Road interchange. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, Oregon State Police spokesperson Jolene Kelley said in an email. Oregon Department of Transportation spokesperson David House...
Oregon’s I-5 southbound shut down Thursday morning
KXL radio reports that all lanes of Interstate 5 southbound are shut down as of 6:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, due to a major crash. The incident is near the Donald Road interchange and KXL, a media partner of this newspaper, reports that an emergency helicopter has landed to transport one or more injured person. Northbound lanes have slowed considerably as well. As of about 6:30 a.m., KXL reported that the travel time from Salem to the Interstate 205 interchange is about one hour, 20 minutes.
Our TV picks for Friday, August 23: Police Academy; Let’s Make a Deal Primetime
Police Academy AMC 8 p.m. During this comedy from 1984, a new policy puts badges on two misfits: one (Steve Guttenberg) has a police record, while the other (Michael Winslow) is known for his killer sound effects. “Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment” airs next. Let’s Make a Deal Primetime KOIN 8 p.m. Monty Hall is smiling down as the game show with the best doors celebrates games such as “Ultimate Zonk Redemption” and “Otter Chaos” with contestants dressed as everything from nurses to cavemen and everything in between. Wayne Brady hosts.
Dreaded invasive ash borer reaches Marion, Clackamas counties
The scourge of the invasive emerald ash borer has reached the Woodburn area. Officials from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Forestry announced that in Marion County, five beetles, indicating a “significant population,” were found in traps along the Pudding River south of Woodburn and west of Mount Angel, the release said. “Given the trees did not show any signs of damage, we would not have known...
West Linn woman helped grow Trillum Creek garden
(WEST LINN) — While reveling in the impressiveness of Trillium Creek Primary, one of the first things Charity Hudnut noticed when she first visited the school after moving to West Linn with her family in 2012 was its garden beds. After her daughter had been at Trillium Creek for a year, Hudnut noticed nothing was being done with the garden beds. So, with her daughter heading into second grade, Hudnut and another mom got permission from the school’s principal to plant some starters in the...
Make your pond 'pop' by adding plants
Water features can be relaxing and eye-catching additions to outdoor spaces. According to the online gardening resource Garden Know-How, a water feature is any landscape enhancement that uses water and other materials to bring tranquility and beauty to a space. Thanks to their soothing sounds and aesthetic appeal, water features like ponds and fountains are often included in healing gardens. However, they can be used in any landscape. Homeowners can...
Chamber Foundation: Bringing workers, businesses to the same table
Staring out at the business landscape of Canby, there seemed to be a void that needed filling. Canby Area Chamber of Commerce Director Belinda Goody, her staff and board decided to embark on a bold new plan to help shore up areas that they saw as wanting in the Canby business community and potential workforce. “We noticed that local businesses are struggling to fill positions, whether it is in the...
Oregon Zoo says ‘unauthorized actor’ caused data breach
The Oregon Zoo said it is in the process of notifying customers about a cybersecurity breach that may have caused customers’ payment card information to be leaked. The data breach occurred with the zoo’s third-party vendor for online ticket sales. After the zoo noticed some “suspicious activity” with the service, they quickly shut down online sales and launched an investigation. “We learned that an ‘unauthorized actor’ had redirected customer transactions...
Clearing the path behind you
(CORNELIUS) — Angeles Godinez-Valencia knows firsthand how important it is to center access in programming. Today, she’s the Director of Education for Centro Cultural, but not too long ago, she was the child whose parents had to say no to after-school programs. “It’s not because she didn’t want me to do it, but because she just wasn’t in the financial position to do it,” she said. “So I think my...
OPINION: Rediscovering the 'rock' that rolled away with age
I’d lost it. I just didn’t know or think that I’d lost it. Fortunately, Providence Park and the Foo Fighters helped me rediscover what had been lost for so long – the vibe and electricity in the air of an outdoor stadium rock concert. Turns out, I still like to rock. Fortunately, the evening of Aug. 16, the Foo Fighters, along with Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders and Alex G,...
Our TV picks for Thursday, August 22: The Little Foxes; Alone; Christina on the Coast
The Little Foxes TCM 3 p.m. Bette Davis takes center stage of TCM’s Summer Under the Stars marathon with this classic 1941 film that sees Davis star as the greedy Regina of the ruthless and rich Hubbard clan. “Another’s Man Poison,” “The Letter” and more follow. Alone ...
Canby football driven by culture in 2024
At first-glance, it probably wouldn’t be much of a stretch to expect this season to be a rebuilding one for Canby football. The Cougars lost six all-league performers from last season, including former all-state running back Tyler Konold. Factor in a transition to an arguably tougher league, and Canby’s ceiling appears to be lower than in previous years. But that’s not always how football works, is it? A program isn’t...
National election forecaster predicts Democratic supermajorities in Oregon House, Senate
A national analysis group that correctly predicted the Oregon Legislature’s partisan split after the 2022 elections is now forecasting solid Democratic majorities. CNalysis, the country’s only elections forecasting group that forecasts legislative elections, is predicting a 39-21 Democratic majority in the state House and an 18-11 split in the state Senate. Those margins would give Democratic leaders breathing room as they try to negotiate a new transportation funding package during...
Oregon Sen. Wyden: Fate of Kroger-Albertsons merger could be decided in days
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden D-Oregon, a vocal opponent of a proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery stores, said key decisions regarding the merger could arrive within days. The Kroger chain includes Safeway, Albertson and QFC. Speaking from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Wyden told the Portland Tribune that a lawsuit to block the merger and a counter-suit are both winding their way through courts. ...
Things get STEAM-y during summer camp experience
For two-and-a-half weeks, students entering fifth, sixth and seventh grade got the opportunity dive head first into a STEAM program set up just for them. Put on by Todos Juntos, this year’s STEAM Summer Camp welcomed 46 Canby students to the Ackerman Center to engage in hands-on learning focused on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math from July 24 to Aug. 9. During their stay in the program, campers were...
Opinion: Democrats' 2024 Chicago convention nothing like 1968
I’ve heard a lot of speculation lately about whether Democrats are tempting fate by holding their 2024 nominating convention in Chicago after the riots that marred the 1968 one. Even the moderate The Hill political news website posted an opinion piece on the opening day of the convention headlined, “The 1968 DNC protests gave us Nixon. We don’t need a 2024 repeat.” At the risk of sounding like the aging...
‘Life is communicating’
(CLACKAMAS / MILWAUKIE) — When Grace Saad graduated from college, she took a risk and moved across the country from Mississippi to Oregon to work for the United States Forest Service. She’d never been to the location she’d applied for and, in hindsight, laughed at the idea there was a time when she didn’t know anything about Timberline Lodge. “Timberline kind of just fell in my lap. It just happened...
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