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THINGS TO DO THIS WEEK: Project Pabst is here and the steam returns to Brooks!
MONDAY, JULY 22-SUNDAY, JULY 28 PROJECT PABST — Returning for the first time since 2017 and sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Project Pabst will take place July 27-28 at Waterfront Park. It’s a great lineup with Billy Idol, T-Pain, Big Thief and Violent Femmes. There’ll also be local acts like Gossip and hip-hop acts like Denzel Curry and Kenny Mason. Project Pabst’s lineup was curated to showcase iconic acts alongside modern favorites and rising stars. More: projectpabst.com. ...
Hops return from break with 8-6 win at Everett
Maybe a reset was all the Hops needed to get things turned around? After a rough start to the second half of the 2024 season, Hillsboro got things started properly in their first game back after the All-Star break, defeating Everett 8-6 on Friday night, July 19, at Funko Field in Everett. The Hops got five runs in the first inning, one each in the third, sixth and eighth innings,...
Our TV picks for Sunday, July 21: 2024 NFL Flag Championships; Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing; Grantchester on Masterpiece
2024 NFL Flag Championships DISN KATU 1 p.m. While the millions of aging pickleballers might disagree, flag football is the fastest growing sport in the world. As such, more than 280 teams representing the 32 NFL teams compete for glory in this youth tournament from Canton, Ohio. Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing ...
WRITERS ON THE RANGE: Before you sleep on the ground, read this
What fun: You’re going on a guided outdoor trip. As you get ready, here are some tips from actual guides about what to expect, as these patient men and women have experienced a few trips that did not go well. First, follow the packing list. Do not leave your raingear at home because your brother tells you it never rains in the desert. If it is 100 degrees in the shade at your house and the list recommends a down parka: bring it. It can...
Here's all the Oregon-connected athletes competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Oregon sports fans will have a chance to keep cheering on some of their favorite athletes this summer at the 2024 Paris Olympics. While there are a number of homegrown athletes competing, this list looks at the professional and college ranks of athletes competing in the Games scheduled to take place July 26-Aug. 11. Take a scroll through the list and see when these Oregon-connected athletes will compete. ...
Kah-Nee-Ta reopens its doors
After almost six years of closure, Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in Warm Springs reopened to the public for the first time Thursday, July 18. The newly renovated resort combines aspects of the past, as well as a fully renovated pool deck and new soaking pools. For many in the community, it’s a return to a place they feel at home. “We always felt it would come back,” said Starla Green, the public...
OPINION: Biden and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'
Remember the classic story, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”? Tailors come to town and convince the king that their fabric is the finest in the land. They pretend to drape out cloth that no one can see. They proclaim to the king, “Have you seen such fine and exquisite material?" The king tries on the new clothes and his courtesans, out of fear of offending the king, agree, knowing they only see a naked royal. ...
What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, July 19 - July 26, 2024
What’s Available NOW On Disney+ “Firebuds” - Season 2, New Episodes (July 24) This computer-animated children’s series follows a young boy named Bo Bayani (Declan Whaley), who teams up with his anthropomorphic fire truck friend, Flash Fireson (Terrence Little Gardenhigh), to keep the city safe from threats of danger. Joining Bo and Flash are Jayden Jones (Jecobi Swain) and his police vehicle, Piston Porter (Caleb Paddock) and Violet Vega Vaughn...
Movie Review: James Bond fights ‘Spectre’ in Daniel Craig’s fourth 007 caper
Arguably the best thing about “Spectre” is that Daniel Craig is still James Bond in it. On the other side of that coin, perhaps the worst thing about the 2015 adventure is that it spends a little too much time looking backward rather than forward. Longtime Bond fans may be a little too critical of these movies, but too often, “Spectre” — which MGM+ shows Monday, July 22, with MGM+...
Our TV picks for Saturday, July 20: The Kitchen; Love & Marriage: Huntsville; 2024 WNBA All-Star Game
The Kitchen FOOD 11 a.m. It’s a vacation for the tastebuds as Katie Lee Biegel and Sunny Anderson take on a fish, lemon and asparagus dish perfect for foil heating before adding a campfire blueberry bread pudding. Then Geoffrey Zakarian adds tasty Greek pita sandwiches. Love & Marriage: Huntsville ...
Train to nowhere: ‘Snowpiercer’ returns for final season
It’s so cold it will freeze you to the bone in the dystopian world of “Snowpiercer,” which moves to AMC and AMC+ from TNT for its fourth and final season premiere on Sunday, July 21. Set in a near future where Earth has become an uninhabitable tundra, a luxury train populated with the world’s only remaining humans circles the globe, waiting for a thaw that may never come. Catch up on all the chilling action exclusively on AMC+, with all three previous seasons of “Snowpiercer” available to stream now. ...
Scappoose's soon-to-be city manager shares what he brings to table
Ben Burgener will be spending the rest of August wrapping up his duties as city manager in the small Eastern Oregon town of Stanfield. Then, beginning Sept. 1, the city of Scappoose will be welcoming Burgener as its newest city manager. “I’m extremely excited for the opportunity,” Burgener said. “It’s a wonderful area. As I went through the interview process, it’s a wonderful staff, wonderful council.” Burgener talked of the...
National news has you feeling anxious? Join the club
Try looking up the term “community anxiety” and you’ll have trouble pinning down a definition. People who see a psychiatrist might get a quizzical look if they ask about it. The term doesn’t appear in the DSM-5, also known as the all-important “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.” But after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday, July 13, and in the midst of one of the most vitriol-filled and impactful elections in memory, a lot of people...
A Portland State University study upends assumptions about Measure 110 impacts
A Portland State University report about the impact of Measure 110 challenges assumptions about law enforcement and the role police officers play as they interact with people with a drug addiction. A key takeaway: Police officers can only reach so many people — even with the power to search and arrest them. The report coincides with preparation by Oregon counties to launch new drug addiction treatment programs as part of...
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Horsing around
Hot and muggy. Glad I'm not in a horse and buggy. The heat could not be much worse than me trying to write this verse. Horses. I remember when summer came around and my horse would be visited by horse flies. Now, if you don't know what one of those is (not the horse but the fly), it is a big fly around 1/2-inch to 1.25-inches. Yep, they are big. ...
My Fair Lady crowned at 2024 Columbia County Fair and Rodeo
The My Fair Lady and Gentleman Pageant is always a hit at the Columbia County Fair and Rodeo, and serves as a way to honor seniors who have dedicated their time to volunteering throughout the county. At the noontime event Wednesday, July 17, Karin Smith of Vernonia was named as the 2024 My Fair Lady. Smith is involved with Vernonia Cares, the local food pantry. She can be found helping...
Our TV picks for Friday, July 19: Lingo; Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Lingo KOIN 8 p.m. Is winning thousands of dollars worth the tongue-tying results of competing in this classic game show revival? With over $50,000 on the line, the teams that step up to take five guesses at solving hidden words certainly think so. RuPaul hosts. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives FOOD 9 p.m. It’s time to dive in deeper for Triple D Nation as Guy goes old school at an Atlanta joint that delivers Southern comfort over melty and mighty Mac ’n’ cheese. Then brisket is on the menu of a San Antonio diner and burritos are scratch made in Scottsdale.
Heading to 13 Nights on the River? Here’s who is performing
St. Helens’ summer of music rocks on with a locally grown fan favorite tonight at 13 Nights on the River. Performing from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 18 is pop and dance music cover band Hit Machine. The group’s renditions of top hits spanning the decades makes for an exciting concert for the whole family. St. Helens hosts 13 Nights on the River each year, bringing a lengthy lineup of musical...
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