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Sports Zone: Every sport, every channel July 26 - August 2, 2024
AUTO RACING Friday 3:25 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Belgian Grand Prix, Practice 3. (Live) Saturday 6:55 a.m. ESPN2 Formula 1 Racing Belgian Grand Prix, Qualifying. (Live)3 p.m. KPTV NHRA Drag Racing DENSO Sonoma Nationals. (Live)5 p.m. FS1 ARCA Menards...
Summer on the Seine: Boat parade welcomes athletes to Paris 2024
The Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony is causing somewhat of a “Seine” in the news. OK, that was an admittedly ridiculous pun, but the crux of the statement remains true. Airing live from Paris, France, Friday, July 26, on NBC and Peacock, the 2024 Summer Olympic Games are the first iteration of the long-running athletic tradition to host its opening ceremony (and many events) outside of a stadium. The reason for this decision is not for a lack of stadiums — Paris has several sporting...
What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, July 26 - August 2, 2024
What’s Available NOW On Disney+ “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” - Season 2 Shorts (Aug. 2) Leading up to the Season 2 premiere on Aug. 14, this Disney Junior series is releasing a slate of new shorts. Set 200 years before “The Phantom Menace,” during the High Republic era, the show follows Jedi younglings Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs as they study the ways of the Force, explore the...
Movie Review: ‘Die Hard’ still brings the action
The debate over whether it is or is not a Christmas movie continues, but whatever any individual decides about that, “Die Hard” certainly is a milestone of the action genre. The 1988 adventure — which Paramount+ With Showtime presents Sunday, July 28 — cemented the big-screen stardom Bruce Willis had aspired to after gaining initial fame through the television series “Moonlighting.” His smart-aleck brand of humor and massively independent image surely help to inform the character of John McClane, a New York police officer who...
Our TV picks for Saturday, July 27: Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out; Moonfall; 48 Hours
Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out FOOD 12 p.m. Michael goes full fiesta when he creates grilled oysters with chorizo butter. It’s spicy. It’s briny. Yum! Then, he whips up a Chile lime creamed corn with garden tomatoes before making a tres leches, a delicious dessert of milks, lime and nutmeg. Moonfall ...
Garlic lovers will be flocking to Clatskanie in August
Perhaps garlic flavored ice cream is not your cup of tea. But don’t knock it until you try it. Garlicky ice cream will be among the tempting taste treats at the 9th annual Clatskanie Farmers Market Garlic Festival, to be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at Cope’s Park. Darro Routon and Steve Routon, founders of the event, are ready to welcome visitors to the small Columbia...
St. Helens' 13 Nights on the River continues with Catherine Loyer and Strawberry Roan
McCormick Park in St. Helens appears to be adapting well to 13 Nights on the River, as the summer concert series runs through Thursday, Aug. 29. Hitting the stage today, Thursday, July 25, is Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan. According to Loyer’s website, “Catherine has a high energy show and plays rockin’ and heartfelt songs.” The band has opened for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Rodney Atkins, Colt Ford and...
New tour, new album release set for Esperanza Spalding
Portland’s Grammy Award-winning musician Esperanza Spalding is embarking on a tour for the first time in five years, including a stop Aug. 3 at the Vanport Jazz Festival. And, a new album drops Aug. 9. The album is a collaboration with Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento, “Milton + esperanza” via Concord Records. Spalding, a bassist and singer, has won five Grammy Awards and released eight full-length albums. On tour, she’ll be...
Hops earn second straight 4-2 victory over Vancouver
Déjà vu? Nope. After defeating Vancouver in their series opener, 4-2, a day earlier, the Hops defeated the Canadians by the same score in Game 2 of their six-game series Wednesday night, July 24, at Hillsboro Ballpark. Opposed to the night before where they took an early lead and kept it, on this night the Hops fell behind before scratching their way back for their second straight win, and fifth...
RURAL REFLECTIONS: Carrying a torch
How can I possibly write this article and not have "(C'mon Baby) Light My Fire" going through my nimble brain. It is, and I will write despite my head bobbing to the music that only I can hear. Torch. Hm. I remember my mother using the word when saying that some girl was carrying a torch for some guy. Hm. A torch. Perhaps this form of the word did indeed involve a flame in the young lass' heart, but not a real one. There are...
Our TV picks for Friday, July 26: 2024 Paris Olympics; WWE Friday Night SmackDown
2024 Paris Olympics KGW 10:30 a.m. Warm, friendly France hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics as the Opening Ceremonies gets underway. It features participating nations’ athletes parading through the stadium as the host nation highlights its best side. Stay tuned for the torch-lighting ceremony. WWE Friday Night SmackDown KPTV 8 p.m. Despite felling Roman Reigns for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XL, the Bloodline is still a thorn in Cody Rhodes’ side. Instead of the Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa has stepped up to lead and thus challenge Cody for the top title at SummerSlam.
See the latest construction at St. Helens High School
The St. Helens School District is going to YouTube to allow you to get a sneak peek at construction going on at St. Helens High School. When you visit "Current SHHS Construction 7-23-2024,” on YouTube you’ll see a 4-minute video that shows several facets of the ongoing construction process, including the wrestling room, the auxiliary gym, the main gym on the upper mezzanine and the child care wing. In addition...
Oregon congressional delegates urge VA to expand care to medical cannabis
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley wants veterans to receive access to medical cannabis through Veterans Affairs clinics and hospitals. Merkley, D-Oregon, led a left-leaning independent and seven other Democratic senators, including Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, in sending a letter the week of July 15 to Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, urging him to allow medical marijuana treatment for veterans in states that have legalized its use. Medical cannabis is legal in nearly 40 states and the District of Columbia, but the federal government has not...
Elevate your backyard experience
Chances are, no one wants to replicate the side effects of the global pandemic anytime soon. Despite the upheaval it brought to so many people’s lives, there was at least one silver lining to the pandemic: a newfound appreciation for backyards and other outdoor living areas. Back in 2021, OnePoll, on behalf of the landscaping company TruGreen, found survey participants reported spending 14 hours outside every week, which marked a three-hour increase from before the pandemic hit. ...
Your Oregon News 'Capture the Wild' photo contest winners are…
Your Oregon News invited readers to share their best photos that Capture the Wild in our July photo contest. From holding the moon and catching a waterfall to kayaking with wild horses, Here are some of our favorite photos that Capture the Wild from our readers—and you can check out all the entries here. Capture the Wild photo contest winners:
Good start: Hops take first of six games with Canadians
The Hops may have only scored in a single inning, but they made the most of it in a 4-2 win in their series-opener with Vancouver on Tuesday night, July 23, at Hillsboro Ballpark. Hillsboro parlayed a couple singles, a double, a triple and a Junior Franco sacrifice fly into four third-inning runs, then rode the arms of starting pitcher Logan Clayton, along with relievers Alec Baker and Yordin Chalas to a victory over visiting Vancouver. ...
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley to boycott speech by Israeli PM Netanyahu
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with quotes from Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's office. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is among several elected lawmakers who have chosen not to attend the Wednesday, July 24, speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s live appearance before Congress began around 11 a.m. Pacific time. ...
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley to boycott speech by Israeli PM Netanyahu
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with quotes from Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's office. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley is among several elected lawmakers who have chosen not to attend the Wednesday, July 24, speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu’s live appearance before Congress began around 11 a.m. Pacific time. ...
COLUMN | Milkweed + Honey: Fall is full in the vegetable patch
On a bright day like the one on which I’m writing and likely the one on which you’re reading, it can be difficult to imagine November freezes or January grayness. These bright days, though, are the right time to plant vegetables for autumn and winter. Like the squirrels viciously ripping up my cucumbers to bury walnuts (that will sprout into little monsters I will fight for years to come), we must bury treasures for the cold months now. ...
Our TV picks for Thursday, July 25: After the First 48; Alone; Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
After the First 48 A&E 8 p.m. After a young man gets shot to death at a motel party, investigators and prosecutors from Tulsa, Okla., must rely on two accomplices betraying their friends to get answers regarding the dangerous chain of events that led to one man’s death. Alone ...
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