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Our TV picks for Saturday, August 10: 2024 Paris Olympics; Sophie’s Choice; Casino
2024 Paris Olympics USA 1:30 p.m. Paris might not be known for its beaches, but the French know how to move sand around. The Men’s Beach Volleyball Gold Final will finally settle which nation takes home the gold and earns bragging rights for the next four years. Silver is nice, too. Sophie’s Choice ...
A look at Molalla cross country's 2024 schedule
It’s shaping up to be a great year for Molalla cross country. Head coach Kenny Schoenfeld likely can’t help but feel hopeful about his program as a whole. The boys’ team returned to the state meet after missing in 2022, totaling 146 points and finishing fourth overall. Of the seven runners that competed, all but two are returning, leaving a reliable core to build off last year’s foundation. Junior Otto...
2024 Oregon football positional preview: Running backs
After a season that saw Bucky Irving rush for 1,180 yards as a junior before being drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and former running backs coach Carlos Locklyn leave for Ohio State, Oregon has a new man and a new stable in the running backs room. Ra’Shaad Samples was the man hired to fill Locklyn’s shoes, joining the staff in April as both running backs coach and assistant head coach. Now, with five months on the job, Samples is excited about the toy box...
Sports Zone: Every sport, every channel August 9 - August 16, 2024
AUTO RACING Saturday 11:30 a.m. FS1 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Clean Harbors 250, Qualifying. (Live)4:30 p.m. FS1 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Clean Harbors 250. (Live) Sunday 3 p.m. USA NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400. (Live) ...
What to watch: The must-watch things to stream this week, August 9 - August 16, 2024
What’s Available NOW On Disney+ “Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” - Season 2 (Aug. 14) Season 2 follows the younglings as they continue their training and embark on even bigger missions across the galaxy. Helping to lead the younglings on these missions is Master Zia’s new Padawan, Wes Vinik, and his astromech RO-M1. As they continue their training and grow in the ways of the Force, the young Jedi will...
Movie Review: ‘The Graduate’ still gets very high grades
Benjamin Braddock forever will be a little worried about his future. And for good reason. If he’s not quite sure where he’s going at the start of director Mike Nichols’ 1967 classic “The Graduate” — which Turner Classic Movies shows Wednesday, Aug. 14, as part of a “Summer Under the Stars” day devoted to Anne Bancroft — he doesn’t have much cause to be any more certain in the picture’s famous climax, though it might appear on the surface that he’s charted his course. ...
A new era of warfare: ‘SEAL Team’ returns for explosive final season
A world at war needs saving once again, and the only ones for the job are the brave members of the most elite unit of the Navy SEALs. The long-running military drama series “SEAL Team” concludes its run in a 10-episode final season, premiering exclusively on the Paramount+ streaming service Sunday, Aug. 11. The first two episodes drop on premiere day, with new episodes following weekly on Sundays. The upcoming seventh season of “SEAL Team” sees Master Chief Special Warfare Operator Jason Hayes (David Boreanaz,...
State, county health officials encourage vaccinations amidst measles outbreak
With the state of Oregon facing its biggest measles outbreak since 2019, health officials from the state and Clackamas County — which has seen eight of the state’s current 25 cases — are urging unvaccinated residents to talk to their health care provider and get the vaccine. During an online press conference Thursday, Aug. 8, health officials stressed that their plea to the unvaccinated grows more urgent with the new school year scheduled to start in the next month. ...
Clackamas CC going for bond in November
Clackamas Community College has placed Bond Measure #3-613 on the November 2024 ballot. This bond renewal is the second phase of the college’s facilities master plan and maintains the tax rate established by the 2014 bond measure. In 2014, voters approved $90 million for the college to expand and update buildings, facilities and grounds. The college used the funding to construct four new buildings; expand and remodel others; improve transportation;...
Our TV picks for Friday, August 9: The Mummy; WWE Friday Night SmackDown
The Mummy AMC 8 p.m. Brendan Fraser plays adventurer Rick O’Connell in 1999’s “The Mummy,” which airs as part of a Mummy franchise marathon. This first film sees Rick save the world from Imhotep’s (Arnold Vosloo) destructive search for his long-lost love (Patricia Velásquez). WWE Friday Night SmackDown KPTV 8 p.m. Live from BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., it’s the fallout from the Biggest Party of the Summer. With some major match-ups at SummerSlam, did champions Cody Rhodes, Bayley and Logan Paul stave off challengers Solo Sikoa, Nia Jax and LA Knight, respectively?
Previewing Colton football's 2024 schedule
With the first contest date of the football season less than 30 days away, let’s take a quick look and breakdown the Colton High School football schedule for this year. League play will look a bit different this year due to the departures of Culver, Blanchet Catholic and Willamina, while Salem Academy joins after a year spent in Class 3A. All games will have a 7 p.m. kickoff unless noted otherwise. ...
Six tips to find the right real estate agent
Working with a real estate agent can give both buyers and sellers an edge in what continues to be a challenging real estate market. Agents, brokers and Realtors are professionals with distinct expertise and knowledge of buying and selling homes. That expertise is evidenced by how many people rely on real estate professionals yearly. A 2022 Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends report found that 88% of homeowners choose to list their homes with a real estate agent when it comes time to sell. ...
Conserving water during drought and dry periods
Weather can be unpredictable. Carefully developed plans for days spent in the great outdoors can be derailed by unexpected rainstorms. At the same time, sudden bursts of sunshine can turn overcast afternoons into chances to get outside and breathe some fresh air. Lawn and garden enthusiasts know how mercurial Mother Nature can be, especially during summer. The specter of drought looms every summer, but the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center does not anticipate any broad-scale areas of drought developing in the Lower 48 states...
Alaska Airlines plane makes wobbly emergency landing at Portland International Airport
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport Monday afternoon, Aug. 5. The moment was captured on video by a bystander and can be seen at KOIN 6 News. The video shows the front wheel wobbling on the runway after touching down at PDX. Flight 2020, operated by Horizon Air, was originally scheduled from Seattle to Redmond. KOIN 6 News is a partner of this publication. Find the original story here.
Telehealth abortion still on the rise, especially in states with shield laws, report shows
Both the overall number of abortions and the use of telehealth abortion care continue to increase in the United States, according to the latest #WeCount report, released Wednesday, Aug. 7. Telehealth made up 20% of all abortion care in the first three months of 2024, and the monthly total of abortions exceeded 100,000 for the first time since the group began tracking abortion data in 2022. #WeCount is a collaborative...
A 'Night Out' that offers positivity and understanding
They came, they saw, they interacted, and in the end, the hope is everyone has a little better understanding. That’s the goal of National Night Out, a country-wide event held the first Tuesday of August each year to bring law enforcement and the community together. In Molalla, the crowd was good, the interaction meaningful and the evening as a whole – fun. The Molalla Police Department offers a program aimed...
Think 'Small': One-day event offers farming help for all sizes
It’s that time of year again. Small Farm School is an annual, full-day event with hands-on workshops and classroom sessions at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. Now in its 13th year, this year’s event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at the college from 7:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., followed by a farmer social at the Home Orchard Education Center (also at Clackamas Community College). ...
Oregon Hunters Association tabs Pioneer Chapter for multiple awards
The Oregon Hunters Association has acknowledged its Pioneer Chapter, which covers Canby and Molalla, for their involvement and dedication to the OHA mission with the Chapter of the Year Award. Additionally, Pioneer Chapter members Scott Jones and Kolin Theil collected Wildlife and Organizational Member of the Year honors, respectively. OHA State Wildlife Member of the Year Scott Jones ...
Our TV picks for Thursday, August 8: Alone; Don’t Forget the Lyrics!; Lucky 13
Alone HIST 8 p.m. The Arctic can be a cruel associate. As new weather patterns appear on the horizon, several survivalists need to rethink their foraging strategy. Then, one contestant is left wondering why nature took back its gift, while another gets a second chance. Don’t Forget the Lyrics! ...
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