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Public and Legal Notices Lane County Highway 58 Oregon

Public and Legal Notices Lane County Highway 58 Oregon

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Willamette Complex South Update, Thursday, August 15, 2024

Willamette Complex South Update, Thursday, August 15, 2024

Willamette Complex South Update Chalk, Coffeepot, McKinley, Moss Mountain, Tire Mountain, 208 Fire, and 217 Fire Thursday, August 15, 2024   Total Willamette Complex South Personnel: 767 Total Willamette Complex South Acres: 12,737 Resources: 27 Type 2 Crews, 12...

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Willamette Complex South Update, Thursday, August 15, 2024

Willamette Complex South Update, Thursday, August 15, 2024

Willamette Complex South Update Chalk, Coffeepot, McKinley, Moss Mountain, Tire Mountain, 208 Fire, and 217 Fire Thursday, August 15, 2024   Total Willamette Complex South Personnel: 767 Total Willamette Complex South Acres: 12,737 Resources: 27 Type 2 Crews, 12...

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Oakridge Bets on Mountain Biking

Oakridge Bets on Mountain Biking

Bike enthusiasts are hopeful that Oakridge’s scenic trails can help breathe new life into the local economy By MATHIAS LEHMAN-WINTERS/For The Herald  --   For roughly 30 years Oakridge has been a town struggling to reinvent itself ever since the logging industry...

ODFW Recreation Report Feb. 12, 2025

ODFW Recreation Report Feb. 12, 2025

Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming, and wildlife viewing (Tillamook, Clatsop and Harney counties) Visit ODFW at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show Free admission for Pioneer License holders and youth 17 and under ODFW is excited to see you at...

ODFW Recreation Report Feb. 12, 2025

ODFW Recreation Report Feb. 5, 2025

  Feb. 5, 2025 Includes updates to fishing, crabbing and clamming, and wildlife viewing (Tillamook, Clatsop and Harney counties) Visit ODFW at the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show Free admission for Pioneer License holders and youth 17 and under ODFW is excited...

For those who remember the flood of ’64

For those who remember the flood of ’64

By ROB DEHARPORT/for The Herald  --  It's hard for this "old" Oakridge boy to believe that it's been sixty years since the devastating Christmas Flood of 1964. Our weather this December has been somewhat similar. A hard freeze here where I now live at Crescent Lake of...

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Snackin’ on Nachos

Snackin’ on Nachos

Snackin' on Nachos My sister said, 'Nachos are the easiest way to sneak veggies into my kids.' Working at Chili's was one of my many restaurant jobs. I worked in the night kitchen, my section was 'salad/nachos.' I swear I made a million orders of nachos. I still love...

Rice Dishes Make Nice Dinners

Rice Dishes Make Nice Dinners

Rice Dishes Make Nice Dinners By SU STELLA/for The Herald  --  Rice is great because it is a blank canvas for so many foods. There are so many varieties of rice it can be confusing. Almost all rice starts brown because the bran is intact. Removing it exposes the...

Tailgaters Love Clam Dip

Tailgaters Love Clam Dip

By SU STELLA/for The Herald  --  I grew up in Massachusetts. My grandparents had a summer house near the beach. At low tide, we would dig clams. You would stamp your foot on the moist sand, and the clam would squirt. Then you would dig that clam up and put it in your...

Sweet Dips for Tailgating

Sweet Dips for Tailgating

The difference between a kid and an adult party deals with sweet versus savory. Kids thrive on candy, cookies, cake, and ice cream. Most adults prefer savory dishes, but we are unleashing our inner child today. Mama's Tricky Brownie Batter This is the kind of recipe...

Tailgating Fun with ‘Chopped Salads’

Tailgating Fun with ‘Chopped Salads’

By SU STELLA/ fore The Herald  --  We all love parties, events, and tailgating, but a large number of 'festival foods' are greasy, fatty, and not healthy. There is no reason to lose all elements of sanity for party snacks; instead, let's make a few salads. We all know...