By BEN OLSON/for The Herald — Turning the clocks back in no way changes the diminishing amount of daylight we have to work with every day as we approach the winter solstice. Now the daylight creeping in through my window will wake me up at 6:15 instead of 7:15. Darkness will be descending before Happy […]
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ODOT: Drive carefully, it’s peak migration time for many animals
Michelle Dennehy, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 503-931-2748 Kacey Davey, Oregon Department of Transportation 541-280-2716 SALEM, Ore.—Vehicle collisions with deer and elk tend to peak in October and November, when migration and breeding puts them on the move, making them more likely to cross roads. Fewer daylight hours and rainy weather also reduce drivers’ […]
Read more...LRAPA awarded nearly $1 Million EPA grant to build wildfire smoke resiliency in rural Lane County
LANE COUNTY — Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help the greater Oakridge-Westfir area in Lane County build resiliency against wildfire smoke hazards. The 3- year grant, awarded through EPA’s Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program, will allow LRAPA and its partners […]
Read more...Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Daily Digest Bulletin
Willamette Master Chorus Set to Perform 19th Annual Veterans Concert on November 11th & 12th The Willamette Master Chorus invites folks to join them for the 19th Annual Veterans Concert, featuring popular music of the 70’s and 80’s, on November 11 and 12, 2023. The annual concert will feature music by Fleetwood Mac, Smokey Robinson, […]
Read more...Some history on All Saints’ Day or, Halloween as we know it
Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold […]
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