By CHRIS TYLER/for The Herald — The skeletons of Halloween are still visible with tombstones and werewolves dotting the occasional yard, decaying jack-o-lanterns on front porches, and maybe even a few treats still lurking in the kitchen cabinets. At the same time, Thanksgiving with its tryptophan induced food comas and[Read More…]
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Wall of honor greets veterans at Oakridge School District hosted luncheon
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor/The Herald — The Oakridge School District opened their doors to any and all veterans and their families for a dedication program and luncheon on Tuesday. Starting the event, seats were reserved for the former service members in the front row of the auditorium. They were entertained, first[Read More…]
Oakridge Fire and EMS honor veterans with a breakfast at the fire house
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor/The Herald — The Oakridge Fire and EMS put on a breakfast feed for community veterans and active-duty service members and their families on Monday, Veterans Day, from 8 a.m. till noon. Honoring our service members and veterans on Veterans’ Day was a labor of love for the[Read More…]
The Oakridge Library to present a “Winter Film Festival”
The Oakridge Library to present a “Winter Film Festival”. The films will be screened on various Thursdays evenings in November and December. The first film is “Navalny” which won an Academy Award. Navalny will be shown at 6pm on November 14th. All the films are about 1 ½ hours duration[Read More…]
From the Editor on Veterans Day
By GEORGE CUSTER/Editor/The Herald — The lonely private is sitting in the middle of the night in his fighting hole, or “foxhole” as it’s so commonly referred to. Or he may be on a night patrol in a foreign jungle. The seaman apprentice, aware that enemy submarines lurk in the[Read More…]