By GEORGE CUSTER/Interim Editor/The Herald — I recently received a forwarded email from our Chamber of Commerce president, Lynda Kamerrer, that I thought I should share with all of our readers. It was a “Holiday Greetings” from Fat Cat Farm. I think I remember hearing about them some time ago,[Read More…]
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Oakridge’s Clif Wegner and Russ Cameron reconnect after 50 years
In the photo: 1971 Oakridge grad Clif Wegner is on the left. 1971 Pleasant Hill grad Russ Cameron is on the right. They played basketball and baseball against each other beginning in Jr. High. They’ve reconnected recently after 50 years. Clif is Head basketball coach at Clackamas Community College. Cameron[Read More…]
Famed author and journalist Joan Didion dies at 87
MEDIA ADVISORY Oregon State professor emeritus and Joan Didion biographer shares thoughts on her passing Contact: Molly Rosbach, [email protected] With today’s news that acclaimed American writer Joan Didion has died, Oregon State University Professor Emeritus Tracy Daugherty, the author of her bestselling biography, offered this comment on Didion’s impact[Read More…]
Rob DeHarpport’s outdoor report: Holiday snowstorm hinders travel, brings hope of drought relief
The recent snowstorm that covered the Willamette Valley and even many coastal beaches can be a nuisance and a blessing. Holiday travel was definitely hindered. It was good news, however, that the number of travelers reported has been light, as many folks wisely stayed home. ODOT crews kept highway 58[Read More…]
A big “thank you!” from Oakridge/Westfir Toys for Tots program
By LEO ROBB/ For The Herald — Mike Cameron and I would like to thank all of you for your support this year with our Toys for Tots program. We appreciate the community members who helped distribute the toys last Saturday, December 11th. Forty-one families with ninety-three children received toys,[Read More…]