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Wednesday, 01 May 2013 19:29 |
Local members of FFA assist at Ag Fest
By Herb Swett
Correspondent, The Sun
Thousands of people swarmed the Oregon State Fairgrounds last weekend for the 26th Annual Oregon Ag Fest. Assisting with the family-friendly festival were FFA members from many chapters, including local students.
Sheridan and Willamina FFA members demonstrated plant-growing. Both chapters focused on rhododendrons, but the Sheridan FFA also showed forsythias, spireas, hydrangeas and lilacs.
Visitors to the Salem event, which focuses on young people, learned from the FFA members how to grow different plants. The Sheridan chapter showed growing techniques Saturday and the Willamina chapter Sunday.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 20:08 |
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Thursday, 02 May 2013 18:41 |
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Adam Atherton of Sheridan was one of more than 2,000 students across the state that entered the 64th annual Oregon Humane Society’s poster and story contest. He received an honorable mention for his poster entry in his grade category at the A’ cat’emy Awards held on April 21 in Portland.
Students were given age appropriate themes on which to base their entry. This year’s theme for the younger students was “Be kind to animals.”
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 May 2013 18:45 |
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 19:10 |
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The 26th annual Oregon Ag Fest will be held on April 27-28 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. It is a family event featuring an array of hands-on, interactive activities, set in a fun-filled, festive atmosphere to help kids learn where their food and fiber comes from.
Meet “Nosey” the cow, race a mini pedal tractor, watch chicks hatch and a sheep get a haircut. Or plant seedlings, ride a pony or take a horse-drawn wagon ride. There will be live music and family entertainment as well as garden and craft booths and opportunities to taste local foods.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 19:13 |
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Thursday, 28 March 2013 19:17 |
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By Lance Masterson
Correspondent, The Sun
Ben Brown didn’t mince words when asked what becoming an Eagle Scout meant to him.
This honor is “the greatest goal a male can ever achieve, in my book,” said Brown, a member of Troop 215.
Laine Davis and Boone Meyer know what Brown is feeling. For the three friends became Eagle Scouts on the same night in a ceremony held earlier this month.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 11 April 2013 19:49 |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:56 |
McIntyre began writing local news in 1976; her first assignment: Sun Spots
By Kate Dieringer
Corespondent, The Sun
We often argue, “A lot can happen in a day.” Now, expand those days out over thirty years. Presidents enter and leave office, businesses open and bankrupt, children grow up and move away.
Journalists are meant to observe and report these daily events, no matter how shocking, absurd or tedious. Not every writer is destined for this line of work—it is often stressful and publicly scrutinized. Simply, the job takes courage. The kind of courage that one woman has held fast for over thirty years.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 19:15 |
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 19:14 |
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By Meredith Lawrence
Correspondent, The Sun
Willamina Elementary School got a visit from the Oregon Coast Aquarium Van, earlier this month. The van brought an assortment of tide pool creatures into the school for students to see and learn about.
“It’s neat because a lot of our kids, even though they live so close, have never been [to the aquarium] and this was an opportunity for it to come to them,” said Cera Norwood a teacher at the school.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 May 2013 19:34 |
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 19:27 |
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Little Free Libraries are popping up around the world, from Indiana to India and New Mexico to the Netherlands, and now three little libraries from the West Valley have made the worldwide map.
According to Michelle Bergeron, the Reading for All facilitator who spearheaded the project, homes have been found for all 18 little libraries in Yamhill County.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 19:10 |
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Wednesday, 20 March 2013 19:15 |
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By Lance Masterson
Correspondent, The Sun
Even a small thing can bring home the big prize. Just ask Gary Brooks, a long-time Willamina resident and dentist, whose miniature was named Best in Show at last month’s Pacific Model Loggers Congress (PMLC).
The miniature featured the historic Grand Ronde rail depot along with its water tower and freight warehouse.
A family vote that favored hot tubbing over television directly led Brooks to the world of miniatures.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 March 2013 19:52 |
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Wednesday, 27 February 2013 12:54 |
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During the Northwest Ag Show at the Expo in Portland last month, Senior FFA Officer Shad Wagler entered his 1953 John Deere Model “R” in the Ag Mechanic’s Restoration competition. His tractor took first place.
Shad’s father drives a log truck and his grandfather drove trucks and he has been around trucks and equipment all of his life. That is where he developed his passion for driving, owning and working on large equipment. Being a member in FFA and knowing that he had to have a senior project he decided to restore a tractor. The restoration project took three years. To pay for the project he got a part-time job, hauled hay, cut firewood, washed trucks and scraped metal. With the guidance from his mentor, Chuck Franz, and taking welding, small engines and Ag mechanic classes from his FFA advisor, he was able to complete his project.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 14:48 |
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