VOLUME 4, NUMBER 6
Happy Sunday. It’s Sunday, January 8, 2023
Putting together the wrestling story was more challenging than usual this morning with the tournament’s computerized results platform going down during the event and creating problems with team scoring, etc. (the boys and girls team scores were mistakingly combined for some schools). When the results didn’t make sense, I touched base with the coach. So if you read somewhere else that the girls were 2nd and the story makes no mention of the boys winning, don’t believe it.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
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Community Calendar
• Monday, Jan. 9: Philomath Fire & Rescue Board of Directors Meeting, 3 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 9: Philomath City Council and Mayor Swearing-in Ceremony, 6 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 9: Philomath City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 10: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 10: PHS swimming 3-way meet, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 10: PHS girls basketball at Estacada, 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 10: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 10: PHS boys basketball at Estacada, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 11: Quilts from Caring Hands, 9-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 11: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 11: Philomath Bluegrass Workshop and Jam, 7-10 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 12: Teen Hangout at the Library, 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 12: Park Advisory Board Meeting, 5 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 13: PHS wrestling at Oregon Classic, 11 a.m.
• Friday, Jan. 13: PHS swimming at Newport, 4 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 13: PHS girls basketball vs. Madras, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 13: PHS boys basketball vs. Madras, 7 p.m.









