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Christmas songs to fill the Grange Saturday night
The spirit of Christmas will come alive in song within the walls of the historic Marys River Grange Hall Saturday night with a new event that its organizer hopes will bring a positive feel to the season. The inaugural “Philomath Christmas Sing-a-Long” is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.. “I used to have sing-alongs in my home years ago here in Philomath and a few people had mentioned how fun they were,” event organizer Yvonne McMillan said. “So I thought,…
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Letter: A salute to those working hard on the Streetscapes project
To the Editor: I’d like to take a moment to salute the men and women working on the Philomath Streetscapes project. As I drove down Applegate this morning (Wednesday), watching them hard at work in the pouring rain, I wanted to thank them for their service. They have been building…
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OSU Theatre brings show to Philomath
Oregon State University Theatre will present “A Christmas Carol: A 1940s Radio Show” for four evening performances Thursday through Sunday at Compton Family Wines in Philomath. Each performance is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. A new twist on a holiday classic by Thomas Nabhan, the play combines Charles Dickens’s…
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Philomath girls 1st, boys 2nd in swim opener
The Philomath High School boys and girls swim teams opened their season Wednesday with a home tri-meet against Taft and Crosshill Christian. The Warriors easily won the girls’ portion of the meet and the boys were edged out by Taft. Philomath junior Kyah Weeber had a perfect afternoon with two…
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Performer bringing Western rock and blues to Philomath
A singer and songwriter in his mid-50s, Oregon native Dan Kaufman takes the stage with a Western rock and blues style that he describes as “rock-oriented music that’s got a little bit of that country side.” “There was somebody that described country music as indoor music, you know, like being…
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Vehicle shootings seen in neighboring Linn County
Oregon State Police investigators are reaching out to the public to help identify potential suspects in a series of vehicle shootings that have occurred in Linn County over the past month. OSP detectives believe five random shootings at moving vehicles that were reported from Nov. 2 to Dec. 5 are…
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THURSDAY, DEC. 7, 2023: Sweet Melange sings holiday favorites at Eats and Treats. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6, 2023: Clearing branches away from power lines on College Street. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
TUESDAY, DEC. 5, 2023: The Christmas Blinky Lights display returns to 597 Neaback Hill Drive. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
SATURDAY, DEC. 2, 2023: Trophies on display at the PHS athletics and activities desk. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
FRIDAY, DEC. 1, 2023: The Philomath Community Christmas Tree. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
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By Kevin Ahern
STOP THAT THIEF!
Rustling is a crime
Of this you should take note
It’s because of this that
Livestock thieves get my goat