Volume 3, Number 109
Good Morning. It’s Sunday, August 21, 2022
Enjoy your Sunday before another work week is upon us (excluding those of us that work pretty much every day, of course). A lot always going on in Philomath and the surrounding area, so be sure to check out the Community Calendar for a rundown. For the sports fans, we’ll have jamborees for soccer on Thursday and football on Friday. I’ll be writing more about those events within the next day or two.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Amazing Grange Day set for Aug. 27 in Philomath
Marys River Grange event will feature rummage sale, fresh produce, pie auction, pizza
Marys River Grange No. 685’s annual fundraiser in the form of a rummage sale and other activities will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. The event is known as Amazing Grange Day and it will be staged at Marys River Grange Hall in Philomath. Sonny Hays-Eberts, Marys River Grange president, said this will […]
Brad’s Blog: Geographic features with offensive names being renamed
Among those proposed to be honored include 3 Black people from the past — a smokejumper killed in 1945, son of former Benton County slave Letitia Carson and a 19th-century businessman in Grant County
In the very little spare time that I have, one of my hobbies is to work on a family history book that I hope to publish someday for my descendants. My three sons are the 13th generation of the Fuqua family in America — our original immigrant came to Virginia from Wales in the 1680s. […]
Death Notice: Margaret Rae Mariman (1939-2022)
Margaret Rae “Peggy” Mariman, 82, former Philomath resident, died June 25, 2022 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend. A graveside inurnment is scheduled for […]
Board fires head of Oregon’s public defense agency
A state board fired the head of Oregon’s state public defense agency Thursday, just eight months into his tenure and amid an ongoing public defender […]
Political center changes rating in Oregon gubernatorial race to “toss-up”
A nonpartisan political center has changed its prediction for Oregon’s three-way gubernatorial race from “leans Democrat” to “toss-up.” The University of Virginia’s Center for Politics […]
Oldest national parks in America
We live in a land of giants, legends, and ancient history. Early descriptions of the regions that would eventually become our national parks, most often […]
Manufactured home sales are skyrocketing — here’s why
The last few years of ultra-competitive, low-inventory housing markets have pushed more Americans to buy small—and have spurred an uptick in the popularity of manufactured […]
Philomath in Photos
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School Board listens to opposition about a book at middle school library
Two parents with children in the local school district approached the School Board on Thursday night to oppose the availability of a book that they […]
Community Calendar
• Sunday, Aug. 21: Philomath Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Monday, Aug. 22: PHS Senior Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: PHS Junior Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Bias Response Focus Groups, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Philomath Inclusivity Committee Meeting, 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Philomath Middle School Registration, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: PHS Sophomore Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Public Art Ad Hoc Committee Meeting, 5:15 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS Freshman Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS Girls Soccer Jamboree, 2:15 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS Boys Soccer Jamboree, 3 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 26: PHS Football Jamboree, 5 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 26: Cardwell Hill Cellars Summer Concert Series, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 27: Amazing Grange Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.