Volume 3, Number 114
Good Morning. It’s Saturday, August 27, 2022
There’s stuff to do this weekend in Philomath. Amazing Grange Day runs 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. The Philomath Farmers’ Market goes from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday and will have its big gift card giveaway and the final Music in the Park concert will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday and feature Scruggs and the Steelbenders.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Nine candidates file for six Philomath City Council seats
Mayor will also see a contested race; school district local operating levy and moratorium on psilocybin also on the November ballot
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Gallery: PHS football at Philomath Jamboree (Aug. 26, 2022)
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Marys River Grange receives prestigious distinction for 5th straight year
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Betsy Johnson qualifies as nonaffiliated gubernatorial candidate for November ballot
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Philomath in Photos
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Gallery: PHS girls soccer at Philomath Jamboree (Aug. 25, 2022)
A collection of photos from Philomath’s jamboree match against Taft on Aug. 25 at Philomath High School.
Gallery: PHS boys soccer at Philomath Jamboree (Aug. 25, 2022)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s boys soccer jamboree game against Lebanon on Thursday afternoon.
Community Calendar
• Saturday, Aug. 27: Amazing Grange Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 28: Philomath Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 28: Music in the Park with Scruggs and the Steelbenders, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 30: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Wednesday, Aug. 31: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 1: PHS girls soccer vs. Marist Catholic, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 1: PHS boys soccer at Marist Catholic, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 2: PHS football vs. Crook County, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 3: PHS cross-country at Ultimook Race