Volume 3, Number 146
Good Morning. It’s Thursday, October 6, 2022
Today’s newsletter edition features shovels in the dirt for streetscapes and a carefully-timed ribbon-cutting at a local bank. We always have a lot of things going in our community. This weekend, a thousand cross-country runners will be in town for the Paul Mariman Invite (preview coming), and I’m sure many more will participate in Lilly’s Lope for Hope. Plus, the grange will be having its two-day Harvest Fest.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Streetscapes project kicks off with groundbreaking ceremony
Philomath’s downtown redesign finally in motion after a dozen or so years of dreaming and planning
Among those standing in the crowd for a streetscapes groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday afternoon was Randy Kugler, the former longtime city manager who was in place through the controversial couplet project and in the following years when the idea of a downtown redesign started to first pick up momentum. “I’m very excited to see what […]
Gallery: Philomath Streetscapes Groundbreaking Ceremony (Oct. 4, 2022)
A collection of photos from Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony for the Downtown Safety and Streetscape Improvement Project.
Citizens Bank marks its 65th year with special event
The oversized ribbon-cutting scissors worked in unison on Wednesday morning at Citizens Bank branches all around the valley, including the one on the corner of […]
Letter: Rep. David Gomberg now ‘can be yours, too’
Letter to the Editor: You lucky people of Philomath! Due to legislative redistricting in Oregon finalized in 2021, you now have the opportunity in the […]
An ‘unprecedented flood’ of book bans engulfs U.S. school districts, PEN report says
WASHINGTON — More than 1,600 book titles across 32 states were banned from public schools during the 2021-22 school year, with the bulk of the […]
Tribes ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear case over destruction of sacred site near Mount Hood
Members of two Northwest tribes want the federal government to restore a sacred site near Mount Hood that was destroyed in a highway expansion project […]
States that recorded the biggest increase in their homeless populations
The COVID-19 pandemic took an immense toll on the lives of most Americans. Still, for those already experiencing homelessness or housing and economic insecurity, the […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It …
Effective corner kick, senior’s special goal highlight girls soccer win
Lining up to send a corner kick toward her teammates in front of the goal, Philomath High senior Elizabeth Morales braved the sun in her […]
Gallery: PHS girls soccer vs. Sweet Home (Oct. 4, 2022)
A collection of 40 photos from Philomath High’s 8-0 girls soccer win on Tuesday afternoon over Sweet Home.
Philomath boys rough up Sweet Home, 8-0, in road soccer match
The Philomath High School boys soccer team remained unbeaten Tuesday night with an 8-0 road victory over Sweet Home. Senior Seth Arthurs scored three goals […]
Community Calendar
• Thursday, Oct. 6: PHS boys soccer vs. Stayton, 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: Philomath Public Works Committee Meeting, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: PHS girls soccer at Stayton, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: PHS volleyball vs. Cascade, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 7: Omelet Dinner at College United Methodist Church, 5-7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 7: PHS football at Cascade, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 8: PHS volleyball at Clearwater Classic, 8 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 8: Harvest Festival at Marys River Grange, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 8: Lilly’s Lope for Hope, 10 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 8: Benton County Genealogical Society Program, 10:30 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 8: PHS cross-country at Paul Mariman Invitational, 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 9: Harvest Festival at Marys River Grange, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 9: Philomath Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 10: Philomath Fire & Rescue Board of Directors Meeting, 3 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 10: Philomath City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: PHS boys soccer vs. Cascade, 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: PHS girls soccer at Cascade, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: PHS volleyball at Newport, 7 p.m.