Volume 3, Number 50
Good Morning. It’s Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Congratulations to all of our Oregon State and Linn-Benton graduates and those seeking higher-education degrees. I recognized a lot of names while typing those in yesterday morning. Today online and tomorrow morning in this newsletter, you’ll start seeing Philomath High graduation coverage.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Philomath Farmers’ Market off and running with new hours, more weekends
Vendors will be set up in front of the library on Applegate Street from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays until mid-October
Several people in the Philomath community couldn’t wait for the first farmers’ market of the season to open up on Sunday morning. “We had so many customers before it was even 11 — it’s been really great,” Philomath Farmers’ Market Manager Janel Lajoie said. “It was funny — Priscilla (Virasak) over here at Veun’s Garden […]
LBCC graduate list includes 22 from Philomath and Blodgett
Linn-Benton Community College planning ‘CARmencement’ on Thursday from 4-8 p.m.
Twenty-one Philomath students and one Blodgett student will receive degrees from Linn-Benton Community College on Thursday. The event is scheduled to run from 4-8 p.m. in Albany. Part commencement, part celebratory parade, CARmencement allows LBCC’s graduates to be fully recognized and congratulated for their accomplishments. Car decorating kits are available for pickup before the event […]
Oregon State University graduation set for Saturday morning
Thirty-five Philomath students will receive degrees; ceremony scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Reser Stadium
Thirty-five Philomath students will receive degrees from Oregon State University on Saturday at Reser Stadium in Corvallis and on Sunday at the OSU-Cascade campus in Bend. The graduation ceremony on Saturday in Corvallis is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. with the gates opening at 9 a.m. The featured commencement speaker will be Lamar Hurd, […]
Surprise insurance requirement threatens to block some summer learning programs from state money
A requirement that community organizations receiving state summer learning grants have insurance coverage for sexual abuse and molestation claims could keep some from accessing $50 […]
Rent assistance helped 55,000 Oregon households, agency says
More than 55,000 Oregon households have avoided eviction thanks to the state’s rent assistance program, but money is quickly running out. The $406 million program, […]
Biden picks federal prosecutor Natalie Wight for Oregon’s next U.S. Attorney
President Joe Biden on Monday nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight to become Oregon’s top federal prosecutor. Wight was one of seven applicants and three […]
Cities with the most expensive homes in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Oregon using data from Zillow. Cities are ranked by the Zillow Home Values […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It …
Brad’s Blog: Bouncing, playing, bidding and eating
The Philomath Youth Activities Club had a few unknowns to deal with last week going into its first community carnival since 2019. How would the […]
Love of Learning: A love of trees, wood and timber framing
Saws were whirring. Drills were whizzing. Chisels were pinging. The smell of fresh-cut wood filled the air. These were the sounds and smells of the […]
Philomath fire chief talks about new strategy with Wren substation
Not far off Highway 20 west of Philomath, a small, rural fire station sits on Wren Road. The aging structure carries the name of a […]
Community Calendar
• Wednesday, June 8: PHS Honors Convocation, 7 p.m.
• Thursday, June 9: Park Advisory Board Meeting, 5 p.m.
• Friday, June 10: Philomath High School Senior Parade, 6 p.m.
• Friday, June 10: Philomath Academy Graduation, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, June 11: Philomath High School Graduation, 11 a.m.
• Sunday, June 12: Philomath Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.