VOLUME 4, NUMBER 15
Good Afternoon. It’s Friday, January 20, 2023
Happy Friday everybody — another week coming to an end. A heads up for wrestling fans … the coach will need to manually enter results into TrackWrestling from last night’s duals event at North Marion so I wasn’t able to write a story just yet. I’ll get that report up when the results become available.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
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New exhibit illustrates what’s important to the young and old
Photographer Nancy Hill to meet with the public at opening on Saturday afternoon at Philomath Museum
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Community Calendar
• Friday, Jan. 20: PHS swimming at Sweet Home, 4 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 20: PHS girls basketball at Newport, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 20: PHS boys basketball at Newport, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 21: PHS wrestling at Screamin’ Eagle, 10 a.m.
• Monday, Jan. 23: Philomath City Council-Philomath Planning Commission Joint Meeting, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 24: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, Jan. 24: PHS swimming vs. Kennedy, Stayton, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 24: PHS girls basketball vs. North Marion, 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 24: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 24: PHS boys basketball vs. North Marion, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 25: Quilts from Caring Hands, 9-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Jan. 25: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.