Follow the link to see my Oregon Encyclopedia article about OSU basketball great, Carol Menken-Schaudt.
The Oregon Encyclopedia: Carol Menken-Schaudt
Literary Ladies Guide: E.L. Konigsburg
As it turned out, both titles made the Newbery Medal list: a winner and a runner-up. Konigsburg was the only author to have ever achieved that milestone. In 1997 she won the Newbery for her 13th book, The View from Saturday.
MarionTalk: Reading is Fundamental
Perhaps local book clubs like Salem Book Groups or the myriad groups sponsored by local bookstores such as Salem’s Book Bin have always known that reading stories about challenging experiences and then discussing them in a group setting creates an opportunity to discuss difficult topics
Marion Talk, The Legend of Art Lacey’s B-17G Bomber
The legend of Art Lacey’s B-17G Bomber is one of the history books. According to Lacey’s daughter, Punky Lacey Scott, the story began at Art Lacey’s 34th birthday party in 1947. Lacey announced his idea to put a bomber atop his gas station, and one of his friends told him that he could never do it.
Marion Talk, Salem-Area Ghost Towns in State Parks
Ghost towns occur when a community forms around the production, excavation, or otherwise manufacture of resources, but those resources dry up or become obsolete. Some ghost towns arise when a natural disaster strikes and destroys the town. Sometimes, these ghost towns are preserved to share history with visitors from far away or to be celebrated by curious locals. Fortunately, a few ghost towns near Salem also happen to be visitor-friendly and welcoming, such as Oregon State Parks.
Woods Reader, The Valsetz Star
In 1937 the town of Valsetz was still owned by its originators, Cobbs & Mitchell Lumber. Dorothy Ann Hobson was a precocious youngster who, at the age of 9, announced that she was going to edit a newspaper for Valsetz.
The Woman They Could Not Silence; an interview with Kate Moore
As terrifying as the situation was, once Elizabeth got a handle on the reality - she was not the only sane woman in the asylum - she began to fight back.
Our USA: American Nostalgia
It is no secret to my family that I have a deep affection for American cars. The contemporary aluminum, fiberglass, or plastic American-made cars are not the vehicles that catch my eye, but I gape open-mouthed at those beautiful classics of steel and chrome of yesteryear. Nothing can turn my frown upside down as quick as seeing a muscle car or a vintage pickup truck driving down the road. The memory card in my cell phone is filled with pictures of gleaming classic trucks and the curvaceous or angled vehicles that have been known to stop my heart mid-beat from time to time
Five Covered Bridges
The Roaring River empties into Crabtree Creek near Larwood Bridge - it's the only river to flow into a creek; an oddity in U.S. geography that was featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not.
Willamette Valley Life: Ghost Towns
Aurora and Independence both have historic districts full of structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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