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Articles from the May 20, 2020 edition


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  • Donʼt let lack of room discourage gardening

    May 20, 2020

    Veggies in pots By Kym Pokorny The COVID-19 pandemic has inspired millions of people to grow vegetables, but many don’t have room for traditional gardening. Don’t let lack of yard space keep you from gardening this spring and summer. Many vegetables grow well in containers on a patio, porch, balcony or windowsill. Small spaces make it hard to grow some of the larger vegetables, according to Brooke Edmunds, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. For instance, growing corn on a balcony may not be practical. But a wide var...

  • Oregon’s wildest lost-cabin gold mine story may be true … or not

    May 20, 2020

    Native Son cover By Finn J.D. John Continued From Last Week The curtain went up on Act Two about 15 years later, in downtown Portland. As with Act One, our sole source for the tale is an article published in the September 1900 issue of the magazine Oregon Native Son. The article’s author was Samuel L. Simpson, an Oregon poet, singer and raconteur who would have been more famous today had he not drunk himself to death in 1899 at age 54. According to this article, Simpson had just gone into the practice of law and opened an office in Portland i...

  • Grant money goes to work

    May 20, 2020

    Crews installed new roofing Clinic roofing 25-year rated roof last? At the McKenzie River Clinic, it lasted 43 years, through snowstorms and ice storms—the same way, supporters say, that the Clinic itself kept going as a well-loved, local, medical clinic. “Somehow, some way, no matter what the setback was, the board and the staff always found ways to keep the Clinic open,” according to Val Rapp, president of McKenzie Valley Wellness, which owns the building. “But there was never money to replace the roof.” Until this spring. Thanks...

  • Doodles

    May 20, 2020