Stub Stewart State Park is host to a variety of activities — disc golf, horseback riding, mountain biking, to name a few — and for one night on Saturday, July 15, the park’s Hilltop location will transform into a movie theater for a free showing of Galaxy Quest.
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Irish Ceili event planned for Hahn farm in Banks September 28
The Hahn barn. BANKS – Two local Irish heritage groups are combining efforts to put on an authentic Irish Ceili (pronounced Kay-lee), a community dance event similar to square dancing, at Shirley Hahn’s barn, located on her family’s fourth-generation homestead in Banks, on September 28 from 7 p.m. to 10[Read More…]
Banks resident crowned Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen
Photo courtesy of Alexis Mitchell OREGON – Banks resident Alexis Mitchell, 22, is the new Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen for 2019-2020. Mitchell will now move onto the final round, taking place next year in Ohio, in the Ms. United States Agriculture pageant, which pits the winners of each state[Read More…]
Want to see Star Trek 2 in a state park? Now you Khan
(Photo: CBS Television Studios) BUXTON – Stub Stewart State Park is host to a variety of activities — disc golf, horseback riding, mountain biking, to name a few — but for one night on Saturday, July 13, the park’s Hilltop location will transform into a movie theater for a free showing[Read More…]
More than a year after pride flag controversy, Gender-Sexuality Alliance flourishes at Banks High School
The Banks School District. Photo: Chas Hundley BANKS – Carter Lee’s rainbow flag wasn’t supposed to be a big deal. “I brought it to school and wanted to make sure everyone was open to it, and everyone was,” they said, cracking a half-smile. “At first.” It didn’t take long for[Read More…]
Washington County Museum hosts talk on Kalapuyan cultural practices Saturday, May 18
The Washington County Museum. Photo: Steve Morgan. Licensed under CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Washington County Museum is inviting the public to hear Dr. David Lewis, a local author, Native American historian, ethnohistory consultant, anthropologist, and teacher, discuss on Saturday, May 18 from 11:00 a.m. to[Read More…]