Weekly Clips for June 8

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July’s Bohemia Mining Days may be the last
COTTAGE GROVE — The good news: Bohemia Mining Days is set for July 13-15, after fundraising efforts and a generous anonymous donor pulled through to help cover the festival’s substantial…
July’s Bohemia Mining Days may be the last
COTTAGE GROVE — The good news: Bohemia Mining Days is set for July 13-15, after fundraising efforts and a generous anonymous donor pulled through to help cover the festival’s substantial…
CHAMPS: Colts win state title in dramatic fashion
EUGENE – The Thurston Colts were tied 1-1 with West Albany in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Class 5A State Championship game on Saturday when freshman Grady…
CHAMPS: Colts win state title in dramatic fashion
EUGENE – The Thurston Colts were tied 1-1 with West Albany in the bottom of the 8th inning of the Class 5A State Championship game on Saturday when freshman Grady…
Two-out walkoff clinches Drifters opening-day win
SPRINGFIELD – “We’d like one Big Culp to go, please.” The fans at Hamlin Field – hoping to avoid extra innings as the night air’s chilly winds picked up –…
Two-out walkoff clinches Drifters opening-day win
SPRINGFIELD – “We’d like one Big Culp to go, please.” The fans at Hamlin Field – hoping to avoid extra innings as the night air’s chilly winds picked up –…
Examining appreciation versus appropriation in the Springfield belly dance community
When Diana Yochkova Smith performs, audiences see her passion and skill. Many see the name “Diana Smith” and dismiss the olive complexion; they assume she is a Caucasian American belly…
Examining appreciation versus appropriation in the Springfield belly dance community
When Diana Yochkova Smith performs, audiences see her passion and skill. Many see the name “Diana Smith” and dismiss the olive complexion; they assume she is a Caucasian American belly…

In case you missed it…

Survivors, community reflect on Thurston Shooting

THURSTON — Each day, 12 children die and 32 more are injured from gun violence in America.

Twenty-five years ago at Thurston High School, two more names – 16-year-old Ben Walker and 17-year-old Mikael Nickolauson – were added to the nearly 900 students who have died by gun violence at schools since that tragic Thursday morning.

On May 21, 1998, 15-year-old freshman Kipland “Kipp” Kinkel opened fire on his classmates.

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