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‘I never met them but they died for me’: Honoring fallen warriors

Honoring fallen warriors Wasco County Chief Deputy Lane Magill has never served in the military but is a strong supporter of active-duty troops and veterans; he recently visited Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia to pay his respects to the fallen.

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Tying together those strong bonds

TDW softball team loses six seniors, but there is plenty of firepower coming up

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TDW can take pride in building a solid foundation

Seniors hand off torch to an up-and-coming class of youths If The Dalles Wahtonka seniors can take anything from this season, they put the baseball program back on the grid. TDW won 19 games, had a state top-10 ranked offense with 186 runs scored and claimed a league championship for the first time since The Dalles Wahtonka merged.

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Three hikes provide good family fare

It looks like we have fairly nice weather for Memorial Day for a change. The weatherman is calling for a partly sunny day with a high near 70 degrees. In the past it seems like every Memorial Day was wet, windy and more or less miserable to be outside. With that nice thought in mind here are three of my favorite family hikes that also feature fine places to have a picnic lunch.

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Study: Oregon amphibians disappearing at alarming rate

GRANTS PASS — A new study has determined for the first time just how quickly frogs and other amphibians are disappearing around the United States, and the news is not good.

Cold and rain sets records

PORTLAND, (AP) — The cold and rain that settled over northwestern Oregon on Thursday set records.

Brewers team up to help military families

RICHMOND, Va. — Craft breweries from around the country are toasting the troops with a beer aged with a unique ingredient that symbolizes America’s pastime — baseball bats. Nine different brewers collaborated to create Homefront IPA, all using the same recipe, complete with orange peel and unfinished maple Louisville Sluggers. Toward the end of the fermentation process the beer soaks in a tank with the maple bats.

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    What's Happening from May 26

    CHILDREN’S PAINTING: Local artist Mike Newman will teach how to paint a portrait on glass Wednesday, May 29, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Wonderworks Children’s Museum, 206 Madison St. No experience is necessary. All participants need is an 8-by-10-inch picture of the face of a loved one, an old shirt or apron and their favorite benefit.

    Support workers award two student scholarships

    North Wasco Education Support Professionals awarded scholarships to Mikaela Hernandez and Grant Pearson of The Dalles Wahtonka High School awards night in May.

    Entertain and educate youth this summer

    If you are like me, I worry about how to keep my kids entertained and learning throughout the summer. So how do we keep our kids busy during the summer months when parents still have to work? Have you given any thought to what your kids will be up to this summer?

    Police seek little Bigfoot

    BEAVER FALLS, Pa. (AP) — Police in one western Pennsylvania community are searching for Bigfoot — but this quest has a better chance of success than most.

Sports

    Ted Walker Memorial Swimming Pool opens for summer June 8

    Ted Walker Memorial Swimming Pool opens for its full summer season starting June 8 through Labor Day and will offer a number of water-related programs.

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    TD Dancers step up game

    Squad earns four high scores; Jess Nanez wins third overall The Dalles Dance Team dominated action this past weekend at the Portland Dance Academy Extravaganza in Gresham with four high scores.

    Tribe softballers lose a 7-6 heartbreaker

    Team strands tying run at second base in the seventh The Dalles Wahtonka came so close to pulling off a spirited upset of Churchill, but left the tying run stranded at second in their 7-6 state playoff setback Wednesday in Eugene.

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    Corvallis soaks T-Dub in playoff tilt

    Eagle Indians leave 10 runners on base in season-ending 2-1 setback Even when the situation looked dire, Corvallis pitcher Luther Ellenson found a way to make the right pitch at the right time. The southpaw allowed four hits, walked five and hit two batters, but fanned 11 and stranded 10 The Dalles Wahtonka batters to lead his Spartan team to a 2-1 first-round state baseball playoff win Wednesday in rainy The Dalles.

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    Marine Zone weekly fishing and wildlife viewing report

    BOTTOM FISHING Fishing for rockfish continues to be good with the average rockfish catch at about five or six fish per angler. Lingcod catches are good at all ports surveyed at better than one fish per angler. Bottom fishing is closed offshore of the 30-fathom line defined by latitude and longitude.

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    Columbia River Zone weekly fishing report

    Angling for summer steelhead and spring Chinook jacks is open between Tongue Point and the I-5 Bridge. Effective Saturday May 25 through June 15 spring Chinook angling is open from Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Beacon Rock, plus the banks only from Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam. Shad angling is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam. Sturgeon angling is good in the lower Columbia (below Marker 82) as the population migrates from the Willamette down to the estuary. The estuary sturgeon season is open seven days per week during Saturday May 11 through Sunday, June 30 (or catch guideline) below the Wauna Powerlines. Walleye angling is excellent in the The Dalles and John Day pools.

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    Northeast Zone weekly wildlife viewing report

    Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler Counties The signs of spring are all here in the Heppner area. Sandhill cranes have been seen heading north for the summer. The official first sign of spring for the Heppner area, a Say’s phoebe has been seen and heard in the area. Our summer migrants are starting to appear.

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    Northeast Zone weekly hunting report

    NORTHEAST ZONE HUNTING OPEN: COUGAR, COYOTE, SPRING BEAR, SPRING TURKEY

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