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Rhody Festival in the Books

19 May 2014 107th Festival in the books… Thousands of people jammed into Florence over the weekend for the Rhododendron Festival. Despite weather forecasts calling for rain or showers, events were dry… for the most part. The festival culminated with yesterday’s Grand Floral Parade, presided over by Pro Rodeo Cowboy […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 05/19/2014 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/297 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings and Robinson Cano had four hits and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-2 yesterday. Hernandez (5-1) continued his recent […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/19/2014 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Same-sex marriages in Oregon could begin as soon as this afternoon, depending on a judge’s ruling. U.S. District Judge Michael McShane says he’ll issue his ruling at noon Pacific time […]

It’s Not Our First Rhody… Oh!

16 May 2014 It’s not our first Rhody-Oh! The signature event of the 107th Rhododendron Festival… the Rhododendron Society flower show at the Events Center… will be presenting a slightly different look this year according to Mike Bones. Mike Bones – “We’re going to have a lot of different things […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/16/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/240 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A man whose body was found in a ditch near Hillsboro has been identified as a work-release inmate from the Washington County Community Corrections Center. Deputies say Ruendy Gutierrez of […]