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34th Rhody Run Results, May 19th, 2012

Direct link to Eclectic Edge Racing. 10K Male Participants 1. Alfonso Galvan Mendez 38:12 2. Anthony Collins 39:56 3. Steve Koon 40:12 4. Sven Janssen 40:23 5. Ed Cortes 41:52 Female Participants 1. Jenna Ward 47:20 2. Kristina Payne 48:18 3. Jennifer Kinkade 48:38 4. Shelly Johnson 48:52 5. Catharine […]

Local News; Nothing Short of Wild; Full Festival Preview

It’s Nothing Short of Wild… One of the largest and oldest community festivals in Oregon gets underway officially today as the curtain rises on the 105th annual Rhododendron Festival.  Many of the events are centered in the Old Town Florence area… things like the Davis Shows Carnival, Maple Street Vendors […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–3rd NewsMinute/227 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Salem Historic Landmarks Commission has approved plans to transform a 116-year-old building at Oregon State Hospital into a memorial for the cremated remains of patients. The Statesman Journal reports some preservationists had […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

OR–2nd NewsMinute/239 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A 100-pound falling TV set reportedly has injured 1-year-old twins in Portland, sending both to a hospital. KATU-TV reports that fire officials say the TV was on some kind of unstable box or […]

NW Sports from the AP

NW–1st SportsMinute/321 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   CLEVELAND (AP) – Carlos Santana hit a game-ending single with one out and the bases loaded in the 11th inning, capping a two-run rally and lifting the Cleveland Indians to a 6-5 victory […]

1st Oregon News from the AP

OR–1st NewsMinute/309 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A 27-year-old Oregon woman has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for starving and physically abusing two of her four children. A jury convicted Maria Moss of Rickreall of four […]