Four local sluggers and recent Canby High School grads competed in the Northwest Regional championship last month after helping capture the Oregon American Legion state title as part of the prestigious Portland Barbers AAA baseball team.
Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life, or so they say. Air Force veteran Jerry Howard, commissioner of the Mavericks Independent Baseball League based at the Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer, has found a novel way to combine his two lifelong passions: baseball and honoring and supporting veterans and those actively serving in our nation’s military.
“I’ve always been very artsy since I was little,” says mural artist Aimee, who began acrylic painting at age twelve when her mom suggested she paint a wall in their home.
For Cody Chambers, childhood was short growing up in Silverton. He was a young 16-year-old teenager when he started working as a dishwasher at a Little Caesars in Salem.
Then he got a wakeup call. “I had a child at 17,” Chambers said. “That’s what gave me the drive.”
What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and learned you have astrocytoma brain cancer and might only have a few more months or years to live? How would you feel? Who would you tell?
Ever wonder why some folks never seem to have enough time to get anything done, while others seem to pack three lifetimes of accomplishments into one?
This program provides a life-changing opportunity for both host families and exchange students where they can learn about each other’s cultures and develop relationships that will last a lifetime. The program allows the exchange students to create life-long connections and go back to their countries to share their experiences in America.
Adaptability. Deep faith. Positivity. Common qualities found in many uncommon heroes, quietly going about their lives. Like Eric Sawyer. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, his family moved to California when he was a baby and eventually settled in Hockinson,WA. Brought up observing a mother who gave back to others, Eric claims his Mom inspired him with her optimism and ability to positively deal with change, teaching him, “If you want something bad enough, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you find an excuse.”
Veteran Louis Boesel ,fought bravely during the Battle of Iwo Jima, alongside his Marine brethren who faced fierce opposition to secure the strategically important island. Now recognized as one of the bloodiest battles of the war, and the costliest in the vaunted history of the U.S. Marine Corps, the man who fought on the black sands of Iwo Jima did not initially regard it as the critical turning point it would later prove to be.
Canby’s beloved Casey the Cougar has gotten a makeover. Canby High School unveiled a fresh, new redesign for its Cougars logo during a brief event at the Applied Technology Center in April
From the late 1930s into the mid-1940s, Alex produced more than 500 comic book covers, including all but about a dozen of the first 69 issues of the Marvel Mystery Comics series.
Canby High School’s track and field athletes impressed on the sport’s biggest stage at the OSAA state championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, winning two individual and team events and claiming a fifth-place finish for the 5A boys.
The Canby High School band program capped an unprecedentedly successful spring campaign with some shiny new hardware this year, bringing home second place at the OSAA Band/Orchestra State Championships and placing fourth at the Oregon Music Education Association State Jazz Championships.
Highlighting the Women of Business making a difference in Southwest Washington.
Service above self. “As I mentioned, people join the Rotary for many reasons, but statistically, the number one reason people remain in the Rotary Club is for the fellowship.”
— Wendy McArthur Trumbo, Newberg Noon President