If there’s one thing Amanda Wakeley would do differently given the chance, it would be to pause and pat herself on the back a little more often. “Being an entrepreneur and a creative, you’re always on this hamster wheel. Particularly in the fashion industry – you’re one collection to the next, to the next,” says […]
This is part of a weekly series introducing readers to individuals who are passionate about our Mid-Valley community. Keizer resident Thomas Morgan placed first in the inaugural Oregon Civics Bee and will represent the state at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s National Civics Bee in the fall. The Oregon Civics Bee was held in […]
TRI-CITIES, Tenn. (WJHL) — Two girls from the Tri-Cities earned a Girl Scouts Gold Award for their efforts to improve their local communities. Taylor Trammell and Evelyn Yang were both awarded after they planned and implemented significant projects that addressed an issue in their area. Trammell developed Sunday school and Wednesday night programming for youth […]
Mar. 31—JAMESTOWN — Downtown Jamestown may have filled up in recent years, but if Lynn Lambrecht had her wish, some of the historic buildings that once were there would still be around to fill. “I’m a history buff and I love old buildings, so if there was one thing that I could do I would […]
The 96th Academy Awards were presented on Sunday night in Los Angeles, where many of Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered to celebrate the year’s best in film. Christopher Nolan’s sweeping epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer — the American physicist credited with being the “father of the atomic bomb” — came into the night with the most […]
The 96th Academy Awards were presented on Sunday night in Los Angeles, where many of Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered to celebrate the year’s best in film. Christopher Nolan’s sweeping epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer — the American physicist credited with being the “father of the atomic bomb” — came into the night with the most […]
Feb. 25—Growing up in Oklahoma, Deborah Mitchell was one of four children born to teenage parents. She said they were poor and lived in what they affectionately called a “shack by the railroad track” in a house her grandmother and father built. Then one day, her mother had the opportunity to get a job working […]