Mikkalo News

There's something about MySpace that simply compels people to photograph themselves in their skivvies and post the results online. via Willamette Week

FORUMS * Roseburg by Lumpy 04/09/2008 10:35 p.m. PT * Ghost Forest uncovered... by sonative1954 04/09/2008 10:33 p.m. PT MULTIMEDIA VIDEO A Milwaukie High teacher helps the last living U.S. veteran of WWI gain ... via The Oregonian

“We hope that when people come in and see these things that they get the idea that we want to preserve history any way we can.”

The most difficult part of creating a new exhibit for the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is choosing which stories to tell. via The Oregonian

“But for those people who are found eligible, having health insurance can truly be a life-changing experience.”

Across Oregon, 3,000 residents in 35 counties are receiving applications this week that will enable them to learn whether they are eligible for the Oregon Health Plan's Standard benefit package. via Salem-News.com

“It's really been great experience for those of us learning to speak German”

Every year, students at West Salem High eagerly await the visit of friends from distant shores. via Statesman Journal

Tidewater Holdings Inc. announced Thursday it has agreed to buy 20 barges and two tugboats from Seattle-based Foss Maritime Co. via Bizjournals

Silisak Phaisavath and Elaine Larson missed Central Oregon. With family in Sisters, the former Black Butte Ranch executive chef and his wife were tiring of the San Francisco Bay Area after four years. via The Bulletin

The combined work of local and federal officials to reduce fire danger in Deschutes County is getting national attention this week as a model for other communities where homes and combustible forests sit side ... via The Bulletin

“Mid-nineteenth century domestic sites often contain shaft features such as wells and privies, or other subsurface features such as trash pits and root cellars”

Artifacts including dish fragments, glass, clothing and clay pipes found on the site of Oregon State Hospital may date to a prominent Salem pioneer's 1850s-era homestead. via KGW-TV Portland

Fire forces potbellied pigs to make a run for it A fire in Vancouver sparked a rescue effort for two potbellied pigs who ran from the flames. via KATU

“All of a sudden they thought it was spring, and now here we are back in winter.”

The snow and cold weather are forcing Portland and Oregon to adapt in order to keep residents safe. via KPTV Beaverton

“When I started working in service stations, we had one of these for our ethel. That was in the 1940s. I was in the second grade”

Fed up with gasoline at $3 and more, heading for $4? There's a place in Oregon where it's still 13 cents a gallon, a quarter for premium. via The Oregonian

“It's interesting that the same landscape has evidence of prehistoric land use, homestead-era use and some other sites that were dated to the institutional era of the property.”

Artifacts unearthed at the Oregon State Hospital campus might date to a prominent Salem pioneer's 1850s-era frontier homestead. via Statesman Journal

“All these businesses paid for those signs.”

The next time you drive by one of those large, brown "Oregon History" markers along Oregon's roads, pause, traveler, and think of Lowell Tiller. via The Oregonian

“Riding west of town means mud, and mud means widening trails and ruts that firm up and last throughout the season. There will be plenty of time to ride the west side trails in the coming months, now is not the time”

Trail running: Bend's instant outdoor experience Ominous clouds loomed overhead as I set out for a run this past week at a park on the west side of town. via The Source Weekly

Posted by Eric Mortenson, The Oregonian March 13, 2008 16:16PM Courtesy of Tidewater Tidewater Barge Lines of Vancouver and seven trucking companies are bidding to take our garbage to eastern Oregon. via The Oregonian

“We're here to honor volunteers”

Retired high school teacher Chuck Thompson was named Sweet Home's First Citizen Saturday night for his dedication to the high school, the church and the community. via Sweethomenews.com

BendBroadband President and CEO Amy Tykeson says competition is one of the main motivators for her company, the largest cable provider in Central Oregon. via Bend Bulletin

“I think there is an opportunity to pick up three, four or five.”

When filing for state offices closed Tuesday, there were a few last-minute entrants, but still one main political battleground looming for the fall: the Oregon House of Representatives. via Statesman Journal

“Carry a med kit and get training because you don't know when you're going to need it”

A weekend trip to Timothy Lake last June turned into a test of Chris Lu's first aid training and leadership skills when the 38-year-old Oregon City resident cared for two injured ATV riders until paramedics ... via The Oregonian