Monmouth News

OF NOTE: Five of the nation's top 10 girl 3,000-meter runners, according to rankings on www.athletic.net, will be in the Class 6A meet, including the Nos.

Grace Morgan sprinted to two conference titles and Ruth Keino led a 1-2-3 Seawolves finish in the 5,000 meters Saturday to help the UAA women run away with the team title at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field championships.

Lori Dressler vividly remembers the day in first grade when a music teacher put a half-size violin in her arms.

Stella weighed 6# 15 ounces and was born at 9:30pm. This is the first child for Nicole and Jesse.

Friends of the Monmouth Library will hold a book sale today through Saturdayat the library, 168 S Ecols St.

NW. $18 to $21. 485-4300, Ext. 22, www.pentacletheatre.org. Through May 5 Wooden Shoe Tulip Fest: Activities for kids, food and wines and fresh tulip bouquets, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, 33814 S Meridian Road, Woodburn.

Lori Dressler vividly remembers the day in first grade when a music teacher put a half-size violin in her arms.

Thomas, a redshirt freshman from New Zealand, won the conference decathlon title, adding wins in the javelin and discus on Tuesday to victories in three events Monday.

Polk County has had some multi-million dollar real estate deals in recent months, but it's not housing subdivisions or commercial property.

Lori Dressler vividly remembers the day in first grade when a music teacher put a half-size violin in her arms.

A Stayton author series, a living history project in Monmouth and Salem's World Beat Festival are among the projects that will share nearly $40,000 in Oregon Cultural Trust grants in Marion and Polk counties.

Community horticulturist Neil Bell of the OSU Extension Service for Marion and Polk counties will speak.

Funky Bun recently opened in Monmouth, just a stone's throw from the Western Oregon University campus at 145 Monmouth Ave.