Entries by Ernest Geigenmiller

How Do You Change the Face of an Icon? Maryhill Museum of Art Answers: With Extreme Prudence

By Seth Sjostrom If you have ever driven along Interstate 84 through the Columbia River Gorge and looked north, you have likely seen the enormous concrete mansion towering above. A sentinel among the hills along the river’s cleft; Maryhill looms above, a mysterious and intriguing landmark for travelers along the mighty Columbia. For over 70 […]

Football Ready for Season’s 1st Home Game

Football is back! CAMAS, WA — This is our first coverage of the 2012 Camas High School football season. It has interviews with Coach Jon Eagle, Quarterback Reilly Hennessey, Dylan White and Zach Eagle. The first home game of the season is this Friday at 7 at Doc Harris Stadium. The team has their designs […]

Elk Ridge Golf Course Celebrates Grand Opening

By Seth Sjostrom Golf and beautiful scenery often go hand in hand. When your backdrop is the Columbia Gorge, you have one of our nation’s most breath-taking courses before you even carve out your first fairway. Carson Hot Springs Resort has just that, and they delivered with a magnificent course befitting of its amazing setting. […]

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An Economy Locally Grown

By Seth Sjostrom Today’s economy is tough. That’s no secret. We all find ways to cinch the purse strings and do more with less. But are we doing the most with the dollars that we spend within our communities? One local organization has been created to answer that question. Buy Vancouver is a collective of […]

Olympic Diver Loukas To Compete in 3m Springboard

By Ernie Geigenmiller Editor’s Note: We’ve been following the journey of two-time Olympic diver Christina Loukas. This is part two in our series about her diving experience at the 2012 London Olympics. Olympic diver Christina Loukas embarks on her second Olympics competition Friday in London for the 3m springboard prelims, and to get ready she […]

JBO Reds Wins Senior National State Championship

By Ernie Geigenmiller CORVALLIS, OR — Fueled by talent, endurance, great pitching and a drive to win, the Camas Reds, a JBO-sponsored team, won their division’s state title Sunday against Keizer, 9-1. Phillip Kassab started for Camas, who kept Keizer from scoring for three innings. Vincent Morta took the mound at the top of the […]

LDS Church Celebrates Pioneer Legacy

Every third week in July, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints celebrates Pioneer Day, which is a commemoration of Mormon ancestors who arrived across the Plains and into the Salt Lake, Utah Valley in 1847. As the church has grown throughout the years, this celebration has extended to many parts of the world […]