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Grace Huselton, 4th grader, reads a book in front of the Fiction book display. Fullerton IV Elementary recently hired a new librarian, Holly Knox. She wants to make the library a place where students want to be. Knox said, “I wanted to update the library into a more inviting place so that students that already Continue Reading
Olivia Taute (Left) as Nala and Evan Lewandowski as Simba stand conversating in character on Tuesday. The Umpqua Actors Community Theatre is putting on The Lion King Jr at Wildlife Safari. The opening night is tonight! Melody Schwegel, Executive Director for UACT, said, “The Lion King Jr is a UACT production with our Youth Summer Continue Reading
Callie Batchelor, 6, holds up her ball and is ready to bowl on Wednesday. Ten Down Bowling, located at 2400 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, opened in 2007. For the last nine years of business, they have participated in a program called Kids Bowl Free. This program allows children in the community to bowl for free. Continue Reading
Loki, a Wild Type Axolotl stares through the glass of his aquarium on Thursday. Axolotls are amazing creatures. If they lose a body part, it usually grows back! Rosemary Whitney has been an axolotl breeder for one year. “What is an axolotl?” you may be asking. Well, Whitney knows all about them! Whitney said, “Axolotls Continue Reading
The very top of the fence surrounding ECEC’s Fort Umpqua on Saturday. Last Saturday, volunteers helped clean the Elkton Community Education Center and a replica of Fort Umpqua, from the mid-1800s. Deborah Gritton, community education assistant, said, “Each spring, volunteers and staff open the buildings, do a good deep clean, and bring items out of Continue Reading
The Ford Family Foundation puts up pinwheels that represent the happy childhoods and bright futures that all children deserve on Thursday. The month of April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. The Ford Family Foundation is a significant advocate for this initiative. “The Foundation has a long history of prioritizing child protection and the prevention of Continue Reading
There are many species at Wildlife Safari, however, the cranes are some of the most striking. Over 600 animals are inhabiting Wildlife Safari, and three of them are cranes. Allison Trout, ungulate lead keeper at Wildlife Safari, said, “We have two species of cranes in the wild East. African grey crowned cranes range across 18 Continue Reading
Fremont FBLA members collect dirt to plant trees around the area on Saturday. Fremont Middle School’s Future Business Leaders of America were among many community members that showed up to volunteer at The Stewart Park Nature Area ponds, better known as the Duck Pond, last Saturday. Ryan Finlay of Roseburg Tracker said over thirty local Continue Reading
The inside view of one of the many veggie-filled hoop houses at Norm Lehne Farms on Wednesday. Farm fresh fruits and veggies, delicious recipes, kitchen utensils, and reusable grocery bags: These are some of the things you get from being a part of Youth CSA Farm to School. “Farm to School is a multifaceted program Continue Reading
Kathi Swanson, 8th grade ELA and publications teacher at John C. Fremont Middle School, holding up her Valentine. The Fremont Future Business Leaders of America wanted to thank the middle school staff for all the work they have done this year. They did this by handcrafting Valentines with a sweet treat and a thank you Continue Reading
