Senator Gordon Smith Joins Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center and Pfizer to Honor a Community Caregiver (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

14 August 2008, 9:00 am

National Health Center Week 2008 Dedicated to Good Health through Health Care Heroes... read more

Kimchi, litchis and squid galore (The Oregonian)

14 August 2008, 12:01 am

As you gaze at dozens of giant jars of different brands and styles of kimchi, the Korean national dish of spicy fermented cabbage, you may suspect that you're not in Kansas anymore.... read more

GOLF NOTES: Safeway Classic wants caddies; Jacobsen enters Boeing Classic; McMinnville's Hernandez set for long-drive ... (Portland Tribune)

8 August 2008, 6:35 pm

Want to be left holding the bag? The annual LPGA Safeway Classic is looking for prospective caddies. Anyone interested may attend a meeting on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 9:30 a.m. in the caddie tent near the pro shop at Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Caddies will need to be available each day of ...... read more

Lake water suspected in blue-green algae bloom (Portland Tribune)

8 August 2008, 8:23 am

TIGARD — Some scientists are speculating that water pumped out of Wapato Lake in western Washington County contributed to the toxic blue-green algae bloom on the Tualatin River last month that prompted state health officials to shut down a lower stretch of the river for a two-week period. On ...... read more

Get Out Guide (The Oregonian)

8 August 2008, 12:10 am

Clark County Fair: Big, wild, fun at this year's county fair featuring daily live music concerts (ticket prices vary), bull riding, carnival rides, demolition derby, livestock shows and other fair favorites. 10 a.m.-11 p.m.... read more

Culture! (Portland Tribune)

7 August 2008, 12:08 am

MUSIC William Byrd Festival Richard Marlow, the renowned scholar, conductor and musician, returns to Portland for the 11th annual festival honoring the great Renaissance-era composer. The two-week festival includes liturgical services, lectures and performances, the last by the ...... read more