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Readers Respond: If I won the lottery, I would ...
Your Oregon News asked readers what they would do if they won the lottery, after a record-breaking $1.3 billion Powerball ticket was sold in Northeast Portland. Of our reader respondents, about 65% said they play Powerball; 63% play Mega Millions; 21% play Jackpot, 17% play the raffle, and 6% play Keno. About 25% of respondents said they don’t play the lottery. Some readers also like to play Megabucks and Win...
Experience Oregon Zoo without the kids at Zoo Brew: A beer festival for adults
The Oregon Zoo's annual beer-tasting festival, Zoo Brew, returns June 7–8, featuring samples from more than 45 Northwest breweries and cideries, live music, keeper chats, lawn games and more.
Downtown Gresham wants kids to draw their heroes
Downtown Gresham business windows will soon be filled with hundreds of coloring sheets showcasing local kid’s heroes. The artistic annual Highlight your Hero, formerly My Hero’s a Winner, returns next month, open to all students grades K-5. It is helmed by the Historic Downtown Gresham Association and has been going for the last three decades. The coloring event is free, and the only requirement is to use the sheet provided....
Tour 6 private homes in Portland’s Irvington Historic District
The 1913 Barnhart-Wright House and five other architecturally significant private residences in Northeast Portland’s Irvington Historic District will be open during the 2024 Irvington Home Tour on Sunday, May 19. The self-guided, self-paced tour, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes styles that range from a 1910 Arts and...
Timberline Lodge will reopen to guests after brief closure caused by fire
After a fire in the attic of the historic Timberline Lodge caused a late-night evacuation and closure on Thursday, April 18, the hotel is reopened to guests starting Sunday, April 21. The Cascade Dining Room will be open at 10 a.m., Sunday, for breakfast service. “Plans are in place to help guests navigate hotel repairs and ongoing water remediation,” said John Burton, Timberline public affairs director. “Historical preservation efforts are also underway. There are challenges ahead, but we are through the worst of it.” ...
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