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May 19, 2012

Plural murals

Locally inspired depictions to adorn Dayton More »

Locally inspired depictions to adorn Dayton

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SubmittedDayton’s heyday as a river steamboat port has been dramatically captured by muralist Kevin Kohler.

SubmittedDayton’s heyday as a river steamboat port has been dramatically captured by muralist Kevin Kohler.

SubmittedDayton’s heyday as a river steamboat port has been dramatically captured by muralist Kevin Kohler.

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May 19, 2012

Out with the juniper, in with azaleas, lawn

Garry and Irma Karns earn garden club's Yard of the Month honors More »

Garry and Irma Karns earn garden club's Yard of the Month honors

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Marcus Larson/News-RegisterColorful shrubs surround an island of lawn in Garry and Irma Karns’ neatly landscaped yard at 2820 N.E. Waggoner Drive, McMinnville.

Marcus Larson/News-RegisterColorful shrubs surround an island of lawn in Garry and Irma Karns’ neatly landscaped yard at 2820 N.E. Waggoner Drive, McMinnville.

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May 19, 2012

Making faces

Artist-in-residence leads mask-making in Amity More »

Artist-in-residence leads mask-making in Amity

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Starla Pointer/News-RegisterAmity Middle School sixth-graders gather around potter Annie Stecker as she explains the steps in rolling out clay and making masks. During her residency at the school, Stecker also told students about the history of masks and how they’ve been used by groups of people around the world.

Starla Pointer/News-RegisterAmity Middle School sixth-graders gather around potter Annie Stecker as she explains the steps in rolling out clay and making masks. During her residency at the school, Stecker also told students about the history of masks and how they’ve been used by groups of people around the world.

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May 16, 2012

Feeling green? Must be UFO Festival time

Part scholarly conference, part whimsical, wacky revelry, the event is among the biggest of its kind on earth More »

Part scholarly conference, part whimsical, wacky revelry, the event is among the biggest of its kind on earth

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2011 News-Register file photo/Marcus Larson

2011 News-Register file photo/Marcus Larson

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May 16, 2012

Compelled to create

Art has never been optional for McMinnville painter Maxxine Kurtzbein More »

Art has never been optional for McMinnville painter Maxxine Kurtzbein

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Marcus Larson/News-RegisterAfter years painting with oil, acrylic and watercolor, Maxxine Kurtzbein took a silk painting class and was smitten with the brilliant colors. When she began signing her artwork, Kurtzbein added the distinctive extra “x” to her middle name. She uses it in favor of her first name, Laura. “I was a tomboy. I’m a Max, not a Laura,” she said.

Marcus Larson/News-RegisterAfter years painting with oil, acrylic and watercolor, Maxxine Kurtzbein took a silk painting class and was smitten with the brilliant colors. When she began signing her artwork, Kurtzbein added the distinctive extra “x” to her middle name. She uses it in favor of her first name, Laura. “I was a tomboy. I’m a Max, not a Laura,” she said.

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May 16, 2012

History flows through Lava Beds Monument

Just don't expect a lush garden, four-star hotels or glitzy restaurants More »

Just don't expect a lush garden, four-star hotels or glitzy restaurants

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David Hays photo/National Park Service
The entrance to a large lava tube at Lava Beds National Monument in northeastern California.

David Hays photo/National Park Service
The entrance to a large lava tube at Lava Beds National Monument in northeastern California.

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May 11, 2012

Not just playing around

Boy Scout leads major renovation of Yamhill-Carlton Elementary’s playground More »

Boy Scout leads major renovation of Yamhill-Carlton Elementary’s playground

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Marcus Larson/News-RegisterEagle Scout applicant Hunter Horne stands in the Yamhill-Carlton Elementary School playground. He recently planned and directed its complete renovation.

Marcus Larson/News-RegisterEagle Scout applicant Hunter Horne stands in the Yamhill-Carlton Elementary School playground. He recently planned and directed its complete renovation.

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May 11, 2012

Looking behind

Linfield students learn lessons from 100-year leap back in time More »

Linfield students learn lessons from 100-year leap back in time

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Marcus Larson/News-RegisterLinfield mass communication majors go over research materials on the 1912 McMinnville project for Dr. Michael Huntsberger’s course “The History of American Mass Media.” Left to right: Samantha Johnson, senior, Longview, Wash.; Ian Rapport, senior, Orange, Calif.; Dan Hellinger, junior, Seattle; Huntsberger; and Nic Miles, junior, Amity.

Marcus Larson/News-RegisterLinfield mass communication majors go over research materials on the 1912 McMinnville project for Dr. Michael Huntsberger’s course “The History of American Mass Media.” Left to right: Samantha Johnson, senior, Longview, Wash.; Ian Rapport, senior, Orange, Calif.; Dan Hellinger, junior, Seattle; Huntsberger; and Nic Miles, junior, Amity.

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