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Appeal of La Grande School District curriculum ruling denied by Oregon Department of Education
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 16—LA GRANDE — An appeal of a complaint against the La Grande School District, one linked to a curriculum issue, has been denied by the Oregon Department of Education. Steve Boe, of La ...
5 summer Oregon road trips explore mountains, desert, coast and ancient forest
Statesman Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRugged ocean coast. Towering mountains. Sweeping desert. The deepest lake in the United States and...
New time capsule placed within Oregon Trail marker in La Grande
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 14—LA GRANDE — A piece of paper currency may be the talk of La Grande a century from now. A $1 bill was placed in a new time capsule at 110 Walnut St. on Thursday, June 30, with other items ...
La Grande High School student nominated for four service academies
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 28—LA GRANDE — The news La Grande High School senior Ava Palmer recently received from the office of Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, was four times better than what she thought ...
All Aboard Northwest stops in La Grande to advocate for passenger rail
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 14—LA GRANDE — All Aboard Northwest rolled into La Grande on Saturday, Aug. 13, to host a Train Trek meeting at Cook Memorial Library. The stop in La Grande is part of a larger series of ...
La Grande remains on pace to top 1,000 units of blood donations in 2022
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 22—LA GRANDE — The community of La Grande is on pace to have its best year for blood donations in at least two decades. A total of 232 units of blood were collected earlier this month during ...
Former JCPenny building to become a Club 24 Fitness gym
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 31—LA GRANDE — One of La Grande's iconic buildings is coming back to life. The former JCPenney building at 1309 Adams Ave., vacant for the past six years, is set to be the future home of ...
Hiroshima bombing recalled in Oregon "peace trees" campaign
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHideko Tamura Snider was a 10-year-old girl in Hiroshima, Japan, when the United States detonated an...
Plans being made to recognize the Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker in the next century
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 17—LA GRANDE — The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center near Baker City will soon receive a message from the future. Its author will be La Grande historian Ronnie Allen. Allen ...
Response to La Grande water pipe survey is higher than expected
The Observer, La Grande, Ore. via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoLA GRANDE — A water survey currently being conducted by the city of La Grande is receiving a promising response. “The reaction has been good. I thought we might get a few hundred answers. Instead ...
