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Helen Marie Lawver (nee Semo) entered eternal life May 18, 2023. One of 12 children born to John and Mary Semo, she was born on March, 28, 1929, in

Students at La Salle Prep in Milwaukie attended an assembly March 8 to hear what would happen about the mask mandate the following week. Students had been surve

A pandemic response guided by ‘authentic spiritual beauty’ Shepherd of the Valley navigated the past year with a mix of flexibility, compassion, grit and faith For the first time in a year, members of the Kinkito family reach for holy water before Mass at Shepherd of the Valley Parish in Central Point July 3. Most pandemic-era restrictions were lifted recently at Oregon parishes, and the fonts can now be filled. (Marc Salvatore/Catholic Sentinel) select ...

Residents of the Fountain of the Sun retirement community in Mesa often go the extra mile to show their gratitude to military veterans. They stage elaborate tributes on special holidays, such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and find other ways to honor those who served. One of those other ways occurred on April 24, when Fountain of the Sun residents presented 13 heroes with Quilts of Valor. Those were part of more than 269,000 Quilts of Valor that 600 groups representing 10,000 volunteer quil...