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GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be. He'd just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, he'd seen many other students do the same. Seeing the success of Shawano's Dollars for Scholars program, which had been raising money for scholarships for high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education since 1993, he thought Gresham students, too, could benefit from a program like this. So, in 2001, Klopke started sending letters to people in the community he thought would be interested in starting a fund, an...

COVID vaccines coming soon to Oregon pharmacies Genevieve Reaume and KATU Staff COVID vaccines coming soon to Oregon pharmacies Replay Video UP NEXT More vaccines are coming to Oregon but instead of vials getting shipped to hospitals, they will be going to pharmacies. That’s because of While Costco said it had no comment, Albertsons Companies Inc. will get vaccines starting next week. If eligible, you’ll be able to schedule online, but not quite yet, as pharmacies don’t yet have the supply. “It’s so convenient. You know, our local pharmacies and retail stores, I th...

Banks resident honored by Wholistic Peace Institute January 27 2021 Jim Sitzman of Banks was honored with the institue's Heart of Gold Award Wednesday, Jan. 20. Jim Sitzman is a giver — so much so that the 83-year-old Banks resident was awarded the "Heart of Gold Award" by the Wholistic Peace Institute, as part of a virtual ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 20. A Colorado native who's lived in Oregon for more than 70 years, Sitzman has been giving back by way of the church and public service his entire life. "I guess I've always thought it was important to see beyond yourself," Sitzman ...

ThedaCare announces added COVID-19 testing sites this week Larry Gallup, Appleton Post-Crescent © Wm. Glasheen/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin ThedaCare leaders hosted a conversation with school, business and public health stakeholders, as well as representatives from Ascension Wisconsin's Appleton hospital, on Thursday to discuss the rapid rise of COVID-19 patients in hospitals. NEENAH - ThedaCare will run additional COVID-19 testing sites this week, the health care provider announced Monday. Along with its ongoing testing site at ThedaCare Physicians-Neenah, 333 N. Green Bay...

Portraits of 20 Oregonians who died in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic Updated on Dec 28, 2020; Published on Dec 24, 2020 Samantha Hickey and her husband, Robb, with their daughter, 5, Blakelee, and son, 7, Reed. By staff and wire reports Facebook Share Kim Forn Luey was born in Guangyang Village, Toisan, Guangdong, China. The family immigrated to Portland in 1947, where Kim graduated from Franklin High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Oregon in 1963, married her husband Jimmie in 1964 and raised four boys. She worked nine years as a tour guide at ...