There will be an Old Fashioned Easter Egg Roll at Historic Beekman House, on Easter Sunday, Apr. 8. This event offers something for everyone – live music, egg decorating, Easter egg roll. Adults, test your egg tossing skills. Come enjoy, Sunday, April 8, 1-3pm; 470 East California St. For more information, call Jacksonville Heritage Society,…
Don't panic, this will be a test
November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:00 a.m. Oregonians will hear on their radios and see on their televisions a test of the emergency alert system (EAS). The test will last approximately three (3) minutes. Normal programming will return following the test. This is a nationwide test organized by the FCC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency…
Three Rivers Hospital offers free COPD test, Nov. 17
November 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is often undetected, according to the World Health Organization. The pulmonary rehabilitation department at Three Rivers Community Hospital encourages all adults to know their lung health and come in for a free lung test on Nov. 17, which is World COPD Day. Known as a spirometry, the lung health test…
SC partioning request is continued
August 16, 2010 by Leave a Comment
“Back to the drawing board”, there’s an often used phrase, but one we don’t generally get to use literally. In the case of Jeff Smith’s application to the Planning Commission for consideration of a partition of property it was used in its literal form. Smith requested splitting one lot on Schoolhouse Lane into 3 parcels…
Oregon urges homeowners to test for silent killer
January 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
As part of National Radon Action Month, all Oregonians are urged to test their homes for radon, one of the leading causes of lung cancer in the United States. “Because you can’t see or smell radon, people tend to downplay the health effects and ignore the possibility that there might be a silent killer in…
Richard B. Scholes
December 3, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Richard B. Scholes, 73, of White City, died Nov. 15, 2007 at his residence. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., to Roy and Esther Scholes. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1957 with a B.S. in electrical engineering. A true "rocket scientist," Mr. Scholes worked as a missle test engineer in…
