Les Schwab faces another discrimination lawsuit
Teia Erickson alleges that her former employer subjected her to sexually hostile working conditions and different treatment because of her gender, denying her training opportunities and poking fun at her. Others would “hose her down,” drenching her clothes.
Van Epps Byrd
Leigh Ann Van Epps, daughter of Loni Moffet of Bend and Mark Van Epps of Lebanon, and Jason Byrd, son of Darline and Stanley Byrd of Lebanon, were married Oct. 21 at the Shilo Inn in Newport with Steven Boothroyd officiating.
Playing through
All courses open, weather permitting Crooked River Ranch , 923-6343. Rates: $28 daily November through February. Desert Peaks Golf Club , Madras, 475-6368. Rates: $17 through April 1.
Some secret (and not so) Oregon delights
J ack McGowan, the executive director of SOLV (Oregon’s largest volunteer organization), knows the glories and the secrets of Oregon’s wide open spaces and roads less traveled. He is a living testament to his organization’s mission — “working to preserve this treasure called Oregon.”
Bales - Abell
Lexie Bales and Jared Abell were married Aug. 19 at The Gardens at Flying Diamond Ranch in Redmond. A reception followed. The bride is the daughter of Kris and Kimberly Bales, of Bend. She is a 2001 graduate of Mountain View High School, and she attended Oregon State University.
Small slaughterhouses say they’re a cut above
PRINEVILLE — The meat-processing business has changed since Don Berman got his first job in 1959 cleaning up after a local butcher.
Many reasons to vote
Many registered voters don’t vote. It’s appalling that only 38 percent of voters turned out in the May primary election. Those kinds of numbers create worry about democracy being in distress.
Events Calendar
Ongoing - Prineville Ridge Riders business and events planning meeting at 7 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the group’s clubhouse on O’Neil Highway. The club, which began in 1948, hosts playdays, endurance rides, and trail rides. Contact: 447-5515.
Ralph A. Pruitt
Ralph A. Pruitt, 89, of Lebanon, died Nov. 6, 2006, at his son’s home in Prineville. A funeral service was held Nov. 10 at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. He was born April 6, 1917, in Portland, the son of Edward and Emma (Pike) Pruitt. He grew up in Eastern Oregon.
Resolve Measure 37
In another case, Joan Neil Boyden owned 440 acres near Ashland that she intended to develop a golf course and homes on. According to The Oregonian, she died just a few weeks before the Oregon Supreme Court upheld the measure. Her family may be out of luck.
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