Wasco NewsLocal news for Wasco, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Tribes strive to save native tongues- May 25, 2008 Grass-roots efforts to preserve and teach youngsters native languages are intensifying around the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia as about 40 indigenous tongues are in danger of disappearing within the next decade. Native leaders are compiling dictionaries, drafting lesson plans, and scrambling to save what scraps of language they can before the last of the fluent elders dies. In the case of Kiksht, a language spoken for centuries along Oregon's Columbia River, there are two remaining...http://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/tribes-strive-to-save-native-tongues?fromrss=1 Rural Oregon goes Obama- May 23, 2008 Sure, Illinois Senator Barack Obama won big in liberal-leaning Oregon counties like Multnomah and Lane.http://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/rural-oregon-goes-obama?fromrss=1 Thomas tagged for 2008 Memorial Day marshal- May 22, 2008 By JUDITH K. HARMON for The Dalles Chronicle WASCO - Grand marshal for the 2008 Memorial Day celebration in Wasco is Dewey Thomas, a longtime resident, who celebrated his 92nd birthday this past year.http://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/thomas-tagged-for-2008-memorial-day-marshal?fro... Cut line severs phone service- May 18, 2008 Telephone service was knocked out for several hours in five Gorge counties after a main cable was severed at a road crossing in Mosier.http://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/cut-line-severs-phone-service?fromrss=1 Madison paces sprints in Condon- May 8, 2008 Echo's Mike Madison owned the Big Sky pre-district meet Saturday in Condon, taking golds in the 100-meter , 200 , 400 and helping out with the 4x100 relay win with teammates Bryce Fritz and Dustin and Devin ... via Hermiston Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/madison-paces-sprints-in-condon?fromrss=1 County budget sees additions and reductions- May 6, 2008 Planning and court see boosts, but Home at Last may suffer from cuts By ED COX of The Dalles Chronicle Planning and the county court were the big winners in Wasco County's budget process this year, public ... via The Dalles Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/county-budget-sees-additions-and-reductions?fro... Independence museum exhibit features region's native commerce- May 4, 2008 A free Chautauqua Program featuring "Innovators and Traders: Indigenous People of the Columbia River," will be presented by Pat Courtney Gold at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Heritage Museum, 112 S. 3rd ... via Statesman Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/independence-museum-exhibit-features-regions-na... 21st annual Community Cleanup set Saturday, May 3- May 2, 2008 Reuse Fair, food drive, and collections of yard debris, household items planned By ED COX of The Dalles Chronicle The 21st annual Community Cleanup event will take place on Saturday, May 3. In addition to ... via The Dalles Chroniclehttp://www.topix.net/city/wasco-or/2008/05/21st-annual-community-cleanup-set-saturday-may-... |