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Month: August 2025

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Adventist Health Columbia Gorge Foundation Awards Scholarships to Local Nursing Students

August 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Adventist Health Columbia Gorge Foundation Awards Scholarships to Local Nursing Students

Adventist Health Columbia Gorge Foundation recently awarded scholarships to nine nursing students from around the Gorge, thanks to your generosity. In total, we awarded $13,750, with scholarships ranging from $500 to $2,750 to the following […]

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National / International

Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

August 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Appeals court allows Trump to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central […]

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National / International

Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation

August 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Israel to mobilize 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded Gaza City operation

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Wednesday it will call up 60,000 reservists ahead of an expanded military operation in Gaza City. Many residents have chosen to stay despite the danger, fearing nowhere is safe in a […]

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Oregon

Oregon man pleads guilty following fatal crash with community college softball team bus

August 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Oregon man pleads guilty following fatal crash with community college softball team bus

An Oregon man has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter following a fatal crash with a bus carrying a community college softball team that left a player and the team’s head coach dead, according to […]

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8/19 Klickitat County Commissioners meeting

August 20, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off on 8/19 Klickitat County Commissioners meeting

Story by Rodger Nichols for Gorge Country Media There was some good news for drivers in Klickitat County. Public Works Director Jeff Hunter told county commissioners that the department had received a $2.6 million dollar […]

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Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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What do folks from Louisiana and Mississippi call sluggish creeks and marshy lakes?

In Louisiana and Mississippi, sluggish creeks and marshy lakes are primarily called bayous. This term refers to relatively small, slow-moving waterways found in flat, low-lying areas, generally characterized by an almost imperceptible current. 

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What is the collective name for chicken, ducks and turkeys in the wild?

Chickens, ducks, and turkeys are collectively known as fowl. In scientific classification, these birds belong to the superorder Galloanserae, which is further divided into two main orders: Galliformes (landfowl or groundfowl) and Anseriformes (waterfowl). 

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What Paris cathedral's bells were rung by Quasimodo?

Quasimodo is the fictional bell-ringer of the Notre-Dame de Paris (Notre Dame Cathedral). In Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Quasimodo lives in seclusion within the cathedral's towers, where his primary duty is to ring its massive bells.

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Which videogame company originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles?

Atari, Inc. was the company that originally brought Pac-Man to home consoles. Although the arcade original was developed by Namco and distributed in North America by Midway, Atari secured the exclusive home console rights directly from Namco in late 1980. The first home adaptation was released for the Atari 2600 (then known as the Atari VCS) in March 1982.

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What type of wool can come from a rabbit?

Wool produced by rabbits is known as Angora wool (or Angora fiber). It is sourced primarily from various breeds of Angora rabbits and is renowned as one of the softest, lightest, and warmest natural fibers in the world

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