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Pile Burning Planned in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

December 9, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Pile Burning Planned in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

HOOD RIVER, Ore. (December 9, 2024) —Fire managers at the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area are planning to conduct pile burning on National Forest System lands on the Washington side near Upper Major Creek and […]

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Wasco County HR Director receives Excellence in Safety Award

December 7, 2024 GNCadm1n Comments Off on Wasco County HR Director receives Excellence in Safety Award

From the Wasco County Facebook page: Congratulations to Fiona Ferguson, our HR Director, for receiving the 2024 Excellence in Safety award from CIS Oregon and presented by our county commissioners. She has helped to create […]

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Monday 4/06

Challenge your mind and your friends to Random Trivia!

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Most people breathe through one nostril at a time - True or False?

True. Most people breathe more through one nostril at a time due to the nasal cycle, an automatic, alternating process. While both nostrils function, about 75% of airflow occurs in one dominant side, with roles switching every 2–4 hours to manage congestion and support smell optimization. 

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Which baseball player was nicknamed "The Bambino"?

Babe Ruth (George Herman Ruth Jr.) was the legendary Major League Baseball player nicknamed "The Bambino" or "The Great Bambino". He was a superstar slugger, primarily for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, whose 1919 sale from Boston to New York created the famous "Curse of the Bambino".

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What was Bruce Hornsby's backing band?

Bruce Hornsby's primary backing band during his commercial peak in the 1980s was The Range, known for hits like "The Way It Is". Later, starting around 2000, he began performing and recording with a new backing group called The Noisemakers, which featured a more jazz-influenced and improvisational sound

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By what common name do we refer to "hook and loop" fasteners as?

"Hook and loop" fasteners are most commonly referred to by the brand name Velcro. While "Velcro" is the most frequent term used in everyday speech, it is actually a registered trademark, not the generic name for the product itself, which is technically called a hook-and-loop fastening system

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