Posted inCulture

Chop Local

Longtime Bendite lives for firewood and the Blazers

When setting up an appointment to talk with 92-year-old Virgil Brunson, he made two things clear: One, our meeting cannot interfere with his firewood gathering, and two, it absolutely cannot be during a Portland Trail Blazers game. If he and his partners are delivering a cord of firewood, they make sure to be done and […]

Posted inOpinion

Letters 6/2-6/9

IN REPLY TO “PICKS: NOT JUST A NUMBER” (5/27) I stopped by Troy field on three different times this Memorial day. Each time, Tracy and some of her dedicated people continued to read the name, age, and town that our fallen heroes heralded from, followed by a single beat of the drum. The boards with […]

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