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Stanton ready for kids and pets
Douglas County officially reopened Stanton Park near Canyonville on Tuesday, September 29, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The renovated park now has near 50 RV campsites which can be used for tent or RV. The county was able to combine the two phases of the project which took a little over two years. The $3.2M renovation was financed mainly through grants. There is now a walking path and easy river access. There are 22 spots on the bottom level and 24 up top. The new playground sports a sliding ride much like a zip line and is strong enough to handle adults as well as be enjoyed by pets as evidenced by Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice and his dog
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Lancer royalty
South Umpqua High School held its annual Homecoming parade and crowning of the Homecoming Queen on Friday, September 25, at halftime of the game football between the Lancers and Cottage Grove. This year saw Taleatha Shinnabery selected as the Homecoming Queen. Earlier in the week at the annual bonfire Cooper Howard was named the Homecoming King. (ABOVE) Pictured here are Shinnabery (LEFT) and Howard following the announcement of Shinnabery’s selection.
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Name released of teen killed in stabbing
MYRTLE CREEK – Police have released the name of the 17-year-old teen who was killed in the stabbing incident on September 13. That teen was identified as Robert Rosser.
On Sunday, September 13, shortly before 10:45 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a report of a disturbance in which two teens were stabbed at a residence in the 100-block of NE Laurel Avenue in Myrtle Creek. As officers with the Myrtle Creek Police Department and deputies from the Sheriff’s Office were responding, information was obtained that the individual who stabbed the two teens had fled the scene. The other stabbing victim is in stable condition and the 16 year-old suspect has been identified. Neither of the two other names have been released.
A true challenge
The annual Challenge of the Heroes was held Thursday evening throughout the county. Locally the Myrtle Creek food truck array saw three participants; Grub Slingers, The Lemon Wrangler and Thunderstruck BBQ. The Myrtle Creek area event was sponsored by Grocery Outlet. Last year the entire event, which is sponsored overall by Mercy Foundation, netted close to $3,300 throughout the county. Those funds went to Douglas County Child Abuse Prevention initiatives. Those agencies on hand at Thursday night’s event in Millsite Park included Myrtle Creek Police, Myrtle Creek Fire, Riddle Fire and Canyonville-South Umpqua Fire. (ABOVE) The Myrtle Creek Police and Canyonville-South Umpqua Fire squared off in a push up challenge for a donation.
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A successful ride
Seven Feathers Casino Resort held its annual Fall Classic Rodeo on Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20. The weather cooperated and so did the participants as witnessed by this successful saddle bronc ride.
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Sports
Local football prep roundup
DOUGLAS COUNTY – Local high schools throughout southern Douglas County had a variety of outcomes on Friday night, September 25, as the early season moved into its fourth week.
Riddle took the week off as they prepare for a visit from Prospect this Friday, October 2.
The only team that was home was South Umpqua as they held Homecoming festivities throughout the week.
As for the game they took on Cottage Grove and built a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and cruised to a 47-12 victory.
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Wolves win twice in league play
AYS CREEK — The Days Creek volleyball squad made it four league wins in a row Tuesday night, September 29, as they beat Yoncalla 3-1 to raise their Skyline League record to 4-1.
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Riddle falls to Camas Valley
The Riddle Irish hosted Camas Valley Friday evening, September 18, and were handed a thumping by te Hornets 56-18. (TOP) Riddle’s Jonathan Pequeno (#1) gets to the Camas Valley runner before he can get started.
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Wolves hold off Cruisers
OWERS – The Days Creek Wolves football squad held off a focused Powers squad to take home a 31-27 Special District 3 six man league contest on Friday, September 18.
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Wolves go 2-0 in league tilts
1-5 in tournament play at the North Powder Tournament the Days Creek Wolves volleyball squad came away from the week with two wins in Skyline League play.
The Wolves dropped their first league contest to Umpqua Valley Christian on September 15 but bounced back on Thursday, September 17, to beat Powers 3-1.
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Lancers falter in second half
TRI CITY – The South Umpqua football team took on arch rival Douglas on Friday night and, after playing to a standstill in the first half, faltered after halftime and fell to the Trojans 20-14.
Douglas took the early lead even after they fumbled the first play of the game from scrimmage.
South Umpqua fought back in the second and tied the game at 7-7 on a short run by Knox Maxey.
Douglas took the lead back in the third going up 14-7.
In the fourth quarter both teams found pay dirt with Douglas ending up on top 20-14.
No other statistics for this game were available.
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Days Creek gets even against Falls City
DAYS CREEK – The Days Creek Wolves coming off a season opening loss to Griswold were in a rather feisty mood on Friday as they hosted Falls City and laid waste to the visiting Mountaineers 34-0.
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Riddle falls to Camas Valley in four
RIDDLE — The Riddle volleyball squad hosted Camas Valley on Wednesday evening, September 9, and proved to be very gracious host as the Irish lost the match 3-1.
In the first game of the tilt the visiting Hornets got off to a fast start and even though the Irish tried to cut into a big lead Camas Valley took the game 25-15.
The second game was a little closer as the Irish stayed within four points throughout the contest but succumbed in the end 25-21.
Riddle fought back in the third game of the match as they jumped out to a big lead going up by as many as eight but the Hornets rallied and came roaring back to close the gap to three before the Irish were able to take the game 25-20.
The fourth game was a seesaw affair with both teams taking slight leads but when it came down to crunch time Camas Valley was ready and rallied from a tie at 20-20 to take home the win 25-21 and win the match 3-1.
The loss evened up Riddle’s record on the young se
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