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Goodbye hallowed halls

Douglas County Mail Courtesy photo by Rob McCallum
The Day Creek Charter School held its graduation on Saturday, May 29, in the afternoon, which is out of the ordinary for that district. However, officials said they were attempting to make sure the seniors participating in the State Track and Field Championships in Eugene, would be able to take part. There were 14 graduates that received their diplomas on Saturday. Picture above are 13 of those students. They are: (Back Row from Left to Right): Xane Hopkins, Camden Stufflebeam, Dylan Stern, Daniel Brown, Trenton Ladd; (Middle Row, L to R): Jaron Cargill, Thor McCoy, Andrew Sawyer, Jacob Garner; (Front Row, L to R): Justine Hudson-Taijeron, Emily Deignan, Ruby Geiger and Mariah Gallagher. Two other graduations are set for this weekend. South Umpqua graduates Friday, June 5, at 7:30 p.m. on the football field and Riddle graduates Saturday, June 6, at 11 a.m. in the gymnasium

The top of the heap

The Fly-in Pig Barbecue Competition and Chili Cookoff was held this past weekend at the Myrtle Creek Municipal Airport. The event, despite the weather, was well attended and over 30 competitors took part in the event. (ABOVE) Event organizer and Chairman Mike Farnworh (LEFT) presents the Grand Champion trophy to overall winner Slo-Mo-Que.

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Myrtle Creek approves charter amendment

DOUGLAS COUNTY – The City of Myrtle Creek’s amendment to the city charter to allow for the city administrator to live within the 97457 zip code seems to have passed by a narrow margin.
As of Wednesday morning, May 20, the vote stood at 53.30 percent (347) in favor of the change to 46.70 percent (304) opposed.

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Sprucing things up

Volunteers from throughout the community turned out on Saturday, May 9, to participate in Spirit Day. This cleanup of the downtown area was brought back after a few years hiatus. The Main Street Myrtle Creek Association sponsored and organized this year’s event with support from SOLV and many businesses and entities within the area. Organizers decided to bring back the event in an attempt to clean up the town in anticipation of all of the summer events that bring in lots of tourist to the area. (ABOVE) Volunteers Marcus Loper (LEFT) and Jeff Johnson spent time weeding and cleaning under the chamber directional sign on South Main Street across from Tommy’s All-American Burger Co.

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Sports

South Umpqua teams both in finals

Lancer teams advance to quarterfinals

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