“There is a peculiar thrill to hearing your city described in terms less than conventional, more so when the talk is salacious, bordering on risqué,” Laksmi Pamuntjak writes in The Guardian... He is also notably reserved, shy, sparing with words ... ‘Where do you think they go as the night wears on? This is not their last stop.’ ”“It is surprisingly easy to be inducted into the swinging scene. the procedures are pretty straightforward....
The Cascades in Oregon could see 3 to 5 inches and more than 5 inches on the Cascades in Washington. Snow levels should increase to 7,000 feet Tuesday morning. The warmer air, combined with the rain, will cause significant snow melt ... Predicting the snow melt on the Cascades is trickier, the weather service says ... That creates uncertainty and a "highly variable flooding potential" for Cascade mountain rivers ... -- TonyHernandez ... ....
Villa de l'or is a 35.42-acre property at 1707 SW Schaeffer Road in West Linn that is listed for sale at $18 million by Tina Wyszynski of CascadeSotheby's International Realty... The listing agent is Farzahn Kamali of Cascade Sotheby's International Realty ... 101 in Gold Beach is listed for $9,995,000, a drop from $10.5 million in November by Ted Wood of Cascade Sotheby's International Realty....
(Source. Klamath County, OR). January 13, 2017 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESS RELEASE. For Immediate Release. ... The expansion of the CascadeSiskiyouNational Monument will encompass tens of thousands of acres, almost all of which are O&C lands ...Original documenthttp.//www.klamathcounty.org/about/public_affairs/PressReleases/1-13-17 Cascade Siskiyou National Monument/01-13-17 Cascade Siskiyou National Monument - Press Release.pdf....
Gov. Kate Brown and state emergency management officials held a press conference Friday to warn of potential flooding and landslides as snow and ice begins to melt around the state ...Buildings in Bend and Malheur County have collapsed under the weight of ice and emergency supplies are running low ... "There's certainly a cascading effect to the businesses of the state of Oregon as well as our fellow Oregonians.". -- Gordon Friedman ... ....
At long last, here's some good news for those stir-crazy residents feeling trapped by the historic snowfall that overwhelmed the Portland area this week..Road and weather conditions look good - relatively speaking - for the Martin Luther King Jr ... "We're just going to stay sunny." ... Travel-related weather warnings abound east of the cascades, and motorists traveling east are advised to have traction tires or carry chains ... -- Brad Schmidt....
Everyone knows that hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, which winds from the Mexico-California border to the Washington-Canada border, is not a luxury vacation. People camp wherever they can, unrolling the barest of necessities that they carry on their back. So, when a hiker returned from the 2,700-mile trek through the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, he wasn't looking for posh accommodations ... I eventually did that." ... The cost ... ....
Three cheers for the weekend, but don't expect a major thaw just yet. Weekend melting will be minor, a forecaster said, and the National Weather Service is calling for increased flood potential Tuesday and Wednesday ... Snowmelt. ... Flooding. ... Gov ... Closures. ... Other closures are listed here ... Travel-related weather warnings abound east of the cascades, and motorists traveling east are advised to have traction tires or carry chains ... ....
Mount Bachelor, Bend, Ore. . With an average annual snowfall of 462 inches, the largest ski resort in the CascadeRange promises snow-filled family fun. Expect seven high-speed lifts, two tubing lifts and two beginner carpets. The detachable, quad Cloudchaser, this season's new addition, adds 635 acres of new terrain ... The winter fun continues inside five terrain parks, a super pipe and groomed and tracked cross-country trails ... ... ....
If sport is a microcosm of life the ascent of Donald Trump is no different with LeBron James and Tom Brady among those speaking their minds from both sides of the debate. @bryanagraham. The noise cascaded down from the west end of Madison Square Garden. It started in low. Then it started to grow ... Now he had turned up to watch a sport largely populated and supported by the minorities his candidacy would seem to marginalise ... Read more ... ....
Berried trees and shrubs delight on many levels, including tasty, edible fruit for humans along with wildlife essentials such as shelter, nesting sties, and food sources to span the seasons ...American CranberryBush Viburnum (Viburnum trilobum); Zones 2 - 8 ... Growing tip ... Growing tip ... coccinea) and hybrid selections such as 'Apache,' 'Fiery Cascade,' 'Mohave' and 'Victory' are your best choices for berries that persist into late winter ... ....
A little-understood provision of the state constitution will provide property-tax relief for homeowners across the state next year, but it could have cascading financial consequences for virtually all levels of Colorado government. Gov. John Hickenlooper in his State of the State address on Thursday highlighted the immediate problem for Colorado’s budget ... Even those that don’t could feel the pinch ... Related Articles ... StateRep....
CHICAGO -- The Chicago police have systematically violated the civil rights of residents by routinely using excessive force, especially against black and Latino people, the Justice Department said in a scathing report released Friday ... The report also found that. ... -- where the Justice Department has pushed for wholesale changes in policing ... Announced in December 2015, the investigation came in a year of cascading violence for the city ... ....