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History & Culture December 1, 2022

History tidbits: How much do you know about Mount Angel and Silverton?

By Melissa Wagoner A stroll through Mount Angel or Silverton can feel like a walk through the past – if you know where to look. Kennedy High, the Mount Angel Abbey, Coolidge McClaine Park, even Silver Creek – all of these landmarks are rooted in the past, their stories are sometimes obscured but not forgotten by the men and women […]

March 15, 2013

Space science: Astronaut Don Pettit shares simple experiments at OSU

By James Day Donald Pettit and Rick Spinrad graduated from Oregon State University in 1978. Spinrad, OSU’s vice president for research, has had a sterling career in private industry and academia. Yet when he introduced Pettit’s appearance Feb. 22 at the university’s LaSells Stewart Center, Spinrad noted he was still at OSU while Pettit “had gone a lot farther.” Farther […]

History tidbits: How much do you know about Mount Angel and Silverton?

Space science: Astronaut Don Pettit shares simple experiments at OSU

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