The Hahn barn. BANKS – Two local Irish heritage groups are combining efforts to put on an authentic Irish Ceili (pronounced Kay-lee), a community dance event similar to square dancing, at Shirley Hahn’s barn, located on her family’s fourth-generation homestead in Banks, on September 28 from 7 p.m. to 10[Read More…]
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Banks resident crowned Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen
Photo courtesy of Alexis Mitchell OREGON – Banks resident Alexis Mitchell, 22, is the new Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen for 2019-2020. Mitchell will now move onto the final round, taking place next year in Ohio, in the Ms. United States Agriculture pageant, which pits the winners of each state[Read More…]
Washington County Museum hosts talk on Kalapuyan cultural practices Saturday, May 18
The Washington County Museum. Photo: Steve Morgan. Licensed under CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. WASHINGTON COUNTY – The Washington County Museum is inviting the public to hear Dr. David Lewis, a local author, Native American historian, ethnohistory consultant, anthropologist, and teacher, discuss on Saturday, May 18 from 11:00 a.m.[Read More…]