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County wants to be prepared in case the state loses its Oregon Tax Court case against the cable giantOregon homeless man calls 911 demanding hug, hot chocolate A homeless man in Oregon was arrested for trespassing after sneaking into a local hot tub and calling 911 to request "a hug and a warm cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows," The Oregonian online newspaper reported late Wednesday. Officers responding to the bizarre call arrived at the Beaverton, Ore...
Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa Friday, September 3rd, 2010 11:08:00 BEAVERTON (Oregon): A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead. Police here said Mark Eskelsen called 911 from his handphone, identified himself as "the sheriff of Washington County," and asked for medical help. The man said in his Sunday morning ...
Man asked 911 for hug, hot cocoa BEAVERTON, Ore., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Police in Oregon said a homeless man broke into a fenced-in hot tub and -- after about 10 hours in the water -- called 911 to ask for a hug and hot chocolate. Oregon - Hot tub - Home - Cooking - Chocolate
BRIEFLY COMMUNITY Half-marathon to benefit Ovarian Cancer Alliance Part of the proceeds of a half marathon in Eugene on Sunday will go to the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Oregon and Southwest Washington. The race costs $75. More information and online registration is available at www.eugenewomenshalf.com. Tours offered of Aprovecho permaculture efforts COTTAGE …
Kitzhaber Ad Takes Aim At Dudley Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Kitzhaber takes aim at his Republican opponent Chris Dudley in a new television ad that started airing Wednesday.
Sen. Merkely to hold Town Hall meeting Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley will hold a town hall meeting at the Brookings Senior Center, 550 Chetco Avenue, at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, September 4.
Nothing mini about this Miniature Donkey Show show More than 100 miniature donkeys from Canada, Washington, Idaho, Texas, Oregon and all over California are expected to show up in Red Bluff over the next few days with some already arriving.
RGA drops $2 million on ads in Florida 1. The Republican Governors Association will transfer $2 million to the Florida Republican party, cash that will immediately be used to fund an ad attacking Democratic nominee Alex Sink, according to a source briefed on the plan. The RGA's latest expenditure in the Sunshine State comes just weeks after the organization spent $2 million on television ads hitting Sink, the state's chief financial ...
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