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Oregon
Oregon city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. The majority of the city's area is open farmland, where tomatoes, soybeans, greenhouse vegetables, fruits, and grains are grown. |
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Oregon
Oregon State of nw USA, on the Pacific coast; the capital is Salem. Other major cities include Portland and Eugene. Trading posts were set up in the 1790s, mainly by the Hudson's Bay Company. From 1842, the Oregon Trail brought more settlers. Oregon Territory was formed in 1848, and was admitted to the Union in 1859. It is dominated by the forested slopes of the Cascade Range and the Coast ranges. Between the two lies the fertile Willamette Valley. The Columbia and the Willamette are the major rivers. Agriculture includes cattle, dairy produce, wheat, and market garden products. Oregon produces more than 20% of the nation's softwood timber. Area: 251,180sq km (96,981sq mi). Pop. (2000) 3,421,399.
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OREGON STRAWBERRY INDUSTRY LOOKS TO BOUNCE BACK
The Oregon Department of Agriculture issued the following...case scenario set five years from now, Oregon's strawberry industry will have reversed...identifying reachable goals to help restore the Oregon strawberry to some of its past glory... |
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OREGON PREVIEW SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
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OREGON TWILIGHT SCOREBOARD.(Sports)
...WOMEN At Hayward Field 100 Meters (w: 1.5) 1, Emily Dunn, Southern Oregon, 12.64. 2, Ashley Bridenbeck, Oregon, 12.70. 3, Ashley Black, Southern Oregon, 12.81. 200 Meters (w: 1.8) 1, Julie Schmidt, Oregon, 25.67... |
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Oregon Meets Tough Economy With Aggressive Fall Travel Campaign.
...home. To capture that market, Travel Oregon is launching its largest culinary campaign...one million dollar investment, the 2009 Oregon Bounty campaign is designed to inspire...illustrated, culinary-themed maps of Oregon's regions to be distributed by "street... |
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Oregon Bounty Wins National Acclaim.
...relations professionals have this year recognized Travel Oregon's "Oregon Bounty" program with their top honors. In October, the Travel Industry Association (TIA) will present Oregon Bounty with its prestigious Odyssey Award, given to... |
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Oregon Electric Submits Summary of PGE Purchase Plan; Demonstrates Clear...
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Electric Utility Company (Oregon Electric) has submitted its opening brief to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) summarizing the definitive "net benefits" of its proposal to purchase Portland General Electric... |
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Oregon comes up just short against Beavers
...Dransfeld University Wire 11-11-2005 (Oregon Daily Emerald) (CSTV U-WIRE) EUGENE...that extended five games and ended with an Oregon State win before 1,678 fans at McArthur Court.Oregon (12-14, 1-13 Pac-10 Conference... |
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Oregon Bounty Inspires Travel to Oregon.
...Travel Trend SALEM, Ore., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Travel Oregon today launched the fourth annual Oregon Bounty tourism promotion, the most comprehensive in its history. Oregon Bounty, an award-winning eight-week statewide celebration... |
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Oregon My Oregon.(exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society Building)
...The past can inform the present. Knowing where we have been can help us chart where we want to go. --Oregon My Oregon (2004) OREGON CAME ONTO THE WORLD STAGE filled with potential. It gained poetic confirmation in 1817 in the phrase "Where... |
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OREGON PREVIEW SCOREBOARD.(Agate)
...Field WOMEN 100 - 1, Ashley Bridenbeck, Oregon, 12.19, w:1.8. 2, Kayla Smith...w:1.8. 4, Lauren Duckett, Western Oregon, 12.61, w:1.8. 5, Amy Skofstad, Oregon, 12.66, w:1.8. 6, Lakia Arceneaux... |
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