Much of the east is semiarid to arid like the rest of the Great Basin, though the Blue Mountains are wet enough to support extensive forests. Blue Valley's stats have been entered for the 42-20 loss @ Olathe West on 11/3/2022 7:00 PM. Archaeologist Luther Cressman dated material from Fort Rock to 13,200 years ago,[26] and there is evidence supporting inhabitants in the region at least 15,000 years ago. [113], As of 2009[update], Oregon's population comprised 361,393 foreign-born residents. Goal # 1 - https://twitter.com/SMSouthTDain/status/1628194991813316609, Copyright 2022 Shawnee Mission South Football Booster Club, All Rights Reserved, Shawnee Mission South at Shawnee Mission North. Camps. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Oregon ranked 41st out of the 50 states in taxes per capita in 2005 with an average amount paid of 1,791.45. 39", "Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalize possession of hard drugs", "United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Oregon", "Politics of Place: In northeastern Oregon, politics revolve around natural resources", "Oregon: Swing state or latte-drinking, Prius-driving lesbian commune? It is impossible to accomplish any goal unless we first believe we can accomplish it. Blue Valley North Mustang Football Home Page 2022 Schedule Release! [60], During the 1970s, the Pacific Northwest was particularly affected by the 1973 oil crisis, with Oregon suffering a substantial shortage.[61]. Through football, we aspire to positively impact the lives of young men by teaching them our core values of SOUTH. Watch this highlight video of the Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) football team in its game Recap: Blue Valley vs. Saint Thomas Aquinas 2022 on Oct 14, 2022. The earliest evidence of the name Oregon has Spanish origins. Since then, Oregon has cut its higher education budget and now ranks 46th in the country in state spending per student. See all in-store and online services Address 10300 W. Green Apple Products Fruit & Vegetable Markets (561) 932-1966 4952 Biscayne . Blue Valley's stats have been entered for the 25-22 win @ Blue Valley West on 10/21/2022 7:00 PM. McMinnville is home to Linfield College, while nearby Newberg is home to George Fox University. New info on North America's earliest residents", "A 'very dark history': Oregon's racist past fuels protests against injustice in Portland", "Architectural Fashions and Industrial Pragmatism, 18651900", "On This Day: Japanese WWII Balloon Bomb Kills 6 in Oregon", "America in the 1970s: The Pacific Northwest", "Oregon's Beverage Container Act (SB 707) | Northwest Product Stewardship Council", "Gay marriage, marijuana legalization measures show strong support in new Oregon poll". [197], A few local governments levy sales taxes on services: the city of Ashland, for example, collects a 5% sales tax on prepared food. 00 Hours. While there is considerable evidence that Paleo-Indians inhabited the region, the oldest evidence of habitation in Oregon was found at Fort Rock Cave and the Paisley Caves in Lake County. Recent legislatures have had to be called into special sessions repeatedly to address revenue shortfalls resulting from economic downturns, bringing to a head the need for more frequent legislative sessions. As early as 1564, the Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. With an area of 98,381 square miles (254,810km2), Oregon is slightly larger than the United Kingdom. [12] Technology is another one of Oregon's major economic forces, beginning in the 1970s with the establishment of the Silicon Forest and the expansion of Tektronix and Intel. Most of Oregon has a generally mild climate, though there is significant variation given the variety of landscapes across the state. Cranberry cultivation in Oregon uses about 27,000 acres (110 square kilometers) in southern Coos and northern Curry counties, centered around the coastal city of Bandon. Oregon has several National Park System sites, including Crater Lake National Park in the southern part of the Cascades, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument east of the Cascades, Lewis and Clark National Historical Park on the north coast, and Oregon Caves National Monument near the south coast. In 2004 and 2006, Democrats won control of the State Senate, and then the House. Portland, in particular, experienced a population boom between 1900 and 1930, tripling in size; the arrival of World War II also provided the northwest region of the state with an industrial boom, where Liberty ships and aircraft carriers were constructed. [242] In the early 21stcentury, the team's popularity declined due to personnel and financial issues, but revived after the departure of controversial players and the acquisition of new players such as Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, and still later Damian Lillard. Today, roughly half of U.S. states do so.[235]. Hildreth has posted a new gallery Blue Valley @ Olathe West containing 149 photos. On 10/28, the Blue Valley varsity football team won their home playoff game against Shawnee Mission North (Shawnee Mission, KS) by a score of 35-14. 12:30pm Sign in, 1:30pm Tee off. Watch this highlight video of the Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) football team in its game Bishop Miege High School on Sep 30, 2022, Watch this highlight video of the Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS) football team in its game Recap: Blue Valley vs. Bishop Miege 2022 on Sep 30, 2022. [121] Oregon also contains the largest community of Russian Old Believers to be found in the United States. [114], The Roma first reached Oregon in the 1890s. Eugene is home to three private colleges: Bushnell University, New Hope Christian College, and Gutenberg College. Salem also previously had a Class A Short Season Northwest League team, the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes that was not included in the 2021 Minor League Baseball reorganization. Furthermore, many of the early pioneers first came out West with the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company before heading South of the Columbia for better farmland as the fur trade declined. Oregon ranks 33rd in the U.S. by PCPI, compared to 31st in 2003. Most of the remainder of the population had no religious affiliation; the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS) placed Oregon as tied with Nevada in fifth place of U.S. states having the highest percentage of residents identifying themselves as "non-religious", at 24percent. The biennial Oregon Legislative Assembly consists of a thirty-member Senate and a sixty-member House. [122] Judaism is the largest non-Christian religion in Oregon with more than 50,000 adherents, 47,000 of whom live in the Portland area. While the history of the wine production in Oregon can be traced to before Prohibition, it became a significant industry beginning in the 1970s. [155], Peaches grown in the Willamette Valley are mostly sold directly and do not enter the more distant markets. [54] Due to the abundance of timber and waterway access via the Willamette River, Portland became a major force in the lumber industry of the Pacific Northwest, and quickly became the state's largest city. [225] In the 2004 general election, Oregon voters passed ballot measures banning same-sex marriage[226] and restricting land use regulation. French Prairie by the Willamette River and French Settlement by the Umpqua River are known as early mixed ancestry settlements. Summary: News BVN Football Program 2022 SCHEDULE RELEASE 2/22/2022 Mizzou Expecting Big Things from Miller 5/10/2021 KMBC Channel 9 - BVN New Football Coach 4/17/2021 7th Annual Golf Fundraiser Set for July 16 4/7/2021 Mustangs Gear Up for MAP They built their winter fort in 18051806 at Fort Clatsop, near the mouth of the Columbia River, staying at the encampment from December until March. Blue Valley's stats have been entered for the 35-14 win vs. Shawnee Mission North on 10/28/2022 7:00 PM. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as the strait now bearing his name. [217] OSU is the state's only land-grant university, has the state's largest enrollment for fall 2014,[218] and is the state's highest ranking university according to Academic Ranking of World Universities, Washington Monthly, and QS World University Rankings. Copyright © 2002 - var currentTime = new Date();var year = currentTime.getFullYear();document.write(year); Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. [161], Even the shift in recent years towards finished goods such as paper and building materials has not slowed the decline of the timber industry in the state. [240], Oregon is home to three major professional sports teams: the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA, the Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL and the Portland Timbers of MLS. Welcome to the Southside. Further details to come! 6:30 p.m. AWAY: Blue Valley North: Sep 14. [238] In the 2020 election, Joe Biden won Oregon by 16 percentage points over his opponent, Donald Trump. On 10/7, the Blue Valley varsity football team won their away conference game against Blue Valley North (Overland Park, KS) by a score of 14-7. During Oregon's history, it has adopted many electoral reforms proposed during the Progressive Era, through the efforts of William S. U'Ren and his Direct Legislation League. In Western Oregon: Oregon Coast (west of the Coast Range), the Willamette Valley, Rogue Valley, Cascade Range and Klamath Mountains; and in Central and Eastern Oregon: the Columbia Plateau, the High Desert, and the Blue Mountains. [27] By 8000 BC, there were settlements throughout the state, with populations concentrated along the lower Columbia River, in the western valleys, and around coastal estuaries. Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). [28], By the 16th century, Oregon was home to many Native American groups, including the Chinook, Coquille (Ko-Kwell), Bannock, Kalapuya, Klamath, Klickitat, Molala, Nez Perce, Shasta, Takelma, Umatilla, and Umpqua. More recent amendments include the nation's first doctor-assisted suicide law,[236] called the Death with Dignity Act (which was challenged, unsuccessfully, in 2005 by the Bush administration in a case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court), legalization of medical cannabis, and among the nation's strongest anti-urban sprawl and pro-environment laws. Blue Valley West Football. Please click on the button below to subscribe to our calendar. [233] In a 2008 analysis of the 2004 presidential election, a political analyst found that according to the application of a Likert scale, Oregon boasted both the most liberal Kerry voters and the most conservative Bush voters, making it the most politically polarized state in the country.[234]. (including cranberry and blueberry). Oregon's only national park, Crater Lake National Park, comprises the caldera surrounding Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States. 5:00pm Happy Hour, 6:30pm Dinner/Auction. In 2003, Oregon was 28th in the U.S. by GDP. The total is currently 676, which represents growth of 12% over 2013.[151]. The state's most populous ethnic group, non-Hispanic Whites, has declined from 95.8% in 1970 to 77.8% in 2012. By the 1820s and 1830s, the Hudson's Bay Company dominated the Pacific Northwest from its Columbia District headquarters at Fort Vancouver (built-in 1825 by the district's chief factor, John McLoughlin, across the Columbia from present-day Portland). About 15,000 years ago, the Columbia repeatedly flooded much of Oregon during the Missoula Floods; the modern fertility of the Willamette Valley is largely the result. Medford is also home to the national headquarters of Lithia Motors. However, the region's sparse population means the more populous counties in the Willamette Valley usually outweigh the eastern counties in statewide elections.