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Troop And Veterans Appreciation Day to be Held This Month

The Oregon Veterans Motorcycle Association is also sponsoring a Poker Run with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Coalition of Troop Support.

(McMINNVILLE ) - Active Duty military members and prior service veterans will be honored during the fourth annual Troop and Veterans Appreciation Day in McMinnvile, September 23rd.

Veterans and their families will be recognized for their service to our country, and treated to food and music.
A traveling military museum and several other military items will be on display.

Contest Underway to Name The Yamhill County Transit District

The contest is scheduled to run from September 1st to September 30th. The Yamhill County Commissioners will decide the winner of the contest.

(MCMINNVILLE) - Yamhill County has announced it will give away a gift basket containing products from various Yamhill County vendors as part of a contest to name the county’s transit district.

When submitting an entry please include your name and contact information along with your suggested name for the district.

Upon recommendation from the local Yamhill Transportation Committee (YTC), the Board of Commissioners approved the formation of an ORS County Service District.

Local Advice on Free Online Marketing With Google

Here are some simple tips to make better use of Google and its ever growing list of no-cost services.

(MCMINNVILLE) - If you are in business, you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes with the latest Google products. A little time today could yield plenty of free advertising for your company.

Check to make sure your business website is listed correctly. The easiest way to do this is to google your full business name.

McMinnville Soldier Recovering From Injuries Sustained in Iraq Roadside Attack (AUDIO)

Hear This Story And More Salem-Area News on Newsradio 1190 KEX.

(MCMINNVILLE) - A 22-year-old McMinnville soldier is recovering in a Texas military hospital from burns suffered in a roadside attack on his Bradley fighting vehicle on June 23rd in Iraq.

Salvador Trujillo-Lopez suffered second- and third-degree burns over 40 percent of his body, according to his wife, Brittnay.

She is with her husband at Brook Army Medical Center, at San Antonio's Fort Sam Houston, where he is expected to spend the rest of the year.

One Person Dies in Head-On Crash Near McMinnville

(MCMINNVILLE) - One person died and another received non-life threatening injuries in a two-vehicle head-on crash Friday evening on Highway 18 near the west McMinnville bypass.

This is the second fatal crash investigated by Oregon State Police Friday and the first that falls within the official Fourth of July holiday reporting period. The name of the victim is being withheld pending next of kin notification.

OSP troopers say that at approximately 7:10 PM, a 1991 Mazda Miata driven by an adult male was eastbound on Highway 18 near milepost 44.5 when, for an unknown reason, it crossed into the westbound lane.

McMinnville UFO Parade Looms Closer

(MCMINNVILLE) - The McMinnville, Oregon community once again welcome all UFO believers, aliens, skeptics and the like for the annual UFO parade and UFO Fest. The UFO Parade will make its annual trek down Third Street on Saturday the 20th.

The McMinnville Downtown Associations Cyndi Fusek says the event will be a real blast, "Celebrate with us this year as we welcome Mr. Mac High, Cameron Schmidt, and fellow contestants as Grand Marshall`s of the parade! We have two marching bands from McMenamins, the McMenamins Marching band and the Hammerheads with March Forth, beginning and ending the parade."

She says Vivid Curve, a didgeridoo band out of Portland will help children in creating their very own instruments – and then bring all down to march in the parade. The Klingon`s from Salem`s Star Trek Club will make an appearance, and Columbus Elementary will entertain the crowds with twelve unicyclists.

Evergreen Aviation Museum Offers Aviation Summer Camp for Local Students

Summer camps at the Evergreen Aviation Museum explore the history and science of flight.

(MCMINNVILLE) - Since the beginning of time, man has dreamed of joining the birds in flight and has looked to the sky as a source of inspiration. This summer, at the Evergreen Aviation Museum and the Captain Michael King Smith Educational Institute, area students will have the opportunity to participate in multiple summer camps to rediscover this fascination with flight.

The Museum is hosting four summer day camps where students will have fun learning about the science and history of flight while building gliders, airplanes, rockets and flying radio controlled (RC) aircraft. All of this will take place among the museum`s collection of over 80 historic aircraft and exhibits...

Young Girl Dies in Rollover Crash South of McMinnville

This is the second fatal crash in the last five days on this stretch of LaFayette Highway, Frederick "Rick" Braun of Forest Grove died Tuesday when a driver turned in front of his Harley Davidson.

(MCMINNVILLE) - An 11-year old girl died Saturday morning after the vehicle she was a passenger in rolled over on SE La Fayette Highway about five miles south of McMinnville.

Police say a Nissan Quest van driven by the victim's mother, Maria Rios-Andrade, was northbound at milepost 5.5 on SE La Fayette Highway at approximately 8:30 AM.

After coming out of a left hand curve, investigators say Maria Rios-Andrade lost control for an unknown reason and the van rolled, coming to rest upside in the ditch bordering the southbound lane.

McMinnville Prepares for Annual UFO Festival

(MCMINNVILLE) - The McMinnville Downtown Association (MDA) and McMenamins Hotel Oregon once again welcome all UFO believers, aliens, skeptics and the like for the annual UFO parade and UFO Fest.

The event, which celebrates a 1950 UFO citing on a farm just outside of McMinnville, will be held May 19th and 20th, in Historic Downtown McMinnville.

The UFO Parade will make its annual trek down Third Street on Saturday the 20th. The MDA is looking for parade entries to compete in the areas of Best Alien Float, Best Alien Group, and Best Alien Male & Female (who will also be named King & Queen of the parade), and Best Alien Child.

Evergreen Aviation Museum Celebrates Model and Radio Controlled Aircraft

Saturday’s Family Event includes the unveiling of the American Junior Aircraft Company’s Model Exhibit and the celebration of its founder, Jim Walker’s, 101st Birthday.

(MCMINNVILLE) - The Evergreen Aviation Museum will celebrate America Junior Aircraft Company`s founder, Jim Walker`s, 101st birthday and unveil the American Junior Aircraft Company`s Model Exhibit.

Activities include outdoor demonstrations of the famous A-J `404` Folding Wing Glider, U-Controlled models such as the Fireball, and the rubber powered Hornet.