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The mass shooting also injured several peo- several injured also shooting mass The

ing, Stryk said. Stryk ing,

as her daughter, who was unhurt in the shoot- the in unhurt was who daughter, her as

Dietz worked as a caretaker for many years. many for caretaker a as worked Dietz

of Pyrenees Vineyards in Myrtle Creek, where where Creek, Myrtle in Vineyards Pyrenees of

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PORTLAND — The nine people killed af- killed people — nine The PORTLAND

doors, her 18-year-old daughter and her two and her daughter 18-year-old her doors,

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man killed himself after authorities arrived. authorities after himself killed man

ple at Umpqua Community College. The gun- The College. Community Umpqua at ple tion.

an assistant professor of English at the college. the at English of professor assistant an

were adults seeking a second career. One was was One career. second a seeking adults were

The Hugh you never never you Hugh The

teens starting college for the first time; others others time; first the for college starting teens

to the small campus in Roseburg. Some were were Some Roseburg. in campus small the to

munity college Thursday took different paths paths different took Thursday college munity

ter a gunman opened fire on an com- Oregon an on fire opened gunman a ter

Associated Press Associated

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starting out, teacher out, starting

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Orchestra Orchestra

Brotons. Symphony Symphony

Salvador Salvador Vancouver Vancouver Oregon shooting shooting Oregon

Maestro Maestro Brotons and the the and Brotons

Maestro Salvador Salvador Maestro

partnership between between partnership

Authorities have not disclosed whether they they whether disclosed not have Authorities

remarkable and durable durable and remarkable

However, Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer Harper-Mercer Sean Christopher However, her daughter that the gunman gave someone someone gave gunman the that daughter her However, Christopher Sean Harper-Mercer Harper-Mercer Sean Christopher However,

Cheyeanne Fitzgerald, said she was told Fitzgerald, by Cheyeanne

manifesto of several pages had been recovered. been had pages several of manifesto

arrived. But a law enforcement official said a a said official enforcement a law But arrived.

Hanlin said Saturday killed himself as officers officers as himself killed Saturday said Hanlin

GOSIA WOZNIACKA WOZNIACKA GOSIA

Mercer, who Mercer, County Douglas Sheriff John ROSEBURG, Ore. ROSEBURG, — The gunman who ROSEBURG, Ore. ROSEBURG, — The gunman who

have have an or from envelope package Harper-

Thursday’s rampage. Thursday’s

ing to the mother of a student who witnessed witnessed who student a of mother the to ing

something to something to accord- deliver authorities,

spared spared a and student gave the “lucky one” spared spared a and student gave the “lucky one”

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tives of students in the classroom. the in students of tives tives of students in the classroom. the in students of tives

told to crawl across the floor, according to rela to according floor, the across crawl to told told to crawl across the floor, according to rela- to according floor, the across crawl to told

by begging, and others were killed after being being after killed were others and begging, by by begging, and others were killed after being being after killed were others and begging, by

classmate after saying he could save her life her save could he saying after classmate classmate after saying he could save her life her save could he saying after classmate

opened fireopened in an shot one college Oregon opened fireopened in an shot one college Oregon

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about shooter’s words to victims to words shooter’s about about shooter’s words to victims to words shooter’s about

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that of the community community the of that

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that emerged in the past quarter-century quarter-century past the in emerged that

newspaper remains, but new technologies technologies new but remains, newspaper

between the community and its local local its and community the between

community’s hard times. That deep bond bond deep That times. hard community’s

Columbian. The newspaper shared in the the in shared newspaper The Columbian.

more readers and advertisers to The The to advertisers and readers more

and new jobs in the community brought brought community the in jobs new and

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These days, more people get get people more days, These

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worlds of radio, television, the the television, radio, of worlds

part, has expanded into the the into expanded has part,

which The Columbian is a a is Columbian The which

come and gone. The news industry, of of industry, news The gone. and come

Businesses and entire industries have have industries entire and Businesses

County’s population is just over 450,000. 450,000. over just is population County’s

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Why does Maestro Salva- Maestro does Why

home in Barcolona, Spain, at at Spain, Barcolona, in home

mile commute from his his from commute mile

kept him making the 6,000- the making him kept

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music world, keep coming coming keep world, music Globetrotting, celebrated celebrated Globetrotting,

superstar of the classical classical the of superstar

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interests of the people — the people people the — people the of interests

that, but to do battle for the rights and and rights the for battle do to but that,

dividual or class. We have come not for for not come have We class. or dividual

sacrifice the public interests for any in- any for interests public the sacrifice

“In the independent independent the “In and we trust no one will expect us to to us expect will one no trust we and

of free institutions.” free of be impossible to please everybody, everybody, please to impossible be

and whose fidelity is the best guarantee guarantee best the is fidelity whose and

whose labor is the basis of our wealth, wealth, our of basis the is labor whose

subjects it will, of course, course, of will, it subjects

masses who need the redress of wrong, wrong, of redress the need who masses

expression of view on all all on view of expression

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AFGHANISTAN, residents. It continued: continued: It residents.

estly to the county’s 11,617 11,617 county’s the to estly

the new weekly wrote mod- wrote weekly new the

proclamation to make,” make,” to proclamation

has no vain-glorious vain-glorious no has Doctors Without Borders Borders Without Doctors

arena The Columbian Columbian The arena

era: “In entering the the entering “In era:

in the stilted prose of that that of prose stilted the in “SALUTATORY” opened opened “SALUTATORY”

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readers for the first time. first the for readers

investigation. investigation. The U.S.

called called for an independent

sible sible for and the bombing

military coalition as respon- as coalition military

pointed to the international international to the pointed Columbian Business Editor Business Columbian

said said that “all indications” By GORDON OLIVER GORDON By

cident.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2015 4, OCTOBER SUNDAY, an investigation into the in- the into investigation an

cal cal charity has demanded

and the international medi- international the and

Doctors Doctors Without Borders,

bombed the hospital run by by run hospital the bombed

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York Yankees,York Kelowna) (, Wenatchee) (, Kitsap) Mariners, Corvallis) Orioles, Kelowna) Yankees,York Bend) Yakima Valley Valley Yakima Pippins Portland Pickles Portland Ridgefi eld Raptors Ridgefi When it is When it The Coast West League rst- and second-halfThe fi The winners of each season begins in early June and concludes with a championship series in mid-August. play Teams a 54-game regular sea- son, which is divided into rst28-game and second fi halves. champions each of division will play in a best-of-three divisional championship series. divisional series will face off in a best-of-three champion- ship series. Corvallis Knights Corvallis Cowlitz Port T  W C L Victoria Harbourcats Victoria What it is it What Where it is Where it The Coast West League The Coast West League has teams in 12 cities acrossWashington, Oregon and British Columbia. The teams are divided into the North and South divisions. The league began with seven teams in 2005. is a collegiate wood bat baseball league. It offers college players a chance to play during the summer in a setting that mirrors professional . CyanMagentaYellowBlack Page 10 10 The Columbian,Sunday, June2,2019 school basketball Fact: Namedall-region inhigh Hometown: Arizona Gilbert, Position: INF College: Cal Poly, Luis San Obispo a freshman Fact: Academic All-American as Hometown: Chandler, Arizona Position: RHP College: Grand Canyon pect amongCalif. prep pitchers Fact: isranked Senior No. 43 pros- Hometown: Ross, California Position: RHP College: Oregon football coach at Portland State Fact: is Dad, Bruce Barnum, Hometown: Vancouver Position: OF College: Washington State Pilots’ victory over Oregon. Fact: Was winningpitcher in Hometown: Tacoma Position: RHP College: Portland gery, butSkyview grad hopesto beinvolved. Fact: Won’t play after having shouldersur- Hometown: Vancouver Position: RHP College: Gonzaga Addison Berger Brody Barnum Peter Allegro Zach Barnes Willie Cano Daniel Copeland Kinesiology Fact: Majoringin Hometown: Comfort, Texas Position: LHP StateCollege: Kansas Trevor Hoffman Fact: of Son Hallof Fame pitcher Hometown: Mar, Del California Position: INF College: University of thePacific first reinstated team Fact: Oneof 12players onBSU’s Hometown: Jose,California San Position: RHP StateCollege: Boise star CarlosCorrea Fact: Brother of Houston Astros Hometown: Isabel,P. Santa Rico Position:SS College: Lamar 2015, butopted to attend college Fact: Drafted by N.Y. Yankees in Hometown: Coeurd’Alene, Idaho Position: OF StateCollege: Boise Wyatt Ho man Wesley Harper Michael Hicks Joey Martin JC Correa T  T T  cum laudegrad inhighschool Fun fact: Economics major, Hometown: ShermanOaks, Calif. Position: OF College: Cal Poly, Luis San Obispo sectional title at Dodger Stadium.sectional titleat Dodger Fun fact: Pitched Cypress Highto Hometown: Cypress, California Position: INF College: CalState Fullerton relief appearances thisseason. Fun fact: HadanERA of 1.73 in24 Hometown: Tucson, Arizona Position: RHP College: Campbellsville high school. high school. third place inIdaho. 4.0 GPA in Fun fact: Led Capital Highto Hometown: Idaho Boise, Position: 1B/OF College: Gonzaga Ground HS and sophomore years at Battle Fun fact: Played hisfreshman Hometown: Puyallup Position: RHP College: Gonzaga Michael Spellacy Grayson Sterling Cameron Repetti Gage O’Brien Noah Taylor until after theseason begins. the summer. players Some listed here won’t arrive players are expected to jointheteam throughout West Coast League rosters fluctuate often. More www.columbian.com record at Oregon Tech. Fact: saves Holdssingle-season Hometown: Gladstone, Oregon Position: RHP College: Oregon Tech Arizona State Fact: Mother was agymnastat Hometown: Phoenix,Arizona Position: SS/2B College: Grand Canyon in 2018 Fact: Oregon 6A player of year Hometown: Oregon Salem, Position: C College: Oregon weeks-long search Ridgefield rallied together during Fact: Went missingthisspring, Hometown: Ridgefield Position: Mascot College: Institute of Aviation University of Wisconsin Fact: Father played football at Hometown: Diego San Position: 1B,OF, C Diego College: San Trask Telesmanich Note Michael Yourg Jonny Weaver Aaron Zavala Rally CyanMagentaYellowBlack Page 11 11 909-6152 326-5906 Michelle Hill Michelle 503-789-9189 Eileen PhillipsEileen Betty Webberley Webberley Betty Swinging a wood bat will “Iimagine not many of a SouthernFor California eld has a really“Ridgefi to like about Ridgefi eld?”to like he about Ridgefi said, noting and he assis- tant coach Rob Paramo will be staying with a localfam- ily while in Clark County. “I think I’ll enjoy the sereni- ties of the Northwest.” to home. go I just want to guide them to on how deal with the grind.” also be an adjustment for the players. these guys swung a wood bat for 60 games,” Cota said. Cotaguy, said looking he’s forward to a summer in the Northwest. homey feeling. What’s not 921-4742 921-2866 624-8405 Bev Brissler Brissler Bev Amy Peterson Peterson Amy Debbie Walker Walker Debbie The Columbian, Sunday, June 2, 2019 Columbian, Sunday, The 852-7935 798-3396 949-5314 Julie Uskoski Uskoski Julie Shannon Kolbe Shannon Carol Bradshaw 360-687-3183 Some collegiate teams “Isay that in a sense that Cota said wants he to “We will help them with ... it will be a challenge all right.” play like showcase teams with coaches just letting the talent run. Cota would like the Raptors to be more like baseball.college arewe going to do some of the small things ... if we have to of course,” said. he guide players through what is essentially a minor league baseball experience. the daily grind, being able to play 59 or 60 games in this amount of time. 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Believe it or not, some college kids have a tough time bunting clubs over the last 12 years, Cota not only brings his connections, but experi- ence. Nick Allen coach Assistant T C  Throw in 439 victories as a head coach. said He has he previously worked in the Dominican Republic for the Cepeda family — as in Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, who met he whilein college at CS Northridge and is still friends with. at Canyons and 27 players drafted by Major League Rob Paramo Rob coach Assistant

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Through “This is considered a Cota said this will be his Poly, USC, Poly, Arizona, Loyola Marymount Univer- and sity of San Diego. “It’s a little big a of a grind, but a fun grind.” those connections, the Raptors roster for the 2019 CoastWest League season began to take shape. league,” collegiate premier Cota said. “Lots of good players want to come here because of the baseball.” rst summer collegiatefi league team experience

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