Hoodoo Announces Opening Day
Hoodoo Ski Area announced its opening on Wed., Jan. 10. Hoodoo, which has had a late start to the ski season, was forced to cancel its annual New Year's Eve celebration due to a lack of an adequate snow base for skiing and riding, according to the ski area's Facebook.
"You've been patient, you've prayed for snow... and now it's time to celebrate," read a post from Hoodoo's Facebook, announcing its opening day.
Looming Road Closures from Awbrey Waterline Improvement Project
A waterline and sewer construction project, beginning on Jan. 15, will cause closures on Shevlin Park Road and Portland Avenue, according to a press release. The improvements will take place in multiple phases. Construction on Portland Avenue will occur in three stages.
Starting in Mid-January, the rehabilitation of the existing waterline along the Portland Avenue bridge will cause a complete closure of Portland Avenue between Wall Street and Steidl Road. A two-way traffic detour will be in place. Construction will also cause a single-lane closure of Shevlin Park Road, with detours switching as construction progresses. Final restoration of phase two improvements is expected to finish in spring 2025.
"Growing up in a town with like 4,000 people and then realizing a million people subscribe to what you do... they have something called Imposter Syndrome, and there was a long period of time I thought maybe our parents were paying some organization to give us followers or something."
-Hudson White of the Buff Dudes, from this week's Feature.
$10.6 million
– The total tax exemption sought by Killian Pacific for its development, Jackstraw, in the Box Factory area of Bend.
Plane loses a section; later found in Portland teacher's yard
The National Transportation Safety Board has wrapped its initial investigation on the ground in Portland, attempting to determine why an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a "door plug" during a flight Jan. 5. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland.
That report came as both United Airlines and Alaska Airlines reported finding loose bolts on other 737 Max 9s. All of those planes have been grounded pending further investigation, but investigators say that type of door is designed to open during rapid decompression — a detail flight crews say they were unaware of at the time.
It could be more than a year until investigators are able to determine why part of the plane blew off, OPB reported. Meantime, a Portland area teacher, Bob Sauer, found that "door plug," a part that plugs an area where a door could go, in his yard on Jan. 7.
