Commissioners Establish Tourism Grant Program

Commissioners Establish Tourism Grant Program

Klamath County has established a Tourism Grant Program to assist local event planners and tourism-focused businesses in promoting tourism in Klamath County. Tourism grants are for regional promotion of events and activities that increase tourism within Klamath County.

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Full "STEAM" Ahead

Full "STEAM" Ahead

Lost River Robotics camp combines science, technology, engineering, math and art

Jack Hawkins couldn’t contain his excitement. “Look! Look at mine!” the 7-year-old exclaimed as colored bubbles floated up from the bottom to the top of his homemade lava lamp.

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Forum in Bend to Focus on Cannabis Safety

Forum in Bend to Focus on Cannabis Safety

Deschutes County, Oregon – Cannabis growers and extractors are invited to an unprecedented opportunity to learn from government and business leaders about safety and health in the cannabis industry as part of a two-day event in Bend next month.

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Young Women Unite on Oregon Tech Campus for Weeklong Girls got STEM Camp

Young Women Unite on Oregon Tech Campus for Weeklong Girls got STEM Camp

In what will hopefully launch an annual event, Oregon Institute of Technology, “Oregon Tech,” hosted Girls got STEM, a weeklong camp at the Klamath Falls campus for young ladies ages 15-18. The group consists of more than 40 campers, counselors and mentors.

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Thinking Outside the Box

Thinking Outside the Box

Holden Hubble and Emilio Hernandez thought they had the perfect set up for their Mars lander – plastic spoons to act as propellers and inflated balloons to soften the landing and thereby protect the enclosed raw egg.

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Henley HS #1 in State Graduation Rankings

Henley HS #1 in State Graduation Rankings

Henley High School’s graduation rate is among the best in the state, and the Hornets are No. 1 in The Oregonian newspaper’s ranking of 2017 graduation rates among 140 mid- to large-sized high schools. (Mid- to large-sized schools were defined as having at least 90 students in the potential graduating class.)

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Leading by Empowering

Leading by Empowering

The new superintendent of the Klamath County School District has a track record of improving standardized test scores, integrating technology into classrooms, and working with state and local leaders to maintain and secure funding.

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Oregon Tech Civil Engineering Student Wins National Engineering Scholarship

Oregon Tech Civil Engineering Student Wins National Engineering Scholarship

Klamath Falls, OR - A senior in the Oregon Institute of Technology "Oregon Tech" Civil Engineering degree program, Kurtis Pipkin of Banks, Oregon, was awarded the Eugene C. Figg, Jr. Civil Engineering Scholarship in the amount of $2,750 from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was one of only two students from Oregon to receive an award from the organization.

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Fishing Truly Has No Boundaries

Fishing Truly Has No Boundaries

Registration is still open for Gone Fishing, a free all-day, learn-to-fish event for anyone in the Klamath Basin with a disability.

The event will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Moore Park Pavilion. So far, 40 people have registered. The event is organized by Klamath County Transition Program in partnership with Pond Hopper Nation.

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Peterson Elementary Classroom Building Nears Completion

Peterson Elementary Classroom Building Nears Completion

Work is nearing completion on the new classroom building at Peterson Elementary School. On Friday, Klamath County School District electricians spent the day installing lights in the new structure, which features six 980-square-foot classrooms and two restrooms.

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Museum Offers Much to Do This Weekend

Museum Offers Much to Do This Weekend

The Klamath County Museum offers several opportunities to explore and learn this weekend: Wildflower walk, New exhibits in the Modoc Gallery, Astronomy event for star and planet gazing, and a Main Street history tour.

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Klamath County School District Awarded for Financial Excellence

Klamath County School District Awarded for Financial Excellence

For the fourth year in a row, the Klamath County School District has received a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the U.S. and Canada for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.

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