Fall Kite Festival at D-River Wayside – As Lincoln City’s “original” Kite Festival, help us celebrate 34 years of fun. This year’s theme is “Stars & Stripes”. Enjoy demonstrations by expert fliers, kid’s kite making, kite-making workshops, and more fun in the sand! FMI www.oregoncoast.org or 800-452-2151
Pacific NW Wild Mushroom Cook-Off at the Culinary Center in Lincoln City from 11AM – 2PM. Free admission at the door with tasting-sized portions available for a small fee. FMI 800-452-2151, 541-996-1274, www.oregoncoast.org
In attempts to close its $5.5 billion budget gap, the Postal Service is considering cutting 20% of jobs, closing six mail processing centers and 41 small town post offices in Oregon.
ReVolt Technology AS made Portland its U.S. headquarters last year, and now says its global operations are based in Oregon.
Georgina Stiner’s business, Goat Rentals NW, rents goats to clear land in Portland.
Portland-based Zafirro sold its entire inventory of $2000 sapphire razor blades over the weekend.
Classified employees of the Oregon University System are set to take a strike vote this week.
Oregon’s Cone family built a fortune from federal timber beginning in the late 1800s, parlaying this into considerable economic and political power. Now, the Cone children are fighting in state and federal court over the ownership and control of the Cone fortune.
Debt collectors. Next to the dreaded taxman, they’re probably the most-feared financial folks around. And chances are, if you owe money on a delinquent loan, a credit card bill or a medical payment, you’ve heard from a debt collector.
Bend-based Earth by Design will receive $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy.