Category: Writing

August 16, 2024

Backpacking Europe on a Budget

Backpacking through Europe is one of the most rewarding travel experiences you can have. This relatively small continent is laden with an abundance of different cultures, landscapes and history.  Europe is also one of the easiest continents to traverse. Thanks to an extensive network of trains, buses and low-cost airlines, you can country hop at […]

August 16, 2024

Beyond the Classroom – Mike Storrs

If you’ve ever gotten help from the Math Help Desk in the Learning Center, chances are, you’ve met Mike Storrs. Storrs began working at LBCC in 2000 as an Instructional Assistant for Math 20. Since that time, he’s taken on different roles within the math department and is currently a part-time math instructor, and a […]

April 2, 2024

Queen Pins

The 2023-24 School is the first year that Girls High School Wrestling is an official sport. After years of competing as a club sport, these young women are finally getting the support of their schools and the OSAA.

November 16, 2023

Forging a New Path

Jessica Ingram is a non-traditional student who just began her first year at LBCC this term. Ingram, 37, is the mother of five children and is studying Welding and Fabrication Technology.

September 26, 2023

Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire

Every September, in the small town of Kings Valley, Oregon, something out of the ordinary happens. An otherwise typical hayfield is thrust 500 years in the past to become the site of the Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire.

September 26, 2023

A Tough Nut to Crack

The Culinary Arts department holds several cooking competitions throughout the year and on Friday April 16, I was fortunate enough to get to judge the department’s annual Hazelnut Cooking Competition.

September 26, 2023

Golden Gloves

Every February, competitors from every corner of Oregon and every walk of life come to meet in the ring and battle for the title Oregon Golden Gloves Champion. For some, the road to this moment is long and paved with sacrifice. But they still come, with smiles on their faces and dreams in their hearts, hoping that at the end of the night they will don the blue and gold jacket that will brand them a champion forever. 

September 1, 2023

Don’t Be Afraid to Bend

Long touted as Oregon’s gateway to outdoor adventure, Bend is a great place for hiking, kayaking, skiing, spelunking, rock climbing, and so much more! Bend is also home to some great shopping, world class golf courses, craft breweries, and delicious dining. 

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