The Lafayette Locks story nobody asked the engineers about
LAFAYETTE, Ore. — Those who even know of or have visited Lafayette Locks County Park may not know its intriguing origin story - one that took 40 years of political fighting to build and less than a decade to become useless. Locals had pushed for a lock since at least 1858 when the Oregon Argus argued Yamhill County needed one for year-round river travel. Steamboat owner Christopher Switzer tried to organize one in 1859. Three more companies attempted it between 1869 and 1876. One actually built
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1109 Lafayette Bar a modern speakeasy with small-town soul
* 1109 NE Lafayette Ave, McMinnville, OR * Facebook | Instagram MCMINNVILLE — 1109 Lafayette Bar plays like a funky Portland bar dropped into a small town and decided to keep the small-town manners. Somewhere between the two, it turned into one of the most vivid, unapologetically fun spots in Yamhill County. They call themselves a modern speakeasy with Gen X flair, and the changeable sign out front backs it up - reading "Here's ta swimmin with bowlegged women” the day I rolled up (from the m
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Photo Galleries: Newberg soccer teams begin charge toward 2026.
Check out photos from Newberg boys and girls soccer's Tuesday training sessions below. Read more about Newberg soccer in the July 8 edition of The 99 newsletter - which will be available online Friday, July 10 in the archive.
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