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Dorri PartainOur Face of the Northeast this week is Margarita Freidman, a new resident in the Pendleton ArtsBlock, 2300 Independence Ave. Margarita settled into the newest apartment building on Independence Avenue…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Teenagers, would you like to study a 438-page textbook before you obtained your driver’s license? This high school textbook was written by the American Automobile Association (AAA)…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The 100th Anniversary of professional baseball was commemorated with this six cent stamp issued in 1969. In 1868, team promoter Harry Wright filled his10-man roster for the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Play baseball indoors, in any weather, with this special-designed dartboard. Added to the reverse of a standard numbered-wheel design board, it offers players more variety than a…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Hey, hey, hey, it’s Yogi! Whether Yogi is a catcher with the New York Yankees or a bear snitching pic-a-nic baskets around Jellystone Park depends on your…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Who was that masked man? The Lone Ranger began his quest of law and order as a Texas Ranger, serving along with his brother, Captain Dan Reid…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor When a nickel would buy six baseball trading cards and a stick of gum, a new collectable hobby was born. In 1938, four brothers purchased a candy…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Everything was up-to-date in Kansas City when Royals Stadium opened to fans on April 10, 1973, as part of the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex. The process…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Imagine a grass that never needs mowing or watering to stay green, but might need vacuuming. The field at the Astrodome was originally natural turf when the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The most fashionable souvenir available during 1967 International Universal Exposition was a silk scarf showing various pavilions, designed specifically for the most successful World’s Fair of the…
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