Articles written by Cory Frye
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Remembering iconic restaurateur who fed mid-valley palates for three (very) full decades
Last year, at around this time, I encountered the biggest pancake I'd ever beheld in my life. My poor fork quivered, intimidated. No cattle could produce the necessary butter to sate this sucker's...
Lambert returning to Jamboree
Miranda Lambert will return to the Oregon Jamboree next summer as one of the festival's headliners, organizers have announced. She will join Trace Adkins and Old Dominion as the lead acts at the...
Ex-colleague departure revives memories
Photographer Mark Ylen shocked multiple zip codes earlier this month when he announced he was leaving the Albany Democrat-Herald after 26 years to take a position with Samaritan Health. I couldn’t let his momentous departure pass sans comment, bein...
Dr. Carmen Wolthuis Hall: A homecoming on the keys
Dr. Carmen Wolthuis Hall has been many things in her illustrious career: an exceptional pianist, award-winning performer, educator, speaker and collaborative artist. But she has local bona fides,...
Jamboree revives in full force
It's felt like a long time comin'. Next weekend, after a one-year absence, Sweet Home will throw – as is tradition – one of the state's most cathartic summer blowouts with the welcome return of...
