Warm welcome for wrestlers; Japanese team on tour of Oregon finds Sweet Home lives up to name

Toshiki Sakurai enjoyed his trip to Oregon as a member of the Oregon-Japan Cultural Exchange wrestling team last week.

But he said the final stop, in Sweet Home, was the best €“ especially getting to stay overnight at Wendi Melcher’s house.

“She’s very energetic,” he said in Japanese of Melcher, who is known for her high-energy personality, which is rather rare in more staid Japan.

The 13 wrestlers and three coaches from central and northern…

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