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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 3 #8: Oregon’s First Christmas

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Kick Ass Oregon History Vol 3 #8: Oregon's First ChristmasKick Ass Oregon History is the latest series of podcasts from the enthusiastic historians behind ORHistory.com.

Volume 3 #8 dropped yesterday – Oregon’s First Christmas:

In which 3 Men and A Baby (plus 28 other men, a girl and a dog) eat a lot of elk, get rained on and somehow stay cheery, despite not having the latest toys.

Featuring an interview with Tom Wilson of Fort Clatsop.

The brains behind this Kick Ass project are the crack hustlers of Oregon History Doug Kenck-Crispin and Andy Lindberg. Doug is a graduate student studying Public History and Pacific Northwest History at PSU, and Andy, though a Portland native, is currently working as an actor in New York City. Doug does most of the research and writing for the podcasts with input from Andy, who voices the broadcasts with a thespian’s flair.

With the Kick Ass Oregon History podcast they plan to cover just the good stuff: Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll and Earth Shattering, Devastating Destruction.

Ultimately, our goal is to take Oregon History out of the hallowed halls of the academy, get folks excited and enthused about this shared history, and get them out into the state, digging it and experiencing it. Get them to embrace it, and get their boots muddy in the process. It’s all OUR History; nobody owns it.

Visit ORHistory.com and stay tuned to @Oregon_History on Twitter for further details on specific episodes and the series. Catch up on missed episodes at the Kick Ass Oregon History archives.

December 14, 1915: Portland/Seattle Hockey Rivalry Begins

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Portland star Tommy Dunderdale in the Sunday Oregonian, 19 December 1915The first hockey game between a team from Portland and a team from Seattle took place on Tuesday, December 14, 1915, when the Portland Uncle Sams, also known as the Rosebuds, traveled North to face the Seattle Metropolitans (Morning Oregonian, 16 December 1915).

“It was a mighty hard game to lose, but we have the opportunity of evening up matters Friday night in the Portland Ice Hippodrome,” said Manager Savage, of the Portland hockey team, on his arrival in Portland early yesterday. His Uncle Sams received a 4 to 2 defeat at the hands of Pete Muldoon’s Seattle ice hockey team in Seattle Tuesday night.

“Up until the last 15 minutes of play we had outskated and outpointed them,” the local manager continued, “and just at a critical moment a penalty weakened our defense. Seattle scored a point and then added another within 15 seconds after the first. We tied it up and then with but four men on the ice wearing Portland uniforms we had two more points scored against us.”

Portland returned the favor, however, three nights later, defeating Seattle 5 to 2 at the Portland Ice Hippodrome (Sunday Oregonian, 19 December 1915).

1915 was the Seattle team’s inaugural year in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. The Uncle Sams, also known as the Rosebuds, joined the league as the first American team in 1914.

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Timbers Army 3rd Saturday (17-December-2011)

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Timbers ArmyThe final Timbers Army 3rd Saturday of 2011 goes down with a holiday theme on December 17. Seriously, pick a holiday: Festivus/Hanukkah/Xmas/Kwanza, and bring a gift for the White Elephant gift exchange:

1) Gifts should be wrapped and cost no more than $10.

2) Give a gift, take a gift during the draw. It’s that simple.

3) Humorous gifts are greatly appreciated but not necessary.

Burnside Brewing Co (701 E Burnside) plays host this month, be there at 7:01pm. Visit the Facebook event page for more details and to RSVP.

Book Review: Brewed Awakening

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Beer writer Joshua M. Bernstein‘s new book, Brewed Awakening: Behind the Beers and Brewers Leading the World’s Craft Brewing Revolution, which I received a copy to review, is a lively journal of contemporary craft brewing.

Each section of the book encapsulates a different theme, with explanatory sections, and a few spotlighted breweries, brewers, or beers. Illustrations and photographs spice up the presentation, which mimics a journal, featuring subsections “taped” in (sometimes on ersatz scraps of lined paper), and with snapshots attached with “paper clips.” At the end of each section and subsection a list of beers is provided that illustrates the topic just reviewed. When you sit down with this book, have a notepad and pencil nearby so you can make a list of the beers that pique your curiosity.

Beers covered include extreme beers, sessions, gose, ancient ales, barrel-aged brews, seasonal ales, and more. Topics such as gypsy brewing, collaborator brewing, nano brewing, and beer-pairing dinners, are also covered. History, ancient and contemporary, is touched on. Domestic breweries get the bulk of the mentions, with plenty of Oregon beers and brewers represented, but several international breweries are also spotlighted.

I enjoyed the book. Though encyclopedic, it’s not an encyclopedia. I read it cover to cover, gleaning (and reinforcing) knowledge along the way. I took copious notes on beers to look out for (seriously, have a notepad and pencil nearby!).

December 13, 1916: Deschutes County, Oregon’s Last, Established

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Morning Oregonian headline, 14 December 1916Deschutes County, Oregon’s 36th and last created, was established on December 13, 1916 (Morning Oregonian, 14 December 1916).

SALEM, Dec. 13. – (Special.) – Oregon now has 36 counties. Upon his return from Portland tonight Governor Withycombe signed the proclamation declaring that Deschutes County is a political entity of the state, and is no longer a portion of Crook county.

Created from the western portion of Crook County, Deschutes County was named after the river which flows through it. Early fur traders referred to the river as the the Riviere des Chutes, which means River of the Falls.