In this month's column, stories include a coloring contest win for Baden Academy and a new scholarship for students in three local school districts.

The Oregon Duck and Benny the Beaver have a pillowfight on the turf as the No. 9 Oregon Ducks take on the No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore. Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022.

Dozens of new mascots! We’re talking Oregon State’s Benny the Beaver, Akron’s Zippy the Kangaroo and the already legendary Pop-Tarts Mascot.

Dozens of new mascots! We’re talking Oregon State’s Benny the Beaver, Akron’s Zippy the Kangaroo and the already legendary Pop-Tarts Mascot.

Dozens of new mascots! We’re talking Oregon State’s Benny the Beaver, Akron’s Zippy the Kangaroo and the already legendary Pop-Tarts Mascot.

Lou Christie, who topped the charts in 1966 with "Lightnin' Strikes" and made waves with the controversial "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died.

We're talking Oregon State's Benny the Beaver, Akron's Zippy the Kangaroo and the already legendary Pop-Tarts Mascot. Real-life coaches like Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman and Georgia's Kirby Smart ...