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By the Boss, Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:00 am

Umpqua River Light in Winchester Bay is one of the five lighthouses being featured on a new series of U.S. Postal Service 41 cent stamps that go on sale today. The classic lighthouse, fourth from the left in the illustration above, was built in 1894 and is still in 24 hour operation. It’s open for tours from May 1 through Sept. 30.

The other stamps show, from left to right, Diamond Head Light in Hawaii, Five Finger Islands Light in Alaska, Grays Harbor Light in Washington and St. George Reef Light in California.

Buy ‘em at usps.com.

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By the Boss, Wednesday, June 20, 2007 6:35 am

1. Go running in the Alvord Desert
2. This Bud’s for you: Have breakfast with the fishermen at the Basin Cafe in Charleston
3. Check out the Rembrandt show at the Portland Art Museum.
4. Be a pendulum lover: Stay in the Edgar Allan Poe room at the Sylvia Beach Hotel near Newport on the Oregon Coast. Then drop by the cool wax museum there.
5. See Shakespeare under the stars at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland