March 04 2021
First of a three-art series.
If you lived anywhere near Columbia County in the 1970s or 80s, you knew who Ken Shorty Ames was.
If you knew anything about big-school Oregon baseball or football back then, you knew who Shorty Ames was.
And if you grew up in St. Helens in the second half of the 70s or the first half of the 80s, Shorty Ames was nothing short of a legend.
Ames, a 1979 graduate of St. Helens High School, was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Lions and St. Helens best pitcher for all three years of his high school career. He is also a member of St. Helens athletic Hall of Fame.
A historic Krispy Kreme Doughnuts store in Atlanta owned by basketball star Shaquille O'Neal that dates back to the mid-1960s was engulfed in flames early
Georgia State University said it’s in a unique position to honor Hank Aaron because it owns the site of his biggest accomplishment. And GSU said it plans to build its own baseball complex at what was the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.
Famous people who died in 2021: Entertainers, athletes, political figures and more
Updated Mar 30, 2021;
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Here’s our farewell to celebrities who’ve died in 2021. These folks made a difference in the worlds of entertainment, sports, politics and more. We pay tribute to their lives, and mourn their deaths. (This list of will be updated throughout the year.)
his Jan. 16, 2001, file photo shows G. Gordon Liddy, a Watergate conspirator, arriving at Baltimore s federal courthouse. Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, has died at age 90. His son, Thomas Liddy, confirmed the death Tuesday, March 30, 2021, but did not reveal the cause.(AP Photo/Roberto Borea, File)