George Wisner, a Corvallis Gazette-Times reporter for nearly 20 years, has died after a two-year battle with colon cancer.
Wisner, 79, who died Tuesday, worked for the paper from 1972-1990, earning praise for his âhard-nosedâ news reporting. Those who knew him also will remember his wide range of interests and passion for life.
Buddhist monks light candles to commemorate Visakha Bucha Day, a celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of the Lord Buddha held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar, at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.
âGeorge had a nose for news and a natural instinct for a good story,â said John Bragg, a G-T photographer who often worked with Wisner. âHis stories were built of humor, compassion, sobriety and sometimes a touch of the outlandish.â
Oregon OKs OSU’s plan for Elliott Forest By Jim Day, Albany Democrat-Herald, Ore.
Published: December 13, 2020, 2:00pm
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CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State University’s bid to manage the Elliott State Forest took a huge step forward Tuesday.
The State Land Board, meeting remotely, approved the transfer of the massive forest property in southwest Oregon to OSU to manage as a research forest.
The decision came at the end of a three-hour meeting that included a presentation from OSU College of Forestry Dean Tom DeLuca, comments from the project’s technical advisory committee and 47 minutes of public testimony.