The INDEPENDENT, October 6, 2005
C r o s s w o rd Pu z z l e
Page 17
We so often look so
long and so regretfully
upon the closed door,
that we do not see the
ones which open for us.
ALEXANDER
GRAHAM BELL
American inventor
(1847-1922)
October and Octopus are
two words that
start with the letter O.
Can you think of five more?
OREGON TRIVIA
1. Oregon comprises how
many counties?
2. Where may one find the
Northwest’s biggest collec-
tion of World War II fighter
planes?
3. How did the news of
Oregon’s statehood reach
Portland on March 15, 1859?
4. What house may have
been the inspiration for the
Stamper house in Ken Ke-
sey’s Sometimes a Great
Notion?
5. In what year did the
University of Oregon track
and field team win its first
NCAA championship?
6. What two mesas in the
Agate Desert are separated
by Sam’s Valley?
Answer to
September 15 puzzle
Answers on page 25
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