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Lowell Tanquary remembers the first time he really saw a flower. He was walking through the forest with his mother when he spotted a Pink Lady’s Slipper orchid, a single green stem with a bright fuchsia bulb, sprouting from the dark forest floor.

When a medical student clutched his chest and collapsed at Mc­Kenzie-Willamette Medical Center last week, a nearby heart surgeon recruited a seventh-grade boy to help the patient.

Former Thurston High standout Brittany Hendrickson put together one of her best days in a Portland State Vikings uniform this month. Hendrickson, a 2011 graduate and PSU sophomore, helped the Vikings to one of their biggest days this season with five RBIs against UC Riverside on March 2.

Zach Williams probably couldn’t have imagined his senior season going much better. Williams has been a fixture in Thurston High’s bowling team for years, and completed one of the best single-season runs in school history this winter.

Incidents FRIDAY, MARCH 8 Drunken driver: 7:36 p.m., Elderberry Street and South 72nd Street. A witness said a car struck a power pole, causing it to tilt and the light to go out. The driver left on foot into a cul-de-sac. Police made an arrest.

Events scheduled by Willamalane Park and Recreation District for the week of March 23-29. Saturday, March 23 “La Cage Aux Folles” — For adults 18 and up in the Adaptive Recreation program. Head to the Very Little Theatre in Eugene with friends for a musical version of the comedy classic.

Chamber of Commerce to host ‘cash mob’ The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee will host its fifth “cash mob” at 2 p.m. today at Benedetti’s Meat Market, 533 W. Centennial Blvd.

A New Year often motivates us to establish new habits — or explore opportunities we’ve always wanted to try. These goals may range from eating healthier or exercising regularly, to writing a book or beginning an art class.

A month that kicked off with “Read Across America” day in celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday seems like the perfect time to celebrate the 21st century transformation of Springfield’s public school libraries. Libraries have long been a part of the school experience for students.

I’m in a Honolulu state of mind. I grew up in the first subdivision built in Hawaii. The land was originally owned by a large dairy rancher, Robert Hind, and all the streets were named after fish found in the waters around the islands.