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Springfield High’s Carlos Hunnicutt competed at the 2013 Speedo Junior National Championships last week in Irvine, Calif. The three-time OSAA Class 5A state swimming champion qualified for his first Junior Nationals in three events, the 400-and 200-meter individual medleys, as well as the 200 butterfly.

Youth bested experience on Tuesday at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow. Five-time U.S.

Summer is here, and it may be tempting to park yourself in a lawn chair or tanning bed to get that sun-kissed glow. Unfortunately, if you don’t properly protect your skin, you will pay for it later with wrinkled, splotchy skin — or possibly with your life.

Did you know that on any given day only about 3 percent of tap water in Springfield is used for drinking? The rest is used for landscaping, bathing, household chores, recreation and other activities, with lawns and gardens accounting for the vast majority of summertime water use.

For 12 years, Fearless Leader and I ran a bed and breakfast business in Hawaii. On Maui, on the west-facing slope of Haleakala. Besides being far from any beaches and the Madding Crowd, we had a killer view and sunsets that took your breath away.

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After 30 years as an enthusiast of herbal remedies, Springfield resident Rege Shaw decided in December that it was time to launch her company, Just Lavendar — spelled with a second “a.” It’s a one-woman bath and body product business that Shaw hopes is poised to take off big.

Sonny Starr of Springfield has devoted his radio career to celebrating the actors and actresses who represent the Golden Age of Hollywood. And just how long a career has that been?

It’s been an up and down summer for Oregon graduate Darrell Hunter. The former Thurston High standout has appeared in 13 games out of the bullpen for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

For the second time in three years, Tyler Falk will be competing in one of golf’s most coveted tournaments — the U.S. Amateur.