![Reaching out. Christopher Lesh, student at Central Catholic High School, serves ice cream during the event on March 2, 2025, at the Portland waterfront. Central Catholic was just one of the schools that sent student volunteers out to cook, prepare, dish, and serve food. Interact club’s co-president Rachel Gerber, junior, plated the food during the event. “I like how direct the contact is,” Gerber said. “You’re there [and] you’re just doing something good. It’s simple, it’s easy, you can feel good about it.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/interact-1-edited-1200x744.jpg)
![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
The Odditorium celebrates its 13th Halloween
The Odditorium and Curiosities is celebrating it’s 13th Halloween as a business, and its second Halloween as a storefront in Oregon City.
Halloween galore! Walking down the street in downtown Oregon City, The Odditorium and Curiosities is a shop that is sure to catch your eye. “I’m a huge fan of small-town downtown,” Matt Koski, animator, said. “This store in particular is just amazing, all the cool vintage Halloween stuff.” The store is two years old, but operated as an online business known as the Ghoul Gallery for 11 years before that. It is now known as The Odditorium and Curiosities, Ghoul Gallery, and Ghoulish Gifts and Frightful Decor. All three names are used interchangeably, though it is most commonly referred to as The Odditorium. It houses one of the largest Halloween collections in the Pacific Northwest. “It’s just a fun place to bring people,” Koski said.
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