On this day, November 27, 1941, Jefferson seceded from Oregon and California. Jefferson was the winning name for a new state made of California's northern Siskiyou, Del Norte and Trinity counties along with Oregon's southern Curray County. California's Gov. Culbert L. Olson was soon informed that until roads were repaired, Jefferson would be forced to rebel every Thursday. In 2008 calls for a Jefferson state gained steam and included an additional 5 counties in southern Oregon and 2 more in northern California.
Also on this day, November 27, 2009, in China Justin Franchi Solondz, an American man wanted in the US on terrorism charges, was sentenced in Dali city, Yunnan province, for making illegal drugs. The FBI office in Seattle listed Solondz among its "most wanted." Charges in 2006 related to his alleged role in 2001 with the Earth Liberation Front. Solondz was accused of having a role in the destruction of a horticulture center at the University of Washington, as well as the destruction of several buildings in Oregon.
Using the font from the recognizable sign
The Portland, er, uh, Oregon Trailblazers, or whatever they are, unveiled a new 2020-21 City Edition uniform combination, including a new regional name: The Oregon Trailblazers.
The National Basketball Association team, playing in Portland since the league expanded in 1970 heralded it's new duds, saying "celebrating the unique beauty of Oregon's landscape as well as acknowledging the tribal nations throughout the region who have called this land their home from the beginning."
Their website goes on to say, "
Oregon stitched for the first time in team history across the chest, displays the pride for our state using the font from the recognizable sign that continues to shine in old town Portland. The lead design element of the uniform is in earth tone colors, representing the beautiful and unique landscape and topography of Oregon.
One legislator from Southern Oregon -- while not completely taking credit for the name change -- is certainly burnishing his prophetic credentials.
HCR 15 in 2019 was introduced by State Representative E. Werner Reschke (R-Malin) and read, in part:
Resolved, That we recognize the importance of the team to the entire State of Oregon and its place in the hearts of Oregonians across the state; and be it further
Resolved, That we urge the Portland Trail Blazers organization to change the name of the team to the “Oregon Trail Blazers.â€
The bill urging the name change did not receive a hearing and died in the rules committee as the 2019 Session adjourned.
It's not clear whether the team is hoping to distance itself from the city of Portland, which has been the home of some less-than-wholesome events in the past few months.
--Staff Reports| Post Date: 2020-10-31 09:36:29 | Last Update: 2020-10-31 18:48:42 |
