Casper (Bud) Pepitone, age 84, died at Providence Brookside Manor in Hood River, Ore., on Dec. 17, 2016. Bud was born in Bellmore, N.Y., to An…

Roy Calvin Crouch, 91, died peacefully with his immediate family in attendance Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at his home in Hood River, Ore. No ser…

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While many girls their age are relaxing in the sunshine, hanging out with friends, sleeping-in and catching up on the latest Zac Efron movies, Josee Claxton and Maddie May Lewis have been spending their summer vacation taking care of their animals, training and traveling the Northwest to compete in the summer rodeo and barrel racing circuits.