- ... that Winlock W. Steiwer (pictured) founded the first bank in Wheeler County, Oregon, after he had pled guilty during the Oregon land fraud scandal?
- ... that Magnolia Park was the first park in Hillsboro, Oregon, to include a recreational water fountain?
- ... that after three years as a back-up, college football quarterback David Johnson (from Southridge High School) threw for 46 touchdowns in 2008 and led Tulsa to an 11–3 record?
- ... that the Heryford Brothers Building in Lakeview, Oregon, cost $100,000 to construct in 1913, and is still one of the most important commercial buildings in the city?