Happy Friday, folks!
You've made it through an entire week, the first in March, and it seems fitting that we share two headlines you won't see elsewhere, from news sources across the region. Plus you can listen to this.
We begin with something you don't read everyday: a story, from The Province, about a centenarian, who was born in the era of the Ford Model T, getting his first speeding ticket:
It took 100 years for one Saanich man to tarnish his perfect driving record.
The centenarian was stopped for speeding in a school zone Tuesday, a shock to a Saanich traffic officer when she saw the 1911 birthdate on a driver’s licence, which was good for another five years.
The traffic officer pulled over the 100-year-old driver in a Buick Century when he was spotted going 50 kilometres an hour in a school zone, where the limit is 30 kilometres an hour.
Our next story comes from Medford, where the Tribune reports on an official
sentenced Thursday for trying to take nude photos of a teen girl:
Former Talent City Councilman Dan Goyette must serve three years of supervised probation, undergo sex offender evaluation and treatment as ordered by a probation officer, and serve 120 hours of community service for attempting to take nude photographs of a 17-year-old girl.
Today in Jackson County Circuit Court, Goyette entered an Alford plea on a felony charge of coercion. In such a plea, the defendant doesn't admit to the crime, but admits that the prosecution could prove the charge.
Read the story. Ugh.
One last thing: here are the stories that are making you click at oregonlive
1. Could Oregon Ducks be deemed repeat violators in NCAA investigation?
2. Oregon State 86, Washington 84: Beavers knock off No. 1 seeded Huskies in PAC-12 tournament
3. NBA trade deadline countdown: latest news, buzz and rumors about Trail Blazers and beyond
4. Sinking ship that is Trail Blazers starts seven-game trip with 106-94 loss to Minnesota Timberwolves
6. Portland officer John Maul helps woman escape abusive pimp on 82nd Avenue
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