Three Issues: Nuño commits, on the information and pictures

Philomath High School senior CD Nuño plans to take his distinctive soccer expertise to a Division 1 college that may quickly be taking part in within the Pac-12. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound standout for the Warriors introduced his verbal dedication to Boise State early this week.

Nuño mentioned Boise State’s teaching workers stood out to him when he made the choice.

“I would die for those coaches, you know, they’re the best,” Nuño mentioned. “They really care about you as a person and for life after football and that creates a great culture.”

Spencer Danielson has served as head coach since 2023. 

“Those guys watched every play of my Hudl so they care and they watch you,” Nuño mentioned. “It’s those little things that are important to me and also how they treated my family like gold when we went out there.”

Nuño took an official go to to Boise State after Philomath’s 48-21 win at The Dalles on Sept. 26.

“We went straight from there and flew out — me and my whole family and then we watched the game, took pictures and did all of that cool stuff, got to meet with the coaches,” Nuño mentioned. “After that first day, I knew that was the place for me and I committed on that second day and announced it (on Sept. 30).”

Boise State defeated Appalachian State within the sport, 47-14.

Although Nuño has been an all-state broad receiver and defensive again with Philomath, he was recruited to Boise State to play linebacker.

“That’s a little bit different but I just want to play college football,” Nuño mentioned. “That’s what’s important to me. I love football — both sides of it so I’m willing to play wherever they want me.”

He is rated as a three-star athlete by 247Sports, which lists him because the No. 7 recruit in Oregon for the 2026 recruiting cycle.

However, Nuño truly gained’t be part of this system till 2028 after he serves a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

“It was pretty cool because I thought that was going to be a problem because I’ll be older,” Nuño mentioned. “They’re very supportive of that and that’s another reason why I committed. They just know that I can be great there.”

Nuño’s dad, Carlos, who’s an assistant coach with the highschool soccer crew, performed school soccer at BYU within the late Nineties. His mother, Tasha, ran observe and cross-country.

“It was kind of hard for me because you know, my dad and my mom went to BYU,” Nuño mentioned. “That was my dream school since I was a little kid.”

Boise State is at present 3-1 and can play No. 21 Notre Dame on Saturday.

“As you can see, they’re winning a lot of games right now,” Nuño mentioned. “I want to be a part of something like that.”

Nuño might get a shot at taking part in in opposition to Oregon State sometime with Boise State changing into a member of the rebuilt Pac-12 in 2026.

2. Philomath on Fox 12

Philomath acquired some air time a number of weeks in the past as a part of the Fox 12 Investigates sequence. Reporter Ezra Kaplan took a dive into final 12 months’s shutdown of the Interfor sawmill adopted by acquisition of the property by Portland-based Timberlab, which can turn out to be a assist operation for a brand new cross-laminated timber facility to be constructed at Millersburg.

The segment, which incorporates some good aerial pictures of the city, included on-camera interviews with Mayor Christopher McMorran (whereas sitting on the bleachers on the rodeo grounds), native resident Chuck Stueve and log truck driver Hunter Pedder. It seems the background and interviewing occurred throughout Philomath Frolic and Rodeo week.

The story portrays Philomath as a conventional timber city, reviews on the influence of the Interfor shutdown and profiles Timberlab’s mass timber product, which included an interview with CEO Chris Evans and an evidence of the glue-laminated timber course of.

Evans talked about how the corporate was drawn to the legacy of the mill website.

“Once we got to know the history of the sawmill and the importance of it in Philomath, we saw the opportunity,” Evans informed Fox 12. “If we can help revitalize that industry in that town, that’s a huge benefit to the local community.”

McMorran confirmed optimism for the influence it’ll have on our city.

“Even if we only get 50 jobs back, or 70 jobs back, that’s 50 to 70 more jobs than we thought we’d get back,” McMorran mentioned.

Pedder was interviewed in entrance of the truck he was driving and Stueve’s feedback occurred through the parade. I believed it was a pleasant contact to go away in Stueve’s closing remark, “Hey, Tim” — which struck me for example of this small-town life we take pleasure in.

If you haven’t watched it but, you’ll be able to view it here.

Oh, and by the way in which, Timberlab will likely be having a “Topping Out Celebration” on Nov. 18 at Timberlab’s Independence Hall CLT facility that’s beneath development in Millersburg, so every part seems to be transferring alongside.

3. Exceptional pictures

Philomath High School pupil Lukas Hernandez took first place within the Benton 360 Photo Contest for his entry entitled, “Frosty Fall River.” The contest was organized by Benton County and practically 100 entries have been acquired in numerous classes.

Hernandez had an aerial shot that “captures the beauty and grace of a local river and creates interest through the use of photo editing.” 

“Owl in Reprieve,” a ravishing image by Trevor Knapp of a barred owl that “takes a rest among the trees at Willamette Park and Natural Area” was the winner within the Wildlife and Animals class. Knapp is on the Philomath Frolic and Rodeo Committee.

Among the finalists have been a number of different names which can be acquainted to me — Eric Niemann within the Plants and Flowers class for “Yellow Butterfly on a Flowering Bush” and Mark Svendsen within the Water and Reflections class for “Autumn on the Willamette.”

There could be another locals within the listing that I’m not recognizing. To see a slideshow concerning the picture contest, which incorporates pictures of the Hernandez and Knapp entries, click here.

(Brad Fuqua is writer/editor of the Philomath News. He may be reached at [email protected]).

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