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For Auld Lang Syne, My Dear

The traditional New Year's Eve song is baffling to many.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Happy New Year, and welcome to 2017! Many of us spent a moment or two singing this old tune tonight, as we rang in the New Year. Maybe you know all the words, maybe you know the chorus, and maybe you have no idea what it means, but sing it anyway.

In that case, let me break it down to the nuts and bolts.

A Winter White New Year is in the Making

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Winter Weather Advisory for snow remains in effect from midnight tonight to 6 a.m. Monday for the central and southern Willamette Valley.

This includes the cities of Salem, McMinnville, Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon, and those in the surrounding areas.

Nighttime Salem Warming Center To be Activated Sunday

Volunteers Needed!

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Community Action Agency will activate a Warming Center Sunday, January 1 at: 625 Marion Street NE.

The Warming Center will be activated for four consecutive nights from Sunday, January 1 through Wednesday, January 4. The center will be open each night from 8:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. the next morning. Warm liquids (decaf coffee, tea, and bullion) will be served on site.

Willamette Valley Wintery Forecast

Expect a switch to all snow by mid-morning on Sunday

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Very cold air will move into the region late Saturday night through next week. Rain will begin at low elevations Saturday afternoon, before changing over to snow early Sunday morning. Above 2,000 feet, this moisture will fall as all snow.

Cold air will remain in place through much of next week, but it is expected to remain dry from Monday through at least Wednesday across the region.

Is Global Warming a Chinese Hoax?

Global warming is no longer about science; it is now a political, economic, social debate.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - President-elect Donald Trump has called climate change a Chinese hoax, vowed to dismantle America's climate and clean energy policies, and appointed climate deniers with ties to the fossil fuel industry to his transition team and Cabinet.

For example, Trump is looking at quick ways of withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement in spite of international backing for the plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Violent Crash on I-84 Near Cascade Locks

Three were transported to area hospitals

(CASCADE LOCKS, Ore.) - According to Oregon State Police, Troopers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash westbound on I-84 near milepost 44, which is near Cascade Locks at approximately 1:00PM today.

The vehicle, a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer, had crashed into the center concrete barrier while negotiating a curve, crossed both lanes of the interstate and crashed through the guardrail and down a wooded ravine.

TGI Friday`s Posts Sign Refusing Cannabis Users (if they smell)

A Maryland TGI Friday's has made headlines with blatant discrimination.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A sign in the window of TGI Friday's on the east coast has gone viral. That is, the message itself has caused a stir they might not have imagined.

The sign says plainly, "TGI FRIDAYS WILL NOT SERVE/SEAT GUEST WITH STRONG MARIJUANA ODOR – Thank you, Management."

Vale IOOF Hall Listed in the National Register of Historic Places

Vale, Oregon "paved the way for the Oregon Trail"

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The Vale IOOF Hall in eastern Oregon is among Oregon’s latest entries in the National Register of Historic Places. The Vale IOOF Hall was constructed in 1908 and served as a center for community activities in the town of Vale for several decades.

The 1908 building was designed by regionally prolific architect Herbert W. Bond. The two-story, brick and stone building stands prominently at the primary intersection in town.

Britain Pulled the Strings Behind Anti Settlement Resolution

The recent security council resolution has achieved far more than the BDS ever dreamed of.

(LONDON) - Ten days ago, pretty much out of the blue, British PM Theresa May announced that she decided to accept the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and to integrate it into British law.

Jews in Britain and all over the world were over the moon.

George Soros Foundations Fund Drug Non-Profits and Lavish Gala

George Soros, Evil Destroyer of US and his contribution to "Partnership for Drug Free Kids" and "Facing Addiction" - non-profit organizations!

(MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.) - The New York Times once described Hungarian born multi-billionaire, George Soros as the single largest donor to use his philanthropy to change or deconstruct the moral values and attitudes particularly of the American people -- and legalize illegal/recreational drugs.

The founding pioneer of the organization Facing Addiction is Open Society Foundations and George Soros is the founder and chairman of Open Society Foundations.