Photos: Life in Oregon
Fourth of July
Cub Scout Troop 135 of Powers and Boy Scouts 99 of Myrtle Point raise the new American Flag in Bicentennial Park in Powers, Ore., Wednesday July 4, 2012. The Lions Club raised more than $12,000 in cash and donations to purchase a 15'X25' Old Glory and a 70' flag poll. "This is a big feat for a town of 700 people," Lions Club President Mark Rector said. (AP Photo by Benjamin Brayfield/The World)