Archive for February 13th, 2026

AMUSEMENT PARK CREATOR HAS DIED

Sweetie Suz: The Enchanted Forest, Salem, Oregon

TURNER, Ore. — The man behind Oregon’s iconic Enchanted
Forest amusement park in Turner has passed away.

Family members said that Roger Tofte (above) who created
the park south of Salem off of Interstate 5 more than half a
century ago, has died at age 96.

Tofte built much of the park by hand, opening it to the public
in August of 1971.

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This Oregon family-owned amusement park ...

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KIM NOVAK IS 94 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

Kim Novak's Life in Photos

The Vertigo Puzzle: A Movie Memoir | Soundings Magazine

Kim Novak attending festival

Kim Novaks a retired actress and painter. Her contributions to
cinema have been honored with two
Golden Globe Awards, an
Honorary Golden Bear, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement,
and a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Novak began her career in 1954 after signing a contract with
Columbia Pictures, and quickly became one of Hollywood’s
top box office stars, appearing in Picnic (1955), The Man with
the Golden Arm
(1955), and Pal Joey (1957).

She gained prominence for her role in Alfred Hitchcock‘s thriller
Vertigo (1958).

I don't feel that I was a Hollywood-created star. - Kim Novak

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COUNTRY MUSIC LEGEND DIED ON THIS DAY

Traces of Texas | A publicity photo of a young Waylon ...

WAYLON JENNINGS 1937-2002 / Country ...

Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002)

On February 13, 2002, Jennings died in his sleep from
complications of diabetes at his home in
Chandler,
Arizona
, aged 64.

Waylon Jennings is considered one of the pioneers
of the
outlaw movement
in country music.


Buddy, Richie, The Big Bopper and Roger ...

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