2013 in Oregon
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The year 2013 in Oregon involved several major events.
Employment levels increased in six counties with populations above 75,000 from December 2012 to December 2013.
Oregon was a top destination for inter-state movers in 2013, according to a study by United Van Lines.
The 2013 wildfire season set a record for the most land burned since the 1951 Tillamook Burn; about "10 times the average amount" burned. In late July and August, the Douglas Complex fire burned about 19,760 hectares (76.3 sq mi) of land in the state.
Politics and government
Incumbents
Events
January
- January 14 – The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convenes.
- January 19 – Jadin Bell, a gay teenager from La Grande, hangs himself as a result of bullying.
February
- February 3 – Jadin Bell dies at OHSU after he is taken off of life support.
April
- April 21 – The Portland Thorns play their first home game, with 16,479 people in attendance.
- April 27–29 – The 10th and final Stumptown Comics Fest is held in Portland.
May
- May 9 – The Dalai Lama visits Eugene.
June
- June 8 – Several thousand people participate in the tenth annual Portland World Naked Bike Ride.
- June 11 – Multnomah County mandates that all new county-owned construction projects include some gender-neutral restrooms.
- June 13 – Governor Kitzhaber signs House Bill 2093 into law, removing the surgery requirement that previously barred some people from changing the gender marker on their birth certificates, effective in January 2014.
- June 25 – The Rave Preservation Project is established in Portland.
July
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- July 14 – Oregon Country Fair
- July 15–21 – 2013 Oregon Challenger
- July 26 – Lightning strikes start several fires that will combine to become the Douglas Complex.
August
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- August 18 – A Cessna 172 airplane crash lands into Marion Lake. The four people on board swim to land and survive with the help of a Boy Scout troop.
- August 29 – 2013 Portland State Vikings football team: The Vikings win against Eastern Oregon University at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland.
September
- Unknown day – Susan Monica kills handyman Robert Haney, who she had hired to work on her farm.
- September 5 – The OMSI Omnimax Theatre closes for renovations that will remove the IMAX theatre capability.
- September 10 – Logan Storm, a former teacher at Stoller Middle School, is sentenced to eight years in prison for possession of child pornography.
- September 13 – Two protesters associated with the Cascadia Forest Defenders and "opposed to selling Oregon state forestland" climb the top of the Oregon State Capitol and hang a banner criticizing Governor Kitzhaber.
- September 14 – 2013 Portland State Vikings football team: The Vikings win against Humboldt State at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland.
- September 26 – 2013 Portland State Vikings football team: The Vikings lose against Cal Poly at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland.
October
- October 1 – An aurora is visible in the sky over parts of Oregon due to a mild geomagnetic storm.
- October 8 – The U.S. Department of Energy releases a report saying that the Bonneville Power Administration has not been giving veterans hiring preference as required by law.
- October 9 – Joe Bell is killed by a semi truck during a cross-country walk to raise awareness of bullying. Bell had begun the walk after the suicide of his son, Jadin Bell.
- October 15 – Two Portland couples file a lawsuit challenging the state's 2004 ban on same-sex marriage.
- October 26 – 2013 Portland State Vikings football team: The Vikings win against North Dakota at Jen-Weld Field in Portland.
November
- November 2 – 2013 Portland State Vikings football team: The Vikings win against Weber State at Jeld-Wem Field in Portland.
- November 16 – 2013 Portland State Vikings football team: The Vikings lose against Saccramento State at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland.
- November 25 – Students and supporters of the Portland Association of Teachers hold a walkout and rally on the Burnside Bridge to show support for teachers after the union declares a bargaining impasse.
December
- Unknown date – A "blob" of warm water is detected in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon.
- December 30 – 2013 Alamo Bowl
Deaths
- February 3 – Jadin Bell (born 1997)
- May 14 – Richard Swanson (soccer enthusiast)
- October 9 – Joe Bell, father of Jadin Bell; killed during an anti-bullying walk that he had begun after Jadin's death
References
- ↑ "County Employment and Wages in Oregon – Fourth Quarter 2013". Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved November 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Oregon is No. 1 for attracting new residents, study finds". oregonlive. December 26, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Oregon wildfires in 2013 burn more land than any year since Tillamook Burn". oregonlive. October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ Zald, Harold S. J.; Dunn, Christopher J. (2018). "Severe fire weather and intensive forest management increase fire severity in a multi-ownership landscape". Ecological Applications. 28 (4): 1068–1080. doi:10.1002/eap.1710. ISSN 1939-5582.
- 1 2 2013: An epic fire season in Oregon (PDF) (Report). Oregon Department of Forestry. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Former Governors – Oregon". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 13, 2026.
- ↑ Wilson, Kimberly A.C. (October 11, 2013). "La Grande dad's cross-country journey to share story of bullied gay son, Jadin Bell, ends in tragedy". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Toutonghi, Pauls (September 8, 2013). ""They ripped him apart": Searching for answers in the suicide of bullied teen Jadin Bell". Salon. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jamie (January 25, 2023). "Portland Thorns". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "'Talent Within' to award teen $5,000; Stumptown Comics Fest: Northeast Portland weekend events". oregonlive. April 25, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Hallett, Alison (December 17, 2013). "Nerd Prom* Is Cancelled: Stumptown Comics Fest to Merge** with Rose City Comic Con". Portland Mercury. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Dalai Lama spreads message of peace at first Portland appearance". The Portland Tribune. May 9, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Cooke, Christina (June 13, 2013). "What It's Like to Join Portland's 'World Naked Bike Ride'". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Portland's Naked Bike Ride sets record with 8,150 participants". BikePortland. June 15, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ Dubois, Steven (June 11, 2013). "Portland's Multnomah County requiring unisex bathrooms". KOMO. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Multnomah County becomes one of first in nation to require gender-neutral bathrooms for transgender users". oregonlive. June 11, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Oregon Legislature Repeals Surgery Requirement for Gender Change on Birth Certificate". American Civil Liberties Union. June 14, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Oregon Country Fair blossoms with creativity in its 44th year". oregonlive. July 14, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Boy Scout troop helps survivors after plane crash lands in lake". KATU. August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Community ready for answers in Susan Monica murder investigation". KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. January 21, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Omnimax says goodbye; Bagdad goes first-run: Indie theater news". oregonlive. September 5, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Former Teacher, Logan Storm, Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Child Pornography and Failing to Appear in Court". United States Attorney's Office - District of Oregon. September 10, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Still claiming innocence, Logan Storm sentenced to eight years in prison on child porn, failure-to-appear convictions". oregonlive. September 11, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Protesters scale Oregon Capitol". The Columbian. October 22, 2026. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- ↑ "Aurora in Oregon on Oct. 1, 2013 - NASA". Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- ↑ "BPA blasted in DOE report". The Bulletin. October 9, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2026.
- 1 2 Tierney, John (October 10, 2013). "Father killed on walk to honor bullied son who committed suicide". KATU. Archived from the original on March 15, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Two Portland couples file lawsuit to overturn Oregon ban on same-sex marriage". oregonlive. October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Gay Couples File Federal Suit To Overturn Oregon Ban on Same-Sex Marriage". Willamette Week. October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "Roosevelt High students walk out for teachers; police work to solve vehicle vandalism case: North and NE Portland news". oregonlive. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2026.
- ↑ "The Blob: Impacts of the 2013-2016 Marine Heatwave on Oregon". Oregon Encyclopedia. March 29, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
External links
Media related to 2013 in Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- 2013 Oregon legislative session at Ballotpedia
