Stu Shaner's newspaper byline, "Looking Back On Oroville's Heroes", appears in the Oroville Mercury-Register every Friday. This series contains stories about our veterans taken from vintage newspaper articles with comments by Stu.

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Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2002
July 5  12  19  26  
August

2 

 2a

 9 16 23 30
September 6 13 20 27  
October 4 11 18 25  
November 1 8 15 22 29
December 6 13 20  27  

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2003
January 3 10 17 24 31
February 7 14 21 28  
March 7 14 21 28  
April 4 11 18 25  
May 2 9 17 23 30
June 6 13 20 27  
July 4 11 18 25  
August 1 8 15 22 29
September 5  12 19 26  
October 3 10  17 24 31
November 7 15 21 28  
December 5 12 20 26  

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2004
January 2 9 16 23 30
February 6 13 20 27  
March 5 12 19 26  
April 2 9 16 23 30
May 7 14 21 28  
June 4 11 18 25  
July 2 9 16 23 30
August 6 13 20 27  
September 3 10 17 24  
October 1 8 15 22 29
November 5 12 19 26  
December 3 10 17 24 31

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2005
January 7 14 21 28  
February 4 11 18 25  
March 4 11 18 25  
April 1 8 15 22 29
May 6 13 20 27  
June 3 10 17 24  
July 1 8 15 22 29
August 5 12 19 26  
September 2 9 16 23 30
October 7 14 21 28  
November 4 11 18 25  
December 2 9 16 23 30

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2006
January 6 13 20 27  
February 3 10 17 24  
March 3 10 17 24  
April 7 14 21 28  
May 5 12 19 26  
June 2 9 16 23 30
July 7 14 21 28  
August 4 11 18 25  
September 1 8 15 22 29
October 6 13 20 27  
November 3 10 17 24  
December 1 8 15 22 29

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2007
January 5 12 19 26  
February 2 9 16 23  
March 2 9 16 23 30
April 6 13 20 27  
May 4 11 18 25  
June 1 8 15 22 29
July 6 13 20 27  
August 3 10 17 24 31
September 7 14 21 28  
October 5 12 19 26  
November 2 9 16 23 30
December 7 14 21 28  

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2008
January 4 11 18 25  
February 1 8 15 22 29
March 7 14 21 28  
April 4 11 18 25  
May 2 9 16 23 30
June 6 13 20 27  
July 4 11 18 25  
August 1 8 15 22 29
September 5 12 19 26  
October 3 10 17 24 31
November 7 14 21 28  
December 5 12 19 26  

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2009
January 2 9 16 23 30
February 6 13 20 27  
March 6 13 20 27  
April 3 10 17 24  
May 1 8 15 22 29
June 5 12 19 26  
July 3 10 17 24 31
August 7 14 21 28  
September 4 11 18 25  
October 2 9 16 23 30
November 6 13 20 27  
December 4 11 18 25  

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2010
January 1 8 15 22 29
February 5 12 19 26  
March 5 12 19 26  
April 2 9 16 23 30
May 7 14 21 28  
June 4 11 18 25  
July 2 9 16 23 30
August 6 13 20 27  
September 3 10 17 24  
October 1 8 15 22 29
November 5 12 19 26  
December 3 10 17 24 31

Looking Back on Oroville's Heroes

2011
January 7 14 21 28  
February 4 11 18 25  
March 4 11 18 25  
April 1 8 15 22 29
May 6 13 20 27  
June 3 10 17 24  
July 1 8 15 22 29
August 5 12 19 26  
September 2 9 16 23 30
October 7 14 21 28  
November 4 11 18 25  
December 2 9 16 23 30