Joe's Sports and Outdoor Alumni

07/20/2026

Went down the YouTube rabbit hole and came up with GI Joe's TV spots from 1987 (Xmas) and 1989 (Grand Prix).

06/02/2026

This just came across one of our social feeds this morning (perhaps because it took a while to set a date for the service). One of the DC's characters for sure...RIP Curt. (EDIT: I don't know why the link I originally posted isn't working - I put a second one in the comments below.)

View Curt Terhaar's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

03/08/2026

An update on our old pal Hal.
(Warning: you may want a shower after reading.)

After the sudden closure of Okra yoga studio in July, instructors and massage therapists are discussing the mismanagement they experienced.

10/14/2025

Brian Rollins checks in with the cover of an employee newsletter from February 1995:|
"I worked the boat show that year with Dan Locke. We were both at store 3 in Tualatin. I was really fortunate to work for GI Joe's back then. We had great employees and great customers."

04/09/2024

Today is April 9.

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03/28/2024

Thanks to Janna Orkney for the heads-up on this book, which has several pages on the early days of G.I. Joe's (I'll see if I can find and post some quotes).

Shopping All the Way to the Woods: How the Outdoor Industry Sold Nature to America

11/24/2023

This would have been a Joe's Xmas item, for sure...

11/22/2023

Get yours before they sell out!

11/01/2023

Does anyone know what became of this sign, mounted by the break room in Wilsonville?

10/29/2023

I saved this for Halloween. If this doesn't give you the creeps, nothing can...