Notable People
Stacy Allison (born 1958), a 1975 graduate of Woodburn High School and a 1984 Oregon State University alum, was the first American woman to summit Mount Everest during her second attempt on September 29, 1988. That same year, when Woodburn Mayor Nancy Kirksey declared November 17 "Stacy Allison Day," she visited and spoke at several Woodburn venues and attended ceremonies when a street in the city, Stacy Allison Way, was dedicated to her.
Kat Bjelland of the punk band Babes in Toyland, grew up in Woodburn. Her first performance was at the now-closed tavern Flight 99.
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