DHS Admits Corvallis Children`s Farm Home Staff Maybe Shouldn`t

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For At-Risk Teens...
And, It All Goes Wrong
*DHS Admits Corvallis Children’s
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The Sick Town Dames
are Derby Ready!
Local Skaters to Compete
By Abbie Tumbleson
at Saturday Bout Against CCDG
A
nticipation grows and adrenaline
builds as the Sick Town Derby
Dames prepare to compete in their first
bout in several years.
The Derby Dames
returned to their
practice space at the
historic Lake Park
Roller Rink in April
after two long years
of hard work and
fundraising related
to structural repairs
and rink restoration
efforts. Now that
they’ve passed framing,
If you’re ready to put
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electrical, and fire
on a pair of skates
marshal inspections,
and give derby a
the Derby Dames are able to hold
try right now, a new skater boot
regular practices and boot camp
camp orientation is scheduled for
training sessions for new and beginner- Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. at the
level skaters.
Lake Park Roller Rink, located at 6410
NW Hwy 99 in Corvallis.
A determined and savvy group
of Derby Dame vets, new league
Tickets for this Saturday’s game are
members, and junior-turned-adult
available for advance purchase online
league skaters will compete against
from Brown Paper Tickets at www.
the Cherry City Roller Derby Rookies
brownpapertickets.com/event/2593557.
at The Mad House in Salem this
A limited number of tickets are also
Saturday, Sept. 10. The CCDG Mad
available at Hit This! Derby Gear
House is located at 1335 Madison
(located inside the Mad House),
Street NE. Saturday’s bout will serve
Kay’s World of Wigs, O’Boy Studios,
as the kick-off event for the Cherry
Santiam Brewing, and Venti’s Cafe and
City Roller Girls’ 2016-2017 season.
Basement Bar in downtown Salem.
Linn-Benton Backwash
By Johnny Beaver
Speaking of Headlines....
Funniest headline of the week goes
to… The Gazette-Times for: “Santiam
Christian outlasts Harrisburg in
Shootout.” The runner up was “Six
Philomath football players arraigned
Friday in ‘aggravated hazing’
incident” …and that’s pretty much
because that one was totally true,
and believe it or not, I do have some
sort of actual sense of humor.
Ahem. As it turns out Peavy Hall,
the ag’ed home of Oregon State
University’s College of Forestry… well,
the ol’ bastid’ is being torn down.
However, contrary to popular belief,
it will not be the new home for a
fifteen-story, golden Coors Light WE
ARE BELEAVERS statue. Nope, its fertile
grounds will spread their heavenly
legs to give way… er, forgot what I
was saying. Oh yeah, to give way to
some dirt and stuff on which to place
a building that will be part of the
department’s fancy new $65 million
“Oregon Forest Science Complex.”
Anyone else getting a Jurassic Park
vibe?
In pure Blodgett fashion, a man from
Blodgett apparently chased his own
cow onto some woman’s property
this passed 31st, then pulled out a
pistol and threaten to kill it… only
stopping when the woman said he
organization and monetary donations
are tax deductible. Currently, they
are looking for help to continue their
restoration project, and
the Dames welcome
new league volunteers
and skaters. To find
out more info about
upcoming events,
bouts, fundraisers,
and boot camp
sessions for new
skaters, visit www.
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could come get it. “God damnit
cow, this is the last time you go on to
ol’ Helen Whittaker’s property. Hasta
la vista, bovine!” That’s the only way I
can really imagine this scenario going
down. Also haha “bovine.” And
also Helen Whittaker was chosen at
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Also on the 31st of August, someone
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a traumatic run on GTAV the other
night that ended with me trying to
snag the sh*ttiest car within ten virtual
miles, a golf cart, and immediately
getting stuck on a log where I was
shortly thereafter surrounded by cop
cars and then shot to death by a
police helicopter’s sniper. I assure
you, that was more a display of the
Universe’s desire to embarrass me
than any sort of skill set.
While the skaters are back to
practicing at their home space, efforts
to restore the Lake Park Roller
Rink continue and donations are
always accepted. The Derby Dames
are a registered 501 C3 nonprofit
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As the State Turns
By Johnny Beaver
Fun With Files, Fun With Words... And Whoosh Noises...? In Print?
Ryan Bundy: The Gift that Keeps
on Giving
People may say a lot of things about
me, but they don’t say “That Johnny
Beaver doesn’t enjoy his work.” I
suppose they could say that, but it’d
be wrong and weird sounding. Point
is, it’s days like today that I really dig
my gig. Why? I get to say stuff like
this: Ryan Bundy should have begun
his trial yesterday, and I’ll likely get
to milk its shenanigans for quite some
time to come.
that found himself incarcerated for a
number of crimes. During his prison
tenure, he was disallowed access to a
large number of evidential documents
against him because they required
computer access, and the nature of
his crimes precluded him from their
use. In fact, Mitnick was dumped in
solitary confinement for eight months
because the feds were afraid he could
access NORAD through a pay phone
– a notion which is absolutely absurd,
then and now.
But first, let’s go back in time. Back to
September 3.
Both men: definitely criminals. Both
men: dorky as hell looking. Kevin
Mitnick, however, is the only one
of the two whose request to the
government doesn’t fall under the
category of “laughably asinine,” or
“questionably sane.”
::obligatory whoosh noises::
Okay we’re back on the 3rd — the
day I’m actually writing this stuff. I
can see the questions about temporal
causality bubbling up in your beady
little eyes, but please, just shut up and
enjoy the magic and majesty of the
weekly news. Let’s start with this:
“[I refuse to be represented by
anyone in court but myself, and
also… please oh please oh please
government, PLEASE DISMISS MY
CHARGES!!!!!!]” — Ryan Bundy
Yes, he went there. According to
Bundy, he hasn’t been allowed
access to a laundry list of documents
he has referred to as the “United
States Attorney’s file.” If you were
into computer security and hacker
subculture back in the 1990’s, you’d
remember the “FREE KEVIN”
movement, an attempt to free one
Kevin Mitnick, a high profile hacker
But oh, it gets better! Bundy nearly
lost the ability to represent himself
in court, which is not all that unlike
having the right to dress yourself
suspended. He did this by violating
one court order after another, basically
annoying the hell out of the judge. It
seems as if one more temper tantrum
would have put him over the edge, and
by edge I mean subject to the wit and
wisdom of lawyer Lisa Ludwig, who
was, of course, initially “thrust upon
him” by the system. Honestly, Ryan…
my man… when a woman is thrust
upon you, you should probably settle
out of court, if you know what I’m
sayin’. And yes, what I am saying is as
crude and stupid as the greater Bundy
defense.
Now…. just when you thought you
couldn’t be having a better Whatever
Day This Is, Ammon Bundy takes his
turn and swings hard. Because his
lawyer’s most recent claim registered
as “fundamentally bonkers and
not worth repeating,” I’ll just post
the real, actual, true to life and so
very real response from prosecuting
attorney Marcus Mumford (as it
was reported by Oregon Public
Broadcasting): “...[We] don’t need
to prove no stinking subject matter
jurisdiction.”
Yes, he was compelled to issue a
response that read exactly like that.
In the sort of language only a Bundy
could understand. That actually
happened. Don’t even know what to
say.
You Can Finally Breathe
a Sigh of Relief…
Remember when that Clackamas
“terminal” was accessed back in
February and the user was like “Oh.
My. God. I can see driver’s license
numbers and even some social
security partials!”? Of course you do!
It was a threat to our very democracy.
I can still feel the whoosh of the jaws
of justice as they clamped down on
that sh*t and prevented any further
ability for prying eyes to get their
skeezy hands all over the records.
Some really, really, really slow people
from the Secretary of State’s office
have finally determined that voter
information, of the confidential kind,
had not been made available. Ever.
Not
even
back when we
were all like “Damn,
is that stuff available from
that thing?” Not even THEN.
And that’s just about all there is to
say about that. I tried.
Here’s a Great Headline From
Oregon Public Broadcasting
“Looking For Portland’s Mayor? He’s
On A Boat In California”
Though I can’t quite determine if
this is an antiquated “on a boat”
reference, I like this headline just
the same. Can it compete with our
local champion, as detailed in The
Linn-Benton Backwash? You be the
judge, friend. Because that way I can
end this column this week on a note
that sounds like I actually know what
I’m doing. Hell yes, all leading you
on to the next thing and whatnot.
Distracting you from the fact that I’m
just rambling.
Teachers Devise Personal Data CStandard
ollection Systems
Student Evals Not Up to Snuff
By Matthew Hunt
D
ata-driven decision making is the
bee’s knees in many fields,
but not a whole lot is known
about how post-secondary
education professionals
actually use teachingrelated data to better their
day-to-day teaching habits.
Supported by a grant
from the National Science
Foundation, researchers from
Oregon State University and the
University of Wisconsin-Madison
interviewed 59 faculty members and 20
administrative folks from three large
research universities. They found that
not many instructional data systems
exist beyond grades and end-ofcourse student evaluations.
Perceived popularity contests
and poor response rates raise
red flags about evaluation
data’s representation.
Many still maintain the
notion that once enough
institutionalized measures are
put in place, better student learning
will somehow follow. Researchers
found some teaching professionals
were confused by the very idea of using
data to improve teaching skills. Rather
than some unintelligible bubble-
sheet data three months after class
ends, for STEM (Science Technology
Engineering and Mathematics)
students especially, feedback and
ongoing engagement with teachers is
crucial to success. Struggling students
will often leave their fields of study
altogether.
Lacking much other meaningful
analysis, many educators created
personalized opportunities to collect
and use meaningful data to examine
and improve their own teaching.
Authors Jana Bouma-Gearhart
and Matthew T. Hard advocated
for practice-based research that
studies how post-secondary educators
actually apply available data. Openended student evaluations, education
research, and informal discussions
were identified as helpful resources for
teachers.
Faculty teams that elected to share
information relevant to related courses
were notably successful at improving
individual and organizational learning.
The authors noted that, “the desire
for improvement and accountability
should not trump the interests of
those most central to the teaching and
learning enterprise – that of educators
and their students”.
SARAH’s PlaceA Safe Haven for Survivors
By Ariadne Wolf
S
Gentlefolk,
Stop Your
Engines
It’s Time to Discuss
By Matthew Hunt
Campus Parking Permits
P
arking changes at Oregon State
are set to take effect October 1 and there’s been another round of
fiddling about with residential and
commuter parking lots. Enforcement
is still seven to five, Monday through
Friday and there aren’t any
infractions that’ll cost you less than
$25. Annual permits range in price
from $75-$500, depending on how
much convenience you can afford.
Employees are able to pay to park
at work through pre-taxed payroll
deductions, spread out over a
nine-month period. Enrollment in the
employee payroll deduction program
is available until October 31. For
graduate students, deductions can
be made from fall term’s pay periods
starting in October.
Staff and students new to town may
benefit from a reminder to rid your
ride from campus during anything
to do with football games. Permits
and any preconceived notions are
promptly null and void once the
recreational vehicle enthusiasts
require room for their corn-holing and
carryings-on.
Parking spaces for the disabled will
require an OSU parking permit along
with a DMV placard. Valid placardpresenting persons may collect a
three-hour visitors permit free of
charge at either the information
booth or parking office.
The parking program is an entirely
self-supported, self-sustaining auxiliary
of the university. No tuition dollars, tax
revenue, or student fees are spent
on any construction, maintenance,
administration, landscaping, leaf
removal, painting, signage, or repair
on anything to do with campus
parking.
To keep up with the campus parking
goings-down, please visit: http://
transportation.oregonstate.edu/
parking . Check early and often, as
our research seems to show different
internal pages quoting different
deadlines.
erving both Benton and Linn
counties, SARAH’s Place is a
branch of Samaritan Health Services,
located within Samaritan Albany
General Hospital in Albany, OR.
Open 24 hours a day and providing
healing and recovery services to
survivors of sexual assault, domestic
abuse, and sex trafficking, SARAH’s
Place is free and its services are
available to survivors of all ages
and gender identities. These involve
documenting injuries, providing
medical care, providing antiviral
medication to fight HIV infection,
providing medication to fight STD
infection, counseling, and advocacy.
Patti Kenyon of SARAH’s place
reports, “We do not allow lack of
resources to get in the way…we are
happy to see anybody and everybody.”
As you may or may not have guessed,
SARAH is not the name of any
single person. Rather, it is the name
given to the faceless, anonymous,
yet omnipresent reality of sexual
assault survivors. Those looking for
help can either drive themselves, be
transported from a hospital, accept a
ride from law enforcement, or travel
with a legal advocate.
As a matter of record, law
enforcement always notifies an
advocate when someone reports
having been sexually assaulted. Staff
at the center, however, are mandated
reporters only for assaults affecting
individuals under the age of eighteen
or over the age of sixty-five. However,
if a patient does wish to press charges
or pursue that route, they have the
right to do so and SARAH’s Place will
provide support.
will not be coerced into reporting the
assault if they wish not to. Moreover,
they will be welcomed by staff who
are trained and fully prepared to
address the situation with wisdom,
compassion, and a clear head.
Though staffing SARAH’s Place can
be unpredictable, for Kenyon, it is a
calling.
“I just know when the phone rings,
there’s a person on the other line
who’s [having] the worst day of their
life.”
Kenyon explains, “We work hard
to make sure people know what
their options are and what their
rights are. We are medical, not law
enforcement.”
SARAH’s Place itself is run by
licensed regional sexual assault nurse
examiners who can and will call in
law enforcement if the patient wishes.
They see some of the survivors that
have gone to the ER, and will enter
the situation once the survivors have
been medically cleared. From there,
the survivors can ask to speak with
law enforcement officers or advocates
from the Center Against Rape and
Domestic Violence.
Kenyon says, “Medical people are
used to being on call…that’s the
nature of our business: to respond
when there’s an emergency.”
No one who is not a medical
professional is even permitted to
enter the survivor’s examination room
without their consent. This works to
the benefit of the survivor, as it offers
them the security of knowing they
Though it is situated within a
hospital, SARAH’s Place operates
independently. Samaritan’s hospital
board rerouted funds to create
SARAH’s Place in response to the fact
that hospitals are filled with noise,
a lack of privacy, and oftentimes
include a wait to get a bed. Though
annoying for all patients, these
elements can be traumatizing for
already reeling survivors.
The Board of Nursing requires nurses
to undergo specific training to attend
to patients who are survivors of
sexual assault or domestic violence.
Doctors in ERs often lack in time and
training, thus exacerbating survivors’
feelings of powerlessness following an
assault. SARAH’s Place is designed
with survivors’ needs in mind.
Kenyon adds, “We want people to
know that this is an option available
to everybody. Male, female, young, old
- everybody.”
For more information, visit https://
www.samhealth.org/find-alocation/s/sarahs-place.
CityStarts
Council
C
hooses CHF
Next Year’s Men’s Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Debate
By Mattew Hunt
C
ity Councilors are choosing
the downtown shelter run by
Corvallis Housing First (CHF) as
this year’s cold weather emergency
shelter provider for men. Councilor
Hal Brauner made the motion, the
only dissenting vote came from
Councilor Roen Hogg. There are still
specifics that will be worked out next
week.
Councilors are requesting CHF
provide reporting on their progress
with supporting organizations, and
enhanced vetting for people coming
to the shelter. As is usually the case,
those against a proposal show up in
greater number than do supporters,
and this standing room only meeting
had concerned citizens lined up out
the door.
Consisting largely of
neighboring residents,
nobody was comforted to
hear consensus from the
council that enhanced
police patrols would only
come in the form of officers
concentrating on the area
between other duties, and that
even that would cost at least $15
thousand.
The City was presented with two
proposals, one from
CHF and the other from
Community Outreach Inc.
(COI). There was some
consensus among councilors
that they may actually
prefer the COI plan for next
year, as this would give
the provider time to find a
location for a new facility.
Children’s Farm Home Staff
Put on Leave DHS Admits New Law Causing Problems
By Regina Pieracci and
Anthony Vitale
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strengthen “the Department of Human
Services’ authority to license, regulate,
inspect, investigate, and take immediate
enforcement action against entities that
risk a child’s health, safety or welfare.”
The bill was pushed by Senator Sara
Gelser, after it was revealed last year
that DHS failed to fully investigate
serious allegations of neglect and sexual
abuse at a Portland foster care provider.
ccording to sources at Corvallis’
Children’s Farm Home, this last
month brought substantial disruptions
in care for residents pursuant to
investigations into a youth’s suicide at
the facility. According to one staffer, 18
caregivers had been put on leave without
pay due to open investigations, thus
far with no substantiated findings of
wrongdoing.
The Farm Home provides psychiatric
services for teens and children, both
inpatient and outpatient.
Trillium Family Services operates the
facility, and it turns out that they and
their staff may have been innocent victims
of some well-intentioned legislation that
went into effect this July 1, known as SB
1515. According to Clyde Saiki, Director
of the Department of Human Services
(DHS), it wasn’t until things started
going into practice that the negative
repercussions of the bill were realized.
What Happened
To voice their concerns about the
immediate effects that SB 1515 was
having on their ability to do their job,
Trillium CEO Kim Scott, along with
numerous staff members held a meeting
with Oregon officials, including: Saiki,
State Senator Sara Gelser, and DHS
Deputy Director Reginald C. Richardson.
According to one Farm Home staffer at
the meeting, the amount of people put
on leave was equivalent to missing one
fully staffed building on campus. Since
the building where the suicide took place
was closed, clients were relocated to other
buildings, stretching both those building’s
capacity and that of the increasingly
stressed Skills Trainers who had opted
to work longer hours to cover for absent
staff.
A number of caregivers DHS required to
be placed on leave had no involvement
with the teen that committed suicide.
However, though the new law went
into effect July 1, it was only after the
suicide in mid August that DHS required
Trillium to make the suspensions. In
addition, staffers became concerned they
could be suspended even if an allegation
were leveled by an unstable client with a
grudge towards a worker.
According to the same staffer at
the meeting, some of those who had
allegations made against them were given
no warning, with no information on what
the allegation was, who made it, or how
long they would be on leave for. Many
would show up to work without knowing
if they would still have a job by the end of
the day.
Another staffer at the meeting, a Skills
Trainer (which is a caregiver position),
summed up the situation as rendering
them “incapacitated to serve the youth,”
and said that the situation can easily
perpetuate a client’s negative behavior
and mental health.
Impacts on All
Staff were spread thin, putting them in
dangerous situations given the nature
of their work. The Trillium community
relies on each other, and on the methods
of treatment for their clients that have
proven successful. When speaking on SB
1515’s impact, a skills trainer said that
they “don’t know what the definition of
neglect is,” and that it is “not letting us
use the approaches that we know work.”
The heightened requirements for
reporting left staff members unsure as
to how to proceed in routine situations.
A Skills Trainer Supervisor explained
that they were having fifteen minute
conversations over whether or not to
report that a client had picked a wound,
and that they had to cancel a community
basketball game for fear of a client
twisting an ankle, as this could have
been grounds for calling the child caring
agency’s safety measures into question.
It’s instances like these that could have
placed them on a pending investigation
list, which could have put them out of
work for an indefinite period of time.
Unpaid leaves like these do not just affect
the staff’s livelihoods; staff members have
strong connections with their clients that
are built over time on trust. When that
trust is broken, such as by the departure
of a staff member, especially with no
indication or reasoning, building the trust
back can be extremely difficult and can
damage their relationship in the long
term.
Fearing for their own ability to earn
a livelihood, several staffers reported
to The Advocate that they are seeking
work in other fields. Also, a number
of Farm Home staff formed a closed
Facebook group to rally food and other
contributions for caregivers put on
unpaid leave.
Unlike many other health care
professionals, these workers are not
affiliated with a union.
What Was Supposed to Happen
Senate Bill 1515 is a measure meant to
Specifications in the bill include
increasing the flow of information
between care providers and state
agencies, require the maintenance of
a minimum staff to patient ratio, and
protect those who report abuse from
liabilities.
But there has been another repercussion
in the form of staffers with allegations
made against them, regardless of
veracity of the claim, being put on unpaid
administrative leave until the matter is
fully investigated.
It is notable, though he may not have
understood the repercussions at the time,
that Scott supported the bill while it was
being considered, stating: “It is clear to
me the bill creates a much safer and more
accountable provider system for children’s
services in Oregon.”
“All providers should be held to this level
of accountability in the interest of the
safety and welfare of children, as well
as the effectiveness of the system of care
that serves these youth,” he continued.
What Now for Staff, Clients
After the meeting last Thursday, Senator
Gelser wrote on Facebook, “Nothing in
SB 1515 requires (or even speaks about)
the challenges that are cropping up, but
the lived experience of these providers
is real.” She has committed to making
changes to the bill, along with DHS
Director Saiki and Deputy Director
Richardson.
Saiki commented on the fact that the
repercussions were unintentional and
Trillium Family Services CEO Kim Scott
was in agreement.
As far as a timeline goes, Thursday night
Saiki stated they, “will not have to wait
until the next legislative session”, and
that DHS would get working on the bill
as soon as possible.
At press time, there are reports that a
number of staffers put on leave have
now returned, though DHS did not
respond to requests for comment this
latest development, Trillium CEO
Scott’s statement was, “It is Trillium’s
policy never to speak publicly about
employment or HR-related issues, or
comment on open investigations of any
sort.”
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By Ariadne Wolf
C
orvallis public high schools are
ranked relatively high in the state,
with Crescent Valley High School at
13th place and Corvallis High School
at 28th statewide, according to a US
News and World Report ranking
updated in 2016. Despite the ranks,
we are all familiar with the problems
afflicting public schools. Underfunding
leads to low salaries for teachers
and huge class sizes. Meanwhile, the
federal standardized tests demanded
by the No Child Left Behind Act turn
classrooms into regulated factories;
it is insisted that children learn the
material required to benefit their
school’s ranking and federal funding.
A recent list published on the Public
School Review website added obesity
to the list of factors negatively
influencing children’s ability to
develop academically at public schools,
due to lack of outdoor activities.
Other factors included bullying and
a lack of parental involvement. A
2015 Psychology Today article by Dr.
Nemko points to the importance of
a child’s ability to form encouraging
and positive peer groups, and to have
positive peer role models available.
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Private schools typically encourage
such associations, as well as encourage
students to develop the community
values that contribute to healthy
friendships. Private schools are
also more often equipped to provide
support for special-needs children,
which Nemko pinpoints as one of the
most important factors parents should
consider when choosing a school for
their child.
Corvallis Private Schools: Rates
and Principles
Corvallis has a variety of options for
parents who are seeking alternative
education. The Corvallis Waldorf
school offers excellent possibilities for
more liberal-minded parents, seeking
a curriculum that will engage their
child physically, emotionally, and
academically. Corvallis Montessori
School offers a unique education that
grants children the freedom to select
their own intellectual paths. Or for
those seeking an education steeped
in a Christian religious background,
Zion Lutheran offers an encouraging
possibility.
At first glance, the mere cost of these
schools might seem prohibitive. Zion
Lutheran runs approximately $5,500
per year, while the Waldorf school
lingers between $3,320 and $9,950
learning difficulties, stemming from
a diagnosed chromosomal disorder.
Doctors told Novet that Teagan would
be developmentally delayed as a
result of this issue. Now, Teagan will
be entering eighth grade alongside
her peers, and last year she made the
school’s Honor Roll for the third time.
depending on the age of the child
and how many days per week they
attend. At $7,200 to $12,000 per year
depending on the child’s age and hours
of attendance, the Montessori school
is the most expensive. Each school,
however, offers extensive financial aid
packets.
Moreover, the benefits seem to clearly
outweigh the negatives. Instead of
being subject to the whims of the
School Board, every private school
in Corvallis holds fast to specific
principles outlined in the work of
their founder. Montessori bases its
nationwide program on the principles
of Dr. Maria Montessori, one of the
first female physicians in Italy. She
developed a classroom model based on
her understanding of the four growth
cycles individuals undergo in the
process of becoming adults that her
scientific research revealed to her.
The Waldorf school is based on the
philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, who
created the first Waldorf school in
Germany following World War One.
Opened in a city factory specifically
for the children of the factory workers,
the goal of this educational approach,
says Corvallis Waldorf Director Peter
Zaremba, was to “educate students in
such a way that they could heal the
country.”
Zion Lutheran Raises Good
Humans
Though based on a religious
foundation rather than a scientific
or philosophical understanding, Zion
Lutheran attempts to instill similar
community values and commitment
to ensuring the wellbeing of all.
Wendy Novet, parent of student
Teagan, selected this school for its
ability to accommodate Teagan’s
Novet credits Teagan’s success to
everything from the small class
sizes, with seventh and eighth grade
combined last year to make a class size
of 17 students, to teacher involvement.
Novet mentions that one teacher’s
response to a conflict between girls
was to ask students to write down
three things they found special and
unique about every child in the middle
school.
Of the students, Novet, explains, “they
come to the school and they’re taught
to be good human beings - that’s part
of the curriculum.”
Person-to-Person Learning at
Waldorf School
Waldorf also offers a holistic education
intended to encourage every child to
reach their full potential. Parents
drive their children to this school from
as far away as Jefferson or Salem
to take advantage of this unique
education that incorporates art, play,
outdoor activities, and significant
student-led time to create.
Zaremba states, “The entire
curriculum is designed to support
student development.”
The average class size at Waldorf is
16 students, allowing each student to
receive individualized attention. The
school does not provide grades, only
narrative reports. Concerned with the
commercialization of youth, Waldorf
makes an effort to avoid reliance on
technology to keep children interested
and motivated.
Zaremba explains, “Teaching is all
done person to person, and not from
a machine…without the sticks and
carrots, the inner motivation to learn
remains intact.”
The Corvallis Waldorf school will
soon be expanding their agriculture
program to include animals, an
extensive garden, and even bee
cultivation. At present, they grow
things to supplement the curriculum
and sometimes cook dishes that are
significant to a specific culture or
people they are studying.
World Exploration at Montessori
Montessori offers a limited gardening
program as well as a check-in process
between teachers and parents in lieu of
grades. Montessori encourages students
to experiment in growth involving
creative artwork, construction, and
outdoor play. Like the Waldorf school,
Montessori offers a curriculum aimed at
generating citizens capable of interacting
in a healthy way with the world around
them. However, while the Waldorf school
focuses more on the child’s internal
needs and drive to learn in order to
develop their full potential as adults,
the Montessori schools aim to encourage
students to explore the world around
them and develop skills relevant to adult
life.
Lynne Brown, interim Head of
Montessori School, explains that “In a
Montessori classroom children learn
using real materials – preparing actual
food with child sized cutlery and dishes
rather than playing at a pretend plastic
kitchen… In a Montessori environment
children are allowed to be self-sufficient
in all areas of capability and given the
tools and space to practice those tasks
they have not yet mastered.”
Though of course many public school
teachers and principals do their best,
the state’s required testing combined
with lack of funding renders much of
this effort less than effective. Though
the private schools available in Corvallis
differ, each provides an education aimed
at meeting the students’ needs and
developing their long-term wellbeing,
rather than meeting the needs of
administrators or official requirements.
The philosophies behind these schools
respect and value children as future
citizens and make every effort to
encourage children to achieve their
potential.
For more information, visit http://www.
corvallismontessori.org/, http://www.
corvalliswaldorfschool.org/, or http://
zioncorvallis.com/.
Corvallis School District
a Model for SuccessAward Winning Food and Nutrition
By Ariadne Wolf
C
orvallis recently won a One in
a Melon Award for the district’s
commitment to locally grown
produce. The award is offered to
those districts who do the best job
of not only providing students with
the most locally grown
produce, but also
teaching children about
healthy nutrition, and it’s
easy to see why we got it.
The Makings of a
Great Meal
Kathy Adair, Operations
Assistant for the Food
and Nutrition Services
Department (FNS),
mentions that milk, jam,
and locally grown and
milled flour combine with
local fruits and vegetables
to make for some of the
best lunch food available
in schools nationwide.
Though June 2016 meals
featured typical school
foods like pizza and
chicken nuggets, this does not tell the
whole story. Required by new USDA
standards to be at least 51% whole
grain, the breading on the chicken
nuggets and pizza dough is made
from scratch. Corvallis even uses a
grant from the Oregon Department
of Education to run their own local
bakery in order to generate the
healthiest products possible for
Corvallis children.
Going beyond just quality nutrition,
schools in our district offer parents of
children with allergies an official state
form that they and the child’s doctor
must sign. FNS has generated special
menus to help the schools better
serve children with gluten, dairy,
and nut intolerance, as well as those
that adhere to a vegetarian diet.
Though children with specific religious
observances do not receive separate
meals, items on the menu that
contain pork are separately noted to
make them easy to avoid.
Every school is audited regularly in
terms of their food nutrition programs
so as to check program compliance
with regulations.
Adair says proudly, “we actually
aced our audit,” and goes on to
explain that they were told they were
essentially top of the class by their
safety program.
Thanks to Michelle Obama’s Let’s
Move! program, the requirements for
schools have changed significantly
as of late. For example, children are
now required to have at least half a
cup of vegetables with their lunch. In
Corvallis, schools put the vegetables
onto childrens’ plates to be certain
they will eat them. A salad bar is also
available to students, including a
variety of local vegetables and fruits.
Developing menus a year in advance,
the district makes early offers to
vendors who provide a nutritional
analysis of the food as provided by
the actual manufacturers.
For local products, the
district collaborates with
the Applegate Purchasing
Group to approach local
farms.
Meals Above and
Beyond
So the Corvallis school
district is killing it during
the on season, but what
about when those spring
showers decide to roll it up
for a handful of months?
Well, they’ve got summer
covered as well. During
the hot months Corvallis
serves free meals to local
children – in fact, anyone
under the age of 18 can show up
to one of the selected sites and
receive a free breakfast or lunch.
These sites are strategically placed
to coincide with summer camps, so
that children who attend might have
access to meals. The district receives
federal reimbursement for every meal
served, which helps the program to
perpetuate itself.
Looking to the Future
Adair explains that they expect to
have served about 45,000 meals by
the end of the summer – and that
they’ll definitely be up and running
for the next after another standard
school year. With their current track
record and attitude towards the
future, it looks like things are only set to
get brighter.
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Thursday, Sept. 8
Corvallis Beer Week Tasting
and Music. Bombs Away Café, 2527
NW Monroe Ave. 4 - 8 p.m. Free. Lagunita’s
tasting from 4 to 6 p.m.; Deschutes tasting
from 6 to 8 p.m. For info, visit www.
bombsawaycafe.com.
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Brewing Company, 140 NE Hill St., Albany. 8
p.m. Free. Fundraiser for The Center Against
Rape and Domestic Violence. For info, visit
www.calapooiabrewing.com.
classical. All donations will go toward paying
costs associated with Measure 2-95 advisory
campaign, known as “Oregon shall have an
affordable universal healthcare system.” For
info, visit www.corvallisalt2war.org.
MOsley WOtta + Lungs and
Limbs + Survival Guide. Bombs
Wild Hog in the Woods. Calapooia
Brewing Company, 140 NE Hill St., Albany.
7:30 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
calapooiabrewing.com.
Away Café, 2527 NW Monroe Ave. 9:30 p.m.
Cost: $5. Chicago born Oregon based artist
MOsley WOtta (MOWO) is an undeniable
talent. A consummate creative, his works
have been featured internationally as a
speaker, performer, poet, visual artist and
educator for over a decade. Lungs and Limbs
is an alt pop band from the San Francisco
Bay Area. Known for their thick, hip-hop-and80’s-inspired beats, cowboy guitar licks and
hook-laden vocals, the quartet’s debut EP
Lifelike (2015) garnered positive press from
critics. Survival Guide is an artistic endeavor
featuring California vocalist and keyboardist
Emily Whitehurst. Her music falls somewhere
between indie rock and electronic, always
with descriptive, storytelling lyrics, strong
vocals and a sprinkle of pop. For info, visit
www.bombsawaycafe.com.
Friday, Sept. 9
Tahoma. Cloud and Kelly’s Public House,
Thirsty Thursday Trivia. Deluxe
Brewing Company, 635 NE Water Ave.,
Albany. 7 p.m. No cover, but 21+. Team-based
trivia happening every Thursday. Show off
your smarts while enjoying craft beverages
at Deluxe Brewing Company. Each night, the
top two teams will win prizes. For info, visit
www.sinisterdeluxe.com.
Imagine Coffee Open Mic. Imagine
Coffee, 5460 SW Philomath Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m.
Free. For info, visit www.imaginecoffee.net.
The ABC’s of Medicare. Corvallis-
Benton County Public Library, 645 NW
Monroe Ave. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free. For info,
call SHIBA at 541-812-0849.
Chuva Boa. Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW
Philomath Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m. Free. For info, visit
www.imaginecoffee.net.
L’affaire Minou – An Evening of
Classical Art Song and Dance.
Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St. 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $14 for students and seniors, $16 for
adults. French child-poet, Minou Drouet,
inspired much controversy when at eight
years old she astounded she astounded the
French Academics with her poems, which
were soon published in English as “My First
Poems.” Accused of not writing her own
poems, Minou was placed alone in a room
and tested to see what she could create. Her
eloquence of verse and prose proved her
incredible talent. Composer Dean Kennedy
has set her words to music, creating an
evening of classical Art Song with vocals
by singers from the Willamette Valley. The
vocalists will be accompanied by local
musicians and joined on stage by dancers
from Willamette Apprentice Ballet. With
vocalists Tom Bruch, Julie Courtney, Delaney
Deaver, Anne Hubble, Kimberley Kelley, Saha
Kumar, Spencer Mair, James Moursund,
& Sophie Schumaker. For info, visit www.
majestic.org.
Rich Swanger/Seahorse. Calapooia
126 SW 1st St. 9:30 p.m. Cost: $3. For info,
visit www.cloudandkellys.com.
Saturday, Sept. 10
Do-It-Yourself Rain Water
Harvesting. SAGE Garden, 4485 SW
Country Club Dr. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cost: $12.
Register online. In part two of the two-part
Bountiful Backyard series, learn how to
build an inexpensive rainwater harvesting
system at home in this second workshop in
the Bountiful Backyard series. This handson demonstration workshop will cover rain
barrel selection, required tools, construction
tips, and available resources. All participants
will receive an instruction packet, and the
rain barrel constructed during class will
be raffled off at the end of the workshop.
For info and registration, visit www.
corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org.
$5 Yoga. Live Well Studio, 971 Spruce
Ave. 4 p.m. Cost: $5. For info, visit www.
livewellstudio.com.
Triple Play (Imagine Coffee’s 5th
Anniversary). Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW
Philomath Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m. Free. For info, visit
Monday, Sept. 12
Animals of Grace. Troubadour Music,
Majestic Theatre Monthly
Forum. Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd
125 SW Washington Ave. 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10.
Animals of Grace is an alt-folk duo based
in Seattle led by innovative 12-string guitar
player and classically trained vocalist Erika
Lundahl. Together with percussionist Doug
Indrick, Animals of Grace crafts a musical
experience that readily shifts from driving
exhilaration to sublime and emotional. The
duo formed in upstate New York in 2012.
Drawn to the tall trees and rugged wilderness
of Puget Sound, the duo moved to the Pacific
Northwest in late 2013. For info, visit www.
animalsofgrace.com.
Calapooia Brewing Company, 140 NE Hill
St., Albany. 8 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
calapooiabrewing.com.
St. 5:30 – 7 p.m. Free. In order to keep in
constant contact with our user base, patrons,
and members of the community with creative
ideas, the Majestic Theatre maintains a
monthly public forum. Theatre Supervisor
Jimbo Ivy will lead the forum and mediate
comments, questions and proposals from the
community. Current Agenda for September
Public Forum: 1) 15-16 Fiscal Year Report.
2) Discussion regarding potential stipend
for orchestra musicians. 3) Discussion of the
new Production Handbook. If you would
like a topic to appear on the agenda for the
forum, or to make a presentation or proposal,
please contact Jimbo at [email protected].
This forum is open to everyone. For info, visit
www.majestic.org.
Roselit Bone + Young Moon.
Heroclix. Matt’s Cavalcade of Comics,
Ray Beltran and Blue Max.
Bombs Away Café, 2527 NW Monroe Ave.
9:30 p.m. Cost: $5. Formed in Portland in
2011 by Joshua McCaslin and Ben Dahmes,
Roselit Bone has since expanded into a
nine-piece – featuring pedal steel, trumpets,
flute, accordion – that combines the visceral,
haunting songwriting and energy of rootsdriven post-punk bands (i.e. the Gun Club
and the Birthday Party) with elements of
Mexican ranchera, midcentury singing
cowboys, and spaghetti western soundtracks.
Trevor Montgomery is a craftsman. By day
he’s a skilled tile setter, a job taxing to both
the mind and body. By night he’s an equally
meticulous and hardworking musician,
coaxing just the right tones out of his vintage
drum machines and synths to carry his tales
of love and redemption. For info, visit www.
bombsawaycafe.com.
Sunday, Sept. 11
Second Saturdays Benefit
Concert Series – Crooked Kate.
Old World Deli, 341 SW 2nd St. 6 – 8 p.m.
Cost: Free, suggested donation between
$5 - $15. Guitarist, singer/songwriter, Rita
Brown, is well known in Corvallis for her
many appearances with The Flow. Cellist
Anne Ridlington performs with the Chintimini
Festival, the Corvallis-OSU Symphony, and the
Eugene Symphony. Together their music is
delightful and unique, blending folk, pop, and
All ages concert featuring loud internet
pop and relaxing tropical beach vibes from
the Slime Girls. West Coast emo from Jr.
Adelberg. Local rock and punk from Dr.
Neon. And to cap it off, ambient synth from
Jupiter 10. For info, visit www.facebook.com/
events/944614685650577.
Raven & Rose: Gypsy Folk
Concert. FireWorks Pub & Pizza, 1115 SE
3rd St. 7 p.m. Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, &
Romainian folk songs on violin, accordion,
percussion, trombone, guitar. For info, visit
www.ravenrosemusic.com.
Slime Girls + Jr. Adelberg + Dr.
Neon + Jupiter 10. Interzone Coffee,
2075 NW Buchanan Ave. 5:30 – 8 p.m. Free.
For info, visit www.ilovespidey.com.
Corvallis Science Pub. Old World
Deli, 341 SW 2nd St. 6 – 8 p.m. Free. This
month’s subject is the Oregon Flora Project:
Bringing plants to the people. This month’s
speaker is Linda Hardison, Assistant Professor,
Director of the Oregon Flora Project, Oregon
State University. From coastal rainforests to
the high desert, Oregon’s diverse landscape
produces a lush variety of plant life. This
richness impacts all Oregonians — ranchers,
wildflower enthusiasts, gardeners or
connoisseurs of local brews. The Oregon Flora
Project provides information about the plants
of the state in ways that are relevant to all
citizens. The project coordinates hundreds of
volunteers and scientists who are carefully
recording details of the state’s botanical
resources. At the Corvallis Science Pub on
September 12, Linda Hardison, director of the
Oregon Flora Project, will show what they
have discovered and how citizens can use
the results to launch their own investigations
into biodiversity, gardening with natives,
weeds, rare plants and more. For info, visit
oregonstate.edu/terra/science-pub-corvallis.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
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For Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner!
1563 NW Monroe Ave. 7 – 10 p.m. Cost:
$5 suggested donation for touring bands.
Chair Yoga. Live Well Studio, 971 Spruce
Ave. 3 – 4 p.m. By donation. For info, visit
www.livewellstudio.com.
Community Movie Night. Darkside
Cinema, 215 SW 4th St. 7 p.m. Free. Every
Tuesday at the Darkside Cinema, Ygal
Kaufman, noted local film historian and
Darkside enthusiast, hosts Community Movie
Night, a free weekly screening of lost, classic,
and cult films. The feature film of the week
is always preceded by newsreels, cartoons
from the year of the feature’s release, and
an introduction with interesting facts about
the production from Kaufman. Donations
are graciously accepted and benefit the
renovation of the Darkside Cinema, Corvallis’
only independent movie house. For info,
visit www.cmnyk.wordpress.com or www.
facebook.com/freemovienightcorvallis.
Celtic Jam. Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW
Philomath Blvd. 7 p.m. Free. For info, visit
Wednesday, Sept. 14
Yoga for Runners and Athletes.
Live Well Studio, 971 Spruce Ave. 5:45 a.m.
Cost: 14 days for $30. Yoga for Runners and
Athletes is a cross-training class for athletes
to help improve strength, flexibility, recovery,
stability, and a strong mental focus. For info,
visit www.livewellstudio.com.
Death Café Corvallis. Interzone
Coffee, 1563 NW Monroe Ave. 12 p.m. Free.
Got thoughts about mortality? Death Café
Corvallis is simply in order to listen and
talk about death. Death Café Corvallis is
not a support group, therapeutic agenda,
debate society, social action group, religious
or anti-religious organization, political
committee, or sales pitch. This welcoming,
friendly, and supportive café is open to
everyone who participates in a welcoming,
friendly, and supportive manner. The group’s
guiding principles are respect, openness, and
confidentiality. Come drink coffee, eat cake,
and discuss death with interesting people.
Look for the guy in the black tie. That’s Jon. It
is the participants (i.e. you) who bring life to
this conversation about mortality. Come talk
truth to death. For info, visit www.facebook.
com/groups/deathcafecorvallis.
Free Teen Yoga. Live Well Studio, 971
Spruce Ave. 4 – 5 p.m. Free. For info, visit
www.livewellstudio.com.
Thursday, Sept. 15
Walk the CAW. Downtown Corvallis.
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Ongoing September Events...
Fun-with-the-Animals Work
Party. Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary, 36831
Richardson Gap Rd., Scio. Wednesdays: 10
a.m. – 12 p.m.; Saturdays: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Free. For all ages and abilities. Work parties
provide the sanctuary’s abused, abandoned,
or neglected farm animals with clean water,
bedding, and living conditions. No RSVP
required; just show up wearing farm apparel
and boots. For info, contact 503-394-4486 or
[email protected].
Albany Historic Carousel and
Museum. 503 W 1st Ave. 10 a.m. – 4
p.m. Monday through Saturday. In the lobby,
view finished animals and watch the painters
work on a number of animals and other
handcrafted projects. In the carving studio,
see and touch over two dozen carvings in
progress. For info, visit www.albanycarousel.
com.
Albany Farmers’ Market. SW
Ellsworth St. and SW 4th Ave. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Runs through Nov. 19. Features fresh, locally
grown, locally produced dairy, meat, and
farm goods. For info, visit http://locallygrown.
org/home.
Corvallis Farmers’ Market. NW
Jackson Ave. and NW 1st St. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturdays and Wednesdays. Runs through
Nov. 23. Features fresh, locally grown, locally
produced dairy, meat, and farm goods. For
info, visit http://locallygrown.org/home.
OSUsed Store Sales. OSUsed Store,
644 SW 13th St. Tuesdays: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.;
Fridays: 12 – 3 p.m. Free admission. Items for
sale include used computers and computer
accessories, furniture, office supplies,
sporting goods, household items, bicycles,
and much more. For info, visit fa.oregonstate.
edu/surplus.
Ugly Art Room Call for Artists.
Runs through Sept. 5. Ugly Art Room and
Corvallis Brewing Supply have partnered
to create a unique art show titled “Bottle
Caps” that celebrates beer + art. The call
for art, open to all artists nationwide in all
mediums, seeks artwork created on tiny
bottle caps. The work is to be sent to Ugly
Art Room by Sept. 5. Once received Jen G.
Pywell, founder of Ugly Art Room, and Joel
Rea, owner of Corvallis Brewing Supply, will
open all the artwork on camera. Artwork
will be on display during a special event at
Corvallis Brewing Supply called 99 Bottles of
Beer on the Wall on Sept. 7. The artwork will
be on display to the public during business
hours through Sept. 12. For info, visit www.
uglyartroom.com.
Benton County Cultural
Coalition Grant Submission
Period. Runs through Sept. 10. The
Benton County Cultural Coalition has new
grant money from the Oregon Cultural
Trust available for art, culture, and heritage
projects in Benton County. Interested
organizations may submit a Letter of
Intent online at www.bentonculture.org
through Sept. 10. Any registered 501(c) (3)
organization or partner group may apply.
Priorities will be given to: art projects and
programs that offer innovation, variety
and scope for Benton County’s diverse
population; cultural/educational projects that
enhance citizen understanding, growth and
participation; and heritage programs that
foster preservation and beautification. For
info, email [email protected].
Exhibit: Temporary Artists’
Guild Art Show. Studio262, 425 SW
Madison Ave. Times vary. Runs through Sept.
10. Studio 262 welcomes back the Temporary
Artists’ Guild, a local ensemble that has been
exhibiting in the area since 2012, having first
hung as 262’s first-ever group show back in
2014. Expect a variety of work from a diverse
cast of individuals. For info, visit www.
studio262gallery.com.
Summer at Your Library for
Adults: Enrich, Excite, Explore.
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645
NW Monroe Ave. Runs through Sept. 18.
Adults 18 and over may fill out activity logs
and return them to the library by Sept. 7 for
a chance to win prizes. Examples of eligible
activities include reading or listening to
a book, reading to a child, using a library
resource to create something, visiting a park,
and many others. Grand prizes, such as an
iPod, will be drawn at the end of the summer
as well as smaller weekly prizes. Librarians
will be suggesting books, activities, and
more all summer long to help keep you
playing. For info, visit www.cbcpl.net/
summeratyourlibrary.
Pacific Time Zone, a
Contemporary Tapestry Exhibit.
The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave. 12
– 5 p.m. Free. Runs through Sept. 20. “One
over, one under” is a basic tapestry weaving
technique. See where 36 contemporary
tapestry artists go from there. Pacific Time
Zone is a contemporary tapestry exhibit
curated by Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound
and juried by Layne Goldsmith, professor
of art at the University of Washington.
Tapestry is one of the simplest forms of
weaving: the weft passes over, then under,
over, then under the warp as it travels back
and forth across the loom. The Arts Center
shows contemporary samples of this ancient
art form in August and September. While
traditional examples use cotton and wool,
contemporary tapestry is characterized by
experimental forms, a freedom in choice
of materials and shape, the use of texture
as well as the recognition that it no longer
needs to be utilitarian. For info, visit www.
theartscenter.net.
Exhibit: Exploring Identity:
Francisco Morales’ Cultural
Limbo and Angela Purviance’s
Childhood Trickling Effect.
Corinne Woodman Gallery, 700 SW Madison
Ave. 12 – 5 p.m. Free. Runs through Sept. 25.
Local artists Francisco Morales and Angela
Purviance will exhibit their paintings at the
Art Center, both providing their perspectives
on identity. Morales explores the liminality
of being a first-generation Mexican-
Room at the Corvallis Brewing Supply, to
contemporary tapestry found at The Arts
Center, and a return of the Multicultrual
Literacy Center with a look at “Everyday
Heros”. Also welcome artist Fred Amos to
the walk in his new shared studio space
with Rachel Urista. For info, visit www.
corvallisartswalk.com.
Durning, uses a card game as a metaphor
for life. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on
the porch of a seedy nursing home. Enter
Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self-righteous lady.
They discover they both dislike the home and
enjoy gin rummy, so they begin to play and
to reveal intimate details of their lives. For
info, visit www.majestic.org.
The Gin Game. Majestic Theatre, 115
SW 2nd St. 7 p.m. Cost: $10 for students and
seniors, $12 for adults. This winner of the
1978 Pulitzer Prize, which originally starred
Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn and was
later revived with Julie Harris and Charles
Friends Meeting House, 3311 NW Polk Ave.
7 – 8 p.m. Cost: $120 for all eight weeks. Join
us in this mindfulness practice to encourage
optimal health and well-being through more
energy, better sleep, and a greater sense
of ease and relaxation! In this eight-week
Tai Chi with Joe Moceus, L.Ac.
American through placing iconography
and symbols in unconventional contexts
to create new meaning. Purviance’s work
looks at childhood experiences moments
of long-lasting identity formation that
transcend generations. For info, visit www.
theartscenter.net.
They also incorporate drumming, chanting,
drawing and copious amounts of laughter
into their work together. For info, visit www.
studio262gallery.com.
Exhibit: Faculty Art Exhibit.
5th Floor, 201 SW Waldo Pl. 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Runs through Oct. 30. The OSU Libraries
and Press Special Collections and Archives
Research Center explores our deep and
complicated connections with forests.
Participants include the US Forest Service
Pacific Northwest Research Station and the
Spring Creek Project. For info, visit osulibrary.
oregonstate.edu.
Fairbanks Gallery, 220 SW 26th St. 8 a.m. – 5
p.m. Runs through Sept. 28. Oregon State
University’s Fairbanks Gallery is hosting a
summer-long art faculty exhibit at Fairbanks
Gallery. The exhibit will be in Fairbanks Hall
on the OSU campus. It will include work
by Evan Baden, Michael Boonstra, Julia
Bradshaw, Kay Campbell, Anna Fidler, Julie
Green, Stephen Hayes, Yuji Hiratsuka, Shelley
Jordon, Andy Myers, Kerry Skarbakka, and
John Whitten. A broad array of styles and
approaches to creating art will be featured
in photography, painting, drawing, mixed
media, printmaking, and video. Gallery
hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, with extra hours during the Corvallis
Arts Walk. A closing reception, open to the
public, will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
on Sept. 28. For info, visit oregonstate.edu/
fairbanksgallery.
Exhibit: Call and Response – VI:
Urban Textures. Giustina Gallery,
875 SW 26th St. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. Runs through Sept. 30. This
exhibit consists of local community artists
from Linn and Benton counties. Round up
the usual suspects. Regretfully say goodbye
to one, gleefully welcome another. There are
still eight: a fine number. Choose a theme,
go home and create a piece of art in or
out of your usual style. Put it in a box, a
bag, a plain brown wrapper and let the fun
begin. For the next eight to ten months the
members of this group of artist friends will
exchange and respond to each other’s work
in a multitude of ways. We will lay awake
nights trying to choose from a flood of ideas.
We will putter in the studio waiting for just
the right combination of inspiration and
materials. Or we will lament that once again
(s)he has thrown me for a loop and whatever
can I possibly come up with? Secrecy is
paramount as each response is finished and
stashed away until the moment of unveiling
and the resulting show is installed. Our
group: Anita Cook, painter; Rob Dudenhoefer,
jeweler/sculptor; AliceAnn Eberman, mixed
media, Jeff Gunn, ceramicist, Sally Ishikawa,
glass artist, mostly; Mariana, fiber artist;
James Schupp, photographer; and Karen
Tornow, fiber artist invite you to Call and
Response VI: Urban Textures. For info, visit
www.oregonstate.edu/lasells/gallery.
Exhibit: Evergreen Artists
Featured Show. Studio262 Gallery,
425 SW Madison Ave. 10:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Runs through Oct. 15. Evergreen Artists is
a small group brought together by the love
of working with their hands and exploring
the depths of their creativity. Inspired by
the landscape and local wildlife, they strive
to build a bridge of sensibility that will
help sustain us as creatures of the earth.
class, we will will teach you a short and
sweet body-mind meditation practice rooted
in Chinese Medicine. You’ll learn: A short,
easily memorized moving meditation routine
that you can use anytime, without getting
sweaty. Breathing exercises designed to
downshift your nervous system. Self-massage
techniques to relax muscles and open up the
channels. A few of the most powerful acupoints for acupressure self-care. For info, visit
www.corvallishealing.com/live-events.
Free Range Open Mic. Cloud &
Kelly’s Public House, 126 1st St. 8 p.m. Free.
In the spirit of fostering camaraderie in the
Exhibit: Heartwood: Inquiry
and Engagement with Pacific
Northwest Forests. The Valley Library,
Exhibit: Up, Up, and Away. Benton
County Historical Museum, 1101 Main
St., Philomath. 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Runs
through Nov. 5. Up, Up, and Away is a
year-long exhibition about the history of
flight. See artifacts and learn stories about
the past century of manned flight. Themes
in the exhibition include ballooning, kites,
helicopters, toys, and early development of
the airplane and its evolution through the
20th century, during wars, by commercial
travel and into space. For info, visit www.
bentoncountymuseum.org.
Games at Old World. Old World
Deli, 341 SW 2nd St. 3 – 5 p.m. Free. On
Tuesdays. Playing is healthy. Join us and
others for games, for four players or more,
at Old World Deli on Tuesdays from 3 to 5
p.m. All ages, bring a game or just show up.
Please be fragrance-free, thanks. For info, call
541-752-0135.
Chintimini Movies. Chintimini Senior
and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler
Ave. 1:30 p.m. Cost: $2. Concessions will
be available to purchase. Closed captioning
available on request. For info, call 541-7666959.
The Majestic Reader’s Theater.
The Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd Ave. 3 – 5
p.m. and 7 – 9 p.m. Cost: $10 for adults,
$8 for students and seniors. Last Sundays.
The company will offer a production in the
reader’s theater style: trained actors, with
scripts in hand, make the play come alive
through vocal talent, facial expressions,
and minimal staging. Reader’s theater plays
are a fun, accessible way to experience
contemporary works by famous modern
playwrights that might not otherwise be
performed here. For info or tickets, visit
https://majesticreaderstheater.wordpress.
com.
Spanish Circle. Madison Plaza
Underground, 425 SW Madison Ave. 6 p.m.
Free. Last Wednesdays. ZENpui believes
that everyone in the world needs to know
at least two languages. They know quite a
few people that would benefit a lot from the
language for their work and Ani from ZENpui
would like to facilitate a practical way of
expanding people’s knowledge of Spanish.
This is a free event, you can bring something
to share if you’d like and you can bring
Corvallis music scene and creation of new
bands/projects, we give you Free Range
Open Mic Night. This rotating event will
move between Bombs Away Cafe and Cloud
& Kelly’s Public House on alternating dates
so that it occurs twice per month. It is our
hope that the event will settle down to be
on Thursday nights, but we’ll see what works
best for all involved. It is our hope that this
event will fill the three most sacred purposes
of open mic nights: Giving new artists
encouragement to keep playing and learn
how to play in front of others. Getting area
musicians to drink together, play together,
and thus form new bands. And creating a
anyone. For info, visit www.zenpui.com.
Makers Club. Corvallis-Benton County
Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. 4 –
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Youth aged 10 to 18
learn basic programming with Arduino and
Raspberry Pi, plus explore 3D printing and
other technologies. Makers Club meets
on the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month at 4 p.m. For info, visit www.
cbcpubliclibrary.net.
Teen Writers. Corvallis-Benton County
Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. 4 – 5:30
p.m. Thursdays. Teens in middle and high
school are invited to this writers’ group
focused on exploring writing with other
teens. Meets every first and third Thursday.
Led by Rita Feinstein, MFA student, OSU. For
info, visit www.cbcpubliclibrary.net.
Hula Classes. First Baptist Church,
125 NW 10th St. 5:30 – 7:15 p.m. Mondays.
Come experience a bit of Island Aloha by
learning Hula. The first class, from 5:30 to
6 p.m., is for those who have never danced
Hula. It’s a chance to learn the basic steps
and hand movements. From 6 to 7:15 p.m.,
the class is for all students where we learn
new dances and review the ones we have
already learned. For info, contact bslandau@
gmail.com.
Corvallis Community Drum
Circle. Corvallis Riverfront Park, NW
1st St. 7 – 8 p.m. Free. First Saturdays. All
ages and skill levels welcome. Instruments
provided or bring your own. For info, contact
Michelle Lovrich at drumcircleconnection@
gmail.com.
Corvallis Community Choir
Fall Term Rehearsals. Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, 2945
NW Circle Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m. Cost: $50
per term with discounts for students.
Some scholarships are available. Runs
through Dec. 6. This non-audition choir is
dedicated to spreading joy through singing
together. Music for the term will be a
mixture of new selections and pieces from
prior terms. Director: James Moursand.
Accompanist: Bryson Skaar. For info,
contact Barbara Melton at 541-745-6318
or [email protected] or visit www.
corvalliscommunitychoir.us.
Ukulele Cabaret. First Alternative
South Store, 1007 SE 3rd St. 7 – 9 p.m. First
Fridays except July and November. Free. This
is an open mic and sing-along for ukulele
players of all ages and skill levels. Songbooks
and instruction are provided. Bring snacks
to share. Hosted by Suz Doyle and Jeanne
Holmes. For info, call 541-753-8530.
Reiki Healing Circle. 8285 NW
Wynoochee Dr. 7 – 9 p.m. First Thursdays.
Donation: $5 to $10. All students and
interested parties welcome. For info, call
Margo at 541-754-3595.
scene of musicians who care about other
musicians by giving them a reason and place
to socialize. Steve Hunter will be signing
people up starting at 7 p.m. For info, visit
www.cloudandkellys.com.
Curtis Monette. Bombs Away Café,
2527 NW Monroe Ave. 8:30 p.m. Free. For
over 10 years, Curtis Monette has made
Bombs Away Cafe his home for a monthly
display of his vocal looping and guitar/bass/
mandolin/etc. prowess. Come check him out
tonight. For info, visit www.bombsawaycafe.
com.
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Roselit Bone + Young Moon
Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW Philomath
Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m. Free.
Bombs Away Café, 2527 NW Monroe
Ave. 9:30 p.m. Cost: $5.
Imagine Coffee Open Mic
Finally a press release for this trio! I caught
them once almost on accident quite a while ago
and was incredibly glad that I did. Three local
musicians rocking Brazilian jazz standards like
you wouldn’t believe – and not only that, they’re
doing so in one of best “outside of downtown”
venues, which has a great sounding room for
this sort of thing. Music with both heart and
flavor, homies! For more information, visit www.
imaginecoffee.net.
Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m. Free.
MOsley WOtta + Lungs and
Limbs + Survival Guide
Do you have a thing you want to do on stage—a
stage that comes with an audience that will likely
not jump up and run away screaming? Show up
at one of Corvallis’ friendliest open mics! Yeah,
this one. Whether you’re a veteran or a jittery
newcomer, you couldn’t ask for a better locale. For
info, visit www.imaginecoffee.net.
Ave. 9:30 p.m. Cost: $5.
So many insane shows this week! Roselit Bone
and Young Moon… another pair of “if you
don’t know, you shoulds.” Roselit is a nine-piece
act from PDX featuring pedal steel, trumpets,
flute and accordion with absolutely gorgeous
songwriting. There aren’t many bands out there
that can reference a comparison to acts like
the Gun Club and the Birthday Party, alongside
elements of “Mexican ranchera, midcentury
singing cowboys, and spaghetti western
soundtracks.” Maybe this is the only one, actually.
And Young Moon = a four piece “rock act” led by
Trevor Montgomery that feels every bit as good
as a modern Nick Cave, and pretty much jams
the lower rhythm of their humanistic songwriting
right up your ear – pleasantly. Check the
following website for more information: www.
bombsawaycafe.com.
Thursday, September 8
Wild Hog in the Woods
Calapooia Brewing Company,
140 NE Hill St., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Wild Hog in the Wood sounds like a horror movie,
but that’s probably just because boars were to my
childhood what lobsters are to my nowhood. Just
go with it, OK? What you have here is a bunch of
growing local legends, rocking out in the style of
your classic Southern string band. You show up,
drink a bunch, stuff yourself and… enjoy. It’s fairly
simple, so try not to mess it up. For information
con carne, visit www.calapooiabrewing.com.
Show of the month? Show of the year? That’s up
to you. Chicago-born, Oregon-based artist MOsley
WOtta is basically the best rapper out of bend.
His works have been featured internationally
“as a speaker, performer, poet, visual artist and
educator for over a decade.” If you’re even
remotely into hiphop: acquaint yourself. Not
enough? Lungs and Limbs is a kickass alt pop
band from San Francisco, with a sound populated
with “thick, hip-hop-and-80’s-inspired beats,
cowboy guitar licks and hook-laden vocals.”
Oh that’s right, there’s ANOTHER band: Survival
Guide features California vocalist / keyboardist
Emily Whitehurst. I’d say that her work is a little
bit indietronica, a little bit some other great stuff.
Powerful vocals that always echo the lyrics of a
true storyteller. For more information, visit www.
bombsawaycafe.com.
Animals of Grace
Troubadour Music, 125 SW
Washington Ave. 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10.
A lot of music reviews try to toss a bunch of
flattering language at you. Hell, sometimes I do
that. But this time, let’s just try this: this band
makes beautiful sound. The instrumentation feels
like it’s everywhere, and the vocals just absolutely
fill you up. There was a lot of good stuff in the
press release, but mostly I just found myself
enjoying it. I’ve never heard any folk like it, and it
definitely tickles my Prog fancy for its adventurous,
almost psychedelic songwriting. Impressive. For
further info, visit www.animalsofgrace.com.
Sunday, September 11
Slime Girls + Jr. Adelberg +
Dr. Neon + Jupiter 10
Interzone Coffee, 1563 NW Monroe
Ave. 7 – 10 p.m. Cost: $5 suggested
donation for touring bands.
All ages show featuring what I’ve been promised
as “loud internet pop and relaxing tropical
beach vibes, West Coast emo, rock and punk”
and even “ambient synth.” Also, featuring my
tears, because I wish I had thought of “Slime
Girls” as a band name. Damnit, seriously. Anyway,
your price to band ratio is pretty high here,
folks. For further info, visit www.facebook.com/
events/944614685650577.
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Majestic Theatre
Monthly Forum
Thursday, September 15
Community Movie Night
Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St.
5:30 – 7 p.m. Free.
Darkside Cinema, 215 SW 4th St.
7 p.m. Free.
There are many ways to get involved in the local
entertainment scene, and this is a great one you
may not know about. According to their press
release: “In order to keep in constant contact
with our user base, patrons, and members of
the community with creative ideas, the Majestic
Theatre maintains a monthly public forum.
Theatre Supervisor Jimbo Ivy will lead the
forum and mediate comments, questions and
proposals from the community. Current Agenda
for September Public Forum: 1) 15-16 Fiscal
Year Report. 2) Discussion regarding potential
stipend for orchestra musicians. 3) Discussion of
the new Production Handbook. If you would like
a topic to appear on the agenda for the forum,
or to make a presentation or proposal, please
contact Jimbo at [email protected]. This
forum is open to everyone.” For info, visit www.
majestic.org.
Do you like movies? Are you a member of the
community? Well hot damn, clear your Tuesday
evenings! Every week classic, lost, and cult
films are broadcast through the Darkside and
onto a white screen for your enjoyment. Every
film is preceded by time-relevant newsreels and
cartoons, as well as a light buttering of facts by
the host. Donations are graciously accepted and
benefit the renovation of the Darkside Cinema,
Corvallis’ only independent movie house. For
info, visit www.cmnyk.wordpress.com or www.
facebook.com/freemovienightcorvallis.
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Celtic Jam
Blvd. 7 p.m. Free.
It is Celtic, and it is a jam. Not the kind that
goes on toast, or the kind that has you running
through Larry Bird’s rather insane list of
accomplishments… no, the kind you make
when groovy folks get together and musicate
until their fingers, toes, and ears bleed. Only not
ears, because this is awesome. Maybe watch
a historical drama set in England during the
Viking age to get in the mood. To release the
war cry for following information, just visit www.
imaginecoffee.net..
Patrick Collier ‘Land Poem’
Exhibition Reception
Artworks (CEI) Gallery, 408 SW
Monroe Ave/161. 4 - 8 p.m Free.
Wednesday, September 14
Death Café Corvallis
Interzone Coffee, 1563 NW Monroe
Ave. 12 p.m. Free.
In case you haven’t familiarized yourself
yet, here are a few words from their official
public statement: “Death Café Corvallis
is simply in order to listen and talk about
death. Death Café Corvallis is not a support
group, therapeutic agenda, debate society,
social action group, religious or anti-religious
organization, political committee, or sales
pitch. Our welcoming, friendly, and supportive
café is open to everyone who participates in
a welcoming, friendly, and supportive manner.
Our guiding principles are respect, openness,
and confidentiality.” If you have even the
slightest curiosity, check it out. For info, visit
www.facebook.com/groups/deathcafecorvallis.
If you’re a member of the arts community in
Oregon, you’ve likely heard Patrick’s name
as a contributor to the Oregon ArtsWatch
(orartswatch.org). Beyond those contributions,
he is a highly skilled photographer with a
wonderful eye, whose work will be opening as
a part of the September Corvallis Arts Walk at
Artworks (CEI). Normally my first suggestion
to someone wondering what to go see on the
walk is “nearly everything,” and that stands
true — but make sure this is your first stop.
Curtis Monette
Ave. 8:30 p.m. Free.
There’s a reason Curtis Monette and Bombs
Away rhyme, and it’s not just because of very
convenient letter placement and pronunciation
bylaws. Monette is a Bombs Away veteran
of over ten years, making new fans on a
monthly basis with an amalgam of multiinstrumentalism and vocal skill. The guy is
literally a legend — and definitely not a
bad start to a summer of music. Visit www.
bombsawaycafe.com for details and updates.
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