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July 14-21, 2016
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Associate Editors
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Stevie Beisswanger
Senior Writers
Abbie Tumbleson
Joel Hutton
Staff Writers
Kiki Genoa
Anthony Vitale
Kyra Blank
John Burt
Rob Goffins
Sidney Reilly
Tom Baker
What’s Inside This Week?
Intern Writers
Elizabeth Sterling
Kara Beu
Kyle Bunnell
Kelsey Murray
Matthew Hunt
Ariadne Wolf
Maxine Agather
Gina Pieracci
Design
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Backwash; As the State Turns
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LGBTQ Stats; Oregon Religion;
Assisted Suicide & Bottles
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Untaxed Is Taxing; HS Grads;
The Oregon Nut
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Oregon Originals
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Full-Service Gas
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Weird Transportation Choices
Calendar
Nathan Hermanson
10 Racial Diversity; Oregon Cleary; The
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As the State Turns
By Johnny Beaver
Unco-operative, Concealed Carry Journalism...
OPB’s Latest Everyday Story
Linn-Benton Backwash
By Johnny Beaver
Unfunny Fire and Criminal Appearances
A
s most of you know by now, a
Burger King was charbroiled last
weekend. Obviously I’m not going
to trade the fact that some people
might be out of a job, or that one
suffered minor burns, for a laugh. But,
I’m going to laugh anyway, because
it’s Burger King, and their Whoppers
being flame-broiled may have just
been a whopper before, but now
they all... eh... dammit. It’s only funny
when nobody gets hurt or gives a
sh*t. Or the people that do care are
terrible. Can we please burn down
another one in a few years that I can
properly giggle at? Is that too much
to ask?
The guy that just pleaded guilty in
the Shari’s murder looks a hell of a lot
like... you know that guy, he played
Hawkeye and was in that one Bourne
movie? Yeah, that guy. Totally looks
like him. I mean, an older, kinda gruffer
version. Definitely not the kind of guy
that can shoot the wings off a fruit
fly with a one-pound arrow from 150
yards. But still... looks a bit like him.
Droopier.
Last Friday an SUV went out of control
leaving Willamette Park. I’m sure
there was a perfectly good reason for
speeding like a lunatic, but either way
the thing rolled over and hit a guy
who was just minding his own business.
The driver, a 17-year-old human male,
was not injured and is being charged
with reckless endangering as well as
fourth-degree assault. The victim was
conscious at the time of being taken
to the hospital, but as of writing this his
condition had not been made public
and may very well alter the charges
against Mr. Speedy McGoPants up
there.
The Lebanon Log: On the first of this
month, a guy ran away from a traffic
stop and was tased... tazed... taszed
(we’ll go with this one); all he was
being cited for was exhibition of
speed. Later that morning someone
reported that an enraged turkey had
chased their son the day before.
On the second, some warrants were
handed out as per usual. Attention,
criminals: stop going to Walmart
and Mega Foods... they’re seriously
just waiting for you there. On the
fourth some guy Jackson Pollock’d
it by stealing a 24 case of beer from
Walmart and riding off with it on a
bike (only he didn’t crash). Later that
night, yet another garbage can fire
cropped up at Safeway. And last
but not least, boxes of used needles
were found at least twice during that
week... which, just... why would you
throw those out?
Another One Bites the Dust
If you’re wondering whether or not
I just referenced Queen, I did. I’m
just that good. But as for the news,
Oregon’s Health Co-Op has taken a
dump after suffering $18 million in
losses. “Oops, we got more claims
than we expected” seems to be
the general response, which hasn’t
stopped the feds from being like, “Hey,
hey guys... give us our million dollars
for your risk adjustment program. Or
we’ll kneecap your as*es.”
The immediate effect is that around
20,000 Oregonians will lose their
insurance polices as we roll out of July
and into August. While there will be
a special enrollment period opened up
for them, they’ll still get stuck paying
a premium before it would kick in.
Though some patrons are feeling
a little unfresh about the whole
encounter, most are just sad that it’s
going. “It was my favorite Co-Op. The
insurance was marked up quite a bit,
but the people were totally rad. All my
best yoga friends, I met them there,”
said some person I made up in a sad
attempt to make a co-op joke.
Cool Guy Pulls Gun at Portland
Rally
Oh, Michael Strickland, you lovable
as*hat. This was the joker that
whipped a gun out at a Black Lives
Matter rally in Portland recently,
panning it over the crowd like a
bigger, stupider, more inbred Dennis
the Menace. (You learn something
new every day, right? You’re
welcome.) Of course he was caught
on camera doing this, providing both
tough guy stills and full motion video
to the police department. Oh yeah,
and there was a plain clothes cop
standing right there, who Strickland
also pointed the gun at. Oops.
Clearly misunderstanding his right to
bear arms, Captain Commando here
came strapped with a fully loaded
Glock 26, round in the chamber, and
five extra magazines of ammunition
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vigil for the Pulse
nightclub shooting,
reportedly making threats.
Threats that involved Strickland
harassing someone with calls and text
messages containing racial nonsense.
To increase the comedic flair, his
lawyer, Jason Short, has claimed that
the bail is crazy. His explanation is
that Strickland is a journalist and
has been assaulted before, so he
carries his gun (and tons of ammo) to
these kinds of events. Of course, by
journalist he means that Strickland
is some dude that aggravates protests
and posts related videos to YouTube
under the name “Laughing at
Liberals.”
Short also points out that Strickland
has no criminal history and has
a concealed carry permit for his
gun. Though, last time I checked,
“concealed” didn’t mean “take it out
and aim it at a bunch of people for no
other reason than the fact that you’re
a hateful turd of a man.”
Train Derailment Update
It has been weeks since that oil train
derailed, and state media is still all
over it. After speaking with some of
my contacts, I have secured some
information that might concern you:
1. It’s still the same train.
2. It still derailed.
3. There was still oil on it, in the past,
when it crashed.
4. Trains travel along rails.
5. I had nachos for lunch, and they
were very unsatisfying.
LGBTQ OregonCurrent Status and History of Struggle
By Stevie Beisswanger
O
regon has come a long way in the last
couple of decades, now supporting
an efflorescent LGBTQ community. One
Gallup poll from March last year reported
Portland as having the second largest
LGBT population in the country, with
5.4% of citizens identifying as lesbian,
gay, bisexual, or transgender. Overall,
4.9% of Oregon’s adult population
identifies as LGBTQ and 16% of same-sex
couples are raising children, as reported
by the Movement Advancement Project
(MAP).
Oregon is one of 14 states MAP found
to have a high overall policy tally,
marking an abundance of laws and
policies protecting LGBTQ equal
rights. Generally, our state’s gender
and sexuality policies are fit and fair;
however, a grim history of oppression
is cast over a past century of LGBTQ
Oregonians fighting for rights.
Discriminatory laws in Oregon held
steady since 1853, when Oregon enacted
a zero tolerance policy over acts of
sodomy. By 1913, “offenders” faced up to
15 years in prison and a sterilization law
condemned “sexual perverts” and “moral
degenerates.” This sparked our nation’s
first gay rights referendum, with Oregon
voters repealing the law by a 56% to 44%
margin. However, sterilization
reached a broader criminology
in 1932, when the law was
amended to withhold any
definition of said “perverts”
and reproductive potential
was eliminated as grounds for
exemption. Around the same
time, Portland police officers
were issuing psychological
tests assessing arrestees’
degrees of masculinity or femininity.
It wasn’t until around 1950 that the
scientific community and social culture
began embracing and empathizing with
the LGBTQ community. Portland police
officer Earl Biggs and the famed Dr.
Alfred Kinsey joined forces after Biggs
published Sex, Science and Sin: A Study
of Normal and Abnormal Sex Activity
of Our Time in Relation to Science, the
Law, and Religion, in which Biggs called
for decriminalization of consensual
homosexual involvement.
Rallies for gay rights finally reached the
city streets in the ‘70s during Portland’s
first outdoor pride celebration in 1975.
Resistance persisted, however, as seen
by one murderous hate
crime reaching Salem streets
and the extremist Oregon
Citizens Alliance funding a
constitutional ballot measure
aimed at criminalizing LGBT
Oregonians, both 20 years
ago. One huge victory, albeit
long overdue, occurred last
summer, when same-sex
marriage was finally legalized.
Presently, our local community is packed
with LGBTQ-friendly resources and
support networks, including the LinnBenton Gender & Sexuality Alliance, the
social group Out-N-About for LGBTQ
identifying and questioning youth,
the ongoing Rainbow in the Clouds
celebration every first Friday at Cloud
& Kelly’s, and PRIDE Corvallis, just to
name a handful.
For a full list of LGBTQ-friendly
organizations, visit https://lgbtqcorvallis.
wordpress.com/resources-services/.
Physician-Assisted Suicide Some
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Oregon Legal Firsts
By Rob Goffins
W
hile maybe not so comely a combo
in the headline, the point is that
our fair little state has had a few nationleading legal firsts, two of them
quite notable.
Death With Dignity
Oregon became the first
U.S. state to legalize
physician-assisted suicide
for terminally ill patients
back in 1997. Since then, the
Oregon Public Health Division
has received reports that 1,545 people
have filled prescriptions under the Death
with Dignity Act, and 991 have ingested
medication to end their lives. In 2015,
218 patients received prescriptions and
132 chose to end their lives.
In Oregon, terminal illness is listed
on the death certificates of those
choosing physician-assisted
suicide. Of the 132 decedents over
2015, 78% were aged 65 years or
older, with a median age at death
of 73 years; 43.1% had at least a
baccalaureate degree, 72% were
suffering from cancer, and 90.1%
died at home.
Four other states—Washington,
Vermont, Montana, and California—have
since followed Oregon’s lead, legalizing
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Oregon enacted the nation’s first
legislated beverage container deposit
system in 1971. An Oregon Department
of Environmental Quality report for
2009 showed more than a billion bottles
recycled statewide, resulting in reduced
greenhouse emissions of almost 200,000
tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. The
report equates that to the emissions
of 40,000 cars. Ten other states have
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Corvallis’ State of Irreligion We Beat Portland
By Kara Beu
N
surprisingly, Corvallis is less religious
than Portland.
Portland is always in the spotlight for its
food carts and unicycle-riding bagpipe
players, and has been recognized as one of
the least religious cities in the Northwest,
often compared with Seattle. However,
In Portland, 36% of the population claim
to be religious, meaning they have some
sort of religious affiliation but are not
necessarily churchgoers, while Albany’s
population is at 28% and Corvallis’ at
26%. Corvallis’ population is 54,953,
and though 26% seems like a fairly low
number, that means 14,271 people,
or every one in four, has some sort of
religious relationship.
o surprise, Oregon is fifth on the list
of least religious states, with most of
the Northwest pretty close in the ranking.
The state of New Hampshire edges out
Vermont this year as least religious,
with only 20% of the state’s population
claiming to be “very religious.” Oregon
trumps it by 9%.
According to Sperling’s, Corvallis’ most
practiced religion is Catholicism, followed
by other Christian religions—“other”
excluding believers in Episcopalian,
Pentecostal, Lutheran, Methodist, and
Presbyterian religions—and Latter Day
Saints.
With Oregon’s population of 3.97 million,
1.15 million people have a religious
affiliation and only a small portion of
them live in Corvallis. If you’re wondering
what state is the most religious, that
would be Mississippi, at 63%.
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NutsOur Ever-Delectable
Oregon Graduation Rates Low,
But on the Rise...But Still Pretty Low
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cross the nation high school and
college graduation rates are
on the rise, with gaps in minority
education steadily improving.
However, is the U.S. on track to meet
its goal of a graduation rate of 90%
by 2020? Oregon is proudly doing its
part, ranking fourth in the country...
fourth from the bottom, that is. But
hey, it certainly is the 47th best place
to graduate high school on time.
also improved between 2011 and
2014 with a 6.2% and 7% increase
in black and Hispanic graduates
respectively. Some of the overall
increase is due to Oregon recently
including modified diplomas in
their graduation rate calculations.
A modified diploma is awarded to
students who cannot, for medical
or disability reasons, meet regular
academic standards.
Since 2010, Gradnation.org has
compiled U.S. on-time high school
graduation rates from “hundreds
of trusted national partners” in
an effort to monitor progress and
help the country with its learnin’.
According to Gradnation, at the
2013 school year’s end, the Overall
Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for
Oregon was 68.7%, the lowest in the
country.
The good news is that Corvallis is on
top of its game. Corvallis High School
had a 90% on-time graduation rate
and Crescent Valley an 83% rate in
2015. South and West Albany high
schools also scored high with rates of
86% and 98% respectively.
students, only 30.3% of the 10,107
counted students graduated within
the standard four years. However,
OSU does have the second highest
graduation rate among Oregon public
postsecondary institutions.
During the annual “State of the
University” speech, OSU President
Ed Ray declared he would raise the
six-year graduation rate at OSU
to 70% by 2020. This may be a bit
ambitious, considering the Chronicle
of Higher Education reports that only
55.5% of first-year students in 2013
succeeded in graduating within six
years. In fact, for the 2013 incoming
From economic opportunities to
differences in educational systems
between states, a plethora of factors
influence graduation rates across
the country. Graduation rates are on
the rise, but according to the latest
Gradnation report, we are falling
just short of the goal of 90% by 2020.
Oregon has indeed risen from the
bottom, but that should only motivate
us to keep up the momentum.
Hazel-Angel
pparently the heavenly revelry
of Oregon’s praised state
nut, the hazelnut, dates back to
before Nutella hit
the shelves. Back
all the way
to ancient
China, where
manuscripts tell
of the hazelnut—
or “filbert,” its
precedent Frenchinfused name—being counted
among five blessed sources of
sustenance which God graced
upon humanity. The old filbert was
used medicinally as well by at least
one Greek doctor over 1,800 years
ago—compare with modern-day
Rogaine or cough syrup.
The hazelnut absorbed its
popularized name, inspired by the
nut’s color during late stages of
maturation, in 1981, just eight years
before being designated Oregon’s
state nut in 1989. Oregon now
produces 99% of all commercial
hazelnuts from the U.S. and around
800 Oregon families and 45,000
acres are reserved for crops.
Production brings in an average $70
million annually for Oregon.
By Anthony Vitale
Oregon managed to increase
graduation rates to 72% by the end
of 2014, surpassing Alaska, Nevada,
and New Mexico—however, falling
0.5% short of Georgia. Gaps in
minority education in Oregon have
Closest to Corvallis is Maley Road
Hazelnuts, with over 100 acres
across Booneville slew. Maley Road
has been in operation for over 31
years. The farm has been passed on
through generations, who, as they
say on their Facebook page, “made
the irreversible decision to continue
the tradition of dragging [their]
families through weekends of wet,
muddy work… all for a nut.”
Living in a Sales Tax-Free State
Yes, We Save on Beer
Hazelnut trees can shell out for over
80 years, and uniquely, breed and
bloom in winter, mature in summer,
then are harvested in autumn, all
before finding their ways into choice
coffees and chocolates. Hazelnuts
are protein-rich and a source of
trendy unsaturated fats. Hipsters be
advised: swap that basic butter in
your coffee for some hazel spread.
According to Investopedia, states
are not subject to federal regulation
when it comes to sales tax laws,
which means that each state can
control its own base sales tax rate.
There can also be taxes for residents
and visitors to pay for a variety of
retail-related services. Just look
at Montana, which has up to a 3%
sales tax in popular tourist areas
and resort towns. Or Alaska, where
there’s a 5% sales tax in the city
of Juneau. The rest of the cities in
the state can impose a sales tax on
certain goods and services, too.
High in fiber, magnesium, and
copper, hazelnuts help healthy bone
growth and iron absorption. Their
nutrients can aid in reducing the risk
of cardiovascular disease, blood
clots, depression, and neural tube
birth defects.
So, here’s to hazelnuts, for being the
best family jewels Oregon has to
dish out.
By Abbie Tumbleson
B
elieve it or not, The Beaver State
is one of just five states in the
U.S. that are without a sales tax.
The others include New Hampshire,
Montana, Delaware, and Alaska.
And, while we’re on the list of sales
tax-free states, that doesn’t mean
cities and municipalities have to
go completely sales-tax free. For
example, Yachats and Ashland—both
raise more than $3 billion in just over
two years—an amount that could fill
in a funding gap created by property
tax limits set in the 1990s. Voters
in past elections, however, have
slammed down such proposals on the
ballot.
popular tourist destinations—charge
a 5% sales tax on prepared food and
nonalcoholic beverages. Leaders in
both cities have said in the past the
sales tax has proved to be a reliable
way to pay for new infrastructure,
according to an article published in
the Bend Bulletin back in 2008.
Sure, a general sales tax for the
entire state has been considered in
the past, and yet it’s 2016, and we’re
still chugging along without one.
State politicians have argued that it
could be a way to raise a lot of money.
And the numbers don’t lie. In 2013,
The Oregonian reported that a 2.5%
sales tax could have the potential to
What does that mean for Oregonians
when it comes to funding our fair
state? We rely more on income tax
to pay for things. Other taxes are in
there helping out, too, like personal
incomes, incomes on the corporate
level, monies collected from vehicle
licenses, and property taxes.
To say that living in a sales tax-free
state might cause budgeting hiccups
at the state government level from
time to time is fair, but every system
has its issues. In the meantime,
we get our beer, late-night Chinese
takeout from Safeway (that counts as
prepared food), and outlet shopping
items for less when paying at the
counter.
Oregon OriginalsOur State’s Most Noteworthy Staples
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Oregon Coast – With 363 miles of shoreline, most of which allows public access, the Oregon Coast is often referred to as “The People’s
Coast.” That’s right. You can park the car somewhere near the shoreline, littered with state parks, and enjoy a day at the beach for little to
no money. Those views of the mighty Pacific sure are purdy.
Multnomah Falls – At 620 feet tall,
Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall
in the state of Oregon. This popular and
beautiful waterfall, located in the equally
beautiful Columbia River Gorge, is visited
by close to 2 million people each year.
Nudity – With the World Naked Bike Ride
and plenty of strip clubs in Portland, plus
nude-friendly hot springs located across the
state, it seems like Oregonians will use just
about any excuse as an opportunity to bust
out the birthday suit.
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Beavers – We can’t make a list of all
things Oregon without including this toothy
rodent. There are beavers aplenty at OSU
and throughout Corvallis. The majestic
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Craft Beer – There are almost 200
brewing companies in Oregon, according to
oregoncraftbeer.org. More than 40 of those
beer-producing companies are located in the
Willamette Valley (score!). It’s no lie that
the proud inhabitants of the Beaver State
enjoy funky, hoppy, malty libations.
Hells Canyon – According to Travel
Oregon, Hells Canyon is the deepest rivercarved gorge in North America, reaching
7,913 feet. That’s deeper than the Grand
Canyon. Whoa.
Crater Lake – This gorgeous blue body
of water is 1,943 feet deep. That makes
Crater Lake the deepest lake in the
United States.
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Self-Service Gasoline Critique
Weird, Destructive... and Oddly Defended by Some
I
magine weather so frightful, every
drop of rain was determined to bring
you down to the cold, hard asphalt. A
world where crying babies sit idly in cars,
crummy palms to windows, waiting for
mommies and daddies to return from
running errands. Cashiers so concerned
with criminals—probably young criminals
who couldn’t get jobs—they don’t even
notice their coworkers flipping off
crippled old people signaling for help.
Imagine explosions, the air sullied with
toxic fumes...
that gas station mischief, you know?
This is a (slightly exaggerated) picture of
what life would look like if Oregonians
had permission to pump their own gas,
extracted from the verbiage used by our
very own legislature. Except for rural
Oregonians, between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Basic Training, Emphasis
on the Basic
For Chazz Loftis, local ARCO station
attendant at NW 3rd Street, training
came in the form of a small handbook to
quickly flip through before reporting to
the pump. I’m not pointing any fingers
at his superiors for brevity of procedure,
because like Loftis, I understand how
pumping gas is for the most part pretty
simple.
To spare our running-on-empty rural
drivers from finding an abandoned pump
in the wee hours, the State Fire Marshal
declared this 12-hour-a-day exception
in areas with populations of less than
40,000. Surprisingly, not too many
rural attendants found graveyard gas
pumping appetizing. Why? I don’t know.
Who doesn’t love pulling all-nighters
of breathing gasoline and repetitive
motions?
Where It All Started
Since pairing up with New Jersey—or
the Dirty Jerz as we Eastern-conceived
call it—in 1951 and enacting a selfservice ban at retail gasoline stations,
Oregon’s Legislative Assembly issued
17 declarations that framed the task
of pumping gas as seriously risky
business, alongside arguing that legally
requiring service attendants is a major
job-generator. The declarations go so far
as to fault Oregon’s “uniquely adverse
weather,” which wreaks havoc via super
slipperiness and reduced visibility for
customers and cashiers in the face of
everyday gas station mischief... Gosh, all
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exposed mainly to toxic fumes, which,
according to our heroic Assembly,
“represents a health hazard to customers”
so should be “limited to as few individuals
as possible.”
On all of my out-of-state stops to top off
the tank, I never once felt so imperiled.
The lengths of such legislative scare
tactics are a baffling kind of comical,
given that all other 48 states generally
manage safe self-service environments,
even through a hard rain. If the threats
posed by our Legislative Assembly
retained any merit, couldn’t we
expect some statewide enforcement of
precautionary measures?
Trainings are only slightly more
extensive—between one and two hours—
for employees under Mitch Dong, owner
of the Shell convenience store on SW 4th
Street. Dong’s biggest concern is teaching
attendants to make sure customer
payments clear before leaving their
pumps.
Fire, Fumes, and ‘Full’ Service
As far as I can tell, fire hazards are no
focal point during training, as you’d
expect after reading our Legislature’s
declarations. Probably because ways
of preventing flames are common
knowledge—engines off and butts out.
Our local attendants aren’t ordained
firefighters, nor mechanics.
It seems “full-service,” which ensures
customers added options like window
squeegees and oil checks, isn’t a blanket
rule for Oregon stations. Neither the
The inequity bared by this logic is
reprehensible, as it indicates the dire
consequences of breathing in gasoline
fumes and then proposes we concentrate
exposure to a certain job type, for
the sake of the majority’s safety and
convenience.
Shell or ARCO I’ve contacted are
required to perform maintenance checks,
a facet backed by the assembly as it
claims self-service results in “neglect
of maintenance, endangering both
the customer and other motorists and
resulting in unnecessary and costly
repairs.” I don’t know about you, but
I’ve never been offered an oil check, nor
been saved from any imminent vehicular
catastrophe at the pump.
During our 11 billion annual fill-ups,
only around 5,000 station fires are
responded to, most of which are vehicle
fires, sourced at cracked, leaking O-rings
gone undetected—if not prevented by the
“full-service” you’re not guaranteed. The
odds of encountering a pump fire are slim,
most obviously alongside the likelihood
of being struck by lightning. On average,
two gas pump-related deaths and 48
injuries occur annually, while lightning
strikes kill 51 victims and leave around
297 injured per year, making death by
lightning about 25 times more likely.
I don’t disregard the intrinsic toxicity
of gasoline. Drunk or ignited, gasoline
can be lethal, but it poses little threat
when handled at retail gasoline stations,
traveling, as Dong says, straight from
pump to tank. The average consumer is
If the law’s going to lay it all down on
our attendants, why aren’t they given
medical check-ups? Why aren’t they all
wearing gas masks? For the same reason
most of us don’t slip on the hazmat suit
for a stroll down the street or when
fetching the car from the shop. Everyday
exposure to the general public renders
little concern, yet it’s worth considering
what happens when exposure becomes
unleveled.
Save the Young and Vulnerable!
The declarations rally for the health
and convenience of our most young
or vulnerable populations: “persons
with disabilities, elderly persons,
small children and those susceptible
to respiratory diseases.” Calling on the
federal Americans with Disabilities
Act, which requires equal access to all
consumers, the Assembly finds selfservice retailers guilty of neglect in
failing to provide aid to the less ablebodied. I don’t know, nor have I ever
heard of, any self-service station that
would purposefully ignore a customer,
disabled or not. In these cases, we can
clearly fault poor procedure, work ethic,
or straight-up ignorance.
Taking it straight to utero, the Assembly
declares exposure is especially hazardous
for pregnant customers. I wondered,
then, what protocol was for pregnant
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attendants. Neither Dong or Loftis
seemed to know of any clear directives
given said circumstance, however Dong
assumed a pregnant employee wouldn’t
need to leave the job, unless doctorordered.
The legislature’s declared finale, of
course, calls on small children, whom if
“left unattended when customers leave
to make payments… creates a dangerous
situation.” There’s your grand-slam nosh*t moment. Who leaves small children
in cars these days? Just take them with
you.
The argument that the ban creates
jobs—around 98,000 jobs to be exact—
while providing “sustained reduction
in fuel prices” is strongest in sway, yet
not so sturdy. Prices depend on multiple
variables such as state taxes and
regulations, and distance to pipelines and
refineries. Basic economy suggests the
added cost of labor forces gas prices up.
Some economists estimate Oregonians
spend an extra three to five cents per
gallon.
The Job Debate
Loftis admits that constantly breathing in
gasoline is probably taking some kind of
toll on his overall health, but he’s not too
concerned. The gasoline service industry
is probably more of a placeholder than a
permanent position for most. Dong marks
his employee stay-rate between a couple
weeks to 10 years, the record held by
his veteran assistants, who likely take
pleasure in the ease of the trade.
As gasoline is a generic and visibly
priced product, economists say the
disproportionate mix of (most) singleservice and (some) full-service stations—
a.k.a. those that offer oil checks and
maintenance—in Oregon influences
competition to stay in the higher range,
as single-servers are able to circulate
costs on par with full-service competitors.
Any excess profit expected to be gained
by owners if attendants were eliminated
would likely be lost to competition, kept
in the pocket of the consumer.
The monotonous simplicity of such a job
can be a fast track to taxing boredom.
And having to encounter all permutations
of humanity can only add to agitation, as
many attendants are subject to stigma
and maltreatment. Loftis is well-treated
“half of the time,” and who knows how
attendants fare beyond the bounds of our
happy little borough.
Leftover funds from eliminated
attendants might be utilized for better
jobs and better technology, which snuffs
the declaration claiming, “appropriate
safety standards often are unenforceable
at retail self-service stations in other
states because cashiers are often unable
to maintain a clear view of and give
undivided attention [to customers].” Here
we see how outdated the mandate really
is. High-tech 24-hour surveillance sounds
much better than forcing graveyard gas
shifts on employees.
Away with Arbitrary Law
I think it’s safe to say the legislature dug
its own grave with all they’ve declared,
gunning for the “young people” they
claim self-service leaves stranded and
unemployed. Oregon was last reported
with the 12th highest unemployment
rate in the US, plus these are the
same young people they subject to the
majority of exposure, a contradiction
leveling the injustices they declare selfservice stations impose on vulnerable
populations. The only “public welfare”
promoted, or form of protection the
prohibition provides, is from our own
stupidity, which probably varies just as
much as the person pumping for you.
I know Oregonians are extremely
attached to their cushy driver-side
seats, warm and out of rain’s reach,
but all we’re doing is planting bodies
in unnecessary middle ground and
fostering fear and incompetence. As of
now, any pursuit in learning to pump
will land Oregonians a $500 fine. I say,
the restriction is plain arbitrary, given
the simple biomechanics required—or
if pumping gas really is so hazardous,
the people doing it deserve a far fairer
package.
By Rob Goffins
Oregonian
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ike most places, Oregonians buy
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but according to a study by Popular
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Smart Fortwos than the national
average. We also like subcompacts;
we buy the Mercedes B-Class and
Chevrolet Spark at over three times the
national average.
But then, power is not high on the
average Oregonian’s wish list. A 2015
study from Progressive Insurance has
Oregon tied as the fourth slowest driving
state, alongside New York, Montana,
and Connecticut.
And, We Bike
The League of American Bicyclists
ranked Oregon the sixth best state for
bicyclists in 2015, down from fifth in 2014.
Neighboring Washington state scored
numero uno both years. A study from
BikeGuard ranks Oregon second only to
the DC area for percent of commuters
choosing to bike instead of drive.
We also house more llamas than any
other state in the nation—a whopping
25 percent of them—so take that,
Washington and District of Columbia.
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transportation, unless we take our
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often found in the same sentence. I
know, because I checked online: it only gets
78,000 hits, compared with 128,000 for a
search combining “Klingon” and “Oregon,”
and 530,000 for “Oregon” and “mermaid.”
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the
population of Oregon is about 4 million.
Around 88% of those people are white,
which would be about 3.5 million. After
Caucasians, the next largest group are
Latinos at 13%, Asians at 4%, Native
Americans and African Americans each at
2%, and Pacific Islanders at 0.4%. These
numbers don’t add up to 100% because they
have been rounded to the nearest whole
number, and because some people identify
as more than one race.
Latinos have a long history in Oregon. In
the early 19th century, the Viceroyalty of
New Spain laid claim to land all the way
to the Columbia River. Mexican vaqueros
running mule trains were among the first
people of European descent to venture into
the Oregon Country, and Oregon pioneers
like Vicente Ortega and Guadelupe de la
Cruz left their mark on Oregon history.
However, the Latino population did not
really begin to grow until a labor shortage
during and after the Second World War
led employers to invite large numbers
of Latinos, especially Mexicans, to come
and work on what were supposed to be
temporary jobs. Since then, the Latino
population has continued to grow to its
current size of half a million people.
Most of you will have heard
that the Oregon Constitution
of 1859 was the only state
Constitution to legally
exclude African Americans
from living in the state, on
punishment of flogging. This
provision was never carried
out on any of the African
Americans who were already
in Oregon (and had been since York
explored alongside Lewis and Clark), such
as Corvallis resident Louis Southworth
(who homesteaded alongside what was
known for many years as “Darky Creek”),
but it probably helped deter African
Americans from moving here. So did the
KKK in the 1920s, when the Klan was at
its peak. The Oregon Klan was the largest
outside the South.
Like Latinos, Asians originally came to
Oregon not as pioneers looking for a new
home but as workers hoping to earn money
and return to their homelands, but as is
so often the case, visitors come to love the
land, or simply find it inconvenient to go
back, and wind up staying and raising
families. After 19th century racism which
confined Asians to “Chinatown” ghettos,
the Immigration Act of 1920, which cut
off almost all immigration from Asia and
the World War Two internment of
Americans of Japanese descent,
Asian Americans are now seen
as a “model” minority, which
is nice although not quite the
equivalent of actually being
accepted.
Like Asians, Pacific Islanders
also came to Oregon to work,
send money home, and eventually
return, but not all did. They were
never extremely numerous, but they also
had an impact on Oregon history, as towns
with names like Owyhee and Aloha can
attest.
Sadly, a white agenda can be seen in groups
such as the Northwest Front, a member
of which recently posted a card at the
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library.
The group is dedicated to making the
Pacific Northwest an all-white “homeland.”
The idea of an “all-white” Oregon is absurd,
seeing as many of our white 88% the Front
delights in have no reason to wish their
neighbors away. Oregon has a diverse
population which is going to become more
diverse in years to come, and the majority
of us seem to like it that way.
Beverly
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I
f you grew up in Oregon, you probably
read Beverly Cleary’s books. Then again,
if you grew up in an English-speaking
household, you probably read Cleary’s
books. But if you read those books and
found your eyebrows rising at mentions of
The Oregonian or Swan Island, you had a
special relationship with them, because you
knew that Beezus and Ramona and Henry
were Oregon kids, just like you.
In Walking with Ramona, a book that
explores Cleary’s Portland, author Laura
O. Foster describes a walking tour through
Portland which allows you to see the
places where Ramona Quimby and Henry
Huggins had their adventures. It’s based
on an actual Cleary-inspired tour Foster
used to lead, but the book contains more
information, along with photographs of the
locations as they were during the midcentury time period that most of Cleary’s
books were set in.
Besides locations of events in the stories,
Foster also points out locations with realworld significance to Cleary’s life—the
houses she lived in, the libraries she read
in, and monuments in her honor, such as
the Beverly apartment building at 43rd and
Sandy, as well as the Beverly Cleary School
at 33rd and Hancock, which Cleary herself
attended as a child.
Besides the walking tour (which can be
supplemented by driving or bus riding if
your legs aren’t up for the entire course),
Foster describes locations beyond Portland
of significance to Cleary, including the
Yamhill Farm where she spent her earliest
years and the Saint John’s Landfill (now a
park) to which Henry Huggins once rode in
a clawfoot bathtub.
Foster begins her tour “at Northwest 33rd
Avenue and Brazee Street, on the west edge
of Grant Park.” Hundreds of stops later, it
returns to Grant Park, where you’ll see a
sculpture garden where Cleary is honored
in bronze. Not with a statue of herself, but
with something better: statues of Ramona
Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Henry’s dog
Ribsy.
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E
ach summer, Oregonians and outof-staters flock to the famed Oregon
Country Fair to get their weird on. Having
occurred just this past weekend, the annual
three-day festival has now finished its 47th
year, creating an atmosphere meant to
“nourish the spirit, explore living artfully
and authentically on earth, and transform
culture in magical, joyous, and healthy
ways.”
Costumes, circus acts, and whimsical
decor abound within the grounds, helping
to create an other-worldly environment.
Performers ranging from stilt-walkers to
musicians of all genres entertain for three
days, while various surrounding campsites
offer partial to full nudity-friendly oddities
like drum circles, fire performances, and
light shows.
and the Shook Twins. Free craft sites
offered basket-weaving tutorials and wands
for decorating, while flow art and sanctuary
stations paved the way. There were all
kinds of worldly cuisine and exquisite
handmade crafts—a sense of community
hung in the air.
Entertainment for this past weekend
included showliners Everyone Orchestra,
Dumpstafunk, Afrolicious, Marchfourth!,
For more information about this excitingly
weird festival, visit www.oregoncountryfair.
org.
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Thursday, July 14
Linn County Fair. Linn County Fairgrounds,
3700 Knox Butte Rd. E, Albany. All-day event. Cost:
adults $7, seniors $5 for daily passes. The Linn County
Fair is back again. Fair food and carnival rides and
games are here, like always, with entertainment
headliners like Cloverdayle, Kellie Pickler, ParmaLee,
and Foghat. Come out for a single day or for
the full four-day experience. For info, visit www.
linncountyfair.com.
Penny Carnival. Corvallis Central Park, 650
NW Monroe Ave. 1 – 3:30 p.m. Each activity costs one
cent. Come play at our old fashioned Penny Carnival.
It’s just pennies per activity. This traditional program
celebrates the creativity of youth and the simplicity
of pioneer days. Healthy snack and drinks available
for a small price. For info, visit www.facebook.com/
events/1619324818388094.
Corvallis Bicycle Collective Open
House and BBQ. Corvallis Bicycle Collective,
707 NW 11th St. 5 – 8 p.m. Free. Celebrate the
opening of the new Bicycle Collective shop! Open
house includes tours, food for purchase from
Burnheimer Meat Company (vegetarian options
available), a bike-powered blender for smoothies,
and water cannons to keep us cool. The City of
Corvallis Police Department will also be there
registering bicycles. For info, visit www.facebook.
com/events/254806384876360.
SAGE Summer Concerts. SAGE Garden,
4485 SW Country Club Dr. 6 – 9 p.m. Free; suggested
donation of $10 per family. Enjoy concerts with a
diverse mix of folk, country, rock, bluegrass, and
more. Food and drinks will be available for purchase,
and alcohol will be served in the beer garden. This
week, featuring Brutal Bridges Band and Apparatus.
For info, visit www.sustainablecorvallis.org.
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.
Dr. Jean Moule Reading and Signing.
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center, 128 SW 9th
St. 7 p.m. Free. Grass Roots Books and the Corvallis
Multicultural Literacy Center welcome Oregon
author Dr. Jean Moule for a reading and signing of
her book, Nurturing Grandchildren: Black, White &
In-Between. The book is Dr. Jean Moule’s poignant,
cautionary, and heart-warming collection of short
essays and magazine columns discussing racial
identity, expectations, and relationships within
interracial families. The book is a valuable resource
that helps adults encourage and support multicultural
children to play a positive role in the complicated
racial relations in our nation. For info, visit www.
grassrootsbookstore.com.
Now Brothers. Calapooia Brewing Company,
140 NE Hill St., Albany. 8 p.m. Free. For info, visit
www.calapooiabrewing.com.
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Emerson Vineyards Friday Night
Music. Emerson Vineyards, 11665 Airlie Rd.,
Monmouth. 6 – 9 p.m. Cost: $7.50 plus a can of
food. Two Minds will perform. For info, visit www.
emersonvineyards.com.
da Vinci Days. Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW
Madison Ave. 6:30 p.m. Free. Corvallis’ signature
summer and spring festival — da Vinci Days — will
be in full swing July 15-17 at the Benton County
Fairgrounds with a wide range of concert band
performances, festival exhibits, including food and
artisan booths, and the return of the popular Graand
Kinetic Challenge featuring pageantry, a road race,
and an exciting sand dune challenge. The weekend of
da Vinci Days Festival activities begin Friday, July 15
with a keynote address on nuclear power innovations,
including recent collaborations between Oregon State
University and Corvallis’ own NuScale Power. Daniel
T. Ingersoll, director of research collaborations at
NuScale Power, will provide the address at 7 p.m. in
the Whiteside Theatre. Ingersoll will share the history
of the century-long development of nuclear power
— from the discovery of the nucleus and neutrons
to today’s operating nuclear power plants. He will
provide a forecast of future directions in nuclear
power. For info, visit www.davincidays.org.
Ed Dee and Friends. Imagine Coffee, 5460
SW Philomath Blvd. 7 – 9 p.m. Free. For info, visit
www.imaginecoffee.net.
Improv Smackdown: Calapooia
Brewing vs. 2 Towns Ciderhouse.
Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St. 7:30 p.m. Cost:
$12 adults, $10 students and seniors. In the style
of Comedy Sports and Whose Line Is It Anyway?
comes Improv at the Majestic’s Improv Smackdown.
Join Corvallis’ top improvisational comedians and
performers for a night of completely made up
mad-cap madness, where even the games played are
chosen, by you, on the spot. This competitive improv
showcase has Team Calapooia vs. Team Two Towns
battling for your approval by bringing their funniest
performances. You could even be part of the action
as these actors and actresses create incredible scenes
and memorable characters out of thin air. For info,
visit www.majestic.org.
The Odd Couple. Albany Civic Theater, 111
SE 1st Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Cost: $12 general
admission, $9 seniors and juniors. This classic comedy
opens as a group of the guys assembled for cards in
the apartment of divorced Oscar Madison. And if the
mess is any indication, it’s no wonder that his wife
left him. Late to arrive is Felix Unger who has just
been separated from his wife. Fastidious, depressed
and none too tense, Felix seems suicidal, but as the
action unfolds Oscar becomes the one with murder
on his mind when the clean-freak and the slob
ultimately decide to room together with hilarious
results as The Odd Couple is born. For info, visit www.
albanycivic.org.
Holus Bolus. Calapooia Brewing Company, 140
NE Hill St., Albany. 8 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
calapooiabrewing.com.
Starlight Crossing at the Still. The Still,
220 SW 2nd Ave., Albany. 8 – 11 p.m. Free. Starlight
Crossing supplies the dance-able Romantic jazz
standards to this great dance venue. For info, visit
www.reverbnation.com/starlightcrossing.
‘80s DJ Party. Cloud & Kelly’s Public House,
126 SW 1st St. 10 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
cloudandkellys.com.
Saturday, July 16
Madison Ave. All-day event. Free. Corvallis’ signature
Kinetic Challenge featuring pageantry, a road race
and an exciting sand dune challenge. Come to the
fairgrounds on July 16 for a full day of fun. Enjoy
lunch, dinner or a snack from our vendors, find a spot
on the lawn, and enjoy a diversity of music, including
an evening concert by Belly Full of Bob, Corvallis’
own excellent Bob Marley tribute band. For info, visit
www.davincidays.org.
linncountyfair.com.
$5 Yoga. Live Well Studio, 971 Spruce Ave. 4 p.m.
Cost: $5. For info, visit www.livewellstudio.com.
Corvallis Belly Dance Performance
Guild Showcase. Old World Deli, 341
SW 2nd St. 7 p.m. Cost: $5 suggested donation.
Belly dance performance from the Corvallis Belly
Dance Performance Guild. For info, visit www.
corvallisbellydance.org.
John Sherman. Imagine Coffee, 5460 SW
Philomath Blvd. 7 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
imaginecoffee.net.
Improv Smackdown: Calapooia
Brewing vs. 2 Towns Ciderhouse.
Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd St. 7:30 p.m. Cost:
$12 adults, $10 students and seniors. In the style
of Comedy Sports and Whose Line Is It Anyway?
comes Improv at the Majestic’s Improv Smackdown.
Join Corvallis’ top improvisational comedians and
performers for a night of completely made up
mad-cap madness, where even the games played are
chosen, by you, on the spot. This competitive improv
showcase has Team Calapooia vs. Team Two Towns
battling for your approval by bringing their funniest
performances. You could even be part of the action
as these actors and actresses create incredible scenes
and memorable characters out of thin air. For info,
visit www.majestic.org.
John Shipe. Calapooia Brewing Company, 140
NE Hill St., Albany. 8 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
calapooiabrewing.com.
Landon Wordswell and Nappy T. Cloud
& Kelly’s Public House, 126 SW 1st St. 10 p.m. Free.
For info, visit www.cloudandkellys.com.
Sunday, July 17
Madison Ave. All-day event. Free. Corvallis’ signature
Kinetic Challenge featuring pageantry, a road race
and an exciting sand dune challenge. Head down
to the riverfront to enjoy Day 2 which includes the
Graand Kinetic Challenge: Mud Bog and River Race.
For info, visit www.davincidays.org.
Forest Frenzy Summer Camp. Chintimini
Wildlife Center, 311 NW Lewisburg Ave. 9 a.m. – 4
p.m. Cost: $200 for entire camp. In this camp, we
will explore what makes a forest a perfect home for
wildlife and the important role forest management
plays to increase biodiversity. Field trip planned
with Starker Forest on Thursday. Pre- and post-care
available. For info, visit www.chintiminiwildlife.org.
Yoga for Recovery. Live Well Studio, 971
Spruce Ave. 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. By donation. For
recovery from substance abuse, eating disorders,
codependency. For info, visit www.livewellstudio.com.
Monday, July 11
Heroclix. Matt’s Cavalcade of Comics, 2075 NW
Buchanan Ave. 5:30 – 8 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
ilovespidey.com.
Maximillian Uriartey Reading and
Signing. Grass Roots Books & Music, 227 SW 2nd
St. 7 p.m. Free. Grass Roots welcomes Corvallis native
Maximilian Uriartey for a reading and signing of his
graphic novel, The White Donkey. The White Donkey is
the first graphic novel about the war in Iraq written
and illustrated by a veteran. A vivid and moving look
at war and PTSD, The White Donkey follows young
Marines as they experience the ugly, pedestrian, and
often meaningless side of military service in rural
Iraq. For info, visit www.grassrootsbookstore.com.
Concert in the Park. Bruce Starker Arts Park,
4485 SW Country Club Dr. 8 p.m. Free. Special concert
at Bruce Starker Arts Park. The Corvallis Community
Band format is as it usually is, with the band
rehearsing from 7 to 8 p.m. and the concert starting
at 8 p.m. and lasting about an hour. Any member
of the community with at least high school ability
is welcome to join us each week or for the entire
summer. All one needs to do is show up a little before
7 p.m. with your instrument and a music stand if you
have one. There are no auditions and no additional
rehearsals are scheduled or even desired. Each week
the concert is different and with a different theme.
This week’s theme is “Broadway” with Gale Hazel.
For info, visit www.c-cband.org.
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Tuesday, July 19
Family Mornings in the Garden. SAGE
Garden, 4485 SW Country Club Dr. 10 a.m. – 12
p.m. Cost: $10 per family. Every Tuesday in July and
August we offer family-friendly garden activities and
projects that are appropriate for all ages. Each week
features a new activity, such as decorating garden
flags or making a seed collage. Each day, try a fun
snack fresh from the garden. For info, visit www.
sustainablecorvallis.org.
Chair Yoga. Live Well Studio, 971 Spruce
Ave. 3 – 4 p.m. By donation. For info, visit www.
livewellstudio.com.
Neurofeedback for Mental Health.
The Walnut Community Room, 4950 NW Fair Oaks
Dr. 6:30 – 8 p.m. Free. Neurofeedback, or EEG
biofeedback, is a treatment which involves helping
a person learn how to modify brainwave patterns to
improve attention, reduce impulsivity, and address
symptoms related to mood, anxiety, and learning. For
info, visit www.drjefftarrant.com.
Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche
Meditation and Reading. Grass Roots
Books & Music, 227 SW 2nd St. 7 p.m. Free. Grass
Roots welcomes author and meditation master
Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche for a guided meditation
and reading from his book, Our Pristine Mind: A
Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness. In Our
Pristine Mind, a Tibetan Buddhist master shows us
how to go beyond mindfulness with meditation and
journey deep into ultimate happiness, transforming
every area of our lives. For info, visit www.
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 www.imaginecoffee.
net.
Concert in the Park. Central City Park,
650 NW Monroe Ave. 8 p.m. Free. The Corvallis
Community Band format is as it usually is, with the
band rehearsing from 7 to 8 p.m. and the concert
starting at 8 p.m. and lasting about an hour. Any
member of the community with at least high school
ability is welcome to join us each week or for the
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little before 7 p.m. with your instrument and a
music stand if you have one. There are no auditions
and no additional rehearsals are scheduled or even
desired. Each week the concert is different and with
a different theme. This week’s theme is “Broadway”
with Gale Hazel. For info, visit www.c-cband.org.
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da Vinci Days Graaand Kinetic
Challenge Looking for Volunteers.
used computers and computer accessories,
furniture, office supplies, sporting goods, household
items, bicycles, and much more. For info, visit
fa.oregonstate.edu/surplus.
Exhibit: Traditions of Kimono. Memorial
Union Concourse Gallery, 2501 Jefferson Way. All
day. Runs through July 16. The OSU Memorial Union
Concourse Gallery is pleased to announce Traditions
of Kimono, an exciting exhibition of Japanese silk
textiles from the collection of Louise Meadows. This
exhibition highlights traditional symbols and motifs
from the Japanese culture, woven and dyed into
ravishingly beautiful fabrics. Traditions of Kimono
brings together the visual delights of brilliant color
and pattern, with an entertaining educational
experience. We hope that the visitor will come
away with a new understanding of non-Western
traditional and sacred patterns and symbols. For info,
visit www.mu.orgeonstate.edu/location-hours.
Runs through July 14. Volunteers are needed for
the da Vinci Days Graand Kinetic Challenge Race.
The race starts at the Benton County Fairgrounds,
110 SW 53rd Street, on Saturday, July 16, with
road and sand events, and continues on Sunday at
Crystal Lake with the mud and water challenges,
and finishes at the fairgrounds. Many volunteers are
still needed with the road, sand, mud, and water
challenges. Volunteers receive free dinner Saturday
and can enjoy music from local band Belly Full of
Bob during the evening (see additional da Vinci Days
events at www.daVinciDays.org). If interested in
becoming a volunteer for this event, first visit www.
signupgenius.com. Create an account. Click “Find a
sign up” and enter graandkineticchallenge@gmail.
com into the “search by email” box. Then click on
“2016 Volunteers” and sign up. Or if no Internet
access, call 541-579-1596.
Exhibit: Movement: Stephan Soihl
and Karen Wysopal. Corinne Woodman
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 volunteer@
lighthousefarmsanctuary.org.
Gallery, 700 SW Madison Ave. 12 – 5 p.m. Runs
through July 23. Movement is an essential
element for the two artists exhibiting in the
Corrine Woodman Gallery—actual movement and
movement in the process of creating. Stephan Soihl
shows kinetic sculpture and Karen Wysopal alcohol
ink paintings on Yupo paper. For info, visit www.
theartscenter.net.
Exhibit: The Neverending Story.
Albany Historic Carousel and
Museum. 503 W 1st Ave. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Studio262, 425 SW Madison Ave. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Runs through July 27. Featuring the work of gallery
owner Jennifer Lommers, The Neverending Story will
showcase her progress of this 128-block painting
started in 2012. For info, visit www.studio262gallery.
com.
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
Wednesday, July 20
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.
Amore Music Series. First United Methodist
Church, 1165 NW Monroe Ave. 12:15 p.m. Free, but
donations appreciated. Organist Craig Hanson plays
music of Francois d’Agincourt. For info, visit www.
corvallisfumc.org.
Free Teen Yoga. Live Well Studio, 971
Spruce Ave. 4 – 5 p.m. Free. For info, visit www.
Exhibit: 11th Annual Community Art
Show. Giustina Gallery, 875 SW 26th St. 8 a.m. –
5 p.m. Runs through July 28. It’s no secret that Linn
and Benton counties are full of talented artists, both
expert and beginner. The 11th annual Community
Art Show provides artists of all skill levels and ages
with an opportunity to showcase their works of art
in a non-juried exhibit (no cost to artist) to the local
community. For info, visit www.oregonstate.edu/
lasells/events.
Exhibit: IMAGINE, Work by Wes
Cropper, Jim Hockenhull, and
Lorraine Richey. The Arts Center, 700 SW
Madison Ave. 12 – 5 p.m. Runs through Aug. 13.
The exhibit shows personal interpretations of new
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CBCPL Book Club. Corvallis-Benton County
Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave. 7 p.m. Free.
Join us at 7 p.m. in the library Board Room the third
Wednesday of each month for the Corvallis-Benton
County Public Library-sponsored adult book club. At
the next meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 20 we will be
discussing The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out
the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson.
Check out a copy of this month’s book at the Corvallis
Library second-floor Reference Desk. For info, visit
www.cbcpubliclibrary.net/book-club.
David Baker Reading and Signing.
Grass Roots Books & Music, 227 SW 2nd St. 7 p.m.
Free. Grass Roots welcomes Corvallis author David
and other worlds. Their imagery is not based on
literal reality, but on their own imagined alternate
realities. The three artists in IMAGINE are presenting
limited prints, conventionally framed and presented
in the same manner as intaglio prints and serigraphs
historically have been, while using current
techniques and their specific possibilities. For info,
visit www.theartscenter.net.
Find Waldo. Downtown Corvallis. All day. Runs
through July 31. Where’s Waldo? In Corvallis, of
course. The famous children’s book character in the
striped shirt and black-rimmed specs is visiting 20
different local businesses throughout our community
this July. From American Dream Pizza to Tried &
True Coffee, from the Inkwell Home Store to Grass
Roots Books & Music, Waldo figures will be well
hidden in local business establishments. Anyone
who wishes to participate can pick up a “Find Waldo
Local in Corvallis!” passport at Grass Roots Books &
Music with the names of all the participating sites,
and then get their passport stamped or signed for
each Waldo they spot. The first 100 Waldo seekers
to get their passports stamped or signed at 10
or more sites can bring their passports back to
Grass Roots to collect prizes. For info, visit www.
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.
Exhibit: Faculty Art Exhibit. 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 through Sept.
28. 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
Baker for the launch of the paperback edition of his
book, Vintage. Vintage follows food columnist Bruno
Tannenbaum, who has a weakness for expensive
wine. After an over-indulgence leaves him broke
and fired, Bruno stumbles upon the secret to finding
the 1943 Trevallier, an infamous bottle of wine that
was stolen during World War II. For info, visit www.
Thursday, July 14
Walk the CAW. Downtown Corvallis. All day.
Free. The Corvallis Arts Walk is a grass roots-organized
art walk that takes place on the third Thursday of
each month in downtown Corvallis. Galleries, studios,
arts/crafts stores and the occasional pop-up keep
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: Heartwood: Inquiry and
Engagement with Pacific Northwest
Forests. The Valley Library, 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.
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
541-766-6959.
The Majestic Reader’s Theater. The
Majestic Theatre, 115 SW 2nd Ave. 3 – 5 p.m. and 7
– 9 p.m. Cost: $10; $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.
their doors open late to host an art-related event
or demonstration. Walking maps of the event can
be picked up at any of the storefront members’
locations or viewed online. For info, visit www.
corvallisartswalk.com.
Dance in the Park. The Arts Center, 700 SW
Madison Ave. Free. Dance in the Park, a free dance
event sponsored by Corvallis Swing Dance Society.
Join them in front of the Arts Center located on the
east side of Central Park. Free 30-minute lesson at 7
p.m. followed by two hours of DJ’d music 7:30 to 9:30
p.m. For info, visit www.corvallisswing.com.
Free Range Open Mic. Cloud & Kelly’s
Public House, 126 SW 1st St. 7 p.m. Free. In the spirit
of fostering camaraderie in the Corvallis music scene
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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 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 3-D 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 [email protected].
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.
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.
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. Creating a 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.
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Thursday, July 14
Penny Carnival
Saturday, July 16
Corvallis Central Park, 650 NW
Monroe Ave. 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Each activity costs one cent. Yes, that’s actually the
truth. And yes, it sounds pretty downright cool. Not
at all that weird thing where you go to the Dollar
Store and they’re like, “Oh, a random cup? That’ll
be $2.36.” The press release even said people
should come and “play.” Frankly, I could use a bit
of that. This traditional program celebrates the
creativity of youth and the simplicity of pioneer
days. Healthy snack and drinks available for a small
price. For a long, hard look at more information, use
your space computer to visit www.facebook.com/
events/1619324818388094.
Operator Error Exhibition
CEI Artworks, 408 SW Monroe Ave.,
Ste. 110. 6 – 8 p.m. Free.
Exhibition featuring local artist and Corvallis Advocate
staffer Johnny Beaver. In his own words, “Through
exercise, nutrition, yoga, meditation, and the like, our
culture has experienced an increase in those seeking
greater body awareness. As someone who has been
besieged by mental illness and chronic insomnia
for half his life, I’ve developed a rather anti-thetical
attitude. Exploring a broken mind/body connection,
the Operator Error series looks at the self in a similar
fashion to those aforementioned, but through a very
different lens.” This special exhibition will be on the
walls through July 19. For more information, search
for “Operator Error” on Facebook.
John Shipe
Calapooia Brewing Company, 140
NE Hill St., Albany. 8 p.m. Free.
Friday, July 15
‘80s DJ Party
Cloud & Kelly’s Public House,
126 SW 1st St. 10 p.m. Free.
1980s dance party. Let’s say that one more time: 1980s
dance party. If you’re not already putting on your
bangley earrings, for shame. For the kind of information
that will rock your body (OK, that was Backstreet Boys),
visit www.cloudandkellys.com.
The Odd Couple
Albany Civic Theater, 111 SE 1st
Ave., Albany. 7:30 p.m. Cost: $12
general admission, $9 for seniors
and juniors.
I’ll admit I don’t do theater often, despite the fact
that every time I do, it’s great. Yep, I’m one of “those”
people. So take my advice: don’t be me. I won’t drop
any spoilers for you if you’re not familiar with this
classic comedy, but I will say that it involves a total
freakin’ slob rooming with a neat freak. A simple
but effective recipe for disaster. I love it. For more
information, check out www.albanycivic.org.
Short but sweet on this one: if you’re into regional
music, you should already know this guy. Based
out of Eugene, Shipe’s blend of rock, pop, and
country merges with a talent for lyricism to… you
know, I’ll just shut up now. A free show with a
fantastic musician—go to it. For information, visit
www.calapooiabrewing.com.
Linn County Fair
Linn County Fairgrounds, 3700 Knox
Butte Rd. E, Albany. All-day event.
Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for seniors for
daily passes.
Remember last week when I made repetitive,
ridiculous... even obnoxious Foghat mentions? Well
this is the day they’re playing. Yeah, there’s food,
things, stuff... other fair things... but this is your
chance to yell “SLOW RIDE!” a whole bunch until
they either play it, or get pissed off and have security
bounce you from the property. Honestly, both
options sound pretty good, right? But seriously, don’t
get thrown out. Other, lesser people, will be there to
enjoy “I Just Want to Make Love to You.” Ugh. For
more information, visit www.linncountyfair.com.
Sunday, July 17
da Vinci Days
Whiteside Theatre, 361 SW Madison
Ave. All-day event, Runs July 15 to
July 17. Free.
“Featuring a wide range of concert band
performances, festival exhibits, including food
and artisan booths, and the return of the popular
Graand Kinetic Challenge featuring pageantry, a
road race, and an exciting sand dune challenge.”
As far as pitches goes, that’s about an 8.9. Throw
in food vendors, the ability to find a cozy spot on
the lawn for hanging-out purposes, a diversity of
music, including an evening concert with Belly Full
of Bob, which turned out to be a great Corvallis
Bob Marley tribute band—and not a flesh-eating
monster. To keep up with what’s going down, take
a gander at www.davincidays.org.
Monday, July 18-Thursday, July 21 on the flip side
Law practiced
thoughtfully,
compassionately
and carefully.
Know Your Locals!
“My commitment is to listen, to empower you with
options, and consider not only your needs today,
but also your interests over the long term.”
-Karen Misfeldt
Attorney at Law
Estate Planning
Family Care
Prenuptial
Agreements
(541)754-7477
310 NW 7th Street • Corvallis
www.sustainablecorvallis.org | www.corvallisiba.org
Tuesday, July 19
Community Movie Night
Darkside Cinema, 215 SW 4th St.
7 p.m. Free.
Monday, July 18
Concert in the Park
Bruce Starker Arts Park, 4485 SW
Country Club Dr. 8 p.m. Free.
The Corvallis Community Band format is as
it usually is, with the band rehearsing from 7
to 8 p.m. and the concert starting at 8 p.m.
and lasting about an hour. Any member of the
community with at least high school ability is
welcome to join up every week for the whole
summer. Honestly, in high school I knew about
three chords on a broken Peavy T-15, so you
might want to avoid going by my standards. I’m
told that all one needs to do is show up a little
before 7 p.m. with an instrument and a music
stand (if you’ve got one). No pesky auditions
and no additional rehearsals are scheduled or
even desired. Each week the concert is totally
different, and with a different theme. This
week’s theme is “Broadway” with Gale Hazel.
For complete details, visit www.c-cband.org.
There are a few kinds of people that read this
ad every week. Those that are going to this
event, those that want to but aren’t... and
those that don’t... well, we won’t talk about
those jerks. Every Tuesday, fantastic classic
films, great commentary from the host.... “lost,
classic, cult.” Complete with era-appropriate
newsreels, cartoons, etc. Donations are
graciously accepted and benefit the renovation
of the Darkside Cinema, Corvallis’ only
independent movie house. And in my opinion,
our best theater in town. For info, visit www.
cmnyk.wordpress.com or www.facebook.com/
freemovienightcorvallis.
Advocate for Your Business...
advertise
[email protected] | 541.766.3675
Wednesday, July 20
Thursday, July 21
David Baker Reading and
Signing
Walk the CAW
Grass Roots Books & Music, 227 SW
2nd St. 7 p.m. Free.
What’s got a silly acronym, brings a ton of
people downtown, and opens the door to local
arts unlike anything else around here? The
CAW (though I’m sure you guessed that from
the title). For the uninitiated, this is a grass
roots-organized art walk that takes place on
the third Thursday of each month, primarily in
the downtown area. From galleries to artists’
studios and much more, expect something
different each month from Corvallis’ vibrant
and diverse arts scene. It’s the pulse of Corvallis
culture. If you haven’t been out yet, do yourself
a favor and give it a shot! Walking maps of the
event can be picked up at any of the storefront
members’ locations or viewed online. For info,
visit www.corvallisartswalk.com.
Grass Roots welcomes Corvallis author David
Baker for the launch of the paperback edition
of his book, Vintage. My interpretation of his
book is this: food columnist Bruno really loves
expensive wine—so much so that it gets him
broke and fired (I can relate). He then
stumbles upon the secret to finding the 1943
Trevallier, “an infamous bottle of wine that
was stolen during World War II.” Honestly, this
sounds like my kind of book. And not only that,
but an excellent chance to support a great
local author! For more seedy info, visit
www.grassrootsbookstore.com.
Amore Music Series
First United Methodist Church, 1165
NW Monroe Ave. 12:15 p.m. Free, but
donations appreciated.
Organist Craig Hanson plays music of Francois
d’Agincourt. D’Agincourt was a composer,
organist, and harpsichordist of French descent,
born in the late 17th century. For those of you
not of the music nerd variety, he wore giant
white wigs and wrote some pretty intense
music. His organ work is my favorite, producing
quite a bit of music that I’d never want to
hear in the dark, because it irrationally scares
the hell out of me. That said, don’t ignore
the classics! From what I hear, Hanson is a
masterful player. Try something different this
summer. For further information, do visit
www.corvallisfumc.org.
Downtown Corvallis. All day. Free.
Free Range Open Mic
Cloud & Kelly’s Public House, 126 SW
1st St. 7 p.m. Free.
All about fostering camaraderie in the local
scene, this event moves between Bombs
Away Cafe and Cloud & Kelly’s Public House
in a way that has it up and running twice
a month. If you’re a new artist looking for
encouragement or practice in front of a
crowd, an area musician looking for a place
to hang out, drink, form new bands, etc., then
this is for you. Musicians for musicians. The
great Steve Hunter will be signing people up
starting at 7 p.m. For more details, visit
www.cloudandkellys.com.
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351 NW Jackson St. #2 • Corvallis
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Every Monday: Bryson Skaar, piano, 7-9pm
Every Tuesday: Celtic Jam, 7-9pm
Every Saturday:Story Time, 10am
2nd Thursday: Acoustic Open Mic, 7-9pm
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