Topic: corvallis

Tonight approximately 250 music lovers spent a wonderful summer evening listening to music played by the Corvallis Community Band.The sky was clear and blue with just a hint of a breeze. People were on blankets or in their favorite chair having snacks and good conversation.The Corvallis Community Band will return next Tuesday, July 1st. The music selection will be "patriotic" in honor of July 4th,...

They don’t get any cuter than these two! Seriously! I had the pleasure of photographing these sisters last week in Corvallis: I love this one of her mama kissing her!: Bubbles,bubbles everywhere! : I really love this image. She so did not want to stand by the tree for me. I love four year olds, they are so cute (and...

The Hilltop Band will hold an outdoor concert in Central Park, Corvallis Oregon on Wednesday, July 2, 2008.The music will start at about 7:30 pm and last until about 9pm. Bring a chair and a blanket and maybe a snack. The music is the best and I guarantee a great evening will be had by all those who attend....

Corvallis residents will be treated to a beautiful week of sun and warm temperatures this last week of June 2008. The past few weeks have been "Ho-Hum" as the best words to describe the weather in Corvallis.If you have any plans to enjoy the outdoors this weekend, by all means do so. Temperatures are predicted to reach 90 degrees by Friday!...

The Corvallis School Board voted to increase the local option tax levy rate for 2008-2009 by 10 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value Monday night.Last year, taxpayers paid $1.10 per $1,000. The earlier proposal was to increase the rate to $1.15. Ultimately the Board decided on $1.20 purportedly to offset pending State reductions in contributions to local districts. Where will it end? Is...

Chautauqua, the World of Ideas, "Free" Lecture Series will take place at the Corvallis Public Library, Tuesday's, June 24th - July 29th, 2008. Time 12 noon - 1pm.Corvallis Library, 645 NW MonroeJune 24th " Out of the Ordinary Oregon"July 1st " Sojourners, Settlers, and new Immigrants: Mexicanos in Oregon"July 8th " Wallace Stegner: Wise Man of the American West"July 15th "Birdsong: Birds as...

cross-posted My friend Eric Stoller was covered in the Corvallis Gazette Times for his blogging on the floods in Iowa: Quickly, Stoller’s blog switched from site mainly focused on education and diversity issues to a repository on the latest news about Iowa flooding. Culling from local newspapers, wire stories, television news and even YouTube videos, Stoller’s blog featured a variety of...

Gas price averages, week of June 23: Oregon This week Last week Month ago Year ago Regular $4.29 $4.27 $3.95 $3.08 Diesel $4.81 $4.82 $4.80 Corvallis This week Last week Month ago Year ago Regular $4.29 $4.28 $3.88 $3.03 Diesel $4.79 $4.81 $4.82 National rank: Oregon's gas prices are 7th highest in the nation. Most expensive: California, $4.60 Least expensive: Oklahoma, $3.83...

At right about the same time Spain was facing off against Italy in penalty shootouts, a similar showdown was taking place in Corvallis. After a goalless draw Cometa and the Señoras Enojadas went to penalties to determine who would meet Squirrels in the finals. Six adult soccer teams, Atrevidos, Cometa, Crown Royal, Jalisco, Señoras Enojadas and Squirrels competed in the Verano...

• In his latest blog post, Cliff Kirkpatrick of the Corvallis Gazette-Times talks about the recent draftees from the Oregon State baseball team. It seems like the bad news is that the Beavers will be losing solid juniors in Jason...