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Voluntary layoffs leave city waiting

Local News - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 4:45am
It is going to be a while yet before the public finds out which city of Albany employees are part of a workforce reduction plan.
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Looking for fun at Finley

Local News - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 2:00am
CORVALLIS - Saturday was a special day for 9-year old Gavin Higgins.
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Peace at the end

Local News - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:15am
On his deathbed, Doug Meuler wrote his last will and testament in big block letters on a simple sheet of white paper. He left everything he had to the Native American Longhouse and the Ethnic Studies Department at Oregon State University.
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Barracks go downtown

Local News - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:00am
ADAIR VILLAGE — Watching the workers from Ram Jack Foundations in Eugene maneuver 70-year-old former Camp Adair Army barracks into place on William Carr Avenue brought back a flood of memories for Corvallis resident Merritt Jensen, 92.
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Keeping Track

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 9:25pm
Trash pickup
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Dance will benefit cancer center

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 8:06pm
Vickie’s DJ & Dance is hosting a fundraiser dance for the Samaritan Regional Cancer Center from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Albany Eagles Lodge, 127 Broadalbin St. N.W. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults.
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United Way needs volunteers for allocating funds

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:15am
United Way of Linn County needs about 100 volunteers to help decide funding to agencies. An orientation is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in the Calapooia Middle School cafeteria.
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Open house slated at care facility

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:00am
An open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, to celebrate the opening of Mary’s Place, an adult foster care home for men and women with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.
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Workshop set in Sweet Home on chronic conditions

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:00am
SWEET HOME — The LBCC Sweet Home Center will offer “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions Self-Management Program,” a free workshop for people with ongoing health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, emphysema, heart conditions, high blood pressure and MS.
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Lifeguard instruction under way

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 9:15am
The Albany Parks and Recreation Department is taking registration for lifeguard training and water safety instructor classes at the Albany Community Pool, 2150 36th Ave. S.E.
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Bus service to extend reach

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 9:00am
LEBANON — Residents of Brownsville and Scio who want a ride to Lebanon may soon be able to catch it once a week through the Lebanon Dial-a-Bus.
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Farm Bureau endorses Dudley for governor

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 8:30am
The Oregon Farm Bureau, the state’s largest general agriculture advocacy group, has endorsed Chris Dudley’s candidacy for governor.
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Teamsters add to Kitzhaber’s backing

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 8:30am
The Teamsters Joint Council 37 has endorsed John Kitzhaber for governor, the Democrat’s campaign has announced. The Teamsters group represents 30,000 Oregon workers in nine different locals.
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Albany mall to host daffodil show

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 8:30am
The Oregon Daffodil Society Show will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28, at the Heritage Mall, 1895 14th Ave. S.E.
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Public safety awards

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 8:15am
Jefferson Rural Fire Protection District
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Man receives diploma at 90

Local News - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 7:45am
Lester Martin graduated from Salem High School in 1937, but when it was time for him to receive his diploma, the school told him he owed $5 in transportation fees.
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Exercise classes offered spring term

Local News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:10pm
Physical fitness and exercise classes offered through Linn-Benton Community College’s centers in Lebanon and Sweet Home will begin the week of March 29.
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Lebanon police plan citizens academ

Local News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 8:07pm
LEBANON — The Lebanon Police Department has set a March 25 deadline to register for its citizen police academy. Participation in the academy is free.
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Wind topples tree into garage

Local News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 7:45pm
A freak gust of wind took off the top and severed a second branch of a cedar tree in Henderson Park about 4 p.m. Friday, damaging John and Jane Donovan’s garage and van at 739 Calapooia St. S.W.
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Pull out of the race? No, Sizemore says

Local News - Fri, 03/12/2010 - 5:00pm
Bill Sizemore on Thursday fended off a plea from a mid-valley Republican leader to withdraw from the contest for the GOP nomination for governor.
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