On a recent warm spring Sunday afternoon in front of a record crowd at Goss Stadium I photographed an exciting extra inning game. You can read the story by Brooks Hatch here.
Cal catcher Dylan Tonneson walks off the field as Oregon State's Adalberto Santos scores the winning run in the 11th inning Sunday. The Beavers rallied for two runs in the 11th to knock off Cal 5-4 and complete a three-game sweep of the Bears.
Last week it was looking like we would get a white Christmas here in Corvallis, it still may happen for the folks north of us in Salem and Portland. May you all have a great holiday.
On Sunday December 7, 2008 we ran a collection of stories about the Coast Range community of Harlan. You can read Kyle Odegard’s stories here, here, here and here. There is also a larger gallery of images here.
Most of the land in Harlan is zoned for timber or farm use, and that has made it nearly impossible to build new homes there. The result has been an aging group of residents and a declining populations, locals said.
The signpost at the Harlan T intersection shows that the community is miles away from anywhere else. During periods of nice weather, locals sometimes drive over Marys Peak to get to Highway 34 and Corvallis.
Sterling Grant and his daughter Rebekah Grant live on property their ancestors homesteaded in the 1870s. "I want to live out here all my life," Rebekah said.
Sterling Grant, pictured in his grandfather Leonard Grant's trophy room, talks about predators in the Harlan area. Leonard Grant was a government trapper, and later Lincoln County Commissioner, who killed more than 600 bears.
An old vehicle on Gene Cooper's spread is being reclaimed by nature.
Gene Cooper is 87, but he said he still does 90 percent of the work at his mill by himself.
Sawdust sprays at Gene Cooper's one-man saw mill. "Everybody in this country has got a few of my boards on their property," Cooper said.
The first person buried at the Harlan Cemetery is Morgan Lillard, who was shot to death by his son-in-law.
Aaron Bauman and his wife built a studio-sized shelter to stay in this winter. Though it doesn't have electricity or plumbing, at least they won't be staying in a tent.
There's an interesting mix of people in Harlan, said Aaron Bauman. "You've got loggers, hippies, farmers, Vietnam vets," said Bauman, who moved to the Coast Range community in January.
Winston Grant attended Harlan High School in the 1930's, and holds up his letterman's sweater. He ran track and played basketball for the Huskies. "Belive it or not, I used to jump center. I was five-foot-eight at that time."
Yesterday evening I made this video of HUAYLLIPACHA, a group of Peruvian musicians who have been visiting Corvallis for the past 9 holiday seasons. You can learn more about them at their website.
On Saturday after finishing my shift I went to Reser Stadium to visit with the photographers from our sister paper the Albany Demecrat-Herald as they covered the 5A Championship football game between West Albany and Thurston. You can read Jesse Sowa’s story here. While there I practiced shooting video with my Canon PowerShot G9. Here are some clips from the first half.
Recently a friend emailed me a link to this website. While this website is more tech intensive than I am, I still plan on visiting it before purchasing my next camera.
On Saturday Tom Henderson and I went out to the woods near the Peavy Arboretum to cover the annual timber sports tournament. It was one of those dark foggy mornings where everything was wet. We saw several of the competitors slip on the wet choker setting course, because we only had time to stay for the choker setting competition I don’t know it the weather was a factor in the other events. You can read Tom’s story here and see more photos on my work blog here.
Choker setter Mike Johnson, 21, of Philomath was among the participants Saturday during the annual timber sports competition at Peavy Arboretum
On December 11, 2005 Kyle Odegard and I made the drive over to Lincoln City to cover the inagural Nelscott Reef Tow-in Classic. We had seen video of tow-in surfing and were aware of several large waves around the world, we were a bit surprised when we learned a large wave had been discovered here in Oregon. This had the potential to be a really good story, we checked the Nelscott reef website on a regular basis waiting for the green light. We arrived to find a small traffic jam at the event and frost on the ground. Kyle spent most of his time on the beach where the competitors were entering and exiting the chilly water. I bounced between the beach and a house on the hill with a view of the waves. Kyle and I can bee seen interviewing and photographing local surfer Jason Garding about three quarters of the way through this video, and you can read Kyle’s story here . Now in its fourth year the event window for 2008 is from October 1 through December 31, check the website for updates if you want to attend. The wave is a half mile offshore so bring some binoculars or a telescope if you want to see the action.
UPDATE: Green light! the contest will be held on 11/30/2008
We had a pretty nice fall this year, here are some photos:
Tugman Park in Eugene
Another from Tugman Park
One more from Tugman Park
Yet another from Tugman Park
Final image from Tugman Park
Oregon State University
Another from Oregon State University
Cardwell Hill Cellars
A closer look at Cardwell Hill Cellars
One last look at Cardwell Hill Cellars
Corvallis
I thought I was lazy
Hope you enjoyed them, feel free to comment.
