Hoover Husky Holler - Corvallis School District 509J

May
2010
Issue 9
Hoover Husky Holler
Hoover Elementary School, 3838 NW Walnut Blvd., Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 757-5958
http://www.csd509j.net/hoover
MAY 14 th – Carnival / Raffle / Silent Auction!
The Hoover Carnival is NEXT Friday, May 14 th! This year’s theme is Under the Sea.
The Ocean café will open at 5:00 pm with pizza and sandwiches, and the games will
run from 5:30 to 8:00 pm.
Come and enjoy the fun with new games such as skee-ball, basketball and a fantastic
Titanic inflatable slide! Activity bracelets are available for presale at $13 each from the
office now, or $15 on the night of the event. Individual game tickets can be purchased
for $1 each.
Volunteers are always needed to make the carnival a success! Please sign up to
volunteer for a ½ - 1 hour shift by emailing Monica at monicarob@comcast.net or
calling her at 541-754-7355.
CAKE WALK: Once again we are asking parents to create or purchase delicious
desserts to give away at the Cake Walk. You may drop off your dessert at the school
lobby on the day of the carnival. Please let people know if your dessert contains nuts.
We look forward to seeing everyone at the carnival! No snorkels necessary!
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The raffle will be held during the Hoover Carnival on Friday, May 14 th . We have some
great prizes this year including a Disneyland trip, restaurant certificates, and more!
Please PLEASE be selling raffle tickets to ANYONE you know – people do NOT need
to be present to win! Talk to grandparents, neighbors, Hoover alumni, the mailman …
try to reach out to as many people as possible!
Remember – all money earned from the raffle (as well as funds earned from the
carnival and silent auction!) goes directly to Hoover and benefits YOUR child(ren)!
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The night of the carnival, plan to bid on the TONS of great items on display at the
Silent Auction tables. There is something for everyone – too many to list!
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 1

Dear Hoover Community,
Principal’s Corner
As spring arrives it’s a good time to be reminded of
some safe and healthy behaviors that all of us should
pay attention to. In so doing, everyone will benefit.
May is Walk & Bike to School MONTH! Make it your
goal to get your kids to and from school by their own
(and your own) fuel, by walking, biking, or scootering
to school. This will greatly benefit everyone who
participates as well as the greater Hoover community
by reducing the traffic in the parking lot, resulting in a
safer place for pedestrians, cleaner air, and healthier
people.
Of course, a few of you may not be able to Walk, Bike
or Scooter to school every day, so here are a few
reminders of our parking lot etiquette that will help
everyone be Safe, Responsible and Respectful while
dropping off or picking up your children using an
automobile.
1. Be patient and courteous. If someone’s signaling
a desire to change lanes, please allow them to do
so.
2. Only unload and load your children if you are in
lane 1 (closest to the school), or lane 2. When
unloading in lane 2 you may walk your child to the
sidewalk and then return to your car. When
loading from lane 2 you must stay with your
vehicle and wait for a staff member to bring your
child to your car or give your child the okay to
load.
3. Lane 3 is a flow through lane. If you are unable to
merge into lane 2 or lane 1, parents should exit at
the east end and re-enter the parking lot with the
goal of being able to merge. Just sitting and
waiting in the 3 rd lane for an opening in lane 2
often creates a traffic back up that ends all the
way out in to Walnut Blvd. This makes the
pedestrian crosswalk a much more confusing and
dangerous place for our students and parents who
are walking to and from school.
4. To avoid the parking lot traffic crunch altogether,
parents might find it beneficial to park across
Walnut in the neighborhood or at the Northwest
Hills Church and walk to and from the school.
This can actually add a nice little walk for you and
your children before the busy school and work day
begins.
5. When waiting for your child to load at the end of
the day, please be sure to turn off your engine.
The fumes from idling vehicles are a major
contributor to unhealthy air around our school.
6. If you have a child in K through 2 nd , and another
child in 3 rd through 5 th , please unload both
children at the same time (typically at the primary
end of the parking lot), rather than unloading one
at the primary side and the other the intermediate
side of the school, which really extends your time
negotiating the traffic, increasing the congestion
and the pollution. Your older child can easily walk
from the primary side to his/her classroom,
probably quicker than you’d get them there by
transporting them the extra 200 feet in your car.
It may seem to ignore one of these “rules” it shouldn’t
be a big deal. After all, it just “little ol’ me”. Please
keep in mind that 20, or 50, or 100 people ignoring
just one of these rules can turn our parking lot in to a
congested and stressful situation for many, and a
potentially unsafe place for our children.
If everyone parent would keep our three rules in mind
– Be Safe, Be Respectful, & Be Responsible, when
coming and going from school, everyone will benefit.
If we add one more “rule” for the rest of the year – Be
Healthy - then everyone will benefit even more!
Thanks to each of you for all that you do to make
Hoover a great school, especially in how you treat one
another in our wild and crazy parking lot!
Let’s make May our Safest and Healthiest
month…maybe even extend that goal in to June!
Wouldn’t that be nice!
Respectfully,
Bryan Traylor, Principal
Check out Lucky’s
Market
(a.k.a. the Student Store)
Every Friday at
Lunch Break!
Stop by and see the fun pencils,
erasers, and other items for sale.
The Student Store is run by 5 th grade
students and used to fund their June
celebration!
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 2

Happy Spring Hoover Families!
This is a very busy spring with Hoover/HPTO
activities!
Coming up first is our Carnival/Raffle/Auction on
Friday, May 14. The carnival is an excellent
opportunity to volunteer for an hour shift and help
make this a fun evening. Please contact Monica
Turkisher at monicarob@comcast.net to sign up for a
shift. Many volunteers are needed to continue having
this event for our children and families.
Our Disneyland raffle has begun and will culminate
in a drawing at the end of the carnival. You need not
be present to win, so see if those friends and
neighbors are ready for a California trip!!
This year's silent auction will be a bigger and better
affair featuring ceramic platters designed and painted
by each classroom. Give your child a lasting memento
of their school year and classmates.
We will have a proof and ordering opportunities for the
Hoover all-school picture which was taken on
Thursday. The students look great in their Husky Blue
and the picture is a great keepsake of their school
year.
We have a spring book sale coming this month. HPTO
decided to work with a local business rather than the
Scholastic company for this sale. Grass Roots,
working with the teachers have put together a quality
list of titles for summer reading. More information will
be coming on this event.
UPCOMING CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Our school year's activities will wrap up with the
Hoover Field Day on June 14. This is another
excellent opportunity for volunteering and really can't
happen without your help. The kids love to have their
parents there and you have the opportunity of meeting
other parents and being part of a great end of school
celebration!
Our next and probably last HPTO meeting of this
school year will be next Tuesday, May 11, at 7:00 pm
in the Hoover library. We will have a better idea of our
budget and possible class configurations at that time.
We would also like your input on HPTO funding for
Hoover.
Would you like our money to be used for enrichment
(art or music opportunities, assemblies, technology
etc.) or have a more direct impact on classroom size
and staffing? Please come to the meeting and share
your ideas.
We have a couple of HPTO positions open for next
year. We are looking for a new treasurer and
President-elect. Rebecca Sauret is leaving as
treasurer, having organized our finances and leaving
a very easy, workable system in place. Terry Comer is
our incoming President and a new President-elect will
have a year of "shadowing" to get comfortable with the
position.
If you are interested in either of these positions,
please call Marcy Hermens at 541-757-5958 or
Melinda Lind at 541-754-6428. We hope to see you
on Tuesday!
Melinda Lind
HPTO President
May 5 9:00–10:30am 5 th grade visits to Middle School
May 5 (lunch time) Buddy Classes lunching together today
May 10 3:00 pm Site Council meeting in Classroom #9
May 11 7:00 pm HPTO meeting in Hoover Library
May 12 10:15 am Wildlife Safari Assembly in the Hoover Gym
May 13 1:30 pm Hoover Habitat Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
May 14 5:30 pm Hoover Carnival / Auction / Raffle
May 19 10:15 am Middle School STRINGS Assembly
May 19 1:00 pm Kdg – 3 rd grade Assembly to Watch Play
May 20 (morning) Walk/Bike to School & FREE Breakfast Day
May 24 5:00-Midnight Friends/Family Night at McMenamins on 4 th
50% of ALL Sales go to Hoover
May 26 10;15 am Wellness Award Assembly
May 27 SPIRIT DAY – Theme TBA
May 27 9:30 am New Kinders Visit Hoover
May 27 1:00 pm School Assembly to Watch Play
May 31 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day
GOT SCRIP?!
SCRIP is the EASIEST way to
support your school without it
costing you extra money!
Your HPTO buys the gift cards at a
discount and then sells them to you
at face value. Example: $20 gets
you a $20 Safeway card (or
Starbucks or American
Dream…you decide!)
NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!
Stop by before, during, or after
school and buy your SCRIP today!
GO HUSKIES!
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 3

Used Book & Media Sale
The Hoover Carnival will once again be the place to
pick up some great deals on used BOOKS, DVDs,
CDs,and VHS tapes. This year we will also
collect PUZZLES for any age (with complete pieces,
please.)
Hoover families, please bring items to donate to the
school foyer between May 10th and May 14th.
All items will be priced between $1 and $3, and can
be purchased at the Hoover Carnival (on May 14 th )
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Help with the setup of the Book Sale would be much
appreciated in the gym after school on Friday, May
14th. Contact Marganne Huang at
dmhuang6@msn.com with any questions.
District seeks students with
special education needs
Federal law requires that school districts provide
special education services to eligible children with
disabilities from kindergarten through age 21. Families
with special needs children are encouraged to contact
their local school to learn more about the special
education services that may be available to them.
According to the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA), disabilities that may require special
education support include learning disabilities,
physical orthopedic disabilities, other health
impairments, mental retardation, hearing or vision
impairments, speech or language disorders, emotional
disturbance, traumatic brain injury or autism.
A list of contacts and resources available through the
Corvallis School District is available on the Special
Education Services Web page.
The IDEA legislation also provides services to special
needs children from birth to age 3 through local
education service districts. For information about early
intervention programs, call 753-1202, ext. 111.
Hoover Student Council
Collecting for the Homeless
The Executive Student Council is sponsoring a
fundraiser for the McKinney Homeless Education
Program. We will be collecting personal and
household items from April 20-May 14.
Please donate shampoo, laundry detergent, toilet
paper, soap, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
deodorant and feminine hygiene products. Bring these
items to the office. Thank you for your support.
Hoover Library News
The book list for the 2010-2011 Oregon Battle of the
Books is now listed on the Hoover Library website as
well as the OBOB website
http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/OBOB+BOOKS+FOR+2
010-2011. Students in grades 3-5 are encouraged to
read as many of these 16 titles as they can. Summer
is a great time to start reading these books!
Reminder: Please help your students to be
responsible and return their library book when it is due
so that another student may read it! Due to a limited
budget, the Hoover library may have only one copy of
a popular or new book. Please be considerate!
Keep the Library in mind when Spring cleaning.
Donation books are accepted by Mrs. McIntyre in the
Hoover Library if they are in good condition and
appropriate for the collection. Thank You!
Want to know what Hoover Library books your
child has checked out? You may get your child’s
library number from Mrs. McIntyre in the Hoover
Library and check your child’s library account on the
Corvallis School District website.
Go to the Corvallis School District website
(www.csd509j.net)
Library Online Catalog, a database of all books in all
libraries in 509J.
Click on students and parents (top bar)
Click on students (on left)
Click on Catalog
After clicking on catalog
Click on the MY Stuff tab
Click on Show my record
Put in student ID number and click “enter” to
see what books are checked out to your child!
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 4

Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis
The Clubhouse After-School Program is open to all
MEMBERS, grades 1-12, 2:45 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Cost is
$25/year.
STARS is an after school academic & enrichment
program located at Adams, Garfield, Hoover,
Jefferson, Mt View & Wilson elementary schools.
STARS operates 2:30-6:00pm, M-F. We offer full time
and part time schedules, including drop-in days.
Scholarships are available.
The Club PLUS After-School Program is required for
all kindergarten students this year. It is open to
children in grades K-3, providing a more structured
environment for younger members. Cost is
$60/month.
Registration for Summer Day Camp for grades 1-5
begins April 15. The program runs from 6/21 – 9/3
and cost is $150/week, 7:30am-6pm, M-F, with
optional weekly field trips at an additional fee. Price
includes all meals, camp T-shirt, and a Thursday field
trip for all campers. Scholarships are available.
The Clubhouse will be closed for Memorial Day on
Monday, May 31.
The Clubhouse is no longer open on Saturdays for the
remainder of the school year.
Registration for T-ball and coach-pitch baseball for
ages 5-8 is open until June 1. Cost is $50. Teams are
co-ed, season runs mid-June – late July.
Current Membership is required for all programs.
Register for all programs online at
www.bgccorvallis.org.
Please join us at the Boys and Girls Club on Saturday,
May 8th for a FREE funfilled day with lots of family
activities. We will begin the day with a bike parade at
10am and have prize drawings every half hour until
3pm.
There will be dental, vision, and chiropractic
screenings, games, raffles, balloons, and healthy
snacks. We plan to have the police and fire
departments present too! See you all there!
Lifeskill for the month: Integrity
Corvallis Camerata to Perform
Vivaldi “Four Seasons”
The Corvallis Camerata String Orchestra will perform
the classical masterwork “The Four Seasons” by
Antonio Vivaldi for two special performances. The
Portland performance will be held at the First
Congregational United Church of Christ, 1126 SW
Park Avenue in downtown Portland on Saturday, May
8. The Corvallis performance will be on Wednesday,
May 12 in the sanctuary of the First Methodist Church,
11 th and Monroe St. Both performances begin at
7:30PM. Tickets are $5 for adults. Students are free.
Tickets for the Corvallis performance will be available
at Gracewinds Music in Corvallis and from Camerata
members beginning May 1. Tickets for the Portland
performance will be available at the door beginning at
6:30PM on the performance night.
Each of the four “Season’s” concerti will feature a
different student violin soloist. La primavera (Spring)
will be performed by Brian Lach. L’estate (Summer)
will be performed by Patrick Yun. Kayla Reiman will
be performing L’autunno (Autumn) and L’inverno
(Winter) will be performed by Rebecca Lomnicky. All
of the student soloists are seniors and long-term
members of the Corvallis orchestra program.
The word “Camerata” roughly translates to mean “a
group of friends who share a similar interest in arts
and academics”. The Camerata is the top orchestra in
the Corvallis School District’s award winning orchestra
program. The Camerata has won numerous honors
including recent state and NW championships and
been invited to perform throughout the Pacific
Northwest. In the summer of 2008,
The Camerata members come from both Crescent
Valley and Corvallis High Schools. The orchestra is
conducted by Charles Creighton who is in his 28 th and
final year with the Corvallis School District.
Vivaldi’s “Four Season’s” is one of the world’s most
enduring and beloved classical favorites. Written in
1725, the composer uses musical moods, motifs and
special string effects to capture the feeling of each of
the seasons.
“After 285 years, the music is still vibrant and relevant”
says Creighton. “Our kids play with a very fresh vitality
that brings the music alive”. “It will be a great show!”
Talk with your child about ways you both can use this lifeskill every day!
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 5

Before School Care Fees for
School Year 2010-2011
Since the 2006-2007 school year, Before-School
childcare has been available to families at a cost
of $25 per child per month.
The cost was calculated to cover the cost of staff
providing this non-educational service to families
needing an early care option. While staffing costs
have risen, the cost for families to use the
program has remained unchanged since 2006.
For the 2010-2011 school year, the cost for
the early morning childcare program will
increase to $30 per child per month.
Please call the Hoover Office at (541) 757-5958 if
you have any questions regarding the before
school care program.
Late to Class / Tardiness
Students are considered tardy if they are not in
the classroom ready to learn at 8:20 a.m.
Beginning the school day on time is crucial.
Students must be on time in order to begin the
day with peers, receive necessary instructions
and be a contributing member of the group.
When a child is late for class it often interrupts
other students’ learning.
Sometimes tardiness is unavoidable; Oregon
State Statute defines excusable absences as
illness or emergency within the family.
If your child does arrive late it is important that
they check in at the office. Otherwise they will be
marked as absent.
Kindergarten Transfer Process for
2010-2011 Closes Soon
Transfer applications for children entering
kindergarten in 2010-2011 will be accepted by the
Corvallis School District electronically between April 1,
2010, and May 14, 2010.
The on-line application is available now through the
Corvallis School District website at
http://www.csd509j.net. If you do not have access at
home, free internet access is available at the District
Office, 1555 SW 35 th Street, or at the Corvallis Public
Library.
Any transfers submitted after the May deadline will be
added to a waiting list as they arrive and held until late
August when principals will have a chance to review
and determine space availability. Families should
enroll at their home area school until a determination
is made.
For more information or assistance, please call the
District Receptionist at 757-5811.
Hoover School Talent Show
The Hoover Executive Student Council will once again
be sponsoring a talent show this spring. It is
scheduled to be held on Friday, June 4 th .
The talent show is open for 3 rd , 4 th and 5 th graders to
participate in, but all grade levels come to watch it.
If your 3 rd /4 th /5 th grade child would like to perform in
the show, he or she must fill out an audition form,
have it signed by you, and turn it into the office.
Audition forms must be received by the afternoon
of May 14 th .
Auditions will be held during lunch recesses from May
11 th through May 25 th . The audition schedule will be
posted outside the office and the day’s acts will be
announced during morning announcements.
Keep in mind: We will only have time for 25 acts, so
not everyone will automatically get to perform in the
talent show if we have more than 25 acts auditioning.
Acts are to be no longer than 3 minutes in length,
must be appropriate for all ages, and must not include
lip-synching. Students may perform solo acts, or may
work in groups. However, each student in the act
must turn in a signed audition form.
The school will provide a microphone, and CD player
as well as a piano. Other props or equipment may be
arranged upon request, but needs to be requested
prior to the audition.
Families, of course, are encouraged to come enjoy
the Talent Show on June 4 th at 1:15 p.m. in the gym.
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 6

Hoover Listserv
A great way to receive information at Hoover
School is through the LISTSERV. The
LISTSERV is used to share general school
information as well as communicate emergency
information and closures.
To be added to the Hoover LISTSERV, please
follow the directions below.
Register password on Listserv:
1. Go to http://listserv.csd 509j.net/listserv/
2. Click “Register on Listserv”
3. Enter email address
4. Enter desired password (twice)
5. Click Register Password
6. Open email sent from listserv and click on
confirmation link
Subscribe/Unsubscribe Listserv:
1. Go to http://listserv. csd509j. net/listserv/
2. Click on “List Archives”
3. Click on HOOVER Parents
4. Select “Join or leave the list”
5. Enter your name and email address
6. Select “Join” or “Leave” at the bottom of the
screen.
7. If joining, the listserv administrator will confirm your
registration before you will receive any emails from
the list.
For more information or assistance, please
contact Marcy Hermens, Hoover secretary, at
757-5958.
Hoover’s Website:
The Hoover Staff maintains a wonderful website with
lots of valuable information. Book-mark it today and
check it frequently! http://www.csd509j.net/hoover
TRY TABLE TENNIS!
The Hoover Table Tennis Club meets every
Tuesday and Saturday from 7:15 – 9:00 pm
(except holidays) in the Hoover gym.
This club is free to all. Children 10 & under must
come with an adult.
Messages to Your Student
If you need to get a message to your child before
the end of the school day please call the Hoover
office at 757-5958 before 1:50 p.m. Messages
are delivered directly to your child’s teacher each
afternoon. This is a convenience for parents to
communicate after-school plans to their children.
Please do not call your child’s classroom directly
during the school day to make plans as this
interrupts classroom instruction. Thank you for
your help with this.
Free/Reduced Meal Program
Parents - your child(ren) may be eligible for free meals
(breakfast and lunch), especially if you have recently
lost your job or had your work hours reduced. You are
also automatically eligible if you have been approved
for Food Stamps.
You can qualify for Free Meals by picking up an
application in the school office or by contacting Marv
Newcombe at District Food Services (757-5903).
Applying for Free or Reduced Meals can be done
anytime during the year.
Lunch Money
Have you seen your child come home with a red
stamp on their hand or an orange reminder slip? If so,
it means that your child’s meal account is out of
money. “Lunch” money in any amount can be
brought to the school office to be deposited into meal
accounts.
If you’re not sure what the balance is in your child’s
meal account, please call the office at 757-5958 and
we will help you.
Medication at School
All medication, including cough drops, must be
turned into the office with a completed Medical
Authorization/Administration Form. District
policy states that we need to have the medication
in the original container, and if it is a prescription,
the label must be attached to the container.
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 7

Hoover SCRIP Program
Please support Hoover by buying Scrip! Hoover buys
popular gift cards from local and national businesses
at a discount and sells them to you at face value.
Hoover then earns 2-40% on every dollar that you
spend!
Who doesn't frequent Starbucks, Coffee Culture, Fred
Meyer, American Dream, or Safeway (just to give a
few examples!)? If you buy $10 of Coffee Culture
scrip, Hoover earns 1$ of that, and you still have $10
to spend at Coffee Culture! What a great deal for
Hoover!!
You can buy scrip by stopping by the Scrip table in the
afternoons, buying directly from the office, or
contacting Laura Wilson at 541-207-3111 or
wilsonknittel@mac.com.
The Scrip table will be open during the Hoover
Carnival, so come prepared with cash or your
checkbook!!!
Corvallis Safe Routes to School
Healthy Students. Healthy Community.
Thank you for your participation in Safe Routes to
School (SRTS) activity this school year.
With just six more weeks of school, please note the
following dates:
May
14 Return Parent Survey about Walking and
Biking to School to classroom teacher or
front office. School library will receive books
related to active transportation and safety for
high percentage of return.
20 Walk/Bike to School and FREE Breakfast Day
at Hoover
June
5 SRTS Fest (celebration for all students, families,
and staff in the Corvallis School District)
hosted at Hoover Elementary. Look for flyers
coming home the week of May 17 th .
Questions? Comments? Contact Gigi Sims at
gigi.sims@corvallis.k12.or.us
Hey Hoover Huskies!
Join us at
McMenamins Restaurant
420 NW Third Street,
Corvallis, OR 97330
(541) 758-6044 (for take-out)
generously supports our Hoover
Huskies by sponsoring a Family and
Friends Night Fundraiser
Monday, May 24 th , 2010
5:00 p.m. – Midnight
50% of ALL SALES (except the
purchase of merchandise and gift
cards) during this time will go to
benefit Hoover School.
McMenamin’s offers great
burgers, fish & chips, soups,
beverages, and more!
Please join us and invite your
family, friends, neighbors, coworkers…..anyone
you can spread
the word to! We hope to make this
evening a great success.
Thank you for supporting our
Hoover Huskies!
Hoover Husky Holler – May Edition Page 8

Sustainability Activities
in our Community!
SATURDAY, MAY 1 – SUNDAY, MAY 9 (Various
times)
NATURAL AREAS CELEBRATION WEEK – 20
special events showcasing local natural areas: guided
hikes, restoration tours, wildlife/plant identification,
historic barn tours.
Locations and a detailed schedule, go to
www.sustainablecorvallis.org/naturalareasactionteam
Contact: Molly Monroe, 541-752-3574
Sponsors: Corvallis Sustainability Coalition Natural
Areas Action Team and many partners
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
BETTER NOT BIGGER - Reshaping the Economy
for a Finite World
Rob Dietz, Director of the Center for the Advancement
of a Steady State Economy
Corvallis Benton Public Library – Free of charge
Contact: Maureen Beezhold at 541-752-3517 or
maureentns@peak.org
Sponsor: The Natural Step/Corvallis
WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 (7:00 – 9:00 p.m.)
RAINWATER HARVESTING CLASS
Co-op South Store Meeting Room
Free & Open-to-the-Public
Registration required: call (541) 753-3115 x0
Sponsors: Co-op & Willamette Watershed Productions
WEDNESDAYS (7:00 – 8:30 p.m.) & SATURDAYS
(9:00 – 11:00 a.m.)
MAY 12 – 22 (Beginners)
MAY 26 – JUNE 5 (Advanced)
BIRDING IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Avery House Nature Center and field trips
$40 per 2-week session
Questions: Don Boucher, bouchondon@peak.org
Registration: Anne, 753-9211
Sponsors: Corvallis Environmental Center and
Neighborhood Naturalist
SUNDAY, MAY 16 (9:00 a.m. – 12 noon)
NATURALIST ADVENTURE
1210 SW Avery Park Dr.
Cost: Free
Contact: Don, 541-753-7689, bouchdon@peak.org,
www.neighborhood-naturalist.com
Sponsor: Neighborhood Naturalist
SATURDAY, MAY 16 (2:00 – 4:00 p.m.)
SPRING OPEN HOUSE
Avery House Nature Center, 1200 Avery Park Rd.
Contact: Anne, 753-9211
Sponsor: Corvallis Environmental Center
SUNDAY, MAY 16 (6:00 – 8:00 p.m.)
FARMS FEED EVERYONE - BENEFIT DINNER
333 NW 35th Street, Corvallis.
Sliding scale donation $12 - $49.
RSVP: 541-757-1988 ext. 307 or email
thatsmyfarmer@gmail.com.
Sponsors: Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Interfaith
Food and Farms Partnership and local partners.
SUNDAY, MAY 23 (Car tour starts 1:00 p.m. and
bike tour starts 1:30 p.m.)
BLACKBERRY JONES AND THE INVADERS OF
DUNAWI CREEK: A Tour of Dunawi Creek from Bald
Hill to Marys River
Meet on the Midge Cramer Trail at Bald Hill near
Benton County Fairgrounds
Cost: FREE
Contact info: Gwenn Kubeck;
gwenn.kubeck@ci.corvallis.or.us; 541-766-6916
Sponsors: City of Corvallis Stormwater Program,
Benton Soil & Water Conservation District, Willamette
Watershed Productions
TUESDAY, MAY 25 (7:00 p.m.)
HELPING THE HOMELESS: Stories about real
homeless persons in Corvallis
Songs by Cassandra Robertson and Paul Pritchard.
Majestic Theater,115 SW 2nd St. Free, contributions
accepted.
RSVP required: Gina Umble, gkumble@gmail.com
754-7380, or Barbara Ross, 541-752-3605,
bross@exchange net
.
Sponsors: Corvallis Homeless Shelter Coalition, Keller
Williams, The Book Bin, and Sibling Revelry.
Corvallis Knights Baseball
Making plans for this summer? Exploring affordable
family entertainment options? Check out Corvallis
Knights baseball. The team features 30 home
games and a full slate of entertaining promotions
June-August at Goss Stadium on the campus of
Oregon State.
Review the Knights' website to find out about their
cool promotions and ticket costs at:
http://www.corvallisknights.com/schedule.php?p=prom
otion
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