High on the Hog, a food cart in the Red Barn complex of North Albany. Morgan Meyers is an employee, he was inspired to work in the service industry by a close friend and to understand the treatment of members of food service. 
Saturday October 16th at 10am Roadrunners Explorers Club met for their first adventure at Greens Bridge Garden in Jefferson, OR. Beth Lyons and Sky Wheeler are the club advisors who plan each meet up. Club members are greeted, introduced, and participate in trivia about the days activity. Greens Bridge includes a pumpkin patch, family friendly activities, concession vendors, hay rides, and a pumpkin canon target range.
Roadrunner Explorers plan to meet at least once a month going forward, next activity is in November to Hatfield Marine Science in Newport, OR. It is reported over 40 individuals are signed up for announcements. Transportation must be acquired to attend as it is not yet provided, however the group does meet to drive together.
The Corvallis Fire Department greeted the public on Saturday October 9, from 10am to 1pm, during a COVID-safe drive-through safety display at the Benton County Fairgrounds. Firefighters, EMTs, and volunteer firefighters masked up and met with the public to promote October’s Fire Safety Awareness month. The public spoke with experts and saw their trucks and gear up close, then drove through the large shelter to see a boat rescue, a fire ladder in action, rural firefighters, and chemical hazard clean up. This event and others are organized by Carmen Westfall, who takes care of the details making it possible during COVID times for these first responders who must take the public’s safety and health into consideration in their careers and at home.
The Corvallis Fire Department’s next event will be on Friday, October 29, in conjunction with The Rotary Club’s Halloween drive-through, at the same shelter at the fairgrounds. Chief Jones recommends households practice their exit plan and discuss their meeting place, and actively teach kitchen safety. Keep your smoke detectors powered because they can’t alert without working batteries. Carbon monoxide (which is slightly lighter than air) detectors should be placed away from fuels and fuel tanks. For more information visit www.usfa.fema.gov.
While in the ceramics department at the Benton Center you can find artists creating. Students finishing their projects and learning to master techniques with clay. Taught by Renee McKitterick, ceramics at Linn Benton Community College is a way for students to produce creativity and therapeutically manipulate clay.
When the first Women’s March went worldwide in 2017, I was watching at home recovering from a difficult labor. Rocking my new baby, nursing her and feeling torn. Wishing I could join the protests with my friends and likeminded kind but also afraid of the world’s regression that I just birthed my tiny human into. I grew up believing that all Americans are equal but it seemed some were trying to prove me wrong.
When I saw on Facebook another rally had been organized, I did not want to miss it. I believe there has been a worldwide Women’s March each year but in response to the Texas Heartbeat Act this March among others was formed. The atmosphere was passionate and prophetic, supportive and family friendly. Though I chose to arrange childcare for my daughter who is now 4 years old, because I had an assignment and never want to make her feel less important. It was wonderful to see families together, strong in their belief.
It’s extremely hard for me to single out just 3 favorite images but here’s my attempt. Thanks for looking!
In response to Texas “Heartbeat Act” citizens of Corvallis showed up for a Women’s right to body autonomy.
The group met at 11am at Central Park in Corvallis, after a few passionate speakers they marched up 8th st., down Monroe, to the Benton County Courthouse in an organized fashion at a slow pace. At he courthouse a crowd of around 500 supporters rallied and cheered as cars honked. Chants such as “my body, my choice” and “no uterus, no opinion” could be heard clearly in unison. After about 40 mins the group of women, men, children, and happy dogs walked back to the park and dispersed. This was a joyful, passionate, and family friendly event with only one man as a counter protester who left at the sight of the crowd gathered at the courthouse.
I’m pleased with so many of the images I captured and will post all of them on my Instagram @sabrinasviewfinder. I even received a free tee-shirt from an artist with the slogan “shed the patriarchy” and an artistic image of a uterus on it.
Gearing up to take event photos at the Benton County Fair I choose my Canon Mark iv and my Sigma 50mm art. But on the inside I was ex...
