Posted: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:00 am
ALBANY
Cake party planned for 99th birthday
In honor of Agnes Robinson's 99th birthday, friends and family are invited for cake at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Alterra Villas of Albany, 1560 Davidson St. S.E.
Robinson was born April 1, 1908, in Beaverton. She and her husband, Clarence, had three children: June, Clarence Jr. and Karol. She has seven grandchildren, one of whom is pro golfer Justin Bolli.
Agnes and Clarence owned and operated a dairy farm in Tillamook for 17 years. They moved to Albany in 1959, and co-owned Albany Golf Club for three years. Agnes continued to play golf three times a week until she was 84. She gave up golf to take care of Clarence, who had Alzheimer's. She has lived at the Villas for 11 years.
Memorial music program to hold bottle drive
The Memorial Middle School music department will hold a pop can and bottle drive to help students attend summer music camps.
The drive will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in front of the school, 1050 S.W. Queen Ave.
If you have a large quantity of bottles to donate and would like them picked up during the drive, call the school at 967-4537 between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. before Friday and leave a phone number and address. Or send an e-mail to julie_buchert@albany.k12.or.us.
Sculpture, art by Jimpi on display at City Hall
Sculpture and a variety of other art forms by Albany artist Jim Piercey are on display throughout April at Albany City Hall, 333 Broadalbin St. S.W.
Piercey, also known as "Jimpi," began his commercial art career in 1978 by creating and selling an ongoing series of pieces including the Anti-Nuclear War Head. Jimpi mainly works in clay, but also paints in watercolor. His exhibited works range from yoga action figures to ancestor portraits.
Piercey and his wife, Brooke Bigelow, recently opened the Communicating Vessels Center for meditation, yoga, art and dance.
For more information, call Theresa Johnson at 917-7777.
MID-VALLEY
High schoolers invited to culinary contest
Mid-valley high school students will have an opportunity this spring to compete in the first Willamette Valley High School Culinary Competition, to be held Saturday in the cafeteria at South Albany High School.
Rick Sherman, director of food service for the Albany school district, is patterning the competition after a similar contest for younger students, which he has organized for three years.
Participating so far will be students from South Albany, West Albany, Corvallis, Crescent Valley, South Eugene, Lebanon and Sweet Home high schools.
Democrat-Herald