Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:00 am
Teen writers invited to apply for Young Voices
High school students in the mid-valley who are interested in writing or photography are invited to apply for the Democrat-Herald's Young Voices program.
Young Voices gives students the opportunity to learn about newspaper work and a variety of other topics as they produce stories and pictures for a weekly Young Voices page.
Students can contribute as much or as little work as their schedules permit but must be willing to follow through on whatever work they commit to. They'll receive a $25 stipend for every story the paper publishes.
Any student interested in the program should send an e-mail to Associate Editor Steve Lundeberg, the Young Voices adviser, at steve.lundeberg@lee.net. The e-mail should include a 200-word autobiography and few general story topics the writer is interested in pursuing.
For more information, call 812-6110.
LBCC announces staff award winners
Linn-Benton Community College announced the winners of the Pastega Awards at its annual fall in-service Tuesday. The awards are given to honor faculty and classified staff for their contributions to the college.
The Pastega Faculty Excellence Award went to Lynn Trimpe, a math instructor. Trimpe is a Salem resident and has been employed at LBCC since 1979.
The Pastega Classified Excellence Award went to Paulette Myers, foundation coordinator. Myers is also a Salem resident and has worked at LBCC since 1974.
The winners each received a $1,030 honorarium and will have their names engraved on plaques in the College Center's Distinguished Staff Gallery.
The Pastegas own the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in Corvallis. They started the annual awards through the LBCC Foundation in 2000.
Also Tuesday, English instructor Beth Camp received the Distinguished Staff award.
Camp started at LBCC in 1986 as an instructor in the English department. She retired in June. Camp was nominated by her peers for her commitment to students and to the LBCC community.
Camp was lauded as a mentor, innovator and pioneer of technological advances for her work developing online college instruction and tutorials for students.
LBCC's Distinguished Staff Award was established in 1980. Nominees must have completed 10 years of continuous employment with the college.
Rollin' Oldies car show Saturday
The 17th annual "Rollin' Oldies in the Fall" car show will be Saturday at the corner of Highway 34 and Highway 20 at the former site of Lebanon Middle School. Registration for the show is from 9 to 11 a.m. Judging begins at 2 p.m., with trophy presentation at
3 p.m. There will be more than 50 trophies awarded, a 50/50 drawing, food, beverages and vendors.
For more information, contact Dan Miner at 258-8427 or Linda Frazier at 928-6855 or dcfish@quick.com,or go to www.rollinoldies.org.
'Biggest Loser' contestant to speak
LEBANON - Ken Coleman, who appeared on the third season of the NBC reality show "The Biggest Loser," will give a public presentation at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital at 4 p.m. on Sept. 18. Coleman will speak about the experience of losing 161 pounds and will also share information about healthy lifestyle habits and weight maintenance.
The presentation will be held in conference rooms B and C at the hospital. This event will kick off a series of life improvement classes the hospital will offer to the public through the coming year. Coleman's presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, call 451-6313.
Anime Club meets Sept. 22
Fans of Japanese animation and readers of Japanese manga books, age 10 to adult, are invited to join the Anime Club, which meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Albany Main Library, 1390 Waverly Drive S.E.
For more information, contact Doris Hicks, young adult services librarian, at 917-7580, Ext. 4704, or doris.hicks@cityofalbany.net.