Reflector Art

"Portals Through Time" by Dick Elliott

Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University

900 State Street

Salem, OR 97301

Tomorrow the museum will dedicate "Portals Through Time" which consists of 45-windows that decorate the 2nd floor of the museum. The windows are made from amber, blue, clear, green and red safety reflectors. The kaleidoscope effect they create inside the building is even more artistic. The museum is also celebrating the opening of The Art of Ceremony: Regalia of Native Oregon exhibit and its 10-year anniversary this week.

Soap Box Racer

Salem Soap Box Derby

2008 Fall Rally Races

September 27 & 28

Bush Park

Salem, OR

Ride in the Country

Peach of a Century

September 28, 2008

The annual 100-Mile bike trek, sponsored by the Salem Bicycle Club, routes over 1000 cyclists through Salem, Jefferson, Stayton, Sublimity and Silverton's rural areas. As of 9AM, the countryside was peppered with brightly clad cyclists pedaling through the pastures. Free peach pie awaits cyclists at the 100-mile marker.

Say Cheese

Say Cheese, originally uploaded by gogouci.

National Alpaca Farm Days
September 27-28, 2008
Cascade Shadow Alpacas, LLC
6592 Heritage Hill Rd. SE
Salem, OR 97317

Breeding alpacas worth $10-20K? Source of organic weaving fiber? Potty-trained? I think I may have found my next investment.

PeeWees

Welcome to football boys!

Carousel Animals

Albany Brass Ring Historical Carousel and Museum

503 First Avenue W

Albany, OR 97321

Pictured are three completed hand carved carousel animals. Projected completion date for the all hand hewn Victorian carousel is 2018. The museum featured a workshop where the pieces were being carved, a studio where the completed animals went to be painted and treated, a museum that housed vintage original Dentzel carousel animals and carousel panels. The artistry and detail of all the animals was amazing. What makes the project even more unbelievable was the fact that all the materials were donated and the workmanship volunteered. If ever in the Albany area, this is a must see.

Below, unfinished cat with volunteer working diligently on the next detail.

For more information: www.albanybrassring.com

Old Flour Sacks

Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site

32655 Boston Mill Drive

Shedd, OR 97377

Examples of the sacks the mills distributed flour in and their many uses (garment fabrication) after the flour was depleted. Thompson's Mills just celebrated its 150th birthday last Saturday, though it hasn't been in production for 20 years. The State Parks Department hopes to open the grounds year-round to visitors starting this October.
Below, the mill along the Calapooia River.