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Keizer fire prevention week open house

Also in attendance this year will be Fire Pup and Freddy the Fire Truck

(KEIZER, Ore.) - The Keizer Fire District will hold its Annual Fire Prevention Week Open House on Monday, October 4, 2010. Hours of the Open House are 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM.

Visitors will be able to see apparatus displays and get valuable fire safety information. In addition visitors can participate in fun activities and enjoy refreshments.

Tigard police take lead to help make rental properties safe

The program helps rental property managers, owners and landlords maintain a safe and attractive property

(TIGARD, Ore.) - The Westside Crime Prevention Coalition (WCPC) will present a training opportunity to rental property owners and managers on Wednesday, November 3, 2010. John Campbell will present the eight-hour training session titled "Keeping Illegal Activity Off Rental Properties" at the Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW 5th Street in Beaverton. It will begin at 8:30AM and continue until 4:30PM in the first floor conference center. The cost is $35.00 which includes a continental breakfast, lunch and a training manual.

The training curriculum is adapted from a nationally recognized program developed by Campbell. The need for this training came to mind after Campbell was embattled in his own neighborhood in a struggle with criminals seemingly overtaking the area. The idea was then developed specifically for rental properties in efforts to enhance their safety and create more desirable neighborhoods.

The Annual Night of Fire Lights it Up for Crowds Tonight

Come early or come late, the car show and festivities will be going strong into the night.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Night of Fire is back! Organizers say they have been working non stop to make this Night of Fire the biggest show ever.

The Night of Fire is a wild night full of fun and I hope you can join us on the Friday night going into Labor Day Weekend, Just across from the North Liberty Street Applebees between Fred Meyers and Pine St.

Saving 2 Billion Gallons of Water, One Community at a Time

Responsible Bathroom Tour Arrives in Oregon to Highlight Water Conservation.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Oregon, US– Local water conservation is the most direct way to reduce water bills and cut energy costs while also managing a precious resource.

To help raise awareness about water conservation and to offer practical solutions through water-saving bathroom fixtures, a national mobile marketing campaign will arrive in Oregon on July 20th.

Your City, USA Enjoys Summer

An amazing set of images celebrating summer in Oregon's capitol city.

(Salem and the surrounding areas) - As I grow older I enjoy summer more and more. It's not just the longer days. (I must have light.) It's all the different activities that our community sponsors. These past weeks there have been so many.

BIG Beards and BIG Lights Top the Concert Line-Up at the 2010 Oregon State Fair

Concert headliners include ZZ Top, Dierks Bentley and the Michael Jackson Laser & Dance Spectacular

(SALEM, Ore.) - With more than 9,000 things to do, see and taste, the 2010 Oregon State Fair is too big to miss. It truly has something for everybody, with events and activities that are classic and cutting‐edge.

Where else could you, in one day, go to a lumberjack competition, walk through Jurassic park, enter a watermelon seed spitting contest, ride a Ferris wheel, taste Oregon’s finest wines, and see country star Dierks Bentley in concert?

No where!

World Beat 2010 in Salem

Celebrate and learn about the cultural richness of the world, in Oregon's capital city.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Held in Salem's Riverfront Park on the banks of the Willamette River, the World Beat Festival is a two-day, non-stop program of international music, dance, song, traditional theater, ethnic foods, hands-on crafts, traditional customs and rituals, and folklore.

Keizer Iris Festival in Full Bloom This Weekend

The annual Iris Festival has been a tradition for over twenty years, showcasing Keizer's awesome iris-growing industry.

(KEIZER, Ore.) - The Keizer Iris Festival is in full swing! Don't miss the Mayor's Pet Parade followed by the official Iris Parade, both Saturday morning. Many stage shows will keep audiences entertained throughout the weekend, and festival-goers will have opportunity to take a high flying helicopter ride over the event and out over the acres of blooming iris fields for a lifetime of memories.

Here is a rundown of what the weekend has in store for Iris Festival attendees:

MAYOR’S PET PARADE 9:40 a.m.
IRIS PARADE 10:30 a.m.

Winter Rod and Speed Show Benefit Car Show Saturday in Albany

Free Mattel Hot Wheel cars will be given to the first 100 kids through the door.

(SALEM, Ore.) - After two successful events in 2007 and 2008, the Winter Rod and Speed Show returns to the Linn County Fair and Expo Center, this time benefiting the family of Cherokee Pizano.

Rich Bailey, organizer, says the show will have something for everyone, featuring over 100 show cars, classic cars, custom trucks, roadsters and more.

Early Modern Theories of the Imagination and the Work of Art

An explanation of what was at stake for artists like Leonardo, Michelangelo, Albrecht Dürer and Jacques de Gheyn II in the creation of fictive realities such as dragons and chimera.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Distinguished art historian Claudia Swan will deliver the Hogue-Sponenburgh Art Lecture Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. in Ford Hall, Room 122, at Willamette University.

Swan‘s topic is “Conceptions, Chimeras, Counterfeits: Early Modern Theories of the Imagination and the Work of Art.”