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October
L&B's brings class to Willamette restaurant scene
L ogan K elly
Staff Reporter
In the last five years Lil'
Cooperstown has emerged" as
the destination for restaurant
goers in the Willamette
area. This month, a group
of restaurateurs opened a
high class eatery that could
possibly enhance the area's
restaurant scene. According
to owner Shaun Coats, L&B’s
Restaurant and Gallery will
provide casual yet elegant
dining for sophisticated
patrons as well as keeping a
kid-friendly atmosphere.
"Combined we have
almost 100 years of
experience," Coats said.
Along with partners
Carol Coats and Dennis
Kinsey, the trio are not shy
to the business; they have
credentials from restaurants
such as the Salt Creek Grill
in Southern California and
the Ruth's Kris, located in
Orange County, Calif, and
downtown Portland.
Opening just blocks
away from the popular Lil'
Cooperstown the owners
are not worried. "It's like
comparing apples and
oranges," Coats said.
Ken Arrigotti, the owner
L&B's Restaurant and Gallery is opening in the Willamette area.
According to owner Shaun Coats, L&B's Restaurant and Gallery will
provide casual yet elegant dining for sophisticated patrons as well
as keeping a kid-friendly atmosphere.
Photo by Coie Fiala
of LiT Cooperstown agrees.
"I don't think L&B’s will
affect us. We are more of a
family restaurant," he said.
Lil' Cooperstown has been
operating since Feb. 2003
and has grown to about 35
employees. "We've been
really blessed," Arrigotti
said.
Coats and his partners
aim to provide cuisine for
a totally different group of
palates. L&B’s will provide
a menu filled with gourmet
pasta, seafood and steaks as
opposed to Cooperstown's
burgers, fries, soups and
sandwiches.
"Crazy for You" to open in
new auditorium on Nov. 2
HilU CiAVARELLO
Staff Reporter
The Drama Department
has been keeping secrets.
But with the premier of the
newest musical, "Crazy for
You," set to happen on Nov.
2 at 7:30 p.m. in the newly
completed theater, all that is
about to change.
Cast members Marta Hanson,
senior, and Jonathan Binswanger,
sophom ore, rehearse for the
musical, "Crazy for You." The
musical, opening Nov. 2, will be
the first held in the new theater.
Photo by Malia Chong
"The new theater is really
cool, and it's awesome
we don't have to go to
another theater to rehearse
and perform anymore,"
Ian Leslie, junior and cast *
member, said of the last
two year's trips to Portland
Community College
Slyvania Campus for
after school and weekend
rehearsals as well as final
performances.
"The students and staff
are using every inch of what
the theater has to offer to
make up for the time they’ve
spent away. Along with new
costume and set building
workshops, professional
theatre technology helps
students and staff have a
more advanced workspace
than before according to
Jessica Murray, Director and
Choregrapher.
”1 love it! I think it’s
fabulous—it is such an
intimate feeling space, but
can fit so many people,"
Ali McDonald, junior and
Assistant Stage Manager for
the musical, said of the new
theater.
The cast is a mix of young
and veteran performers
including Marta Hanson,
junior, playing female lead
Polly Baker, and Ian Leslie,
playing male lead Bobby
Child.
"It really shows what
students can do; students
you don't even know can
sing and dance and are
ready to show you," Murray
said.
The musical, "Crazy for
You," is the story of a well-
to-do New York playboy's
adventures in the typical
western town of Deadrock,
Nev., and features high
energy comedy mixed with
song and dance.
"I think students will
be able to find something
accessible and exciting
about this production; it's
not just something parents
and teachers will want to
see. It has something for
everyone," Murray said.
The management of the
new restaurant is aiming to
tap into the more affluent
and refined tastes in the West
Linn-Wilsonville area. With
the median yearly income
greater than $70,000, Coats
believes that his restaurant
could become a destination
for the area. "Locals don't
want to drive downtown,
(Portland) they want
something close to home," he
said.
Coats' philosophy for
the Willamette area is,
"The more the merrier." He
believes that with all of the
restaurants in the area if
L&B’s is full, people will start
exploring the ones that are
not as prominent, which, he
hopes, will also help the local
economy.
"I see more and more
businesses coming in here;
it's becoming a destination,"
Arigotti said.
With dark hardwood
floors and paintings lining
the walls, L&B's aim
is to create an intimate
atmosphere. They have so far
refrained from advertising.
"We are relying on the word
of mouth," he said.
L&B's goal is not to
provide competition for
Cooperstown; it is to provide
an elegant alternative.
"I don't think it will affect
us in a bad way. In fact I
think it could bring in more
business for us," Arrigotti
said.
Tutor Center offers help to students
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J acob G ianuzzi
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Staff Reporter
The last thing students
attending the Tutor Center
want is to fall behind during
the first few weeks of school.
The solution? Going in
most mornings and some
afternoons and hitting the
books in hopes to keep those
grades up.
Evan Weisenborn,
freshman, comes in some
mornings to focus on school
work.
"My parents don’t have a
problem bringing me in early,
as long as they know it’s for
school work," Weisenborn
said.
Led by Instructional
Coordinator Reidun Lenhart,
the Tutor Center aims to
assist students in all aspects
of their studies.
"College students show up
for credits occasionally and at
least twice a week a teacher,
either English or math, shows
up to help," Lenhart said.
The center is open to
all students on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays
from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
in Room A201. It is also
available on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 3:30 p.m.
to 5 p.m. on Porch F101.
Chris d'Autremont, senior, and Sasha Clyde, sophomore, work in the
Tutor Center on French homework in one of the morning sessions.
Teachers, student tutors, and an occasional college student help
students.
Photo by Malia Chong
Computers are also available
for use at the Tutor Center.
"It's not like it's
embarrasing to come or
anything, I'll come even if I
finished my homework the
night before and read a book
while waiting for friends to
show up," Weisenborn said.
"The Tutor Center is an
effective way to handle
grades and I just wish more
students would come. I think
students are intimidated
by it and think its only for
students who are failing
classes, when really its
just a quiet and friendly
environment to work on
school work," Lenhart said.
On average five to six
people come to the Tutor
Center in the morning which
is low compared to during
testing times.
"During testing times
around the end of the
quarter the Tutor Center is
more crowded with people
studying. I think people
should just come to study
anyways and take advantage
of this center," Lenhart said.
Logging in Camassia closes conservatory
R oya elizeh
co-Editor-in-Chief
Camassia Natural Area,
owned by The Nature
Conservancy, and located
behind the school, is
undergoing a logging process
to save the natural habitat of
the preserve.
For the month of
October, the 27-acre nature
preserve that ranges from
the stream near the Tripp
Lot to Wilderness Park will
be closed to the public in
sections.
Workers from The Nature
Conservancy will be cutting
down Douglas Fir trees
to make way for the other
plants that grow in the area.
The cutting of the Douglas
Fir trees will create the
damage that would have
been caused by a naturally
occurring fire.
"Fir trees are important to
the area, but in an area like
Camassia, where ancient
floods were followed by fire,
they just don't belong," Geoff
Camassia Natural Area features
vegetation that grows in only
a few places in the world. The
Douglas Fir trees in the area will
be cut to make way for the native
plants to flourish.
Photo by Cole Fiala
Bingham, geology teacher
said.
By suppressing fires in
Camassia, the ecosystem
slowly changes causing
some of the flora to become
decreased in their numbers.
By logging, it is expected to
change back the ecosystem
using a safer procedure than
a forest fire.
West Linn High School's
property adjacent to
Camassia will not be
included in the logging.
Bought in 1962, Camassia
was the first purchase of land
in Oregon by The Nature
Conservancy and remains
one of the more unique
preserves of land. Including
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