2008
15
Oregon has lots to offer—nature, culture, fun!
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HlLLI ClAVARELLO____________
Staff Reporter
With school ending,
students are antsy for summer
fun to begin. The Portland-
Metro Area has tons to
offer the mundane stricken
teenager—here are just a few
ideas to keep in mind while
planning your summer fun:
Culture Vulture
Places like the Portland Art
Museum, the Oregon Zoo, the
Japanese Gardens and Pittock
Mansion will fill your summer
culture quota. Admission at
the PAM was recently changed
to FREE for students 17 and
under. The Oregon Zoo also
offers "Two-Dollar-Tuesdays,"
technically free, students and
their families have a great
opportunity to get in for free
using the local library. The
West Linn Library offers
"Cultural Passes," in which
you and your family and/or
friends can request a date to
take a cultural excursion, pick
up a pass and go. For more
Nobody should have to
remind you that Oregon
If you are looking for just
plain fun, you won't have to
look far. The Newberg Drive-
In, a 40-minute excursion
from West Linn, lets patrons
take a trip into the past. The
drive-in plays modern movies
at an old-fashioned venue.
Prices seem steep, $7 for each
adult over the age of 12 plus
a vehicle fee, but once added
together most nights at the
drive-in cost less than that
spent at a modem movie
theater, and you can bring
your own refreshments.
Sellwood's Oaks
Amusement Park, about a 20
minute drive from West Linn,
is a Portland favorite. Located
on the Willamette River for
over 100 years, Oaks Park has
everything from roller coaster
to a roller rink. Obviously it's
no Disneyland, but the prices
make up for it. A promise for
all-day fun is only $14.25, and
gate admission is free.
Another way you can
spend those summer days
is checking out Portland's
music scene. Venues like the
Crystal Ballroom, the Wonder
Ballroom, and the Roseland
host all genres of music and
many open to patrons under
21. And remember the local
outdoor concerts at parks like
Mary S. Young, Millennium
Park, and Waterfront Park too.
So, make sure this summer
is your best yet; experience
some of what Oregon has to
offer and you'll be looking
forward to summer for years
to come, and not just because
school is O-U-T! Happy
summer!
all w as "Grey's Anatom y"
w hich left off on the 11th
episode of its fourth season.
It has returned full force
w ith vague voice-overs
and M eredith G rey's (Ellen
Pom peo) dire need for a
shrink. Shonda Rhim es
(w riter-director-producer)
and the "Grey's" w riting
staff condensed the
plotlines to fit the season.
The season's tw o-hour
finale prom ised to be full of
cliffhangers.
"House" left us w ith
the new residents in
cutthroat com petition.
A lthough m uch of the
fem ale audience m isses
the love interest betw een
Dr. Chase (Jesse Spencer)
and Dr. Cam eron (Jennifer
M orrison), the audience as
a w hole seem s happy w ith
H ouse's new entourage,
w hich includes Dr. Taub
(Peter Jacobson), Dr.
Kutner (Kal Penn) and the
beautiful, m ysterious, and
coveted Thirteen (Olivia
W ilde). The tw o-part finale
aired M ay 19.
The "Office" aired eight
pre-film ed episodes of its
fourth season before the
strike and resum ed on A pril
10. A udiences w ere relieved
to find out that Jim and
Pam 's relationship finally
seem s to be on again, for
good. M ichael and Jan's
relationship, however,
cam e to a screeching halt
(hooray!). The show aired
a shortened season of 14-15
episodes, instead of the
planned 25, w ith
the finale airing
M ay 15.
"Scrubs"
ended on the
sixth episode
of the seventh
season. We
w ere left
w ith enough
w ill-they-or-
w on't-they tension
betw een Elliot
and J.D. to
break a
window,
and it has
continued
to leave
us w ith no real evidence
of how their relationship
w ill ultim ately end. A lot
is being debated about the
near and distant future
of this show. The season
ended w ith a special
episode directed by Zach
Braff him self. NBC has
discontinued "Scrubs" for
next season, but rum or
has it that ABC w ill be
hosting the final installm ent
"Scrubs."
O ther show s com ing
back after the strike include
"D esperate H ousew ives,"
airing four to six episodes
after its return, "Lost,"
w hich is currently in
the m iddle of airing the
rem aining five episodes
of the season, "Ugly
Betty," amid four
to five new
episodes and
"C.S.I.," w hich
w ill w rap up
w ith som ew here
betw een four
to seven new
episodes.
Unfortunately,
m any show s w ere
canceled after
the strike,
including
som e
in their
debut
seasons.
Som e w ill air in the fall or
next January. "Heros" w on't
start again until the fall and
"24" w ill not return until
January, 2009. "Prison Break"
is on the endangered series
list, and it is predicted that
it w ill not return. "Friday
N ight Lights" appears to be
a goner, unless it is picked
up by another station,
w hile "Bionic Woman," "Big
Shots," "Journeym an," "Las
Vegas," "Jericho," "Cashmere
Mafia" and "Cavemen" have
all been canceled...for good.
Food Fiend
Portland Saturday Market
has been a tradition since 1976.
Over the years it has become
home to more than 400 artists
and vendors. Saturday Market,
along with Powells, is one of
the main tourist attractions
downtown Portland has to
offer. At the market, you can
view different kinds of art and
entertainment, as well as enjoy
great food such as elephant
ears and true Portland culture
including local eclectic bands.
Other area farmers markets
include the close-to-home
West Linn Farmers Market, or
farmers markets in Portland,
Beaverton and many other
areas. Take advantage of
buying local and shopping
|green at these markets for
groceries and other interesting
purchases.
has some of the best hiking,
camping and, in general,
outdoor attractions in the
nation. Not more than two
hours away in almost every
direction is a natural wonder
with varying terrains. East
of Portland is the Columbia
River Gorge; home to
hundreds of trails, more
than 20 waterfalls, and many
accessible campgrounds.
To the West is the Oregon
Coast, which is pebbled with
look-outs, campgrounds, and
old-fashioned beach towns.
In Central Oregon places like
Bend and Sisters offer state
parks filled with opportunities
for biking, fishing, camping
and much more.
Just Plain Fun
A local Portland musician serenades the crowd at Portland Saturday
Market. Area outdoor markets are j ust one of the many attractions that
Oregon has to offer for summer fun.
Photo by Aubree White
every second Tuesday of the
month, open to anyone who
would like to spend time with
the animals. Although the rest
of these cultural places aren't
information, visit the library or
library website.
Nature Guru
April showers bring May finales with return of dramas
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K elsey S chrader ___________
Staff Reporter
A fter the W riter's
G uild finally put an end
to the 100-day strike,
m uch of A m erica w as left
w ondering, "W hat ju st
happened, and w hen are
m y show s com ing back?!"
N ew episodes of show s
began trickling back into
prim e-tim e slots in April.
The strike began over the
lack of rights given to W GA
by the A lliance of M otion
Picture and Television
Producers, a trade
organization that represents
TV producers at com panies
such as N BC, ABC and
D isney Corp. The strike cost
the entertainm ent industry
an estim ated $870 m illion
dollars, and finally ended
last February.
O ne show m issed by
East coast business hopes to
bring service to community
■ K elsey S chrader _________
Staff Reporter
N ew b u s in e s s e s are
springing up all over West
Linn including the m ostly
E a s t c o a s t p iz z a c h a in ,
H ungry H ow ie's Pizza, lo
cally ow ned by Tom Bauer
and located on W illam ette
D rive.
R en tin g sp ace, p lacin g
advertisem ents and training
em p loy ees bu sin esses are
only som e o f the challenges
o f opening a new business.
It took a total of four m onths
to open the doors, from N o
vem ber w hen they signed
the lease to their opening on
F e b .1 2 .
A very im portant part of
introducing a new business
into an already-developed
city is to involve the business
in the com m unity according
to Bauer. They hired nine
students as em ployees and
are helping to sponsor the
2008 senior grad party.
A nother im portant start
up task is to find an audience.
H ungry H ow ie's has used
techniques such as m ailing
coupons and w ord of m outh
to com pete w ith already es
tablished pizza restaurants.
"The hardest part is get
ting people to try [your prod
uct] for the first tim e," Bauer
said. "They have ty p ically
built a com fort zone and a
loyalty to another brand. Our
job is to break dow n those
barriers."