We have a large, striped, grey, male cat that has taken up residence in our yard. He is friendly and affectionate to humans, though he doesn't get along very well with our other cats. So we are hoping to find him a new and loving home. We recommend that he go to a one cat home. He has been neutered but likely needs additional shots. We are happy to ( Read more... )

Oregon got pounded by a powerful storm knocking down trees and power at the coast, inland in the valley it was the rain that caused havac. We got 6.5 inches of rain in just 48 hours. Vernonia and Chahalis got hit hard, but my town of Sheridan also saw flood damage. I took photos and put them in a web album, I took pictures of the bridge and my end ( Read more... )

( 2008 da Vinci Film Festival Earlybird Call for Entries )

( Bring the Simpsons to Oregon )

We're heading to Seattle at the end of next month and won't be able to take our greyhound. Her usual pet sitters (family) are also going to be out of town, so we're looking for kennel or pet sitter recommendations. We're in Sherwood, but since we're headed north, recs for places in Portland or nearby areas are great too. Suggestions?

(x-posted to damnportlanders

"The Man You Had in Mind," screens June 13 at Hollywood Theatre

What:  "The Man You Had in Mind," a feature documentary screening.

Where:  Hollywood Theatre, located at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd. PDX, Oregon

When:  Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Time:  Anniversary Reception at 6:00 p.m.
              Film screens at 7:00 p.m.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
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Jackson County libraries are closed, officially and indefinitely.

The largest library closure in the history of our nation. Fifteen libraries, almost all of them remodeled or rebuilt entirely in the last seven years. This pains me.
They're trying to get emergency federal funding now that the libraries are closed, but Bush is threatening to veto it ( Read more... )

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Hey, anyone else a fan of the band The Thermals? I just went to a show of theirs in Iowa City, IA last week. (I'm an OR ex-pat). Just curious.

The Third Annual Festival of Improvised Music and Moving Image (IMMI ( Read more... )