Weird

Now that's a great pumpkin

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Monday, October 24th, 2011, 3:04pm

Check out this video from the folks at MidValley Newspapers, who covered a charity event that involved pumpkins, an old car and what appears to be - or rather, have been - a pirate ship of some sort.

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Wienermobile visits Albany on Sunday

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011, 12:54pm
Wienermobile visits Albany on Sunday

The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, a 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels, will be visiting Albany on Sunday, Feb. 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Fred Meyer at 2500 South Santiam Highway.The Wienermobile is an American icon that has been spreading miles of smiles across the country since 1936.

Visitors can tour the inside of the famous vehicle and can even take photos riding Shot"bun". 

Hotdoggers, the drivers of the Wienermobile, will have Wiener Whistles to give away at events in the area.

They are also offering a limited-edition "I Saw It" Wienermobile postcard that visitors can send to family and friends for free.

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Classic car stolen in Albany recovered in Springfield

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010, 11:38am

What a hot rod: A classic car stolen in Albany was recovered in Springfield Monday night.

Lane County sheriff's deputies made a felony traffic stop and recovered the car in downtown Springfield, just across the street from the city jail.

"It's a vintage restored 1932 Ford convertible automobile," said Sgt. Fred Swank with the Lane County Sheriff's Office. "Very rare, very unique that someone would be driving it around."

Deputies said the car was reported stolen earlier Monday in Albany. Because it was one of kind, it was easier to spot on the road.

Deputies said the car would be held in Springfield until the owner comes and picks it up.

The man driving the car was taken into custody. | Photo Gallery

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Fanny pack sparks bomb scare at police office

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Friday, December 3rd, 2010, 12:19pm
Fanny pack sparks bomb scare at police office

From a press release

What appears to be the good intentions of someone turning in a lost wallet and cell phone to Oregon State Police (OSP) unfortunately led to a brief closure of the OSP Albany office Friday morning. The office was re-opened after an OSP bomb technician closely inspected the package left outside the front door overnight. The inspection confirmed it was in fact a fanny pack containing a wallet and cell phone – presumable left as a lost and found item.
 
On December 3, 2010 at approximately 8:00 a.m. an OSP office staff employee opening the Albany office for regular business spotted a brown paper bag that had been placed next to the front door. Unaware of who or why it was left there, the decision was made to keep the office closed until OSP bomb technicians could respond from Salem to examine it and ensure it was safe.
 
Within 30 minutes bomb technicians arrived, they utilized the robot with a disruptive tool to remotely open the paper bag. Within the paper bag, they found a fanny pack, which they then took an x-ray picture of and confirmed it did not contain a dangerous object.

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Centuries-old violin worth $50,000 reported stolen

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Thursday, November 18th, 2010, 2:41pm

A violin worth $50,000 was reported stolen earlier this month, and now the sheriff's office is asking for the public's help tracking down the more than 200-year-old instrument.

On Thursday, Nov. 4, the Benton County Sheriff's Office responded to 200 NW 53rd Street Corvallis, Oregon for a report of a stolen violin. The address is that of the Corvallis Mobile Home Park, according to online mapping programs.

The theft could have occurred several months ago, the sheriff's office said.

The value of the violin is appraised at $50,000. 

The violin at one time had a partially illegible label suggesting Aloysius Marconcini, Bologna 1767. It has now been removed but may have left dark lines where it used to be.

The violin has the dimensions: length 357 mm, width of upper bouts 162 mm, width of lower bouts 205 mm. 

The belly is of irregular, medium-width grain masculine spruce. 

The two-piece back is of maple of irregular narrow curl descending from the center joint. 

The ribs are of intense regular narrow curl while the scroll is of plain maple. 

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Ukuleles rule Lebanon for a day

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Monday, August 23rd, 2010, 1:17pm

In a dusty park in the middle of Lebanon, people made an island oasis this weekend at the first-ever Aloha Festival.

They fell short of their goal of 902 people playing the same song on the ukele at the same time but had plenty of community fun.

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Ukulele world record attempt Aug. 22 in Lebanon

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Thursday, August 12th, 2010, 10:05am

Ukulele players are invited to the Lebanon Aloha Fest on Sunday, Aug. 22, to help attempt to set the world's record for the number of ukuleles playing the same song at the same time. 

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The previous world's record is 901 players. The attempt has been filed with the records management team of Guinness World Records.

Players are asked to be a Cheadle Lake Park just south of Lebanon on Weirich Drive at 2:15 to practice the song "Jamaican Farewell" and then the attempt will be at 3 p.m.
 
The attempt will be followed by an open ukulele jam session with TI Squared Technologies Mark Nelson, Brook Adams, Craig Chee and Marianne Brogan. 

Ukuleles can be purchased at the event.  There will be food and beverage concessions on site.

Admission is free to the event on Sunday. 

The Lebanon Aloha Fest opens on Friday night, Aug. 20, with a traditional Hawaiian Luau.

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