Flat Tail Brewery

Who:Ian Duncan and Associates
What:Flat Tail Brewery
Where: 202 S.W. First St. Corvallis Oregon
When: 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Friday
Why: Brand new restaurant in that just opened in town
How to contact: Ian Duncan (541) 231-0837

Restaurant connoisseur, Ian Duncan, has now accomplished setting a wide variety of restaurants throughout Corvallis’ downtown waterfront. By adding a fourth restaurant to his name, Duncan has now added a more laid back pub style restaurant called Flat Tail Brewery. Duncan’s owns three other restaurants, Terzo, Aqua, and Le Bistro and they are more of an upper class venue, also located in Corvallis’ downtown. Flat Tail Brewery has just opened on First St. in Corvallis.

Flat Tail menu consists mainly of burgers, appetizers, salads, and meat entrees. There are also a few surprises on the menu that people wouldn’t expect from a pub, like fried okra, tempeh, and humus. There are choices on the menu for every type of appetite in Corvallis.

They have put their own special touches to each section of their menu. Prices for beers are very reasonable at four dollars a beer. Food entrees are also priced very reasonable and are less than most other venues around town.

The main focus of the brew pub and hopeful claim to fame is their beers. While their brewery isn’t producing quite yet, they are contracting through Calapooia Brew Co.

“All of the beers that are being produced for them are original recipes made specifically for Flat Tail,” Owner of Calapooia Brewing Co., Mark Martin said.

Since Flat Tail is located in the old Fox and Firkin location, there was a huge renovation that went along with opening the new restaurant. The building was also used as the town’s creamery back in the 1930s. The restaurant part of the 10,000 sq. feet building opened on Feb. 23, but the renovations are no where near being over.

There are two phases left in the future plans of the building. “Phase two is getting the brewery section of the building up and running in the next two to three months,” Duncan said.

After getting the brewery going they will incorporate a brew club and VIP room in the upstairs sections. They will also be adding a billiard table and shuffle board to the two dart boards that are already there.

Phase three will be setting up the rest of the building for space needed to keep the products that will be being produced out of the brewery. They want to start distributing Flat Tail beers through out Oregon.

“We are excited to come to the opening day of the brewery and try all the new styles we are sure to see out of this place,” restaurant dinner, Eric Malrooney said.

After being open for two weeks the cities reaction to the new addition to Corvallis’ restaurant scene is explosive. Flat Tail Brewery will be sure to bring surprises in the future.

Writer choice story

I am going to write a review on a new pub style restaurant called Flat Tail Brewery. It has taken the old location of the Fox and Firkin on first street in Corvallis. The restaurant is being opened by the owner of three other restaurants in Corvallis. The other restaurants are a seafood style one called Aqua, an upper class quite setting restaurant called Le Bistro, and an Italian cuisine called Terzo.

Stephen King- " On Writing"

The most important thing I read in this book that I will take away with me in the future is the reference of the "tool box" something you always are working on and is always growing. You should see your self as the tool box.
Just write! Just let it flow. Then go back and edit later. I get stuck on not knowing how to say the things that are running through my head and getting them into sentences that sound goo.
"Writing makes my life a brighter and more pleasant place." I think that it is very important to have something in your life that does that for you. Writing has always been an outlet for me, ever since I was a little kid. Once I learned how to write words then I was filling up spiral notebooks with my random thoughts.

Haiti vs. Katrina

Who: Haiti people, US government, and the people of the US
What: The issue of helping the civilians of Haiti compared to the efforts of sending aid to hurricane Katrina victims
Where: Country of Haiti
When: From January 2010 to the present
Why: I think it should be brought to some people’s attention
How to get involved: Do a Google search for Haiti earthquake aid and it will come up with a lot of organizations that are sending aid to the people of Haiti. You can pick which one you think is the most valid for you. ‘

As time has passed since the massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the country of Haiti on Jan. 12, I have been watching what has been being done in order to help the people of the country recover from the disaster. As information has been coming out I have been growing more and more bewildered by the vast amounts of money, resources, time, military sources and many other things that the United States have been sending to this country.

Not that I am not in favor of our country helping out another country that is in need. The fact that bothers me is the reaction that the people of the U.S. have had towards this disaster that happened in another country.
The citizens of our country and our government have jumped to high measures to help another country out when it took over a week for our government to get any type of resources to the people of New Orleans. Till even this day, New Orleans still needs rebuilding and there are still homeless people, but we just forget about them and move on.

As of this date, “US government has sent 511 rescue workers with dogs, 2.6 million bottles of water, 2.2 million pounds of bulk food, 13,000 US military troops, 20 ships,125, 230 pounds of medical supplies, and more than 60 aircraft along with $ 379 million to aid Haiti,” Reported The New York Times and Associated Press.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) website, they have promised the city of New Orleans $5.8 billion to repair everything from the hurricane, such as libraries, schools, roads, and other things needed to get the city back in working order. Nearly five years after those storms hit. Recent FEMA documents have reported that two-thirds of the money promised for rebuilding work still has not been spent.


While reading an online blog by Gator Sports, I read the most interesting statement that sums of the idea of this article, “When will our government stop borrowing money from future generations to give it to places that do little to nothing to help themselves? This question doesn’t just apply to the Haiti situation, but to every other country we spent borrowed money into over the year with no sign of any sort of progress?”

Is this what we should be doing to our future generations by helping out other dependents from other countries by damaging the people of our own country? Should we be spending the citizens of our countries money for other greedy reasons for things other than trying to be good samaritans?


Photo Source:http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/extra/images/big/jan-june10/haiti.jpg

The Illumination Project

The Illumination Project was brought to Linn-Benton Community College from Portland Community College on Feb. 19. It was a group project done by the students that attend PCC and are involve in social service program. The program was a a set of sketches that the students put on to show different situations that people face that involve racism. I haven't had to deal with much racism, so this made me see how it truly effects people and how racism happens all the time, in different ways, and even when people don't mean to. The main way that this performance effected me was that it made me have the courage to stand up for the rights of people that don't deserve to be treated like that even if I don't know them. We are all still part of this world and have that connections at the very least and that is enough for me to do something about it from now on. It was a valuable event to go to and everyone will connect with it, even if you having been directly effected by racism.

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I am going to.do a different take on the Haiti earthquake. I want to shed lights on the fact thy everywhere I turn there are people trying to help the people over know another country and focus on bhow when it comes to another country we are willing to help but lack in that when it comes to our own country when Katrina happened.

Review on other students blog

Lacey J Blog on Student artist featured at Fall Festival


I liked that the article was about something that is a large part of Corvallis culture over the years. I also like that students our age and in our "student community" of LBCC was part of a bigger community and is making something our themselves with their talents. This story made me want to look up the artist and their work, which as a writer is a great thing to have a reader want to do.

Profile-Jeff Bullis

Who: Jeff Bullis
What: Culinary Student
Where: Corvallis Oregon
When: Present
Why:A fellow student at LBCC
How to get involved: Contact LBCC culinary program College Center, room 214 Phone: 541-917-4391 Instructors: Scott Anselm or John Jarschke

After 27 years as an engineering technician for the American corporation Hewlett- Packard, Jeff Bullis’ job was shipped over seas to Argentina. After losing his job, Bullis decided to follow his true passion by enrolling in the culinary program at Linn-Benton Community College.

“I have always loved cooking and decided years ago that when I retired I would attend culinary school to become a chef.” Bullis said. “His true passion for cooking drives him to do so well.” Bullis' fiancée Lori Davis said.

Bullis' son, Jeremy Bullis said, “Dad is always practicing different kinds of foods. Our house always stinks of weird things he is trying out.”

When asked how attending LBCC's culinary program has enhanced his skill prior to enrolling he said, “The program at LBCC has prepared me for a culinary profession. It has taught me cooking methodology. It has greatly expanded my knowledge of industry practices and standards, and has been responsible for creating in me a deep desire to produce quality food products.” As Bullis finishes the last year of his degree, he has earned the position of Culinary Club president.

Bullis graduates June of this year and is purchasing a pizzeria chain, called Nick n' Willy’s, to start his career and put his degree to use. ”Well, originally I thought I was buying myself a job. Further education has taught me that I'm actually creating a new business. I'm excited about the pizza industry and what I can create with that business.” Bullis' plan to get his business started for the future is to expand his pizza line to four stores and then switch to a finer style restaurant in Idaho.

By finally doing what he loves Bullis, couldn’t imagine still working at Hewlett-Packard. Cooking is where his heart truly lies, but Bullis offered up advice for people who are considering going into the culinary field. “Don’t bother if you don't have true passion for food and providing for your customer the experience that they will never forget.”

Photo source: Jeff Bullis

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Movie Review- It's Complicated

Who: Alec Baldwin, Meryl Streep, and Steve Martin
What: Romantic Comedy “It’s Complicated”
Where playing: Corvallis Oregon - Ninth Street Cinemas and in most cinemas around the country
When: Playing now
Why to see it: It’s a unique story line and the movie is hilarious

Finally, an original plot for a romantic comedy has come through the movie theater scene. Every time I go to the movies to watch a romantic comedy I feel like I can predict what is going to happen before the movie even starts. "It’s Complicated" is a refreshing move for that genre.

Starring Meryl Streep as Jane, a woman who has remade her life after divorcing her husband Jake, played by Alec Baldwin. As all of her kids are now graduating from college and moving out, Jane is beginning to feel her age and the loneliness of a house that holds all her memories.

At their son’s graduation, Jake starts having feelings towards Streep because of home issues he is having with his new young “trophy” wife. After a night of drinking the pair end up in bed together and start a roller coaster affair that is completely out of character for Jane because this is what broke the two of them up in the first place.

“The movie has been more then popular than any of us thought it would be. I think because people told their friends how funny it was and that it wasn’t just a romance movie,” Regal Cinemas’ worker, Aaron Goodwin said.

To make the title hold true, Steve Martin plays Jane’s architect and new love interest, Adam. This begins slowly as Jane is having a hard time trying to cope with the new situation she finds herself in. At first she is contemplating getting back together with Jake because of the feelings between them and for how quickly it ended, but after he proves to her that he truly hasn't changed she allows herself to fall for Adam and the comedy really starts.

While the movie does follow an almost predictable pattern from beginning to end as all romantic comedies do, this film threw in some scenes that were very out of the blue. John Krasinski plays Harley, Jane's son-in-law, a hilarious supporting role that breaks the tension in several scenes.

“I brought my girlfriend to the movie and I thought it was going to be a chick flick, but we were actually busting up laughing the whole time,” Movie seer, Trey Milne said.

All the actors in the movie gave excellent performances. “This was a different comedic performance than I am used to seeing out of Martin, but it was a refreshing one,” Mackenzie Larecy said of his performance. Streep was the perfect person to play this role. She pulled off being elegant, while still keeping the characters persona. Over all, the movie was an unexpected pleasure that I would recommend to anyone looking for a good honest laugh.


Photo source: http://newsblaze.com/pix/2009/1223/pix/Its-Complicated-Movie.jpg

Review Rough Draft

I have gone to the movie "It's Complicated"
Done my interviews with- a viewer of the movie, an associate of the movie theater, and reviews posted online. I also have my facts organized in the order I want to write them out in and have written and outline, but have yet to type up the final version.

Stephen Kings

I find it interesting that he could right such disturbing imaginative writing, but after reading his book I figured out where he could get the information for his book and where it all stemmed from. In a lot of situations when you are writing there are so many rules and you are always being judged on what you are doing. Reading his book it made me happy realizing that a majorly successful writer could be faced with difficulties. It was very aspiring. "The scariest moment is always just before you start." His writing made me realize that my writing ideas can come from everywhere you just have to dig for them sometime and the best way to start something is to just start it and let the words flow from you. You can look to your past, future, atmosphere around me, and every other aspect of my life. To be fully honest sometimes I get stuck and frustrated when writing doesn't just flow out of me, but reading this story gave me hope for future writings. I think this book will turn out to be a great book for the class to read and will help all of us on our own paths in journalism.

2010 Camaro raffle for Mario Pastega House

Who: Mario Pastega Foundation and the Pepsi Foundation
What: A raffle of a 2010 Camaro for a fundraiser
When: Feb. 14, 2010
Where: Mario Pastega House
Why: To raise money for the Mario Pastega House
How go get involved: Contact the Pepsi Corporation in Corvallis at- (541) 758-1212 or The Mario Pastega House at – (541) 768-4650
Tickets can be purchased for $ 50 at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Hospital, The Mario Pastega House, and at Heritage Mall in Albany, OR.

The Mario Pastega House is located on the campus of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon. It was built in 2004, as a place for out-of-area patients and their families to have a comfortable “home away from home” place to stay while their loved ones receive medical attention.

The Mario Pastega House offers many things that a hotel room wouldn’t. Guests have access to a chapel, outdoor patio and garden areas, children’s playroom, central kitchen and dining area, living/recreation areas and on-site laundry facilities. There are also RV hookup sites outside of the house. It is open seven days a week and rooms are available at the low rate of $20 a day.
“The house makes it less horrible to be away from home and everyone that you care about while you are here taking care of your loved ones. Everyone deserves that while they are going through tough situations like this,” Pastega resident, Edna Stover said.

Leading contributor and fund raiser for the house, Mario Pastega, is partnered with Pepsi-Cola and because of this it had him entered in a contest where a team of people each got one key out of the total 30 keys. If you were the one with the key that fit the 2010 Dr. Pepper red Camaro, then you were the winner of the car.

“One of Mario Pastega’s team members had the key that fit the car,” Event Coordinate, Lanez Kay Vauble confirmed.

After winning the car, Pastega decided to donate it so that it could be raffled off to make money for the Mario Pastega House. The house is solely based on donated money, so fund raising is vital to sustain the house’s availability. The money made from the raffle will cover the cost of operating the Pastega House.
"100 percent of the proceeds go towards keeping the costs down for patient’s families staying in the house,” Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation director, Jeff Larson said.

Tickets can be purchased for $50 apiece now through the Feb. 14 2010, unless all 1500 available tickets have been sold already. Tickets can be purchased at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center Hospital, Mario Pastega House, and at Heritage Mall in Albany, Ore. The drawing will be held on Feb. 14th at 1 p.m. at the Pastega House.



Photo source: Jordan Johnson

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If a movie give details of the plot with out giving away any surprises or key events.
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Ideas for Feature Story

I am going to do my story on a fund raiser for the Mario Pastega house, where Mario pastega won a 2010 Camaro from Dr. Pepper and is giving the car away to the winner of the raffle.
the people you interview- People at the Mario P. house, krkt- country station that is involved in the raffle,
the questions you need to ask-
- What made Mario want to raffle the car off?
-What will the money raised go twards?
-When will the raffle be?
- How much money is a raffle ticket cost?
- Where can people enter the raffle at?
- Who is running this fund raiser?
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