Celebrating JuneteenthSeveral hundred people turned out June 19 for the annual Juneteenth Celebration presented by the Linn Benton NAACP Branch at Corvallis Community Center. Heather Carmichael of Albany received the organization's Freedom Forward Award for her civic involvement with the Greater Albany Public Schools. Carmichael, worship pastor at The Grove Church in downtown Albany, is the Student Advocacy Coordinator of the fledgling Kids For The Culture, a mid-valley nonprofit offering culturally enriching learning opportunities and events for youth led by Ty Anderson-Hubler, Executive Director..
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• Supreme Court rules against race-based affirmative action (June 29, Time)
• What the Supreme Court ruling does and does not do (June 29, CNN)
• What the Supreme Court ruling does and does not do (June 29, CNN)
Creating Housing Coalition breaks ground
on Hub City Village tiny house community
More than 100 people, including many Linn County Democrats, turned out June 10 for the groundbreaking of the Hub City Village tiny house community. Stacey Bartholomew, president of Creating Housing Coalition, said that when she first expressed her dream of a tiny house community for Albany in 2017, seven words from a friend and fellow member of First Christian Church, gave her the motivation and determination to follow through: "I'll do it if you do it," Nancy Marshall said at the time. .... Bartholomew told the crowd "I honor Nancy as my hero and inspiration." Another FCC member, Gary Goby, who serves on the CHC board and chairs its Capital Campaign and Land Development committees, also spoke during the ceremony, as did Albany Mayor Alex Johnson, who said he wants a tiny house community in every precinct. Jamie McLeod-Skinner also shared her enthusiasm for the project. Sophia Roberts, field representative for Senator Jeff Merkley, read appreciative comments for the project from the senator. Twenty-seven tiny houses and are planned for the site along Waverly Drive a few blocks north of Pacific Boulevard. "We have raised 95 percent of what we need," Bartholomew said. "Help us unlock the doors in 2024."
Linn Dems ride and walk
in Strawberry Festival Grand Parade
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