News Photos: December 20-26
Date: 12/22/2010 Album ID: 1139966
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Mary Pecorilla wishes Edith Chandler a happy 90th birthday. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Robert Mills asks Santa for the gift of another year To spend with that one, he said as he points out his wife Clara Mills.  Awww, said Santa (a.k.a Robert Thornberg).  I think you've got it in you.  (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Cosmo and JoLynn Allen each sit on one of Santa's knees as the party at the Corvallis Senior Center revs up.  (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Santa got, and gave, a whole lotta love. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Michael Pope of the Greenbelt Land Trust looks over maps of Bald Hill. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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ANDY CRIPE | Gazette-Times

From left John Foster, Elinor Griffiths, Martha Fraundorf, Julie Gibson, Logan Norris and Louise Marquering areÊmembers of the Friends of Witham Oaks, they are trying to raise money to buy the 95-acre property for preservation as open space.
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Traffic flows across the Van Buren bridge during rush hour on the evening of November, 10, 2010. It was a typical day this was near the end of my  5-6 assignments. I drove downtown and walked across the bridge to Linn County shooting as I went.  Once I was back in Benton County I noticed this composition.  It was fortunate that rush hour is at dusk this time of year. We do not have tripods as part of our issued gear, so I braced the camera against a sign post and shot lots and lots of photos at a slow shutter speed to blur the cars lights. After that I went on to finish up production and shoot the last assignments of the day. (Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times)
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A pair of potential buyers examine the freezer cabinets at Richey's Market Thursday morning before the auction. 

Last October I was sent to make photos at Richey's Market where they were auctioning off the contents of the store.  At first it felt like I was watching vultures picking at a carcas.  As I wandered around the store I spotted a fellow looking at the freezer cabinets.  He did not want his photo in the paper, so I waited for another buyer.  After about fifteen minutes later a pair of buyers wandered down the aisle checking out the merchandise and I made this photo.  Once the auction began I recognized several local businessman making purchases. That was when I realized ithis assignment  was not documenting vultures picking over a carcas but a cool form of recycling.  Richey's Market will live on as a small part of several local businesses.  (Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times)
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Travis Hise, left, and Heidi Eveland decorate the windows at SunWise located at the intersection of 14th street and Main street in Philomath Wednesday evening.  For the first time in seven years the street lights also had holiday decorations. 


Earlier this month I was sent to Philomath to make some photos of the cities holiday decorations that had been found in a barn.  My Plan was to go at dusk to get a nice sky in the background.  After shooting from across Main street I moved to shoot down the sidewalk.  That was when I noticed the decorating in progress, after a couple minute wait they were in the window and I had my photo.
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Katelyin Lofte enjoys her shopping experience with Dep. Melissa Wendell.  Positive times spent with kids is the reason the officers get up before the stores open to shop with children. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times).
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Deputy Megan Hussey suggests a doll to Silvianne Moline, 3, who took so long to think it over Hussey teased her gently, asking if her shoes were stuck in concrete.  Silvianne checked her feet to see.  In the end, she decided she wanted only the microphone because she already had a doll, and walked out of KMart satisfied with her single toy. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Hailee Clark, 5, shows a monster toy to Ofc. Jeremy Parrish of CPD.  The men in blue often let the kids spend over budget, and make up the difference out of their own pockets. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Kara Brausen of Corvallis looks over some stocking stuffers with Eliza Haskins, 6, while Elyse Eliingboe-Hoots rings up their purchase at the Toy Factory. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Ned Stearns of Corvallis, right, gets help from his sons picking out flies for their Grandpa at BackCounty Fly Shop.  From left are Luke, 4, Ty, 7, Bo, 9, and Kaid, 2. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Karen Stansbury finds the perfect ornaments for baby's first Christmas as she finishes her holiday shopping at Rice's Pharmacy Gifts & Wine. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Pamela Moeller looks through a box of books that are part of the book drive Grass Roots Books & Music is sponsoring with the SMART program. (Scobel Wiggins/Gazette-Times)
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Mildred Haskins recently celebrated her 102nd birthday.(Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times)
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From left Stephanie Wang, 17, Rebecca Yu, Karl Frederick and Kasey Wang, 15, stand in-front of their house at 2819 Silktassel Court in Corvallis.  The family has been decorating their house for the past six years. (Andy Cripe/Gazette-Times)
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