Well the freelance thing is feast or famine. One week I am trying to figure out what to do -- while ignoring my Oregon.com work -- and another week I am running around like crazy.
I am doing an RV/ATV/Boating feature for the Statesman Journal every week, but they don't have it online. But the Stayton Mail came calling the other day and I did this story for this week's paper.
Next week I have two more stories for them -- so it's nice to get back out to Stayton.
Marion County Lamb & Wool Festival
This is in the town of Turner, which is really small. It was a cool little festival and it was free -- free parking, free admission, free parade. Very cool -- especially when 50 miles to the north the Portland Rose Festival is going on and you can actually feel the money in your wallet being drawn to downtown Portland carnies.
I will be updating this blog more frequently now that I have some work on the net to post! If the RV section ever gets online, I will make sure to link it too.
Stay safe,
Pat
pat@canby.com
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Working Vacation
So last month I went on vacation with Violet, Cindy and our good friend Jen. If we ever win the lottery Jen is going to be our nanny -- Violet loves her.
We spent the week in Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast and while we were there I decided to do some articles. You know, write off the trip and make some cash at the same time. Now, if I could just get an actual vacation... hehehe
Here are the links to the stories I have done.
Historic Nye Beach
This is basically an old downtown that has beach access. The city of Newport is trying to redevelop it so it's more trendy and cool.
Devil's Punchbowl
This is one of the more famous spots on the Oregon Coast. It's an old sea cave that collapsed and made a bowl for the waves to crash in and out of. Pretty cool.
Whale Watching Spoken Here Center
Went whale watching. Was weally wicked. Oh, and Jen is in the picture at the bottom of the article.
I have two more articles that I am working on -- yes I am a bum for not having them done yet. Oregon.com doesn't give me deadlines! ARG! I need deadlines to induce the stress that it takes to get my brain engaged!
Stay safe...
Pat
pat@canby.com
We spent the week in Lincoln City on the Oregon Coast and while we were there I decided to do some articles. You know, write off the trip and make some cash at the same time. Now, if I could just get an actual vacation... hehehe
Here are the links to the stories I have done.
Historic Nye Beach
This is basically an old downtown that has beach access. The city of Newport is trying to redevelop it so it's more trendy and cool.
Devil's Punchbowl
This is one of the more famous spots on the Oregon Coast. It's an old sea cave that collapsed and made a bowl for the waves to crash in and out of. Pretty cool.
Whale Watching Spoken Here Center
Went whale watching. Was weally wicked. Oh, and Jen is in the picture at the bottom of the article.
I have two more articles that I am working on -- yes I am a bum for not having them done yet. Oregon.com doesn't give me deadlines! ARG! I need deadlines to induce the stress that it takes to get my brain engaged!
Stay safe...
Pat
pat@canby.com
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
2006 Oregon Kids Guide
Well the folks at the Statesman Journal posted the 2006 Oregon Kids Guide on their Web site.
Lately the sections I work on have been hit or miss when it comes to being online. For example, I am doing a weekly RV/Motorcycle/Boat page that never makes it online -- so I rarely see it.
Anyway, this is a project for the Oregon Travel Commission and is put in chambers, visitor centers and attractions throughout the state. I got the opportunity to write and take photos for six of the stories in the magazine.
It's a pretty cool project. A lot of the kids in the book have their lives together more than some of the adults I have interviewed. Here it is, enjoy!
2006 Oregon Kids Guide
Lately the sections I work on have been hit or miss when it comes to being online. For example, I am doing a weekly RV/Motorcycle/Boat page that never makes it online -- so I rarely see it.
Anyway, this is a project for the Oregon Travel Commission and is put in chambers, visitor centers and attractions throughout the state. I got the opportunity to write and take photos for six of the stories in the magazine.
It's a pretty cool project. A lot of the kids in the book have their lives together more than some of the adults I have interviewed. Here it is, enjoy!
2006 Oregon Kids Guide
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
RICHTFEST!!!
Well last week I covered a German Richtfest in Mount Angel. In Mount Angel they are all about Bavarian history and, well, drinking.
Each summer they have the Oktoberfest! and the entire downtown looks like a small Bavarian village. They are building a Edelweiss Village with a Glockenspiel (clock tower with carved wooden figures that dance on the hour, every hour) and decided they needed another reason to party.
Enter the Richtfest -- or Christmas in May. They put a tree at the top of the building and wreaths to indicate how good the builder is. One wreath, the builder stinks and has to pay for the party, two wreaths they are decent and three wreaths they rock is how it breaks down. The builder got three wreaths -- shocking I know.
Anyway, I took some photos and wrote two stories on the event. A short one for the Statesman Journal Business page which can be found here.
The other is a larger story with photos (the paper version had several photos and was a nice spread) which can be found here.
Hope all is going well with you.
Off to write about my coast trip...
Pat
Each summer they have the Oktoberfest! and the entire downtown looks like a small Bavarian village. They are building a Edelweiss Village with a Glockenspiel (clock tower with carved wooden figures that dance on the hour, every hour) and decided they needed another reason to party.
Enter the Richtfest -- or Christmas in May. They put a tree at the top of the building and wreaths to indicate how good the builder is. One wreath, the builder stinks and has to pay for the party, two wreaths they are decent and three wreaths they rock is how it breaks down. The builder got three wreaths -- shocking I know.
Anyway, I took some photos and wrote two stories on the event. A short one for the Statesman Journal Business page which can be found here.
The other is a larger story with photos (the paper version had several photos and was a nice spread) which can be found here.
Hope all is going well with you.
Off to write about my coast trip...
Pat
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The weak, er week, in names
Well, this week has been challenging. I have had every strange and alternate spelling of names you can imagine. Here is the short list
Thena
Dane
Mohsen
Tibby
Tami
It's been challenging -- but a long time ago I learned that the FIRST question you ask is: "How do I spell your name?" Then you read it back to them. Nothing destroys your credibility as a newspaper writer faster than getting names wrong. OK, maybe adding a zero to a budget story would, but who likes budget stories?
Anyway, made the front page of the Silverton Appeal this week with a story about a developer and building that are going to be awarded a state-wide award for downtown revitalization. It was fun.
Wolf Building wins award
Stay safe,
Pat
Thena
Dane
Mohsen
Tibby
Tami
It's been challenging -- but a long time ago I learned that the FIRST question you ask is: "How do I spell your name?" Then you read it back to them. Nothing destroys your credibility as a newspaper writer faster than getting names wrong. OK, maybe adding a zero to a budget story would, but who likes budget stories?
Anyway, made the front page of the Silverton Appeal this week with a story about a developer and building that are going to be awarded a state-wide award for downtown revitalization. It was fun.
Wolf Building wins award
Stay safe,
Pat
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
More East Valley Stories
Sorry for the lack of updates last week. Cindy, Violet and I were at the Oregon Coast hanging out and playing in the sand. Violet discovered that sand doesn't taste good and that it's fun playing with bubbles.
I am contemplating putting up photos of the trip, but I haven't figured it out yet, so maybe I will put up a link to the Shutterfly album we are making.
Anway here are some other East Valley (Silverton and Stayton) stories I have done.
Covered Bridge Coffeehouse
This is a basic new business story and I also shot the photo.
Seniors Drive for Safety
This story was originally written for Senior Life, but they ran out of space and so the Silverton paper picked it up. I also shot the photo for this too.
I have a bunch of new assignments coming up, so I will be updating this as they come online. Over my "vacation" I did a bunch more interviews for Oregon.com and the Statesman is doing a new weekly RV page I am helping to put together.
Stay safe,
Pat
I am contemplating putting up photos of the trip, but I haven't figured it out yet, so maybe I will put up a link to the Shutterfly album we are making.
Anway here are some other East Valley (Silverton and Stayton) stories I have done.
Covered Bridge Coffeehouse
This is a basic new business story and I also shot the photo.
Seniors Drive for Safety
This story was originally written for Senior Life, but they ran out of space and so the Silverton paper picked it up. I also shot the photo for this too.
I have a bunch of new assignments coming up, so I will be updating this as they come online. Over my "vacation" I did a bunch more interviews for Oregon.com and the Statesman is doing a new weekly RV page I am helping to put together.
Stay safe,
Pat
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Oregon.com work
Well I have some time this afternoon so I thought I would put some links to my oregon.com work. Oregon.com is a Web site operated by the folks at the McMinnville News-Register. I started my newspaper career at the N-R designing ads and wrote my first news story for them back in 1995 I think.
Anyway, I have the opportunity to write about destinations to see in Oregon, and when I am on vacation next week I will be doing stories about the Oregon coast. Not a bad gig if you can get it, huh?
Here are the links.
Pittock Mansion
Sea Lion Caves
Silver Falls State Park
Salem Riverfront Carousel
Portland Japanese Garden
Portland Chinese Garden
Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Astoria Column
The Grotto
Anyway, I have the opportunity to write about destinations to see in Oregon, and when I am on vacation next week I will be doing stories about the Oregon coast. Not a bad gig if you can get it, huh?
Here are the links.
Pittock Mansion
Sea Lion Caves
Silver Falls State Park
Salem Riverfront Carousel
Portland Japanese Garden
Portland Chinese Garden
Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
Columbia River Maritime Museum
Astoria Column
The Grotto
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Latest stories for Silverton and Stayton
Here are some stories I did this week. As I find the time I will link more of my news work. The papers do archive the stories online and then you have to pay for access so they will drop off the net in about a month.
Edna Rickman Woman of the Year -- Stayton
Ron Lierman Man of the Year -- Stayton
After my dad's incident last month with the ambulance ride, I think this is an important program for anyone who has health issues. I know when the EMTs were asking me questions about my dad, I had no clue what medications he was taking. So I found out that Silverton is starting a Vial of Life program and thought it would be good to write an article about it.
Vial of Life comes to Silverton
I also took the photos for these articles, just FYI.
Oh and if you want to do your own free Vial of Life but don't know who to contact in your community, go here and print out the form. Keep it in your purse of wallet -- I know I am going to fill out one for my dad. :)
Vial of Life national Web site.
Stay safe,
Pat
Edna Rickman Woman of the Year -- Stayton
Ron Lierman Man of the Year -- Stayton
After my dad's incident last month with the ambulance ride, I think this is an important program for anyone who has health issues. I know when the EMTs were asking me questions about my dad, I had no clue what medications he was taking. So I found out that Silverton is starting a Vial of Life program and thought it would be good to write an article about it.
Vial of Life comes to Silverton
I also took the photos for these articles, just FYI.
Oh and if you want to do your own free Vial of Life but don't know who to contact in your community, go here and print out the form. Keep it in your purse of wallet -- I know I am going to fill out one for my dad. :)
Vial of Life national Web site.
Stay safe,
Pat
Monday, April 17, 2006
Time to start updating this blog!
So I thought I would start posting the writing I have been doing, so that way I can just give family and friends the address to this site and they can click through to my work. One easy link instead of e-mailing all the links every week.
Anyway, here is the Senior Life section that I work on every two months. This isn't the latest one, but one from February. I took the cover shot (which I liked) and did a number of stories and photos on the inside. In the upper right corner you will see a NEXT PAGE button, just click that and you can see the inside pages.
Statesman Journal February Senior Life 2006
Oh and before I forget, I did the design on the old style of Senior Life (before they changed it for 2006) and I wanted to get an example of that on here, just for giggles. Yes, I am multi-talented, I can write, take pictures and do layout. I took the photos for the cover and all the stories. Wrote most of the stories and designed the original layout of the piece when I was still working for the Statesman.
Statesman Journal December Senior Life 2005
The next section I worked on nwas Women in Business for 2006. It's always a fun section, but this time the press totally screwed up the photos. They actually weren't as bad as they appear in this publication. I have the originals and they look fine. Anyway, I have always touted myself as a better writer than photographer.
Statesman Journal Women in Business 2006
Now we are going old school. The 2005 Oregon Tourism Department's Kids Guide. I put this together when I was still working full time at the Statesman. The new one is due to come out sometime in April, so patience.
Oregon Kids Guide 2005
That's the Statesman Journal work they have online -- lately they have been slow to get sections posted, so not all of my work is up there. As more come online I will link it here.
In the coming days I will try to keep my news work posted too so you can see the weekly work I am doing out in Silverton and Stayton.
Stay safe,
Pat
Anyway, here is the Senior Life section that I work on every two months. This isn't the latest one, but one from February. I took the cover shot (which I liked) and did a number of stories and photos on the inside. In the upper right corner you will see a NEXT PAGE button, just click that and you can see the inside pages.
Statesman Journal February Senior Life 2006
Oh and before I forget, I did the design on the old style of Senior Life (before they changed it for 2006) and I wanted to get an example of that on here, just for giggles. Yes, I am multi-talented, I can write, take pictures and do layout. I took the photos for the cover and all the stories. Wrote most of the stories and designed the original layout of the piece when I was still working for the Statesman.
Statesman Journal December Senior Life 2005
The next section I worked on nwas Women in Business for 2006. It's always a fun section, but this time the press totally screwed up the photos. They actually weren't as bad as they appear in this publication. I have the originals and they look fine. Anyway, I have always touted myself as a better writer than photographer.
Statesman Journal Women in Business 2006
Now we are going old school. The 2005 Oregon Tourism Department's Kids Guide. I put this together when I was still working full time at the Statesman. The new one is due to come out sometime in April, so patience.
Oregon Kids Guide 2005
That's the Statesman Journal work they have online -- lately they have been slow to get sections posted, so not all of my work is up there. As more come online I will link it here.
In the coming days I will try to keep my news work posted too so you can see the weekly work I am doing out in Silverton and Stayton.
Stay safe,
Pat
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