BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Emcees take up gavels for wildlands auction Tom Heinl and Ty Connor are well known for hosting comedy events at local nightspots. But today, they'll be serving as fast-talking auctioneers at Shop for a Cause, a holiday auction to benefit the Cascadia Wildlands Project. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. at Agate Hall, 1787 Agate St. Heinl and Connor will sell off more than 100 items donated by local artists and businesses. A jazz group, the Sidewinder sidewinder, common name for a rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, found in the deserts of the SW United States. This 2-ft (60-cm), pale yellow and pink snake is named for its curious method of locomotion. Trio, will entertain, and refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. All proceeds will benefit the Ancient Forest Protection campaign. Tickets are $10 in advance at Out of the Fog Out of the Fog is a talk show aired on the Rogers Television community channel in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. The series, currently hosted by Paddy Daly and Krissy Holmes, consists of interviews with politicians, community leaders and event organizers; musical , Tsunami Books or the Bookmine in Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). , or $15 at the door. Couples are $25 at the door. For tickets and information, call 434-1463. News anchor weighs in on great blubber blowup Portland TV news personality Paul Linnman Paul Linnman (born 1947) is a radio personality on KEX 1190 AM radio in Portland, Oregon. He worked for nearly 30 years as a television news reporter and anchor for KATU and KGW. will celebrate the release of his book, "The Exploding Whale and Other Remarkable Stories From the Evening News," with a reading and signing at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Periwinkle periwinkle, in zoology periwinkle, any of a group of marine gastropod mollusks having conical, spiral shells. Periwinkles feed on algae and seaweed. Station bookstore, 175 Nopal nopal (nō·pälˑ), n Latin name: Opuntia streptacantha Lemaire, Opuntia ficus indica; St., Florence. The book takes its title from the lead essay, in which Linnman recounts his experience covering the infamous exploding whale incident on the beach near Florence in November 1970. The incident, which has been well documented on the Internet and by humorist hu·mor·ist n. 1. A person with a good sense of humor. 2. A performer or writer of humorous material. humorist Noun a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way Dave Barry, involved the Oregon Highway Division's ill-fated decision to eradicate a 45-foot-long gray whale carcass with 20 cases of dynamite. Linnman, then a rookie newscaster covering the event, dodged chunks of exploding whale meat and made such memorable pronouncements as: "the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds." Now the lead news anchor for Portland's KATU, Linnman also hosts a regional golf television program, "The Oregon Team Championship." - The Register-Guard |
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