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Andrew Owens At Avery Park Andrew Owens hangs his balance beam between two trees spanning over 150 feet in distance. His rope would hang nearly 12 feet high before he steps on it and then it sinks down with his weight but is incredibly unstable and shakes constantly. It takes incredible balance and focus especially when the beam is suspended at such a vast length.  

Avery park marks the location of one Corvallis's famous destinations. With various attractions for kids, as well as beauty in nature that adults can appreciate. But one of the most iconic parts of this land mark is an old train that used to be functional but has now been made into something kids and young adults can play on. Fun to crawl all around there is no denying the attraction this landmark brings. 

Jalayla Wright  The Linn Benton community College girls volleyball team rallies through the heat to get a practice session in as they prepare for a sand volleyball tournaments against other schools in the area. Linn-Benton has an extremely talented women's volleyball team and coach Jayme Frazier is incredibly excited about her team heading into the new season. Preparing in the sand as the sun comes down with great force is a great way to get in shape for the season, but also have fun doing it. 

Sameh Maraaba making a painting for a visitor Sameh Maraaba is a Palestinian native who creates beautiful art using his tool and ink to create "anything you'd like" as he said. Sameh is pictured here making art at the culture night event here at Linn Benton Community College. He not only wanted to share his Palestinian culture, but represent and paint others cultures flag or culture. Sameh wanted to connect with people through his art and he gave away his art to people for free at the event. Extreme focus and attention to detail as he paints

Nico Wolff 5/3/19 Week 5 Blog forum Lindsey Addario has had some extreme adventures shooting in Afghanistan, I thought that some of the experiences she had such as being captured were very intense and really made me question whether or not it was all worth it. Is being a photographer of a meaningful event, giving people that do not have a voice a fair representation, as well as informing people around the world about a crisis really worth it? For her, I can see why it is, despite having fear and maybe a lot of second guesses about letting her work dominate her personal life, but also make her put a comfortable life she had in the United States aside. To me, this is an extremely high level of devotion, it really capsulate what it means to be great at something in my opinion. Some of the lessons I can learn from Addario is how good a job she does by really being discrete, just a fly on the wall that people don't notice as she photographs them. I see that she really gave up years o...

Coach Joe Schaumberg has taken over as the new basketball coach of Linn-Benton Community College. You can find him in his office located next to the basketball gym. Schaumberg constantly goes over how his current players and recruits will fit into his team. Currently, Scahumberg is trying to get familiar with his new surroundings but ultimately, his objective is to build a team that will not only be competitive, but dominate the NWAC. Schaumberg believes he can do this by instilling a serious and intense environment, where competition is fierce. Joe Schaumberg has coached at Lewis and Clark College, Pacific College and a number of other schools. Being a former college basketball player himself, Schaumberg has a plethora of experience and a unique ability to connect with players. Schaumberg looks to improve his team before heading into the 2019-20 season. Joe Schaumberg