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McMinnville: Cherry City Metals

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Sunday, March 01, 2009. Salem, Oregon has magic vortices that ensure that you'll get lost nine out of ten times you go there. This happens when you try to cut through from 5 to 99W, it happens when you try to find the Amtrak station, and it will happen when you go to visit Cherry City Metals. Cherry City Metals is famous. It's a scrap metal yard par excellence. And I don't use fake French lightly. Motors. Hydraulics. Milking machine parts. Lots of milking...At 10 min...

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McMinnville: UFO Festival 2007

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Saturday, May 26, 2007. This year's festival was really good! I thought the floats were way better than last year, and I didn't miss the wacky marching band from last year who priced themselves right out of the parade. Next year I want to make bicycle-powered UFOs to ride in the parade! It'd be great if they could be lit from within and taken to the Starlight Parade, too. ah, fantasy! Has GOT to be related to this fella here. Posted by Philip Williamson.

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McMinnville: Alien Parade 2010

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Saturday, May 15, 2010. It's the Alien Parade. The McMinnville Alien parade and festival comes but once a year. Sad to say, I have it on pretty good authority that the famous UFO photo. Is a fake, but the parade is still fun. We have everything you'd expect from a Yamhill County parade celebrating aliens:. Girls waving to the crowd:. Kung Fu Avatar aliens:. Kung Fu Avatar aliens. And, of course, Count Dooku's girlfriend. Posted by Philip Williamson.

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McMinnville: December 2008

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Monday, December 08, 2008. Hotel Oregon tasty food. I heard on the down-low that McMenamin's Hotel Oregon recently hired a new chef and sous-chef. Of course "the down low," means "post it on the internet as soon as you get around to it." If it wasn't a secret, I would've put something up immediately. So you see my journalistic credentials are still extant, only pronounced with a Swedish "j.". Posted by Philip Williamson. Links to this post. Friday, December 05, 2008.

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McMinnville: April 2007

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Tuesday, April 10, 2007. What to do in McMinnville on a Thursday night. But in addition to the things that make Portland great, there's the First Thursday Art Walk in the Pearl. Mark and I met up with Clinton at his pad in the Northwest and went down to see some art. That place is hoppin'! We parked in a garage all evening for $5, saw good art, bad art and mediocre art, at a bunch of places. Of course, none of us agreed on which art was which. Links to this post.

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McMinnville: May 2009

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Thursday, May 28, 2009. Farmer's Market Season is upon us! This was the first Thursday Farmers' Market in McMinnville of 2009. Attendance looked good, and everyone was smiling. 92 degrees this evening - I think this summer's going to be a scorcher, like 2006. When it hits 108 in Mac, though, you can always go to Pacific City. If you prefer 68 degrees and a sea breeze, like I do. My friends Jim Hoffman and Sarah Marcus. Posted by Philip Williamson. Links to this post.

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McMinnville: March 2009

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Thursday, March 05, 2009. Possible bike rides around McMinnville. These start from the Cozine Cycling Coop. 64 miles to Corvallis from Mac on back roads. Straight down 99W is exactly-ish 50 miles. Posted by Philip Williamson. Links to this post. Sunday, March 01, 2009. Cherry City Metals is famous. It's a scrap metal yard par excellence. And I don't use fake French lightly. They have signs. Street signs, bus signs, railroad signs, pedestrian signs, street signs, ...

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McMinnville: May 2007

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Saturday, May 26, 2007. This year's festival was really good! I thought the floats were way better than last year, and I didn't miss the wacky marching band from last year who priced themselves right out of the parade. Next year I want to make bicycle-powered UFOs to ride in the parade! It'd be great if they could be lit from within and taken to the Starlight Parade, too. ah, fantasy! Has GOT to be related to this fella here. Posted by Philip Williamson.

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McMinnville: June 2008

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In the Heart of Oregon's Yam Country. Monday, June 16, 2008. Freeze-dried ice cream bar. Freeze-dried ice cream bar. Originally uploaded by Philip Williamson. Opened in McMinnville the other weekend (iMax theater, Titan rocket, lunar dune buggy), so roving bands of 'astronauts' passed out packages of dehydrated ice cream bars. They basically taste like cardboard Oreos. Posted by Philip Williamson. Links to this post. Sunday, June 01, 2008. Originally uploaded by Philip Williamson. In 1976." " Tsunami.