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• Community Forum – Sunday, November 2nd

  October 30, 2008
  

  Erik Petersen, with the Corps of Engineers, joins Steve Wohlers to discuss the Foster Lake Dam repairs which will result in higher water levels downstream on the South Santiam River.

• Community Forum – Sunday, October 19th

  October 16, 2008
  

  This Sunday on the Community Forum we welcome Dorla Van Epps, a retired real estate broker with 44 years of experience in the Mid-Willamette Valley real estate market. Dorla will be speaking with Steve Wohlers about the real estate downturn, the mortgage crisis and some practical tips that work for buyers and sellers.

• Community Forum – Sunday, October 12th

  October 11, 2008
  

  Robin galloway from the Linn County Extension will talk about the upcoming Extension Open House next weekend, the tax issue on the November ballot and the potential danger of the plant “Nightshade” which grows wild in Oregon.

• Community Forum – Sunday, October 5th

  October 3, 2008
  

  Jill Keto, a northwest-based author and artist, joins Steve Wohlers to discuss the current state of the economy. Keto and her Harvard-educated economist husband have written Don’t Get Caught With Your Skirt Down a book about the current rocky economic times and what you can do to protect yourself.

• Community Forum – Sunday, September 28th

  September 28, 2008
  

  Rick Alexander, a Lebanon school board member who is the subject of a recall vote on October 7th with fellow board member Josh Wineteer, joins Steve Wohlers to discuss his side of the recall debate.

• Community Forum – Sunday, September 21st

  September 17, 2008
  

  J.D. McMahan, the executive director of Insight Schools of Oregon, joins Steve Wohlers to discuss the alternative that Insight offers to traditional brick and mortar high schools. Insight Schools of Oregon provides an Internet based path to obtaining a high school diploma and has recently been approved in Lebanon.

• Community Forum – Sunday, September 14th

  September 14, 2008
  

  John “Tre” Kennedy, the chair of “C.A.R.E.S.”, joins Steve Wohlers on this week’s Community Forum. John will discuss the attempt at recalling Lebanon School Board members Rick Alexander & Josh Wineteer.

• Jessica Simpson Debuts New Album Tomorrow

  September 8, 2008
  

  Jessica Simpson’s country debut album is due out tomorrow! It includes her single “Come On Over” as well as the recently released “Remember That”, a song about getting out of an abusive relationship.

• Community Forum – Sunday, September 7th

  September 4, 2008
  

  Join Steve Wohlers as he interviews Bob McNitt, chair of the Linn County Republican Party. They will discuss the GOP Convention and John McCain’s and Sarah Palin’s nomination as the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees. As well they will highlight the Linn County Party’s plans for the election.

• Community Forum – Sunday, August 31st

  August 26, 2008
  

  Loyd Henion will join Steve Wohlers to discuss the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Henion is the chair of the Linn County Democratic Party and a delegate to the National Convention.

• Community Forum – Sunday, August 24th

  August 20, 2008
  

  Bob Bowers, an Oregon native, has lived with HIV for 25 years. He now heads the group “HIVictorious” in Madison, Wisconson and speaks to young people about lifestyle choices.

• Former Sugarland Member Sues

  August 9, 2008
  

  Kristen Hall is suing her former bandmates in Sugarland, Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, for $1.5 million. Hall’s suit claims that she entered into an equal partnership with Nettles and Bush with the intent to equally share all profits and losses. Hall was involved with the writing of the songs on Twice the Speed of Life, Sugarland’s first album.

  Full details can be found here.

• Community Forum – Sunday, August 10th

  August 8, 2008
  

  Guest speaker Rodney Hightower joins Steve Wohlers to talk about the grass seed industry of Oregon. Topics to be covered include this year’s harvest and an ever controversial topic–field burning.

• Brooks & Dunn Now Hollywood Walk of Fame’s 2,367th Star

  August 5, 2008
  

  Brooks & Dunn were honored this Monday, August 4th, with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Their star is located near the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, specifically at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. near stars such as Walt Disney and Morgan Freeman.

• Kenny Chesney Debuts New Single

  July 28, 2008
  

  Kenny Chesney‘s new single, “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”, will be arriving on the 10th of August.  The single promises to bring to the surface the emotions we all have about Heaven.

  “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to go to heaven, but nobody wants to go today,” says Chesney, speaking of his new single. “If you could pick, you wouldn’t pick right now…you’d want to live, to do more things, to have more fun.”

• Kellie Pickler’s New Album To Be Released September 30th

  July 21, 2008
  

  Kellie Pickler‘s self-titled second album will be released soon; September 30th to be exact.  The first single “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful” is currently climbing the charts.  Also featured on the album will be “Best Days Of Your Life” which she co-wrote with her friend Taylor Swift.

• Johnny Cash Remixed

  July 14, 2008
  

  For an upcoming album of remixed Johnny Cash songs, none other than Snoop Dogg has lent his unique talent to add to the sound of the album.  Snoop Dogg has assisted in the remix of “I Walk the Line”.

  John Carter Cash is the executive producer for the album and had this to say of his father, “He would have loved this remix record. While it stays true to the original recordings, this CD touches on undiscovered ground. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music.”

  For more details, check out this article over at NME.

• Congratulations Kieth Urban and Nicole Kidman

  July 7, 2008
  

  Keith Urban and wife Nicole Kidman have posted a message to Urban’s website welcoming their baby girl into the world.  Urban says, “We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today.”

  So, congratulations to the parents and welcome to the world Ms. Sunday Rose Kidman Urban!

• Your Chance to Meet Sugarland!

  July 2, 2008
  

  Sugarland has posted to their website a video telling their fans they are giving away five “Platinum Tickets”.  These tickets entitle the winners to go to the 2008 Country Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.  This includes airfare for two people, tickets to the CMAs, two nights hotel stay, a Meet & Greet with Sugarland including a private performance and a Sugarland fan pack.  The five tickets are hidden in the Deluxe Fan Edition of their new CD, Love on the Inside, which will be released on 7/22.

  Check out their site for more details: sugarlandmusic.com

• Star Spangled Celebration

  July 1, 2008
  

  This Independence Day the Weyerhaeuser Star Spangle Celebration is taking place at Cheadle Lake in Lebanon, OR.  Head on out and have some fun and stay to watch the Fire In the Sky fireworks display after dusk.

  More details can be found at starspangledcelebration.org.