Learning Photojournalism

Betty Jones celebrating her 94th birthday at the Albany Historic Carousel & Museum. Her daughter JoAnne is in the background watching the carousel wiz past. Carousel volunteers were eager to help set up a unique place on the carousel where Betty could ride in her wheelchair.  The Historic Carousel & Museum is located at 503 W 1st Ave in Albany, Ore. You can reach them at (541) 497-2934 or visit their website, albanycarousel.com , for hours and information about activities taking place at the carousel including how to rent the building for a party.  Leiney Wallace, 4, enjoys lunch with her parents, Bobbi and Kyle Wallace, at Big Town Hero after riding the carousel as part of a belated birthday celebration. Big Town Hero is located at 327 SW 2nd Ave in downtown Albany, open 10am-5pm Monday-Friday. Reach the restaurant at  (541) 928-1114.  The Pix Theater is located in the historic Straney & Moore Building at 321 SW 2nd Ave in Albany. A plaque...

Alex Clarke has been riding motorcycles since he was 5 years old on his grandfather's property in eastern Oregon on a little 50cc pull-start mini bike that his grandpa had built from spare parts. He got his first “street legal” bike, a 2005 Honda CBR600RR, that he bought for himself when he was 19.  He started racing in 2018 by participating in New Racer School on track days with Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA). These races are held at Portland International Raceway or the Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington. The classes were for fun, not competition, but riders were grouped by skill level to practice and learn. Now he teaches New Racer School to help pay for his entry fees. Alex laughed when asked how much he spends on racing. “I prefer not to say.”  He is also sponsored by Gray Area KTM located in Eugene, Hot and Hazardous Performance in Newberg, and the Gore Electric Company in Beaverton, Oregon. Depending on the level of sponsorship, he gets par...