Beaverton Chamber Symphony

There is a Beaverton Chamber Symphony. It seems their season ends this weekend, but there's still time to go catch them if you're into that sort of thing. They're playing Brahms, Rossini, and Glazunov. (Don't ask me about Glazunov - I'm way out of my element here).

Here are the coordinates, because I know you're short on time:

8pm Saturday, 3pm Sunday
Oak Hills Christian Reformed Church
2815 N. W. Forest Avenue
Beaverton, Oregon 97006
Cost: $5 (general), $1 (students & seniors)

This is an amateur symphony. Look at it this way: even if they're really bad, you get to hear a bit of LIVE music, support your local musicians, and maybe even meet some of your neighbors. All for only $5.

Beaverton city hall

The story of the speeding Beaverton police officer is one of those that just cries out for backstory. What are the factions at City Hall? Why is this teensy case getting so much airtime?

And should I be driving more slowly? The officer was going 40 mph in a 30 mph zone! Don't most people?

I'm full of questions today.

Turns out there WAS an issue in play in last Tuesday's Washington County election. If you have kids in the Beaverton schools, you may be interested to know that opponents of the "math curriculum and administration" may have been elected to the school board. The Oregonian story is here.

What's this all about?

Monty's

I guess there is nightlife in Beaverton: http://localcut.wweek.com/2007/05/03/friendly-friendly-world-the-big-package-at-montys/. No idea where this place is. Ever been there?

Groceries

Just a quick thought here. You probably know this, but it seems that if you want to buy local and organic in Washington County your choices are limited to the Farmer's markets, New Seasons and Wild Oats. Yes, the other grocery chains are adding to their organic lines, but the named outlets provide more organic choices and also a lot of locally-sourced items.

I don't know of any co-ops or other such things out here.

Thoughts?

Surprise! Washington County Election May 15!

Who knew we were having an election May 15, until the ballots showed up in the mail a week or two ago? Not me, even though I follow at least four local newspapers plus a local blog or two. Odds are you didn't know about this election either.

Unless you happen to know one of the candidates, the Voter's Pamphlet is probably the only thing you have to go on. (That is, if you care to vote at all. More on that later.)

This is lousy. First, you can't always tell from the Voters Pamphlet if there are controversial issues on which the candidates differ. Second, after eliminating candidates who can't even write a decent statement, you can't tell which candidate has more ability to get things done. For example, an incumbent can usually write a decent statement. But a given incumbent might turn out to be a knave who isn't even on speaking terms with anyone else on the commission. Or a laughing stock. Or whatever. No way to know! Endorsements are only somewhat helpful.

In this day and age, there just has to be a way to inform people about upcoming elections. First of all, the media (TV and print) should be held responsible for reporting them. Second, why not offer a way to get elections information via the Internet?

Everybody pitches and moans about low voter turnout. Well, what do they expect?