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needs to be flushed before regular water usages can be restored. The timeline for a full solution is undetermined. “We’ll get it repaired tonight but the cleaning said. Once crews were able to identify the break, and flushing process can take a while in a water they began working on the first step of the repair line this size,” Hill said. process, which involves cutting off a section of Emma-Kate Schaake pipe and replacing it. City reporter Following the replacement, the line itself managing@dailybarometer.com
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More than 50 community organizations and businesses braved the moody Oregon weather Tuesday to share information, games and free goods at the 14th annual Earth Week Community Fair. The youngest participants at the community fair came from Cheldelin Middle School in north Corvallis. The students showed off their sustainable model homes, which they built for their seventh grade science class. Each model home required at least one renewable-energy source and 10 parts of the house that were considered sustainable. Activities hosted at the fair were not only informative, but fun and useful as well. At the table for Campus Recycling and Waste Watchers, students had the opportunity to create small tote bags from old T-shirts. At another booth, University Housing and Dining Services had posters revealing just a few of the ways UHDS works to reduce resource consumption on campus. One example of UHDS’ resourceful habits is the recycling of more than 3,000 gallons of used cooking oil generated by campus dining centers each year. The cooking oil goes to SeQuential Biodiesel of Salem, which is an Oregon-local operation that processes cooking oil into biodiesel. Joanna Miller, a first-year master’s student and teaching assistant for an undergraduate sustainability course, said events like the community fair help raise awareness for students and community. “It’s cool to be informed about things such as this,” Rose said. “It’s usually really encouraging.
People don’t understand what a big difference small changes can make, so I think this sort of opens their eyes to that.” Briana Miller, the planning and outreach intern for the Corvallis Environmental Center, said the response at community events consistently impresses her. “You’d be surprised,” Miller said. “When people sign up for your listserv and stuff, they really pay attention. I didn’t think that people paid attention all that much ... but you really get a good turnout.” Throughout the rest of the week, students and community will have opportunities to view films themed around sustainability, participate in scavenger hunts across campus and attend workshops, tree plantings and gardening sessions. The OSU Center for Civic Engagement will be coordinating a day of service projects Saturday. Seven different projects will be hosted for which students, employees and community members are all encouraged to register. Some projects are hosted on campus, while others provide transportation to offcampus locations in Corvallis. Carson said some of the biggest value in the myriad Earth Week events is in getting the community informed and involved with issues that matter. “It’s making you realize that your community is based in this certain environment,” Carson said. “It’s all about making the connection to earth, essentially.” Kaitlyn Kohlenberg Campus reporter managing@dailybarometer.com