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It appears the Democrat Herold/Gazette Times decided to give away mini papers titled "This Week" chock full of ads to Corvallis residents - even those that have not asked for it. Residents now wake up to a paper on their lawn complete with one or two plastic bags. Never fear, your paper is recyclable. Of course, that requires that you drive your papers to a recycling area or have waste removal services. If you do not remove the paper and allow them to accumulate at some point you may get in trouble with the city for garbage in your yard.

Fluffy, wet snow on Thursday closed schools in the Corvallis School District. In anticipation of freezing conditions on Friday, OSU has announced opening campus at 10am.

Another vandal has struck NW Corvallis. This time at 2:29am, on a Friday night. 3 individuals walked along a sidewalk. 2 of the individuals crossed to the other side of the street while 1 individual stumbled across the front yard of a home. It appeared that he tried to catch himself on a tree and broke off a main limb. The individual looked as if he had a bicycle helmet on. Very grainy night time video has captured this incident.

The number of chickens within city confines is increasing. Many college students and permanent residents alike are finding keeping chickens both fun and a good return on investment. The coop sells brown eggs at $5 a dozen so it doesn't take long to make your pets pay off.

There have been cases of vandalism in and around Corvallis prior to the civil war game. In Philomath, someone took out a tree. In Corvallis, someone's car mirror and tree were removed.

Another story on Kip Schoning's Bula Enterprises graces the Gazette Times newspaper. The article discusses a woman in Sweet Home unfortunate enough to rent a Schoning house. The issue at hand is tenant vs. landlord - if the landlord is responsible for the maintenance of the home, how can the tenant be responsible for charges due to the lack thereof? A horrible water leak has left the woman with a $900 water bill and her inability to pay both water bill and rent.

OSU experienced an electrical fire in the steam tunnels causing smoke, heating, and electrical problems. They will close at noon today for all but essential personnel. Student dorms and dining halls are unaffected.

Source: http://alert.oregonstate.edu/

Shonnards and Home Grown Gardens both have fall hours for those late shoppers. Home Grown Gardens has paired up with Dave Wilson Nursery to bring fruit trees of all types and sizes. Shonnards will be offering a swag making class December 1st at 11am for $15.

Today marks that last day for the Corvallis Farmers' Market. Wednesday location is 2nd and B. The market runs from 3 until 6pm. Next year's Wednesday FM may have to be moved due to a sewer project. Stay tuned at http://locallygrown.org/

You have friends and family over. You've eaten dinner until every feels as stuffed as the turkey on the table. The leftovers are put away and the dishes in the washer.

And nobody likes football. What to do?

Turns out Carmike and Regal Cinemas are offering family friendly movies throughout the holiday. Here are some possible picks:

1. Megamind 3d - Carmike. A DreamWorks animation portraying with villain needing a new nemisis. Who can resist the voices of Tina Fay, Brad Pitt, and Will Ferrell?