Albany — Linn-Benton Community College’s Valley Writers Series hosts Oregon historian Ted Cox as he presents “Writing Local History: Uncovering the Toledo Incident of 1925” from noon to 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in North Santiam Hall, room 209, on the main campus, 6500 Pacific Blvd. S.W.

Cox recounts his journey researching, writing and publishing the book. He tells how resident Japanese sawmill workers asserted and won their civil rights after a mob intimidated them and ran them out of town.

Cox has been a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa, a track-and-field coach in Belize, and a volleyball coach at both Oregon State University and LBCC.

Since 1977, he has owned and operated the Old World Deli in downtown Corvallis. During this time, he has presented talks on a variety of topics, including Northwest Native American history and storytelling, Corvallis history, and beer and wine making.

‘Poetic Pairings’

How does the poetry of a college English teacher intersect with the works of one of her former students? Find out when LBCC writing instructor Beth Camp teams with OSU English major Michael Pohl for “Poetic Pairings” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, in Takena Hall, room 215, at LBCC.

Camp teaches research and technical writing, humanities, and Latin American literature at LBCC. Camp has written a textbook, “Effective Workplace Writing,” and this summer published her first chapbook of poetry, “Mermaid Reflections: A Small Collection of Poems.”

Pohl is a member of the OSU Black Poets Society. He also is a “slam poet,” earning various awards. His poetry covers everything from society to politics to spirituality to self-reflection.

For more information on the Valley Writers Series, contact LBCC Arts and Communications at 917-4530.