BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Juniors offered free golf Golfers ages 12-15 are being offered opportunities to play for free at Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. Creek Golf Course near Sweet Home. Up to three juniors can play free when accompanied by a playing adult. In addition, Mallard Creek is establishing a "Certified Junior Golfer" program in which young golfers can earn the privilege of playing and practicing for free on their own. To become certified and eligible to play and practice as much as they like on a space-available basis, juniors must attend a class on rules and etiquette and pass playing and written tests. The first free certification classes will be held Saturday and Sunday. Other sessions are scheduled for March 13-14 and April 3-4. Details, registration: call (541) 259-4653 or see www.mallardcreekgc.com. Cycling satirist to speak Portland cyclist Joe Kurmaskie, a satirist once described as "a modern day Mark Twain" by the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). , will present a program on "Biking Outside the Lines Outside the Lines, or also referred to as OTL, is an Emmy Award winning television program on ESPN that looks "outside the lines" and examines critical issues in American sports on and off of the field of play. " next week in Eugene. Kurmaskie has written two books about the tales and tribulations of biking where others fear to tread. Kurmaskie's free talk - set for 7 p.m. Wednesday in 100 Willamette Hall on the University of Oregon campus The University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon has around 80 buildings and facilities, including athletics sites such as Hayward Field, which is the site for the 2008 Olympic Track and Field Trials, and McArthur Court, and off-campus sites such as nearby Autzen Stadium and the - is sponsored by the UO Outdoor Program and the UO Bookstore, Bike Friday Bike Friday is a brand of folding bicycle made by Green Gear Cycling, Inc. of Eugene, Oregon. (Cyclists often refer informally to the company itself as "Bike Friday" or the "Bike Friday company."). , Burley Design Burley Design Coorperative is a cooperative company based in Eugene, Oregon, United States that produces a variety of outdoor family products. Burley is known for their bicycles, recumbent bicycles, and child and cargo trailers. Co-op and Collins Bicycle Shop. Hunters event Saturday Radio personalities Tim Fox and Bill Barrett of station KKNU-FM will serve as masters of ceremonies for an Oregon Hunter's Association fund-raiser to be held Saturday at the Valley River Inn in Eugene. A variety of outdoor gear and adventures - including 17 rifles, saddles, scopes, dinners and a candlelight river float for eight - will be raffled or auctioned off to help raise money for wildlife habitat projects conducted by the OHA's Emerald Valley Chapter. Doors for the "Fun Raiser" event open at 4:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner tickets (at $32 for adults and $12.50 for age 12 and younger) and sponsor packages are available by calling 687-1989. Groundfish meetings set The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for programs protecting Oregon fish and wildlife resources and their habitats. will hold three public meetings to discuss sport and commercial groundfish regulations for 2005 and 2006. The sessions are scheduled for Wednesday at the Comfort Suites Hotel in Astoria, Feb. 26 at the Hatfield Science Center in Newport and March 1 at the Senior Center in Gold Beach. All three public meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. Comments received at the meetings will help guide ODFW ODFW Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff in developing options to be presented to federal regulators. Wildlife photographer to speak World-renowned wildlife photographer Kennan Ward will share images and conservation concepts from his book "The Last Wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. It was originally protected in 1960 by order of Fred A. Seaton, the Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. " on Tuesday at the Oregon Zoo in Portland. Ward's lecture, part of the 2004 Wildlife Conservation Lecture Series, begins at 7 p.m. in the zoo's Cascade Crest Banquet Center. Cost: $10 adults, $8 students and seniors. Details: call (503) 226-1561 or see the Web site: www.oregonzoo.org. |
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