Countdown begins for Olympic Trials.Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard CORRECTION (Ran June 28, 2007): The subhead sub·head n. In both senses also called subheading. 1. The heading or title of a subdivision of a printed subject. 2. A subordinate heading or title. Noun 1. of an article on Page F1 Wednesday contained the wrong date for a celebration at Fifth Street Public Market related to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials. The celebration will be held on Saturday June 30 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The same article gave incorrect dimensions of a digital countdown clock that will be unveiled. It is 26 feet tall and 5 feet wide. Take a look at the date on this newspaper. On this day next year, the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials will begin at Hayward Field For other uses of "Hayward", see Hayward (disambiguation). Hayward Field at University of Oregon is one of the most well-known historic track and field stadiums in the United States. It has been the home to the University of Oregon Track and Field teams since 1919. . To mark that milestone, local organizers are inviting the public to celebrate on Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Fifth Street Public Market in downtown Eugene. "The kickoff event is short and sweet and free and fun," said Kari Westlund, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of the Convention & Visitors Association of Lane County Oregon and a member of the local organizing committee. Local Olympians will unveil a digital clock - 26 feet long and 5 feet tall - in the market's parking lot at Fifth Avenue and High Street, that will count down the days until June 27, 2008, the first day of Trials competition. The clock is similar to those popping up throughout Beijing, marking time until the Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. open there next summer. Also at Saturday's celebration, the local music group Steel Magnolias will play, market restaurants will set up food booths, and kids can play track-related games, such as the mini-high jump and the shot put roll. In other Trials-related news, organizers disclosed at a press conference on Tuesday that several streets around Hayward Field will be closed or will have limited access for about 14 days: the 10-day Trials, from June 27 to July 6, 2008, plus a couple of days on either end for set-up and take-down. The idea is to expand the footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. of Hayward Field and create a secure perimeter around it by closing 15th Avenue on the north from University Street to Agate Street, and closing Agate Street on the east, from 15th Avenue to 18th Avenue. Organizers plan to set up a fan festival area with food and fitness-related vendors on those streets and on the artificial turf Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a grass-like man-made surface manufactured from synthetic materials. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass, however, it is now being used on residential lawns and commercial field behind the West Grand- stands. On the field would be a stage for musical entertainment before and after competition, a big-screen TV to watch live action and a beer garden, said Dave Taylor, a former Nike executive, who is acting as chief of staff for the local organizing committee. Temporary fencing Temporary Fence is used where building a permanent fence is either impractical or unneeded. Temporary fencing is most commonly used as security fencing for building sites. Other uses for temporary fencing include venue division at large events and public restriction on industrial would go up (keeping the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. open along Agate) and bag check points would be set up on 15th at the entrance to the turf field, at the corner of 15th and Agate, and at a point north of 17th and Agate, Project Manager Tom Jordan Thomas "Tom" Jordan (born May 24, 1981 in Manchester, England) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference South side Havant & Waterlooville, where he plays as a defender. External links
Organizers are expecting 15,000 ticket holders inside Hayward Field for each day of competition, and they hope several thousand more people - without tickets - will take part in the fan festival each day. Also during the Trials, the stretch of Agate Street from 15th Avenue to 13th Avenue will be open only to special Trials shuttle buses, Jordan said. And only meet-related traffic will be allowed on University Street - west of Hayward Field - from 15th Avenue to 18th Avenue, and to the south of the field, on 18th Avenue, from University Street to Agate Street. Representatives of the Eugene neighborhood associations A neighborhood association is a group of residents, sometimes organized as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, who take on problems or organize activities within a neighborhood. An association may have elected leaders and voluntary or mandatory dues. covering these areas could not be reached for comment on Tuesday. Jordan said the representatives the organizers contacted about the closures understood the rationale behind them. |
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