Seniors can get a break on Pisgah fee.Byline: COUNTY BEAT By Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard Even though everybody will have to start paying to visit the Howard Buford Recreation Area - better known as Mount Pisgah Mount Pisgah is the name of several mountains and places: Mountains
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As part of that effort, senior citizens, defined in this case as anyone age 62 or older, can use a federally issued Golden Age Passport to get half-price entry - just $1 per visit or $10 for a season pass. An Earn-a-Pass program to allow others to volunteer their time - probably 15 to 20 hours - in exchange for a season pass to all of Lane County's pay-for-use parks will be announced before the fee season begins next month. People can get Golden Age Passports for a one-time $10 fee and proof of age at the U.S. Forest Service office in the Federal Building at 211 E. Seventh Ave.; most federal ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. district offices; the local office of the Bureau of Land Management at 2890 Chad Drive; any federal recreation or wildlife facility that charges an entrance fee; and G.I. Joe's and REI stores. With passport in hand, senior citizens can buy a half-price season pass to Mount Pisgah either at the site or through the Lane County Parks office in Armitage Park at 90064 Coburg Road. For more information, call the parks office at 682-2000. Student designs winning logo This year's Run for the Mountain, a fund-raiser to help pay for trail-building and maintenance at Mount Pisgah, will feature the artwork of University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. junior JulieAnna Little. Little's winning entry features a row of three squares, containing drawings of trees, a shoe and mountain peaks, with the name of the event above and the date below. The design will go on T-shirts and posters advertising the fourth annual 5K trail run and one-mile trail hike on National Trails Day, June 7, at Mount Pisgah. This year's art contest drew 35 entries. Little will receive a $75 cash prize, and her design will be submitted to Runner's World Runner's World is a globally circulated monthly magazine for recreational runners, published by Rodale Press in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in the United States. In addition to the printed magazine, the magazine's web sites have provided a valuable resource for runners, magazine's national T-shirt design contest. County sponsors tire roundup With the mosquito mosquito (məskē`tō), small, long-legged insect of the order Diptera, the true flies. The females of most species have piercing and sucking mouth parts and apparently they must feed at least once upon mammalian blood before their eggs can season coming on, the county's Waste Management Division wants to do its part to see that the anticipated arrival in Oregon of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. gets put off as long as possible. Because the water that often collects in old tires provides a prime place for mosquito larvae Larvae, in Roman religion Larvae: see lemures. to thrive, transfer stations throughout the county will accept up to five waste tires per customer - free of charge - on April 18 and 19. But the sites will accept only tires from cars and pickups. They won't take bicycle, motorcycle, ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. and wheelbarrow tires, which can be treated as regular waste. For hours of operation at specific transfer stations, call 682-4119. The county's Public Health Department also wants residents to empty other containers with standing water, such as flower pots, fountains and gutters. Randi Bjornstad can be reached at 338-2321 or rbjornstad@guardnet.com. CAPTION(S): The winning logo for this year's Run for the Mountain was designed by University of Oregon junior JulieAnna Little. |
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