Fire hazard shuts Skinner, Spencer Butte parks
By Tammy Batey
, :•..... j Reporter
Severe fire h.i/.i'ii la-. T.i
tho closure of Skinner amf
Spencer nm.tr' [larks .mil the
Kitlgulino Trait until significant
rainfall occurs, city officials an
n-.uiiH ed l-'riiiav alternoon
i ire ami parks <>fTirJaIs join!;
h decided to close tho areas
i hursdav. sail! Superintendent
id I’aik Servir cs Doug Post.
U'i usuallv got several calls
Gate closure to continue until autumn showers begin
from noii’hhnrs saving. 'It s aw
: :!!v ilrv Von hotter < , msnlor
. !..^11:o park I’i -t !...ut
So tlm Kirn Marsh.ill■ iipp.iii*nI
iv talked ft turn with in-, stafl
and witif us ait.I wo i nlfsj
to i aiitloil oh tho salt' side It
was tilin' to i lose thorn “
■ : 1 y
tiro, parks horn i i. - ■ .1 !■* :■
r .inso of (ire h.i/.inls, usnallv in
Ill) \ isl.
Hui sins Vi'.ir. t:i i vln'ii 1\ -I: v
!;i;i h.is li-.i iil thi1 tiller i ii'Mir'
U Si' T. ! Illt js.ii ks n ill In ; . n
ili'pemts on Mnthfr M.itwrt
nil ( ipl Tim Birr. LupTU’ po
Iv, ihi'v'il
S'/Tsiis ■ •! \ -x: n; VMS si f Hi .mi
lilt'! .1 , obviously
Pi ; ■■ ! i
UV'tl ■ i i j 11111 Ui'-in .is s< it in .is
piisstlili', but i.1 in will t,n- t!,f
ii li'rmiiiing factor "
Flii- cinMiic means tin- gait's
'.i Skinner ami Spent iu Multi
p.ii► will I-.- I.ii st-ii, tin.! ■■ipu'
this trail hi-atis to. tin- two
parks ,in,i to the Kwlgi’liue I rail
-.s .It .i;;i P1 s; s' -! tin- tf ui j it■1
: arv t Insi.ri- Thetis vs .-n't he
any patrols or deputies in thi:
area, Post said
Were hoping people will
understand >vhy, we've done it
and, will si.iv out u! ihi’ area,”
Post said
Firefighters wore working in
control a “fairly big grass file"
at ttilh Bel telsen Friday .if
rernnon, PmmiIiI Post said
then.' is no threat of other fires
-.j reading to !hi' clos'd parks
but "wu want to make sure that
doesn't happen," he said
Jerry Marshall circles Aut/en Stadium Saturday before Oregon s same against flew Mexico State, row, i ; an ad
vertising banner in his 1941 vintage Stearman biplane
Photo tiy CMtttgptHN Bia*
Marshall steers skyward in the steep
climb necessary to peel a banner oft
the side ol the runway and prevent
tanghng
Pilot grabs crowd attention
in banner-towing biplane
By Pat Ma ach
m • i Managing Editor__
You could -.as that jerry Miit-.ii.ill ha-, the la st scat m Aut/cn
Stadium
The only problem is that Mulsh.ill's scat isn't exactly in the sta
dium, or even the skybox it’s MOO feet above in his red and
svhite I'll I vintage biplane
()n clear and sunny fall Saturdays, Marshall < an be seen i in ling
high above the stadium, towing a banner advertising anything
from local radio stations to rooting companies
The ifi-year-old owner of Cottage drove Aviation has been tow
nig the advertising banners lor a little :e re than a year Marshall
said he started the business to do whatever it takes to supple
men! the income brought in by the (light instructions, aircraft rent
als and scenic flights also offered at the small airport go miles
south o' Eugene.
Marshall said the banners are an e-ffei live ad vehicle hei a use of
the veh le he uses to low them
"One thing that's nice about this airplane is that everybody will
lower change, since it has a fairly
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BANNER
Grad student maps
quake probability
By Colleen Pohlig
Hi ononiii s class, Taking lull ailv.m! age f !• : ■
dimmed for I Ins projector and tin1 far! that tie c
more than tot) people in till! las \ a srtlh- h i
v our daily nap
You've just dozed oil and you ire !!■ • In .. .a
vvlurre between the twitching stage el , i. I .:
dreamland when suddenly you are iiu. lv aw.ik-i I
hy a disconcerting rolling sensation h -n. ith y our t t
Books fall to the floor, equilibrium i ■ out u! the tpe s
lion, everyone panics
A bad dream? Unfortunately, no. You ate expcricm
: re’ an > a rt hip take In mill tilde e T. n
and (l on tile Kichler scale Inconceivable in Ok .
Not anymore (biologists are no longct wondering tl
Oregon is going to have an earthquake, but vvben.
win ie and how big
To begin answering these questions. .1 ruse.m
group at the University has created detailed reap . • !
the slate, showing each region's chance ol e\p. rieea
mg a major earthquake
Tile maps, designed primarily hy graduate s' id a t
Silvio Pe/zopane, also show tin- region's chain e ol i \
perienemg tremors from major quakes, h soon the
quakes might come and bow much re.k lb- v mas |>o
to people and structures
"This study doesn't tell ns. other than pi baiuhty
when (the earthquake) will on ur,” IVz/i.p ,.i
tells us. il it happens, where tin- strong grout, I n.oti.m
will occur."
By creating these maps. I’ezzojiane said lie hopes to
awaken the public to the probability ol an earthquake
occurring close to home
"|l want to) make us aware of the etiviiontneii! and
the Karth," Pozzojmne said "When the Karl It u.ovi's,
there is a potential hazard lor us and 1 want to recog
; i / e it*
C.eology i’rol Kay Weldon, who ,dso contributed to
tins project, said in general, Oregonians are not jin
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' im ! QUAKE,
Not again!
(biology l’rof. llarve Wall ! SI ■ 1 \ ! : :: I i <: ; ip!
[iruti'il ti! Johnson II.ill on Wedre -:.iv to complain
about construction noise would ho enough to keep
the sounds *il buy Ho was wrong On l-'ful.iv, tl
noiso rosutnod, and Waff and his sludonts n. i lo an
oncoto appearance at the administrate n I; olding
See story, Pago 4
Fight for the tie
The Oregon men's club sports st
cer team scored a goal in the last li
minutes of Friday's mate ii agaii
Willamette University, resulting in
1-1 final score. The tie makes ti
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