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Elementary student dreams big
By Dan f er
t - i-'.i : O ■' <
Win rv iS < iimu ti) suggesting a
renovation Idea for Condon
School's playground. Kaly I’«-r
gusuti thought tug
I erguson, 7, of bust Eugene,
proposed redesigning the entire
building and installing a sand
box.'trampoline, gvm. running
true k. tennis and volleyball
(oufl. merry go-round, night
lights and an apple tree under a
0*>led addition to the school.
Katv made her proposal at
Saturday's ':Dre.im a Play
gr .nr. I" pub!,: input meeting
held a! the s:thoi 1
l-'erguson's suggestions were
among Ihov put forward at-tin*
mi cling, sponsored by the Uni
\ t ; ■ .ty (dunion' Si hool Play
p: und Park Committee ami dm
■ o ! to solii it ideas from
i bd.lien und adults about mi
poo. mg the site's playground
' I -think it's fuii,' l.i rguson
S mi of Saturday's meeting "1
.:, t it unlit I he V gel l!
playground in."
i in- i listing playground, dm
ui d and built with private
lends and v o!unteer la! or in
pi lias deteriorated to the
p ,nt III ha/.urd. saoi Kate:*
L ;v ;n. child and family set
v , i s administrator with tin
University s OlTit.e of Human
Krsmiti.es
Kenovating the playground
with equipment could serve
■ :h t'.i comniunUy purt.i
iariv neighborhood residents
i the 1 auversity. she said
I lie site is n.ivs used by the
University s Child Care Pro
gram and community members,
espei Otliy those from lire Past
Campus housing area, accord
ing to the University's 19th and
Ay.lie Special Area Study,
adopted in 1988.
The University, which began
leasing Condon School from
the ihigone School District in
I'm.I and bought the property
in l'lii'i. stated it would main
tain the playground, said Chris
Ramey, University architect
with the Physic a! Plant
"This (meeting) is just an ex
ten-,.on of that promise," said
Ramey, who attended Condon
as an elementary school stu
7 think (the
meeting was) fun. I
can’t wait until
they get the
playground in. ’
Kafy Ferguson
dent in the 1 'T.(K
1 ! ■> workshop had a g id
turnout, said University stu
ih )■ dm I'ngarty, w ho, along
w.th Kami V, jot!> d d vvn rei
ommendotions from r hildren
aid adults w Si o d I e w their
ideas with felt tip pens on a
p I a sth overlay m ap o I t he
school.
In addition, cl.ddi. u do. w
pictures on strips of paper, or
Applicants sought for
EWEB Board Vacancy
I ugene Wak^f tS. Hectric Board
U Wl B) is r urrently at rtoting
abdications tor the- Board seat
refwesriiting Wards 4 and S. ihe
Board seat will tree ome car ant due to
the resignation ot Jar k Dr-lay
I )ts emtror tl, 1991
To qualify, an applic ant must bo:
• a registerixl voter
• a resident ot Wards 4 or (set* map!
• a resident ot I ugene tcw the past 1 2 m< mths,
• available to attend board Meetings every ,’nd and
4th Monday of eac h month;
• able to run tor elec tion to this ottic e in tht Mas
1992 primary.
1 he tc*rm ot appointment will extend through
i >tx emlier i 1, 1992.
Applications are available vveekdav ■■ ; at
Eugenie Water Electric Board > t) I • ■ < ■ :th Av-nue
P.O, box 10148, I ugene, Orison '* '44
Application deadline is 12 nn
November 20. I or more informal»in ' u t ho-.’ i ■
Assistant Secretary, 484 241 1.
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cut out and pasted photos from
playground equipment cata
logs
Most of the children's recom
mended equipment was stan
dard swing sets, and merry
go-rounds, said Dennis Reyn
olds, KMU child care ( xjordmu
tor.
However, "a lot of th.itm
(also) wanted sumo kind of wa
ter (equipment)," Reynolds
said "To me, that's one of the
most interesting ideas "
Such proposals were exactly
the reason children wi re solic
ited for ideas at the meeting,
said Bruce Me Kinlny, exei utive
director of the University's
'('muter for Advanced Technol
ogy and hducation, which is lo
cated .it the school, "They're
users, they should have some
input.”
After the committee evalu
ates the meeting's proposals, a
suhi cunmlltee will select play
ground equipment to purchase,
McKinley said. The project's
estimated cos! is STO.OOO, with
the University contributing an
undetermined amount.
The committee is committed
to installing the equipment by
summer I'i'U, McKinley said
The i’hysil al Plant will handle
the site preparation and instal
lation.
C...I, ion School was built in
1UJ4 as iiieodore Roosevelt la
nior High School. In the l!).r>Us,
the school was converted to el
ementary use and named after
geologist and University Profes
sor Thomas C fond on
Quayle visit
brings out
protesters
I’OK'll.ANI) (A1J) Vice
I’i - lent Dan Quayle, who ar
rived m Portland Saturday to
rut • ■ iv11 an ,i\\ ,ini fur patriot, in.
shrugged off criticism of his dr
cisiini to spend tin- Virti .i:;i
Wj; stateside
it s the (>, ditical stm .. m, w a
li.ivu to take 11.i'st.* things in
st:Quayle s.t.d in a brief
in ivs (i iift'ii ni a after arriving
at r.irtlami international Air
port.
H w as to ns rive the Patri
ot's Award from the C.oiigrrs
i .:ii Medal of Honor Society
at a banquet at lint Jant/en
Df n.ii Ki-d Lion
ii.s n.utoii adit was glin ted at
the motel by 05 to 75 protest
eis, many expressing displeas
ure tieit Quayle Was chosen to
ret five the Patriot Award.
' A lot oi people are v« ry up
set t ii a t he's gutting t it i s
award," said protester Hubert
A ,tii, all. of Vain ouver, W .- l'.
''I really have nothing against
Q iayie tiod forbid ho should
it' , me President."
Quayle. in another comment
at the airport news conference,
re; rated his strong critic ism of
naiu naii\ syndicated cartoon
ist (Liny Trudeau over an up
coining Uoanrsburv conui
strip that replays allegations
Quayle used cocaine and Quau
"C.arry Tu: iuuu has a person
al vendetta against me ami the
president," Quayle said, "liven
t,,,r - as I, it w .ng as t,ar
ry i i .it ni this is a low step.''
One of the protesters at the
motel, however, touted a sign
that read "Dan nose blow." in
reference to tin: allegations