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ducted orchestras the world over. Including the London Phllharmonia and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Highway 99N closed
as police negotiate
with ‘suicidal’ man
Sherry Barney
A one-blot k section of!ligh
wav M North was closed for
six hours Tuesday amidst the
rush of Fourth of July traffic
as Fugene police tried to talk
an upset man into leaving his
plat e of business
Hie polit e responded to a
phone i <11 at 5 48 pm from
the man's brother-in-law- in
Wyoming The brother-in-law
said the subject's wife was vis
iting him and that she had
received a phone tall from tier
husband indicating that he
wa\ insole his p!.n e >>f husi
ru-ss with a gun making suici
dal statements
The 44 vear-old owner of
Mi Ken/.ie (1st le Shop. 1955
Highway 99N. seemed to he
upset about a recent separa
tion with his wife and possi
ble financial difficulties,
police spokesman Tim Birr
said.
Bacaum aewanl attempts to
i all him on the phone were
unsut cessful. the SWAT and
t nsis negotiation teams'were
called to the scene at B it0
p.m., police reports said.
Highway 99 North was
closed between Dove Lane
and Barger Avenue, and traf
fic was rerouted
The SWAT team estab
lished a perimeter around the
motor* yt It* shop anti a half
dozen people were either
evacuated or prohibited from
returning to n house nest to
the building.
The matt began talking to
negotiators after repeated
attempt* at contact He
denied Iwong armed and sui
cidal, polic e reports said, hut
despite being assured that he
had not committed a crime
and that officers only had to
talk to him to assure them
selves he was OK, he refused
to leave the business and
hung up the phone on sever
al occasions
A brother from the Port
land area t ame to the si one
and joined negotiators in
talking with the man on the
phono shortly before mid
night
At lit ri a m , the man left
hts business and was taken
into custody without inci
dent. Since he had commit
ted no crime and appeared to
he lucid, he was released to
his brother after being inter
viewed by poljt e and mem
bers- of Whitebird's
"CAHOOTS" crisis unit.
Highway 0‘i North was
reopened to traffic at 12:30
a.m.
"The biggest impact |for the
community) was a delay in
response to minor things, like
illegal fireworks," Birr said.
"We had a lot of cars and peo
ple committed to Autzen Sta
dium and Highway **<)."
Museum of Natural History field trips explore local nature spots
Dannie Helm
for th& i D&fy f mm&tef
The Univarsity'•> Mtiu'iim of Natural
I listory mv itcs visitors to "I .earn the land
scape” with a series of field trips begin
■ting Sunday
This will be the second half of the field
trip series, ivlm.h began m April The
series will < ontinue until late Septanilnir
The mostly one-day trips explore lot al
natural areas largely unknown to I ugene
Springfield residents
Most area residents know more about
the Coast or Portland or Bend than they
do about their ow n hat kyard," said lien
nis l.uet k. one of the trip leaders
l.uet k said it's gre.it that the trips focus
on the local area. in that it fort «*s hint to
go out and meet yvith lot al state officials
and yyilillife experts He said he learns a
great deal and is able to pass it along to
trip partii ipants
loseph Minato, the other leader of the
field trips, stressed that anyone who is
interested is welcome "No previous
knowledge of natural history is required."
he said, adding that mature teenagers and
young adult* art! invited to attend hut that
the trips are not appropriate for young < in I -
dren. The museum hopes to offer some
family trips in the future
The groups am small, vs tth a maximum
of 15 people a 1 lowed to register Moderate
exercise is required. with each trip involv
ing one to five miles of hiking, some on
trail and some off. de{M«nding on that day s
exi.ursion.
Those attending are responsible for their
own food and water (kirnlortahle cloth
ing and hiking boots or walking shoes are
advised Binot ulars and hand lenses are
also suggested
The trips cost $2r> per person for the, one
day trips, and $120 per person for the
series’ one three-day trip There are dis
i mints for museum memltors. and those
who pay for four one-day trips gel a Tilth
trip free
1-is! y ear yvas the first year the museum
started offering regular field trips Prior
to that, the museum had periodically
offered trips but they were never coordi
nated to relate to a specific exhibit
Tho destinations for tho second half of
this year's trips are Mary's Peak, the High
Cascades, Newberry (’.rater (the throe-day
excursion). Ml June and tin- Kails of the
Moon, Triangle Lake and vicinity, and the
Giburg Hills All of the trips still have open
spai es, em opt for the one to Newberry
Crater, which has a small waiting list
l.uei k, who leads the trips to Mary's
Peak, Mt June. Triangle l-ake and Coburg
Hills, primarily ha uses on plant life of the
areas
During the trip*, l.uei k has what he tails
"whisper zones," where the trip attendees
are not allowed to talk He advocates
"Seaton watching," named after the well
known Canadian naturalist, which
involves going out into tin* w ilderness and
waiting not hurrying through, specifi
inily looking for something
Minato. w ho leads the trips to the High
Cast.ides and Newberry Crater, focuses on
geology, and conducts general talks at the
museum prior to the trips. These talks are
open to the public, although they primar
ily funt lion as an overview for the trips
The first talk will be Wednesday. July
12, from 7 to ‘f p in . and the second will
In* Wednesday. July 19, from tv .10 to 9:30
p m The first hour will cover trip logis
tu s, and the remaining two will focus on
the natural history of the Newtierry Crater
Minato also explained why he never
defines a trip too much, relating an inci
dent that happened during last year's trip
to the High Cascades, He had promised
a visit to an Alpine lake, but when they
arrived at the destination. Hand Lake, it
had mostly become a mud flat due to the
severe drought
So, instead of an Alpine lake, the trip
partir ipants got to see a "tremendous
amount of butterflies" who get their
water from mud and pier es of worked
obsidian, including arrowheads and such.
Since it is illegal in Oregon to in any way
handle or remove native peoples’ artifacts,
these were simply admired
They also got to see a native frog, which
was unexpected at the high altitude Frog
populations at su< h heights have experi
enced a decline, which some scientists
have linked to the depletion of the ozone
layer.
For more information about the trips,
rail the museum at 346-3024
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