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Oregonians can enjoy state
parks for free
Oregon State Parks will waive
day-use fees and camping fees for
hookup or tent sites Saturday as
part of the 4th annual State Parks
Day.
“We hope many Oregonians
will use this occasion to come out
and enjoy their parks,” said
Michael Carrier, director of the
Oregon State Parks and Recre
ation Department.
Guides will give tours of natural
and historical resources at the state
parks. These tours will include
lighthouses, farmsteads, kayaking
and an outdoor logging museum.
Two state parks in Central Ore
gon will hold celebrations for new
projects. LaPine State Park will
open 10 miles of new trails, which
will enable hikers to reach both the
Deschutes and Fall rivers. Rangers
at Smith Rock State Park will hold
a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open
a restored bridge over the Crooked
River and reopen restored trails.
While camping is free, reserva
tions are still needed and can be
made by calling Reservations
Northwest at 1-800-452-5687.
The Oregon State Legislature es
tablished Oregon State Parks Day
in 1997. Its purpose is to bring at
tention to the heritage, use, devel
opment and funding of Oregon’s
state park system.
Benefit to be held
for earthquake survivors
The sounds of Cajun swamp
rock and Zimbabwean marimba
will fill the EMU Fir Room Satur
day from 7-9 p.m. for a night of
dancing and music to help benefit
survivors of the Indian earthquake.
The earthquake shook India on
Jan. 26, killing an estimated 30,000
people, leaving hundreds of thou
sands more homeless and wreak
ing havoc on the Gujarat region of
western India.
This summer, a group of about a
dozen students — including three
from the University — will be trav
eling to India to help rebuild
schools that were destroyed during
the earthquake. Donations of $5
can be made at the door and all
proceeds gained through the event
will go to the rebuilding efforts.
Two bands will shake the room
Saturday. Acoustic Etouffee, a Ca
jun swamp rock band, will begin
playing at 7 p.m. Timbila, which
plays upbeat dance music from
Africa, will take over at 8 p.m.
YMCA to hold first-ever
World’s Largest Run
Children, teens, adults and fami
lies are invited to celebrate the
YMCA’s 150th anniversary this
weekend in Eugene. The corner
stone event will be the first-ever
YMCA World’s Largest Run.
The run starts at 7 a.m. Saturday
at the intersection of Hilyard Street
and 20th Avenue. Adult runners
must pay a $15 registration fee and
children under 12 must pay $5.
The money will go to YMCA youth
programs
“The fee raises funds for under
privileged kids so they can have
scholarships to participate in sum
mer camps and programs,” said
Shannon Kilduff, Eugene Family
YMCA development director.
The Eugene Family YMCA
holds soccer, kayaking and white
water ca nps for kids in the Eugene
area during the summer months.
But the YMCA offers programs
for all ages.
“This isn’t just a kid place,” Kil
duff said. “And it is not just a fit
ness center. ”
Kilduff said the YMCA offers
multiple programs, which are
based around character develop
ment.
YMCA stands for Young Men’s
Christian Association and began as
a Christian men’s group in 1851.
Its mission is to put Christian prin
ciples into practice through pro
grams that build a healthy spirit,
mind and body. More than 6,000
people belong to the Eugene
YMCA, Kilduff said.
Programs across the country will
synchronize their races to start at
the same time Saturday. For more
information, call the Eugene
YMCA at 686-9622.
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