Summer Preview Special
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Tuesday, June 25,2002
Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon
Volume 104, Issue 1
Joy, fun and seasons in the sun
Nancy Suryan for the Emerald
Although jumping from a bridge may not be the wisest of summer activities, it is still an old past time in Eugene that some regularly enjoy.
By Jillian Daley, Michael J. Kleckner, Jan Montry
and Jenni Schultz
Oregon Daily Emerald
Let the season of sun commence.
Despite what many may think, our little piece of heaven
called Eugene has a lot to offer when the sun comes out.
Deadlines and stress are on a three-month hiatus, letting stu
dents take time to go out on the town.
With fewer students around, there’s never a line at Espresso
Roma in the morning, and service is much faster at Rennie’s
Landing. Some people even find that a casual stroll across
campus is pleasant without the bustle and jostle of harried,
hurried students trying to get to class.
In the summer, music and art festivals crop up like English
ivy. People interested in culture can see performances at the
Oregon Bach Festival or browse art and sip wine at Art and
the Vineyard. Adventure seekers can dive into the second
largest pool in the West Coast at the Amazon Pool or bike
many mountainous regions.
Readers can look forward to the Emerald’s special summer
issues, in which we’ll explore fireworks, festivals, concerts
and more.
Whether it’s news or entertainment, it’s in here.
Read on.
Annual fundraiser celebrates art, wine
Art and the Vineyard is ripe and ready to go.
The 19th annual art and wine celebration hits Alton
Baker Park July 5 to 7, 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily. The
event is a fundraiser for the Maude Kerns Art Center, a
nonprofit gallery.
More than 10 wineries will show their wares, such as Airlie
Winery, Eugene Wine Cellars and King Estate Winery.
The festival also offers microbrews as well as food booths
from local vendors, including Cafe Yumm, Ritta’s Burritos
and Cosmic Pizza.
This year also has “the largest artist (exhibits) that we’ve
ever had in the history of the event,” Maude Kerns adminis
trative assistant Sarah Kemp said. More than 100 artists will
present their pieces.
This is the first year sculptor Peter Evonuk will display his
work at the event.
“Most of my sculptures are mixed media: bronze, wood and
steel. They’re kind of abstract, but kind of fun,” Evonuk said.
Paul Birchak of Apollo Art Studios in Eugene, also a first
timer to the event, will be displaying his entire sculptural line.
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Eugene Emeralds entertain fans,
struggle with early season games
■ Local residents are heading
to the ballpark for inexpensive
summer fun, supporting
the area’s baseball team
By Brad Schmidt
Oregon Daily Emerald
On most nights, the games aren’t pretty.
But hey, baseball is in Eugene for the
summer and fans are taking to the ball
park, even if it is only to watch a non
polished farm team.
The Emeralds, a low-end affiliate of
the San Diego Padres, provide players
a chance to enhance their stock while
offering fans some good, clean fun.
And even though the players may
not be familiar, the game sure is.
“I just come to watch baseball,” fan
Robert Silva said.
Silva, a University junior, added that
the price of a ticket — $4.50 — is af
fordable, cheaper even than the cost of
watching a movie.
The Ems, 1-5 as of Sunday, offer
plenty of excitement for the carefree
fan. Fielding errors are commonplace
for the team, but for fans like Silva,
the fun comes in the shape of hits and
home runs.
Already in last place in the North
west League West Division — a posi
tion the Ems found themselves in at
season’s end last year — manager Jeff
Gardner is optimistic about the
young season.
Gardner put the season in perspec
tive, saying that if the team was four
games under .500 midway through the
season, he wouldn’t worry.
One reason he need not fret was the
Emeralds’ first win Saturday night in
front of 3,945 fans.
Trailing the Tri-City Dust Devils 1-0
going into the bottom of the seventh in
ning, the Ems found a rhythm for the
first time this year.
Designated hitter Michael Richard- |
son walked to open the inning after
getting the best of a full count. First
baseman Jeff Brooks then blooped a fly
ball into shallow right field to put run- |
ners at first and second bases.
With Tri-City’s first and third base
men drawn in for a bunt, right fieWer f
Steve Baker took an 0-2 pitch deep to |
right-center field for his third home
run of the season.
Two batters later, second baseman
Brian Burgamy knocked another pitch |
out of Civic Stadium, giving the Ems a 1
5-1 lead and an eventual victory.
“These guys showed they wanted to 1
win a ball game tonight,” Gardner said. I
The victory prevented a series
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■Si
special editions
during summer classes
During trie summer session, the Emerald regularly
publishes every Tuesday and Thursday, except tor the
Fourth of July holiday, which is on a Thursday,
This year, we decided to mix things up just a little bit This
issue is the first in our series of special summer editions.
Throughout the next eight weeks, each special edition wii!
i rheme,, such as the Fourth of
July, s; i andsummer getaways.
We w$ alternate between publishing special editions and
regular newspapers. Although the special editions wilt have
longer stories with more focused content in tl ie majority of
the paper there wiil also be news items on Pap 2.
Our regular newspapers will feature commentary on Page 2
and both Pulse and sports storiesfhroughoutthe paper as
well as news stones. Pulse and sports sections wiil
alternate on regular issue weeks.
This Thursday, tire Emerald will publish a regular newspaper
with a Pulse section;,.
We hope readers enjoy the relaxed format, and, as always,
we welcome feedback. Send any comments, opinion
articles or letterstothe editor at editor@daiiyerr ^aid com.
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