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Debbie Rose Libeskind
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# 14 years teaching experience in Lane County
with students at all academic and ability levels
Friendly, engaging teaching style combined with
a rigorous approach to learning
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Price of hitting the slopes
steepens as ski season opens
BY ROY GAULT
THE STATESMAN JOURNAL
SALEM — A dollar here, a of couple
dollars there: The price of skiing and
snowboarding has increased, particu
larly at Oregon’s trendiest resorts, as
those at the highest elevations begin
operations for the winter.
There are plenty of bargains for the
discriminate lift-ticket shopper, but for
those who show up on the mountain
to purchase an adult single-day pass,
the cost will be $3 more this winter at
Mount Bachelor, $2 at Mount Hood
Meadows and $1 at Timberline Lodge
and at Willamette Pass.
Hoodoo, the ski area closest to
Salem, is one of the resorts that has
chosen to hold the line. Single-day
passes are the same price as a year
ago, but owner Chuck Shepard has
given 2004-05 season ticket holders
an opportunity for big savings be
cause they didn’t get full value dur
ing last winter’s short ski season.
Hoodoo was open only 49 days. An
average season at the resort on San
tiam Pass is 120 days.
“Chuck has dramatically dropped
prices for people who were season
pass holders last year because he
wants them to feel like they got
their money’s worth,” said Pam De
Marsh, assistant office manager.
“It’s a great deal.”
Last year’s season-pass holders can
buy an adult season pass — $495 face
value — for $275. Holders of a mid
week pass a year ago — $265 face val
ue — can buy the same pass for $185.
That offer is good until Dec. 15.
The highest adult single-day lift tick
ets in Oregon are $49 at Mount Bache
lor and $48 at Mount Hood Meadows.
Both increase that rate to $52 for adults
on peak days — weekends in January
and February and during holiday peri
ods, including Christmas vacation.
Adult single-day lift tickets at
Hoodoo will hold at $32, but for those
who can get to the mountain Tuesdays
after Jan. 4, it will be $16.
The buyer who is willing to shop
can find similar bargains, some of
them even at the more upscale resorts.
A Thanksgiving Day lift ticket at
Mount Hood Meadows, for example,
was $26 if purchased online.
Timberline raised its price $1 to
$43 for an adult one-day pass, but it
is offering a $5 savings to about half
its participants.
“It’s a newsworthy little thing, the
Skul Kard, a little wallet-sized card for
kids 13 to 18 that is free, and it’s good
for a $5 discount any time, every time,
by showing it at the ticket office,” said
Jon Tlillis, spokesman for Timberline.
“With it comes a lot of discounts at ski
shops, so what it represents is a true
price reduction from last year. It’s an
age group that comprises about 50 per
cent of our business.”
The card is available at Portland
area ski shops and at the Timberline
ticket office.
Janette Sherman, spokeswoman for
Mount Bachelor, said price increases
there “are mostly due to increased gas
prices and electricity. ”
Mount Hood Meadows raised only
its adult ticket prices.
“We were just taking a look at what
prices were other places for a compa
rable experience,” said spokesman
Dave Tfagethon.
Prices will hold level at a second
resort owned by Mount Hood Mead
ows: $18 for an adult pass at Cooper
Spur Mountain Resort. Moreover,
for $65 on a Sunday night through a
Thursday night, two people can
have a hotel room at Cooper Spur
and two free lift tickets at Mount
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through Dec. 23.
Albany company's creations
ship worldwide for holidays
BY ALEX PAUL
ALBANY DEMOCRAT-HERALD
ALBANY — If Santa Claus had a
workshop in Oregon, it would have
to be Crystal Valley Decorating.
Red, gold and green garlands
sparkle as employees create lighted
holiday decorations that will soon be,
shipped around the world.
“We’ve shipped pieces to Moscow,
Alaska, Cuba, South America, even
the United Arab Emirates,” said mar
keting manager Russ Milstein. “Plus,
we ship to all 50 states and many
provinces in Canada. We have 60 dis
tributors all around the country.”
This time of year, more than 100
employees are working from 5:30
a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, trying to
keep up with a record-setting sales
pace, Milstein said.
The company has been owned for
15 years by John Kulick and Dan
Cowen. It moved in June from Fres
no, Calif., to the former Willamette
Graystone building on Excor Road,
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between Albany and Corvallis.
Production time varies from two
days to as much as two months, de
pending on the size and complexity
of the project.
Prices start at $40 for a section of
Victorian fencing that’s 2 feet tall and
run as much as $800,000 for a cus
tom tree with 150,000 light-emitting
diodes. A basic 44-foot tree costs
about $58,000, Milstein said.
“Our products are purchased by
big casinos in Las Vegas, resorts,
theme parks such as Dollywood or
Universal Studios and municipali
ties,” Milstein said. “We also make
custom orders for estates. We’re
working on one project we call the
Kilroy Santa Claus that is 49 feet long
and 40 feet tall. It will go to a large
East Coast estate.”
Crystal Valley makes all of its own
major parts. The company buys hun
dreds of tons of steel annually, rang
ing from 3/8-inch to 1/2-inch hot
rolled rod and tubing from 1 to 4
inches square.
The process is labor-intensive and
starts with a concept provided by the
customer or from numerous designs
in the company’s catalog. Once the
design is complete, the image is pro
jected onto a wall and traced onto
large pieces of paper.
Craftspeople develop a jig or use
pipe-bending equipment to mold the
metal into shapes that will then move
to the welding department.
“What makes our products espe
cially unique is that we build all of
them in modular units. Everything is
made to be carried through a man
door,” said Milstein, 40. “Our trees,
for example, are built in 2-foot sec
tions. Those sections can be stored
inside each other for shipping or
when taken down after the holiday. ”
When the metalwork is finished, it
is cleaned and taken to a'powder
coating area. Powder coating uses an
electrical charge to attract powdered
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Dear Students,
As you have probably noticed, the Counseling & Testing Center is currently undergoing
a substantial remodel. Consequently, our contractors have asked us to vacate the
building while our new air handling system is installed during Winter Break.
From December 12,h to December 26th, we will NOT be providing walk-in hours,
appointments or phone coverage. If you have an emergency during this time, please
contact White Bird at 687-4000 as they will remain staffed 24 hours every day.
From December 27th to January 6th, you may call 346-3227 between 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday to be connected with a counselor by phone. We will have
intermittent heat and electricity during this time, so will still NOT be available for any
on-site counseling. After hours and evening emergencies will continue to be handled by
White Bird.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Sincerely,
Counseling & Testing Center Staff